Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 855 - 856: Individual Choices

Chapter 855: Chapter 856: Individual Choices

"This is..."

Returning to the room, Teacher Yan noticed the closet door had somehow swung open, walked over to close it, and spotted the neatly folded linen cloth inside the closet. Through the clean clothes, Teacher Yan guessed this must be the room of the little girl’s parents.

"Why isn’t it hung up?"

Teacher Yan looked at the neatly folded linen cloth with some confusion. Having seen the empty wooden frames earlier, he had thought the little girl’s family did not possess such items, but it turned out to be stored away.

"That is a cherished hope."

"You haven’t slept?"

With a puzzled look, Teacher Yan glanced at Gladys leaning on the door frame, walked over to gently close the closet door, as Gladys slid the well-hidden latch shut and said,

"You should rest early, we have to go out tomorrow."

Watching Gladys’s retreating back, Teacher Yan felt doubtful.

"Are those linen cloths painted with runes that ward off spirits?"

Feng Yuan asked in surprise, and the elderly woman nodded towards the little girl eating dinner and said,

"That’s right. For some unknown reason, people’s souls can linger for a long time in the Mordan region, so these spirit warding cloths are designed to prevent spirits from mistakenly entering the homes of the living."

"Of course, ever since the end of the Guarding Wars, this peculiar feature of the Mordan region has been gradually fading, but everyone follows tradition and continues doing it anyway."

As Feng Yuan ate, he said,

"It’s quite good like this. Each region has its own customs. Forcibly abandoning one’s unique qualities feels somewhat odd, doesn’t it? Xiao Ji."

Xiao Ji, who was pecking at his dinner, looked at Feng Yuan uncertainly, not quite understanding what he meant. After a moment, Xiao Ji nodded absently, and Feng Yuan vigorously rubbed Xiao Ji’s head while laughing loudly,

"Seems like you don’t understand~"

Xiao Ji, dodging Feng Yuan’s teasing hand, chirped a bit angrily. After a while, Xiao Ji picked up his bowl and moved a few steps away from Feng Yuan, put down the bowl, and seeing Feng Yuan quietly eating again, hesitated, glanced at the food in front of him, and moved back to his original place with his bowl, but this time Xiao Ji ended up closer to Feng Yuan than before, observed clearly by the hovering Agunas.

"The Deficient Power Supply System huh..."

Feng Yuan looked somewhat speechlessly at the sketches drawn by Dou Yanlan. Although Feng Yuan could see that Dou Yanlan had drawn them meticulously and diligently, but...

"This thing really can’t be directly modified from the City Defense System, like this, then change this part to this, no need for a Constant Temperature Array, just use this Defense Array, and this..."

Seeing Feng Yuan modifying the sketches and explaining side by side, Qi Chen, holding a cup of hot tea, sat next to Dou Yanlan while Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen and smirked, saying,

"Tsk, don’t worry, I won’t do anything to your Yanlan."

"I didn’t say that! I just... want to learn about these things."

"Is that so?"

Feng Yuan was somewhat incredulous but too lazy to argue more. If Qi Chen understood these things, it would be safer in places like the Ancient Ruins, so Feng Yuan explained with even more detail, leaving Dou Yanlan amazed at the transformed sketches; except for their outer appearance, almost everything had been changed, and miraculously, there wasn’t much difference in the materials used.

"It’s basically like this, no need to complicate it further, it’s just to cope with Veludante’s blizzards."

Handing the sketches to Dou Yanlan, Feng Yuan stretched lazily and said,

"Ugh~ I’m so sleepy, what time is it, I’m heading back to sleep."

"Where are you going?"

Feng Yuan glanced skeptically at Gladys and Teacher Yan dressed for travel, gently pulling the little girl standing behind him. Teacher Yan explained,

"It’s said there’s a Miracle Spring that might have plenty of ripe fruits, we plan to explore it."

"Miracle Spring? That seems like a very interesting place~"

Hearing Teacher Yan’s words, Feng Yuan immediately became interested, the name alone evoking his curiosity. Looking at Feng Yuan, Gladys pressed her palms together in a seductive pose and pleaded,

"Can we go there by ourselves?"

"You... I can’t go?"

"Just a little matter~ It’s not really suitable if you go~"

Gladys said playfully, winking and putting a finger to her lips, Feng Yuan looked weirdly at Teacher Yan and then at Gladys, and after a moment, said,

"Alright then, I’ve got things to keep me busy here, good luck~"

"What are you cheering for?"

Teacher Yan was a bit puzzled, why did he feel something was off?

"Strange, haven’t Teacher Yan and the others woken up yet?"

At the greenhouse construction site, Qi Chen looked up somewhat perplexedly. By then, everyone had already started transporting materials. Feng Yuan, who had procured a large White Wolf from nowhere, watched as it effortlessly carried heavy logs, while a little girl sat curiously perched on the head of another White Wolf, looking around; she wanted to share something interesting with her friend, but couldn’t find her.

"They went out, apparently searching for something called the Miracle Spring."

Feng Yuan just happened to pass by and casually mentioned this, causing Qi Chen to pause and grab Feng Yuan, puzzled.

"You didn’t follow them?"

"What for? To intrude on their private time?"

Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen with some amazement, and after a moment, revealed a strange smile, staring at Qi Chen,

"Could it be that you want me to play third wheel during your dates?"

"What are you talking about? Wait! Do you mean... when did Teacher Yan get together with Gladys?"

Qi Chen said in surprise. These two hardly interacted; logically, it shouldn’t be the case. It wasn’t that Qi Chen was being nosy, but Teacher Yan almost always lived at school and rarely went out. Theoretically, he shouldn’t have clicked with Gladys, a diviner who traveled everywhere.

"I’m not sure, whether they are together or not, I don’t know, but it’s true that Gladys is pursuing Teacher Yan."

Feng Yuan thought for a moment and mischievously said, Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and spoke irritably,

"You’re not trying to stir up trouble, are you? But it’s weird, why would Gladys pursue Teacher Yan?"

Qi Chen didn’t quite understand this point. If it was about Teacher Yan being handsome? That didn’t make sense either. Not to mention Teacher Yan’s ordinary looks, Gladys clearly wasn’t someone who focused on appearances, and besides, Gladys’s eerie abilities still made him wary.

"What’s so strange about seeing eye to eye?"

Dou Yanlan walked over, took Qi Chen’s hand, and looking at Feng Yuan, remarked,

"But what about you? Have you considered letting me introduce someone to you? Quite a few of the schoolgirls admire you greatly."

Dou Yanlan appeared to enjoy watching the drama unfold as she watched Feng Yuan who, waving his hand, showed a disinterested demeanor and said,

"Never mind, it’s not necessary."

"Hey, aren’t you coming over?"

From a distance, Chen Xin called out to Feng Yuan. By then, everyone had delivered the materials to the site but didn’t know how to proceed. Hearing Chen Xin’s shout, Feng Yuan quickly slinked away, appearing to flee the scene.

"He couldn’t be... "

Qi Chen suddenly felt an uneasy sensation, and Dou Yanlan, looking at him, said speechlessly,

"How could he? It’s not that he dislikes girls, but rather it seems he’s afraid?"

Dou Yanlan expressed doubts, sensing the hidden fear behind Feng Yuan’s changing expressions. What exactly was he afraid of? Dou Yanlan did not know.

"You, why do you always run away? Could it be that the girls Dou Yanlan mentioned are unattractive?"

Agunas asked quietly, taking advantage of the moment Feng Yuan was alone. It didn’t doubt Feng Yuan’s preferences, having used Feng Yuan’s phone and seen the photos of beautiful women stored on it, although recalling those photos, the women all wore various uniforms, showcasing bright and cheerful demeanors.

"That’s not the case, but... never mind, I am not considering it anyway."

Sighing, Feng Yuan, holding Xiao Ji, spoke somewhat helplessly. Held by Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji shook its tail feathers and raised its head to look at him, seemingly unaware of what was bothering him.

"Afraid? You can be afraid?"

Agunas was puzzled; those girls couldn’t have been that frightening, could they? Feng Yuan sighed and said,

"Have you forgotten about my lifespan?"

"This..."

Wagging its tail, Agunas seemed to understand something, thought for a bit, and then said,

"Let’s put this aside for now. Maybe you’ll come to terms with it after a few years?"

"Hopefully..."

As the snow fell silently around him, Feng Yuan sighed. The face from those years ago had long faded, but the warm, boundlessly cheery voice still echoed in his ears, as if it was only