"If you wouldn’t run around wildly, there would be no danger!"
Listening to the chaotic noise, the guide also grew impatient and suddenly shouted.
"Even if there are traps, as long as you don’t run around aimlessly or touch anything carelessly, it’s basically impossible to trigger them!"
"Who would place dangerous mechanisms in areas where people frequently walk, right?"
"Even natural scenic spots have their dangers! I’m just warning you in advance! Don’t come complaining if you blindly wander into danger later!"
"If anyone is displeased, please! The town outside is very safe; you can freely spend time there!"
Everyone was quieted down by the guide’s rant, and after a while, the crowd whispered among themselves in small groups. However, no one dared to refute the guide’s words anymore, considering it wasn’t the first time they heard such pre-emptive warnings.
Qi Xiaoshuang curiously surveyed the hall behind the castle’s gate and said,
"I wonder if there might be mechanisms waiting for us inside?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Qi Chen glared at Qi Xiaoshuang and chided in a dissatisfied low voice, after all, even if they really encountered a mechanism, Qi Chen himself might ensure his own safety, but Qi Xiaoshuang who was not a Beast Tamer, might not be so lucky.
It seemed the White Wolf Deity understood Qi Chen’s concern, as it walked over to Qi Xiaoshuang and nudged her with its head, then looked at Qi Chen and let out a soft howl.
Qi Xiaoshuang, hugging the head of the White Wolf Deity, said happily,
Then, Qi Xiaoshuang glanced at Qi Chen with dissatisfaction and said,
"Not like my stinky older brother, who only knows how to forbid this and that."
Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen, whose complexion was awful, and said to Qi Xiaoshuang,
"Even though the White Wolf Deity will protect you, don’t just run around trying those mechanisms, who knows what they might do."
"Mechanisms from ancient times aren’t devoid of the ability to harm Divine Beasts."
Dou Yanlan spoke up, earning a glare from Qi Chen. Qi Xiaoshuang returned the glare with dissatisfaction and said,
"I know! I’ll just stay close to the White Wolf Deity, okay?"
As the group chatted, the guide in front had finished his instructions and began leading everyone into the castle for a tour. At this point, parents with children tightly grasped their hands, knowing that as long as they didn’t run around or touch things carelessly, there would be no danger. But if they were to run wild, even the patrolling guards might face danger.
"This area is where the eldest daughter of the Xilite family resided. Of course, there are many people living here now, and those places are not for us to tour. Please try to keep your voices down and follow me, so as not to disturb others."
The guide spoke in as low a voice as possible to the group. Qi Xiaoshuang smirked and muttered,
"If there are still people living here, why let others come for a tour."
"After all, there are ticket fees, aren’t there? Maintaining such a large castle must not be cheap."
Feng Yuan commented, looking around. It was nearing noon, but the group had just started touring a small part of the castle. They arrived at the room of the Xilite family’s eldest daughter, and the guide began his explanation,
"As the rulers of this region, the Xilite family certainly has some special means. Can you guess what it is?"
Ignoring the guide’s narration, Feng Yuan curiously moved around the room. Then, he saw Jenna holding a photo album from the bookshelf and gazing at it absently. Feng Yuan approached her with a smile and said,
"How does this feel?"
Jenna, taken aback by Feng Yuan’s words, took some time to respond and then said with a smile,
"It’s quite unique. What are you all doing here?"
After glancing behind Feng Yuan, Jenna noticed the rest of the tour group as the guide actively continued his explanation,
"Don’t underestimate the position of the eldest daughter; the greatest secret of the Xilite family is in their hands!"
"You’ve talked so much, what exactly is the secret? Don’t tell me it’s some Spirit Beast with a weird hobby."
An impatient tourist already interrupted, realizing they would start making inappropriate jokes if they continued. A parent quickly shouted,
"Shut up, all of you! There are children here!"
"What exactly is the secret? You’ve been keeping us in suspense for so long; if you don’t tell us now, we can only suspect you’re making it up."
The guide smiled mysteriously and said,
"Someone just guessed right; the eldest daughter has a very special Spirit Beast companion, and that Spirit Beast is the Xilite family’s trump card."
"What! After all that, it’s just this!"
The tourists with looks of wasted interest continuously expressed their dissatisfaction. Feng Yuan, smiling, turned to Jenna and said,
"Would you like to join us?"
Jenna glanced at Yang Hongzhi and declined with a smile, shaking her head,
"No, thank you. I have other matters to attend to."
"Oh, by the way, here, take this, it will bring you good luck~"
Jenna handed Feng Yuan a silver metal ring; he glanced at the metal ring, which had no inside or outside and no beginning or end, smiled, and pocketed it, saying
"Seems like a nice item~"
A mysterious smile on her face, Jenna twirled her red parasol, turned, and left the room. Aside from Feng Yuan, no one noticed there had been other people present just moments before.
"Why do you seem to be in such a good mood? Did something nice happen to you?"
Leaving the room and noticing Feng Yuan happily humming a tune, Qi Xiaoshuang curiously asked. Feng Yuan shook the metal ring in his hand and said,
"Of course I’m happy to receive a gift~"
"A gift? Who gave it to you?"
Qi Xiaoshuang took the metal ring from Feng Yuan’s hand with some confusion, observed it, and said with some puzzlement,
"How come this ring doesn’t have a front and back?"
Yanlan glanced at the ring in Qi Xiaoshuang’s hand and said calmly,
"Mobius Ring, that’s just how it is."
"Pretty interesting~ But why would someone give you this?"
Qi Xiaoshuang asked out of curiosity. Taking back the metal ring and casually stuffing it into his pocket, Feng Yuan said smugly,
"Can’t I just be popular~"
Qi Xiaoshuang gave Feng Yuan a disdainful look and said,
"If you said my brother was popular, I might somewhat believe it, but you... How many friends have you got at your school?"
Qi Chen said with some dissatisfaction to Qi Xiaoshuang, who made a face at Qi Chen and retorted,
"I’m just stating the facts!"
Sighing, Feng Yuan said with some helplessness,
"What she said is also true, although slightly exaggerated."
"The tourists at the back, please hurry up! We’re going to the restaurant to eat!"
Noticing that Feng Yuan and the others were gradually getting further away from the group, the tour guide hurriedly yelled out.
"Let’s go. I wonder what delicacies Noscarte Castle’s banquet might have~"
Feng Yuan said as he scooped up Pomiti and quickly caught up with the group, while Qi Chen sighed and said,
"This guy really is..."
"What a letdown. I actually thought it would be a noble’s banquet~"
Looking at the food on the table, Feng Yuan said with a tinge of regret. Agunas’s phantom flicked its tail and said,
"Did you expect the tour group to provide that level of dinner?"
"If you really wanted, you could have asked Jenna."
"Let’s not bother her for now; it’s better if we don’t."
Feng Yuan poked at the steak in front of him with a fork, glanced at Qi Xiaoshuang and Qi Chen fumbling clumsily with their knives and forks, and Yang Hongzhi, who didn’t even know how to use them, Feng Yuan pursed his lips and said,
"Why do we have to eat the way they do, anyway?"
Seeing Feng Yuan pull out his greatsword and chop fiercely at his steak, all the nearby tourists were shocked. Qi Chen, with a hand covering his face, said helplessly,
"Do you really need to be so exaggerated..."
"The darn knife isn’t sharp enough, nor does it cut as quickly as my Wolf God Giant Sword."
"You have good control of the force."
Yanlan glanced at the steak in front of Feng Yuan and said calmly; despite his rough slash with the greatsword, the steak was cut into small pieces without damaging the plate.
"Not everyone can do that."
After adding that comment, Yanlan continued to eat her steak with elegance. Qi Chen massaged his temples and said in exasperation,
"Not everyone would do such a thing, either."
"Um... Is there something wrong with that steak?"
The tour guide approached worriedly and asked; after all, Feng Yuan’s greatsword was clearly not an ordinary weapon, and she was concerned that Feng Yuan might have a fit and start hacking things indiscriminately.