Chapter 918 - 707: The Fox’s Mother
Upon returning to the Royal Palace of the Divine Fox Clan, Shen Tang focused almost entirely on the matter of egg incubation.
Each day, she used her Healing Energy to nurture the snake egg, even cherishing it so much that she kept it by her side as she slept.
In the eyes of the other servants in the palace, this behavior was utterly baffling, as if they’d witnessed some ghostly encounter.
What was going on?
The Madam went out once, and suddenly there’s an egg?
She was so dedicated to incubating that egg, could it be... she gave birth to it herself?!
The Fox Clan never laid eggs when giving birth, but this egg—it looked like a snake egg instead. Could it be... the Madam and that Young Master of the Snake Clan’s child?
The crowd only felt as though the sky was about to collapse.
Why hasn’t their poor Clan Leader returned yet? If he doesn’t come back soon, the Madam might really be unfaithful, wuwu!
Of course, Shen Tang didn’t pay any heed to the gossip outside.
In recent days, aside from diligently "incubating the egg," she had been repeatedly pondering many matters.
Especially regarding Sky City; the more she thought, the more she felt something was amiss.
She could almost conclude that those Feather Clan beastmen had indeed followed them all the way there.
They not only escorted her back but also aided her in secret multiple times. It couldn’t possibly be a coincidence; someone definitely issued orders behind the scenes.
Could it be him?
A certain notion suddenly flashed across her mind, causing Shen Tang’s breath to catch and her fingers to slightly tremble.
Subsequently, she visited the Star Veil Secret Place again, but this time, she didn’t inquire about Lu Xiao and Liu Ye’s whereabouts; she asked a different question, "Do you have spies in Sky City?"
The envoy from the Secret Place regretfully shook his head, "I’m sorry, although our spies are spread across the continent, there are still a few places we can’t fully cover, and Sky City is one of them."
Shen Tang instinctively clenched her fist, that speculation almost burst from her lips, but she forced herself to calm down, "Why?"
The envoy expressed regret, "You should know that, Sky City is considered an illegal territory; the forces there are highly skilled in counter-espionage."
"We’ve sent numerous spies there, most of whom were handled."
"The organization suffered greatly, and it was not worth it, so later on we rarely sent people there again."
"Even if there are spies still lurking now, they are mostly distributed on the periphery, unable to obtain much valuable information, likely unable to meet your needs."
This explanation made sense.
Shen Tang recited inwardly, it was indeed so.
If Lu Xiao was in Sky City, everything would make sense.
With his strength, it wouldn’t be hard for him to rise to higher ranks.
But, if it was him, why didn’t he come to see her?
Could it be that he encountered difficulties?
After so long, he could send people to protect her secretly; why wouldn’t he show himself even once?
Even if he didn’t see her, at least he should have sent a message or assured her safety, to put her mind at ease.
Shen Tang furrowed her brows, her thoughts agitated.
Could it be him?
Was she overthinking, or was there another hidden truth?
She decided that once her current matters were settled, she must go to Sky City again, to investigate thoroughly.
As for Shen Li, ever since he left last time, there had been no news for a whole month, and it was unclear how he was now.
...
A month ago, Shen Li used the teleportation portal set up by the Hand of Creation in the Ancient Clan’s laboratory to go directly to their headquarters to discuss future cooperation matters with the higher-ups.
Shen Li behaved very cooperatively, and initially gained the trust of the Hand of Creation. Subsequently, he made a request to visit their headquarters’ laboratory.
The reason was quite sufficient; to delve into the research progress of the Hand of Creation, to further the cooperation discussions.
Since it’s cooperation, sincerity must be shown from both sides, also reflecting his cautious and reliable nature as the Clan Leader of the Divine Fox Clan and a cooperative partner.
The Hand of Creation discussed internally and agreed to this request.
Shen Li then followed a few internal personnel to tour.
Throughout, he acted flawlessly, until he was led to the depths of the laboratory.
It’s known that the deeper one goes, the higher the confidentiality level.
Upon reaching the last underground layer, Shen Li’s breath suddenly halted, his aura seemed to waver for a moment.
A faint, yet inexplicably familiar aura came through, so subtle it was almost undetectable, but the sensing from his blood was exceedingly clear, causing his soul to seem trembled.
His hand beside him suddenly clenched, his fingertips almost digging into his palm.
But Shen Li concealed it well, soon stabilizing his breath, letting no one detect anything unusual.
The Hand of Creation naturally wouldn’t expose the true core to outsiders.
They ostensibly showed him around the entire laboratory, but in reality, below this supposed underground level, there was at least another layer, absolutely not open to outsiders.