Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 167 Pei Yu_1

The Dreaming Dragon Baby stuck its head out from under the covers, looking dissatisfied at Feng Yuan as it hummed a few times before burrowing back under, letting only a section of its small tail flicker in and out of sight. Grasping the little tail, Feng Yuan said,

"Stop humming, you skipped today’s training again, didn’t you? Later, go find Xiao Ji for training by yourself."

The Dreaming Dragon Baby popped its head out from under the covers and hummed discontentedly at Feng Yuan. Understanding why the Dreaming Dragon Baby was upset, Feng Yuan said helplessly,

"I told you, it was you who didn’t follow us yesterday. It’s not like we intentionally didn’t take you to eat. Oh, forget it."

Seeing Feng Yuan stand up, the Dreaming Dragon Baby shrank its head back a little guiltily. After a while, a bag of snacks appeared in front of it.

"Here you go, eat these and go find Xiao Ji this afternoon. Stop being sulky."

"Rawr~"

The Dreaming Dragon Baby snatched the snacks from Feng Yuan’s hand and dove back under the covers. Feng Yuan quickly pulled back the bedding and said,

"Don’t hide under the covers to eat! If you’re going to eat, do it on the table!"

The Dreaming Dragon Baby glanced at Feng Yuan and, clutching the snacks tightly, floated up to the table to blissfully enjoy the treat. After a final reminder, Feng Yuan stopped fussing over the Dreaming Dragon Baby and turned to lie down on the bed to rest.

"Do you think something’s happened to Pei Yu?"

"Why don’t you just call him and ask?"

Looking at Zhong Liuyan, who had a worried expression, Feng Yuan replied weakly while lying on the table. Qi Chen asked with some puzzlement,

"What happened to him?"

"He hasn’t been to school for several days, and he doesn’t answer his phone either."

"Did you call his home phone?"

Hearing Qi Chen’s question, Zhong Liuyan hesitated before responding,

"I asked, but his family said he’s been busy doing something with his cousin recently."

"Did his family call in to excuse his absence?"

"Yeah."

"Then it should be fine, right? After all, if there was danger, his family would be worried too."

Hearing Qi Chen’s words, Zhong Liuyan still said anxiously,

"But why won’t he answer my calls..."

"Maybe he’s got something going on and can’t pick up..."

As the two of them conversed, Feng Yuan yawned, shifted his position, and lay propped up on the table, suggesting,

"Then just go and ask him in person, right?"

"But... I can’t find him..."

Feng Yuan looked up somewhat speechlessly at Zhong Liuyan and said,

"Just go to his house and wait for him, it’s not a big deal."

"But... that seems a bit..."

Seeing Zhong Liuyan blush, Qi Chen said somewhat exasperatedly,

"How could you suggest sending a girl to wait outside a guy’s house? But going directly to him is indeed more feasible. If you’re really worried, I can go with you to find him."

"You’re coming too!"

Qi Chen said to Feng Yuan, who had turned his head to lie on the table with the back of his head facing him. Feng Yuan replied somewhat displeased,

"What a hassle."

"Since you’ve got nothing else to do, just come with us. It’ll be convenient if we need your help with anything."

Seeing Feng Yuan staring at him, Qi Chen scratched his head and said,

"Your strange tricks are pretty handy in case of trouble... you could solve some problems..."

"Tch, I knew it."

Feng Yuan pouted unhappily. Seeing Zhong Liuyan looking expectantly at him, he collapsed onto the table and said resignedly,

"Fine, I’ll go with you after school, but I have to pick up Xiao Ji first."

Zhong Liuyan said, a bit cheerfully,

"Thank you~ How about I treat you guys to a meal at the cafeteria?"

Feng Yuan looked incredulously at Zhong Liuyan and said,

"Why would you treat us in the cafeteria... Shouldn’t you be treating us at a gourmet shop in the alleyways..."

Qi Chen pressed down on Feng Yuan’s shoulders and said with a deadpan expression,

"Do you think the gourmet shop serves food as fast as the cafeteria? Remember, it’s not the weekend tomorrow; we still need to be back before ten at night."

"Tch, no sincerity."

"Indeed, then I’ll treat you guys again in the alley next weekend~"

Hearing Zhong Liuyan’s words, Feng Yuan raised his head and smiled,

"Then I want to go to Chang’s Gourmet Shop~"

"Sure."

After school in the afternoon, having picked up Xiao Ji and Dreaming Dragon Baby and eaten a less-than-delicious dinner in the cafeteria with them, Feng Yuan boarded the bus under Zhong Liuyan’s guidance. Feng Yuan asked with some confusion,

"Jiaye Huating isn’t considered a top-tier community, right? Why does his family live there?"

"My home is still in the Western District, what are you implying..."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly, and glancing at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan said helplessly,

"Pei Yu should be from the Pei Family, right? Isn’t it odd for people from the Pei Family to live in that kind of place?"

"The influence of family powers in the Great Xia has long been diminished..."

"It seems that his family has conflicts with the Pei Family, so they’ve never had access to the Pei Family’s resources."

Zhong Liuyan pondered for a while and reluctantly said, and Feng Yuan replied with some surprise,

"Wow, I didn’t expect them to be self-made."

"Not exactly... They still provided some aid to his family..."

While conversing like this, they arrived at Pei Yu’s home, and Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan before stepping forward to ring the doorbell. After a long wait, a middle-aged woman in home wear opened the door and looked at the three people outside with some bewilderment,

"Who are you looking for?"

"We are Pei Yu’s classmates. He’s been absent from school for a few days, and we’re a bit worried, so we came to ask about him."

The woman glanced at the three of them and, seeing Zhong Liuyan standing behind the two, smiled and said,

"He and his cousin have been busy with something and haven’t been home these past few days. It’s kind of you to come all this way; you must have had quite the journey. Come in and have a drink."

Seeing the woman’s gaze frequently assessing Zhong Liuyan, Feng Yuan whispered with a smile,

"Looks like she really likes you as her daughter-in-law~"

Zhong Liuyan shyly turned away, and Qi Chen, speechless, patted Feng Yuan on the shoulder and said,

"That joke isn’t funny, you know!"

"Psh, who’s joking? Just look at her gaze, and you’ll know."

A while later, the woman brought some cups for everyone and, after pouring some drinks, Zhong Liuyan asked her about Pei Yu’s whereabouts. The woman thought for a moment and said helplessly,

"His cousin came over the weekend and said she was taking him to a good place, something about enhancing his strength. But he hasn’t returned since..."

"Enhance strength? How can we enhance our strength at our age?"

Zhong Liuyan said, somewhat puzzled, to which the woman shook her head and sighed,

"I don’t know, but she took Xiao Yu away as soon as she arrived. Although she’s from the main family, she probably has some special method for enhancement..."

"Impossible! There’s no way to quickly enhance strength before signing a contract with a second Spirit Beast!"

Zhong Liuyan slammed the table, a bit angrily, and the woman said helplessly,

"There’s nothing we can do; that’s what she said, and we don’t know whether the main family really has such abilities..."

After talking with the woman for a bit and finding out she truly didn’t know Pei Yu’s whereabouts, the three of them said their goodbyes reluctantly and left.

Leaving Pei Yu’s home, Feng Yuan looked at Xiao Ji who was asleep on the egg and said,

"We’ve learned what we could, it’s time to go back to school, right?"

"Don’t you find his cousin suspicious? A rapid increase in strength, at our age, do you think such a method exists?"

Feng Yuan recalled for a moment and then said,

"There are methods, but generally, they’re related to the Divine Beasts. Without depending on a Divine Beast, it’s indeed not possible."

"Really?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why do you think Divine Pact Makers are so powerful? Divine Beasts help them use enhancement methods that ordinary people can’t employ."

"That’s too unfair..."

Seeing Qi Chen looking somewhat dissatisfied, Feng Yuan shook his head with a smile and said,

"There’s no absolute fairness. Besides, Divine Pact Makers, while they get help from Divine Beasts, have to be careful as it can cause some not-so-good effects on their Spirit Beasts."

Remembering how Wu Feng tricked the Fire Sprite, Feng Yuan almost laughed and was about to say something when Qi Chen, noticing the silent Zhong Liuyan, elbowed Feng Yuan and said,

"Enough about that, do you have a way to find Pei Yu?"

"If we have the blood of a close relative, we can find him, but without it... no chance."

"Can’t you use the method you used to find Xiao Ling to find him?"

"No, the Time Phantom can only project things that have happened within a day."