After returning to Ancient Pool Village, under the curious gazes of the militia guarding the village, Lin Yi and the other two first brought the Giant Egg near the Temple.
Richie Rich also curiously leaned in and asked what Lin Yi had gone out of the village to do. Lin Yi casually made up an excuse to brush him off.
Gu Yun and Gu Yuan, who had rushed over after hearing the news, both circled the Giant Egg twice. Then Gu Yuan stroked his white beard and said, "It truly is rare. Could this Giant Egg really have been laid by a Heart-Devouring Wolf?"
Gu Yun shook his head and said objectively, "No, no. Even if that Heart-Devouring Wolf King was a Mother Wolf, judging from the pelvis at the base of its tail, it couldn't have laid such an enormous egg..."
Just then, Gu He emerged from the underground Karst Cave beneath the Temple.
The moment he saw the Giant Egg, surprise appeared on his face. Then, after hearing Gu Chenghu's account and learning that the egg had been found in a Heart-Devouring Wolf nest, he guessed, "I once heard that Heart-Devouring Wolves are a descendant branch of an ancient Monster King. That Monster King is called the Azure Moon Wolf King. Perhaps the egg in your hands was laid by the Azure Moon Wolf King."
Lin Yi frowned. "The Azure Moon Wolf King? If it's still alive, could it track us all the way here?"
"There's no need to worry. No creature would allow its weak offspring to leave its side. Since you took this egg from a Heart-Devouring Wolf nest, the Azure Moon Wolf King is most likely gone."
Gu Man asked, "Village Elder, what should we do with this egg?"
"You brought it back. Whether you