Journey · Qiongzhou Arc (Nineteen): Interrogation Time at Xiao Ling's House

"I'm back!" Xiao Ling's voice rang out from the entrance of the villa.

Dania, her head bobbing in the living room, was jolted awake by his voice. Her beautiful eyes stared intently at Hajiling in the entryway.

A sudden surge of anger welled up inside Honey Peach. She stormed towards Hajiling, who was standing in the entryway, and delivered a rocket headbutt.

Such an attack naturally wouldn't harm Xiao Ling, but he still cooperated by making a sound effect of being hit.

"Oh dear, Yaya, are you trying to murder your husband?" Xiao Ling frowned and said, "Your rocket headbutt just hit my... heart right there."

"All night..." Dania buried her head in his chest and murmured, "You didn't contact me all night... Do you know how worried I was about you..."

"Uh, I was wrong about this. Could you please forgive me, beautiful, lovely, and generous Yaya?"

"Then you understand."

Dania quietly wiped away the tears that were about to spill with the back of her hand, then obediently pouted, her meaning quite clear.

Xiao Ling understood immediately and gently touched her cherry lips.

"Is that all?" he chuckled softly.

"Since you've been so sincere in admitting your mistake, I won't hold it against you this time," Dania said with a touch of smugness. "I'm going to sleep now. I waited for you all night, I'm so tired."

Goodnight?

"Good night."

Dania walked back to her room on her own, but before she returned, she suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked at Xiao Ling with a gloating smile on her face.

"By the way, Ling, I have to warn you, you might be in big trouble soon~"

After saying that, she walked briskly back into the bedroom, and then the door clicked shut behind her.

"Xiao Yu, does Xiao Ya mean something like...?" Yangyang hesitated, wondering whether she should reveal her true thoughts.

"It's just what you think..." Xiao Ling sighed, rubbing her forehead.

How could he not know what awaited him? Handsome men and beautiful women not returning home late at night, not replying to texts or answering calls—anyone would think of that sort of thing.

But this time, Hajiling really didn't do it. Who knew that the three of them would suddenly fall into Sonoro, a place that inexplicably appeared in the real world?

He even suspected that if he told the women this seemingly joking truth, they would only think it was a self-deceptive act.

"We should think about how to handle the upcoming interrogation." Xiao Ling said this after a long silence.

"What's there to consider? The three of us have a clean slate, and it can stand up to scrutiny!" Suisui looked completely confident of victory.

"But they won't see it that way. We didn't come back all night, and then you tell them we were sucked away by Sonoro? Do you think they'd believe that?"

"It seems so...?"

As expected, as the other girls who had stayed at home gradually emerged into the living room, the interrogation of Xiao Ling and the Yang Sui sisters silently began.

Sniff, sniff.

Lupa sniffed around Hajiling, but her nose, which is always very sensitive, couldn't detect anything unusual in his scent, so she immediately reported it.

"I've confirmed that there's no suspicious odor on my partner!"

"Hmm? That's strange. Given this little rascal's cunning nature, he'll definitely try to take on these two beautiful sisters with both hands, looking quite impressive." Roccia thoughtfully.

"Lupa, are you sure you didn't smell the 'chapi'?" Little Ai again to confirm.

"Impossible, my nose is very sensitive, if I say no, then no." Lupa nodded firmly, "Even if my partner washes himself clean afterwards, it won't help."

"I said, there's really nothing between us... There was indeed an unexpected situation last night that prevented me from contacting you."

"You mean a Sonoro could suddenly appear in a world where even frequencies don't exist?" Roccia speechlessly. "Come on, Professor Morning, analyze the possibilities?"

"Let me think... If there isn't a power at the level of the Sentinel, the possibility of this situation is infinitely close to zero." Professor Morning gave the most authoritative answer, but she seemed to have noticed something amiss.

"Wait a minute, speaking of power at the level of Sentinel, it seems we do have one here?"

Instantly, about thirty pairs of eyes turned to Xin, who was watching the drama unfold from the sidelines.

"Me?" Heartfox pointed to herself. "You can't jump to conclusions without evidence. Even if I could barely manage it, what would be the point?"

"Yangyang and Suisui are, in a sense, my rivals in love. How could I possibly do something like this to help others find happiness?"

"Miss Xin, you are mistaken." The head of the Cantarella family began to confront her directly. "I have read in Huanglong's ancient books that the Sentinel Dreamland is the most humane, loves the warmth of human life, and cannot bear separation. We will not discuss how other Sentinel would act, but if it were you, I think you would certainly have a reason to do so."

Although Heartfox was taken aback by this undeniable historical fact, how could someone as clever as her simply surrender?

"Then, Miss Cantarella, why are you so certain that I would do this because I cannot bear to part with you?"

"It's actually quite easy to tell, isn't it..."

Xixi is the most qualified to speak on the matter of Heartfox. After all, she played a significant role in enabling her and Xiao Ling to get together. Although she doesn't know whether the other party did it intentionally or unintentionally, the facts are undeniable, and she cannot deny them.

"After all, Miss Xin risked her life to secure the opportunity for me to marry Young Master Xiao, so I should be thanking you," Jinhsi said with a smile.

Even if you say that, I won't admit that I helped bring Yuhe and those two sisters together, okay?

"Sigh, none of you have hit the nail on the head..." Xiao Ling sighed, preparing to deliver the final blow.

"Xin, is this yours?" Xiao Ling silently took out the Suijing of Destiny from his bosom and let Heartfox examine it herself.

"Ah... this is..."

With irrefutable evidence, Heartfox had no chance to deny it. She was immediately annoyed, wondering how she could have left this thing behind.

"Okay, I admit it, I did it..." she said honestly, her attitude quite sincere.

"So you admit this is something you left behind?" Xiao Ling smiled knowingly. "What a pity, it's just a model I bought on Pinduoduo for 9.9 yuan."

Heartfox: I'm so stupid I could cry!

"You cheated, Master?!" Heartfox pouted angrily.

"Xiao Ling warfare is based on deception, and all warfare is based on deception, and deception...

Seeing Hajiling's increasingly arrogant smile, Heartfox felt a sense of foreboding.

Oh no... it seems like we've really messed things up this time...