After backing away an unknown number of steps, Siegfried turned around.
Time to run.
Watching Siegfried flee, Xuanyuan Sword found it very strange. Hadn't he wanted to see his daughter? Now that his daughter was here, why had he run away instead? Shouldn't he have taken a few more looks?
Its young heart was filled with confusion.
Xuanyuan Sword didn't understand why anyone in this world could dislike it.
Zhao Bai lightly waved his fingers. Xuanyuan Sword sensed it and obediently returned to its sword form, happily floating back to Zhao Bai's side.
"What did it go do?"
"I felt someone watching me, so I had it go deal with them. It came back without blood on it, which means that person didn't mean any harm. There's nothing to worry about." Zhao Bai explained casually, reaching out to stroke the blade and interacting with her smoothly.
"What a magical weapon."
Stars glittered in Kiana's eyes as she gazed at it longingly.
"This thing isn't rare at all." Zhao Bai said with certainty, "Flying swords are as common in Shenzhou as ping-pong paddles. Every household has one or two. There's nothing to envy."
"Really?"
Kiana turned to Fu Hua, hoping the Squad Leader could clear things up.
If these things were so common, why didn't the Shenzhou students at school use them to buy groceries?
Kiana wasn't that easy to fool!
"That's right."
Fu Hua habitually wanted to adjust her glasses, only to realize both her hands were occupied holding someone in a princess carry. She could only force herself to keep lying.
"These things only work well within Shenzhou's borders. Shenzhou's level of mystery is different from everywhere else in the world, so everyone uses these bizarre... magical weapons."
"Mm, Squad Leader, I believe you."
"But this doesn't seem