Chen Xi suddenly realized that whenever she and Lin Yue were about to leisurely enjoy some time alone together, someone would always show up uninvited and, as usual, disturb them.
Wu Xin had done so before, and Gu Yu had occasionally pulled similar stunts as well.
Just when Chen Xi thought that, having traveled all the way to the unfamiliar Oracle Empire, nothing like this would happen again, Jormungandr appeared.
"I assume you're that Dominion?"
Jormungandr had thought the two were studying her with the same gaze, so she spoke first.
An idea came to Chen Xi, and she feigned surprise. "Huh? How did you know?"
That single response left Jormungandr, who had already prepared more than a dozen lines to make her admit her true identity, silent at once.
It was like a carefully charged punch landing on a limp pile of cotton, leaving her at a loss as to how to throw the next one.
Seeing Jormungandr's stifled expression, Chen Xi smiled and pulled out a chair for her with her mind. "Have a seat."
Seeing Chen Xi act as though they were acquainted, Jormungandr froze for a moment before sitting down, full of doubt.
Intending to seize the initiative, Jormungandr answered Chen Xi's earlier question—which had barely been a question at all. "How did I know? You might as well have pasted 'I'm Dominion' on your face."
"What was with that aura you deliberately released back then? Dominion, do you intend to make an enemy of the whole world?"
For some reason, although Jormungandr's tone was as calm as ever, Chen Xi vaguely heard the sound of a snake hissing beneath it.
Chen Xi asked blankly, "Make an enemy of the whole world? I just released a little of my origin magic power, that's all. What's wrong