Chapter 65: This Wolf Isn’t Innocent Either
After a thorough cross-examination, Xie Qiang finally cleared up the source of all these misunderstandings.
“First of all, the time Hong Que was injured and manic, I only gave Mo Yin a temporary mark, and nothing else!”
“Secondly, when Hong Que confronted me, I mistakenly thought ‘sleep’ was your sentinel slang for a temporary mark, so I admitted it…”
“Pfft.” A very light sound of laughter escaped.
Xie Qiang looked at the golden-haired man with a frown. “Were you just laughing at me?”
“No.” Sen Ji suppressed the corners of his mouth. “Continue.”
Xie Qiang cast a suspicious glance at him before continuing, “As for this morning, I went to sleep as soon as you left. I didn’t do anything at all with Mo Yin…”
She muttered in a small voice, her face full of dissatisfaction and accusation, “You didn’t see it with your own eyes, so how could you talk nonsense?”
Sen Ji flipped the blanket beside him and pinched out the two culprits. “Then how do you explain these?”
The two long strands of hair had a unique dark grey color; anyone could tell who they belonged to at a glance.
Xie Qiang was slightly surprised. She turned to Mo Yin. “Why is your hair on my bed??”
The black-clad youth was completely calm. “Giving you… cover with the blanket.”
“Oh, thatās possible too.” Xie Qiang turned back to Sen Ji and spread her hands. “You heard him. It accidentally fell while he was covering me with the blanket.”
Sen Ji glanced at the composed youth in black, his green eyes flickering. “It seems you trust Mo Yin a lot.”
Not only did she believe his explanation, but she also allowed him to protect her closely while she slept.
“It has nothing to do with trust. I only know that Iām the only one who has ever lied on this bed!” Xie Qiang crossed her arms and looked at the man helplessly. “Now, can you lie down properly and sleep?”
“Mm.” A light smile played on Sen Ji’s lips. “But before I sleep, thereās one more thing to do.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
The golden-haired man rose from the bed, his finger held in mid-air as he leisurely dropped the two dark grey hairs he was holding into the trash can.
“Throwing out the trash.”
Mo Yin: …
…
The next morning, when Sen Ji woke up, he only felt that his mind was exceptionally clear. His whole body felt indescribably refreshed and invigorated, as if he had returned to the time when he first differentiated into an SSS-class sentinel. Endless power surged through his body, clamoring for release.
“Finally…”
He clenched his fists in excitement, but felt that he was holding something in his palm. Looking down, he saw the girl with soft white hair sleeping by the bedside. Her hand, which was much smaller than his, was lightly covering his palm. It wasn’t as warm as before, but rather cool.
Her slender legs were half-curled on the floor without even a cushion. The area around her knees was pressed red, which couldn’t help but remind Sen Ji of how her eyes always tended to turn red as she glared at him aggrievedly.
His heart stirred. Sen Ji rose gently, leaned over, and carried the sleeping girl onto the bed.
Unexpectedly, she was still woken by the movement. “Mmph…”
Her eyelashes trembled, and the girl opened her eyes halfway in a daze. Her voice carried the soft raspiness of someone who had just woken up. “Purification… finished?”
“Mm, sleep.” The manās voice was deep, carrying a softness he hadn’t even noticed himself.
Xie Qiang fell asleep with peace of mind.
After tucking her in, Sen Ji looked around the room. Not seeing Mo Yin, he frowned slightly and strode out of the room.
Just as he was about to send a message to this “personal” guard who had disappeared, he saw Mo Yin walking toward him at an unhurried pace, carrying two large metal buckets.
Smelling the aroma of food wafting from the metal buckets, Sen Ji’s brow twitched slightly. “What are you doing?”
Mo Yin set down the two food buckets and sat cross-legged directly at the door of the room. He pulled out two large serving spoons from his military trouser pocket. “Eating.”
Eating this much?
The meaning on Sen Ji’s face was too obvious. Mo Yin remained silent for a while before wrapping his arms tightly around the two food buckets. He looked up at Sen Ji warily. “Not allowed?”
Sen Ji: “…Allowed.”
It seemed he had been protecting Xie Qiang closely for the past few days and hadn’t been able to go to the cafeteria to eat much. He had taken advantage of Sen Ji being by Xie Qiangās side to leave and resolve his hunger.
Shaking his head, Sen Ji prepared to leave. However, before he left, he still asked that question.
“That hairāyou put it there on purpose, didn’t you?”
Mo Yin was chewing his rice, his cheeks bulging as he looked up. His dark gold wolf eyes were as motionless as usual. He pointed toward the table inside the room. “Learning from you.”
It took Sen Ji a moment to process before he understood his meaning.
If the golden hair under the table had fallen naturally, then the grey hair on the bed had also fallen naturally.
But if the golden hair under the table had been left intentionally…
“Heh.” Sen Ji suddenly gave a light chuckle and reached out to close the door. “Then Iāll take it that you didn’t do it on purpose.”
It seemed this wolf wasn’t innocent either.
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After the Guide work reform began, the sentinelsā mania levels dropped rapidly, and combat efficiency began to increase.
The A-class sentinels in particular were all acting like they were on steroids, killing high-level Insect Generals until their eyes turned red. To earn enough military merit to exchange for purification, the heads of high-level Insect Generals were piled up like small mountains outside the base entrance.
Meanwhile, Xie Qiang performed purification for the A-class sentinels according to the agreement.
On this day, after Xie Qiang got off work on time, Shu Fenghua approached her with a mysterious look. “Her Royal Highness, do you know?”
“The low-level sentinels are now full of praise for you. They say your reform has not only significantly reduced their mania levels but also allowed the low-level Guides to get sufficient rest so they don’t give them a hard time during the purification process.”
“They all say you are truly worthy of being the Princess, far more capable than that Jiang Qingwan who only knows how to exploit low-level Guides!”
Shu Fenghua said triumphantly, “Isn’t that just common sense! Her Royal Highness is obviously stronger than that person!”
Xie Qiang looked at her with amusement and nodded, then asked, “What about Guide Jiang? I haven’t heard any news of her lately.”
“Oh, her. She was sent back to the war zone by Commander Senās people.” Shu Fenghua shrugged. “Otherwise, if she stayed here, she might try to steal the credit for your reform again.”
She mimicked Jiang Qingwanās manner, taking Xie Qiangās hands and saying with a pinched, excited voice, “Your Highness! Itās all thanks to my guidance that you were able to smoothly complete the Guide reform! Iām truly so happy!”
Xie Qiang: “…” You don’t need to mimic her that accurately.
However, Xie Qiang corrected her, “Even if she were here, she wouldn’t be able to steal the credit for this.”
She needed this achievement to give the sentinels results that would shut the mouths of the nobles and ministers; naturally, she wouldn’t easily give it away to add luster to the female leadās face.
She still had her own judgment regarding the weight of matters.
“Itās good that Your Highness has realized it~” Shu Fenghua took the opportunity to rub Xie Qiangās cheeks. “Thereās one more thing. Star Lake Medicine has recently donated a lot of medical resources to our war zone. They just arrived; letās go over and take inventory!”
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