Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 723 - 724 The Hidden Matter_1

Chapter 723: Chapter 724 The Hidden Matter_1

"I always feel like something strange is about to pop out..."

Fatty Coo, in the guise of Feng Yuan, walked ahead with interest. In Clock Town, apart from them, there seemed to be no other living beings, save for the quietly rotating gears and the metal rings that turned with a faint frictional sound.

"That’s obviously not going to happen, its power permeates this place, there’s no way we’d encounter a scene out of a horror movie here."

Qi Chen said speechlessly, watching Feng Yuan’s carefree walk.

"What if it’s a Ghost Series Spirit Beast that’s lost its way? Like, took a wrong turn or something..."

"If you’re not up to mischief on purpose, I believe no Spirit Beast could get lost and end up in a place like this."

Qi Chen, with black lines all over his forehead, looked at Feng Yuan and said, while Dou Yanlan shook her head looking at the surrounding houses.

"It doesn’t seem like there’s anything worth seeing..."

"It’s a special thing after all, isn’t it? Like taking pictures for memories..."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, looked at his round body, and Fatty Coo Feng Yuan sighed; he couldn’t transform back to his original form here, so taking pictures seemed pointless.

An intense explosion came from afar; it sounded like someone was in battle, but even Qi Chen didn’t suggest investigating the situation. The border was too complicated, not something they could handle.

"Did it make its move?"

Dou Yanlan looked towards Feng Yuan and asked, puzzled. Fatty Coo Feng Yuan showed a clueless smile.

"What are you talking about?"

Glancing at Qi Chen, Dou Yanlan said calmly,

"Are you still planning to keep it a secret?"

"This..."

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan scratched his tiny head with his short wings and after a moment murmured quietly,

"It must have made its move."

"Won’t that be a problem? Even though it took action..."

Shaking his head, Fatty Coo Feng Yuan said in a low voice,

"But I just can’t do it..."

"Even though you’ve done it more than once..."

"But I still can’t accept this kind of thing..."

"I know... Regardless, you only have to make a choice..."

"But..."

Dou Yanlan, unknowingly, came over and picked up the mumbling Fatty Coo Feng Yuan, holding him gently, and said,

"Why force yourself?"

"Some people, they just can’t do it in their entire life, and those who can, maybe at the beginning..."

"Or perhaps... they never accepted it..."

Dou Yanlan’s voice gradually quieted down, and even Feng Yuan couldn’t hear what she was saying. Qi Chen, filled with jealousy, watched Feng Yuan, but he also realized that something was off, both the conversation between the two and Dou Yanlan’s current situation.

Stepping forward, Qi Chen took Fatty Coo Feng Yuan from Dou Yanlan’s arms and placed him on the ground, handing a tissue to Dou Yanlan and said,

"Wipe it off."

With a smile, Dou Yanlan looked at Qi Chen and said,

"You notice everything, don’t you..."

Qi Chen sighed helplessly,

"You’ve always been like this, haven’t you?"

"What exactly are you guys hiding?"

Grabbing Fatty Coo Feng Yuan, Qi Chen glared fiercely at him. He felt something was very wrong with these two. Looking over to where thick smoke was rising, Feng Yuan said nothing. Qi Chen’s grip on Fatty Coo Feng Yuan gradually tightened as he raised his voice angrily,

"Aren’t we friends?"

Dou Yanlan sighed, looking at the rising smoke and said softly,

"He just doesn’t want you to feel guilty."

"Hey!"

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan looked at Dou Yanlan with dissatisfaction, carefully putting away the tissue, as Dou Yanlan looked at Fatty Coo Feng Yuan and said,

"You can’t hide it from him; even if there’s no report, do you think his father won’t say anything when he gets home?"

"My dad?"

Qi Chen was momentarily stunned, then let go of Fatty Coo Feng Yuan and stepped back a few steps, confused,

"What does he have to do with this?"

"You guys making a grand rescue makes it difficult for me..."

Lorraine Tower’s resigned voice sounded. In fact, it knew Feng Yuan’s purpose for coming here when Agunas made its move, but it also sensed Qi Chen was not aware of the truth, which is why it had kept silent.

"Rescuing someone?"

Qi Chen thought of something and, somewhat incredulously, looked at Feng Yuan. Fatty Coo Feng Yuan nodded and scratched the ground with a tiny paw,

"Yes, didn’t they say it was a choice made out of desperation?"

"Then..."

"What does it become, and what does it have to do with me?"

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan said as he turned to look at the constantly rotating gears and the metal ring in the sky,

"I just hope that everyone around me is doing well, as for the general trend...what does it have to do with me?"

"Even if I can’t completely defy it, I can still make it deviate. Those strangers..."

While speaking, Fatty Coo Feng Yuan turned to look at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan with a cold smile on his face,

"What does their outcome have to do with me?"

Dou Yanlan sighed and looked at Feng Yuan,

"Do you really believe that?"

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan stiffened, and Xiao Ji gently leaned against him. Although its tiny head couldn’t grasp this enigmatic conversation, it sensed that Feng Yuan needed comfort.

"I..."

"If you could really turn a blind eye, would you really do so much?"

Dou Yanlan said softly, her voice helpless. She sensed Feng Yuan’s inner struggle and noticed that something was off with Fatty Coo Feng Yuan, so she refrained from saying more and calmly turned to Qi Chen,

"You and Ah Chen are alike; making decisions isn’t exactly your forte."

"How am I like that blockhead Qi Chen!"

"Hey!"

Qi Chen looked at Fatty Coo Feng Yuan speechlessly, while Dou Yanlan smiled slightly and said,

"You always want to do your best and even hope that everyone will be fine..."

"Tsch!"

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan turned away, seemingly annoyed. Xiao Ji nuzzled against him and gave a coquettish cry. Fatty Coo gently patted Xiao Ji’s tiny wings, and with some exasperation said,

"What are you acting cute for, really."

Silently wandering aimlessly through Clock Town, Qi Chen was eager to know what exactly Feng Yuan had done, how he planned to save people, but he also knew Feng Yuan wasn’t in a good state right now, and to continue prying wouldn’t be good.

"Everything has started moving."

Lorraine Tower’s voice came up suddenly, tinged with a touch of helplessness, to which Dou Yanlan replied calmly,

"It’s not like there’s no solution, right?"

"But, the Divine Land Region is currently not suited for a major conflict."

"Give me a break, after too long a peace, there are always those who can’t see the future and will cause trouble, right?"

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan said disdainfully, followed by a moment of silence before Lorraine Tower’s voice came through again,

"Do you really hope so?"

"It’s not up to me. You’re well aware of the situation at the Divine Beast Hall; if there’s trouble there, even if you can suppress the Divine Land Region, what about Omeilia? And the other regions?"

"Everybody hopes to avoid another great war."

Upon hearing Lorraine Tower’s words, Fatty Coo Feng Yuan scoffed,

"What’s the use of just hoping?"

"How about...distracting their attention? Although it might bring new problems."

"Distract their attention?"

Lorraine Tower seemed not to understand the implication of Feng Yuan’s words, and after a moment said,

"Their goals are not the same, the G Organization, Divine Beast Hall, and those people, each have their own goals. Trying to distract their attention seems..."

"Don’t worry about the G Organization; having existed for such a long time, they wouldn’t dare go too far. As for the Divine Beast Hall...I believe they wouldn’t make too much trouble no matter how much they stir things up."

"But they dared to assassinate you..."

Lorraine Tower said somewhat speechlessly, that being the most troublesome part. The Divine Beast Hall made a move on Feng Yuan, and no matter who did it, there was no denying it was their people.

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan chuckled,

"So what? They don’t even need an external target; I can keep them too busy to pay attention to me."

"It’s those people that are the problem. If not handled well, it could lead to the return of the taboo council from the Mythical Era."

"So what are you planning to..."

"Let me think about it properly; there’s no rush."

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan flapped his wings, saying he had indeed just thought of a possible solution, but as for whether it would work or not, he wasn’t sure, since he wasn’t skilled in strategy.

"Hm?! Playing that big?"

Fatty Coo Feng Yuan looked out at the forest outside Clock Town, exploding in surprise, then said to Xiao Ji,

"Don’t act later, your power signature is too obvious, and the same goes for you, Qi Chen."

Although Ah Mu was a Giant Tree Demon, a very common type of Spirit Beast, due to Feng Yuan’s influence, Ah Mu’s power was somewhat unique. Coupled with the techniques taught by Drudgeon, once Ah Mu entered the fray, others could potentially recognize him.