Chapter 184 I Can't Take Responsibility

In the room with a ceiling made of wooden planks and sloping beams, the angle of the glass skylight gave the feeling of a terrace that could reflect the starry sky at night.

However, at this moment.

Under the gradually clearing summer sunlight, the hearts of the two people in the room were already about to explode.

"Tata, it's not what you think."

Lan Qi denied it immediately.

"It's not? You weren't thinking about what I just said?"

Seeing Lan Qi's decisive and firm denial, Talia's voice seemed to carry even more anger.

"No, don't take things out of context."

Lan Qi's forehead was sweating.

Talia can detect lies, and the more he explains, the more chaotic it gets.

"So, I didn't misread..."

Talia's breathing became rapid and shallow, and she was experiencing intense emotional fluctuations inside.

Her cheeks even had a hint of unconscious redness, a physiological reaction to extreme shock and tension.

"Calm down, calm down, Talia!"

Lan Qi's palms were cold. He was grabbed by Talia's tie and could only feel the dangerous temperature in front of him at close range.

Talia can be said to be very dangerous now, even more dangerous than when they first met on the second floor of the Wilfort's house last week!

Lan Qi couldn't figure out why she could suddenly read his mind without warning.

Secondly, Talia's mind-reading magic is only half-baked, and he has the [Mark of Truth] on him, which can provide some resistance to reconnaissance magic, so it's not certain that Talia can read everything!

A second ago, Lan Qi felt that he should be as stable as an old dog.

Now he never expected that Talia had already begun to awaken her mind-reading magic too quickly!

"Can you please listen to me finish? I went to the Northern Continent for more than half a year. A lot of things happened during this time that can't be explained in a few words. I won't lie to you. Let's sit down and talk slowly, okay?"

Lan Qi spoke slowly and methodically, like a bomb disposal expert, trying to calm Talia down.

"..."

Talia's movements were somewhat mechanically stiff.

There were already too many things she couldn't understand.

Why could Antanas, Xin Nuola, and Pulanei trust Lan Qi, get along with him, and come back together?

According to her impression, except for Antanas, who was less aggressive, the other two great demon clans would probably kill Lan Qi the moment they saw him. There was no room for negotiation at all.

Even if he managed to get a negotiation opportunity, it was very unlikely that Lan Qi could make them believe him.

Unless… Lan Qi made good use of her identity as a demon princess.

Recalling Lan Qi's thoughts just now, Talia became more and more afraid.

Could it be that she was sitting at home, and a husband fell from the sky?

"Tata, listen to me. We need to communicate. Don't worry, nothing is irreversible. Even if you really feel that it's irreversible, I won't run away."

Lan Qi was still trying to appease her.

He felt that Talia's mood was gradually returning to calm from the previous stimulation.

Even with some surprises.

He could still save it.

He has always been steady, and there is no such word as "rollover" in his dictionary. After all, he has never been a comedian.

Just then.

Some unclear commotion came from the restaurant downstairs.

"Ah! There's a rat in the store!"

The girl's scream pierced through the floor, traveling along the stairs and corridors to the living room of Talia's room.

What followed was a cat's meow.

"Meow, meow, meow! Where's the rat!"

The cat boss seemed to be frightened onto the cabinet.

Then there was a mess.

"It's a fox!"

As a result, Antanas discovered that it was a big fox that had become too small, scurrying around on the ground, and the Great Poet of Love mistook it for a big black rat.

The downstairs instantly quieted down again.

Just by hearing the sound, Lan Qi could tell what was happening in the restaurant downstairs.

Simple changes, not so unexpected.

But.

Lan Qi's facial expression completely froze.

If it weren't for the clock on Talia's wall still ticking, one would have thought it was a still picture.

At this moment of Talia's unstable mood.

Any influence is extremely terrible.

What's more, it was the enchanting voice of the Great Poet of Love that amplified emotions tenfold!

For a moment, Lan Qi couldn't tell whether the Great Poet of Love was really afraid of rats or determined to kill him!

"Tata…?"

He felt stiff all over, sweating non-stop on his face, and tried to squeeze out a smile, looking at Talia, whose eyes were already chaotic and dizzy.

Talia groped on the cabinet for a long time like she had lost her soul. The first thing she grabbed was a fruit knife.

"Lan Qi—!"

Talia pushed Lan Qi against the wall, holding the knife against his neck.

"You, you have to take responsibility for me. If you can't take this responsibility, I, I will."

Her voice was broken, resentful, and helpless, trembling incoherently.

At this moment, Lan Qi could no longer analyze the components of her emotions.

He only knew that the Great Poet of Love had ignited a bomb more terrifying than a nuclear fusion wolf.

"..."

Lan Qi couldn't speak for a long time. If he dared to say a word of excuse now, Talia might die with him.

But if he didn't shirk and said too much, when Talia sobered up, they might still explode together.

Now—

He was only half a step away from death!

There was no way to muddle through by reasoning like before!

…

Downstairs in the Cat Boss Restaurant.

"Huh?"

Antanas looked up in confusion.

She felt that Talia's magical power fluctuations were very strong just now.

"What are they doing upstairs?"

Xin Nuola asked in confusion.

"..."

Pulanei was still wiping the glass.

Hyberia frowned in thought, supporting her chin.

Originally, it was a touching reunion, but in addition to being moved and stunned, Tata unexpectedly seemed to be blushing a little.

"...Wait, isn't Tata's appearance in your impression very different from what you just saw?"

Hyberia looked up as if she had suddenly realized something.

"Yes."

Antanas and Xin Nuola nodded.

"Hiss—"

Hyberia sucked in a breath of cold air.

My dearest friend, you are determined to die, and I really can't stop you!

Hyberia hugged her head, and she finally understood what was going on.

As we all know, the accident rate of magic airship aviation is the lowest, but once an accident occurs, the survival rate is also the lowest!

The worst thing was the Great Poet of Love's deliberate or unintentional voice just now. If it reached the second floor, the situation in the room might have become unpredictable.

Hyberia recalled the Great Poet of Love, who was sticking out her tongue, as soon as possible, kept her under control, and never let her out again.

"Three!"

Hyberia quickly said to them.

Antanas actually felt that the magic power fluctuations upstairs were not right, nodded and followed Hyberia towards the stairwell.

"What's going on?"

The cat boss didn't understand why Hyberia's expression suddenly changed, and followed curiously.

Soon they all arrived at the door of Talia's room on the second floor.

Listening through the door panel, the room was calmer than expected. There were only two people's breathing sounds, which were more obvious than usual. It seemed that no one had died yet.

"..."

Hyberia was very anxious now. She held the spare key in her hand and didn't know whether she should forcibly open the door to save Lan Qi.

But after the last experience at the Wilfort's house, she found that if she broke in forcibly, an even more unpredictable tragedy might occur.

Fortunately, no one else knew about that matter except the Lan Qi family.

She finally grabbed the key, turned her head and signaled to the three great demon clans to be ready to rescue Lan Qi at any time.

She couldn't tell what was happening in the room now, so she would listen first and rescue Lan Qi if the situation was not right!

(End of this chapter)