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"Hmm."

A woman's voice came from behind them, and Qiong and Liuying snapped out of their reverie and looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared and was sitting on the television.

The first thing that catches the eye is a pair of incredibly long legs clad in black stockings. These thighs are encased in exaggeratedly long boots that extend all the way to the top of the thighs. Above that are sexy leather pants and a purple evening gown. The pale purple hair paired with golden eyes immediately draws Qiong's attention.

Liu Ying, nestled in Qiong's arms, saw everything clearly. His gaze lingered on the woman, especially when he saw her large, voluptuous breasts; he even swallowed hard.

Liu Ying angrily raised her hand, pinched Qiong's cheek, and shook it. This guy was just being affectionate with her, and in the blink of an eye, he was seduced by another woman. Is this something a human would do?

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Chapter 72 Black Swan

"Without mastering the correct methods, it is impossible to escape the shadow of death unscathed."

The beautiful woman spoke while playing with the crystal ball floating beside her. Her voice was both a prompt and a warning. Although I didn't know her, I could still sense some goodwill from her.

"Beautiful older sister, are you single? I have a relationship I'd like to discuss with you."

After Qiong put Liuying down, he spoke to the beautiful older sister. He was captivated by her long legs and two huge crystal balls. But as soon as he finished speaking, Liuying slapped him on the head.

“He just hit his head, and he means he’s asking who you are and why you’re helping us.”

Liu Ying said angrily. Although being rescued was a good thing, the other person was too beautiful and had instantly captivated Qiong. Liu Ying felt a strong sense of crisis.

"Relax, little sister, I'm on your side."

The beautiful woman had been somewhat speechless at Qiong's greeting, but thankfully Liu Ying was a normal person, so she regained her composure and responded.

"How about you call me... The Memory One, the Black Swan?"

"They are from Liuguang Yiting."

Liu Ying tugged at Qiong's hand and said, an exclamation mark appearing above Qiong's head. He remembered Huang Quan mentioning such a being, who seemed to be a guest invited by the family. The guests here really have unique abilities, even able to come to a place like this.

"Alright, I'll take care of this big guy. You guys go over there."

Black Swan had no intention of helping Qiong and the others kill the monster. She continued to control the monster with her powerful methods and then threw a tarot card at Qiong and Liuying.

The tarot cards transformed into a black vortex in mid-air. The monster had emerged from a similar place before, so this seemed to be an exit created by the black swan.

"She saved us, she cares about me."

Qiong wanted to go up and ask Black Swan for her contact information, but Liuying grabbed his hand and led him toward the exit, muttering to him all the while.

"Hurry up, be careful, don't be so easily fooled by pretty women."

Now, Firefly isn't worried about her own situation, but rather about how that idiot Qiong can't resist beautiful women. She doesn't know how Kafka was born with this kind of personality.

Qiong saw that Liuying was jealous, but there was nothing he could do. He could only glance at the black swan again before walking into the whirlpool. As he felt himself sinking into the sea, his consciousness seemed to return to his body.

"Hmm, uh."

Qiong rubbed his head and got up from the Dream Pool. He looked around in surprise. This was indeed Huang Quan's room. Huang Quan's body was still lying by the Dream Pool. She had not woken up.

"Fireflies..."

Qiong was about to call Liuying when he suddenly realized that he and Liuying hadn't come from the same place. Liuying was an illegal immigrant and must have entered the dream from a hidden location. It was normal that they couldn't meet after waking up.

"You're awake, you little sleepyhead. Looks like you had a good dream."

A gentle voice suddenly appeared, and Qiong looked to the side in confusion, only to see the Black Swan standing in the room, speaking in the same tone as before.

"How was it? Did you dream about me?"

The black swan didn't mention how it got to the room, but simply asked Qiong with a smile. Upon hearing this, Qiong was no longer sleepy.

“I dreamt that we got married and had a child.”

Qiong emerged from the Dream Pool and stepped forward to grasp the Black Swan's hand. Her hand was adorned with black gloves and strange ornaments, yet the touch still felt very real.

"No, no, there's no such dream. Shouldn't it be me who saved you and that little girl?"

Black Swan's smile gradually turned into helplessness. She realized that she seemed to have saved someone strange. Instead of talking to her about these non-existent things, shouldn't he have asked about the dream?

"So you really did appear in the dream. You can even go into that place?"

Qiong regained his serious demeanor and asked Black Swan, he really wanted to know what kind of place it was, why he and Liuying were brought in, and how Black Swan got there.

"Our ability to remember is quite special. The place you just went to is called the Primal Dream Realm. If you're not careful, you can easily be affected by it and become mentally deranged."

The Black Swan used its identity to express its specialness and told Qiong that the place was very dangerous. Qiong thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case. Putting aside the monsters in the hotel, just not being able to find a way out was enough to drive anyone crazy.

"Where's Liuying? Has she come out yet?" Qiong asked with concern.

"Hehe, you care about that girl a lot. Well, even in the face of death, she did everything she could to protect you... I'm even a little moved by her."

The black swan smiled gently, its golden eyes filled with admiration for the firefly.

"?"

A big question mark appeared above Qiong's head. He wanted Black Swan to be his wife, not for her to steal his wife. But the galaxy was so vast that it wasn't strange to encounter a few people who liked the same sex. Qiong felt that he had to save the fallen mature woman. He couldn't let her continue like this. He had to straighten her out.

"I know you have a lot of questions in your head, but don't worry. Before that, let your friends who are worried about you know that you're safe."

Black Swan and Sora were clearly thinking about the same thing, but she could see Sora's doubts but couldn't read his mind. Otherwise, she would have to be careful.

“Oh right, A-Quan, wake up.* ; Jiuqi Liu] Yishan Baliu.”

Qiong nodded, turned around and went back into the Dream Pool, gently patting Huang Quan's cheek to wake her up.

"Cough cough, could you please not wake her up?"

Black Swan was also shocked to see this and quickly coughed twice to make Qiong stop.

"why?"

"She did some unpleasant things to me, and I'm scared."

Black Swan said with a worried expression, as if she was so worried about Huang Quan that she was about to die. Before, she had clearly shown the demeanor of a master who had everything under control, but when she saw Huang Quan, she acted like a trembling fledgling.

“My Ah Quan wouldn’t hurt someone for no reason. You mean you’ve offended her, right? If this isn’t cleared up, I’m going to wake her up and confront her.”

Qiong's eyes turned strange. Although he wanted to believe that Black Swan was a good person and that she had indeed saved Yueyi II Ling (II) II and Liuying, such an unexpected event had occurred, so of course he was on the side of his own Aquan.

"Oh, how dare you threaten me? I'm your savior."

Black Swan sighed, her expression tinged with sadness, as if she had been let down by Qiong. It was a pity that this trick sometimes worked for Qiong, and sometimes it didn't.

Chapter 73 Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay?

"Ah Quan, get up and look at the swans."

Qiong shouted in an exaggerated voice, and the Black Swan immediately covered his mouth.

"Okay, okay, I'll confess."

Black Swan backed down; she was genuinely terrified of the moving Yellow Springs. So she walked up to Qiong, pressed her forehead against his, and Qiong saw what she had experienced.

It was a bar in the dream world, a secluded place with few customers. Huang Quan got lost and came here, so he ordered a drink. Black Swan happened to be there, but whether she was waiting for Huang Quan on purpose is unknown.

There is a dance floor in the bar. Because it was previously discovered that Black Swan's sexual orientation might be problematic, Qiong felt that Black Swan had probably taken a fancy to the beautiful Huang Quan, so she invited her to dance.

Huang Quan was happy to dance with the Black Swan, so the two went to the dance floor. At this point, the Black Swan started to act recklessly. She was a Memory Controller. Although she could not control someone's memories, she could peer into them. So, out of curiosity, she used her ability to explore Huang Quan's memories.

"My God, have you always been this brave?"

When Qiong saw this, she couldn't help but give Black Swan a thumbs up in admiration. Black Swan awkwardly scratched her cheek with her finger, indicating that it was an occupational hazard. The people of the Flowing Light Memory Court were more or less problematic. They were not a legitimate organization. Who would spy on other people's memories?

The scene that followed was rather gruesome. Black Swan didn't see Huang Quan's memories; instead, she triggered Huang Quan's protective mechanism. Huang Quan then transformed into a violent madman, tearing off Black Swan's clothes piece by piece. He didn't even spare her hair, pulling out large clumps of it. Black Swan cried and begged for mercy, but to no avail. She tried to run away but couldn't escape. Huang Quan caught her and plucked almost all the hair off her body.

"..."

Qiong couldn't help but look at Black Swan with sympathy. Black Swan was also silent for a moment. The psychological trauma must be enormous. If Qiong put herself in Black Swan's shoes, she would be amazing if she could stand up to Huang Quan.

The most terrifying thing is that after Huang Quan committed these beastly acts against the Black Swan, she actually forgot—yes, just like forgetting how many slices of bread she ate in the morning—she simply forgot about it. In Huang Quan's memory, she had danced a complete dance with the Black Swan and then they parted ways.

Black Swan is a Memory Maker, and theoretically, her body was created by herself. So when Huang Quan regained consciousness, her body had already regenerated itself and looked no different from before.

When they parted, Black Swan cried a lot, and Huang Quan thought she was remembering something sad, so he showed a lot of sympathy.

"Alright, let Huang Quan continue sleeping."

Qiong isn't some kind of devil, so of course he wouldn't make things difficult for his savior. Moreover, he felt that Huang Quan's suppression of the Black Swan could be used. After being hurt by a woman, she might actually like men.

As for the Black Swan's liking to spy on people's memories, Qiong doesn't care at all. He's an upright person who hasn't done anything wrong, so let him look if he wants. But she probably isn't that kind of perverted person.

Black Swan breathed a sigh of relief, then left the room with Sora and headed to the hotel lobby, where March 7, Himeko, Welt, and the others had already gathered.

"Qiong boy, I couldn't find you in either reality or dreams, I was so worried!"

After seeing Qiong on March 7th, she started complaining, but Qiong went straight up to her and used the "Embrace Sister Kill" move on her.

"Little March, I almost didn't get to see you again."

Qiong said with emotion, while taking the opportunity to flirt with March 7. March 7 blinked, then blushed and pushed him away. As her savior, March 7 naturally had feelings for him. In fact, Qiong could easily make her his girlfriend if he tried, but he refused to do so. At this moment, March 7 was much easier to get along with than a girlfriend. Qiong had many girlfriends, but March 7 was the only one like him.

"What happened?"

Walter asked the question, glancing at the black swan that had come with Qiong, but made no comment, maintaining his usual composure.

Qiong immediately recounted her experiences in detail, while March 7's eyes widened in disbelief. Good heavens, his experiences in such a short time were far more exciting than hers. He had a date with fireflies, a date with a robin, was tricked by the Masked Fool, and was rescued by a strange older sister. It could be made into a movie.

"How suspicious... There's no way it's such a coincidence. That woman is definitely suspicious."

March 7th protectively pulled Qiong to her side, seemingly wanting to hide her away, while remaining wary of the Black Swan. That's just how March 7th is; usually she and Qiong playfully bicker, but when danger strikes, she desperately wants to keep him hidden in her heart, revealing her girlish heart.

"But she did find Qiong and saved him. For now, we can only listen to what the other party wants."

Himeko said with a smile, and judging from her tone, she seemed to know Black Swan. Sora also looked at Himeko curiously.

"Do you know?"

"Yes, we agreed to meet in real life, but you quickly lost contact, and your room is empty."

Himeko nodded, which made Sora feel a little embarrassed. He felt that the reason he couldn't find himself was mostly his own fault.

"Oh, well, actually I share a room with Huang Quan."

Qiong said embarrassedly, and San Yueqi immediately patted him on the back. This guy had no idea that she had to search the whole hotel to find him.

"Well, after you disappeared, Miss Black Swan happened to meet us and said she could find you, and she did."

Walter coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness and explained to Qiong.

"That woman who plotted against Sora, her name is Hanabi, she is the Masked Fool who infiltrated Pinocchio. Don't worry, that girl won't be targeting you for the time being. She must be thinking she's succeeded and is probably gloating somewhere."

Black Swan said with a smile. When Sora heard this, she understood that Hanabi must have thrown her and Ryuki into that place to achieve some purpose. However, Black Swan's appearance was not expected and had disrupted Hanabi's plan.

"So that's the name. Not bad, it sounds nice."

Qiong stroked her chin and said, and March Seven immediately became alert. From Qiong's description, she felt that the girl named Hanabi must be quite pretty. Qiong just couldn't resist pretty women.

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Chapter 74 Asakusa Fireworks

"Do you have any thoughts about her?"

March 7th asked Qiong, she already knew what kind of person this guy was. Hanabi had schemed against him, but as long as the consequences weren't serious, Qiong wouldn't do anything to him.

"No way! She schemed against me like that, and she's so despicable. I hate her so much."

Qiong shook her head, expressing her firm stance: she would definitely get revenge the next time she saw Hanabi, but the method was something she needed to consider.

"Yes, that's more like it."

March 7th nodded in satisfaction and said that she was not against Qiong Kai opening a harem, which was not something she could control, but she could remove some unruly individuals from the harem. She couldn't possibly bring bad people into the harem.

“I think her name is Hanabi, and her surname is Asakusa,” Sora continued.

"Asakusa? What a strange surname. Where is it from?"

March 1th scratched her head and asked curiously. She had never encountered such a name before and found it quite novel.

“From Huangquan’s hometown.”

"Oh."

March 7th felt something was off, but didn't ask too many questions. Black Swan, on the other hand, understood the implication of Qiong's words. She raised her hand to her forehead, increasingly feeling that betting on Qiong was a mistake.

"Let's get back to the matter of Fireworks. I need to clarify one fact for everyone: Miss Fireworks' tricks can induce hallucinations, but that eerie dream has nothing to do with her; it originates from Pinocchio itself."

Black Swan spoke up, offering an explanation that even March 7th could understand, indicating that the problem wasn't with Hanabi, but rather that she had opened the passage.

"Pinocone itself?"