As Liu Zhi spoke, Videnina happened to swim up in front of him. The eight swords in her hands moved in different ways. It was clear that she had fully mastered her eight arms and could use eight different techniques at once.
To Liu Zhi, this was nothing out of the ordinary.
But to the people before him, Videnina's appearance and attitude came as a great shock.
They all knew that Eight-Armed Naga were kings among the Naga. Yet this Eight-Armed Naga treated Liu Zhi like a guard, standing protectively before her own king.
It was impossible not to see what that said about Liu Zhi's status.
Perhaps Liu Zhi was just what he claimed to be—the king of these waters.
He was unifying the underwater world in this region, and the Naga were the first to pledge their allegiance.
At the thought, the way these people looked at Liu Zhi changed.
Just then, one of the men looked at Liu Zhi. "Is the woman beside you the Eight-Armed Naga who appeared in Malacca—the Sword Queen?"
Liu Zhi looked at the man in confusion. Then, after a moment, he seemed to remember someone calling Videnina the Sword Queen. It had been when they were leaving Malacca, if he recalled correctly.
"An Eagle Countryman?"
"So it really is you. We knew a Naga queen couldn't just appear out of nowhere without a background. So you're the one who brought this trouble down on us."
"What do you mean, 'brought this trouble down on you'?"
Liu Zhi wasn't pleased. What did they mean, he had brought trouble down on them? He'd brought Videnina along because he wanted to complete a few missions. How had that caused trouble?
But from the way they were acting, did they blame him for Malacca's destruction? What