Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1040 - 1041: Camping

"Fine, if you don’t want to sleep, then don’t. Long Boduo, I’ll trouble you to make one more round, and if there are still no results, let’s head back."

"Why?"

The little boy looked at Feng Yuan, puzzled. Hadn’t he promised? Could it be... they were all liars! Pouting his lips, the boy had an angry expression. Feng Yuan glanced at him and pulled out his cellphone, pointing at the clock and said,

"Why? Just look at the time. We’re under no obligation to help you search for a Spirit Beast all night. Besides, good children should sleep early. Maybe it’s because you didn’t consider its feelings that it ran away."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the little boy hung his head low, not sure what to think, and after a while looked up at Feng Yuan with teardrops in his eyes, saying,

"Is it because I annoyed it... why didn’t it say anything... we had an agreement... am I... really that detestable..."

"Hey!"

Qi Chen, lost for words, pulled Feng Yuan aside. This guy really said anything that came to mind. Dou Yanlan stepped forward to softly comfort the boy and pulled Feng Yuan to the side. Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"You really are... If you didn’t want to help, you shouldn’t have promised in the first place. Now this..."

"Tsk!"

Feng Yuan pursed his lips without offering a defense. He glanced at Dou Yanlan who was comforting the little boy. Feng Yuan turned into a Little Husky and leapt onto Long Boduo. The latter didn’t seem too averse to Feng Yuan’s transformation into the Little Husky, gave a snort with its nose and glanced at the Little Husky that had climbed onto his head, saying,

"What should we do next?"

"Let’s search for a bit longer, and if it still doesn’t turn up, then we head back to rest. It’s not urgent right this second."

The Little Husky shook his tail saying this reluctantly. Since he had promised, he would definitely help him search, but to go on a search all night? That, he couldn’t manage – even if he wasn’t afraid of staying up, Qi Chen and the others wouldn’t make it, not to mention Long Boduo and the others were just here to play. Now dragging them into this was somewhat wrong, let alone anything else.

"The nearby Ghost Series Spirit Beasts have been almost all asked, it’s very likely no longer active in this area. But those hunters wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on it, right?"

Long Boduo asked, somewhat worriedly. It had heard of the situation with those Spirit Beasts before. If someone should dare to make trouble here, it wouldn’t mind dealing with them properly. The Little Husky shook its ears and yawned,

"I don’t think they can pull off something like this without me noticing, unless those Spirit Beasts don’t resist at all, otherwise, I’m sure I would be aware."

"That thing you said earlier, that was just to scare him?"

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan and asked. The kid was somewhat annoying, but that wasn’t a particularly great sin. Although she didn’t particularly like it, if it really were a friend, she wouldn’t leave without a word over such a small matter. The Little Husky swished his tail, turned his head to look at Veronia and said,

"Sort of, but he is indeed a bit... annoying."

"I’m more curious about what’s the situation with his parents? They haven’t noticed he’s missing at this hour?"

Although he didn’t say where his home was, Agunas could guess that it wasn’t far from here. Otherwise, the kid wouldn’t have the chance to meet with the Ghost Shadow Doll every day. As a Ghost Series Spirit Beast, the Ghost Shadow Doll doesn’t really appear during the day; it’s habits are more nocturnal.

"I don’t know, it’s very likely they just left him alone at home without hiring someone to take care of him. But not even a nanny Spirit Beast?"

The Little Husky waggled his tail, puzzled as he clung to Long Boduo’s head. At this point, Dou Yanlan seemed to have persuaded the little boy, who climbed onto the Flame Wolfhound and hugged its neck. Strictly speaking, Ah Mu, Qi Chen’s, would have been more appropriate to carry the boy, but as they were near a small alley, with Ah Mu’s size, moving around without shrinking might be impossible. Even the shrunken Amu Tree branches couldn’t hold Feng Yuan turned Little Husky, let alone the boy.

"Could we search one more time at least?"

Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan and asked. She wasn’t sure if he was really angry, especially as he was now in Little Husky form and unclear on his thoughts. Glancing at Dou Yanlan, the Little Husky wagged his tail and said

"Sure, but after this search we need to head back. Staying up late isn’t good for you guys."

In the end, the group didn’t find any useful clues. Although they knew a Ghost Shadow Doll was active in the area, its exact whereabouts were unclear. However, they did receive some good news from the search—at least they could be sure there were no Hunters causing trouble in the area, so the possibility of someone being captured was ruled out.

Returning to Cotton Orchid Manor, the Little Husky perched on Long Boduo’s head said to Liao Yu,

"Aren’t you going to report back first?"

"No need, I have to stick with you these days."

Looking at Feng Yuan with resignation, Liao Yu said, if it weren’t for the numerous Divine Beasts around this guy, why would he have to do this? The Agunas’ presence might be tolerated, but Long Boduo had hardly interacted with humans. If it acted out, it could cause serious chaos. As for Estir, he wasn’t too clear about its situation either.

How come that guy has so many strange Divine Beasts around him? Could it be true that there really are people favored by Divine Beasts? Liao Yu couldn’t help but let his mind wander. Jumping off Long Boduo’s head, Feng Yuan changed back to his original form and waved to Yun You, saying, freewebnøvel.com

"Sister Yun You～"

She replied with a small smile,

"It seems my estimate wasn’t off～ Eh? There are two more of you?"

At that moment, noticing Liao Yu, the little boy, and Yang Hongzhi, Yun You added a bit awkwardly. The guest rooms at Cotton Orchid Manor were not infinite—they had almost reached their limit by accommodating Dou Yanlan and Gitalien, and now with two more people, it seemed impossible to free up any rooms even by rearranging the staff quarters.

Understanding Yun You’s dilemma, Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"No worries, isn’t camping an option? I remember there are tents in the manor, right?"

"Camping? That’s a possibility, but... the pasture has been borrowed by them; it’s probably not suitable to camp there."

Yun You said with a bit of a headache. It wasn’t just that the military was using the pasture for training—they had installed a bunch of devices there, and with the Homeward Snake research facility, the place was completely chaotic. Feng Yuan scratched his head, thought for a bit, and asked,

"What about the riverbank behind where we’re staying now? Have they borrowed that too?"

"Not that place, but, wouldn’t it be slightly dangerous?"

After all, it was summer; a downpour could happen at any time. If it rained heavily upstream, it might be dangerous for them. The stream behind the house where Feng Yuan was currently staying was actually downstream of Cotton Creek; if the water level rose suddenly while they were asleep, camping there could be very risky.

"I don’t think so, especially since ’they’ are also here."

Feng Yuan glanced at Gitalien and the others. With so many Divine Beasts around, even if a Spirit Beast maliciously induced a flood upstream, it would be futile; any of the Divine Beasts could easily handle it.

"Well, that’s a point. Just wait, I’ll get the tents for you."

Yun You said with a slight smile, seemingly forgetting that with Feng Yuan’s group of Divine Beasts, natural environmental threats didn’t seem to be much of a concern. The little boy, looking exhausted as he clung to the neck of the Flame Wolfhound, didn’t seem too excited about the idea of camping. Dou Yanlan furrowed her brow at this sight; the boy’s condition appeared somewhat off. Was he frightened of something?

"Camping? Doesn’t it sound fun?"

Long Boduo asked Feng Yuan with keen interest. It had heard about the activity before, and it seemed like a fun thing—at least that’s what most human kids were very enthusiastic about. Estir stood quietly to the side; the concept of camping didn’t exist during its time, and as for modern practices?

Since it started to suppress the Sea of Suffering, it hadn’t had the energy to pay attention to the outside world. Although it had heard about it, its knowledge was no better than Long Boduo’s.

"Well, fun is one way to put it, but I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily so."

Feng Yuan, scratching his head, didn’t know how to answer. If it weren’t for the lack of guest rooms, he wouldn’t have suggested it. Wasn’t a soft bed comfortable enough? Why go sleep on a riverbank? Nevertheless, since he could turn into a Little Husky, he could simply snuggle up on Xiao Ji or Big Cat and get through the night.