Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 674 - 675: The Way Back_1

Chapter 674: Chapter 675: The Way Back_1

"Didn’t expect our luck to be not so bad?"

Watching the two Spirit Beasts being taken away for care by Hua Yiyou, Feng Yuan exclaimed in surprise, as the shadow of Agunas flicked its tail and said,

"You can’t really say that, the Spirit Beasts in Nan Huang seem to be relatively plentiful."

"After all, the human destruction of the environment here is still quite minimal."

"That’s true."

Feng Yuan said with a smile. Although they had encountered a pleasant surprise, Mo Li and the others still decided not to take a detour, and to proceed directly along the official road. As long as they were careful to disguise themselves, there was no need to worry before entering Great Yan.

After Feng Yuan had caused a few disturbances previously, the Royal Court of Great Li would not easily assume they would sneak out. As long as they didn’t overdo it, the group made rapid progress and within just a few days, they were almost at the border of Nan Huang.

"We need to be careful with our disguises once we enter Great Yan."

Feng Yuan couldn’t help but remind everyone. This was no joke; there were definitely spies from Great Li lurking within Great Yan. They planned to use the convenience of the official roads to return quickly, which would inevitably lead them through many towns. If those spies recognized them, it would undoubtedly lead to trouble.

Nodding, Mo Li indicated understanding. Indeed, disguising themselves was necessary even here, but at the moment, they were in the camp, and this place was just an unremarkable border post with a very low likelihood of spy activity.

The cold wind at night made everyone shiver; this year’s winter seemed especially long. In the room, Mo Li looked at Feng Yuan and asked,

"What do you plan to do when we get back?"

"The same old, I guess~"

"You say... what exactly is the Fifth Prince up to..."

Hua Yiyou looked at Mo Li with some confusion, not knowing what had happened. Realizing she had not told Hua Yiyou and the others about it, Mo Li said with an apologetic tone,

"Sorry, I didn’t tell you about that message..."

"What do you think of him?"

Feng Yuan suddenly spoke up, causing Mo Li to start. Although Hua Yiyou had guessed something might have happened with the Fifth Prince, he did not have specific intelligence and was uncertain about the situation. After a while, Mo Li hesitantly said,

"I’m not very clear... I vaguely remember he seemed quite proud..."

Laughing, Feng Yuan said,

"It would be really strange if he were to side with Jiang Country, setting aside the existence of sworn enemies, he and the King of Nanyu are no different, at least in their attitude towards external threats."

"But..."

"It’s just a matter of tactics. Perhaps the King of Great Li wouldn’t do such a thing, but he wouldn’t bother with what those princes do either."

Hua Yiyou, guessing what it meant, exclaimed in surprise,

"Are they now spreading rumors in Great Li that the Fifth Prince has defected?"

"Yeah... they’re all saying he’s turned to Jiang Country..."

Mo Li said somewhat dejectedly. Although he too knew this was likely slander, and had braced himself for such accusations, it was still hard to accept when they actually appeared.

"They..."

Hua Yiyou didn’t know how to evaluate the situation, just as Feng Yuan had said. The King of Great Li definitely wouldn’t do such a thing. No matter what, the Fifth Prince was a major general who guarded the frontier. They could fabricate other baseless charges, but defection...

"What on earth is he thinking..."

Hua Yiyou found he couldn’t see through the King of Great Li, who allowed rumors to ferment like this. Perhaps ordinary people would grow to hate the Fifth Prince, since Great Li and Jiang Country were sworn enemies, but... would those soldiers on the frontier not understand?

Remembering the assessment from Liu Wenli during a previous conversation, Hua Yiyou had to admit that maybe Liu Wenli saw things more clearly than he did.

"I also can’t guess what he’s really thinking. Or perhaps, he’s no longer a king now, but a madman? Haha, you won’t get angry if I say that, will you?"

Liu Wenli said with a smile to Hua Yiyou in front of her, and without waiting for him to speak, she continued,

"Don’t rush to argue. Those kings usually have a relatively predictable pattern of behavior, not because they do so intentionally, but because their responsibilities compel them to act that way."

"But I really can’t see through the King of Great Li; he’s completely unpredictable, to the point that the entire Great Li seems to have nothing to do with him. I don’t know what’s happening with him, but I do know he’s definitely not behaving like a qualified king now."

"Are you talking about the King of Tian Fang? Haha~ He’s much more capable than me. Tian Fang is not as simple as you think. If he weren’t skillful, those major families wouldn’t be polite. To navigate through the constant plots and schemes, I quite admire him."

As Hua Yiyou recalled Liu Wenli’s words from before, he sighed. The root of the issues seemed to lie with the King of Great Li. Without his indifference, Great Li would not have become what it was now.

"Brother, aren’t you going to rest?"

Mo Ling peeked from the door and asked in a low voice. Glancing at Mo Ling, Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"I’m tired, I’m going to rest now~ You can keep puzzling that out slowly~"

"Brother..."

Mo Li sighed after a moment of locking eyes with Mo Ling and said,

"Alright, I’ll go to sleep now."

Seeing Hua Yiyou also turn to leave, Mo Li whispered while looking out the window,

"Has he... changed?"

Recalling that towering figure he had rarely seen, Mo Li didn’t know the answer.

"We can finally breathe a sigh of relief now~"

Feng Yuan said happily, to which Hua Yiyou smiled and replied,

"We still can’t be careless, no one knows if they will plant spies here."

"They probably won’t, at this time they wouldn’t dare to do anything that might lead to a misunderstanding,"

Mo Li stated confidently. The Bei Yan Region wasn’t actually all that important, especially since Great Li currently didn’t have the resources to conquer new territories.

Thinking of this, Mo Li felt a shadow in his heart. In his view, they were making more and more trouble for that position – perhaps they were certain the Fifth Prince would not truly ally with Jiang Country?

But the words Feng Yuan had said left Mo Li uneasy. If the Fifth Prince and the King of Nanyu had the same stance towards foreign enemies... did he have some terrible trump card up his sleeve?

The Jade Stone Forest in Nanyu had viciously mocked those allied forces, with such a significant loss of manpower, plus the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, it couldn’t be called a great victory.

"Should we go to Luo’s Tribe to take a look?"

Feng Yuan suggested something to the group and Guo Huai, looking at Feng Yuan, said with irritation,

"Wouldn’t that require a detour?"

"Hehe~"

Feng Yuan scratched his head and didn’t refute, then glanced at Mo Li and said with a slight smile,

"If you really want to."

"Forget it, it would take too much time,"

Feng Yuan considered before responding; he was just bringing it up on a whim. Remembering something, Guo Huai curiously looked at Feng Yuan and asked,

"Speaking of which, won’t the issues in Great Li drag the surrounding countries into it? And what about Bei Yan?"

Feng Yuan glanced at Guo Huai with annoyance and replied,

"Of course, they’ll be dragged into it. What kind of question is that?"

"But... aren’t they afraid of Yimu Qingling?"

"That’s difficult to say."

Feng Yuan said nonchalantly while Mo Li looked around, startled. He hadn’t considered this aspect; Bei Yan bordered directly with Great Li, and if they dragged Bei Yan into the conflict, Yimu Qingling would surely join the battle, and then...

"Going head-to-head with a Divine Beast? And while at war with other countries as well?"

Yao Yin felt it was quite absurd; didn’t the King of Great Li know the consequences of such actions? Feng Yuan just shrugged and said,

"Pretty much, and it might be even more thrilling?"

"Umm... what exactly does the King of Great Li want to do?"

"I don’t know; I only have a vague guess. Whether it’s the truth is still hard to say."

Because of the unique nature of this history, perhaps only He truly knew everything, but Feng Yuan was too lazy to ask. After all, they would experience it eventually, and he wasn’t particularly concerned about it.

"Where will we meet up with them?"

Feng Yuan curiously looked at Mo Li, certainly they couldn’t just swagger back into Yongning City. The spies weren’t fools; being so overt and not getting caught would be strange.

"A bit ahead of us, based on our current speed, we should reach the rendezvous point by tomorrow noon. The agreed-upon time is tomorrow night, so there is adequate time."

Thinking that Feng Yuan might have another destination in mind, Mo Li paused and then said, looking back at the group of Spirit Beasts beside Hua Yiyou, Feng Yuan asked with some curiosity,

"Have you figured out how to take them back?"

"About that..."

Even though most were small Spirit Beasts and their number wasn’t small, including that bunch of kittens, Mo Li realized his previous plan to find a box for them might not be so reliable.