Chapter 567 - Father Niu Goes Missing (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Lonemoon was almost done with his small talk. As if suddenly recalling something, he said, “Oh, that’s right, Lady Chu. You’re a local. I think you must be better informed than we are. We happen to have something we’re unsure about and we would really appreciate if you could help us with it?”

“What’s it about?” Chu Tao asked after pondering for a moment. “Sir Lonemoon, please don’t worry. I am indebted to you. If there’s anything I can do to help you, I will definitely do all that I can.”

“It’s nothing especially important or urgent either,” Lonemoon answered politely, smiling. He paused to think about how to ask about the spirit seed in a way that would not sound suspicious.

That was when Shen Ying beside him suddenly pulled out the image that spirit seed left behind the last time. A colourful egg-shaped image bounced up. “We’re looking for this. Have you seen it around?”

“Heh heh…” Lonemoon was so shocked by Shen Ying that he choked on his own saliva. He turned to glare at Shen Ying. Why the hell did you raise that so quickly? Wasn’t the spirit seed a very important thing?

“Well…” Chu Tao took two steps forward to take a closer look. Something flashed across her eyes but she suppressed it immediately. Smiling, she replied, “I haven’t seen an egg like this before. I’m sorry I cannot be of much help to you.”

“Oh.” Shen Ying stored the image back in her bag.

Chu Tao continued to entertain them politely. Due to the time difference, the sky darkened a bit earlier. After treating them to a sumptuous dinner, she unwillingly instructed her servants to lead the guests to their respective rooms.

“Shen Ying, why did you take the spirit seed out?” Lonemoon pulled her aside and questioned her the moment they entered the guest room. How could she draw so much attention to themselves with something as important as the spirit seed?

“This is nothing but a colourful egg. It’s just how Mi Le decided to decorate it. It’s not actually its true form,” Shen Ying replied. “Apart from managers, other people would assume that this is nothing but a body of energy. They won’t be able to see anything special about it.”

So that explained things. Lonemoon heaved a sigh of relief. “In other words, we can look for it openly without having to worry that others might find out.”

“Mm.” Shen Ying nodded.

“You should have told me this earlier!” Lonemoon suddenly felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. This made things much easier. “Alright, we will go around and ask more about it tomorrow. Get some rest.”

He opened a door, intending to return to his own house. Something popped into his mind. He turned around and said, “Oh right, be good and stay in this house. Don’t turn around.” They were not in their own plane. If they got lost, not only might they not be able to find each other, they might not even be able to return to their own planes.

“Oh,” Shen Ying answered. Seeing that Lonemoon and Chef were about to step out of the door, Shen Ying quickly added, “Don’t worry, Chef will be here to watch me!” She reached out and pulled Chef back next to her.

Lonemoon glanced at Chef, then at Shen Ying. He nodded seriously. “Mm.” Then, he turned and returned to his own room, not realising that Chef’s face was now bright red.

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The next day.

Perhaps Chef took… good care of her the night before, Shen Ying was behaving extraordinarily well the next day. Although she did wake up a bit later, she did not get lost.

Yet…