After Qiao Mei finished speaking, Ao Cang followed up by recounting how he had discovered a strong aura of death in the waters ahead.
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should..."
At that time, because Qiao Mei was too far away from the man, she could only see his pair of purple eyes hidden in the black mist, and the beast-like body beneath him that resembled an octopus.
She only saw that scene for less than ten seconds, but she still remembers it vividly.
But she did not choose to tell Xu Wenfeng and the others about this.
This is not simply a matter related to the Federation or the royal family, but rather involves powerful and mysterious fallen beasts.
Just as Ao Cang was about to blurt it out, she grabbed his hand and took over his words, continuing, "They should be the same group that created the interstellar monster larvae riot before."
Qiao Mei's gaze remained unchanged, and her small movements were very natural. Apart from the highly experienced Xu Wenfeng, Xu Hui and Li Chonghua did not notice anything amiss.
This matter involves both the Royal Family and the Federation.
It's definitely not something that can be figured out in a short time.
There was nothing else Li Chonghua could do but take Xu Hui back first, since she had been through quite a bit of fright today.
Just as Qiao Mei and Ao Cang were about to leave, Xu Wenfeng stopped her and pointed out that she hadn't told the truth before.
"What exactly is that thing? If you can't handle it, you can boldly ask your grandfather for help. If you're worried about your mother, your grandfather can help you keep it a secret."
It was within Qiao Mei's expectations that Xu Wenfeng would see through her lie.
Seeing the worry and protectiveness in his old eyes, she thought for a moment, then nodded and recounted what she had seen while she was still underwater.
"My initial estimate is that it should be a Holy Fallen Beast with power as great as Cang Cang, but I don't know how it came out of the Awakening Domain. Grandfather, don't worry about this for now. I still have Cang Cang by my side. He can help me if something happens, but you are different."
He's old and lives far away from them.
If this incident really leads to Xu Wenfeng's accident, she will definitely feel guilty to death.
Xu Wenfeng understood, but the fact that Qiao Mei was willing to tell him the truth meant that she still trusted and relied on him.
He nodded in understanding, and before she left, he repeatedly told her to remember to contact him immediately if she encountered any difficulties.
Qiao Mei made a note of it and boarded the aircraft home with Ao Cang.
After getting home, taking a shower, and getting into bed, while letting Ao Cang hold her and absorb her willpower, she asked him if he could deduce what kind of beast the fallen saint she had seen before was.
"It looks a lot like an octopus, but I don't think it is quite like one."
Ao Cang's golden eyes were serious. He took a breath of the rose fragrance emanating from Qiao Mei and voiced his guess.
"Based on your description, he seems to resemble an ancient deity I know."
"However, he is different from me. He is a god who is not liked and is rarely worshipped."
Qiao Mei hadn't expected this answer. After a moment of surprise, she pressed him for an answer: "Is he also a god?"
"Yes, the sea god Raitan, if I'm not mistaken."
Qiao Mei had always thought that Ao Cang was born from the sea and should naturally be considered a sea god, but now that she heard this, it was not the case at all.
Seeing her confusion, Ao Cang moved closer until their warm skin was touching before he continued to answer her questions.
"Although I am a dragon god who can summon wind and rain, I was not the master of all the seas at the beginning. Before me, the sea god Raitan was in charge. However, he was very irritable and never listened to the prayers of his believers. As a result, he eventually lost his willpower and, like me before him, slowly began to perish."
“If it weren’t for this incident, I would have thought he was already dead, because his body was dragged out of the Awakening Domain a long time ago.”
After understanding the reason, Qiao Mei realized why Lai Tan's strength was comparable to Ao Cang's. Both were gods, and ancient gods at that, so it was quite normal.
"But what's strange is why he got involved with Qiao Yingying?"
At the time, she was referred to as an "outsider."
It was easy for her to feel that he had discovered she was not the original Qiao Mei.
Of course, she couldn't tell Ao Cang about this, so she could only steer the conversation toward Qiao Yingying.
"Perhaps it's because of Qiao Yingying's blood. I smelled her blood before, and it's a very sweet scent that can definitely heal our wounds. But I haven't told An'an about this before, because I was afraid you would overthink it."
"Blood? Her blood can heal your wounds? Have you tried it?"
Qiao Mei was shocked; this wasn't mentioned in the original book.
“No.” Ao Cang shook his head, his eyes filled with some doubt. “The moment I smelled that scent, the idea popped into my head, just like how when you humans are hungry, you smell the aroma of food and know that it will definitely help you relieve your hunger.”
Qiao Mei understood and guessed that this must be related to the female lead's halo.
The entire world in the book is fictional, and there are even supernatural beings like Ao Cang. It's not impossible to give Qiao Yingying such a setting.
Having figured this out, she asked Ao Cang a crucial question.
"If he were to fight you, what are your chances of winning?"
If she still doesn't realize that Qiao Yingying is targeting her and trying to use Lai Tan to kill her, then she's truly a fool.
If something like this happens again, and Ao Cang can't protect her, she won't be able to change his original fate in the book anymore.
After listening to this, Ao Cang thought about it carefully and gave a not arrogant answer: "Sixty percent, I guess. My recovery is much better than his. According to what you said before, An'an, he still has the body of a beast and the head of a human, which means that he has difficulty even transforming into a complete human form."
If it's 60%, then being able to suppress Lai Tan by 10% is not bad.
Qiao Mei breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that it was absolutely necessary to continue improving her strength.
She can't always rely on Ao Cang; there will always be times when he can't take care of her.
Just then, her personal computer bracelet vibrated. When she opened it, she saw that a portion of the operating expenses for the Xu family's shops had been deposited into her account, totaling 100,000 interstellar coins.
She didn't keep a single penny for herself, and immediately offered it to Ao Cang in the form of a prayer.
His body hasn't fully recovered from the injuries he sustained in the cable car fall, and he really needs it now.
I just don't know how the mining of QC520 star stone is progressing on Zuo Chenxing's side.
After the offering was completed, the thing she had been thinking about suddenly became clear.
Zuo Chenxing contacted her and said that the star stones had been mined, but the purity varied. He wanted to invite her to visit the star stone mining area in person so that she could choose for herself.
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