Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 847 - 848 Trouble

Chapter 847: Chapter 848 Trouble

Teacher Yan strode forward and, upon discovering a child lying in the snow, quickly reached out to pick her up. Glancing back at the Black Tortoise Turtle behind him, Teacher Yan urgently called out,

"Big Black, adjust the temperature."

As the Rune Stone Barrier began to slowly change, Teacher Yan summoned the Meditation Apprentice and had it help change the damp clothes on the little girl. With his back turned to the Meditation Apprentice, Teacher Yan took off his outer robe and handed it back, saying,

"Wrap her in this."

The Meditation Apprentice took the Ritual Robe from Teacher Yan and carefully wrapped the little girl in it, making a hissing noise to let Teacher Yan know he could turn around. Glancing at the little girl in the Meditation Apprentice’s arms, Teacher Yan said,

"You hold on to her. We need to get back quickly. Big Black, lead the way."

After hesitating for a moment, the Black Tortoise Turtle, Big Black, shook its head helplessly; its sensing range was nowhere near as extensive as Agunas’s. In these snowy wastes, after wandering aimlessly for so long and having run without direction to escape a pack of Ice Snow Giants, it had no idea where they were or in which direction the Shenji Rock lay.

"Can’t find the way..."

Teacher Yan felt a headache coming on, thought for a moment, then looked at the little girl in the Meditation Apprentice’s arms and said to it,

"Xiao Tong, pay attention. If anything unusual happens to her, call me."

Having said this, Teacher Yan packed the clothes he had removed and placed them on Big Black. After closing his eyes to think for a while, he pointed in one direction and said,

"Let’s try searching in this direction first. Big Black, leave an earth marker."

Big Black stomped hard, and a yellow-brown Rune was branded onto the grass beneath the deep snow. Seeing Big Black nod, Teacher Yan then led the group of Spirit Beasts into action.

"All set~"

Feng Yuan wiped non-existent sweat from his brow and proudly said, while Agunas looked silently at the snowfield marred with black holes and remarked,

"What on earth are you doing... "

"You should ask Xiao Ji."

Feng Yuan said innocently, for he had only summoned golems to scare off the Ice Snow Giants. It was Xiao Ji who had gone a bit too far by directly casting the Crimson Judgement. In the sky, it seemed as if Xiao Ji heard Feng Yuan speaking unsatisfactorily about him and called out. Chen Xin looked around and said,

"We should hurry on our way. But why would these Ice Snow Giants attack humans? They don’t seem like vicious Spirit Beasts just by looking at them."

"I don’t know. Ice Snow Giants should be of a gentle temperament. I have no idea what’s wrong with this group."

Feng Yuan said helplessly. He was also unclear about what had gotten into these Ice Snow Giants. Logically, these creatures only liked to roam in snow-filled environments. Although this place had turned into a plain due to Veludante’s blizzard, it was not at all close to the Snow Domain. The probability of these Ice Snow Giants wandering here accidentally was not high.

"Forget about them, are you able to walk? We need to find people quickly. Teacher Yan should be okay; he’s probably not in much danger. But if we can’t find that lost little girl soon..."

Looking at the endless expanse of white snow, Feng Yuan had a bad feeling. Chen Xin nodded and glanced at Yue Bai beside her before saying,

"Yes, I’m fine. But what about you... are you cold?"

"No worries, I’m a lot more cold-resistant than you~"

Feng Yuan said with a proud smile.

As the light of day began to fade, Teacher Yan turned to look at the little girl in Xiao Tong’s arms and asked,

"Has she not awakened yet?"

Xiao Tong shook its head; it had been keeping an eye on her all along, but she seemed to still show no signs of waking. Stopping his pace, Teacher Yan approached Xiao Tong and reached out to touch the girl’s forehead to gauge her temperature, then asked in a low voice,

"Is she running a fever?"

Xiao Tong nodded, and Teacher Yan rummaged through his backpack. Despite carrying many items, he had not prepared fever medicine for ordinary people since everyone accompanying him was far from ordinary. Catching a cold would be a challenge for them, let alone the fact that this was not ancient times. As a part of the modern Mordan region, there was no shortage of common medicines for ordinary people.

"Damn it!"

Teacher Yan muttered a curse under his breath. At that moment, the little girl, groggy and confused, opened her eyes, unable to see anything through the haze. She murmured something Teacher Yan couldn’t understand. As the girl struggled in Xiao Tong’s arms, Teacher Yan quickly joined Xiao Tong in an attempt to restrain her movements.

Her clothes were still wet, or rather, Teacher Yan, busy hurrying on the road, hadn’t had the chance to dry her clothes for her. If she were to throw off her coat, the cold would invade, and her illness might worsen.

Seeing the girl’s restless cries, Teacher Yan, while trying to comfort her with Xiao Tong, searched through the backpack. After a while, he pulled out a gift he had planned to give to the children at the orphanage—a teddy bear he had gotten as a souvenir from his last shopping trip at the department store. He had forgotten to take it out while packing because it wasn’t wrapped properly.

Stuffing the teddy bear into the girl’s arms, she struggled unpleased. However, maybe because of the fever, her movements slowed down, and eventually, she fell asleep clutching the bear.

With a sigh, Teacher Yan said to Big Black,

"You help dry her clothes first. Given the situation, it doesn’t look like we’ll be able to find Shenji Rock anytime soon."

As he spoke, Teacher Yan started taking out portable food from his backpack. Unlike Feng Yuan, who carried no food at all, Teacher Yan had prepared a seven-day ration for three people. The taste might be terrible, but at least it saved time from having to hunt for food.

"It’s getting dark, no choice, we have to go back."

As darkness gradually enveloped the surroundings, Feng Yuan spoke to Chen Xin reluctantly. Chen Xin looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Can’t we search a little longer? What if... what if she’s nearby?"

"Well... but I didn’t bring any food with me..."

Feng Yuan, scratching his head, said sheepishly. Originally, he thought that if they needed food, Xiao Ji could simply hunt, but he hadn’t expected the environment to be so harsh. The blizzard affected not only visibility but also Xiao Ji’s ability to find prey. Certainly, he couldn’t harm creatures like the Ice Snow Giants—the Spirit Beasts were absolutely off-limits. Not to mention Agunas watching close by, Feng Yuan himself couldn’t bear to do it.

Seeing Feng Yuan’s embarrassed expression, Chen Xin chuckled and said,

"That’s what you get for not bringing food. Fortunately, I’ve prepared some. Here, I’ll share with you."

Saying so, Chen Xin set down her backpack and began searching through it. As she wasn’t accustomed to hunting for food whenever necessary, she had brought a good amount of rations for the trip. Xiao Ji, perched beside Feng Yuan, looked at Chen Xin, puzzled about what she was doing.

"That’s fine, then, I won’t be shy."

After some thought, Feng Yuan accepted her offer. Even if they returned, it would just be to ask the Mordan Clan for some food; it was better to finish eating here and then search for people.

"I wonder if they’re alright..."

Gazing out at the howling blackness of the night beyond the cave, Dou Yanlan voiced her concern. Qi Chen, while eating, asked with some doubt,

"Feng Yuan should be safe, right? And Teacher Yan... with his strength, he shouldn’t have any trouble in this snowy landscape, right?"

Aside from the Ice Snow Giants who had mysteriously attacked them, the snowfield was actually quite safe. After all, this was a residential area, not a perilous wilderness. The dangerous Spirit Beasts should have been driven away long ago.

"I’m worried about Feng Yuan—the guy came without any food. Given the current situation, ordinary animals are either frozen to death or hiding somewhere. Hunting for food is almost impossible."

Dou Yanlan’s worries didn’t ebb. The food problem was indeed a major reason why the people of Mordan sought help. Although she had found many materials that could be used to temporarily block Veludante’s blizzard, unless a Life Divine Beast like Nagna took action, it would be nearly impossible for the crops to mature quickly.

"Well... that seems to be a problem, but if that’s the case, he should come back, right?"

Looking towards the cave entrance, Qi Chen spoke with some uncertainty. He trusted that Agunas would not get lost. As for Chen Xin and Teacher Yan? They wouldn’t have a problem with food since their backpacks were not small and were surely packed with rations. Unlike Feng Yuan, who had arrived empty-handed.

"Let’s hope so..."