I became a mermaid egg and saved the Imperial Marshal

Chapter 107 Coveting

"I'm worried about you. Are you okay?" Qi Yan's voice was muffled.

He knew that Li Jia could have avoided it at that time, but he didn't because of him.

Fortunately, the arrow went through the shoulder, but what if it had hit the heart?

Although technology is advanced in the interstellar age, a stab to the heart can still kill you.

Qi Yan didn't want anyone to get hurt or... die because of him.

"I'm fine. I'm sorry for scaring the baby." Li Jia reached out to touch Qi Yan's head.

But as soon as he raised his hand, he found that Qi Yan's pupils shrank, and a hint of fear unconsciously flashed in his eyes.

Li Jia froze, a trace of hurt flashed through his heart.

But he quickly covered it up, and then smiled and said, "Baby, you were very good today, but you must not be so impulsive next time. Overdrawing your mental strength can be very dangerous, you know?"

"Yeah." Qi Yan nodded. He looked tired, and even the light in his eyes dimmed a lot.

Huo Linyuan rested his head on his chest and patted his back gently.

He coaxed her, "Li Jia needs to rest. Let's come back tomorrow, okay?"

At this time, Qi Yan's consciousness was already a little fuzzy, and now she was relying entirely on a little willpower to hold on.

Seeing this, Li Jia also said: "Yes, baby, take a rest first and come to see me tomorrow, okay?"

Qi Yan hummed in a daze, and the next moment she smelled the familiar scent on Huo Linyuan's body and fell into a deep sleep.

When leaving, Li Jia instructed: "Take good care of him."

Huo Linyuan gave him a deep look and said, "You don't need to say anything."

Shortly after Huo Linyuan left, Jun Yan walked in with a bowl of medicine.

Li Jia was sitting by the window. Jun Yan noticed that he was in a bad mood, so he put the medicine bowl on the table beside him and walked over.

He stood behind Li Jia and touched his hair: "What's wrong?"

"The baby is afraid of me." Li Jia leaned in his arms, looking depressed.

"Huh?" Jun Yan was a little surprised, not knowing where he came to this conclusion.

Although Qi Yan's relationship with them has not changed in the past few days, Jun Yan can still feel that Qi Yan likes Li Jia.

Li Jia did not respond to his doubts, but said to himself: "It's all my fault. I knew that the baby had entered a susceptible period, but I still left him with bad memories."

"What should I do if this causes a trauma to the baby? Will the baby reject me because of this?" Li Jia raised his head, and for the first time, helplessness flashed in his eyes.

Jun Yan looked at his expression and sighed helplessly.

Stroking his hair, he said, "Xiao Yan is a strong child. He likes you very much. Don't you know that?"

Because he cares, he worries about gains and losses. This is the case with Li Jia now.

Only Jun Yan knew how much Li Jia cared about Qi Yan. Perhaps in the eyes of others, they had only known each other for a few days.

But in fact, Liga could always feel the presence of the mermaid eggs.

For a full hundred years, that faint beating accompanied him for countless days and nights.

Like blood, to Li Jia, Qi Yan has long been his child.

It can be said that he spent most of his time sensing Qi Yan's presence, as if she was personally accompanying him as he grew up.

Although Jun Yan didn't understand what the mermaid inheritance was, he could clearly see Li Jia's feelings for Qi Yan.

He comforted her: "This time it was just an accident, and you also protected Xiaoyan, didn't you?"

"I just wanted to give him a stable life, but it seems like I messed it up instead. Did I do something wrong?"

"Your idea is correct, you are just a little too impatient." Jun Yan said.

Li Jia pursed her lips and couldn't refute.

"Xiao Yan is a sentimental child. He has just met us. You have to give him time to adapt."

"Take your time, he will recognize you." Jun Yan hugged him gently and comforted him.

Li Jia did not speak. After a while, his eyes turned cold and he asked, "Did you find out? Is it..."

Jun Yan shook his head: "The background is very clean, it is very likely that he was abandoned before."

This assassin had been hiding right under their noses for a full ten years.

"The baby may have been coveted. We need to thoroughly check the people around him. We cannot let go of any potential threats." Li Jia said.

Today's battle gave Li Jia a very strong feeling. Those strange beasts had clear goals, but they didn't seem to want to kill Qi Yan.

Including the three hidden arrows shot by the assassin, if Li Jia had not dodged them, Qi Yan would have been injured but not fatal.

Li Jia came to the conclusion that someone wanted to snatch Qi Yan away from him.

Jun Yan's eyes were slightly cold: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

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in the room.

Qi Yan frowned and slept uneasily.

Huo Linyuan patted his back gently as if he was coaxing a child.

Just a few months ago, this action was still so unfamiliar to Huo Linyuan, but now it has become so familiar, and even the strength is just right.

With his comfort, Qi Yan's brows gradually relaxed and she fell into a deep sleep.

However, at this moment, Huo Linyuan's gaze turned cold, and if you looked closely you could see the bloodshot in his eyes.

He gently pulled his hand out from under Qi Yan's head and got off the bed.

Walking to the desk and sitting down, Huo Linyuan opened the soundproof barrier and clicked on the video.

Jun Yan and Li Jia appeared on the light screen.

"Explain." These two short words could not conceal Huo Linyuan's anger at the moment.

Early this morning, at Jun Yan's invitation, they went to the prison in the southern hemisphere.

Imprisoned there are the exotic beasts that Jun Yan has captured from various planets over the years, from low-level to high-level, a total of thousands of them.

However, they did not expect that the isolation barrier was suddenly destroyed shortly after they arrived.

In order to prevent the strange beast from escaping, Jun Yan activated the powerful shielding wall of the detention center.

It was also because of this that they did not receive the distress signal sent by Li Jia in the first time.

However, as soon as problems arose on their side, Qi Yan and his team were attacked. This was all too much of a coincidence.

What’s more, when a strange beast appeared, the planet’s early warning system did not even issue an alarm.

Li Jia heard the doubt in his words, frowned, and was about to refute, but was stopped by Jun Yan.

"Today's situation was indeed something I had not anticipated. I was just about to discuss this with you. Your suspicions are exactly what we suspect as well."

"I wonder if the Marshal has noticed that the number of mutant beasts on various planets has increased recently."

"The strange beast that attacked Ali and Xiaoyan today did not come from other planets, but has been hiding on the planet Murogaki."

"Although I will screen the planet every once in a while, new exotic beasts will still appear."

"These strange beasts seem to be mutating in batches."

"In my investigations over the years, I have discovered that the same is true for other planets."

"The strange beasts in the prison are collected from various planets. I have summarized the laws of evolution from them."

"I suspect... someone is manipulating the mutation." Jun Yan's voice sounded very cold at the end.

For a long time, everyone has been unclear about the origin of the exotic beasts. Everyone's understanding is limited to alien creatures, but no one has ever thought about whether there are human factors involved.

Because strange beasts have existed for a long time, so long that they have appeared since humans acquired spiritual power.

Humans and alien beasts are like two natural enemies in the laws of the universe, with no possibility of coexistence.

If there really is someone behind this, it would be an extremely terrible disaster.