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Sang Qingxiao used Old Vine to block the egg in front of him. Jingnan suddenly stopped, and due to inertia, he fell onto the ground, staring blankly at the egg with disbelief in his eyes.
What luck! Old Vine thought. I just picked up an egg, and it looks like I'm about to solve a big mystery!
Sang Qingxiao smiled warmly. "Well, I brought you here to help identify this. The patterns look familiar; is it from your clan's offspring?"
Jingnan shot her a glance. "Is that what you call inviting someone? A lady being so rough? I'm not light, and it's quite a feat for you to throw me around like that, especially twice!"
He had just remembered that there was indeed an egg, and in his excitement, he had acted impulsively.
Jingnan shrank his form down to size. When he was as large as a shark, he stopped, flicked his tail, and sent the egg flying. The wind from his movement made the egg spin halfway around before landing back in his hands.
With one hand, he placed the egg against his chest, wrapping his arms around it. He leaned his head against the egg and rhythmically tapped on its shell with his right hand while listening intently with his left ear. After a long moment, a gentle smile gradually appeared on his face.
Once he finished this, he suddenly raised his head and glared at Sang Qingxiao. "You must be starving."
"It's not my fault," she replied weakly. "I didn't take care of my own child or that playful old man."
"Well then," he said, "I stopped in time and didn't cause any damage. Should I compensate you appropriately?"
"Rare!" Jingnan scoffed. "What do you mean no damage? Look here—scratches from falling. And over there—burn marks. And here—several rows of small bite marks! You didn't even peel the shell before biting into it; that's quite reckless for a bite to eat!"
"Where?" she protested. "There's really nothing!"
The eggshell was as white as jade, glowing softly. Was something inside complaining? Jingnan wondered if he was testing her.
At that moment, he pulled out a clean cloth and began carefully wiping the surface of the eggshell; there were still saliva marks on it—quite dirty.
Sang Qingxiao maintained her smile, listening to a few complaints about her child; it wasn't anything serious.
Once Jingnan finished wiping it down, Sang Qingxiao confirmed, "This must be from your clan's offspring?"
"Where did it come from?"
"I found it by the sea," she explained. "When I picked it up, it didn't have this glow or any life force; I thought it was just a lifeless egg but kept it because of its beautiful patterns."
"My child has been a bit mischievous too; it's only because it seemed lifeless that they dared to mess with it. If they knew there was a little baby inside, they would surely feel guilty and cry endlessly for their previous actions."
Jingnan nodded slowly, lost in thought for a while before saying, "It's not an egg; whales are born live. Their young are wrapped in placentas just like human beings."
"When you found it, your judgment wasn't wrong; it's too weak. The ocean is complex, and the clan can't always protect it. A fetus like this would usually be abandoned."
"It should have died during those days of abandonment but by some twist of fate, its placenta thickened into a protective shell that safeguarded its fragile breath."
If I had seen it in the past, I would have ignored it completely. But now, it is the most precious thing in the world to me.
So, your clan has a successor now?
Jingnan nodded slightly.
That's good to hear. Given that we are helping you find your clan's bloodline, can we put an end to that incident in the palace?
Now that you have vanished, I will make up a story saying that you were executed and secretly send you to the seaside.
Do not dwell on the past any longer; after all, you have avenged yourself. Just focus on raising it well.
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