Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 180: Divergence_1

Hearing Lorraine Tower’s declaration of protection before leaving Maomu City, Elder Li looked at Feng Yuan with a complex expression and said,

"Are you a Divine Pact Maker?"

"No," he replied.

"Are you sure? If you are a Divine Pact Maker, the Elder Council can help you settle this matter."

Seeing Elder Li’s puzzled gaze, Feng Yuan smiled and looked toward the rising sun, saying,

"There’s no need. I wouldn’t lie about such a thing."

"God’s Chosen One, I’ll leave the rest to you~"

"What are you going to do now!"

Seeing Drudgeon watching him warily, Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"I’m not good at dealing with these things~ So, please take care of it~ God’s Chosen One~"

Drudgeon flicked his tail and looked at Feng Yuan with dissatisfaction. Agunas waved his pen, and the vine platforms in the sky gradually dissipated; the dark vines turned into ash flitting away in the air, and the purple cracks on the ground healed again. Aside from the ordinary citizens frightened by the incident, only the houses damaged by the vines remained as proof of what had just happened.

Gently landing on the ground and looking at Feng Yuan’s departing figure, Captain Chen sighed helplessly and said,

"I didn’t expect it to end up like this..."

"Why do you, like those guys, want to protect him? Don’t forget the oath you took when you joined the special service team!"

"Protect him? Perhaps... After all, I would gladly kill those who snatch the Spirit Beasts of others..."

Recalling Lingling, Captain Chen couldn’t help but clench his fist tighter. Drudgeon glanced at Captain Chen and began negotiating with Elder Li to resolve the incident.

"Is there really such a situation..."

Hearing Drudgeon’s narration, Elder Li fell silent, and with a shake of his head, he said somewhat helplessly,

"This isn’t just my decision. While I sympathize with him, if we let him off lightly, you should understand what that would mean for Great Xia’s order."

After a long discussion with Drudgeon, Elder Li said,

"I will leave this matter to be decided by the Elder Council. The final verdict will depend on their decision, but..."

Looking at the report in his hands, Elder Li breathed a sigh of relief. Although the incident had been serious, there hadn’t been significant damage, apart from one room destroyed by the vines. Maomu City hadn’t suffered any other destruction, and as for the citizens’ panic, perhaps there had just been too many recent events. Though initially startled, order in Maomu City had been restored with the police’s reassurance. In other words, although Feng Yuan had caused a certain level of fear, the impact wasn’t considered substantial.

"Why do you all wish for him to stay here?"

Once again, Elder Li voiced his doubt, although he held no hope that Drudgeon would answer.

"It’s not that we want him to stay, we just hope he can enjoy this period of his life..."

Looking skeptically at Drudgeon, Elder Li watched as Drudgeon flicked his tail and turned to leave. Elder Li glanced at Captain Chen and rode away on the Ice Profound Bird.

"What’s wrong?"

Upon returning to the dormitory and seeing Xiao Ji’s guilty expression, Feng Yuan rubbed Xiao Ji’s head with a puzzled look. Najia shook her head at Feng Yuan, who was packing up the room. Xiao Ji hugged Feng Yuan’s leg and looked up at him sorrowfully. Bending down to touch Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan said with a smile,

"It’s okay. It’s just a change of place. Although leaving like this is a bit annoying, there’s no helping it~"

"Aren’t you being too harsh?"

Back in Shangjing City, Elder Li immediately called for an emergency meeting of the Grand Elder, and after recounting the events in Maomu City, one of the Elders said with some resignation, to which Elder Li glanced at him and responded,

"If we can’t enforce effective punishment, how can we maintain order in the future!"

"But..."

"I think there’s something wrong with this, after all, it’s normal for young people to be impulsive, and he hasn’t caused any serious consequences."

"But if we just let him off, we can’t justify it to the public..."

"I don’t know who it was, who dealt with that group who snatched the Spirit Beasts, but they even managed to light up the Yimu Qingling Tower."

"What I did was to combat evil! How can you mix that up with his kind of revenge?"

"Do you think him catching those criminals himself is revenge?"

"Of course! He’s not a police officer!"

...

Seeing the Grand Elder watch the intense discussion among the crowd with calmness, Elder Li stood silently. After a while, as it seemed like the argument was not going to yield a result, one of the Elders simply said to Elder Li,

"Elder Li, since you handled this matter, what do you think we should do?"

Seeing the Grand Elder also look towards him, Elder Li sighed and said,

"I was too impulsive at the time..."

"Oh?"

The Grand Elder watched Elder Li with interest. After a moment of silence. Elder Li began,

"It was my fault for not taking into account his background..."

"Background?"

Hearing Elder Li’s words, those who had been arguing fiercely just now picked up the materials in front of them to check, while those who had been silent turned their gaze to the Grand Elder. They had all seen those documents before and knew that Elder Li’s punishment was already considered harsh.

"So what if he is an orphan! Does that mean an orphan can just be left unattended?"

An irritable Elder glanced over the material, threw it aside in dissatisfaction, and questioned Elder Li. At that moment, a previously silent Elder said calmly,

"What would you do if your Ah Hong were taken away by someone else? Just think about his situation at that time."

"But... but..."

The Elder, his face flushed, fumbled for words and couldn’t answer. Another Elder sighed and said,

"To him, the Spirit Beast that was taken is his most important friend. Although the means were somewhat extreme, but..."

"Although it didn’t cause any major damage, I believe that necessary discipline is still needed. Of course, there’s no need for expulsion. According to his previous record, he’s not the type to cause wanton destruction, and besides..."

"Expulsion? Heh, Divine Beast Hall would certainly love for us to do that. The sole God’s Chosen, and one favored by several powerful Divine Beasts at that..."

"Although we also need Divine Beasts for our security, we absolutely must not tolerate their willful misconduct!"

An Elder warned, as Elder Li and the Grand Elder watched the new round of arguing silently from the side.

"Where are you planning to go?"

Returning to the dormitory, Qi Chen was surprised to see Feng Yuan packing up his things and said. While packing up, Feng Yuan slowly recounted what happened the night before. After listening to Feng Yuan, Qi Chen glanced at him, words nearly escaping his lips before holding back, hesitating for a long time before asking,

"So, where do you plan to go?"

"I don’t know... just wander around, I guess. First, head north to take in the snowscape, then when the weather warms up, I’ll go to the seaside for a bit. Playing around in Delong Tower sounds good too~"

"Delong Tower... you really dare to dream..."

After finishing his statement, recalling the announcement from Lorraine Tower the night before, Qi Chen came to a realization and said helplessly,

"Well, you definitely might have a connection with Delong Tower."

"But... is there really no other way? Can’t you ask someone to intervene on your behalf?"

"What is there to say? After all, the mistake has indeed been made. It’s already good enough not to be locked up, right? Open the door; I’ll put this down."

Feng Yuan called out to Agunas as he spoke and an ancient stone door appeared in the dormitory. As the stone door slowly opened, Qi Chen saw the strange space he was brought to last time by the White Wolf Deity. Seeing Feng Yuan carrying his stuff inside, Qi Chen hesitated and then spoke,

"Are you leaving today?"

"Let’s finish packing first. If it goes quickly, I should be able to set out tomorrow. I don’t want them to rush me out~"

Watching the busy Feng Yuan, Qi Chen quietly stepped out and started dialing his phone. Big Cat sat quietly in front of the computer, working on it. The half-assembled device had been put aside by Big Cat, seemingly having lost interest. Dreaming Dragon Baby lay on the table watching the busy Feng Yuan, its tail occasionally swishing, its eyes somewhat lost.