Lai Tan was still considered a god, and he also carried the aura left behind by Ao Cang.
So when he found Lai Tan, it didn't take him too much effort.
He is currently inside Qiao Yingying's Eighth Palace, but the deathly aura emanating from his body is far more intense than before.
Qiao Yingying had already fallen into a deep sleep. The place where Ao Cang could sense Lai Tan's presence was in an artificial lake in the Eighth Palace.
The night was hazy, with only a full moon hanging in the sky.
The scene illuminated by the silvery moonlight sent shivers down Qiao Mei's spine.
Lai Tan has now transformed into a half-human, half-beast form.
But compared to before, the tentacles beneath him now looked as if they had been corroded by strong sulfuric acid, constantly oozing a purplish-black liquid.
Lai Tan's face was also in great pain, as if he were being tortured.
He noticed Ao Cang's arrival and instantly opened his purple eyes to look at him.
But to Qiao Mei and Ao Cang's surprise, he did not choose to attack them. He just glanced at them and then closed his eyes again, using the cold lake water to wash away the sticky liquid that kept overflowing from his tentacles.
What brings you here?
Lai Tan has been plagued by the side effects of absorbing energy these past two days and hasn't had time to check interstellar news, so he doesn't know what's happening outside.
After Qiao Mei explained the general situation, he suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed, looking very surprised.
There was a hint of surprise mixed with that astonishment; it was clear at a glance that this matter was definitely related to him.
Ao Cang grabbed Qiao Mei's hand and asked before she could speak:
"Is the sudden appearance of the interstellar monsters related to you? We just went into Qiao Yingying's bedroom to check on her. She's pregnant, but her body's functions are simply not enough to support the pregnancy. The power within you is also much stronger than the last time I saw you. Did you... go to the interstellar monster battlefield?"
Ao Cang didn't waste any words. After hearing his question, Lai Tan chuckled and said, "You already know the facts, don't you?"
"Leave now while I'm not ready to fight you."
With his current strength, he might not necessarily lose if he fought Ao Cang.
Ao Cang didn't come here specifically to fight him. After confirming that Lai Tan had indeed been to the interstellar monster battlefield, he asked him why he had released the interstellar monsters.
"With their current strength, it wouldn't be a problem for them to erode the entire interstellar space. Since you want to help Qiao Yingying raise your child, why do you want to destroy the environment that can provide you with a stable life?"
Lai Tan closed his eyes again and said these cruel words in a very cold tone: "It hasn't eroded the entire interstellar space yet, has it? It's just a Federation planet. As long as the interstellar monsters can't reach the Imperial planet, how could I and Qiao Yingying be affected?"
Qiao Mei considered herself to be quite cold-blooded at times, but she didn't expect Lai Tan to be even more so.
She asked angrily, "What about the citizens and their dependent beasts who are still on the Federation Star? They are also living beings. If it weren't for what you did, they should still be living peaceful lives! The Federation Star is the most powerful planet in the entire interstellar space. What you did is no different from cutting off the pillar of the interstellar space with your own hands!"
Lai Tan is very cold-blooded; otherwise, he wouldn't have become a god who was abandoned by others.
He opened his eyes and looked at Qiao Mei with amusement.
"If you're so indignant, why don't you take Ao Cang with you to save people? What are you talking about with me? I haven't gotten anything from those humans, so why should I care about their lives? I only care that Qiao Yingying can live well. Other people are not my concern."
Qiao Mei was so angry that she wanted to attack him, but reason made her calm down and ask him how he managed to get the interstellar monsters to the Federation Star.
Lai Tan ignored her, as if he hadn't heard her.
Ao Cang lost his temper at this moment and transformed into a beast, directly using [Thunderstorm Gathering], which was a bit too much for him at this stage.
"Rumble..."
The once tranquil night sky was suddenly swept by a strong wind, and large patches of dark clouds appeared in the sky. The smell of earth was so strong that it seemed as if rain was about to fall at any moment.
Lai Tan never expected Ao Cang to go berserk and use his ultimate black dragon form's killer move, and he finally became afraid.
He gritted his teeth and, before the thunderstorm fully gathered, told Ao Cang that he had opened a small opening at the connection point between the garbage planet and the interstellar monster battlefield.
"I thought the radiation from the garbage planet would kill those interstellar monsters, but who knew they were so tough. They probably boarded manned spacecraft and smuggled themselves to the Federation planet."
His statement is indeed reasonable.
The Federal Academy is indeed responsible for transporting unqualified citizens to the garbage planet, and the returning spacecraft all stop at the Federal Academy.
Looking at it this way, it makes sense.
But how to tell the federal army and the royal family about this is a big problem.
If you tell them, they will ask you where they found out from.
Not to mention, interstellar monsters will keep emerging from that small opening on the garbage planet.
Ao Cang did nothing further with Lai Tan. There were priorities, and minimizing the losses across the entire interstellar space was the most important thing right now.
He withdrew his leaked spiritual power and left the Eighth Palace with Qiao Mei.
The massive thunderstorm that was about to condense must have already attracted the attention of some people. If they don't leave soon, they'll implicate Qiao Mei.
On the way back, Qiao Mei asked him worriedly, "How should we tell Xu Wenfeng about this?"
"I haven't told my grandfather that there is still one god left in the interstellar space, and I don't know how he will react when he finds out."
Ao Cang is currently at a loss, as this matter is indeed troublesome.
If Lai Tan were to be handed over, his abilities would currently far surpass those of those interstellar monsters.
If you really anger him and make him do something crazy, that would be even more troublesome.
So all I could say was to go back and think about it carefully.
Anyway, we will definitely tell Xu Wenfeng, but we will definitely use a special method.
Qiao Mei didn't hide this matter; she also told Shang Duojin and Shu Qingqing in the small group chat, hoping they could come up with a good solution.
Shu Qingqing used to be a live streamer; she's very quick-witted.
This kind of thing is quite similar to public relations to some extent. She thought about it and wrote a few proposals, which she then posted in the group for Qiao Mei and Shang Duojin to take a look at.
"If you think there are any suitable ones, you can vote for them first. After the selection, we can see if there is anything that can be improved."
While the group was brainstorming solutions, Xu Heyu, far away in the interstellar army of the Federation Star, keenly spotted a small but unmissable gap in the battlefield replay.
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