Without a doubt, Jacinta was dumbfounded.
And not just a little dumbfounded—completely dumbfounded.
Forget Jacinta; even Jess and Lis had frozen in place as though petrified by the sight before them, their faces filled with shock and bewilderment.
"Mas—"
Jacinta pointed at Aiyi, trembling all over as he stammered "Mas—" in disbelief, yet he could not bring himself to finish the word.
"Master?"
Shien blinked, looking puzzled.
As for Aiyi, she glanced at Jacinta, then at the hand Shien was holding. After a long silence, she finally turned her gaze back to Jacinta.
Her eyes were filled with coldness and warning.
Jacinta shuddered at once, as though he understood something, and did not dare speak again.
Shien, on the other hand, watched Jacinta stare fixedly at Aiyi and asked with great curiosity.
"What? You know each other?"
Nonsense!
Jacinta desperately wanted to answer that way.
Even if every demon in the world died, there was no way he would fail to recognize the person before him.
That was precisely why he was so bewildered, so shocked.
Why was his master here?
Why was Princess Roxielusty's favored confidant here?
Why was this person holding his master's hand?
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I supposed to do?
Jacinta's mind gradually descended into chaos.
And if even Jacinta was like this, Jess and Lis were no exception.
The pair of demon twins, who had initially found Shien somewhat displeasing, were now completely thrown into disorder as they watched Aiyi obediently let him hold her hand.
"Y-you..."
"You two..."
Their voices were hoarse as they tried to say something, yet they could not form a single complete sentence.
This situation made Shien really want to snap at them.
"Do all demons have something wrong with their vocal cords? Can't any of