Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 673 - 674 Separation_1

Chapter 673: Chapter 674 Separation_1

Mo Li’s expression turned somber. He had not expected that even Wei Fangwu would be privy to the affairs of Great Li, while only Feng Yuan, who knew the details, was unsurprised. He glanced at Wei Fangwu and said,

"Then you must hurry on your way. If you continue to dawdle and wander about, I’m afraid the incident might occur before you even leave the war zone."

"You seem to know what happened?"

Wei Fangwu looked at Feng Yuan in surprise. From his words, it seemed he knew exactly what had transpired in Great Li. Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said,

"I’m not clear on the specifics, but based on the intelligence we have, it’s something troublesome. If a real fight breaks out, we might even see some old friends..."

"Old friends?"

The crowd was puzzled, with Guo Huai particularly perplexed. He knew that Feng Yuan did not belong to this era; how could he have any old friends?

"How did you all find your way here?"

At that moment, Hua Yiyou’s somewhat puzzled voice rang out. Mo Li looked towards Hua Yiyou and asked,

"Did you get the location cleared up?"

"Here, this is for you."

"Thank you, but there’s no need to give it to me,"

Liu Wenli refused politely with a smile towards Hua Yiyou, while Wei Dingwu and Wei Fangwu received the yellow paper Hua Yiyou handed over and said,

"Is this a map of this area?"

"Yeah, that village happens to be one of the stops for merchants from Nan Huang, and they had these for sale."

"Well then, it’s time for us to say goodbye."

After glancing at Wei Dingwu, Liu Wenli said to everyone, and, nodding his head, Mo Li added,

"May you have a smooth journey."

Wei Fangwu stretched and said,

"Ah~ I should be going too. Until we meet again, if fate allows~"

"Won’t you wait a little longer?"

Feng Yuan asked with a hint of surprise. Picking up his long halberd, Wei Fangwu waved his hand and replied,

"No, otherwise I might find it hard to leave later on."

Liu Wenli smiled and said,

"It’s about time~ Until we meet again, if fate allows,"

With those words, Liu Wenli pulled Wei Dingwu along as they walked towards another direction. Seeing their group reduced to the original number of travelers, Mo Ling sighed, feeling inexplicably empty inside.

Despite the brevity of their time together, Mo Ling truly enjoyed the feeling of traveling with them all.

"Let’s go, we need to make haste. We’ll talk about other matters on the way."

Lying on the Guard’s head, Little Husky said this as he waved his paw, and, glancing at Feng Yuan and Guo Huai with a hint of annoyance, said,

"Aren’t I going to get something to eat?"

Feng Yuan, seemingly producing dry food out of nowhere, held it in his little paws, gnawing and saying,

"A bit of dry food will do; if we don’t set off now, who knows how long it’ll take to get back."

"By the way, I just heard some bad news."

Remembering something, Hua Yiyou looked in the direction where Wei Dingwu and Wei Fangwu had left and spoke in a low voice. Feng Yuan looked at Hua Yiyou and said,

"Let’s walk and talk."

"So, the allied forces suffered heavy losses in the end?"

Upon hearing the intelligence recounted by Hua Yiyou, Mo Li spoke with shock and disbelief, while Feng Yuan casually remarked,

"Isn’t that expected? He would never allow such a thing to happen."

"But..."

Mo Ling was somewhat puzzled, and Guo Huai, looking at Little Husky lying on the Guard’s head, said,

"Speak up if you know something; I don’t want to guess slowly."

"What’s there to guess? The region turned to jade must surely be Nanyu King’s doing. No one else could achieve such a feat. Petrification is Kavieng’s exclusive ability."

"But... why would it..."

Mo Li couldn’t understand this. If Kavieng had such an ability, why did he run away? That wave of petrification could be said to have destroyed more than half of the allied forces.

"How many Nanyu Kings do you think there are to use? Such a wide range of petrification, it must have been the power Kavieng left for him to achieve after he sacrificed his life."

"And it’s not just anyone who can do it; it has to be a Nanyu King who has been accompanied by Kavieng and baptized by Kavieng’s power for decades."

"Isn’t the Nanyu King overseas?"

Mo Ling looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion, and Yao Yin thought for a moment before saying,

"It’s not necessarily so. Although they are all called Nanyu Kings, perhaps it was the father of the current Nanyu King who destroyed the allied forces."

"Father..."

Mo Li said bitterly in a low voice, Feng Yuan glanced at Mo Li and said nothing, while Hua Yiyou said with some surprise,

"Is that really the case?"

"Probably during their retreat, he passed the kingship to the current Nanyu King and then lurked in Nanyu Kingdom’s territory, preparing to strike them at any time."

Feng Yuan explained calmly, and Hua Yiyou, somewhat puzzled, asked,

"But why do it this way?"

"Leaving was to ensure the survival of the Nanyu Kingdom, but he wouldn’t accept that outcome; at the very least, he would take revenge on those people."

"Moreover, by doing so, the remaining citizens wouldn’t be too heavily oppressed by the allied forces, although they might no longer be considered citizens of the Nanyu Kingdom."

"Leaving a terrifying shadow, is it?"

Hua Yiyou, after hearing Feng Yuan’s explanation, seemed thoughtful. Although Mo Li and the others were somewhat skeptical, they just listened to it as a story. Regardless of what became of Nanyu Kingdom, it was of little concern to them.

"I didn’t expect that he would really do it."

Liu Wenli said softly while sipping her tea. Wei Dingwu, confused, said,

"Why would this happen... I thought... "

Looking at Wei Dingwu, Liu Wenli said calmly,

"I understand him; I knew he would not just swallow his pride. Although the new king might not have grown enough yet, with its help, it’s still possible to establish a foothold overseas."

"A proud king, even for the sake of his people, would not allow himself to step back."

"What’s more, this move is enough to deter them; the overseas is not a place where just anyone can go. As long as they can establish themselves overseas, no matter what they do, those countries behind the allied forces will not be able to target them."

"If it doesn’t work out, at least it provides protection for those who remain within Nanyu Kingdom, does it not?"

Liu Wenli said, and then laughed as she continued,

"The unknown enemy is the most terrifying, especially one who is almost impossible to gather information about."

Well aware of the conduct of the Royal Court nobles, Liu Wenli saw through Nanyu King’s tactics very clearly, and moreover, the enemy’s strategy was completely overt. Even if you doubt they can’t establish themselves overseas, who would dare to wager against it? Especially since Great Yan had just experienced that incident.

No one wishes for Great Yan’s misfortune to happen again and fall upon themselves. As for their counterattack? Not to mention the involvement of many countries, even if they gain a foothold overseas, the limitation of resources had long determined they couldn’t compare with the countries developed on land.

Reminded of another continent, Omeilia, Liu Wenli became pensive.

"Perhaps this is why he has always advocated their reunification..."

"Out of pity for the world? Or is it..."

"You are elusive..."

Liu Wenli sighed, shook the cup in her hand, and Wei Dingwu, not understanding, asked,

"Who are you talking about?"

"Who else could it be, some bastard. I now understand why he insisted on reconciling Sea and Water. Once they’re aware of the existence of Omeilia, the mere ocean cannot stop them."

Aware of the madness of those people, Liu Wenli said helplessly. As long as there was profit to be made, even the Maritime People might not be able to confront those royal nobles, especially since before he made the sea routes between continents clear, they were all completely dependent on the unique resources from the Divine Land.

There might be merchants willing to defy the prohibitions, but when those royal nobles are all serious, it will be a moment of disaster for Sea and Water.

But now there are signs of Sea and Water reuniting. Perhaps they cannot directly confront these royal nobles, but self-preservation was already sufficient.

Sea and Water, each skilled in military and civil affairs respectively, together are not much different from a major power, plus those jellyfish and whales that come and go freely on the ocean... Liu Wenli couldn’t help but suspect whether Feng Yuan had thought of this long ago.

"You still chose this path after all..."

Wei Fangwu spilled the wine from his glass. After hearing the news at his destination, he naturally understood what had happened. Sighing, Wei Fangwu said in a low voice,

"Another old friend gone, huh..."

The White Ape stood quietly behind him, understanding that at this moment, he did not need its comfort, or rather, he preferred to be left alone with his thoughts.