"Ah... it really was as you said."
Xu Yanwu's face darkened. "Chi You's seal was broken ahead of time..."
"It probably wasn't because of Honkai... Unless something unexpected happened, it should have been this World Serpent you just mentioned."
Xu Yanwu recalled the earlier scene with gritted teeth.
"If not for Kiana and the others' own efforts... if not for Ji Lin, Danzhu, and Cang Xuan... if I hadn't been there..."
Xu Yanwu spoke resentfully. "What would have happened... truly doesn't bear thinking about."
"The method World Serpent used was that Armed Puppet that looked like you?" Otto asked with interest. "Using an Armed Puppet bearing your likeness to deal with you... World Serpent really doesn't think much of you, does it...?"
"Perhaps because you've been a little too gentle?" Otto said to Xu Yanwu.
"Gentle? If I find out who was behind this, I'll make that person pay." Xu Yanwu clenched his fist, producing a series of cracking sounds from his knuckles. "This will absolutely not end here."
"Hahaha..." Otto laughed heartily. "Perhaps the people of World Serpent simply have no idea what kind of figure you really are?"
"Laugh, laugh... laugh my ass!" Xu Yanwu shot Otto a glare. "I don't see myself as some big shot. At the end of the day, I just want the people around me to be happy."
"Sometimes, your status isn't something you can decide for yourself." Otto paid no mind to Xu Yanwu's glare and continued, "For people like us, if we want to obtain what we desire... our own identities are no longer something we can choose."
Xu Yanwu fell silent for a moment before speaking. "...Instead of wasting time on this, why don't you help me analyze why World Serpent released Chi You early?"
Otto shrugged casually. "A simple