The two stared at each other, silent for a long time.
Dan Feng, Xianyu thought, what on earth did you do?
Why didn't you leave even a single Strale?!
At first, Xianyu had no intention of investigating everything that had happened on the Luofu.
But when the Jingliu from another world attacked them unprovoked and dismissed Shattered Star as "common steel, a mundane weapon," Xianyu realized something was wrong.
He began fishing for information, trying to claim the moral high ground and speak up for his lover, who was currently fighting in the street.
They had come to the Luofu on a trip, only to be attacked out of nowhere as they walked along.
His lover had repeatedly backed down, afraid of injuring passersby.
Yet the other woman refused to relent, insisting on settling who was stronger.
Was that their fault?
Of course not.
Xianyu had initially assumed Dan Heng had come to fish for information.
Upon closer inspection, he noticed the badge hanging from his clothing, one unique to the Nameless.
Imbibitor Lunae guarding the Ambrosial Arbor was part of a pact established long ago between the Vidyadhara and the Xianzhou.
It was only because of Xianyu that Hua had relented and instructed the Sky-Faring Commission to approve Imbibitor Lunae's application to travel off-world.
Xianyu looked at Dan Heng, who had become one of the Nameless, then glanced at the Ambrosial Arbor in the center of the Luofu.
Could it be... that the Xianzhou here had also found a way to deal with the Abundance Emanator Disaster?
Then he would have to ask on Matthias's behalf.
As an outsider, Xianyu disparaged the Xianzhou and asked how they intended to compensate him.
Ordinarily, a Xianzhou native would have argued back, while a member of the Six Commissions would have smilingly