Xun'er's Plan

As words fell from Xiao Yan, the entire conference hall sank into a long silence.

Xiao Yan had done many things for the Tianhe Alliance over the past three years, gradually earning the recognition of those who had joined it—and their acceptance of the beliefs he upheld.

Through everything he had experienced so far, Xiao Yan understood that many things truly could not be achieved without strength. Yet his convictions had never changed.

The weak were not meat on the chopping block, nor were the strong the ones holding the knife.

The weak had no reason to suffer injustice, and the strong had no right to do whatever they pleased.

The weak did not believe it? The strong did not accept it?

Then I will make these rules! Rules that no one will ever be allowed to violate!

At the very center of the Five Great Seats, Yun Ying quietly watched Xiao Yan's back. Even without seeing his face, she believed that his eyes had to be blazing with flames that would never yield.

Ever since their first meeting in Qingshan Town, Yun Ying had watched Xiao Yan walk step by step to where he stood today, beneath the gaze of every force in Central Continent. Yet that purity within him had not changed in the slightest.

Don't you want to know that answer? Shall I tell you now?

On Ancient Dragon Island, Hun Yan's slightly mocking expression as she spoke those words resurfaced in Yun Ying's mind. Yun Ying lowered her head slightly, the shadows cast by her black hair concealing those scarlet eyes.

Yun Ying knew. Of course she knew what answer she wanted.

But now, Yun Ying was afraid of learning that answer—or rather, she did not want to acknowledge it.

While Yun Ying was lost in