Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1060 - 1061: Impact

"They..."

Qi Chen seemed to understand something and looked at Feng Yuan with some surprise, then shook his head with a smile. Feng Yuan handed a biscuit to Xiao Ji, who pecked at it subconsciously. Upon realizing what happened, Xiao Ji carefully chewed a few times and looked dissatisfiedly at Feng Yuan—it had been tricked into eating human food again.

Placing the little White Shadow Wolf on his head, Qi Xiaoshuang slapped Qi Chen’s back and said,

"Brother, don’t think about that kind of stuff. Now’s not the time for us to worry about it, right? Xiao Bai—let’s go—bath time!"

"Um, just a reminder, that White Shadow Wolf is a male."

Feng Yuan, with a biscuit in his mouth, glanced at the little White Shadow Wolf trying to run off Xiao Shuang’s head and commented. Its attempt to escape wasn’t because it feared water but simply because it didn’t want to bathe with Xiao Shuang; after all, the little White Shadow Wolf brought by Feng Yuan did have some understanding of human society. It might seem similar to Xiao Ji, but in actuality, it was several years older than Xiao Ji. As for its lack of strength?

Regardless, a Spirit Beast’s power couldn’t grow on its own without training, let alone the little White Shadow Wolf, which had high aspirations. Although Feng Yuan didn’t understand its thinking, in his view, trying to enhance its potential was a waste of time. However, the good thing about being a Spirit Beast was having a much longer lifespan than humans, so its actions didn’t have much impact in the grand scheme.

As for other Spirit Beasts bullying it—this little White Shadow Wolf wasn’t weak at all. Although its approach to strength training was slow, which meant gradual power increases, its stamina and ability to sustain in battle were much greater than that of other White Shadow Wolves its age.

Landing firmly on the ground, the little White Shadow Wolf skillfully burrowed under the sofa, leaving just its nose peeking out to stealthily observe Xiao Shuang. Seeing this, Xiao Shuang didn’t insist further, but Feng Yuan’s reminder made her realize for the first time that even Spirit Beasts had genders. After all, aside from Divine Beasts assuming human form, most Spirit Beasts had non-human shapes, so it was easy to overlook such details.

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly and said,

"I guess only you would be so concerned about that."

"Tch, what do you mean ’so concerned’? If it weren’t for that issue, do you think it would be hiding?"

Feng Yuan retorted with dissatisfaction, and the little White Shadow Wolf hiding under the couch nodded as if in agreement. Feng Yuan glanced at Xiao Ji pecking at the biscuit nearby and said,

"Not all Spirit Beasts hate water as much as Xiao Ji does."

"Bird-type Spirit Beasts naturally aren’t fond of water, you know?"

Qi Chen disagreed with Feng Yuan’s statement, citing not only Xiao Ji but also Big Cat, which wasn’t keen on playing with water, although not to the same extent as Xiao Ji. At this moment, Xiao Shuang looked at Qi Chen and said,

"Brother, help me give Xiao Bai a bath later."

"Can’t you do it yourself? It is your bodyguard, after all."

"Well... Just help me bathe it today anyway!"

Xiao Shuang blurted out with a flushed face and ran away. The little White Shadow Wolf crawled out from under the sofa and looked puzzled in the direction Xiao Shuang had left. Why did Xiao Shuang seem so strange today? Glancing at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen said helplessly,

"Look at the trouble you’ve caused."

"What does it have to do with me? Whatever, it’s just giving it a bath, right?"

As he spoke, Feng Yuan stood up, scooped up the little White Shadow Wolf with one arm, and carried it to the second floor, followed closely by a vigilant Xiao Ji, fearing Feng Yuan might switch affections.

"You rascal..."

While bathing the little White Shadow Wolf, Feng Yuan looked speechlessly at Xiao Ji, who sneaked a peek through the door. The showerhead suddenly turned toward the door, and upon seeing the torrent of water, Xiao Ji hastily retreated and fell to the floor. Through the wall, Feng Yuan heard Xiao Ji’s dissatisfied chirping and shook his head, continuing to rinse the soap suds off the little White Shadow Wolf. After a while, he said softly,

"There haven’t been any suspicious figures around, have there?"

The little White Shadow Wolf thought back and shook its head. As he scrubbed the little White Shadow Wolf’s head, Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"Thank you for your hard work—it looks like we’ll need you to guard her for a while longer."

Though those Hunters were currently being chased everywhere by a group of angry Divine Beasts, Feng Yuan couldn’t guarantee there wouldn’t be someone who would attempt to harm his friends. The others weren’t in much danger, as they all had their own Beast Tamers, except for Qi Xiaoshuang...

Feng Yuan sighed, uncertain if his decision to stay was a mistake. Certainly, those people wouldn’t randomly target Xiaoshuang and the others, but if it was because of their closeness to him that they were in danger, then...

As his hand gently stroked the wet fur of the little White Shadow Wolf, Feng Yuan murmured quietly,

"What do you think—was it a mistake for me to stay? If they weren’t so close to me, they wouldn’t be at risk of being attacked..."

Xiao Bai, the White Shadow Wolf, looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.

"Well, then, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to enter Maomu Academy either, although you’ve tried hard to conceal it, but Ah Mu’s actual condition, do you think I wouldn’t know?"

"Yo, lecher, peeping at a White Shadow Wolf taking a bath~"

Feng Yuan looked at Qi Chen and joked with a deadpan expression, while Qi Chen said seriously,

"Although you might put us in danger, if it wasn’t for you, I probably wouldn’t have been able to enter Maomu Academy so easily."

After all, although Feng Yuan’s actions in the Beast Tamer competition were somewhat unsportsmanlike, no one could deny Qi Chen and his team’s abilities to enter Maomu Academy. The academy’s assessment could at most affect the subsequent evaluations, and besides, the potions that Feng Yuan regularly provided for Ah Mu were not simple. Without those potions, Ah Mu probably wouldn’t have such strong abilities now.

"Ah Mu feels the same way. If it weren’t for your potions, it probably wouldn’t have its current potential... and also my father... and Xiao Shuang... you’ve helped our family so much, why would you still think this way?"

"Moreover, what are the chances those guys would actually make a move on them? Besides the absence of any benefit, it would just invite trouble."

Veronia, now in her human form, leaned against the wall and said, looking at Feng Yuan with a soft voice,

"When you say things like that, you only make others sad."

"This... I’m sorry."

Feng Yuan said with a sheepish smile. He hadn’t expected his offhand remark to Xiao Bai, the White Shadow Wolf, would be overheard by Qi Chen. Seeing Feng Yuan’s guilty look, Qi Chen said with a hint of amusement,

"I’m not saying you’re wrong, but didn’t I tell you before to just treat this place like your own home?"

"Thanks, but, bro, didn’t I ask you to help me bathe Xiao Bai? How did it become him helping Xiao Bai instead?"

Looking at Xiao Bai, who was being dried off by Feng Yuan with a hairdryer, Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Qi Chen somewhat discontentedly, and seeing that Qi Chen didn’t know how to respond, Feng Yuan laughed and said,

"I took it to bathe myself, since I was going to take a bath anyway. Who’s to blame when Xiao Ji refuses to bathe with me~"

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji glared at him and bumped against him with its head. Agunas looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly and said,

"You really are something, knowing that it’s what it hates the most yet always trying to get it to join you."

Xiao Ji nodded in agreement, cuddling Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan laughed and said,

"Isn’t it fun? Teasing Xiao Ji is the best pastime~"

Pushing Feng Yuan away, Xiao Ji looked at him and then snuggled up against him again. Remembering something, Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Qi Chen and said,

"Bro, we’re planning to go to Meow Meow Paradise tomorrow to play, are you guys coming with us?"

As if triggering some kind of alert, Qi Chen looked at Qi Xiaoshuang very guardedly and said,

"You’re not planning to go there with your little boyfriend, are you?"

"Aren’t you supposed to be preparing for your graduation exams soon? Shouldn’t you be focusing on that?"

"Bro, do you think a graduation exam could stump a genius beauty like me? I’m kindly inviting you, and you’re not even appreciative."

"Uh, if I remember correctly, isn’t Meow Meow Paradise temporarily closed?"

Feng Yuan looked at Qi Xiaoshuang strangely, and she hesitated before saying,

"Really? I’ve been so busy with graduation exam preparations that I haven’t paid much attention, but wasn’t it running just fine before? Why would it suddenly close? Even with that incident before, it shouldn’t be just because of that, right?"

"Have you forgotten what the cat Spirit Beasts there were originally for? The border conflict is getting intense now, and they must have all gone there. Without them, Meow Meow Paradise would have no reason to continue operations, right?"

"This..."

Qi Xiaoshuang was stunned for a moment. Although the news on TV talked about the border every day, to ordinary people, it still felt very remote. Only now did she understand that its impact wasn’t limited to the border...