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"Isn't it because you're here? You and the robin are such good friends, you should be able to get the cornerstone back from Sunday for me."

After all that buildup, Toppa finally revealed her purpose. She was also afraid that what Qiong said would actually happen, even if the company used its fleet to shoot down Pinocchio.

"You're quite good at using people, but I'm willing to let you use me."

Qiong raised his hand and blew Topa a kiss. He wasn't afraid of being used, he was only afraid that the two of them would have no connection and gradually become strangers. In short, it was good to have any connection.

"I was just mentioning it casually. Sunday might not be that kind of person. I'm just keeping an eye on things. If you can come in handy, that would be a great help."

Topa said that she didn't know what Sand Gold's real purpose was, and given Sand Gold's scheming abilities, he probably wouldn't need Qiong's help.

"Then I want a kiss," Qiong said, raising her index finger.

"Sure, Zhang Zhang, go kiss him."

Toppa agreed immediately, and then Qiong saw Zhang Zhang open its abyssal maw and rush towards him. He quickly blocked Zhang Zhang's attack.

"Wait a minute, I want you to kiss me."

"You didn't say you wanted anyone to kiss you before. Zhang Zhang and I are of one mind. She represents me. Go ahead, go ahead."

"Stop it! Hmph hmph hmph ahhhhh!"

Qiong let out a scream full of masculinity, and in the end, he didn't let Zhang Zhang succeed. But he collapsed on the sofa, turning ashen-white as if he had burned out.

“That guy Sand Gold is very lucky. He’s a gambler. He bets everything on every mission. He either wins everything or loses everything. That’s all I can tell you.”

Topa offered a reminder, saying it was almost a riddle. Anyway, she didn't know what Sand Gold was going to do, but just hearing it made her think that Sand Gold was a man who went all out in his missions.

"You still say you don't have feelings for me? That's a top secret, isn't it? When are we getting married?"

Although Qiong didn't understand what Topa was trying to say, he understood her intentions. He got up and sat down next to Topa, reaching out to take her hand, but Topa avoided it. When facing Qiong, she had to be on high alert, afraid of being taken advantage of, and her avoidance was at its maximum.

"What if I said I'd wait until the company takes back Pinocone?"

Topa said with a smile that if Qiong really had the ability to help the company take back Pinocchio, she was willing to accept the loss, but statistically speaking, it was basically impossible.

"This is too difficult. I'm afraid I can't do it. After all, the family has a Star God behind it. That's probably why the company doesn't dare to act rashly. Grandpa Cripper won't smash His hammer over such a trivial matter."

Qiong's expression froze, then he said with a bitter look, "I'm still too weak and powerless. Although I've been noticed by the Amber King, it was just to catch his eye. I don't have the face to ask the Star God to take action."

"You're quite rational, so keep up the good work. I'll be waiting for your good news outside the dream world."

Toppa smiled and gave Sora an encouraging look. At this moment, Himeko and Mitsuki returned after talking with their family members. Seeing Sora and Toppa sitting together, Mitsuki pouted again.

"How's it going there?"

Qiong asked Himeko.

"I heard that Gallagher is busy looking for the murder case at the Dream Border. We still need to go to the Dream to find him."

The Galakh that Himeko mentioned was the uncle she had met once before. He seemed to be the leader of the family's hunting dogs, and he also had the ability to access some family information to help with the investigation.

Goodbye, Toppa.

Before leaving, Qiong waved to Topa, who waved back to say goodbye. Qiong felt that although this guy was not serious, he was quite serious when it came to important matters. As long as he could keep public and private matters separate, he would be a good helper.

Qiong returned to Huang Quan's room and, after lying down in the Dream Pool once again, successfully entered the dream. The location was still Clockwork Boy Plaza. Liu Ying, Huang Quan, and Walter had talked a lot about the dream and exchanged information. They had decided to go to the family's fortress, Chao Lu Mansion, to look for clues.

"Little March, you and Himeko go find Galah. I'll go to the clan's place as long as I can talk to Sunday."

Qiong was preparing to follow Huang Quan and Walter, along with Liu Ying, the family's public performer. Liu Ying found herself seeing Qiong again soon, her face full of joy. She was much more proactive than Huang Quan, and immediately took Qiong's hand.

"it is good."

Himeko did not object to Sora's decision. The train crew was going to split into two groups anyway. Himeko and her group were going to investigate the murderer, while Welt was going to investigate the strange things in the family. He had also become a double agent.

"Even after such a horrific tragedy, this beautiful dream continues to operate smoothly."

As Walter walked toward the Morning Dew Mansion, he sighed with admiration, for what he saw before him was still bustling with activity, and no one had left this dreamlike town because of the undercurrents.

"The dream is collapsing, but not because of a certain star god, a certain faction, or a certain visitor. Its collapse stems from a certain inevitability of human nature, which the family is unwilling to admit, yet has inadvertently become a catalyst."

Huang Quan continued, and Qiong looked at Huang Quan with some confusion, not knowing why she said that, but she did not deny it, as Huang Quan's sixth sense was always very accurate.

"Why does Miss Huang Quan say that?"

Liu Ying asked curiously. She felt quite good about the dream, which allowed her to be a free and normal person without suffering from entropy disorder.

"When people allow their minds to indulge in dreams that require no cost, no pain, only comfort and pleasure, they will get closer and closer to necrosis. No matter what kind of bliss they think they are living in, death is an inevitable outcome, and this necrosis will spread and proliferate. The mutation of one piece of the puzzle will eventually lead to the shaking, breaking, and collapse of the entire building."

Huang Quan glanced at Liu Ying and said, his words sounding as if they were prepared for her. Liu Ying remained silent, gripping Qiong's hand tighter, but she had to admit that what Huang Quan said was true.

“I can’t,” Firefly suddenly said.

"what?"

Seeing that Liu Ying's answer was somewhat strange, Huang Quan looked puzzled and asked.

"Your initial question was whether you still dream about those who died because of you."

"I won't, I never will."

"I was born without the ability to dream. I live for the cold reality, for a glimmer of light, burning...burning on and on, until I turn to ashes."

What the Firefly Said (Part Two) Jiu Qiliu Jiuying Lu was a little sad. Qiong looked at her and understood the origin of the name Firefly. No wonder she liked dreams so much. For someone who doesn't dream, this experience is too rare.

"That's why I envy you."

Liu Ying frankly said that she admired Huang Quan's ability to remain lucid in her dream and her relationship with Qiong. She was a capable woman, not only in terms of combat strength.

"Is that so? Then you are already living in a conscious world."

Huang Quan gave Liu Ying a concluding remark, and Liu Ying nodded. Then she looked at Qiong beside her. If she could stay with him forever, the dream of Pinocchio would not be worth cherishing.

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Chapter 93 Scammed Again

“Someone once told me that Pinocchio wasn’t like this a long time ago, and Pinocchio shouldn’t be like this.”

Huang Quan spoke, and Qiong and Liu Ying listened carefully. This must be Huang Quan's purpose in coming to Pinocchio. She came to fulfill a last wish, and the person who left the last wish must also be someone related to Pinocchio.

"I have walked through the reality and dreams of the grand event, watched the night rise and fall, time stood still for people, and the richness and poverty of the spirit... also remained forever on their respective scales."

"Therefore, I believe the collapse of the dream was inevitable."

Huang Quan explained her reasoning, and Qiong was not surprised. Huang Quan's intuition was accurate; the unusual things about the family and the dream had been mentioned by the robin, and this place was probably doomed.

"Perhaps it's possible to change all of this."

Walter spoke up, saying he wasn't concerned with sweet dreams, but rather with the people who were sleeping, and wanted to give them a helping hand before they died in their sleep.

"Perhaps. But if this is the world people expect, if this is why life chooses to sleep, should we still try to change it?"

Huang Quan looked at Walter and said that Liu Ying's body trembled. She had asked Qiong a similar question: why do lives sleep? Liu Ying's answer was that she was afraid of waking up from her dream. It was because she looked forward to living in such a world that Huang Quan was just a passerby and had no intention of forcing everyone to wake up.

"Huang Quan, you've become smarter after you took a nap. You're not usually this talkative or philosophical."

Qiong happily held Huang Quan's hand and said that Liu Ying did not let go. He found that his A Quan was becoming smarter and smarter. From the moment she entered the dream, her insights had always been unique, as if she had become a different person. Qiong was also very gratified.

"I was originally very smart."

Huang Quan corrected her, saying that in reality, she had nothing to think about and could just kill enemies when she encountered them. However, in dreams, she couldn't just kill whatever she wanted. She was there to fulfill a dying wish, not to kill people.

"Haha, the smart ones can't remember the way."

Qiong laughed and teased, and Huang Quan raised his hand to pull his face. Anyway, his skin was thick, so it didn't matter how much he pulled.

The atmosphere immediately relaxed. Liu Ying raised her hand and rubbed Qiong's cheek, which had just been pulled. Her eyes were full of concern. Huang Quan didn't care about him, but she had to care about him. Although she also wanted this kind of playful banter between lovers.

After traversing several dreamscapes, the group arrived at the entrance of the Morning Dew Mansion. Because it was a building within a dreamscape, its construction was largely unrestrained and arbitrary, making the mansion's structure far beyond what could be described as a castle.

"How come it's even more magnificent than my Cripper Fortress? Amazing!"

Qiong gazed at the Chaolu Mansion before her and exclaimed, "This place is so big that it could easily fit everyone in the dream world inside. It shows how powerful the family is." Her face was filled with the words, "Although I don't need such a big place, I still want to build it this big."

Qiong was being conservative; the area of ​​Chaolu Mansion is almost the same as the entire Belleburg. Heaven knows how long the dream architects worked to create this thing.

"Huang Quan, do you think the person who built this house will cry for a long time if this beautiful dream collapses?"

Qiong, recalling what Huang Quan had just said, pointed to the Chaolu Mansion in front of her and said, "Huang Quan thought about this question seriously and then nodded."

"meeting."

Walter and Firefly were speechless. As visiting guests, wasn't it inappropriate to curse someone's house to collapse before even entering the door? Huang Quan didn't mean it that way before, but Qiong led them astray.

"Hello."

Walter called out from the entrance of the Morning Dew Mansion, but no one answered. Strangely, he walked into the open mansion and found a magnificent corridor and various handicrafts, but not a single living person in sight.

"See, I told you a house that's too big isn't good; even the housekeeper might get lost."

Qiong spoke carelessly and continued walking forward. Walter wanted to stop her, but after thinking about it, he decided that it was better to move forward than to guess, since they were all here to investigate the case anyway.

"Something's not right. Further ahead lies the depths of the mansion. Where are the butler and security personnel, let alone the guards?"

Walter spoke as he approached the central area, stopping in his tracks. "A butler can have an emergency, but if a bodyguard leaves his post, that's a serious matter."

"Keep moving forward, the answer may be just ahead."

As Huang Quan spoke, she placed her right hand on the hilt of the katana. At the same time, her aura became invisible, almost merging into the air. To outsiders, she was as if she did not exist.

"This is an aura concealment. I am now a suspect in Sand Gold's words, so it is not appropriate for me to appear in the family's important territory."

Huang Quan explained, otherwise Qiong said that she would become smarter while sleeping, and had already figured out how to hide herself while investigating the case.

"Firefly, you can come closer to me and hide your presence as well."

Huang Quan said to Liu Ying, in her opinion, Liu Ying was also someone who needed to hide. If the family found out that she was a Star Core Hunter, who knows how much trouble she would cause.

"okay, thank you."

Liu Ying smiled and nodded, then came to Huang Quan's side and concealed herself. Qiong was very pleased to see the two women he liked getting along so harmoniously. As long as the harem didn't catch fire, he was at ease.

"Liu Ying, you're an illegal immigrant, yet you're not nervous at all in a place like this. Do you think your identity as an artist will be of any use?"

Qiong said to Liuying, remembering how she had been chased by several family hounds and had asked him for help. Liuying was so cute back then.

"Ah, do you like girls who are a little scared? I'll try my best."

Liu Ying seemed to have realized what was happening. She raised her hands and placed them in front of her chest, assuring Qiong that as a woman who could fight her way in and out of battle, she was quite happy to occasionally pretend to be pitiful.

"?"

A huge question mark appeared above Qiong's head. He felt as if he had been tricked. Was Liu Ying like this before? Was her identity as an artist just a performance for him?

With this strange thought in mind, Qiong walked into the depths of the Morning Dew Mansion, only to find that there was no one there. Not only was there no one there, but monsters were also wandering around. They all had purple shells and seemed to be products of the same series.

"These are memes."

Walter, being well-informed, knew from the purple monster that it was different from the Dream Theatre. This mansion had somehow become a monster mansion, giving people the feeling of watching a horror movie, as if everyone inside had been eaten by monsters.

"Let me do it."

As Huang Quan spoke, she pressed her hand on the hilt of her sword and moved forward. Her figure flickered a few times like a slideshow. When she reappeared, all the monsters had been killed and disappeared without even causing a ripple.

Chapter 94 The Prison Sand

There are two footprints here.

Walter was already used to Huang Quan's abilities. He bent down, pointed to the footprints on the carpet, and said, "This can be considered the only clue."

"Mr. Walter, can you tell whose footprints they are?" Huang Quan asked.

"Hmm...this pattern is unique and quite flamboyant. Judging from the size, it should be a men's size. I guess...it's probably the envoy from the Interstellar Peace Company, Mr. Sand Gold."

Walter guessed based on the pattern on the sole of the shoe, while Qiong scratched his head. Just how arrogant must Sand Gold be to be recognized by someone because of the sole of his shoe? This is too abstract.

"And what about the other one?"

"The two footprints were not one after the other; judging from their almost parallel state, the person traveling with him should not be his subordinate."

Walter wasn't a prophet; guessing it was gold dust was already quite an achievement. As for the other one, he simply couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"The company is eager to take back Pinoconi, so their presence here is not unexpected."

Walter stood up and said, "This is good news. At least before they arrived, someone else had visited, and they didn't just leave empty-handed. All the doors that were open along the way were probably opened by Sand Gold."

"This strange situation... Could the gold dust have killed my brother-in-law?"

Qiong looked at the empty hall and said, "People don't die in dreams. At most, my brother-in-law was sent to Dream Reef to meet the robin. Thinking about it, it's quite a hellish joke."

"What do you mean?" Walter asked, puzzled.

“Shajin is using the two cornerstones of the Stone Heart Ten to negotiate with the family. I think he may have come here to get the cornerstones back. If they are not given them back on Sunday, the conflict will definitely escalate.”

"Foundation... Let's speed things up."