I suddenly realized something. Ever since arriving in Pompeii City, everyone I had seen had been a woman. I had not seen a single man.
That was rather strange.
Judy had introduced the elders at dinner, and they were women. This Super Elder was also a woman. Did Pompeii City even have any men?
"Elder Feng, why did you do this?"
Elder Feng looked at me, still smiling. That smile was lethal enough to kill without compensation. If Ying Gou had not warned me earlier, I really would have nearly fallen for her trick.
She sensuously stuck out her tongue and lightly licked her bright red, tempting lips. "I merely wanted to get closer to you, so we could deepen our understanding of each other."
My head began to ache. Was that getting closer? That was clearly seduction, wasn't it? Deepen our understanding? Was she planning to go deeper and deeper?
I sighed. "So, in the end, you still want to leave the underground and go up to the surface, right?"
She did not deny it. "Yes. Why should we have to live without ever seeing daylight? We came down from the surface too. Why must we remain buried underground forever? What did we do wrong?"
I raised my hand. "Wait. There's something I don't understand."
She stopped and looked at me, waiting for my question.
I said, "Even now, I don't know who forced you to remain underground. After all these years, have you never thought about resisting?"
She was visibly stunned. She looked at me. "You don't know?"
Of course I didn't. Would I be asking if I did?
She pursed her lips. "I thought that guy had already told you!"
"Who? A Tai?" I asked instinctively.
She nodded, and I shook my head. "No. He didn't tell