Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 993 - 994 Cotton Orchid Manor

Chapter 993: Chapter 994 Cotton Orchid Manor

"What’s up? Looking for a late-night chat?"

As he opened the door and saw Qi Chen with a sly smile, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but roll his eyes and then quietly stepped into Feng Yuan’s room, closing the door behind him before he asked in a low voice,

"Has something happened?"

"What do you mean?"

"My dad wouldn’t normally do this, or rather, he’d actually borrow a car from the defense team? It doesn’t seem like something he would do..."

Usually, his father would often complain about the defense team and didn’t seem to like dealing with the logistics people from there, so why now...

"That, maybe they took the initiative, and actually, it’s quite necessary, isn’t it?"

Feng Yuan glanced at the puzzled Qi Chen and continued.

"Why?"

"To win him over. Being direct with him won’t work well, it’s better to start with the people around him."

Veronia, casually playing with her phone atop the Rainbow Bubbles, chimed in, and nodding, Feng Yuan added,

"That’s pretty much it. And don’t you think it’s actually good? The defensive capabilities of the defense team’s vehicles are no match for ordinary ones."

"It’s that dangerous already?"

Qi Chen sounded surprised, and Feng Yuan shrugged as he sat on the Ball Whale plush and scratched the back of the Xiao Ji lying on the floor, saying,

"Not really, but you should consider your identity. Top student, right? If they wanted to do something, wouldn’t you attract more attention than an ordinary person?"

"This..."

Seeing Qi Chen’s expression change, Agunas spoke up,

"Don’t scare him. If he’s targeted, it’d more likely be because of his dad, not him. Just being a top student at Maomu Academy won’t attract those guys’ attention."

"As for you... if not for your power, you might actually be in a lot of trouble."

Agunas gave Feng Yuan a look and continued, in truth, if Feng Yuan’s abilities hadn’t shown to be so intimidating, opposing nations would probably have made a move against him long ago. They hesitated now only because they feared his personal power and the Divine Beasts standing behind him.

"So, why don’t I go ahead and take care of the threat?"

Veronia tempted once more, to which Agunas glared at her and said,

"Don’t you do anything rash!"

"Little Crocodile, you want to order me around?"

Rubbing his temples, Feng Yuan turned to Qi Chen and said,

"Don’t mind them. But what Agunas said is true, and besides, there could indeed be some danger if I stay here..."

"But that’s just a possibility, and besides, your family is here, where could you go?"

Qi Chen was momentarily stunned, causing Feng Yuan to look at him with a bit of amusement and reply,

"The academy would definitely provide me with a dorm, but since you’ve mentioned it, let’s just keep things as they are for now."

After talking with Feng Yuan for a while, Qi Chen felt somewhat relieved; perhaps he was just being paranoid. And at that moment, he realized that aside from Qi Xiaoshuang, there didn’t seem to be any powerful Beast Tamers protecting his mother. As for asking Feng Yuan for help? Better not, he’d probably end up bringing another Spirit Beast from somewhere else, and if that happened, it wouldn’t be very helpful.

Leaving Feng Yuan’s room, Qi Chen was about to head back to his own when he saw Qi Xiaoshuang with Xiao Bai standing by the corridor watching him. Somewhat puzzled, he looked at her and asked,

"What’s wrong?"

"You really went to see him again. Brother, sometimes I really don’t want to reprimand you. Can’t you analyze things yourself?"

Qi Xiaoshuang spoke with some resignation, and Qi Chen, taken aback, looked at her surprised and asked,

"How did you know?"

"I felt something was off when we were in the car. Your face looked unusual the moment you saw that car."

As she spoke, Qi Xiaoshuang bent down and picked up the White Shadow Wolf,

"You’re not worried about dad, are you?"

"So what’s really going on?"

Although he had learned some information from Feng Yuan, he still wanted to know Qi Xiaoshuang’s perspective. Glancing at Qi Chen, Qi Xiaoshuang said,

"Even though Dad won’t actively ask to borrow a car or anything, what if they offer it? Right now, they need to secure every bit of help they can get, and Feng Yuan, obviously, would be especially valued by them. But if even we don’t know what he needs, how could they?"

"So isn’t it normal for them to try to win us over to get to him? Besides, it’s just a car. The Guard Squad has so many, and most people are not even in Maomu City now. It’s not strange to use it as a favor."

"Why couldn’t Dad be worried about our safety?"

Qi Chen asked, puzzled, to which Qi Xiaoshuang replied with a smile,

"How could that be? Dad knows I have Xiao Bai. As for Mom, don’t underestimate her. Her strength was on par with Dad’s back in the day."

"No way!"

Qi Chen was stunned. He had not expected this. Qi Xiaoshuang smiled and said,

"Xiao Guai by Dad’s side is Mom’s Spirit Beast. You didn’t know that, did you?"

"Xiao Guai was Mom’s first Spirit Beast, not Mi Mi. And Mi Mi is pretty strong too."

Seeing Qi Chen’s shocked expression, Qi Xiaoshuang proudly shared the information she had gathered after much probing. She always felt something was off—how could her mother only have one Spirit Beast? It turned out her mother’s first Spirit Beast had been by her father’s side all along and was the powerful Xiao Guai.

"So, Dad isn’t actually worried about Mom’s safety either?"

Qi Chen snapped back to reality and asked, aware of Xiao Guai’s strength, which was among the top of his father’s Spirit Beasts. Could it really be his mother’s Spirit Beast?

"What do you think? You’re just overthinking it,"

Qi Xiaoshuang rolled her eyes and responded, and Qi Chen shared with her the gist of his conversation with Feng Yuan, finding it incredulous. Qi Xiaoshuang just laughed and said,

"Isn’t that normal? Given the information he had, making that inference is only natural. He doesn’t know about Xiao Guai, so of course, he could be mistaken."

"That’s what frustrates those Commanders the most. A single piece of incorrect intelligence could lead to every conjecture being wrong."

"However, most guesses are correct. If Mom really was weak... Dad might indeed swallow his pride and do just that, even apply for family protection if necessary."

Qi Xiaoshuang spoke and then turned to leave. She had come specially because she noticed something off with Qi Chen, and as for Feng Yuan being mistaken in his guess, she wasn’t surprised at all. After all, he didn’t have deep knowledge of her parents. She would have been scared if he had gotten everything right.

After all, it’s not normal to know every single detail about someone else’s family. Moreover, some things her parents never mentioned, how could Qi Chen know the identity of Xiao Guai’s companion?

"This is lively."

Surveying Cotton Orchid Manor, Feng Yuan commented with the air of someone enjoying the scene. Qi Chen, puzzled, said,

"Why are there so many people?"

Even though some senior students began their holidays today, Cotton Orchid Manor, due to its business nature, shouldn’t be this bustling. It’s more suited for family outings and relaxation rather than like now, with crowds of students coming in groups.

"Tsk tsk, you’re out of luck, bumping into me. There goes your romantic getaway~"

Feng Yuan whispered mischievously to an all-too-familiar figure sneaking past, and Liao Yu turned around to look at Feng Yuan speechless, saying,

"What romantic getaway? Didn’t you see there’s another..."

"Ptooey! You’re trying to trap me!"

Pointing at Feng Yuan, Liao Yu said with some dissatisfaction, while Huo Feng just cleared his throat, apparently not taking offense. Ye Hanlei looked curiously at Feng Yuan and said,

"You haven’t joined the military, have you?"

"I’d dare to join, but would they dare to take me?"

Feng Yuan replied, rolling his eyes in annoyance. Ye Hanlei laughed and said,

"Indeed they wouldn’t. Your timing is really bad, though. These next few days, new military recruits will be gathering here. It might disrupt your fun."

"It shouldn’t. Yun You wouldn’t overlook this impact; there must be some arrangement."

Feng Yuan answered, not worried, confident that Yun You would have everything handled. Hearing this, Ye Hanlei was surprised but quickly realized and said,

"Yun You? Indeed, as the chosen successor by the matriarch, she would have it well managed."

Previously, she thought Feng Yuan had come on his own, but now it seems likely that Yun You had invited him.