“Where is the corpse?”
She had thought that even if she could not see the Yin Silk Flower, she would at least be able to see a corpse.
However, there was no corpse at all inside the stone coffin, only an oval-shaped egg.
The egg was larger than a basketball.
Could it be that such a huge tomb cavern had been built to bury this egg?
Ridiculous!
Gu Qingyun even began to suspect that someone had played a prank and deliberately placed an egg here.
After standing speechless for three seconds, Gu Qingyun reached out and carried the egg out.
She hefted it in her hands. It was quite heavy.
In any case, she could not leave empty-handed.
She had entered the tomb cavern without seeing any treasure and had found it strange at the time. Now, it truly seemed as though someone had played a prank. She would inspect the egg later; if it was not spoiled, she could make a whole-egg feast.
Her stomach let out a timely rumble.
Gu Qingyun carried the egg outside.
After leaving the tomb cavern, she first found a place to sit and rest, placing the enormous egg beside her feet.
Staring at the egg, Gu Qingyun had a sudden thought. It seemed that many Profound Beasts in this world hatched from eggs. Could this be a Profound Beast Egg?
She immediately shook her head. Even if it were a Profound Beast Egg, it would be a dead egg. Otherwise, how could it have been buried in the Ghost Tomb Forest?
Gu Qingyun gave a light scoff. She might as well crack it open and take a look; if it was not spoiled, she would cook and eat it.
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Not long after Gu Qingyun left, several Black-Clad Men arrived outside the tomb cavern. Their expressions changed when they saw the opened entrance.
“This is bad. Someone has robbed the tomb!”
Several Black-Clad Men descended into the tomb cavern. When they saw the completely empty coffin, they exchanged glances, their expressions solemn.
“What should we do?”
One of the Black-Clad Men crouched down and felt the muddy footprints on the ground. After pondering, he said, “It is wet soil. The Egg Thief should not have gone far. Eleven, hurry back to the temporary palace and report to master. The rest of you, follow me to find the thief!”
“All right!” Eleven nodded.
The two groups split up.
On the pitch-black mountain stood a bright and dazzling temporary palace, resembling a pearl among the mountains.
Eleven ran in through the main gate and anxiously looked at Gong Jiu, who was guarding the entrance. “Gong Jiu, has master retired for the night?”
“He just went to sleep. Why are you in such a panic?”
“The Divine Beast Egg is missing!” Eleven said urgently.
Gong Jiu’s expression changed instantly. “The Divine Beast Egg is missing? What exactly happened? Explain clearly.”
“I will explain after we see master.”
Gong Jiu turned toward the hall and called out, “master, Eleven has an important matter to report.”
“Come in.”
Gong Jiu pushed open the door, and he and Eleven entered one after the other.
They passed through several doors and entered the inner chamber.
Under the orange-yellow lamplight, a strikingly handsome man sat lazily half-reclined on a vermilion cloud-patterned couch, his long hair cascading loose.
A white inner garment hung loosely over his body. It was as white as clouds and water, without a single crease. Its wide hem draped from the couch and intertwined with his ink-black hair, creating a stark contrast.
When they caught sight of the snow-white skin exposed at the man’s wide collar, Gong Jiu and Eleven did not dare offend him and lowered their heads to look away.
“Eleven pays his respects to master.” Eleven bowed.
“Rise and speak.”
“Thank you, master.” Eleven straightened, his eyes lowered slightly to show respect. “This subordinate went with Gong Shi and the others to inspect the Divine Beast Egg in the tomb cavern. We discovered that the tomb cavern had been dug open, and the Divine Beast Egg placed inside the stone coffin was also missing. Based on Gong Shi’s judgment, the Egg Thief left only a short while ago. Gong Shi and the others have already gone to find the thief.”
Eleven knelt and said solemnly, “This subordinate failed to protect the egg and is willing to accept punishment.”
That Divine Beast Egg was of immense importance to master, yet it had Disappeared under their watch. Eleven was filled with remorse.
If anything happened to the Divine Beast Egg, even dying would not be enough to atone for his crime.
Compared with Gong Jiu and Eleven’s worry and tension, the man on the couch remained calm, his features detached and tranquil, without the slightest sign of urgency.
“Wait until the Divine Beast Egg is found before receiving your punishment.”
With a turn of his gaze, the man looked at Gong Jiu and said coolly, “Send more people to search. Do not let anyone eat the egg.”
Gong Jiu and Eleven were stunned.
Eat the Divine Beast Egg?
What kind of immortal would squander such a precious thing by actually wanting to eat a Divine Beast Egg?
And at that very moment, on the mountaintop, there truly was an “immortal” starting a fire to roast an egg.
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