Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 113: Dense Fog Envelops_1

After talking to Qi Chen for a long time, feeling that Qi Chen’s mood seemed somewhat improved, Feng Yuan let out a sigh of relief. Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan and said quietly,

"Thank you..."

"Hehe~"

A while later, as Qi Chen’s emotions had calmed a bit, he asked Feng Yuan with some confusion,

"These past few years, it seems like you haven’t been looking for your family. Is it because you can’t find them?"

"No..."

Feng Yuan sighed and, looking at the campfire before him, said,

"Home? I can’t go back anymore..."

"Even with all the regret, that ending can’t be reversed..."

"I’m sorry... But haven’t you tried looking for Lorraine Tower? Can’t you change the past and make things right?"

"It’s not possible... Lorraine Tower doesn’t have that capability, and even if it did, the cost would be too great... Revival is always taboo..."

Realizing that continuing this conversation would only dampen their spirits, Feng Yuan quickly changed the subject, talking about incidents at school, as well as the embarrassing situations caused by Big Cat. The Dreaming Dragon Baby, lying on Feng Yuan’s shoulder, gently swept his tail back and forth across Feng Yuan’s back, while Xiao Ji, who was still asleep in Feng Yuan’s arms, rubbed its head against Feng Yuan’s chest. Beside them, Big Cat quietly shifted its sitting position, snuggling up next to Feng Yuan.

As they talked, the day gradually brightened, and they noticed that the fog within the Crystal Barrier no longer seemed to be thickening. They both sighed, and Feng Yuan took out his cooking tools and said,

"I’ll start preparing breakfast. It looks like we might be able to go down the mountain before noon."

After everyone woke up and enjoyed the breakfast prepared by Feng Yuan and saw the fog slowly thinning, they finally felt relieved. By noon, the fog had dispersed enough that they could barely see the path in front of them. After discussing briefly, they decided to head down the mountain right away. On their descent, they saw several other campers also choosing to leave the mountain top at this time. Finally reaching the base of the mountain, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let’s ride Xiao Hui back to Cha Mu Town."

Looking at the still somewhat thick fog around them, Yang Hongzhi suggested, and seeing the sign at the bus stop indicating that buses were suspended due to heavy fog, everyone nodded in agreement with Yang Hongzhi’s idea.

"Too bad it’s not the White Wolf Deity..."

On the back of Xiao Hui, Qi Xiaoshuang said with a hint of regret. Qi Chen gave her an unsatisfied look, Yang Hongzhi smiled and shook his head at Qi Chen, who was about to scold Qi Xiaoshuang. Realizing her blunder, Qi Xiaoshuang hastily apologized to Yang Hongzhi and Xiao Hui.

"A mount, huh? Sounds quite fun, but it’s a pity that there’s no chance of contracting the right Spirit Beast in the short term." freewēbnoveℓ.com

Feng Yuan, sitting on Xiao Hui’s back and propping his hands behind his head, said. Xiao Ji glared at him discontentedly, and Feng Yuan laughed as he rubbed the top of Xiao Ji’s head, saying,

"Don’t you think it’s fun to travel slowly through the wild like this?"

"Ji!"

"Stop fussing, your evolved form is most likely going to be avian, which means you can’t walk on the ground~ But flying through the sky does seem quite fun too~"

"Weird, why hasn’t the fog changed?"

After walking for a while, Qi Chen looked around in surprise. Yang Hongzhi’s face turned slightly grim as he surveyed their surroundings. Feng Yuan took out his phone and checked, saying,

"Good, the signal is still strong. At least we won’t get trapped in some strange place."

"Hold on tight, everyone. Xiao Hui! Get ready to speed up!"

Yang Hongzhi told the group as he held onto Xiao Hui. Hearing Yang Hongzhi’s words, Feng Yuan picked up Xiao Ji and let it crawl into his hoodie, Qi Chen hugged Ah Mu into his backpack, and Dou Yanlan held Cotton tightly with one hand and Xiao Hui with the other. After a while, seeing that everyone had secured their hold on Xiao Hui, Yang Hongzhi directed Xiao Hui to sprint along the Beast Path,

On their way, Feng Yuan and the others occasionally saw many vehicles on the adjacent highway using fog lights, moving towards Cha Mu Town as safely as they could at maximum safe speed. Noticing that there were almost no people riding Spirit Beasts rushing on the Beast Path, Feng Yuan remarked,

"It seems that really big Spirit Beasts aren’t something ordinary people can afford to keep, huh~"

"With the food consumption that comes with that size, who among ordinary people can sustain a large Spirit Beast’s appetite?"

"Be careful, Qi Chen~ There aren’t any small forms in the evolutionary path of the Starry Heaven Giant Tree~ Mind you don’t go broke feeding Ah Mu~"

"Give it a rest. The dietary requirements of a single Wood Spirit Beast aren’t even that high, okay! The only ones that can compare in terms of saving on food are the Ghost Series Spirit Beasts that hardly need to eat anything."

"Tsch, you make it sound like you don’t give Ah Mu snacks."

"Snacks aren’t essential, okay. Ah Mu isn’t greedy for snacks, right Ah Mu?"

"Doo~"

Seeing Ah Mu’s straightforward response, Feng Yuan glanced sideways at the Dreaming Dragon Baby on his shoulder. Instantly, the Dreaming Dragon Baby closed its eyes and pretended to sleep. Feng Yuan, feeling dissatisfied, freed a hand to poke the Dreaming Dragon Baby and said

"Look at you, so gluttonous, don’t be a bad influence on Xiao Ji."

"Arrogant?"

"Would you stop bullying it? Xiao Ji is clearly learning bad habits from you."

"Nonsense! When have I been gluttonous?"

"Someone who always carries various seasonings in their backpack has no right to speak."

Qi Chen’s words left Feng Yuan speechless; the Dreaming Dragon Baby sneered, glanced at Feng Yuan, then, noticing Feng Yuan’s unfriendly gaze, quickly lay down to pretend to sleep.

Xiao Hui dashingly led everyone back to Cha Mu Town. At the entrance of Cha Mu Town, they saw that the Guard Squad was already patrolling various areas. Some important sections were directly manned by members of the Guard Squad. Feng Yuan sighed and said

"In this situation, I wonder if the public buses are still running."

Yang Hongzhi looked around at the thick fog and said

"They should still be operational, given the sheer number of tourists coming here these last few days. Are we going to wait here for the fog to clear up, or should we head back right after shopping? If we decide to go back immediately, we could ride on Xiao Hui."

"I’m fine with whatever, what about you all?"

Feng Yuan said indifferently, looking at the others. Qi Chen pondered, and Qi Xiaoshuang, still feeling a bit shaken, said

"Let’s just quickly buy what we need and leave, lest we get tangled up in something else again."

"That works. Let’s hurry to the specialty street and look around, then head back early."

"Shouldn’t we first figure out whether this fog is a significant problem? In case we encounter some accident on the way..."

After pondering for a while, Qi Chen finally spoke up. Dou Yanlan put away her phone and shook her head, saying

"So far, the authorities haven’t provided any explanation for this fog. They just indicated that for safety reasons, tourists are advised not to travel to Cha Mu Town and its vicinity and that tourists currently in Cha Mu Town should wait patiently for public buses to return to the city area."

"This fog has affected the entire Cha Mu Town as well as all the villages under its jurisdiction, and some light fog has also appeared in the northern part of Maomu City near Cha Mu Town."

"Is it that serious..."

Hearing Dou Yanlan’s explanation, Qi Chen looked at Yang Hongzhi, who nodded and said

"Then let’s hurry back to the city. If anything does happen, it’s clear that Cha Mu Town will be the primary target."

"Alright, let’s first head to the specialty street; I need to buy some things."

"Don’t look at me like that; it’s not urgent this moment. Who knows, maybe the fog will clear up after we finish shopping?"

"So why didn’t you buy earlier!"

Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Feng Yuan somewhat displeased, and Feng Yuan scratched his head and said helplessly,

"I had planned to buy it at Cloud Summit Mountain, but things were urgent, so we had to rush back."

"Are you talking about Yun tea?"

"Yeah, why? Is there a problem?"

"I remember Han Mo mentioning that Yun tea from Cloud Summit Mountain has a dedicated store here, let me think..."

"It should be this way."

After recalling for a moment, Yang Hongzhi led everyone forward. Along the way, they could see that the faces of the pedestrians were somewhat panicked. Feng Yuan sighed and said

"What a mess, this fog has completely disrupted the celebration."

"After all, the Emerald Ruins incident just happened. Anything that occurs now can cause panic, okay."

"Let’s just hope there is no problem this time..."

Feng Yuan said helplessly, quickly following Yang Hongzhi towards the shop.