Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

After emerging from the dream with the chicks, Youyu headed straight for the artificial lake in front of the Star Crossing Tower.

The lake remained calm and still, just as it always had.

Youyu placed the chick on the lake shore, reached out and smoothed the tuft of hair on its head, and said softly, "I'll leave the rest to you."

The chick nodded "hmm hmm," spread its wings, and jumped into the lake. The moment its body touched the water, it began to stretch and deform rapidly. The tender yellow feathers clung tightly to its skin, one on top of another, gradually turning into oval-shaped scales.

The chick, transformed into a mirage dragon, quickly dived to the bottom of the lake, opened its mouth to inhale a large amount of lake water, and then swung its tail rapidly, bursting out of the water like an arrow, spewing out a large amount of white water mist.

The mist refracted into a rainbow under the sunlight.

Beneath the rainbow, a milky white, wisp of mirage began to spread from the lake's surface outwards.

As the chicks continued to drink water and exhale mirage gas, it wasn't long before the mirage gas invaded the Star Crossing Tower, not only enveloping the entire building but also spreading outwards.

The mirage was so thick that visibility rapidly decreased, and the Star Crossing Tower was hidden in the fog, with only its faint outline visible.

Yu patted the little head that had surfaced with satisfaction and said, "Hide well in the lake, I'm going to go inside and take a look."

The chick responded with a "woof," poked its head out and nuzzled his hand, then gurgled out a string of bubbles before raising its tail and diving headfirst into the lake.

After seeing that the chicks had hidden themselves, Youyu also transformed back into his original form and tiptoed into the Star Crossing Tower without making a sound.

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When the fog rolled in, King Xixiang immediately sensed something was wrong.

He stood by the window and glanced outside, only to find that he couldn't see what was hidden behind the fog at all. Moreover, he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the fog didn't give him a good feeling. Even though he hadn't gotten close yet, he could already vaguely sense danger.

The King of the West looked solemn. The mechanisms and formations in the Thousand Gold Tower were more numerous and more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

However, what really bothered him was that there was nothing in the Star Crossing Tower.

Based on the remaining downy fur and traces of use, he could confirm that the beast cubs had indeed lived in this building, and for quite some time.

After all, some claw marks and teeth marks don't form in a day or two.

Strangely, Lan Jian and Xu Lingguang were not in the building, and the young beasts were nowhere to be seen either.

Could it be that Lan Jian made arrangements before leaving?

Logically, this shouldn't be the case. His infiltration of Qianjin Tower was a last-minute decision, and Lan Jian couldn't possibly have received advance notice and made preparations.

It's very likely that he revealed his presence during his infiltration, and the beast cubs had already hidden themselves beforehand.

Where could it be hidden?

The King of the West's piercing eyes searched everywhere, as if he wanted to dig three feet into the ground.

However, after searching the entire building, he found nothing.

However, the fog outside had already permeated into the Duxing Tower, enveloping the entire building and creating an uncomfortable dampness.

The King of the West wrapped his body tightly in a cloak, and a layer of spiritual energy barrier appeared on his skin, keeping out the mist of unknown origin.

With limited time and no trace of the strange beast found in the Star Crossing Tower, he decided not to delay any longer and planned to search other buildings.

But as soon as he moved, a slight noise suddenly sounded behind him.

Xi Xiangwang stopped in his tracks, pretending to be oblivious, and looked at a table diagonally in front of him. He then picked up a cup from the table and examined it.

The commotion behind him immediately stopped.

A glint flashed in Xi Xiangwang's eyes. Like a hunter on the hunt, he narrowed his eyes dangerously, casually put down his cup, and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.

Sure enough, the noise started again.

The person following him was clearly clever, concealing his footsteps with a light thud, thinking that he would not be discovered that way.

An ordinary cultivator would probably not be able to detect such a subtle movement, but the King of the West had been on the battlefield and fought against the demon race. In life-and-death battles, it is often these details that determine victory.

Although he may seem like a rough man, he is actually very meticulous.

Within those four or five steps, King Xi Xiang had already figured out how to capture his opponent.

He lingered patiently in the house, pretending to conduct a thorough search, but in reality, he was focused entirely on what was behind him.

The quail following behind him muttered, "Is he sick? He's been wandering around this room for ages, picking up and examining everything."

Hearing him spout nonsense again, Chaos rolled his eyes in disgust: "He's trying to hook you up, waiting for you to do something stupid and run into him. I told you not to get so close, and now he's caught you!"

Upon hearing him call her stupid again, Qi Tuo angrily said, "So what if we found him? We can just go and catch him. When Xu Lingguang comes back, he'll definitely make us lots of delicious food."

Thinking of the scene of Xu Lingguang rewarding him, Qi Tu swallowed his saliva shamelessly.

"Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror? There are only two of us; how are we supposed to catch him?"

Chaos was clearly much better at assessing the situation than Qitu. This thief was quite powerful, so it was not advisable to confront him head-on; a clever approach was needed.

"Outwit?"

The quail shook its head, asking incredulously, "How do we outsmart them?"

He retorted smugly, "I don't have a brain, do you?"

chaos:"……"

Chaos really didn't want to talk to this idiot, but there was nothing he could do; the situation was beyond his control.

He pecked the quail hard and said, "Do you think everyone is as brainless as you? You better behave yourself and follow my orders!"

The King of the West heard the rustling sounds behind him growing louder and louder, clearly indicating that the other party was more anxious than him and was already losing patience.

He secretly gathered his strength, waiting for the other party to lose patience and take the initiative.

He glanced around quickly, secretly hoping that it would be a strange beast instead.

In the instant he was lost in thought, a dark figure swiftly broke through the thick fog and rushed straight at his face.

Fortunately, the King of the West was prepared. He dodged to the side and, with his five fingers forming a claw, struck out with lightning speed, grabbing at the rapidly passing black shadow.

However, the outstretched hand grasped nothing.

The Western Prime Minister was taken aback, but quickly realized that he had fallen into a trap; it was just an illusion.

The moment he reacted, another sharp aura attacked from behind. Xi Xiangwang dodged again, but the opponent's tactics were strange and did not seem to be aimed at him personally. After another feint, the opponent disappeared into the fog again.

However, the cloak of the Western King was torn with a large hole, and the hood was completely ripped off.

The King of the West looked grim as he examined the torn area. The small hole appeared to have been made by claws.

This discovery eased his grim expression somewhat.

The thing moved too fast, and with the thick fog obscuring it, even with his eyesight, he couldn't make out what it was. However, judging from the claw marks left on the cloak, it was most likely a strange beast kept by Lan Jian.