Huh?
Li Yan froze.
That question...
He really hadn't thought of that before.
Sure enough, the monster business and figuring out how to explain it to Song Chuxia had completely taken over his mind.
How had he not thought of such an obvious question?!
He regretted not asking Master Xiao to come along.
But there was no changing things now...
Li Yan took a deep breath without letting it show. His expression remained unchanged as he said, "It learned your voice."
"Really?"
Song Chuxia's voice held a hint of doubt.
That was the only answer, after all, but...
"And besides..."
Li Yan's mind raced.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck.
His expression grew even more certain.
"You said before that there were only the two of you there at the time."
"A Cheng heard a voice. If it wasn't yours, whose could it have been?"
Song Chuxia pressed her fingers to her temple.
Something about Li Yan's explanation felt unclear.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
"Li Yan, do you really think that'll convince me?"
"Li Yan..."
"This kind of joke isn't funny."
She was genuinely troubled by what had happened with Qian Cheng.
She didn't think it was something worth joking about.
Especially not with such a clumsy, absurd joke.
"I'm not joking."
Li Yan sat up a little straighter.
His expression was even more serious.
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who'd joke about something like this?"
"I'm not joking."
He understood why Song Chuxia was doubtful, even angry.
He had anticipated all of that.
"To be honest, I hesitated for a long time before asking you to meet."
Li Yan spoke candidly.
"I didn't know if I'd be able to make you believe what I'm telling you."
"I knew this meeting