Gu Jue looked at her slightly flushed cheeks and saw that her condition was still okay.

So he instructed his men to withdraw from Empire University for the time being.

Luo Jina, standing beside them, still wore a look of concern.

Su Wan: "Jina, I’m fine, I just need to talk to Ajue for a bit."

Luo Jina: "Okay, as long as you’re fine. Oh, I had already sent a message to Xiao’an in the library, telling her she doesn’t need to hurry back. Alex is on his way here too."

After all, Luo Jina had been scared out of her wits when Commander Gu had suddenly appeared with a large group of Interstellar Warriors!

She had thought that the Star Thieves were going to attack their main planet!

"Mhm, I’m alright."

After ensuring her friends were taken care of, Su Wan took Commander Gu into her room.

As she closed the door, she immediately brought out that box.

While opening the box, she said, "Ajue, touch this fish scale and see if there’s any reaction... huh, where’s the fish scale?"

Inside the blue velvet box, there was nothing, absolutely empty.

Su Wan was very surprised.

However, she proceeded to tell Gu Jue what had happened.

After hearing her description, Gu Jue said, "I’ve heard about the Wishing Scales from Mermaid Planet. The original Wishing Scales indeed had the power to bless and ensure good health, but over time, they became more of a beautiful aspiration."

"If I’m not mistaken, that scale might belong to the original Queen of Mermaid Planet."

Su Wan was shocked, "Would Lan Rui be so kind as to give me something so precious?"

Gu Jue: "Most likely, after she got it, it never served any purpose, so she thought it was not important."

Su Wan: "But when I held it, there was a reaction."

It wasn’t just a reaction, the scale had even disappeared!

The disappearance of the scale must have something to do with her!

Gu Jue: "For safety’s sake, please take a leave of absence and go home. I will have Ouyang Qing and Gu Qingyu come over to check on your health."

Su Wan touched her lower abdomen and nodded.

She herself didn’t feel any changes in her body.

In fact, she felt incredibly energised.

But there was also the baby in her stomach—after all, the due date was fast approaching.

Better to be cautious!

Meanwhile, Gu Lei at the university, hearing that Gu Jue had brought many people to the school, went straight to Xiaowan’s dormitory and dropped everything to rush over there.

On the way, he ran into Principal Audrey, who was also hurrying over.

Audrey: "Director Gu, do you know what happened? Why did Commander Gu bring so many people here?"

Gu Lei: "I’m not sure myself, I was planning to check it out."

"Let’s go together then."

"Alright."

Gu Lei had guessed that it might have something to do with those students from Mermaid Planet yesterday.

But when Gu Lei learned about that incident, he consulted Gu Jue, who told him to leave things be for now and to continue letting the exchange students study at the university.

Could it be that today, the Mermaid Princess was misbehaving again, trying to bully Xiaowan?

A cold light flashed in Gu Lei’s eyes.

Officially, Xiaowan was a student of Empire University—how could they allow a student from another planet to bully her?

On a personal level, Xiaowan was also his ’daughter’!

There was no way he would let others push her around!

Gu Lei had always been someone fiercely protective of his own.

He was messaging Su Wan, asking what was going on, while he rushed towards Su Wan’s dormitory.

On the way, he saw Li Rui and others leading the Interstellar Warriors in a retreat.

Gu Lei: "Vice-Officer Li, are you guys retreating?"

Li Rui: "Yes, the Commander is still with his spouse, so he asked us to retreat first."

Audrey: "Is everything okay now?"

Li Rui: "For the time being, it is."

This "for the time being" made Audrey’s heart tighten once more.

Su Wan also received a message from Gu Lei, and she immediately told him there was nothing to worry about, but she felt unwell and needed to take leave to go home.

Gu Lei, of course, approved her leave.

He turned back to Audrey and said, "Principal, everything’s fine, let’s go back to the office."

Audrey heaved a sigh of relief.

That was good to hear.

Otherwise, the situation just now had made him think that someone was about to attack Empire University!

Su Wan and Gu Jue had just rushed back to their estate when Ouyang Qing and Gu Qingyu, the couple, arrived.

Without a word, they began to examine Su Wan’s health earnestly.

This was because Commander Gu’s expression was so grave they were worried that something big had happened!

After a series of checks were done, Su Wan asked nervously, "The baby is alright, right?"

Ouyang Qing: "The baby is still very healthy, and there might even be a possibility of an early birth. However, there’s something strange about your body."

"Strange?"

"The hormones in your body have risen sharply. Also, your body’s data indicators have surpassed those of an ordinary pure-blooded human. Of course, you’re still in good health, and I suspect it may be related to the fact that the baby is a Beastman, because as he is about to be born, it’s causing changes in your body’s data indicators."

After hearing this, Su Wan fell into deep thought.

No, it might not just be related to the baby.

It could also be related to that missing golden fish scale!

But Gu Jue did not speak; he was asking Bai Ze to check the records of the founding Mermaid Queen of Mermaid Planet.

Gu Qingyu looked at Su Wan’s body data and, pushing up his glasses, said, "Our lab has been conducting the latest research recently, on Beastman evolution."

"According to the data quality collected over the years, some humans are not born as Beastmen, but experience partial Beast Transformation later in life after a certain stimulating event, although this situation is not very common at present."

"Through research, we have concluded that it should be due to recessive Beastman genes carried within the body."

He finally looked at Su Wan, "However, your case is quite special. It’s very likely due to the baby. So, we’ll have to wait until after the baby is born to carry out further checks to get accurate data."

Su Wan was stunned.

She could be a Beastman?

Gu Jue raised his head, "This matter is not to be shared with anyone for the time being. Xiao Wan’s various health conditions, including the child’s post-birth situation, must be kept confidential."

Ouyang Qing and Gu Qingyu immediately nodded in agreement.

This was not open to question.

Let alone say, they both believed that the baby in Su Wan’s belly had a high chance of being a super powerful Beastman.

The related data must be kept secret.

If Su Wan herself turns out to be an evolved Beastman... it could possibly overturn their entire medical history!

After all, cases of evolved Beastmen are very rare at present!

Once they were certain the baby was okay, Su Wan finally felt relieved.

After Ouyang Qing and Gu Qingyu left, Gu Jue said to Su Wan, "I had Bai Ze check; that Mermaid Queen Her Majesty eventually settled down in seclusion in the Federal Empire. Her companion’s last name is Lin."

"Could it be my maternal family’s..."

"Correct, the Lin Family are descendants of that Queen Her Majesty."