Hearing the familiar voice, Xixia immediately turned around. Just in time, she saw Angel strolling down the curved staircase from the second floor.
Seeing Angel's leisurely, carefree manner made Xixia's teeth itch. He had left behind one line—"In a dream"—and run off, tricking her into running in circles!
Earlier, she had even thought she might truly see a beam of hope in him.
Liar!
She could not hold it in anymore!
Filled with indignation, Xixia sprang forward. In a single stride, she charged at Angel. Before he could react, she seized his tie, gave it a hard pull, and spun deftly behind him, ready to stomp him face-first into the ground with her high heels.
Xixia did manage it, but the one she ultimately stepped on was Lulu, who whimpered pitifully.
Angel, meanwhile, had somehow already lifted the curtain and seated himself beside the old man claiming to be Jon.
Xixia could not see at all how he had switched places. This body... was far too weak.
"Gurgle gurgle, gurrrgle." Lulu's aggrieved voice still drifted up from beneath her foot.
Xixia helplessly lifted her foot and strode into the small meeting hall concealed behind the curtain. She shot Angel a vicious glare, then sat on the opposite side of the long table, as far away from him as possible.
"Don't think that just because this is a dream you created, you can do whatever you please. I understand the Dream Realm's rules as well. It is impossible for you to kill me here, and leaving this place would be effortless for me." Xixia held her head high arrogantly, attempting to seize the high ground with her words.
Only after unhurriedly pouring a cup of tea for Jon beside him did Angel look at Xixia. "I get the feeling that, in