When Beauty Meets Beasts

593 Dreadful

Xue Ling carefully picked up the bird egg and placed it in a basin filled with hot water to wash it.

It was an oval bird egg the size of an adult’s fist. It was white and had some red patterns on the surface.

Huanhuan sat up. “Show me the egg.”

Xue Ling handed her the bird egg.

Huanhuan touched the round and hot bird egg with a surprised expression. “I really laid an egg!”

This felt magical!

When she laid the egg just now, she felt as if she had peed. She gave birth to it in a flash.

Just as Xue Ling had said, it was extremely fast and did not hurt at all.

When Shuang Yun and the black dragon learned that Huanhuan had laid an egg, they went into the bedroom. They gathered around to look at the bird egg.

Shuang Yun couldn’t help but reach out and touch the smooth egg. “Is this a female or a male?”

Huanhuan indicated that she didn’t know either.

Xue Ling looked at the bird egg with fatherly love. “We won’t know until it hatches.”

Shuang Yun immediately asked, “Does Huanhuan know how to incubate?”

Huanhuan shook her head. “No.”

Xue Ling gently stroked the egg. “I know how to. Leave it to me.”

Huanhuan was very curious. “How do you hatch eggs? Will you build a bird nest and put the egg in it like other birds?”

The image was so strong that the four people present laughed.

Xue Ling said that there was no need to go through so much trouble. “You don’t need a bird’s nest to hatch eggs. You just have to carry it with you and provide it with enough body temperature.”

Huanhuan touched the slippery eggshell and called softly, “Eggy.”

The little thing inside the eggshell heard its mother calling it and patted the eggshell with its little claws.

Huanhuan immediately felt it.

She called out in surprise, “Eggy can hear me. Eggy’s greeting me!”

Everyone found it magical. They all reached out to touch the bird egg and kept calling its name.

At first, it responded to everyone, but as time passed, it began to laze around. If it was in the mood, it would respond. If it wasn’t, it couldn’t be bothered.

Xue Ling brought the bird egg in front of him and kissed it. “My egg is so obedient.”

Eggy patted the eggshell lazily in response.

Ever since the egg was laid, Xue Ling had been keeping it close to him 24 hours a day. Sometimes, he was clearly doing something seriously, but he would suddenly reach into his collar and touch the egg.

Those who didn’t know better would think he was touching his chest.

Especially since he was smiling as he touched it. He looked especially perverted.

Shuang Yun looked down on him for it, but it didn’t matter to him.

The egg had been laid, and Huanhuan was about to discuss leaving with Bai Di.

Coincidentally, the person Murphy sent told Huanhuan that Cyril had finished making the papers and was waiting for her to get them.

Bai Di and Shuang Yun had gone out to pick fruits. They were not back yet. Xue Ling had to take care of Eggy. Only the black dragon was free.

Hence, Huanhuan informed Xue Ling and brought Little Black to the paper workshop.

Along the way, Huanhuan almost didn’t see anyone. Occasionally, she would see an elf. Even so, they’d always be in a hurry. In addition, there were elf guards patrolling back and forth. The atmosphere on the entire Elven God Mountain was tense.

Huanhuan was very puzzled. “Has something happened on the mountain recently?”

“Do you remember Doris’ disappearance?”

Huanhuan nodded in acknowledgment.

The black dragon said as he walked, “After that, another elf disappeared. Murphy ordered a thorough investigation, but they haven’t found the whereabouts of those missing people.”

Although no one said anything, they had already guessed that the missing elves were probably dead.

Huanhuan and the black dragon arrived at the paper workshop. She knocked on the door.

A moment later, the door opened and Cyril walked out.

Cyril was very tall. He stood like a small mountain in front of the petite and slender Huanhuan.

Huanhuan had to take two steps back to see Cyril’s full face. She smiled and greeted him. “Hello, Mr. Cyril.”

Cyril’s foot was dragging a broken chain that clanked with his footsteps.

His gaze paused when it swept over the black dragon.

At this moment, the black dragon was also sizing up Cyril.

Cyril’s voice was low. “You’re here to get the papers, right?”

“Yes,” Huanhuan said crisply. “I heard you’ve finished making them. We came to pick them up.”

“Come with me.”

Cyril turned around and walked in. Huanhuan and the black dragon then walked into the paper workshop.

The last time Huanhuan came to get the papers, she was carrying out the business transaction in the storeroom and did not enter the paper workshop. Today was the first time she had seen the inside of the paper workshop.

The space in the paper mill was larger than expected. There were several large wooden shelves with a pool in the middle filled with bubbling green liquid.

Huanhuan looked at the green liquid as she walked, curious about what it was.

Cyril noticed her gaze and took the initiative to explain, “This is the original liquid used to make paper. It’s tempered with dozens of plants.”

“Oh.” Huanhuan looked understanding.

If only she knew what the dozen plants were. That way, she could make paper when she got back.

Cyril opened a dark room. He turned around and said to the black dragon, “The papers are all in here. There are a lot of them. Come in with me and bring them out.”

The black dragon looked at Huanhuan. When she nodded, he followed Cyril into the dark room.

After the two of them left, Huanhuan stayed alone in boredom, her eyes darting around.

She noticed something glowing in the corner.

Driven by curiosity, Huanhuan walked over. On a closer look, she realized that the glowing thing was actually golden hair!

The hair was long and lay quietly on the ground. Beside it was a shiny metal bracelet.

Huanhuan bent down and picked up the bracelet. There was blood on the bracelet.

The blood had dried. It must have been here for a while.

She stared at the bracelet in front of her and thought it looked familiar. After thinking about it for a long time, she suddenly remembered.

Wasn’t this the bracelet Doris had worn on her wrist previously?!

Why did she leave her bracelet here? Had she been here?

There was also the blood on the bracelet and the golden hair on the ground… The elves who had gone missing recently…

When these things were added together, Huanhuan had a bad feeling.

She wanted to look for the black dragon, but as soon as she turned around, she felt a pain in the back of her head!

Huanhuan blacked out and fell to the ground.

In her daze, she saw a woman walk up to her and smile strangely…