Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 114 Return to Maomu City_1

"Welcome, what can I do for you?"

Entering the shop, the sales clerk greeted everyone politely. Feng Yuan sighed when he saw the concern on her face, and after buying some items and stuffing them into Big Cat’s pockets, he said to her,

"With so many Guard Squads in Cha Mu Town, I doubt anything will happen. An incident like the one at the Emerald Ruins isn’t likely to occur again so soon."

The clerk sighed and said,

"I’m worried about Cloud Summit Mountain... Even though my dad said over the phone that everything is fine, the core area of the dense fog is right around that area..."

"We just came back from there. It’s just a bit foggier than usual, nothing else."

"Really? I thought my dad was just trying to reassure me..."

Relieved at Feng Yuan’s words, the clerk saw him smirk and say,

"Since I brought you good news, shouldn’t you give me a little discount?"

"No, no, that’s not possible. The prices are fixed; I don’t have the authority to change them. But... I can give you some extra money as a reward for the good news."

"Well, then I won’t hold back."

"Hey!"

Seeing Feng Yuan accept the money with satisfaction, Qi Chen called out to him in dissatisfaction, and Feng Yuan waved his index finger saying,

"Since you’re so amusing, I’ll throw in another useful piece of information for free. Yesterday I saw Wu Feng here, and he probably hasn’t left yet, which means if anything does happen, it shouldn’t cause too much of a stir."

After walking out of the shop, Qi Chen nudged Feng Yuan with her elbow and said unhappily,

"Why are you taking her money?"

"I was just joking. I had no idea she would actually give money."

"That doesn’t mean you should accept it!"

"She offered it to show it’s no big deal, honestly."

"Are you guys going to visit other places?"

Feng Yuan asked, looking at Qi Xiaoshuang, who shook her head and replied,

"No, let’s hurry back."

"None of you have other things to do? Shall we head back then?"

After everyone nodded, Yang Hongzhi led them to the edge of the town, and just as they were about to leave on Xiao Hui, a member of the Guard Squad approached them and said,

"Don’t rush off; wait and leave with the main troop."

"Is that necessary?"

"It’s for your safety."

Feng Yuan thought for a moment and then asked,

"When is the main troop leaving?"

The member checked his watch and thought for a moment before saying,

"In about two or three hours. The captain has just escorted the previous group of tourists back to Maomu City. You guys can wait in town, and in two hours, the captain should be back."

"That long?"

Seeing Qi Xiaoshuang looking a bit anxious, Yang Hongzhi thought for a moment, dismounted Xiao Hui, and handed his documentation to the Guard Squad, who after examining it shook his head and said,

"Sorry, it’s for your safety. Traveling alone, you could encounter dangers you’re not able to handle. Please be patient and wait."

Yang Hongzhi, somewhat helplessly, pocketed his documents and climbed back onto Xiao Hui. Noticing both Qi Xiaoshuang and Qi Chen appeared to be in a rush, and although Dou Yanlan’s expression remained unchanged, her incessant fiddling with the Cotton betrayed her inner turmoil. Feng Yuan sighed, poked Xiao Ji, who was curiously peeking around from his hood, and said,

"Try contacting Nagna."

"Ji?"

"If possible, ask it to come by. With a Divine Beast leading, we should be able to go straight back. Of course, just busting through the checkpoint is also an option."

As he spoke, Feng Yuan glanced at the temporary checkpost set up on the Beast Path; he felt Xiao Hui was big enough to simply charge through. Qi Chen, speechless, looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Just burst through? Be careful or you’ll be taken for reeducation. But having Nagna as a guide does seem feasible."

Anticipating this, Qi Chen looked hopefully at Xiao Ji behind Feng Yuan. Feeling the gaze of the three, Xiao Ji shook its head and closed its eyes. After a moment, Xiao Ji opened its eyes with a look of resignation and shook its head at the trio. Seeing their disappointment, Feng Yuan poked Xiao Ji and asked,

"Is Nagna too busy?"

"Chirp~"

"That’s troublesome... if it really comes to it, I’ll try to find Wu Feng for help, he should be able to let us leave on our own..."

"Can you even find him now? Maybe we should just wait here peacefully..."

"Gina..."

"What’s up?"

Seeing the indecisive look on Najia’s face, Yang Hongzhi quickly asked, Najia shook its head and glanced at Feng Yuan. Realizing Najia was looking at him, Feng Yuan shook his head and raised his left hand, covered with magic patterns, prepared to say something.

"What are you planning to do?"

Hearing the sudden voice beside his ear, Feng Yuan was taken aback and looked around. Seeing Feng Yuan’s actions, Qi Chen was puzzled. Feng Yuan scratched his head, about to say something when that voice came through again.

"I’m below you, talking to you like this is really troublesome."

Feng Yuan, surprised, jumped down from Xiao Hui’s back and discovered a brown fluffy ball with two fluffy pointed ears and several ancient steles floating behind it, looking at him with big eyes. Feng Yuan scratched his head and said,

"Drudgeon, how come you’re here?"

"Visiting an old friend."

"Er, can you ask the Guard Squad to let us go back on our own?"

Drudgeon looked at Feng Yuan with a puzzled expression. Feng Yuan, looking at everyone on Xiao Hui’s back, said,

"It’s all foggy now, and Cha Mu Town is under curfew. We’d like to ride our Spirit Beasts back, but we have to wait for the main troop. We really don’t want to wait, so..."

"Alright, follow me."

Drudgeon’s words resonated at the bottom of everyone’s hearts on Xiao Hui’s back. Just as Yang Hongzhi was about to command Xiao Hui to move, Drudgeon’s voice echoed inside his head again,

"You need to put away Mountain Rock Pig King."

Yang Hongzhi, somewhat puzzled, scratched his head. After telling the others, everyone dismounted from Xiao Hui and Yang Hongzhi returned Xiao Hui to the Spirit Beast Space. Drudgeon then led the group to an empty space and said,

"I’ll send you back now. You, best not to use your power randomly. I think you understand yourself well enough, so I won’t say more."

Drudgeon waved a small hand, and the stele texts behind him glowed with a deep blue light. A deep blue Magic Circle appeared on the ground. Drudgeon then told everyone,

"Step onto the teleportation circle and go back."

Seeing Feng Yuan step straight onto the teleportation circle, Qi Chen and the others hurriedly followed. After a series of blue flashes, everyone had left. Drudgeon waved a small hand, the Magic Circle disappeared, and Drudgeon, somewhat helplessly, hopped toward the members of the Guard Squad nearby who were looking on in astonishment at Cha Mu Town.

"So convenient~"

Looking at the Maomu Plaza in front of him, Feng Yuan commented, and Qi Chen, taking Qi Xiaoshuang’s hand, said to Feng Yuan,

"We’ll go back and report we’re safe first. We won’t join you."

"Alright~"

Waving goodbye to the departing trio, Feng Yuan turned to Yang Hongzhi standing beside him and asked,

"Aren’t you going back to report yourself safe?"

"My family doesn’t know where I went, what’s there to report?"

"Well, I’m heading to the dorm then. What about you?"

Yang Hongzhi, looking at Najia on his shoulder, hesitated for a moment and then said,

"I should go back to the school for a bit. This time, we might be asked to assist again."

"Is it that troublesome?"

"Not really. After all, the school’s assistance missions are compensated, and it should at least cover Xiao Hui’s food expenses for a month."

"Seems pretty good then~"

Taking Najia from him, Feng Yuan said goodbye to Yang Hongzhi and returned to the dorm. Just as he finished putting away his stuff from Big Cat’s bag, there was a knock at the door. Feng Yuan, puzzled, went to open it and found Teacher Yan standing outside, and said with some confusion,

"Teacher Yan, what’s up? Is something wrong?"

"Nothing. I’m just informing you to avoid the northern area of Maomu City and vicinity of Cha Mu Town, especially when you’re going out. It’s best not to head in that direction."

"Got it~"

Seeing Feng Yuan’s nonchalant attitude, Teacher Yan reiterated the warning several times. After Feng Yuan assured her repeatedly, she left with some reluctance.