Didn't Lord Shen Yi Tell You?

"You don't care?!"

"If you don't care, why did you go to all that trouble to make my husband move that Elf Tree for you? Doesn't his strength matter?!"

The more Fei Mi thought about what Xilos had said and what she had asked Lin Chuan to do, the angrier she got.

That woman Xilos was fucking insane!

How could she make such a reckless decision and then say it to her face so calmly?!

She had used her own people and Shen Yi. She had even put herself among the pieces she was willing to sacrifice!

Fei Mi had never seen a Clan Leader stake herself and the entire Elf race like that.

"Do you know why Mei Fu died?"

Ignoring Fei Mi's loud accusations, Xilos looked at her angry face, gave a bitter smile, and spoke softly.

"No."

"But if I were an Elf in your clan and had a Clan Leader as unreliable and irresponsible as you, I'd have given up long ago."

"..."

Xilos's expression froze at Fei Mi's words. Murong Xue's heart clenched beside her, and she opened her mouth to say something.

But it was too late.

Seeing Xilos like that, Fei Mi stiffened too. She knew she had said the wrong thing.

"Yes."

"I do bear a great deal of responsibility for Mei Fu's death."

Xilos let out a long sigh. Her gaze went distant, and her voice held a faint but unmistakable regret.

"If I'd been stronger... If I'd been as strong as I am now when I faced those Sources of Black Mist, the other races wouldn't have tried to lure me with those terms after I showed my power. They wouldn't have joined forces to threaten me, either."

"But none of that matters now."

She gave a quiet, self-mocking laugh.