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Chapter 321 What happened to Longquan?
Di Lin's brow remained furrowed as he repeatedly sifted through the suspicious candidates, yet he always felt as if he were separated by a thin mist, unable to grasp that clear figure.
There's no point in staying here any longer.
The other side was clearly prepared, and their retreat was swift and clean, leaving no valuable clues behind.
Di Lin took one last look around the magnificent yet cold temple, then turned and strode out.
The night wind of Mutian City dispelled the slight stench of blood on his body and the oppressive atmosphere of the temple.
Without lingering, he summoned the barrier and returned to Tiger Lion City.
Yuan Xiao stayed up all night, keeping watch with Bi Zhi and Xiao Chu.
Yunfeng and Zehui didn't go to rest either. They sat at the table, the water in front of them already cold.
Fu Gui'er leaned back in the recliner, closing his eyes to rest, but his breathing was shallow, so he was obviously not asleep.
When Di Lin appeared at the door, everyone immediately stood up, their eyes fixed on him.
"Emperor Lin!"
Yuan Xiao was the first to rush forward, grabbing his arm and anxiously looking him up and down, "Are you alright? How are you? Did you see the Beast God?"
Her questions came one after another, her eyes filled with anxious worry.
Di Lin gently patted the back of her hand to indicate that he was alright.
He walked to the center of the hall, sat down in a chair by the fireplace, took the hot tea that Bizhi had poured for him again, and took a big gulp.
"I'm fine." He put down his cup, looked at the crowd that had gathered around him, and said succinctly, "There are two beast gods in the temple."
"Two?" Everyone was taken aback.
Di Lin recounted what had happened, from the confrontation between the two beast gods, to Hui's sudden attack on the beast god at the door, to the beast god at the door revealing his strength, and finally the beast god on the throne escaping. He chased after him but failed, and when he turned around, he found that everyone had disappeared.
As he spoke, the atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly tense, and everyone's face was filled with shock and disbelief.
“Two identical beast gods…” Yun Feng murmured, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table. “Even you can’t tell the difference? This… how is this possible?”
Ze Hui's brows furrowed deeply: "Hui actually dared to attack the 'Beast God'? Even if he suspected it was fake, this action is still incredibly rebellious. Unless... he already knew which one was real and which one was fake?"
Fu Gui'er opened his eyes at some point, his pale face showing a fluctuating expression.
He listened carefully to every word Di Lin said, especially the part about dust.
When Fu Gui'er heard that Chen's body shone with golden light at the critical moment, his injuries recovered rapidly, his power surged, and he suppressed Hui, Fu Gui'er's breathing became noticeably rapid.
After a long while, he opened his eyes again, looked at Di Lin, and said in a hoarse voice, "You mean... Chen is still alive? And he seems to be in pretty good condition?"
Di Lin nodded affirmatively: "At least before I left, he was alive, and he looked much better than when Hui took him to the temple. Afterwards, his strength recovered quickly, and he overpowered Hui. In the end, when Hui used his killing move, he neutralized it."
Fu Gui'er remained silent for a moment, something seemed to be churning deep in his eyes.
He slowly exhaled, his tone becoming unusually certain: "According to what you said, he must have eaten the Dust Flower Fruit and been cured of the poison from the comet. Otherwise, given the potency of that poison, coupled with the severe injuries he suffered from the comet's torture, it would have been impossible for him to regain his mobility in such a short time, let alone have that kind of 'resurrection'-like outburst."
"Dust Flower Fruit?" Yuan Xiao's heart clenched again, and self-reproach surged through her once more. "But... wasn't the Dust Flower Fruit taken away by A Jin? The one I planted..."
“This isn’t your fault, Xiaoxiao,” Fugui’er interrupted her, his tone gentle yet firm. “I’ll say it again, the Dust Flower Fruit is rare. You didn’t recognize it, so it’s perfectly normal for you to be tricked into giving it away. Besides…”
He paused, his gaze becoming profound. "Dust Flower Fruit is rare in this beast world, but it's not entirely unique. Perhaps it's just a coincidence."
He looked at Di Lin: "But there's probably more to this coincidence than meets the eye. Who gave him the Dust Flower Fruit? The Beast God who appeared at the door? Or someone else?"
Di Lin shook his head: "I don't know. The situation was chaotic at the time, and Chen didn't have a chance to say these things."
He recalled the complex look in Chen's eyes when he looked at the Beast God at the door, and added, "However, Chen's reaction to the Beast God at the door was a bit strange."
Fu Gui'er nodded thoughtfully and did not ask any further questions.
"What do we do now?" Zehui said in a deep voice, "They've all disappeared without a trace. Where are we supposed to look for them?"
Yun Feng thought for a moment, glanced at everyone, and said, "If you ask me, we should definitely go to Illusion Moon Reef. Hui went there before." He looked at Di Lin, "Should we go and try our luck at that hellhole again? Take a gamble?"
Di Lin raised his head, his gaze sweeping over Yun Feng and Ze Hui, finally landing on Yuan Xiao's worried face, and suddenly smiled.
That smile carried his usual fearlessness.
“Let’s gamble,” Di Lin said. “Let’s go together.”
Yuan Xiao seemed to want to say something, her lips moved, but in the end she just nodded vigorously and clenched her fist.
She knew, of course, how dangerous that island was.
But she couldn't stop it, nor could she stop it.
The truth about the Beast God is extremely important to the Beastman world.
However, plans never keep up with changes.
Just as they finalized their decision to revisit Moon Reef and began discussing specific personnel and preparations, there was an urgent knock on the hall door.
Who could it be so late?
Zehui, who was closest to the door, walked over and opened it.
Standing outside the door was Wenmeng.
This female, who never left the Mutian City Building, was now pale and breathing rapidly, clearly having arrived at an extremely fast pace.
"king!"
As soon as Wenmeng entered, her eyes searched anxiously. Upon seeing Di Lin and Yuan Xiao, she staggered over, her voice trembling with worry, "Something's happened! Yu... Yulong Mountain... Longquan..."
"Longquan?!" Di Lin and Yuan Xiao's expressions changed drastically at the same time.
Everyone present knew what Longquan meant to the Dragon Clan.
That is the sacred spring of the dragon race, one of the sources of power, and a holy place for the birth and growth of dragon offspring.
Their child is currently in the Dragon Spring of Yulong Mountain.
"What happened to Longquan?" Di Lin stepped forward, grabbed Wenmeng's shoulder, his grip unconsciously becoming a little heavy, and his voice also becoming deep.
Yuan Xiao suddenly felt her legs go weak. She was supported by Bi Zhi next to her. Her heart was pounding and her face turned pale.
Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she wished she could fly to Longquan immediately.
She understood the pressure that Di Lin was under at that moment.
She couldn't let him shoulder everything alone.
"Emperor Lin".
Yuan Xiao walked to Di Lin's side, grasped his clenched fist with veins showing, and tried to transfer strength to him with her icy fingers.