Lu Fei accepted the scroll somewhat dazed, holding it in his palm.
He saw Aidas’s proud head slowly lower to the ground, muttering incomprehensible words.
Lu Fei’s eyes welled up, and he turned his head away, unable to watch any longer.
He knew this was Aidas’s last flicker of life before death, and at this moment, only what it considered most important remained in its mind.
“I have followed you, searched for you, for thousands of years as if it were a single day…”
“I am proud to have been your warrior…”
“But I must depart early. I wish to meet you in another world, yet I fear you appearing there…”
Aidas tilted its head, gazing at the sky with a vacant expression.
“Gods have fallen, star domains have collapsed…”
Its voice grew weaker, almost inaudible, as Aidas’s entire body dissolved into ethereal golden particles…
But it felt as though something was held in its palm.
It looked at Brother Chicken.
Slowly, it opened its palm.
It was a crimson droplet, resembling a teardrop.
Aidas smiled faintly.
It tossed the crimson droplet towards Brother Chicken.
Brother Chicken didn’t know what it was, but at that moment, no treasure, however precious, could bring it joy.
Their brief time together felt like a friendship that had been long overdue.
It felt a sharp pang in its heart.
The next moment.
The crimson droplet, without permission, began to slowly seep into Brother Chicken’s body, churning within.
Brother Chicken’s entire body immediately turned red. It rolled on the ground in pain, its body violently expanding and shrinking in a continuous cycle.
Muffled groans escaped its throat.
The heart-wrenching roars seemed not to belong to it!
Brother Chicken knew this crimson substance would surely benefit it immensely; Aidas would not harm it.
But for some reason, it instinctively resisted the crimson droplet’s intrusion.
They remained in this stalemate for a long time.
Then, a sudden change occurred!
Abruptly!
The crimson droplet, which had already entered Brother Chicken’s body, slowly began to seep out again!
It re-crystallized.
Returning to its original form.
And fell onto the ground.
“Bloodline too low to integrate?”
Aidas looked at the scene before it with disappointment. This was its gift, something countless top powerhouses on the continent dreamed of!
“Dragon’s essence blood!”
Suddenly.
Aidas’s entire body trembled violently.
Its pupils dilated drastically, as if re-energized.
“No! As long as it’s a contracted beast, it shouldn’t reject my essence blood!”
A daring thought flashed through its mind.
Aidas stared intently at Brother Chicken!
Its lips moved, as if wanting to speak.
It struggled, it roared.
As if it had a multitude of things to ask.
But at this moment, its body had completely transformed into golden particles, slowly rising into the sky.
It could no longer utter a sound!
…
Until its fragmented form vanished into the air with the wind.
“Aidas!”
“Aidas!”
Lu Fei and Brother Chicken roared in unison.
However, the other party could no longer hear them.
The surrounding mist slowly dissipated, and the sky suddenly flashed with lightning and thunder. The previously bright daytime abruptly turned as dark as night, and a torrential downpour arrived as expected.
The two of them looked up at the sky, stunned.
They couldn’t tell if their tears or the rain were falling from their eyes.
Brother Chicken picked up the crimson droplet from the ground.
“Old Lu, put it away. It’s Old Ai’s heartfelt gesture.”
Lu Fei nodded and put the crimson droplet into his backpack.
“Dragon egg!” Lu Fei exclaimed.
He hurried towards the dragon egg. The rain might affect the dragon egg’s incubation!
The dragon egg was a bit high, and Lu Fei couldn’t see any movement inside from a level view.
So, Lu Fei stepped onto Brother Chicken’s shoulder.
His gaze shifted towards the interior of the dragon egg.
His eyes widened suddenly.
Astonishing!
He stumbled and fell from Brother Chicken’s shoulder.
Seeing Lu Fei’s panicked state, Brother Chicken quickly asked.
“What’s wrong, Old Lu!”
Lu Fei shook his head mutely.
“Impossible! Why is the dragon egg empty!”
“Huh?” Brother Chicken was startled.
Had some contracted beast stolen it during the chaos?
Lu Fei was agitated, his mind a blank.
“Could it have hatched and run off on its own?” Brother Chicken said, regaining composure.
Lu Fei’s eyes lit up.
“Possible!”
The two began a aimless search.
Suddenly, Brother Chicken felt something tugging at its “egg” behind it.
It instinctively replied:
“Old Lu, stop fooling around.”
“What?” Lu Fei turned his head back, looking confused.
Brother Chicken paused.
Lu Fei wasn’t the one playing a prank?
Then…
It looked back.
It immediately yelped in fright, falling to the ground and scrambling backward.
“What is this thing!”
At the same moment, Lu Fei’s gaze also shifted over.
Before them.
A strange creature was looking at them with a half-smile.
This creature resembled a snake but had two short arms on its chest, making it look more like a gecko. Its entire body was crimson, but its tongue was golden, as if it held a gold nugget in its mouth.
The most peculiar feature was its eyes; the left eye seemed to be standing guard while the right was on lookout, its gaze never focused, appearing exceptionally intelligent!
Lu Fei and Brother Chicken were struck dumbfounded…
The creature suddenly lunged forward, and Brother Chicken, caught completely off guard, had its leg grabbed.
“Mama… Mama!”
Lu Fei and Brother Chicken froze simultaneously.
“This… this couldn’t be the baby dragon from the dragon egg, could it?” Lu Fei asked, incredulous.
He then noticed the sticky residue and shattered eggshells on the creature, and it seemed certain…
“It doesn’t look very smart…” Lu Fei muttered inwardly.
With the little creature holding onto its leg, Brother Chicken looked utterly defeated. The creature was jumping around its crotch, and it had no idea what it wanted.
Suddenly.
A heart-wrenching roar echoed through the jungle.
“Brother! Not there!”
Lu Fei was drawn by Brother Chicken’s roar.
At some point, Brother Chicken was no longer by his side. It was sprinting as if mad, and beneath its crotch, the little creature had bitten down on Brother Chicken’s “egg”…
It hung there, refusing to let go no matter how much Brother Chicken shook it, dangling precariously…
Seeing this, Lu Fei involuntarily covered his crotch, trembling.
“That looks painful…” Lu Fei had successfully placed himself in the situation.
After a long while.
Brother Chicken finally managed to shake it off.
Looking at its swollen “egg,” Brother Chicken shed a tear.
“Will I still be able to have little chicks in the future?” Brother Chicken asked, somewhat aggrieved.
Lu Fei patted its shoulder in comfort.
Just then, the little creature made a “creak, creak” sound again.
In a childish voice.
“I want milk, I want milk…”
Brother Chicken’s mouth twitched.
So, this little creature mistook the “egg” for a pacifier?
This was a complete humiliation!
Brother Chicken felt a surge of indignation. How could this be compared! The size difference was too vast!
You can hurt me, but you can’t insult me!
Lu Fei took out the Beast Taming Illustrated Record and shone it on the little creature.
“Huh?”
Lu Fei uttered a sound of surprise.