Xilos's Astonishment

"Don't joke about something like that. It could easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

Xilos smiled faintly, her eyes filled with an indescribable gleam.

She had clearly never mentioned her condition. At her level, it was absolutely not something creatures who needed disguises to enter the Twilight Abyss could see through. So how had this man immediately struck upon the thing she least wanted to bring up?

"Tell me first."

"Is Biers dead?"

Shen Yi's expression did not change. Even though Xilos stood beside him with an awkward laugh to conceal herself, he remained calm and detached, as if nothing could linger in his heart.

"..."

After a brief silence, an unnatural flicker passed through Xilos's eyes. Yet she did not hide anything at all. Like a shy young girl, she said with a bright smile, "You really are extraordinary. I thought my earlier feeling had been mistaken."

Her quiet words seemed to release something within her. The tension she had been holding instantly eased considerably. She looked at the several women whose expressions held traces of surprise, and even without them saying anything, Xilos understood.

They were surprised that this man had dared to ask such a blunt question—one that should not have been asked.

"Father was right. The thing a woman should trust most is her intuition," Xilos murmured. Her eyes shone like brilliant stars, their fiery specks glittering and mottling like the most precious treasures in the world, things no one could afford to disdain. She looked at the composed man and continued.

"You know, a woman's greatest charm is neither her appearance nor her abilities."

As she spoke, Xilos's gaze drifted past Shimada Yukimi before landing on Fei Mi.

Then those eyes, radiant with peerless splendor, stopped on Wen Ke'er. She spoke quietly, "For someone like me, if