“Lingling!”

"Lingling, where are you?!"

"Miss Lingling?"

After everyone discovered that Lingling was missing, they began to scatter and look for her under Thor's instructions.

Tritton did not leave because he did not want to kill the butler directly.

But! Because of his interruption, Lingling disappeared in a blink of an eye, which made his anger reach its peak.

He walked up to the butler who was wailing in pain, stepped on his head, and warned him sternly, "You'd better tell me the truth. Where is Lingling?"

The butler had just been delighted that Trydon's mental attack had stopped, but then he was stepped on the head and questioned, and he was so scared that he begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Mermaid, Mermaid King! I just came here not long ago, I haven't even seen Miss Lingling, how can I know where she went?"

Triton stepped hard, as if he was standing on a toy ball instead of his head, and his voice was full of murderous intent: "You really don't know?"

The butler had given up struggling, enduring the severe pain and saying stubbornly, "I really don't know. Please forgive me."

Did the steward really not know? No, he knew everything, including the missing Josiah and the others. He knew everything.

However, he couldn't say it because his family was under the control of the Duke. If he dared to ruin the Duke's business, all his family members would die.

He closed his eyes resignedly, trying his best to ignore the pain in his head.

Thor had hurried back by now.

"Treton, come with me and look for it!"

Seeing that the butler was determined not to tell anyone, Triton was about to help him when he was stopped by Thor.

He also calmed down a little, looked at the butler lying on the ground like a tattered rag, and angrily used a mental attack to make him faint, intending to see if he could be of any use to him later.

Triton called Jeffrey, who was a little more stable and told him to keep an eye on the housekeeper, and then hurriedly followed Thor into the ranch to find Lingling.

Although the ranch was large, it was quickly searched thoroughly with so many people searching.

However, Lingling and Huhu were still nowhere to be seen.

So, where did Lingling go?

......

"Baby, be careful!"

“Oh my!”

Lingling, who sensed something was wrong, immediately jumped up and hugged her friend, trying to protect Huhu, but she was unable to prevent the two cubs from switching places in the next moment and falling dizzy.

The two little guys suddenly became unable to move while they were searching for Josiah and his group, and were taken away from the spot the next second.

Bai Jiu did give a reminder immediately when he realized something was wrong, but he was still a second late.

Xiaotuanzi and Huhu, who were a little slow to react, were teleported together.

Yes, Lingling and the others accidentally entered a teleportation array.

Bai Jiu guessed that Lingling had been using tracking magic, and the concentration of magical elements around her was extremely high, and as a result, she accidentally triggered this unknown teleportation array.

"Baby, are you okay? Are you hurt?!"

"Uncle Bai, Lingling is fine, it's just... it's so dark, wuwuwu——"

It was pitch black all around, and the little boy who was afraid of the dark was a little scared, so he hugged his only comfort - Huhu tightly.

Huhu was also very powerful, staring at the darkness with his teeth bared, as if he would bite anyone to death if they dared to hurt Lingling.

Bai Jiu also immediately started detecting using the system.

Suddenly, Bai Jiu reminded again: "Baby, pay attention, there is a person in front of you."

When the little dumpling heard Bai Jiu's reminder in the dark, he was so scared that he almost jumped up with a scream.

Her small body was trembling a little, but after hearing what Qing Baijiu said, she mustered up the courage to drag Huhu behind her and shouted into the darkness with bravado:

"Ah! Ni! Don't come over here! Lingling will hit you! She will really hit you! Lingling is super fierce and powerful!"

Little Dumpling was so nervous that he talked more and frantically emphasized how powerful he was to his unknown opponent.

Unexpectedly, a familiar chuckle came from the darkness.

"Oh, baby, I know Lingling is super, super awesome. You don't have to stress it."

Lingling thought she was hallucinating because she was so nervous. Why did she feel like she heard Josiah's brother's voice?

Josiah’s gentle voice sounded again: “Baby, stand still and don’t move. Brother is coming to find you. Don’t move.”

Lingling heard Josiah's voice again, and then she was sure that she had not heard it wrong. She subconsciously ignored Josiah's words and was about to rush towards the voice. However, she had just taken a few steps when she was forced back by the darkness.

This darkness is so dark that you can’t see your hand in front of you.

The little one's joy at meeting Josiah again faded, and she cried for help, "Gege! Lingling is scared! It's so dark!"

Josiah's voice was like a gentle spring breeze, carrying soothing power as he spoke softly:

"Don't be afraid, baby. Brother is almost there. Just stretch out your little hand. Brother feels like he's about to touch you."

Hearing this, Lingling quickly stretched out her little paws and grabbed Huhu's front paws as well.

Huhu: "Awoo~ (Lingling! Don't catch me!)"

Josiah was a little surprised that Huhu was there too. He was obviously a little surprised. He paused as he approached and asked for confirmation: "Baby, are you and Huhu together? Or are you in two different places?"

Lingling's voice trembled slightly, but she still replied to Josiah obediently: "Ge Ge, we are together~"

Josiah then felt relieved and continued walking.

Very quickly, about a minute.

Josiah touched Lingling's chubby paws, which were sweating and cold due to nervousness. He felt distressed and quickly clasped his hands together to rub Lingling's hands.

"Rub your hands together~ Don't be afraid~ Brother is here~"

Josiah tried his best to comfort Lingling and let her not be afraid of the darkness.

Little did she know that Lingling was no longer afraid the moment Josiah held her hand.

"Lingling, don't be afraid. Lingling has found her brother~"

The little dumpling's voice finally returned to normal, and he groped his way into Josiah's arms while holding Huhu.

Here, Bai Jiu, who had been silent for fear of scaring Lingling, finally applied for the torch.

Yes, he had secretly used his love points to exchange for the items Lingling needed, and luckily it was successful.

"Baby, Uncle Bai has exchanged a small torch for you. Tell your brother Josiah to stretch out his hand and make a grasping gesture."

Lingling was about to say something to Josiah: "Okay, okay~ Thank you Uncle Bai~ I love you the most~"

So Lingling began to relay Bai Jiu's request.

After hearing Lingling's words, Josiah was a little confused, but since he already knew about Bai Jiu's existence, he did it without hesitation.

The next second, the darkness was illuminated. Josiah, holding the slightly hot torch, suddenly understood why Bai Jiu did not directly ask Lingling to get the torch, but specifically reminded him to get it.

Josiah couldn't help but praise Bai Jiu's thoughtfulness. He gently shook the torch, saw the surprised looks of the two little cubs in his arms, and began to ask business:

"Come on, baby, tell your brother why you are here?"