"It’s strange, that person doesn’t seem like any noble, why would he dare to do that?"
Although forcefully taking a Spirit Beast is almost implausible, there are always those who believe that the Spirit Beast they snatch will grow fond of them. Especially in this era without contracts, if the Spirit Beast is willing, it wouldn’t be surprising to seize and command it.
Feng Yuan glanced at the fickleminded Bao Bao Pig clinging to an ancient relic without letting go and said,
"Are you talking about robbery? What do you think would be the consequences of robbing with the treasure-seeking ability of the Bao Bao Pig?"
"All sorts of bizarre and weird artifacts, right? Honestly, these guys sometimes are indeed more nauseating than those with sheer strength."
Liu Wenli said helplessly. Of course, she had seen such people. Or more accurately, key members of the great families in Tian Fang were essentially in similar situations. Perhaps they had no powerful Spirit Beasts by their side, but you wouldn’t know how many strange artifacts they possessed, which could disgust someone to no end if a fight really broke out.
"But, it seems like there are quite a few people here with Spirit Beasts?"
Hua Yiyou looked around and noticed that unlike the previous market, here the adventurers were accompanied by Spirit Beasts, more or less. Feng Yuan spread his hands and said,
"Isn’t that normal? They’re adventurers after all; without any martial power, they’re likely to fall before finding treasure."
The adventurers also noticed Feng Yuan’s group, whose appearance greatly differed from others, but there was no particular reaction. Perhaps they were used to it; the presence of Feng Yuan and his group didn’t cause much of a stir at the market.
After wandering around the Adventurers’ Market and purchasing some Spiritual Medicine and Materials not found in the Divine Land Region, Feng Yuan, holding Xiao Ji, said,
"Shall we take a tour of the surrounding ruins?"
"Let’s not. We don’t really have enough time to go down to the ruins."
Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said irritably. Earlier, Mo Li had shared the negotiation results with everyone, as well as how long the Maritime People and the Aquatic People would stay here, which in total wouldn’t exceed three days. And what can be found in ruins exploration without four or five days?
"That’s true, what is that..."
Feng Yuan was somewhat surprised to see a mirror standing on the ground. At that moment, the Illusory Sound Parrot flew over, flapping its wings and curiously examined the Illusory Sound Parrot inside the mirror. Guo Huai, puzzled, said,
"Isn’t that just a mirror? Even if it’s from an ancient ruin... What is that?!"
The Illusory Sound Parrot in the mirror suddenly showed a sly smile, flapping its wings and making a threatening gesture, which startled the real Illusory Sound Parrot. It flew behind Feng Yuan in a panic. The Illusory Sound Parrot cautiously poked its head out, but its reflection in the mirror did not disappear; instead, it seemed proud, hopping and dancing with its wings spread.
"Probably a little mirror sprite,"
Feng Yuan guessed. The vendor seemed a bit troubled as he scratched his head, apparently not finding the situation unusual. Feng Yuan, with the Illusory Sound Parrot, walked over; Xiao Ji hopped down from Feng Yuan’s arms and curiously looked into the mirror. The Illusory Sound Parrot in the mirror examined Xiao Ji thoughtfully.
As Xiao Ji saw its reflection transform into its own image, it turned around curiously. But as its back was turned to the mirror, its reflection suddenly reached out and pecked at Xiao Ji’s tail. The lightly embarrassed and angered real Xiao Ji caused the reflection to joyfully roll around on the ground.
The infuriated Xiao Ji transformed into a Black Giant Bird and glared at the mirror. The reflected Xiao Ji rolled on the ground, feigning fear and begging for mercy, but it forgot it was currently using Xiao Ji’s appearance. Such antics only provoked Xiao Ji further. Feng Yuan pressed Xiao Ji’s long beak and said indifferently,
"Enough already, it’s not much bigger than you—do you really need to get so worked up? That mirror is its home; are you going to destroy its home over a small disagreement?"
At that moment, Xiao Ji looked reproachfully at Feng Yuan, with tears streaming down its face. The adventurers around were startled by the sudden transformation and watched as Xiao Ji was about to destroy the mirror, showing expressions of amusement. At the same time, they were surprised by the sudden appearance of the Black Giant Bird.
Regardless of whether Xiao Ji’s power was borrowed, its aura was genuinely at the Legendary Level. There was no existence as powerful as it in the entire Adventurers’ Market, and the adventurers whispered to each other, speculating on this sudden appearance of a strong presence.
Sensing that everyone was focused on it, Xiao Ji unhappily shifted back to its original form and cuddled into Feng Yuan’s arms. Finally, it gave the mirror an angry glare. Just then, Delong Tower happened to float to the front of the mirror, and the reflected Xiao Ji suddenly began to change—twisting and turning, a water ball appeared inside the mirror.
Watching the water ball constantly morph, trying to imitate Delong Tower, Feng Yuan said with a hint of amusement,
"Is this little mirror sprite your friend?"
"Mirror sprite? Is that Ah Pi’s real name?"
The young vendor, scratching his head and looking cheerful, said, if it weren’t for Feng Yuan’s intervention, the bright yellow little demon in his arms might have actually torn Ah Pi’s home down, a prospect which he didn’t doubt at all given Xiao Ji’s enraged demeanor just moments before.
"It sort of is, or you could say that’s what they call me." Feng Yuan shrugged as he explained. The other party chuckled and casually picked up a necklace, saying
"This is for you. I don’t have anything valuable here, so please don’t mind."
"Ah Pi was just having some fun, it really didn’t mean to cause trouble."
Hearing the boy keep apologizing, Feng Yuan looked at the small water ball that was still striving to transform into the shape of Delong Tower with some surprise. He figured this little guy must cause a lot of trouble on a regular basis. Looking over the items on the boy’s stall, he said with some puzzlement,
"These things should all be obtained from the outskirts of the ruins, right? And if it likes to cause mischief, why do you still bring it here?"
"If I leave it at home, I’m afraid someone might steal it. Couldn’t you just cover it with a cloth and keep it out of sight?"
"That won’t do, if I do that it won’t be able to see anything. It would be too boring and too pitiful."
The boy retorted without thinking. Feng Yuan looked at him in surprise and said,
"But letting it do this, it’s likely to get into trouble, isn’t it?"
"You won’t mind, will you..." the boy’s voice became lower and lower. He used to keep Ah Pi behind him so customers wouldn’t get scared, but after a while, Ah Pi became a bit despondent. From behind him, it couldn’t see anything but the stall in front. It took a lot of thought before he decided to place Ah Pi in front of the stall, allowing it to fully enjoy the bustling Adventurers’ Market.
Even though he’d warned it many times, Ah Pi still frequently got into mischief. Therefore, he had long prepared items to offer as an apology on his stall. Seeing the boy fall silent, Feng Yuan didn’t say much more. He looked at the ornaments, picked out a necklace, and hung it on Xiao Ji’s head, saying
"I’ll take this one, how much? Don’t talk about apologizing, I’m not lacking that bit of money."
After some back and forth, the boy quoted a low price. Feng Yuan casually placed a gold coin on the stall, glanced at the little mirror demon who was still trying hard, and said,
"Quit it, it would be strange if you could transform into the likeness of the Sea God."
Reminded of something, the boy’s face changed. Feng Yuan gave a sinister smile as he looked at the little mirror demon and said,
"Yes, the Sea God who just conjured the huge waves. Do you think you can take on its form? Aren’t you afraid it’ll flood this place?"
At Feng Yuan’s words, the Delong Tower glanced at him, shook its body, and drifted away. Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the water ball in the mirror failed to maintain its shape and turned back into a silver-white, semi-transparent, egg-shaped ghostly figure, shrinking into the depths of the mirror as if afraid.
Guo Huai watched Feng Yuan speechlessly, saying
"Are you scaring it?"
"No, generally speaking, it’s almost impossible to disguise oneself as a Divine Beast. If there were no limitations, do you think those crazies wouldn’t dare to let a Spirit Beast with the ability to transform become a Divine Beast and then...well..."
"Commit acts that insult the Divine Beasts and provoke them to annihilate everything?"
Liu Wenli mused aloud, acquainted with the eccentric thought processes of the nobles. The scenario Feng Yuan described could very well happen, especially once the existence and uniqueness of the Divine Beasts became widely known.
"Pretty much, so it’s almost impossible to transform into the form of a Divine Beast, except for Divine Beasts themselves."
"But, is that little mirror demon really okay?"
Recalling the previous actions of the little mirror demon, Mo Ling looked worriedly at the mirror.