Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 845 - 846: Searching for Someone

Chapter 845: Chapter 846: Searching for Someone

"Why not go find her?"

Qi Chen asked incredulously, not quite understanding why they would let a little girl run around in such a snowstorm. Glancing at Qi Chen, Dou Yanlan said in a low voice,

"There must be some difficulties..."

"Isn’t it because they disrupted your ritual?"

Gladys said disdainfully. The elderly woman glanced at the tribespeople behind her and said,

"How do we search? If we send people out, how many of them can actually return in this kind of weather?"

"Isn’t it ultimately because she’s considered ominous? Didn’t her birth doom her parents?"

"Could it be that you are from a nearby tribe? You can say that in front of me, but if you were to say it in front of her..."

The elderly woman stared at Gladys, warning her, and with a scoff, Gladys disdainfully said,

"Do I need to say it to her face? How do you think she doesn’t know what you all are doing?"

"Can we stop arguing for a moment? Which direction did she run, and how long ago?"

Teacher Yan stepped between Gladys and the elderly woman and said. Looking puzzledly at Teacher Yan, Dou Yanlan said,

"Are you going to find her?"

("So, she usually lives alone? Doesn’t anyone take care of her?")

Feng Yuan asked curiously, and with a glance at Feng Yuan, the little girl said irritably,

"Mulati forbade it, saying that she needed to develop the ability to live on her own. Doesn’t everyone know it’s because she disapproved of her parents initially..."

After complaining for a while, the little girl finally came to her senses and looked at Feng Yuan, saying,

"So, do you still want me to go back?"

("What else? With the way you are now, following would only be a burden.")

"If I hadn’t come out, she would never have sent anyone to look for me."

The little girl said sadly, and Feng Yuan shrugged his shoulders, scanning the surroundings and saying,

("Why are you so sure? In such a big snowstorm, they might just leave you all alone, right?")

Feng Yuan wasn’t just making wild guesses; in this kind of snowstorm, even adults wouldn’t fare well if alone. And don’t forget those Ice Snow Giants are still roaming around. If you encounter them head-on, most people would indeed be in danger.

"Because I am the candidate for tribe leader, if something happened to me..."

("Tsk! If it were me, I wouldn’t care about you; I’d just replace you. Who acts so recklessly just because of their status?")

Feng Yuan muttered discontentedly, and Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan, saying,

"Do you have the right to say that?"

"Who says I don’t!"

"But, Little Crocodile, can you sense if there are any people around?"

"No people, at least no living ones."

Agunas replied irritably. After pondering for a moment, Feng Yuan looked at Agunas and asked,

"Do you think she’s dead or alive?"

"I don’t know, but it’s hard to say. After all, that group of Ice Snow Giants was gathered near Shenji Rock. If she had run out at that time..."

"That’s so..."

Glancing at the little girl who looked at him expectantly, Feng Yuan thought for a moment and said,

("I’ll take you back first, then I’ll search for others, how about that?")

"No! I’m not going back! How do I know you’re not lying to me!"

("Do you really want your tribespeople to die? I might be able to escape when facing those Ice Snow Giants, but your tribespeople are just at Good Elite Level; they might not even be able to run away.")

"That’s..."

The little girl suddenly fell silent. She had been too worried about her friend earlier to think about this, but now reminded by Feng Yuan, she didn’t know what to do. Should she let it be? Yet, she was unwilling to lose her only good companion, but if she continued with her own thoughts, the situation Feng Yuan mentioned might indeed occur.

"But I really didn’t want anything bad to happen to her... she must have run out because of me..."

The little girl said softly with tears in her eyes, and Feng Yuan asked with some curiosity,

("Why because of you? What did you do?")

"Originally, the ritual was supposed to be personally led by Mulati, and it was Mulati who should have sought help from the future, but because I suddenly rushed in with her, it turned into..."

"She definitely ran out after having a fight with Mulati, I know, she and Mulati have always had a bad relationship."

"If I hadn’t brought her in..."

"If I hadn’t disregarded the obstacles..."

("So how is what you’re doing now any different from what you did then?")

"I..."

In the blizzard, Feng Yuan just stood there, quietly watching the little girl, who, with her head lowered and sobbing, seemed to be reflecting and regretting. After a while, Feng Yuan took out a teddy bear and handed it to her, saying,

("Never mind, you probably don’t have any companions, right? Let this teddy bear keep you company for now, and as for your important partner, leave it to me to bring her back.")

The teddy bear inexplicably moved on its own, its fluffy little hands gently wiping the tears from the corners of the little girl’s eyes. Watching the smiling teddy bear, the little girl quietly cried, and Feng Yuan gently pulled on the little girl’s hand, saying,

"I’ll take you back first, so you don’t go missing when we find her."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the little girl suddenly chuckled, hugging the teddy bear. She looked at Feng Yuan and asked,

"Can you really bring her back? With such a huge blizzard, aren’t you..."

"Don’t worry, see that Little Crocodile? It’s even stronger than Veludante—having it with us, there won’t be any problems~"

Feng Yuan said with a proud smile, while Agunas, dissatisfied, swished its tail and turned its back on Feng Yuan, hugging a book.

"Are they really okay going out like this..."

Inside Shenji Rock, Chen Xin and Teacher Yan left to search for another missing little girl. Qi Chen said with some concern, unlike Feng Yuan who was strong in his own right and had Agunas by his side, and so wouldn’t be in any danger in a place like this.

However, Chen Xin and Teacher Yan were different. Teacher Yan’s strength was around the Rare Level, and if they encountered the Ice Snow Giants, they might be in danger. And Chen Xin, being only at Good Level, would probably have been stopped by Qi Chen from going if she weren’t with Teacher Yan.

"It shouldn’t be too much of an issue. Teacher Yan should be able to protect himself in front of those Ice Snow Giants. But really, with this weather, can we actually find anyone?"

Dou Yanlan was somewhat skeptical. Outside Shenji Rock, everything was blanketed in white, making it immensely difficult to spot someone. After a while, Gladys spoke up,

"Aren’t you going to send someone to bring her back? She is your only successor, after all."

"I won’t gamble with my tribespeople’s lives. And besides, the future you all experienced may not be ours."

The elderly woman said calmly, while Gladys scanned her with a mocking look,

"Is that so? But if she dies in this blizzard, you probably won’t find another suitable successor anytime soon, will you?"

"I don’t know who you are, or why you harbor such great animosity towards me, but I can tell you, she isn’t the most suitable one."

The elderly woman calmly replied, leaving Gladys momentarily puzzled,

"She isn’t the most suitable? Could there be another successor?"

"Yes, her talent surpasses even Lanadi’s, but... I’m not sure if she is willing to do this, and... we owe her too much, I don’t want to drag her into this vortex."

The elderly woman said somewhat pensively, just as Gladys was about to inquire further, there was a stir in the crowd. Feng Yuan appeared at the entrance, pulling the little girl along, and looked at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan, asking somewhat puzzledly,

"Where’s Teacher Yan? Why isn’t he here?"

Looking at the teddy bear in the little girl’s arms, Gladys’s gaze sharpened, seemingly incredulous. Qi Chen, seeing Feng Yuan returned, breathed a sigh of relief and said,

"He went out to look for someone. By the way, if possible, could you..."

"I promised her I’d help her find her good friend, so I can’t."

Feng Yuan glanced at the determined little girl and said. Dou Yanlan stepped forward and briefly explained the situation,

"Could it be the same person?"

"Probably. Wait."

Feng Yuan relayed this discussion to the little girl, asking,

("Is it... the same person?")