Journey · Qiongzhou arc (XVI): Fight Until Heaven and Earth Go Dark!

The following morning.

"..."

It wasn't until the morning sunlight shone on his face that the Rover's somewhat empty eyes regained some brightness.

She originally thought the other party really had a brilliant plan to solve her physical ailment, but in the end, they did almost everything except for that final touch.

The Rover was amazed to learn that fingers could have so many wonderful uses; it was truly an eye-opening experience for her.

Hajiling was fast asleep beside her, probably because she was exhausted from working too hard last night and helping her solve her problem, although the Rover didn't quite understand what was so tiring about her.

Ugh—I shouldn't have acted so impulsively and walked right into the lion's den!

Sister Piao's heart was filled with a tangled mess of worries, and she couldn't find a way to calm herself down. She could only turn her head and stare blankly at Xiao's sleeping face.

"He's a pretty handsome young man, but unfortunately he's a horny bastard," she muttered under her breath.

That's absolutely true. After all, Hajiling has been with everyone from the Sentinel to his students, making him a complete hypocrite. If he hadn't been able to take responsibility, he probably would have suffered the same fate as Cheng Ge.

Hajipiao took every precaution, day and night, but not only did he lose his girlfriend, he's now very likely to lose himself as well.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ling seemed to sense a gaze filled with resentment fixed on him. Even if he didn't want to wake up, he had to take a look at the source of this resentment.

"Sister Piao?" Xiao Ling met the gaze of the Rover's gloomy golden eyes. "You didn't sleep a wink last night?"

"Heh... heh..." The Rover let out a cold laugh that sent chills down Hajiling. "Does the person involved still have the nerve to say that?"

"Look at what you're saying! Just tell me if the problem was ultimately solved or not!"

"Responsible."

"Ha?"

"I said you have to take responsibility for me!" A blush suddenly spread across the Rover's face, flushed with extreme embarrassment. "You treated me like that last night..."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Ling asked, feigning ignorance to tease the other person.

Then, Sister Piao grabbed his waist fiercely, and the intense pain made Hajiling grimace, instantly dispelling his drowsiness upon waking.

Do you remember?

"I remember now, I remember now..." Xiao Ling said helplessly, "So how are you going to take responsibility?"

"Isn't there a saying here: 'If you've seen a girl's body, you should take her into your family.'"

"I understand, so you're finally willing to fight alongside Little Ai?"

"... Is this 'fighting side-by-side' thing for serious business?!"

The Rover coughed twice, then said seriously, "However, if you really want it, it's not impossible, but I'll have to see how you perform."

"If you don't perform well, you'll never be able to eat meat again?"

"Of course."

Xiao Ling could tell from the other person's words that she was teasing him; whether he performed well or not was ultimately up to the Rover himself to decide.

To put it bluntly, agreeing to these conditions would be handing the initiative over to the other party, and given Xiao's personality, he probably wouldn't like being manipulated.

Therefore, Hajiling decided to take a real gamble.

"Ha..." Seeing that Xiao Ling hadn't reacted for a while, the Rover decided to leave this troublesome place first. "Come find me again when you've made up your mind. I'm going back to my room now..."

Just as she was about to get up, she felt a strong force pull her back into bed. She was about to retaliate when a sudden electric current surged through her body, wiping away most of her strength to struggle.

"Xiao Ling, what the hell are you doing!" The Rover's face gradually flushed. "How can you behave like this!"

"Sister Piao, you're trying to use this method on a seasoned veteran like me? I can only say you're still too young," Xiao Ling said with a sly smile.

"Let me go! What if Little Ai sees me...?"

"I suggest you don't make too much noise, okay? If Little Ai hears you, she might happily join in!"

The Rover froze, clearly frightened by this statement.

No way, I don't want to share a husband with my own daughter!

"Waaah... Xiao Ling, you bastard!" The Rover inexplicably began to feel wronged.

Unfortunately, Hajiling is currently in his demon king form; the more a beautiful girl feels wronged, the more he wants to bully her.

"Sister Piao, you just told me to take responsibility for you," Xiao Ling whispered in her ear, "But now that I'm the one taking responsibility for you, why are you making that face?"

"You scum, you pervert, you degenerate, ugh~"

"Don't worry, Sister Piao, I'll do my best to make you comfortable."

Even so, Xiao Ling was prepared to fight until the world turned upside down; if the Rover did not comply, he would have no choice but to intensify his efforts.

Come, Rover, let us fight until the heavens and earth fall!

Then it was noon.

"That's strange, where did A-Piao and A-Yu go?" Aemeath, looking at the two figures in the living room who hadn't appeared yet.

"Ling is probably sleeping in, right? But it's strange that the Rover didn't show up immediately. I'll go upstairs and take a look."

Dania turned off her phone, slipped on her slippers, and ran upstairs to her bedroom.

Aemeath waited on the sofa for about fifteen minutes before finally seeing Dania walk down the stairs with her legs trembling.

?

"No, Xiao Ya, what did you see?" Aemeath asked in surprise. "Why are your legs suddenly shaking?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I'll go upstairs to rest now..."

After giving a perfunctory reply, Dania grabbed her phone from the sofa and quickly ran upstairs to lock herself in her room.

"What's going on...?" Aemeath's confusion deepened.

Following closely behind was Xixi, who had gone to inquire about the two out of concern. When she came down, her cheeks were completely red, and the dragon scales that had appeared on her arms took a very long time to fade.

Then came Heartfox. Unable to contain her curiosity, she went upstairs to find out what was going on. When she came down, her cheeks were flushed, and she kept muttering things like, "The charioteer really has a lot of energy."

As for Sigrika, needless to say, the young girl had never seen such a scene before. She ran down shortly after going up, her pretty face blushing so bright red it looked like it was about to bleed.

Seeing their reaction, Aemeath couldn't help but feel a strong curiosity.

"What exactly did A-Yu go to do? Why does everyone look like that?"

Driven by this curiosity, Aemeath went upstairs as if possessed, and walked step by step to the door of Xiao Ling's room.

She took a deep breath and then began eavesdropping outside the door.

Faint, guttural sounds could be heard coming from inside the room, suggesting a fierce battle was raging inside.

But that voice sounds so familiar...

Not redeemable?!

"A-Piao?" Aemeath's pupils dilated in shock. "How could A-Piao... And judging from this, it looks like a fierce battle..."

She never expected to witness her recruitment animation in this way, and her cheeks visibly flushed red, the blush spreading all the way to the back of her ears.

"Hmm... hmm, I think I'd better not disturb them for now..."