The gorge was like it was cut by a knife, with dark green walls; the mountain stream was paved with rubble, and a jade-like river flowed through the gorge, stretching endlessly.
Upon closer inspection, the river surface was tinged with a faint blood color, with many dead fish floating belly-up on the water, and many stones and fish carcasses blasted onto the shore.
The beautiful scenery was ravaged to resemble a purgatory, revealing the previous devastation, and Shen Tang’s heart leaped.
Lu Xiao descended from high in the sky to the edge of the rushing river, and Shen Tang hurried to dismount and land, shouting loudly, "Jia Lan, we’re back!"
The sound of the waves surged, with echoes resounding.
Almost the moment her voice fell, not far from the river a wet head quickly emerged — it was Jia Lan, reunited after the separation.
He flipped his fish tail and quickly swam towards the shore.
Seeing the two safely returned, Jia Lan couldn’t hide his excitement, though his tone was embarrassed and angry, "It’s been two whole days, and you finally remember to find me? If you hadn’t come back, I’d have thought you both died halfway!"
"Hehe, at least we’d have company in death; we wouldn’t be alone on the road to the underworld. What’s the phrase again, love to die for~" Seeing Jia Lan was alright, Shen Tang breathed a sigh of relief and had the mood to tease.
Barely escaping the chase, the three relaxed to the extreme.
"You have quite the heart." Jia Lan let out a cold snort; he knew what those two were up to during their disappearance — he didn’t even need to smell it. It might anger him to death.
Jia Lan slowed his pace, swimming leisurely to the riverbank.
Shen Tang squatted by the shore, grabbed his hand, and let her healing ability circle through him.
Unexpectedly, this kid had been silently enduring many injuries, but fortunately, they were only surface wounds.
Shen Tang immediately used her healing ability to finish healing Jia Lan.
Afterward, Jia Lan transformed into his human form and walked out of the water.
Lu Xiao quickly tossed him a set of clothes, "Get dressed, the Female Master is here."
Jia Lan rolled his eyes at Lu Xiao, thinking it was one thing for him to carry clothes for females, but why was he also carrying clothes for a beast husband like them? What? Afraid they’d expose themselves in front of Shen Tang?
He was Shen Tang’s rightful beast husband after all; what should have been seen, has been seen, what should have been done, has been done — what’s there to be shy about?
Though mentally ranting, Jia Lan took the clothes and quickly dressed.
While buttoning, he said casually, "Luckily, you didn’t rush back yesterday. Those pursuers acted like lunatics, bombing everywhere after they couldn’t find you. They even stayed nearby for a long time, and only retreated this morning when they couldn’t do anything else."
Lu Xiao’s face was stern as he spoke softly, "Those fighter jets aren’t the Empire’s active air force equipment. At the very least, we can deduce they weren’t domestic assassins — even civilian assassin organizations can’t deploy such military force."
Shen Tang recalled the skull totem, her eyes flashing with coldness.
Unfortunately, she had no further clues for now, and wasn’t sure if it was related to the black-clad men from last time. She decided to temporarily push it to the back of her mind and investigate after returning.
On the way back to the city, Shen Tang detoured to Zero Point Research Institute to deliver the tears Vine needed.
There were over 100, even exceeding expectations.
Vine was quite surprised, a gentle smile appearing on his handsome and elegant face. "Your Highness, you’re truly remarkable. These are enough to start the first production line."
Shen Tang replied, "Rest assured, there’s plenty of Mermaid’s Tears. I’ve signed a trade order with the Sea Country’s Empress, and there will be regular transactions every half or one month."
"Your Highness, you’re truly impressive! That puts us at ease, allowing us to proceed without reservations."
Vine and his team fully committed to the development of the inhibitors.
After returning to Greenfield City, Shen Tang thought Xiao Jin and the others might still be working at the construction site, so she didn’t head home but directly went to the factory outside the city.
Over more than half a month, the factory was nearly completed. The leading beastman, Xiong Kui, said it would be ready for official use in two days.
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