The other Palace Guards spread out and surrounded her once more.
Gu Qingyun raised an eyebrow. It seemed they were not too stupid after all; they had probably also figured out the Little Boy’s origins.
Gu Qingyun stopped and turned around, casting an indifferent glance toward Gong Shi.
Gong Shi looked at the child in her arms with uncertainty, seemingly still unable to confirm it completely.
Only when he saw the Little Milk Bun break off a piece of the eggshell from atop his head, put it into his mouth, and chew it noisily did Gong Shi’s expression change from suspicion to certainty, followed by an expression of ecstatic joy.
He said in a deep voice, “Leave this child behind. We can overlook your crime of stealing the egg and let you go!”
Crack!
The Little Milk Bun bit through the eggshell, glared at him angrily, and waved his little hands. “Go! Go! Mother... wants!”
As he spoke, he turned around and hugged Gu Qingyun’s neck, presenting the back of his head to the Palace Guards.
Gong Shi’s expression was extraordinarily vivid.
The other Palace Guards had also guessed the Little Milk Bun’s identity, and their feelings were equally “indescribable.”
How could the master’s companion beast mistake a thief for his mother?
This thief had not only stolen him away, but had just roasted him over a fire. It was obvious she intended to eat him as an ordinary egg!
“L-Little fellow, come here. I’ll take you to find your father.” Palace guard Eleven did not know what else to do and could only coax him.
The Little Milk Bun lifted his little face from Gu Qingyun’s arms and looked at Gong Shi in confusion. “Father?”
“That’s right! Your father! You used to sleep with him all the time. Have you forgotten?” Gong Shi thought that the Little Divine Beast was different from ordinary Profound Beasts. Even in the form of an egg, it could sense its external environment and would surely remember what had happened before.
But he had forgotten that this Little Divine Beast also recognized a thief as his mother and simply refused to play by the rules.
Sure enough, after thinking for a while, the Little Milk Bun turned his head without hesitation. “I want mother!”
Crash!
Could the Little Divine Beast have been cursed by the Egg Thief?
How could he recognize only her?
An aloof, cold chuckle rang out in the night.
Several pairs of eyes instantly turned toward Gu Qingyun.
Gu Qingyun had already wiped the smile from her face and spoke indifferently. “It seems that you are not only Egg Thieves, but human traffickers as well.”
The Palace Guards’ expressions twisted. Human traffickers?
Damn!
This girl really knew how to pin crimes on them!
The renowned Palace Guards had actually been accused of being human traffickers?
“Stop following me, or I cannot guarantee what I might do.” Gu Qingyun casually raised one hand, broke off a piece of eggshell, and stuffed it into the Little Milk Bun’s mouth.
The Little Milk Bun gobbled it down in one bite. His large, sparkling eyes revealed a satisfied expression, and he rubbed his little head against her chest, displaying boundless affection.
Looking at her cold expression and the Little Boy in her arms, who knew nothing of the world, Gong Shi and the others felt utterly chilled. They had the distinct feeling that if this young woman became displeased, she would snap the Little Divine Beast’s tender neck.
After Gu Qingyun finished speaking, she supported the Little Milk Bun’s bottom with one hand and strode away.
Palace Guard Fourteen asked anxiously, “Gong Shi, what do we do? Are we really going to let her get away? She has a newly born Little Divine Beast in her hands!”
Gong Shi’s face sank. “Fourteen, go inform the master. The rest of you follow her with me for now. We cannot let her leave our sight.”
“But your injury...”
“It is only a superficial wound. Go and return quickly! This young girl is extremely cunning. Make sure nothing else goes wrong.” Gong Shi took out a bottle of medicine, tore open the fabric at his side, and sprinkled some stop the bleeding medicine onto the wound.
Palace Guard Fourteen knew the situation was urgent and did not waste any more words. He quickly ran toward the temporary palace.
Halfway there, Fourteen ran straight into Eleven.
“How did it go? Did you catch the Egg Thief?” Eleven asked anxiously.
Palace Guard Fourteen spoke quickly. “We caught her, but she got away again!”
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