Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 135: Brief Respite_1

"What is this?"

Looking at the feather bracelet in Qi Chen’s hand, Captain Yang stared at Qi Chen and asked, to which Qi Chen calmly replied,

"It’s for finding people when lost."

"Finding people?"

"The bracelets can track each other and guide the way to the other person. With it, you won’t have to worry about not being able to find us."

After carefully examining the bracelet in his hand, Captain Yang said cautiously,

"Does it really work?"

"Hanaesis’s feather? It actually has this kind of use?"

Wu Feng looked somewhat surprised at the bracelet in Captain Yang’s hand, and when he saw Captain Yang’s inquiring gaze, Wu Feng nodded and said,

"The Vermilion Bird told me what he said is correct; after being processed, Hanaesis’s feathers indeed have such an effect."

Seeing a nod from the Vermilion Bird atop Wu Feng’s head, Captain Yang put on the bracelet and said to Qi Chen,

"I’ll return this to you when we get back. Wu Feng, you and Binglan get ready, we’re going to scout the surrounding area."

"Understood."

A while later, after seeing Captain Yang instruct Feng Yuan and the others to protect the young girl and then leave with Wu Feng and Meng Binglan, Feng Yuan, somewhat puzzled, said to Gladys, who was looking at him,

"Aren’t you going with them?"

"I’m not combat personnel, plus I’m quite curious about you~"

"Curious about what?"

"Just who are you? You seem to know a lot about the power of the White Wolf Deity." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"It’s a secret. What do you plan to do with so many questions?"

"A secret, huh..."

Seeing that Feng Yuan no longer paid attention to her, Gladys looked at the White Wolf Deity, seemingly deep in thought, while Feng Yuan boredly roasted his clothes and said to the young girl,

"Why did you run out here alone?"

"The drought was too severe... I... I wanted to help everyone..."

"Pft, so everyone thinks of themselves as the savior, huh."

Feng Yuan said with dissatisfaction, curling his lip, to which the girl said, somewhat panicked,

"No... I don’t see myself as a savior..."

"It’s just... everyone is troubled by the drought... I... I wanted to do something..."

"Don’t overestimate yourself; have you not thought about your capabilities before rashly interfering in such matters?"

"Hey! Don’t talk nonsense there! Aren’t we also trying to correct the altered history?"

"Altered history?..."

Hearing Qi Chen’s words, the girl seemed puzzled. Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said,

"We have the White Wolf Deity and the Vermilion Bird. What about her?"

"Besides, her running off on her own is nothing but a cause for concern. Luo knows it, doesn’t she?"

"Well..."

Qi Chen realized there might be some truth in what Feng Yuan said, but it still felt somewhat off. Gladys spoke calmly,

"At this age, children also need to participate in activities like hunting. They’re not as weak as you make them out to be—they can at least fend for themselves."

"Hunting?"

"Yeah, wasn’t that settlement we passed by mainly surviving on hunting for food? I didn’t see any sign of farmland, anyway."

As Feng Yuan spoke, he rubbed Xiao Ji’s fluffy fur and found it was still a bit damp. After considering, he used Xiao Ji’s power to summon a breeze and blew the warm air towards Xiao Ji, who looked somewhat displeased at Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan rubbed Xiao Ji and said,

"Without a hairdryer, we’ll just have to use this~"

Seeing Xiao Ji constantly move around to avoid the hot air, Qi Chen said, somewhat speechlessly,

"The wind you’re blowing is making it uncomfortable, isn’t it?"

"It shouldn’t be, should it?"

"Ji!"

Seeing Xiao Ji glare at him, Feng Yuan felt somewhat helpless and stopped the breeze, rubbing Xiao Ji as he said,

"I just thought your fur was drying too slowly..."

"Ji!"

"Whose fault is it that you followed me out of the barrier? The rain was pouring, and you were running around in it."

Seeing Xiao Ji glaring at him disapprovingly, Qi Chen sighed somewhat helplessly and said,

"If you rush out without a peep, of course it will follow. Otherwise, why do you think it rushed out after you? It’s because it’s worried you might leave it behind."

Seeing Xiao Ji nod its head, Feng Yuan hugged Xiao Ji to his chest and rubbed his face against it. After putting Xiao Ji down, he said,

"Really, you obviously dislike water, yet you still followed. Didn’t you see we were all here? What’s there to worry about?"

After a while, Feng Yuan put on his dried clothes and rubbed Xiao Ji, finding its down still a bit damp. He reluctantly took Xiao Ji back to the bonfire and said to it, as it tried to leave,

"Don’t you think you’re still a little wet? Be good, we can go once you’re dried up."

"How long will this downpour last?"

"Probably a day. It should be cleared up by the sunny weather tomorrow."

Feng Yuan looked at the torrential rain outside the barrier and replied. The young girl looked worriedly outside the barrier, clasping her hands and praying for something. After a while, upon touching Xiao Ji and finding its down dry, Feng Yuan walked over to Big Cat. Seeing Dreaming Dragon Baby coiled atop Big Cat’s head asleep, Feng Yuan picked it up, a touch helplessly, stroked Big Cat’s head and said,

"You just let it lie on your head?"

"Mew?"

"Argh!"

"Stop fussing, look where you chose to coil up, your fur is still wet. You need a rest, why not let Big Cat’s feathers get dried first?"

Dreaming Dragon Baby glanced at its previous position, which was conspicuously damp compared to the surrounding dry downs. It apologetically chirped at Big Cat a few times. After staring blankly at Dreaming Dragon Baby, Feng Yuan rubbed Big Cat’s head and simply summoned a warm breeze to dry its still-damp feathers. Big Cat seemed a bit uncomfortable but didn’t move away. After a while, Feng Yuan gave Big Cat a gentle pat and said,

"There, you’re dry."

"Can we go now, find Captain Yang and the others?"

Feng Yuan suggested to the others. Teacher Yan hesitated for a moment before asking,

"Are you sure you can find them?"

Without much explanation, Feng Yuan performed a ritual and a pristine Light Bird appeared in front of everyone. Looking at the Light Bird, Feng Yuan said,

"Follow the Light Bird, and we’ll find them."

Teacher Yan hesitated, looked at Gladys, and Gladys nodded before saying,

"That works. We’ve got to move forward anyway, and it makes no difference whether we go to them or they come to us."

"You, come here."

Just as they were about to set off, Teacher Yan saw Qi Xiaoshuang wincing as she twisted her ankle and said to her, with Qi Xiaoshuang looking puzzled at Teacher Yan. Big Black slightly increased in size to accommodate one person, and Teacher Yan, pointing to Big Black, said to Qi Xiaoshuang,

"You ride on Big Black’s back."

Qi Xiaoshuang hesitated and then reluctantly climbed onto Big Black’s back, sitting there and glancing sheepishly at the others trekking through the muddy land. As the Light Bird kept abruptly changing directions, Qi Chen expressed his concern,

"Is this really okay? The space seems to be constantly shifting..."

If the spatial changes were not obvious before, they certainly were now. The terrain that the group was headed toward kept altering drastically—just as everyone was moving up the mountain, a stream suddenly appeared in front of them. Following the erratic Light Bird, the group finally found Captain Yang and the others. Seeing Captain Yang and his team looking somewhat battered, Feng Yuan asked in confusion,

"What happened to you guys?"

"Watch out!"

Captain Yang shouted. The White Wolf Deity swung its paw and slapped a large snake that had darted out from the stream, pinning it to the ground. The snake’s body burst into flames as it struggled under the White Wolf Deity’s paw. With a stomp of its paw, the White Wolf Deity spread a cold wave, and in an instant, the serpent was frozen into an ice block. Feng Yuan glanced at the ice-encased snake, puzzled, and said,

"Was it this creature that got you all in such a mess?"

"These fire creatures are troublesome."

Wu Feng said somewhat helplessly. The White Wolf Deity slapped the ice block, breaking it. The once large snake now greatly reduced in size, and upon the White Wolf Deity releasing its paw, the snake slithered away in a streak of smoke.