With the matter temporarily resolved, Xu Ling began her journey back. However, the return trip was not as smooth as she had anticipated.
After she picked up Kaopu, she didn't let go of him, and naturally, she carried him all the way back.
She had only turned around and taken two steps back when the reliable guy, who had been nestled in her arms and looking somewhat dejected, suddenly brightened up. He looked at her with surprise and asked, "Lingling, what's that hanging around your neck?"
Xu Ling: ? ? ? ?
Why does this sound so familiar?
"This is it!" Before she could think of an answer, she felt a tightness around her neck as the reliable cat extended its tiny paw and hooked the necklace again.
"This is... crystal?" After examining it carefully, it came to a conclusion, then looked up and asked her, "Where did you come from?"
Xu Ling: "...Reliable, what's wrong with you?"
"What? What's wrong?" the reliable guy asked, confused. "Don't interrupt. Weren't we asking you where this crystal came from?"
That's why she asked what was wrong with it!
Xu Ling stopped and emphasized very seriously, "You already asked this question!"
Then, he recounted everything that had just happened from beginning to end.
Although Xu Ling's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, I don't believe it.
How could it not remember what just happened?
It's a system, after all. Everything that happens will be accurately recorded in its memory!
The cat's eye blinked instantly, and the reliable system quickly accessed its own memory.
As it turned out, Xu Ling was lying!
The next second, it looked at Xu Ling with disdain, "If you don't want to talk, that's fine, but is it necessary to lie?!"
Not only do you not believe her, but you also accuse her of lying?!
Xu Ling was furious. "Why would I lie to you? Is this some kind of secret that can't be told?! If you don't believe me, then... then..."
Looking around, she was determined to find a "witness"!
Just then, a huge silver-white figure came into her view. Xu Ling was overjoyed and pointed at Fei Er eagerly, saying, "Yes! Fei Er, tell me! Did I lie just now?!"
Before Fei'er could even speak, Xu Ling already looked like she was standing on the moral high ground.
However······
"I... my lady, I didn't know!" Fier didn't side with her as she expected!
What happened?!
How can even Fei'er be like this!
Xu Ling stared wide-eyed in disbelief, but Fei Er showed no remorse whatsoever, her eyes exceptionally sincere. "My lord, when I arrived, you and the reliable lord had already finished their conversation. I don't know what you two talked about, and—I really didn't see anything!"
Now it was Reliable's turn to be smug. "Look!"
It wagged its tail haughtily and said earnestly, "Lingling, you don't have to say if you don't want to, but you can't fool people like this!"
Xu Ling: ······
If this hadn't just happened, and if Kaopu and Feier hadn't both said in unison that it wasn't true, she would have started to doubt herself!
Xu Ling was getting anxious, but no matter how many times she emphasized it, she was still met with disbelieving looks.
Xu Ling was completely speechless, but she couldn't just let it go like this, could she?
Helpless, in order to gain their trust, Xu Ling described what had just happened again from beginning to end. This time, she even repeated what the reliable person had told her about Ruth.
Of course, this time, she described every single detail clearly!
Perhaps Xu Ling's description was too detailed this time. The expression on his face, which had initially been one of disbelief, slowly changed from firm disbelief to suspicion, and finally to contemplation and silence.
"So, you've already told me the story of the necklace's origin?" Even if there were still doubts, it couldn't be denied that once these words were spoken, the reliability of the necklace had already begun to waver.
"Yes!" Xu Ling sighed, her throat was practically dry from saying all that. "I already said I don't know!"
"Okay! Then...it's Him?"
"Mmm!" Xu Ling didn't even want to talk anymore, so she nodded in agreement.
"Then...why did He do that?" Kaopu asked again.
How did we end up back at the same topic again?
Not wanting to waste any more time, she replied curtly, "I don't know!"
She glanced at Kaopu and saw his disapproving and rebuttal look, so she immediately added, "I just don't know, neither of us could figure it out!"
Reliable: "......Okay." We can only give up on investigating the reason!
Seeing that it had given up, Xu Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked up at the sky.
This delay has made it even later than it was already late!
I have a feeling that Lily and Sisi have already rushed down to find them!
"Let's go, let's go, don't waste time!" Xu Ling turned and walked back, this time her movements were noticeably faster.
However, no matter how fast she moved, she still couldn't keep up with the speed of reliable forgetting.
Before they even entered the church, Kaopu had already asked her for the fourth time what she was wearing around her neck!
Once or twice, Xu Ling could barely manage to recount the previous events, but things didn't go beyond three times. After the third time, when it came to the fourth time, she was completely exasperated!
After all, there's nowhere to vent your anger!
So, before the fifth question came, she obediently hid the necklace inside her clothes, thinking to herself: This way, they won't ask again, right?
Unfortunately, the idea was nice, but the reliable person's eyes were too sharp!
She was covered up completely, but she was still discovered by the reliable person!
Then, the same thing happened again! And it just kept happening!
Xu Ling was on the verge of collapse when she was saved by April and Sissi, who had been waiting for them in vain.
Although not much time had passed, Xu Ling aged several years instantly from this ordeal.
Therefore, when April and the others found her, Xu Ling had no time to say anything, and couldn't even manage a perfunctory reply. She returned to her room exhausted, wrapped herself in the blanket with lightning speed, and immediately pretended to be asleep.
Everything they did conveyed one message—a refusal to communicate with any species!
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