Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 970 - 971 Regret

Chapter 970: Chapter 971 Regret

"That guy actually spends time training his Spirit Beasts?"

Qi Chen, who was resting, looked at Pei Yu in surprise and asked,

"What do you mean by that?"

Pei Yu looked at his own uniform and said nonchalantly,

"I don’t have the good luck you do; I had no choice but to take the military path."

"That path... It’s tough."

Qi Chen looked at Pei Yu and then at Zhong Liuyan and said, she turned to look at Zhong Liuyan and said,

"I... I don’t want people to say someday that I got where I am because of her family’s influence."

"Actually, no one would think that of you, but if this is your choice, I support you."

Zhong Liuyan’s face turned slightly red as she spoke softly, and Qi Chen chuckled and said,

"If that guy were here, he’d probably be feeding us his dog food."

"Has he not finished those dog food snacks yet?"

Zhong Liuyan asked in surprise, aware of the incident where Feng Yuan had brought back a box labeled "dog food" snacks but hadn’t expected that the guy hadn’t finished them yet. Qi Chen, holding his forehead, said helplessly,

"He doesn’t usually eat snacks, only sometimes he takes them out..."

Hearing Qi Chen’s words, Zhong Liuyan seemed to understand something, looked at Qi Chen, and said with a chuckle,

"Speaking of which, haven’t you guys introduced him to other girls from different classes?"

Qi Chen sighed and sneakily glanced in Feng Yuan’s direction and said,

"He seems not to like it, or rather, we’re not quite sure about his situation anyway; he’s probably not that kind of..."

Qi Chen trailed off, although Dou Yanlan had also told him the likelihood was low, he still worried because if Feng Yuan really had those unique preferences...

"It’s impossible; he just doesn’t dare to accept others yet."

Agunas appeared beside them, swishing its tail, having a bit more insight into the situation compared to Qi Chen and the rest, knowing well the reality. He couldn’t forget the girl from his past and also feared; Feng Yuan’s situation was somewhat special, it understood his concerns, but...

Agunas turned its head and glanced at Feng Yuan who was teaming up with Xiao Ji to battle Veronia, feeling a bit irritated, flicked its tail.

"Eh? Are you guys back here to handle some paperwork?"

Feng Yuan looked at Zhong Liuyan and Pei Yu in surprise, knowing they both had places to go, at least they didn’t need to attend the upcoming academy assessments. Smiling and shaking her head, Zhong Liuyan said,

"The paperwork is already done; we just came back for a visit. Now I kind of understand why you felt like that back then..."

Back in school, always thinking about skipping classes to have fun, but now after gaining freedom, they began to miss the times when a group of friends would attend classes together, where there wasn’t so much pretense, talking about the future with friends and occasionally gossiping about teachers. Although it was not long ago, it felt like many years had passed.

After a pause, Feng Yuan scratched his head and said,

"You shouldn’t be, right? Don’t you still have four wonderful years of college life?"

Staring at Feng Yuan, Zhong Liuyan shook her head with a smile, then Dou Yanlan came over looking puzzled and said,

"What are you guys doing here?"

"Do you want to go out for a meal after school?"

Feng Yuan suggested with a twinkle in his eye, and Pei Yu sighed and said,

"No way, we’re just back to visit, and I have training tonight. I don’t have time."

At this moment, he felt somewhat confused; he could not discern whether his decision to join the military was right or wrong. After joining, his personal time had visibly reduced. However... thinking about the family behind Zhong Liuyan, Pei Yu secretly cheered himself up. Although her family treated him quite well and her brother had even asked if he needed help after hearing about his enlistment, Pei Yu did not want others to think that everything he achieved was because of Zhong Liuyan.

"It’s indeed tough. Thankfully, I never considered joining there—"

Feng Yuan spoke as if he had narrowly escaped disaster, but everyone just looked at him speechlessly. They might have believed him if he had said this before stirring up trouble during the military selection, but now... they suspected he would simply flout the rules. What about training? Don’t forget about Agunas and Veronia by his side.

With those two Divine Beasts helping, if he wanted to slip away, a better option might be to leave a substitute; worst case, he’d just say the Divine Beasts needed his help. Who would dare to stop him? Although everyone knew he had a good relationship with those two Divine Beasts, they couldn’t be sure the beasts weren’t lying.

Especially with the recent Divine Beast operation, neither the Alliance nor the Divine Beast Hall knew what they were up to. When their Divine Pact Makers asked the Divine Beasts, the only response they got was that the humans wouldn’t be able to help. Maybe it wasn’t impossible that real Divine Beasts had some exclusive operations that required his presence?

"I think even if you went there, you’d still find a bunch of ways to sneak off."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan earnestly and said, displeased, he glanced at Qi Chen, and Feng Yuan replied with an aggrieved look,

"What do you mean I find a bunch of ways to sneak off? I’m busy, okay? Marking, catching those troublemakers, and solving some troublesome issues. Look how busy I am!"

"Is that really so?"

Qi Chen eyed Feng Yuan skeptically. That guy mentioned marking, but since the school term started, it seemed like he had never gone back; had he really dealt with it or just abandoned it? Qi Chen was not sure, but he was certain that Feng Yuan was definitely not as busy as he claimed.

"Otherwise? Right now, Melansis is still watching closely, so it’s not really safe for me to continue marking. After all, those guys do have some tricks. Otherwise, Estir wouldn’t have been affected."

Feng Yuan spoke with a trace of a headache. Although Estir’s power hadn’t improved as quickly as Agunas to the Divine Beast Level due to injuries sustained in the Sea of Suffering, it was not easy for typical technological weapons to deal with it. Hearing about Estir, a flash of anger crossed Agunas’s eyes. Even though its avatar that stayed with Feng Yuan couldn’t join it in capturing the Hunters, its true form was scouting for the Hunters across various regions.

"But it’s really a pity, hardly getting to see you two."

Feng Yuan said with some regret, and Zhong Liuyan smiled and replied,

"There’s no helping it. Maybe, even before graduation, we might have already gone our separate ways..."

"That’s it for today."

Feng Yuan tossed his Long Halberd, letting it dissipate in the air, and said to Xiao Ji, after looking at the elegantly seated Veronia on the leaf lounge chair. Xiao Ji reluctantly called out a few times, retracted its attack, and got down from the leaf lounge chair. Veronia glanced at Agunas beside her and said,

"Really lazy."

Agunas wordlessly looked at Veronia and replied,

"What does it have to do with being lazy? You are doing just fine, and besides, when I asked you to come down, you refused."

Even though Xiao Ji was also a Divine Beast, its current strength was not enough, and since Feng Yuan hadn’t invoked his own power, Veronia gradually found it easier to handle his tactics. Of course, both Agunas and Veronia knew that Feng Yuan’s true abilities went beyond that. Regardless of how the weapons changed, Xiao Ji’s attack methods always had their limits.

Like those Spirit Beasts that used weapons, they also needed to combine telekinesis or other powers to add more variations to their attacks.

Glancing at Agunas, Veronia did not argue further but scratched the neck of the still-unsatisfied Xiao Ji. Feng Yuan said,

"How about we eat out for dinner?"

"Hehe—lucky us, they haven’t run out yet—"

Inside Chang’s Gourmet Shop, Feng Yuan said proudly, Agunas flicked its tail and remarked,

"It’s still early; it would be strange if they had sold out."

Although the shop’s signature golden broth dumplings were limited in supply, they weren’t likely to sell out immediately as they had just come out after school. Smelling the aroma, Feng Yuan expressed his regret,

"I wonder if we can still come here often after graduation."

"It’s like you think Maomu Academy isn’t in the same place. It’s just a bit of a walk."

Agunas rolled its eyes; it always felt that Feng Yuan was overthinking. However, if he really went to an academy in a different place, that would be troublesome. Luckily, he chose to stay in Maomu City, so it wouldn’t have to keep opening doors, right?