138: Chapter 138 Lost_1 138: Chapter 138 Lost_1 “Why bother…”
Seeing Feng Yuan somewhat unsteady on his feet, Qi Chen said with a hint of helplessness.
Captain Yang and the others walked back to the barrier.
Captain Yang looked at Feng Yuan for a while, sighed, and said nothing.
Meng Binglan watched Feng Yuan with the look of someone seeing something amusing, while Wu Feng walked over to Feng Yuan, patted his arm, and said,
Qi Chen, with a puzzled look, watched the now alert Wu Feng and said, somewhat perplexed,
“What’s he thanking you for?”
“Haven’t you noticed that there are more and more snakes around?”
If you hold onto him, we can hurry on.”
Captain Yang came over, took a look at Feng Yuan, and after giving Qi Chen some instructions, led the way in front of everyone with the Spirit Beast.
The girl silently tried to pull out the Greatsword that Feng Yuan had stuck in the ground.
Yang Hongzhi came over, struggled to pull out the Greatsword, and said,
“How come this sword is so heavy?”
“It’s a Greatsword, how could it not be heavy?”
“It’s a wonder you can still wield it…”
“That shows how awesome I am～”
Seeing Feng Yuan’s smug face, Qi Chen felt somewhat speechless.
Qi Xiaoshuang suggested with a mischievous smile,
“Since you’re so awesome, you probably don’t need someone to hold you up, right?
I don’t want to get covered in mud!”
“Come on, am I that kind of person?”
Qi Chen said, somewhat speechless.
Although he loosened his grip on Feng Yuan a bit, he indeed had no intention of letting go.
Feng Yuan looked at Qi Chen with a sense of grievance.
After a long journey, Feng Yuan looked at the still drizzling rain with some confusion and said,
“Are we going in circles?”
“What did you notice?”
When we first found Captain Yang and the others, the rain quickly weakened from a downpour to a drizzle.
Logically speaking, after walking for so long, the rain should have already stopped.”
“Now that you mention it, it does seem a little…”
Qi Chen said with a hint of helplessness.
The girl carefully observed their surroundings and said,
“We’ve been here before.”
Are we going in circles?”
“There, the old tree.”
Following the direction the girl pointed, everyone saw the old tree with its strange shape that they had initially encountered.
Feng Yuan said with a hint of helplessness,
“Are we back to where we started?”
After a long silence, Captain Yang finally spoke.
Meng Binglan, with some helplessness, began to study the surroundings while Wu Feng appeared to be communicating something to the Vermilion Bird.
Seeing that everyone had stopped moving, Feng Yuan simply leaned on Big Cat.
At that moment, a small bird resembling a brown sparrow burst forth from the nearby bushes.
Qi Xiaoshuang instinctively looked at Feng Yuan, but the bird headed straight for the girl, who caught it with both hands in a delighted surprise.
Looking at the small bird in the girl’s hands, Qi Xiaoshuang asked Feng Yuan with curiosity,
“Do you know what kind of Spirit Beast that is?”
There probably aren’t any of these Spirit Beasts around anymore.”
Watching the tiny adorable bird, Qi Xiaoshuang said with a hint of regret.
Qi Chen secretly nudged Feng Yuan and whispered,
“Would a child of this age have a Spirit Beast in this era?”
Feng Yuan glanced at the girl who was talking to the small bird and replied in a soft voice,
“Theoretically, it’s impossible.
I remember that even the core descendants of the great clans wouldn’t start to have family Spirit Beasts accompanying them until the middle of the Dynasty period.”
“I know what you’re thinking, if there really was a problem, the White Wolf Deity would have warned us by now.
As for owning a Spirit Beast, there’s always someone lucky enough to be favored by a wild Spirit Beast, nothing strange about that.”
Qi Chen said, casting a glance at Feng Yuan, and let out a sigh.
After witnessing Feng Yuan’s uncanny situation where every Divine Beast he met became his good friend, Qi Chen didn’t find it odd at all that the girl could charm a wild Spirit Beast into favoring her.
After talking with the bird for a bit, the girl seemed a bit disappointed.
Captain Yang and the others discussed amongst themselves but couldn’t come up with a better plan.
In the end, they had no choice but to continue their journey.
After advancing a short distance, Feng Yuan had regained some strength and took the Greatsword from Yang Hongzhi to carry on his shoulder.
Qi Chen, somewhat worried, said,
“Are you sure you’re okay?
Want to rest a bit longer?”
“No need, the Blade of the Holy White isn’t that heavy.”
Feng Yuan said, swinging the Greatsword a bit.
Qi Chen and Yang Hongzhi, who had tried the weight of the Greatsword, were left somewhat speechless.
Seeing the fire snakes becoming more numerous around them, Feng Yuan said with a hint of resignation,
“Looks like it’s time for another big move?”
Just as Feng Yuan hesitated whether to clear the field with another sweeping move, a dark green Big Mushroom charged onto the battlefield.
The Big Mushroom bent down and from its cap sprayed out a cloud of dark green poison fog.
The fog quickly spread over most of the battlefield.
Captain Yang and the others, unable to determine whether the Big Mushroom was friend or foe, had no choice but to back off.
The fire snakes writhed in the fog, showing signs of life fading away.
Feng Yuan, surprised, looked at the Big Mushroom and exclaimed,
“Wow, that poison fog is really potent!”
After spraying the poison fog, the Big Mushroom hopped towards the group on two oval-shaped feet.
Having seen the might of the Big Mushroom’s fog, people picked up their weapons and prepared their defensive moves warily, watching the approaching Big Mushroom.
The Big Mushroom ignored everyone’s actions and hopped up to an unsuspecting Feng Yuan.
You’re pretty awesome, huh?”
Spotting the remaining wounds on the Big Mushroom, Feng Yuan immediately realized it was the same one he had treated before.
He reached out to touch the slightly elastic cap of the Big Mushroom and couldn’t resist flicking it, prompting Qi Chen to quickly pull Feng Yuan aside and watch the Big Mushroom warily.
The Big Mushroom put a hand to its mouth in confusion, not understanding Qi Chen’s actions.
Feng Yuan shook off Qi Chen’s hand, approached the Big Mushroom again, and touched it, asking,
“Did you come specifically to find me?”
The Big Mushroom looked at Feng Yuan, puzzled.
Qi Chen, somewhat exasperated, said,
“You’re not planning to take it back with you, are you?”
seems like I can’t, can’t randomly take life forms that don’t belong in the original timeline…”
Feng Yuan said with some regret, not noticing that Xiao Ji on the side was already very angry.
After poking the Big Mushroom, Feng Yuan said to the others,
“You’re not planning to take it with us, are you?”
“No, it has its own life.”
After petting the Big Mushroom one last time, Feng Yuan turned around to catch up with the advancing group.
The Big Mushroom, looking puzzled at the departing Feng Yuan, hopped along behind.
Qi Chen, watching the Big Mushroom follow, said to Feng Yuan with a hint of sarcasm,
“Have you just abducted another Spirit Beast?”
“How is this my fault?
If you saw a Spirit Beast injured and lying in front of you, wouldn’t you help it?”
Qi Chen let out a resigned sigh.
Feng Yuan noticed the girl looking at the Big Mushroom guardedly and scratched his head in confusion, saying,
“It doesn’t seem as dangerous as you described, look.”
Feng Yuan said, going back to poke the Big Mushroom again.
The Big Mushroom looked at him, unsure of what Feng Yuan meant.
Xiao Ji, feeling neglected, ran to Qi Chen’s side, hugging his leg with its wings.
Seeing that Feng Yuan completely failed to notice Xiao Ji’s upset, Qi Chen said with a deadpan expression,
Only then did Feng Yuan react, rushing over to Qi Chen’s side trying to pick up Xiao Ji, but Xiao Ji swiftly dodged, glaring at Feng Yuan dissatisfied.
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan followed Xiao Ji, trying to appease it.
Meanwhile, Captain Yang and the others at the front noticed Feng Yuan and Qi Chen lagging behind and stopped to urge them on.
With a bit of helplessness, Feng Yuan said to Qi Chen,
“Can you keep an eye on Xiao Ji for me?…
It seems to be angry…”
“Are you sure this won’t make it even angrier?”
Saying this, Feng Yuan sighed.
Qi Chen, speechless, said to Feng Yuan,
“Who asked you to always go seducing other Spirit Beasts?
Isn’t it normal for Xiao Ji to be angry?”
Feng Yuan scratched his head, grinned reassuringly at Xiao Ji as they moved on, and had a nagging feeling that he was forgetting something about the Big Mushroom, which was following close behind.