"Eww~ You humans are so filthy."
A tiny, crystalline scorpion perched on Tang Qi's collar, her emerald tail swaying gently, her voice full of disgust.
It wasn't just the Ice Empress. Inside the transparent little tower cradled in his arms, the petite, snow-white figure also raised her eyes slightly, giving Tang Qi a curious little glance.
"Exactly, exactly! Tang Qi is so filthy!"
A bright, crisp voice came from beside him.
Huo Yutong had her head down, feasting away. Her cheeks were stuffed full, yet she still found time to mumble indistinctly.
This wasn't little Miss Huo acting OOC.
After Tian Meng's relentless coaxing, the two of them had struck a deal: sharing her body!
It was hardly surprising that Tian Meng had come up with this idea.
There were only two ways she could show herself.
The first was to make herself visible to everyone.
But the teahouse was packed at the moment, and people might well mistake Huo Yutong for an Evil Soul Master cosplaying Ox-Head and Horse-Face while practicing Spirit Summoning and Controlling.
The second was to let only Huo Yutong see her.
It was like Shi Guang and Chu Ying, except slightly better: the two of them could keep an open voice channel through the Sea of Consciousness, rather than being taken for some oddball talking to herself.
But if that was all, she might as well stay in the Sea of Consciousness and sleep.
A closer look revealed a conspicuous golden ahoge hidden among the girl's blue hair, standing up with boundless energy.
The one controlling her body right now was Tian Meng.
Put simply, if Tang Qi reached his wicked hand toward little Miss Huo, Huo Yutong would put up a token resistance before giving in, while Tian Meng would do the exact