After separating the two little ones, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but say to the Dreaming Dragon Baby,
"Why are you provoking Xiao Ji? You might not be able to beat it now."
Looking aggrievedly at Feng Yuan, the Dreaming Dragon Baby glanced disdainfully at Xiao Ji before turning back to look pitifully at him. Feng Yuan sighed and said,
"Even though most of Xiao Ji’s strength does not belong to it yet, you have to remember how young it still is."
"What was that strange form Xiao Ji changed into yesterday? Some kind of ultimate move?"
Yang Hongzhi looked at Feng Yuan curiously, while Xiao Ji shyly hid behind him, avoiding Yang Hongzhi’s gaze. As Feng Yuan gently touched Xiao Ji he smiled and said,
"What’s there to be shy about? It’s just borrowing power that isn’t yours. It’s fine to do so when you’re weak—"
"Will Qi Chen and the others participate in the Beast Taming Competition too?"
"I don’t know. I haven’t heard about him signing up. They didn’t participate in the school competition, unlike me... who got signed up without any idea."
Liao Yu said with a bit of amusement,
"Isn’t it a good thing to be able to participate in the Beast Taming Competition? I remember that we used to duel in private for a spot to compete in the past."
"Indeed, we did fight as well back then."
Hearing Ye Hanlei’s sigh, Liao Yu muttered softly,
"Your feat of challenging the entire school back in the day certainly shocked the whole Maomu City."
"What did you say? Speak up, I couldn’t hear you clearly. Say it again."
"Nothing! I didn’t say anything! You must be too tired and hearing things!"
"Hey, Feng Yuan. Weren’t you supposed to report to the special task force this weekend? I remember the Beast Taming Competition is also this weekend, right?"
"Yeah, that’s why I don’t know what to do..."
"Ask for leave from Captain Yan? But in your case, Captain Yan can’t just grant you leave so easily, since it needs to be reported."
After thinking for a bit, Feng Yuan said,
"That would actually be a good excuse not to compete..."
"Alright, if it doesn’t work, I’ll exchange my merits for some time off when the time comes."
Seeing Xiao Ji first look disappointed and then excited after his change of heart, Feng Yuan rubbed Xiao Ji’s head in annoyance and said,
"Why are you so keen on the competition? Really, those were my hard-earned merits..."
"After all, besides competing, Xiao Ji can’t help much with anything else, right?"
Yang Hongzhi looked at Feng Yuan and said calmly, with Najia nodding on his shoulder in agreement. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan looked at Xiao Ji and said,
Xiao Ji hesitated for a moment before nodding. Sighing, Feng Yuan petted Xiao Ji’s head and said,
"Sorry, I thought just preparing what you wanted would be enough..."
"Spirit Beasts are partners, you know. You can’t just give; you should also let Xiao Ji help, even if it’s with little things."
Yang Hongzhi said helplessly to Feng Yuan, who was gently stroking Xiao Ji with his head lowered,
Xiao Ji rubbed its head against Feng Yuan, while the Dreaming Dragon Baby turned away, its tail swishing as if feeling left out.
After a busy day, Feng Yuan stretched out and picked up Xiao Ji, saying,
"Shall we call it a day?"
"Sure, you’ve worked hard."
Just as Feng Yuan was about to turn and leave, Ye Hanlei’s communicator rang. After a puzzled conversation with the other party, Ye Hanlei stared at Feng Yuan for a while before saying,
"Captain Yan is looking for you, hoping you can help out."
"It seems to be related to Luo’an City."
"Luo’an City? I’m not interested. I don’t have friends there."
Seeing Feng Yuan seemingly unwilling to help, Ye Hanlei hesitated before saying,
"I’m not sure of the details either, but it’s a bit urgent on Captain Yan’s end. Maybe you could talk to him?"
"I don’t want to go... If I travel back and forth, I can forget about attending class tomorrow."
Seeing Feng Yuan’s reluctance, Ye Hanlei sighed and said,
"Even if Captain Yan helps you get a commendation, you won’t go?"
"No! The holiday time I get back probably won’t even make up for the time wasted!"
"Why don’t you wait here? Captain Yan will be here soon."
Seeing Feng Yuan looking at him, the silent Yang Hongzhi, standing to one side, shook his head and said,
"Han Mo said it’s best not to say anything in these situations, and not to give any opinions, so I’m staying out of it."
"Fine, I’ll wait. Maybe I could help you guys with a few cases?"
"Roaming around the city, Captain Yan might not be able to find anyone..."
Ye Hanlei said some words of helplessness, while Liao Yu sat directly on the police car and looked at everyone, saying,
"Have a rest in the car? Captain Yan probably won’t be able to come that quickly, right?"
"You want to slack off again?!"
"Hey! I’m not, it’s just that Feng Yuan doesn’t have a communicator, so we have to wait here for Captain Yan to come, right?"
Feng Yuan took out his phone and waved it, saying,
"But I have a phone."
"Hey! Don’t be like that!"
Liao Yu let out a holler of dismay, somewhat reluctantly gearing up to drive away when Ye Hanlei once again urged Feng Yuan,
"Please make sure to wait for Captain Yan to come, and if possible, I hope you can help him."
"I’ll see how things go."
Feng Yuan sighed without making any promises. Just then, the Ice Profound Bird descended from the sky. After Captain Yan jumped down from the Ice Profound Bird and ignored it as it took off again, he approached Feng Yuan and said,
"Can you bring the White Wolf Deity or Lorraine Tower here?"
"What’s up? Something you need them for?"
"Captain Yang suspects Luo’an City is under attack from a pseudo World Clock; he hopes they can go take a look."
"Luo’an City under attack from a pseudo World Clock? Impossible, I haven’t sensed any large-scale space-time corrections."
Seeing Feng Yuan looking skeptical, Captain Yan said calmly,
"I’m not sure. That’s what Captain Yang said."
"Recently, there seems to be a restriction on news about Luo’an City. What happened over there?"
Yang Hongzhi asked while looking at Captain Yan. After being silent for a bit, Captain Yan sighed and said,
"I can tell you, but don’t spread it any further."
"There’s a riot going on in Luo’an City right now. A group of Luo’an City’s Beastmasters are besieging the Forest Temple. It happened so suddenly, Captain Yang suspects that history might have been altered."
At that moment, Captain Yan still found it hard to believe. When Captain Yang had explained the historical alteration to him, he couldn’t believe that Feng Yuan had actually saved Maomu City. Lost in thought, Feng Yuan, who noticed Captain Yan observing him, asked with some confusion,
"Nothing much. Are you sure this has nothing to do with historical alteration?"
"Hard to say, if it’s just a small-scale change, it might not be noticeable here. Agunas, what’s your take? If we go, you’ll be the main force. Xiao Ji would probably be more troublesome, and Incarnation of Power should be mostly unable to borrow power now."
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji, lying on Feng Yuan’s head, looked somewhat embarrassed. Noticing Xiao Ji’s reaction, Feng Yuan said with a smile,
"It’s alright, you’re not the main force, but if we encounter any danger, you can still perform a Coming of the Future, so the task of protecting me is all yours~"
"So, you’re planning to go take a look?"
Seeing that Feng Yuan seemed to have made up his mind, Yang Hongzhi spoke up, and Feng Yuan nodded as he said,
"Although I’m not very sure it’s those things causing the trouble, it can’t hurt to take a look. After all, if I remember correctly, Luo’an City has that guy in it..."
Feng Yuan said, sighing. Somewhat puzzled by Feng Yuan’s words, Yang Hongzhi shook his head. Feng Yuan then told Agunas,
"I’ll leave the investigating to you later. Don’t stray too far from me; otherwise, I can’t guarantee your safety."
Agunas nodded at Feng Yuan and looked toward Captain Yan, as Feng Yuan asked,
"So how do we get there? Should we ask Drudgeon to teleport us?"
"We take a car. I need to handle things here, so I can’t accompany you. You buy your own ticket to Luo’an City, and when you come back, find me to reimburse your travel expenses. Lodging can be arranged by Captain Yang over there. Oh, and this is Captain Yang’s mobile number. Don’t discuss anything too sensitive over the phone."
"Travel by car? Then we might have to ask for several days off."