Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 383 - 322: The Snake Egg Hatches

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After the new year came the one-month-old celebration for the two Little Angels. A few months after that, it was time for the two phoenix chicks’ birthday party.

With so many children, there was a birthday to celebrate almost every month.

For the phoenix chicks’ past few birthdays, Sang Luo had been too busy at the Holy Palace to attend. This year, she specially crafted two Golden Jade Small Necklaces to give them as birthday gifts.

The birthday parties Fei Yuan threw for the children were always incredibly grand and lively.

The various Beast Emperors and Beast Kings of the East Continent would all grace the occasion with their presence, coming as guests and bearing gifts.

Sang Luo was helping to register the gift-givers.

A slender, green-haired youth in red robes, followed by a Hidden Guard in black, brought several chests of priceless gifts, a truly lavish display. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Sang Luo was wondering which Beast King was so generous when Fei Yuan walked over and called out with a smile, "Lou Tian, long time no see."

"Brother Fei Yuan, I trust you’ve been well."

Sang Luo found the green-haired youth’s face somewhat familiar. Then she remembered—it was Lou Tian, the Eastern Beast Emperor.

’She had seen him once before at the banquet for Quan Jin’s coronation as the Southern Beast Emperor. Speaking of which, I’m not really sure what the situation in the Southern Region is now,’ she thought. ’Quan Jin definitely hasn’t been back in years, and he hasn’t been managing it at all. They’ve probably replaced him by now.’

Fei Yuan took the guest register from Sang Luo’s hand and glanced over it. Dozens of pages were densely packed with entries, listing hundreds, if not thousands, of various gifts. He rubbed her sore wrist and smiled. "Just about everyone is here, and the banquet is about to start. Let’s go join them."

Sang Luo squeezed his hand back as they chatted idly on their way. "So many years have passed, but the Eastern Beast Emperor is still so young. He doesn’t look like a Beast Emperor at all, more like a teenager who hasn’t even come of age."

Fei Yuan chuckled. "That’s not his real appearance. He intentionally maintains that youthful look."

"Oh? Why is that?"

"I’m an outsider, so I’m not too clear on the internal affairs of the Eastern Region. Perhaps it’s because there was a coup within the Bi Fang Clan back then. Both his parents died in it, and he was hastily pushed into this position. Over time, he probably just got used to meeting outsiders with this appearance."

"The Eastern Beast Emperor seems to value that guard a lot, he’s always by his side. Last time at the Southern banquet, that same guard was with the Emperor. Every Beast Emperor and Beast King is only allowed to bring one family member, but the Eastern Beast Emperor only brought a guard."

"How do you know the guard isn’t a family member?"

"Ah, you don’t mean the two of them are...?" Sang Luo’s gossiping soul was burning brightly.

Fei Yuan gave her a suggestive smile. "I’ll let you in on a secret. The Eastern Beast Emperor is female. She’s disguised her appearance and identity, using that of her long-dead older brother. Back when the coup happened in the palace, her parents and brother died together. The face she wears now is what her brother looked like back then. Since he’s long gone, she doesn’t know what he would have looked like grown up, so she’s kept her appearance frozen in his youth."

Sang Luo was inwardly astonished. ’What a plot twist!’

’This Fei Yuan... a real groundhog in a melon patch! He acts like he doesn’t know anything, but behind the scenes, he’s dug up every secret there is!’

Sang Luo snapped back to reality. "After all this time, has no one else discovered... Wait, how do you know? I remember you two seemed to be on good terms. ’He’ even helped you back then! Don’t tell me you two, years ago—"

Fei Yuan quickly stuffed a sweet pastry into her mouth. "Eat something."

Sang Luo swallowed the pastry whole and mumbled, "You’d better confess everything today!"

’It’s over,’ he thought. ’I shouldn’t have said anything!’

Fei Yuan did eventually confess. He had saved Lou Tian once, and by a twist of fate, had learned ’his’ true identity. But nothing ever came of it; they just remained friends.

Sang Luo then asked about the current situation in the Southern Region.

"The Southern Region hasn’t had a new Beast Emperor yet. Nominally, Quan Jin is still the Southern Beast Emperor, but he hasn’t handled any of the region’s affairs for years. He’s barely even shown his face. The people under him are starting to think he’s dead. It’s a title in name only... Many of the Southern Beast Kings are now vying for power, and the situation is chaotic. If he could just come back and take charge, things would probably improve a lot."

"Sigh. Every time he leaves, there’s no news of him. Who knows when he’ll be back this time."

When Sang Luo returned to the banquet, the children were gone.

"Where have those little rascals run off to now?"

"They’re in the back garden. The weather is nice today, so all the kids are out there. They’ve lost track of time playing. I’ll go get them."

"I’ll go with you."

Suddenly, Little Zhenzhen came running from the distance, shouting for help, "Mama, Mama, it’s bad! Snake Sister’s egg broke!"

"What?!"

The expressions on Sang Luo and Fei Yuan’s faces changed, and they rushed over instantly.

The snake egg had been kept in Sang Luo’s space for nurturing. Since the weather was nice today and the children were playing together, Little Qi had said he wanted to take his little sister out to bask in the sun. So she had taken the snake egg out and given it to the children, never imagining something like this would happen.

Little Zhenzhen said, "While we were playing, we put the snake egg on a stool. Nobody touched it, but for some reason, it suddenly fell off!"

When Sang Luo reached the back garden, she saw an egg shattered into several pieces on the ground.

The kids didn’t know what to do. Seeing Sang Luo arrive, they were a little scared.

Little Stone whispered, "Mama, we’re sorry. We didn’t do it on purpose..."

"I heard what Little Zhenzhen said on the way. It’s not your fault." Sang Luo appeared calm, but her heart was racing with anxiety. She went over and found only the eggshells; the Little Snake inside was gone.

Little Qi crawled out from a bush, shaking off dirt and dead leaves. "Mama, I’ve looked all around, but I can’t find little sister."

"Little sister got out?"

"Yeah, she ran off the instant she broke out of her shell. I lost her."

"It seems this wasn’t an accident. It must have been time for her to hatch, and she wanted to run."

Sang Luo sighed, then focused her mind, using her ability as a mother to summon her young.

In the next instant.

A small, silvery-purple snake landed in her palm.

Sang Luo said joyfully, "My daughter, I’m your mo—"

"HISS~" The Little Snake’s body went taut. It raised its head to stare at her, its purple eyes filled with a savage light. Its body seemed to inflate as its forked tongue flicked out manically, emitting a loud hissing sound—a clear posture of aggressive intimidation!

Sang Luo’s expression changed slightly. Before she could let go, the Little Snake lunged forward and bit her hand viciously!

It happened so fast that Fei Yuan, who was right beside her, had no time to stop it. "Luo’er!"

The moment Sang Luo flinched from the pain and loosened her grip, the Little Snake took the chance to escape, disappearing into the dense grass.

"I’m fine." Sang Luo used Purification on the snake venom, then tried to summon the snake again, but it didn’t work.

In less than half an hour, many guards and servants in the palace had been bitten. The snake venom turned their bodies blue, forcing Sang Luo to go to the Witch Hospital first to help treat the bitten Beastmen.

Fei Yuan said in a low voice, "Luo’er, don’t worry. I’ll take some men and find her."

"Hurry and bring her back! If she gets out of the palace, finding her will be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and more people will get hurt!"

"Okay."

Following the trail of bitten servants, Fei Yuan quickly mapped out several possible routes. An hour later, the Little Snake was captured at the palace gates.