Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 915 - 916: Once Again Heading Out

Chapter 915: Chapter 916: Once Again Heading Out

"I thought you’d take a carriage."

Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan, who had just reverted to his original form, and rolled his eyes; Feng Yuan said wordlessly,

"Directly to Red Tribe without stopping at Fire Stronghold first? There’s no public bus to there from Fire Stronghold anyway."

After all, being a special region, it couldn’t possibly have overly convenient transportation. Although Red Tribe had a dedicated tourist line, Feng Yuan wasn’t here just for the hot springs.

"How is it, have you discovered anything?"

As he spoke, Feng Yuan asked He Nanqing, who was approaching him. Naturally, he wouldn’t conceal the matter of the spies from him. Knowing that someone might harm the Yognot, He Nanqing had become very anxious, alerting everyone to be vigilant and even dispatching people to patrol the surroundings.

"No, they might not have infiltrated this area yet."

He Nanqing shook his head, for if those people wanted to sneak into the area around Fire Stronghold, it would be extremely difficult. After all, there was no chance of tourists or other strangers appearing here, and as for the locals, they wouldn’t casually frequent the few strongholds nearby Fire Stronghold. The people from the stronghold knew each other well.

"I see. If there’s any problem, let Drudgeon notify us. It’s here, right?"

"I’m here."

Drudgeon jumped out from behind a small Yognot and Feng Yuan, having looked at Drudgeon, said,

"Then I’ll leave this to you. We’ll patrol the area then head to Red Tribe for a hot spring bath~"

Agunas looked at Feng Yuan somewhat speechlessly—still as relaxed as ever at a crucial moment—and Drudgeon, with a flick of its tail, said,

"That’s fine, but getting to Red Tribe might require her help to make contact since it’s not officially open yet, and ordinary tourists are not welcomed."

"I can help you with that. How long do you think you’ll need to stay?"

He Nanqing asked Feng Yuan. Although Agunas could open a Space Gate, no one knew if he had any weapons that could block Space Ultimate Techniques, such as spatial displacement. Red Tribe wasn’t too far from Fire Stronghold, so if something happened while Feng Yuan was staying there, he could arrive promptly.

"It depends. I’ll stay until I’m sure there’s no risk."

Feng Yuan answered uncertainly—he had no particularly important matters to attend to at the moment, so staying for a while wouldn’t be an issue. As for Maomu City, he had already arranged for someone to help guard that place.

"It seems they haven’t come here. Wait, what’s that..."

Feng Yuan, propping his head on his hands and idly scanning the surrounding forest, suddenly spotted something surprising. Agunas, puzzled, asked,

"Istina? Why would she be here?"

"I don’t know, but she made trouble here during our last visit to E Hua Temple. I guess it’s not too strange for her to appear."

Feng Yuan eyed Istina with some displeasure; she hadn’t left a good impression on him. Veronia, puzzled, said,

"Does she have any connections with the people at Fire Stronghold?"

"She shouldn’t, Fire Stronghold has served the Yognot for generations—they wouldn’t have any dealings with them."

Feng Yuan looked baffled as he watched Istina wiping a stone statue; it seemed like it was the same one he and Qi Chen had examined before, but it likely wasn’t a relic left by any Divine Beasts.

Seeing how Istina treasured the statue, Feng Yuan walked over curiously and asked aloud,

"What are you doing here? If you’re planning on causing destruction, I advise you to give it up early."

"Destruction? No, why would I do such a thing?"

Istina, as if she had realized something, managed to respond reasonably to Feng Yuan’s question. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan still somewhat puzzled, asked,

"Then what are you doing here?"

Looking at the statue, Istina sighed and said,

"Me? I’m just here to see it..."

"You came here, could it be for some special reason?"

Istina eyed Feng Yuan and Agunas suspiciously. She didn’t quite believe they would come here for no reason. Although Fire Stronghold was more important, it wasn’t particularly interesting. If it wasn’t for a reason, they wouldn’t have come.

"Sort of. You’d better leave soon, to avoid any misunderstanding."

Feng Yuan couldn’t be bothered to explain and hastily left after saying just that. Istina thoughtfully murmured,

"A misunderstanding? Does that mean, an enemy is approaching?"

"If it was you, what would you do..."

Istina caressed the stone statue and asked lowly, but it remained silent, just standing there quietly. After a moment, Istina patted the dust off her disheveled robe and sighed.

"There’s nothing suspicious; it seems they haven’t arrived yet."

After making a round, Feng Yuan felt somewhat helpless. They were indeed somewhat passive in this situation. At least if those people didn’t show up of their own accord, Feng Yuan would find it difficult to locate them. He Nanqing smiled slightly and said,

"Hard work. How about we have dinner together and then go relax at the hot springs in the Red Tribe?"

"That... wouldn’t that be inappropriate?"

Seeing Feng Yuan’s coy demeanor, He Nanqing guessed that he might be pretending, but she still explained with a bit of amusement,

"No, what I mean is, after we have dinner in the tribe, I’ll take you to the Red Tribe. I need to patrol the area and might not have time to join you at the hot springs."

"Oh, what a letdown."

Watching Feng Yuan’s exaggerated actions, Agunas flicked its tail while Veronia, looking puzzled, said,

"If you really wanted to, Lanadi is right there. Could it be you prefer this type?"

"Ha ha! Just kidding, don’t mind me."

Feng Yuan looked at He Nanqing with a somewhat guilty expression as he spoke, realizing he had just been joking subconsciously and completely forgot that it could cause misunderstandings. He Nanqing laughed and said,

"No worries, I guess you’re just joking."

Even though she said that, He Nanqing couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed deep down. Could it be that her charm was indeed insufficient? However, it seemed she didn’t need to rely on charm for anything.

"Let’s go, let’s eat—after eating, we’ll go to the hot springs together. Come to think of it, we haven’t been to the hot springs together yet—"

Feng Yuan said as he turned to look at the crowd of Spirit Beasts behind him. Apart from Agunas and Veronia, none of them could speak, but to Feng Yuan, they were all great friends.

Big Cat meowed with seemingly some excitement, but perhaps due to subpar acting, Feng Yuan could still pick up on its perfunctoriness. Agunas said with a touch of surprise,

"Speaking of which, why are you looking forward to the hot springs? I recall that in the Divine Land Region, it’s not very popular."

Let alone the Divine Land Region, in most regions, a hot spring is treated more or less like a warm swimming pool. All in all, they don’t place much importance on hot springs or rather, they might choose a spot for recreation if it comes to mind?

"Heh heh."

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan didn’t explain further. Although the hot spring wasn’t new to him, he always found it interesting and couldn’t help wanting to try whenever he heard about it. Perhaps it was due to impressions from the past? Although the place he lived in long ago didn’t have this custom.

"Thanks for the trouble~"

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Agunas helplessly tossed the book in his hand and opened the Space Gate to the Red Tribe, with He Nanqing walking over with little Yognot and saying,

"I’ve already arranged everything with them. Once you’re there, just inform them, and if there’s anything that needs improvement, please let them know."

"Understood, consider it a service test—"

Feng Yuan said with a wave of his hand, understanding the situation, while He Nanqing smiled and said,

"Exactly."

Before stepping into the Space Gate, Feng Yuan looked at He Nanqing heading towards the mountain path and said in a low voice,

"Patrolling the mountain late at night really is..."

"What are you trying to say?"

Agunas flicked its tail and looked at Feng Yuan, who shrugged and said,

"I’m wondering about the men of the Fire Stronghold. Why is she carrying all this responsibility on her shoulders?"

"Because Yognot is with her."

"There’s nothing wrong with that, is there? What’s wrong with wielding power and mastering one’s own fate?"

Veronia glanced at Agunas as she spoke. Feng Yuan paused, smiled slightly, and said,

"Mastering her own fate, huh? That’s really... enviable..."

"You... can’t?"

Hearing Feng Yuan’s sigh, Veronia looked at him cautiously and asked in a low voice, to which he shook his head with a smile and replied,

"I can, but I mustn’t."

"Why?"

"The power is too great; one misstep could lead to disaster."