Facing Lin Yue's sarcasm, Chen Xi could now keep a straight face.
"Tch." She turned her head disdainfully and looked out the window.
Gu Yu glanced around, quietly observing them, and seemed to notice something.
But since she wasn't particularly close to either of them, she had no intention of butting in.
Ignoring Chen Xi's little antics, Lin Yue replied to Tang Xue's message.
[ Erosion: Location ]
Tang Xue replied quickly, clearly very interested in the information she had offered.
[ Fate: Are you in Tianhai City? Can you teleport? ]
[ Erosion: No ]
[ Fate: Then I'll go to Tianhai City ]
[ Fate: (Location) ]
[ Fate: Here, in two hours ]
[ Erosion: Okay ]
Their exchange was swift, efficient, and to the point.
Lin Yue had just pressed the power button when Chen Xi's left profile appeared in the darkened screen's reflection.
When had she—
Only then did Lin Yue realize she hadn't noticed Chen Xi move closer.
Of course, part of the reason was that Chen Xi had deliberately concealed her magic, but Lin Yue should still have sensed something.
After a moment's thought, Lin Yue found the answer: it was her "scent."
She was too familiar with Chen Xi's "scent." As a result, no matter what Chen Xi did, it never seemed particularly out of place to her.
Though she didn't want to admit it, she really had grown used to Chen Xi's presence.
"Why'd you change the name? What happened to Moonlight on the Lotus Pond?" Chen Xi saw what was on the screen, and her pupils contracted as if she'd witnessed something unbelievable.
For some reason, seeing her expression stirred a faint sense of pleasure in Lin Yue.
In Lin Yue's memory, it seemed that only when she was dying