Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 102: Arriving at Liantang Town_1

"Everyone is actually dressed pretty much the same!"

On the bus, observing many people wearing garments similar to Feng Yuan’s distinctive attire, Qi Xiaoshuang said somewhat surprised, while Dou Yanlan calmly stated,

"After all, it is the attire of the Wolf God’s Envoy, the hot topic of late."

"That’s true. The White Wolf Deity’s popularity has been really high these days, and Maomu Academy’s sub-venue probably didn’t see much of this fashion because it’s in the city center, where it’s not as easy to dress up. Wearing something special for Liantang’s celebration, on the other hand, is just perfect..."

Following Dou Yanlan’s remark, Qi Chen explained, and then realizing something was amiss, he glanced at Qi Xiaoshuang, who had turned to look out of the window with a somewhat dissatisfied look back at Qi Chen.

After getting off the bus and seeing most people dressed in similar apparel, Feng Yuan said with some surprise,

"Isn’t this trend a bit too overwhelming?"

"Just coincidental, I guess. It’s normal for interest to be a bit stronger since it’s a newly appeared Divine Beast. Besides, it wouldn’t have become so popular if it weren’t for the accessories you put on it..."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan somewhat speechlessly, while Feng Yuan observed the people’s clothes closely and discovered they indeed differed from his, sharing only the same patterns and lines.

"Hey! Messenger of the White Wolf Deity, I am the messenger of the Black Wolf God, and I challenge you—"

"Come on, stop messing around!"

"Ow! Ow! Ow! Let go of my ear!"

Watching a boy dressed in black jump in front of him and then get dragged away by a girl holding his ear, Feng Yuan scratched his head with a smile, saying helplessly,

"What in the world is a messenger of the Black Wolf God..."

"Someone analyzed that the White Wolf Deity should have a counterpart like the Creator Twin Dragon Gods, one black and one white, so following the name of the White Wolf Deity, they called it the Black Wolf God."

"Uh, that’s really a stretch of imagination there. And people believe it?"

"Are you sure there’s really no Black Wolf God?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with some skepticism. Feng Yuan nodded and said helplessly as he looked at the crowd interspersed with people in black garb,

"Definitely not. The White Wolf Deity is a sole entity; there is no Black Wolf God or Shadow Wolf God."

"Right, later on, I’m planning to visit a friend on the way."

"You’re going alone? We can come with you."

"No need..."

Feng Yuan sighed and looked towards the distant mountains. Seeing Feng Yuan’s somewhat forced smile, Qi Chen seemed to understand and said,

"I will go with you."

"Xiao Shuang, you and Yanlan, Hong Zhi can browse around here. Feng Yuan and I will be right back."

"I refuse, why can’t I come along with you guys?"

"This..."

"Is it something sad?"

Dou Yanlan guessed something from their expressions. Qi Chen hesitated, not knowing how to start, and Dou Yanlan said with a smile,

"I have no objections to these matters; you can ask them."

"What sad thing? The more you talk in riddles, the more curious I get. Just spit it out!"

"I’ll go check it out too. Don’t forget I was there too."

Yang Hongzhi understood what the two people were referring to. Hesitating, Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan and nodded at him. As Feng Yuan led the way, he explained to both about an incident that happened last weekend.

"How could this happen! That’s just too pitiful!"

Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Feng Yuan with some dissatisfaction, to which Feng Yuan responded with a look that seemed to say, "What do you want from me?"

"You’re looking at me like it’s my fault? It’s not like I made it do that; besides, it was its own choice. What can I do?"

"But..."

Upon reaching the graveside by the river, Feng Yuan took out a bouquet he had prepared from his backpack and placed it at the grave. By now, there were already many bouquets at the graveside. Qi Xiaoshuang looked towards the distant slope and at the faintly visible remnants of buildings atop it with a complex expression, while Cotton nudged Dou Yanlan nervously, and Dou Yanlan absentmindedly stroked Cotton’s soft belly.

"Who are you? ...Ah, it’s you."

Startled by the sudden voice from behind, Feng Yuan turned his head in confusion and found the middle-aged man, who, recognizing Feng Yuan, greeted him and placed the bouquet in his hand in front of the tombstone. After silently observing the tombstone for a while, he turned to the others and said, free𝑤ebnovel.com

"Are you also here to visit them?"

"Yes, we just happened to be passing by."

"It’s a pity it didn’t meet you earlier... otherwise maybe..."

Watching the man’s somewhat regretful expression, Feng Yuan rubbed the head of Xiao Ji, who was perched from his hood onto his shoulder, and said,

"There aren’t so many maybes, and even though I had fun playing with it, I can never replace Grandma Yuan in its heart."

"That’s true..."

"Are you here for the event too?"

"The celebration performance doesn’t start until the afternoon, do you have any plans?"

"Perhaps you have some good suggestions?"

Feng Yuan looked at the middle-aged man and inquired. The man pointed to the river behind them and said,

"Actually, it’s our first time hosting a celebration event, so there might not be many activities. But if you’re interested in fishing, I could lend you some fishing rods. There are plenty of fish in this river~"

Feng Yuan looked at the others and saw that they all nodded in agreement, then he replied with a smile,

"Then please do~"

On the way to fetch the fishing rods with the middle-aged man, Qi Xiaoshuang hesitated for a while before asking the question on her mind,

"That is, where did the people from the village go?"

"What village?"

"The village it used to live in. Didn’t it get destroyed in a landslide?"

"That wasn’t a landslide, but a collapse caused by the battle between two Spirit Beasts. The villagers have all moved to Liantang Town, and I’m also a person from Shanghe Village."

The middle-aged man sighed as he spoke, and Qi Xiaoshuang asked with some confusion,

"Why didn’t they move back?"

"After all, it has turned into this. Plus, at the time, Liantang Town was being extensively developed, so everyone simply decided not to move back. It’s not far, after all. Sadly, Grandma didn’t live long after moving to Liantang Town..."

"If it hadn’t been for Grandma, perhaps many people would have died in that accident..."

Seeing the middle-aged man seemingly weighed down by the heavy memory, Qi Chen glared at Qi Xiaoshuang, who pouted back at him, unwilling to say anything more.

With fishing rods in hand, everyone reached the riverside. The sight of the clear water brightened their spirits again. After Feng Yuan caught a couple of fish, Xiao Ji looked on at the fishing rod with great interest. Feng Yuan passed the fishing rod to Xiao Ji and said with a smile,

"Want to give it a try?"

"Ji~"

"Hold tight, okay? Don’t accidentally drop the rod into the water~"

Feng Yuan said, holding Xiao Ji close to him. Qi Chen took turns with Ah Mu using the fishing rod, while Cotton jumped out of Dou Yanlan’s arms and strolled back and forth by the riverbank. Watching Dou Yanlan sitting still, waiting for the fish to bite, Cotton’s eyes followed the swimming fish intently.

"Meow~"

"Huh?"

Seeing Cotton jump into the water, Dou Yanlan hurriedly put down the fishing rod. A moment later, Cotton climbed ashore with a fish in its mouth, looking rather pleased. Dou Yanlan watched Cotton and spoke softly to it. Noticing Cotton’s action, Dreaming Dragon Baby swiveled its large eyes, turned, and dashed into the river. After a while, with a fish in its mouth and another in its claws, it proudly floated towards Xiao Ji, who had no catch yet. Xiao Ji looked disdainfully at Dreaming Dragon Baby.

"Wu?"

"That’s not how it’s done, like this. And you shouldn’t shake the rod too much, it’ll scare the fish away."

"Wu?"

Qi Xiaoshuang, having fished for a while but growing impatient, went to teach Big Cat, who was sitting obediently to the side. Unfortunately, she overestimated Big Cat’s learning ability. After many tries, Big Cat still hadn’t grasped fishing, and Qi Xiaoshuang returned to her spot with the rod, slightly angered.

Najia hummed a melodious tune softly by Yang Hongzhi’s side, while Xiao Hui lay its huge body next to him. Xiao Hei periodically dashed to the riverbank to take a look at the fish and then came back, lying down beside Yang Hongzhi.