Mu Hanyan finally put her mind at ease, even though she wanted to continue, she needed Qi to do so, and now her meridians and Heart Meridian were completely empty—it wouldn’t have been possible to seek death now.
"How will we deal with this later, how to incubate it?" Mu Hanyan followed up with another question.
"Once it restores its vitality on its own, there should be some changes, and you will be able to incubate it then," Star Illusion Thousand Machine pondered and replied.
Restore on its own... Mu Hanyan chuckled bitterly. She had almost been drained dry earlier, and the Exotic Beast Egg hadn’t fully regained its vitality. Waiting for it to recover on its own would be an indeterminate amount of time. However, having personally experienced the danger involved, she had no choice but to wait.
"I’m tired. I’m going to sleep now. Be careful on your own," Star Illusion Thousand Machine added.
After speaking, Mu Hanyan’s mind became tranquil. Looking down, the Star Plate had also turned dim and lost its mysterious halo of faint movement from before. Clearly, Star Illusion Thousand Machine had been greatly depleted this time and there was no telling how long it would sleep before awakening.
Mu Hanyan straightened her clothes and reached out to pick up the Exotic Beast Egg.
"Whoosh!" The Exotic Beast Egg suddenly sprang up and flew straight towards her.
Mu Hanyan got a fright, and with not a trace of Qi in her body, she could only watch it head straight towards her.
But fortunately, when it hit her chest, the force wasn’t strong.
It could move, an egg that could move! Mu Hanyan stared dumbfounded at the Exotic Beast Egg that had stopped at her chest. The egg paused for a moment there, then wiggled left and right, burrowing into her clothes, and settled into a comfortable position just in front of her chest as if it had fallen asleep.
Mu Hanyan propped up her chest with a forehead full of black lines. Barely out of one trouble, and here came a "naughty" egg; it was fortunate she was a woman, otherwise, a man wouldn’t be able to contain it.
She was even more curious about what this "naughty" egg really was. It hadn’t yet hatched, but could already move. Mu Hanyan was increasingly intrigued.
Mu Hanyan, disguised as a man, always wore loose clothing, and there were pockets inside the top that people usually used to carry important items like silver notes, so concealing an egg inside wasn’t noticeable.
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Someone was out to harm her. The identity of the person wasn’t clear, but Mu Hanyan could guess it was either Qu Fengting or Fourth Miss Zhao, as there were no other possibilities.
But since Qu Fengting was currently preoccupied with finding that palace, he wouldn’t be looking to harm her. That left only Fourth Miss Zhao.
As for the water being boiled outside, did Ye Yanran mean someone had poisoned it?
Mu Hanyan didn’t know Ye Yanran’s background, but she knew that she acted as a female thief normally, an experience and vision far surpassing ordinary people, and her warning was certainly not without reason.
If there was indeed poison, was it Mu Cheng or Wu Qiuyun?
Piecing together her previous speculations, it seemed more likely Mu Cheng was responsible.
A trace of coldness flashed through Mu Hanyan’s eyes. What she admired most about the Mu Family was, no matter how intense the internal conflict, they always prioritized the interests of the family first in their actions, never going to extremes, and when facing external threats, they set aside personal grievances and collaborated first.
If Mu Cheng really conspired with Fourth Miss Zhao, attempting to endanger her life, then she wouldn’t hesitate to disregard family ties.
After adjusting her clothes, Mu Hanyan walked out of the tent.
"Brother Han Yan, was there any trouble? It’s been so long, we were all worried to death." As soon as Mu Cheng saw Mu Hanyan emerge, he exclaimed joyfully.
Wu Qiuyun’s shoulders slumped, also appearing relieved.