novelraw Chapter 1645: 1646: The Proposal
Chapter 1645: 1646: The Proposal
Chapter 1645: Chapter 1646: The Proposal
Perhaps worried that Feng Yuan and the people from Yufeng Academy might have an awkward encounter, the Jingming Divine Monkey didn’t choose to let Feng Yuan and his group go to the cafeteria, but instead asked the Yufeng Academy people to help deliver food here. However, this approach made the leaders of Yufeng Academy even more worried.
In the end, they couldn’t help but come over themselves. Seeing those few sharp-looking academy leaders, Feng Yuan was a little surprised, but upon a closer thought, it wasn’t really strange. Whether it was Yufeng Academy or Maomu Academy, without a certain level of strength, it would be impossible to manage the teachers and students within the academy.
Not to mention, the teachers of Maomu Academy are basically of Legendary Level strength. If the management wasn’t as strong as them, if a disagreement occurred, it could easily lead to problems. Moreover, they also bear the responsibility of protecting the academy’s teachers and students, essentially serving as the academy’s guardians.
However, Feng Yuan felt that compared to Maomu Academy, the managers of Yufeng Academy seemed to look more combative. He wondered if it had something to do with the Jingming Divine Monkey.
Seeing those people arrive, the Jingming Divine Monkey glanced at Qi Chen and the others who were meditating quietly and quietly walked out. At this time, Feng Yuan didn’t hesitate to sneak behind them, Agunas noticed his action and said nonplussed.
“What are you trying to do again? Even when they have private talks, you want to eavesdrop?”
“Oh, I’m just a bit tired from sitting too long~”
Grinning, Feng Yuan argued and Agunas rolled its eyes, too lazy to say anything. Veronia chuckled lightly and said,
“If you sneak away, Xiao Ji won’t spare you~”
Perhaps because Veronia mentioned Xiao Ji, Xiao Ji suddenly opened its eyes while meditating and looked at Feng Yuan with caution, afraid he’d slip away quietly again, scratching his head, Feng Yuan speechlessly said,
“I’m just going over to have a look, not to do anything. Xiao Ji, is your Cultivate the Mind practice effective?”
Although Feng Yuan knew well that Xiao Ji’s meditation practice was ineffective, it didn’t prevent him from teasing Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji glared at Feng Yuan unhappily and made a noise, but maybe afraid of disturbing Qi Chen and the others, Xiao Ji tried hard to lower its voice. Feng Yuan chuckled and simply picked up Xiao Ji and walked out. Just then, the Jingming Divine Monkey was conversing with those people, and seeing Feng Yuan walk out, they all stopped talking and watched Feng Yuan.
“Eh? You continue, I’m just stepping out for a bit~”
“You are… Feng Yuan? This…”
“You’re not seriously worried that the Jingming Divine Monkey will run away with me, are you? It’s been with you for quite some time, hasn’t it? Even so, you can’t trust it?”
“No! That’s not what we mean! It’s just that, the resources of Yufeng City are truly… we’re sorry, our approach…”
“No problem, I understand your concerns. Yufeng City doesn’t have much in the way of resources. Unfortunately, I’m just a Martial Dao Divine Beast, so I can’t help you much in that regard.”
“Not necessarily, though? Haven’t you thought about transforming Yufeng City into something like the Audric region?”
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, everyone looked at him, but after thinking it over, they found it unrealistic. The Audric region is a special case, with a martial culture built over time, and it won’t be easy for Yufeng City to copy it.
“That’s unlikely. Competing with the Audric region for tourism is not an easy task.”
Shaking its head, the Jingming Divine Monkey rejected Feng Yuan’s suggestion, knowing well that its Martial Dao couldn’t compare with the Audric region. Moreover, even the Audric region’s Martial Dao has a limited audience, like the growth difficulty with the Jingming Divine Monkey’s Martial Dao, and the Audric region’s training requires too much time and talent.
“There’s no need for that. Not everyone has the ability to go to the Audric region. As long as the locals can accept it, isn’t that enough?”
Looking at the Jingming Divine Monkey in confusion, Feng Yuan mentioned, and it replied,
“But if they come here, what impact does it really have? Ultimately it won’t bring much.”
“That’s not for sure. If you can attract more people, this place might become a city of Martial Dao; wouldn’t that attract more tourists?”
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the Jingming Divine Monkey was silent for a moment, seemingly not particularly willing. To it, doing so might trap many people in a cycle of desire, but… it’s beneficial for Yufeng City. It didn’t have the same authority as certain Divine Beasts to alter resources. If Martial Dao could bring a new change, then…
“This approach is not suitable; the Jingming Divine Monkey’s Martial Dao focuses on training the mind. While this could attract tourists, it’s not necessarily good for those following the Jingming Divine Monkey’s training.”
“Well, isn’t this somewhat a test in itself? After all, cultivation of the mind without any temptation seems a bit odd, doesn’t it? Can it truly be considered successful then?”
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said uncertainly. Looking at Feng Yuan, the Jingming Divine Monkey thought about it, and it didn’t refute. What he said seemed to hold some truth, but…
“Regarding the resource issue, I don’t think you’re particularly urgent at the moment, given that the Earth Energy Circulation hasn’t fully recovered even though it was temporarily fixed before. There’s still no escaping the resource shortage.”
Seeing everyone still hesitating, Feng Yuan said, and Veronia leaned against the door, chuckling,
“I think you’ve all forgotten the purpose of coming here~”
“Hmm? You mean they’re worried about the Jingming Divine Monkey being whisked away by me?”
“What else?”
Covering her face with a smile, Veronia turned her back to everyone, saying,
“You all started discussing the development of Yufeng City in the middle of the conversation. How interesting.”
“Hehe… It just happened to come up.”
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said embarrassedly. He was the one who shifted the conversation to that topic, but the Jingming Divine Monkey and the others didn’t mind. Before Feng Yuan came out, the Jingming Divine Monkey had already communicated with them, and Feng Yuan’s words only reinforced that they had no doubts about any improper intentions from Feng Yuan.
When Qi Chen and the others woke up, they were surprised to find that Feng Yuan had left at some point, and the Jingming Divine Monkey was also nowhere to be seen. Only a few students were tidying up, and seeing Qi Chen and the others awake, a boy said,
“You’re awake? Your companion Feng Yuan said he’d take his Beast Tamer back to the hotel first; if you wake up, you should go look for him at the hotel.”
“He’s already gone back?”
Looking at the starry sky outside the door, Qi Chen was stunned. He never expected Feng Yuan to return to the hotel; wasn’t that guy supposed to bother the Jingming Divine Monkey?
“That’s indeed what we know. If you’re hungry, there are meals available here.”
Scratching his head, Qi Chen hadn’t expected their attitude to suddenly change. Because of Feng Yuan, they had been treated like thieves, and now…
“Let’s go, we should find him.”
Standing up, Dou Yanlan said to Qi Chen. Nodding, the two grabbed their Beast Tamers and Spirit Beasts and left. Although they didn’t see Xiao Ji, they both understood that it must have run after Feng Yuan. Xiao Ji’s reliance on Feng Yuan still hadn’t eased much.
On the other side, Feng Yuan, after showering, looked at his changed-out martial robe and laughed, saying,
“If I wear this to meet Mo Li, what do you think will happen~”
“I only know that if you do that, you’ll be in trouble. Don’t you not want to get involved in those wars? If you appear before him, do you think you can escape?”
Agunas shook its tail and said, scratching his head, Feng Yuan laughed widely and said,
“That’s true…”
“Showing off ancient clothing to the ancients? You’re really something.”
Veronia gave Feng Yuan a peculiar smile and said, while Xiao Ji sat on the bed, looking at Feng Yuan and Agunas chatting, puzzled. After a while, it tried to enter meditation again, but even with the Jingming Divine Monkey’s help before, it hadn’t succeeded, and it definitely couldn’t now. Although it kept trying to force itself into a meditative state, the more it forced it, the less it succeeded.
“You…”
Feng Yuan naturally noticed Xiao Ji’s odd behavior, and with a somewhat helpless smile, he poked its head and said,
“Alright, what you should do now is get a good rest and prepare for tomorrow’s new student challenge. Meditation isn’t something that can be rushed.”
Rubbing its head against Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji still seemed a bit unhappy, but at the moment, it didn’t continue to try entering meditation to Cultivate the Mind.