"Is this a Spirit Body?"
Feng Yuan looked at the little girl with some confusion. Her figure was somewhat ethereal, and he could see that the places where Zhong Liuyan touched became somewhat transparent. Zhong Liuyan hesitated for a moment, then carefully released her hand, saying in confusion,
"Then what is she..."
"She’s probably not a ghost, just a Spirit Body. But how did she appear here? Her clothes look somewhat familiar..."
"Attire of the Mordan Clan; Gladys has similar clothing."
Dou Yanlan spoke up. If she and Feng Yuan hadn’t encountered Gladys during their trip to Dao Lake City, she might not have remembered where this style of attire came from. After all, the region where the Mordan Clan resided was too far from the Divine Land Region, and there was almost no news from them reaching the Divine Land Region.
"Could she be a clansperson of Gladys? In that case, shouldn’t handing her over to Gladys be okay?"
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said. Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and said in annoyance,
"Do you plan to knock on her door this late at night?"
"Otherwise? Should we take her to the police station? Or to the Special Duty Team? None of these options seems appropriate."
Feng Yuan shrugged reluctantly. If it wasn’t for the Spirit Body, it would be a different story. A Spirit Body had appeared here; who knew what she really wanted, especially since Feng Yuan could sense a strong spacetime power from her. If they handed her over to the Special Duty Team, she could be treated as an enemy within minutes.
"Is there a difference between a Spirit Body and a ghost?"
Zhong Liuyan asked with some confusion, and Bai You glanced at Zhong Liuyan and said,
"A Spirit Body is essentially created by splitting one’s spiritual power. She is not dead, while a ghost, well..."
"Speaking of which, although Spirit Bodies are constructed using spiritual power to form a body, because they can be harmed through methods that attack the soul, using Spirit Bodies for gathering intelligence has gone out of fashion. What exactly is she doing here..."
Chen Xin said in confusion. Although there was a time when using Spirit Bodies to spy on enemy nations was popular, it was quickly abandoned due to various reasons. Spirit Bodies were too conspicuous, and the energy required to conceal them was more than what the person themselves would expend by going directly. Also, with various methods targeting Spirit Bodies available, the use of Spirit Bodies for gathering intelligence was quickly abandoned.
As for using them during adventures? The methods to counteract Spirit Bodies and strike the soul were not created by modern humans. Compared to modern technology that acquired relevant techniques from Ancient Ruins, the Ancient Ruins were the true terrifying entities. There had been incidents where Spirit Bodies were countered by the ruins, directly transforming the user into something like a werewolf along with their original body, therefore, adventurers wouldn’t do such things.
"Let’s take her back with us. Leaving her wandering around could lead to trouble if the Special Duty Team runs into her."
Feng Yuan said after glancing at Qi Chen, who was watching Feng Yuan cautiously and said,
"Don’t try anything funny! Yanlan, you take her back to your dorm."
"Tch! Don’t act like I have any bad intentions towards her."
Feng Yuan scoffed disdainfully, and Dou Yanlan nodded, just about to move forward when Chen Xin, who took a step ahead, helped the little girl up in a princess carry and said,
"I’ll do it, my Spirit Beast Yue Bai is much stronger than Cotton."
Dou Yanlan didn’t argue, knowing very well that Chen Xin was sparing her feelings. Indeed, as a rare Spirit Beast, even if Yue Bai had previously experienced evolution failures, it was still much stronger than the more common Spirit Beast Cotton, not to mention Cotton was geared more towards team support.
Feng Yuan rubbed his eyes, somewhat puzzled, not understanding why Qi Chen had come to wake him up so early. Seeing that Feng Yuan was awake, Qi Chen said anxiously,
"Hurry, wash your face and come downstairs with me."
"Hey! What did you do now?"
Feng Yuan yawned and looked at Qi Chen strangely. The other was not someone who would disturb his sleep over his own matters. Agunas, who was reading a book, looked up at Feng Yuan and said,
"That little girl woke up yesterday, and then they found out that they couldn’t communicate, so they came to find you."
"Huh? Are you joking with me? The White Wolf Deity isn’t here, how do you expect me to communicate? Plus, isn’t she a Spirit Body? Can’t you just use some kind of soul-linking method?"
Feng Yuan said groggily. He had come back late the previous night and was still feeling quite tired. Agunas replied irritably,
"No, she is protected by a force that corrects time. If we forcefully break through, who knows what accidents might happen."
Feng Yuan slightly dissatisfied, stood up. After a while, having finished washing up, he patted Xiao Ji’s head and asked,
"Have you had breakfast?"
Xiao Ji yawned and shook his head, then looked at the morning sun outside the window. Feng Yuan sighed helplessly and said,
"To be woken up for such a trivial matter really is..."
Seeing Feng Yuan preparing to leave, Little Green Snake slithered over and climbed onto Feng Yuan’s shoulder. Pomiti had been taken to the Data Domain by Big Cat, so there was no need for Feng Yuan to bring along that confused little guy. Veronia, hearing the sound of the door, peeked out from under the bed and looked around in bewilderment. Realizing everyone had left, she hurriedly crawled back under the bed, busy with something unknown.
"Let’s take her straight to Gladys."
Looking at the little girl curled up, Feng Yuan said somewhat speechlessly. At this point, he really had no other options. If they couldn’t even communicate, it was impossible to understand why she appeared at the entrance of the department store.
"What are you all doing?"
Teacher Yan looked at the group with some confusion as they gathered around the flowerbed early in the morning. Could they be up to no good? Hearing Teacher Yan’s question, Feng Yuan stepped aside to reveal the little girl behind him and said,
"It’s all because of her, got me woken up early in the morning."
Seeing the little girl, Teacher Yan’s expression changed. Chen Xin spoke up to explain, briefly detailing their encounter with her and her special circumstances. Teacher Yan, scrutinizing the little girl, said,
"So you mean the other party is a Spirit Body? I remember that a Spirit Body and its main body can act separately, so her situation..."
"She must be the main body trapped in slumber, and maintaining both the main body and the avatar to perform different actions is a difficult task for most,"
Feng Yuan said. It wasn’t as simple as multitasking. Managing two identities and their respective issues without any mistakes was tough, not just for humans, but even for Divine Beasts. Otherwise, Agunas wouldn’t just split an avatar and rarely act proactively.
"Can you ensure she really is okay?"
Teacher Yan was still skeptical. After all, nearly no one used the special technique of a Spirit Body, and he was somewhat worried that Feng Yuan and the others might be exploited. As for safety? With Agunas floating around, who would dare make a move?
After some thought, Teacher Yan said. He didn’t object to them taking the girl to Gladys. At this point, only Gladys might manage to communicate with her given the language barrier. Understanding exactly what happened seemed quite challenging.
"But, Teacher, aren’t you supposed to be in class?"
Chen Xin asked somewhat puzzledly, looking at Agunas and then at Teacher Yan who shook his head and said,
"I’m not very comfortable leaving you on your own. You know, some folks like using naïve students like you to cover their tracks."
"I’ll ask for leave first. Give me a moment."
Teacher Yan said and moved a bit away from the group, pulling out his phone and talking about something. Agunas looked at Feng Yuan and said,
"Shouldn’t you give Gladys a heads up before we show up? What if she’s in the middle of something private..."
Feng Yuan thought for a moment, then took out his phone to make a call. Agunas had a point—while he could directly track where Gladys was, what if she was on a date?
"She seems quite interested in her too."
Feng Yuan curiously observed the little girl who currently hid behind Teacher Yan, looking frightened. Yet, everyone knew not to underestimate her. The power to traverse the river of time wasn’t something ordinary people could wield.
Teacher Yan said calmly. The others didn’t quite understand why, after Chen Xin had taken care of her all night, she didn’t seem very close to Chen Xin, yet she appeared very reassured by Teacher Yan upon just meeting him.
The little girl clutched the edge of Teacher Yan’s clothes and hid behind him. Though they were separated by a language barrier, Teacher Yan managed to make her understand his intent by gesturing and talking for a while. The little girl nodded her head, holding tightly to Teacher Yan’s clothes as she followed closely behind him.