Seeing Luo gesture and speak words he couldn’t understand, Feng Yuan scratched his head in confusion and looked at Gladys, asking,
"What is he saying?"
With a puzzled look, Gladys glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"I don’t know, I’ll ask."
After exchanging glances with Luo for a while, Gladys looked at Feng Yuan with confusion and said,
"He says he hopes you can help him communicate with the Water God."
"Communicate with the Water God?"
Feng Yuan was a bit bewildered and after a moment, something occurred to him and he said,
"’Communication with All Beings’? I can’t use that ultimate technique right now, the White Wolf Deity isn’t by my side, so I can’t borrow its power."
Captain Yang stared at Feng Yuan for a long while before asking,
"Borrow? Are you a Divine Pact Maker of the White Wolf Deity?"
"No, we just have a good relationship, it’s not necessary to use a Divine Beast pact to borrow power, as long as you can withstand it."
Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s explanation, Meng Binglan scrutinized him with an inquisitive gaze. Feeling somewhat uncomfortable under her stare, Feng Yuan quickly turned around, picked up Xiao Ji, and scurried away. Meng Binglan, watching Feng Yuan beat a hasty retreat, whispered in seeming complaint to Captain Yang,
"He’s certainly a peculiar individual, it’s a pity we only have the data recorded by the Secondary Heights. Why couldn’t you have brought him over last time?"
"What I do does not require your instruction!"
Captain Yang, looking somewhat disgusted, said to Meng Binglan, who shook his head with a touch of regret and remarked,
"Such a shame, but luckily my main interest isn’t in life sciences. I am, however, quite curious to see how those old men would react to him~"
"Although I don’t know why, I’d advise you not to do so."
Wu Feng, who had been quietly observing the surroundings, said calmly to Meng Binglan, glancing at the Fire Vermilion Bird perched on his head glaring at her. Meng Binglan, pinching her chin, calmly gazed at the distant Feng Yuan, lost in thought.
After a long while, Teacher Yan’s figure appeared in everyone’s sight, with Yang Hongzhi and his Spirit Beast following closely behind. Noticing a young girl seemingly seated on Xiao Hui’s back, Feng Yuan approached with curiosity, patting Yang Hongzhi on the shoulder, and asked,
"Why did people have to search for you when you were just scouting ahead? What’s the deal with that girl?"
"We met her on the way. There’s something wrong in that direction; the space seems to be changing all the time. If it weren’t for the White Wolf Deity, we would all have been trapped there."
"The space is changing?"
"Yes, as we move forward, the space randomly swaps with our surroundings, but it seems as long as we keep each other in sight, we won’t be separated by the spatial swaps. If it weren’t for the markers we left earlier, we wouldn’t have noticed this situation..."
"That certainly is strange... space plus climate... there shouldn’t be such Divine Beasts capable of that."
"Indeed, something is not right here..."
"Whatever, as long as the White Wolf Deity will be with us soon, any spatial swap won’t matter."
While Feng Yuan was speaking with Yang Hongzhi, Luo, upon seeing the White Wolf Deity next to Teacher Yan, pulled on Gladys and said something. Noticing Gladys walking towards him with a puzzled look on his face, Feng Yuan asked,
"What’s the matter?"
"He hopes you can help him talk to the Xuan Water Azure Jiao~"
Feng Yuan glanced at Luo, who was following closely behind Gladys, then took out his Greatsword and casually stuck it into the ground. After the ritual was over, he looked at the White Wolf Deity’s phantom on the hilt of the sword and said,
"Done."
"Thank... thank you."
After expressing his thanks to Feng Yuan, Luo hurriedly turned to find the Xuan Water Azure Jiao. Yang Hongzhi looked at Feng Yuan, somewhat puzzled, and said,
"Are you sure it’s okay to do this?"
"Why?"
"In the original history, Luo was not supposed to have said a single word to the Xuan Water Azure Jiao, right?"
"Ah, come on~ don’t fuss over such details~"
"Although I can’t change the outcome, it’s nice to make the process a bit better, isn’t it~"
Feng Yuan looked at Luo, who was conversing with the Xuan Water Azure Jiao, and smiled. Then, with a barely audible voice, he sounded as if consoling himself,
"Anyway... the price shouldn’t be too big, right..."
After exchanging information with Captain Yang and finding that no new clues had been discovered at the settlement, the group decided to follow the clue they had found and, after confirming their next steps, Feng Yuan said to Captain Yang,
"Then, after we complete the rain summoning, you’ll send him back first and we’ll set off."
Captain Yang nodded. At that moment, the girl who had been quietly following the group suddenly spoke up excitedly,
"I’ll go with you!"
"No, we can’t take you with us."
"Why!"
"We’re not on the same path."
Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the girl looked dejected. Seeing that Qi Chen was about to say something, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,
"This really won’t do. If we take her along, who knows what might happen. Don’t forget our current situation."
"Divine Envoy, is it really not possible?"
The girl appeared to want to make another attempt, but just as Feng Yuan was about to refuse, the White Wolf Deity came over and shook its head at Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan hesitantly looked at the girl, gently touched the back of the White Wolf Deity, and after a moment, exhaled and said,
"Fine, later you will follow him. Qi Chen, protect her later."
"Is there a problem?"
Captain Yang asked Feng Yuan, who glanced at the excited girl and said,
"The White Wolf Deity has sensed the aura of the original history on her. She has a direct connection with the tampered history."
"What!"
Captain Yang looked at the girl in surprise and, after hesitating for a moment, said to her,
"You follow me later, I’ll protect you!"
The girl glanced shyly at Captain Yang and cautiously moved to stand behind him. Feng Yuan then said to Captain Yang,
"Have you had breakfast yet? If not, why not grab some barbecue, Hong Zhi you too. It’s going to rain soon~"
Captain Yang nodded and after instructing everyone on what needed to be done, led Gladys and the others to pick up the barbecue that was next to the extinguished campfire.
Once everything was handled, Feng Yuan donned his hood, held Xiao Ji in his arms, and walked over to the White Wolf Deity, saying to everyone,
"Come over here~"
Captain Yang gave Feng Yuan a quick glance but didn’t move, while only Qi Chen and the others, somewhat puzzled, approached Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan nodded at the Xuan Water Azure Jiao, which took off into the air under Luo’s expectant gaze. The White Wolf Deity’s left paw struck the ground, producing a white glow from its body. Mysterious magic runes enveloped the entire White Wolf Deity, and at the same time, the Xuan Water Azure Jiao also shone with a faint blue light, roaring towards the heavens.
Dark clouds quickly formed and gathered in the sky. In no time, the sky was overcast with thick clouds pressing down on the earth. The White Wolf Deity lightly tapped its left paw, and numerous Rune Stones rose to construct a transparent Barrier. As soon as the Barrier formed, the downpour began. Captain Yang’s White Wolf, holding a Greatsword in its paws, pointed to the sky, and a clear Barrier protected Captain Yang and his Spirit Beast.
The Fire Vermilion Bird flapped its small wings, conjuring a fiery cloud above Wu Feng’s head. The rain falling on the fiery cloud instantly turned into steam and dissipated. Next to Meng Binglan was a spider-like Spirit Beast composed of steel components, rapidly rearranging its metal pieces into a gigantic alloy umbrella to shield Meng Binglan from the heavy rain.
Feng Yuan closed his eyes to sense their surroundings and exchanged a glance with the White Wolf Deity before saying to everyone,
"Let’s go and meet the others. Wu Feng and Gladys are fine, the Barrier types can usually move with us, but Meng Binglan’s..."
Glancing at the mechanical umbrella that was even larger than the ones at roadside barbecue stands, Feng Yuan could hardly believe it was mobile.
Everyone followed the White Wolf Deity to Captain Yang’s side, and the White Wolf Deity’s Barrier enveloped them. Feng Yuan said to Captain Yang,
"Follow the White Wolf Deity, the rain won’t stop anytime soon."
After gathering everyone around the White Wolf Deity, Feng Yuan looked at Luo, who was dancing in the rain, and asked Captain Yang,
"Do we escort him back now or...?"
"I will take him back, no need to trouble yourself," said a burly man enshrouded in a light green Barrier, who had appeared by their side at some point. Feng Yuan looked at him with a hint of puzzlement, and Captain Yang nodded at Feng Yuan and said,
"He is a friend of Luo, and he carries the power of a Protogenos Spirit Beast."

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