Divine Beast Creator

"Where did you run off to today? You all seem so strange..."

Qi Chen, who lay on the bed scrolling through his phone after a shower, asked with some confusion. Feng Yuan, sitting on the bed and looking out at the clear night sky, said

"I was supposed to help a friend treat a Spirit Beast... but who knew it would turn into a wild picnic and a send-off for a Spirit Beast..."

"Uh... my condolences..."

"I had just met them, okay? It just felt a bit uncomfortable, that’s all..."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Qi Chen sat up and looked at him quizzically, asking

"Just met?"

Feng Yuan, gazing at the night sky, stretched out his right hand as if trying to grab something, and said

"Yeah..."

"You really don’t worry about much, holding a send-off for someone you just met..."

"Oh right, Xiao Shuang asked me to give this to you. It’s on the desk."

"What is it?"

Feng Yuan stood up, puzzled, picked up the bracelet from the desk, and looked at it before saying

"A canine tooth bracelet? And it’s made so ugly? Who scammed Xiao Shuang?"

"Try saying that to her face! She made it herself, okay!"

"Uh... like this... it would have been better to just string the teeth with some rope..."

Feng Yuan, looking at the strangely twisted metal wire bracelet in front of him, was left speechless, while Qi Chen shook his head helplessly and said

"She said she wanted to try making something different from yours."

"Different from mine? I’ve never made a canine tooth bracelet?"

"It’s the Feather Bracelet you gave me... She said she wanted to make something similar in style, but didn’t want to copy you, so she deliberately used metal wire..."

"Huh? This... it doesn’t match at all... I barely use metal in mine. Anyway, I’ll just put it away."

Feng Yuan, somewhat speechless at the bracelet, placed it in the cabinet. Seeing Big Cat absorbed again in the computer, he gently patted Big Cat’s head and said

"Don’t stay up late, okay? I don’t want you developing nocturnal habits."

"Meow?"

"Aren’t owls naturally nocturnal anyway?"

"Travel cats aren’t, most of them travel during the day."

Feng Yuan said, yawning and lying down on the bed. After glancing at the text messages on his phone, he looked at Qi Chen with a puzzled expression but then suddenly smiled wickedly and started typing something.

"It’s finally over~"

After winning the last match and taking first place, Feng Yuan, with Xiao Ji by his side, left the cheering crowd and approached Qi Chen and the others, saying. Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and remarked

"See, you’ve traumatized them. They just dodge as soon as they see you coming."

Feng Yuan scratched his head, looking sheepish, and said

"I’ve said it was an accident~"

As he spoke, Feng Yuan clapped a hand on Qi Chen’s shoulder and turned to Yang Hongzhi, who was conversing with Najia, and suggested

"Let’s have a wild picnic to celebrate~"

"You can try, if you’re not afraid of getting caught. National Day is just a few days away, and the patrols around the school are not few at this time."

"Uh..."

Watching the security guards pass by occasionally outside, Feng Yuan reluctantly gave up his earlier idea. Qi Chen dealt another blow,

"Plus, even though today is Friday, don’t forget we still have remedial classes tomorrow and the day after."

"Ah!!! So annoying!!! Why do we have to have remedial classes!!!"

Seeing Feng Yuan’s exasperated expression, Yang Hongzhi disdainfully said

"You think remedial classes are bad? We have to start participating in security patrols the day after tomorrow."

"No way?"

"What’s so surprising? It’s always arranged like this every year. I remember you said that every time this season comes, you can see students from Maomu Academy busily running around on the streets."

"Uh..."

As Yang Hongzhi looked at him with a disapproving gaze after hearing Qi Chen’s words, Feng Yuan took a couple of steps back and laughed sheepishly a few times, saying

"That was just watching the fun in the past... But thinking about us having to do the same next year is just so bothersome..."

"You’re not saying that because of this, you’ll decide not to go to the Beast Taming Academy, are you?"

"No, that’s not happening."

Feng Yuan waved his hand at Qi Chen and explained,

"Without attending the Beast Taming Academy, it’s a hassle to take the social exam to get a certified Beastmaster license, too many tests, and without that license, there are many places you can’t legally enter..."

"I don’t even know what to say to you..."

Qi Chen said helplessly to Feng Yuan. He had thought Feng Yuan would just illegally enter those areas, since in Great Xia the regulations seemed to be more of a warning than anything else, and many people without Beastmaster licenses would still trespass in restricted areas.

"Then don’t say anything~"

"By the way, are you guys free on National Day?"

"Let me think... I don’t think I have any plans, should be free."

"And what do you want to do this time?"

Seeing Qi Chen staring at him, Feng Yuan rubbed Xiao Ji in his arms and said,

"Of course, it’s to go out and have fun~ Otherwise, it’s not easy for me to take so many Spirit Beasts out by myself~"

"I’ll do my best, we should be allowed to have a rest on National Day..."

Yang Hongzhi took a glance at Najia in his arms and hesitated before speaking. Qi Chen pondered for a moment and said,

"I don’t have any plans right now, I’ll ask around..."

"But aren’t you inviting anyone else?"

"Who else could I invite? I’m not familiar with anyone else. Zhong Liuyan? Even if she was free, she’s probably already been booked by Pei Yu. If I were to approach her, he’d give me trouble~"

"Why do you look so eager to try..."

"Not at all~ You’re seeing things~"

Qi Chen looked suspiciously at Feng Yuan, who was trying to act innocent. Suddenly, Feng Yuan scratched his head and with a wave of his hand, a pale blue flame shot out, forming a cartoon lightbulb above his head. Then the lightbulb turned bright, and Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan, speechless, saying,

"What are you playing at now...?"

"It means I’ve got a great idea~"

"I’ll go invite Dou Yanlan then~"

"Hey!"

Qi Chen, his face slightly red, grabbed Feng Yuan by the collar and pulled back the planning-to-escape Feng Yuan. Looking at Feng Yuan’s smirking face, Qi Chen stumbled over his words not sure what to say, while Yang Hongzhi held Najia and watched the commotion with a look of amusement. After a while, Feng Yuan chimed in,

"Don’t be like that, if someone saw us they might get the wrong idea."

Reminded by Feng Yuan, Qi Chen looked around and noticed many people pointing and whispering about him and Feng Yuan. Even a few girls’ eyes gleamed with a strange light, giving him chills down his spine. Qi Chen then forcefully pushed Feng Yuan away, to which Feng Yuan, looking at Qi Chen speechlessly, said,

"You know, that makes it look even weirder..."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan, trying to phrase his words, nearly blurting them out but swallowing them back down, and after a moment, he fiercely said to Feng Yuan,

"I’ll talk to Dou Yanlan myself, don’t make it more complicated for me!"

Watching the flustered escape of Qi Chen, Feng Yuan smirked and said,

"You’re going to invite her? Just don’t let her get the wrong idea~"

"First love, huh...looks interesting..."

"Aren’t you just in your second year? You’ve still got time for a first love~"

Yang Hongzhi chuckled while looking at Najia in his arms and said,

"I don’t want to go out of my way just to experience a first love. But what about you? Don’t you like someone?"

"Me?"

Feng Yuan hesitated, took a long time to consider, and then replied,

"No, not really, just going with the flow..."

"Forget it, talking about this is pointless. Let’s take a walk~"

As Feng Yuan led the way out of the combat arena, the crowd naturally made a path for him. Yang Hongzhi shook his head and spoke to Najia,

"He really is a peculiar guy..."

"Gina..."

"Everyone’s discussing where to go play. Speaking of which, did you invite Dou Yanlan for me?"

Feng Yuan leaned on the table, observing the students who were sneakily chatting under the table while the teacher wasn’t looking. He boldly turned his head and asked Qi Chen, who noticed that Teacher Chu glanced at Feng Yuan and then just continued lecturing. Qi Chen pretended to be concerned and bent down to whisper to Ah Mu,

"I invited her. Xiao Shuang will also come with us."

"Why would Xiao Shuang come with us instead of going out with her classmates?"

"Don’t know. Oh, and I have a favor to ask you..."

Qi Chen stroked Ah Mu, pretending to check up on him while Ah Mu cooperated with a pained expression.