Heart

Si Jinyan and his group were scheduled to leave for Country E at dawn tomorrow to investigate the Aberrant Form incident. At Chi Li's insistence, Si Jinyan decided to take him along.

After dinner, Lu Jiu suddenly stopped Si Jinyan while Chi Li happened to be away from his side.

Lu Jiu would not be joining them on this trip. He had to remain at the base; it could not be without someone in charge, and he also needed to receive reports from the squads stationed outside. It was not suitable for him to leave with them, but he had sent his assistant in his place.

Lu Jiu asked, "You're taking Chi Li with you?" Si Jinyan nodded. "Yes."

Lu Jiu did not object to that. He was merely worried about Eggy.

As time passed, Eggy had become clingy, mischievous, and intelligent. Lu Jiu found it difficult to treat him as an experimental specimen anymore, and increasingly saw that egg as his godson.

Lu Jiu asked, "Have you told Eggy that you'll be leaving for a while?"

Si Jinyan had not told Eggy yet. The trip had been arranged in a rush. "I'll tell him now."

Lu Jiu went with him, reminding him along the way about everything that needed to be prepared for Eggy before they left, down to how much pheromone needed to be left behind.

When Si Jinyan entered the incubation room, Eggy immediately clung to him for quite a while after hearing that he was going on a long trip.

Eggy said, "Eggy wants to go too."

Si Jinyan said, "When I come back, I'll take you and Chi Li out for a special trip."

Si Jinyan coaxed him for a long time before Eggy finally settled down.

They still had several hours before departure