Winds Begin to Stir

"So, did you notice it while you were in the Twilight Abyss, husband? Or did that woman Wen Ke'er tell you afterward?"

After saying that, Fei Mi fell silent.

She had only met Xilos not long ago. Judging by Xilos's expression, she could not say that Xilos had been completely unaware of these things, but it seemed that she had noticed far too late.

Thinking of Xilos's earlier words, "I don't care," Fei Mi's heart suddenly clenched. In the end, she did not say anything more.

"What was there to notice?"

A strange look flashed across Shimada Yukimi's face. Fei Mi had not asked why this had happened, but whether Shen Yi had noticed it early on. That meant she was not confused about why Xilos and the Elf race had shared a past. Rather, there seemed to be something she could not understand for the moment, something she cared deeply about.

Wen Ke'er?

Or Xilos...

"You met Xilos?"

Shen Yi spoke slowly, with little change in his expression.

"Mm."

"The Black Fog corrosion on her body was completely removed, wasn't it?"

Another bland remark, yet Shimada Yukimi, who had been listening quietly beside them, felt her heart skip a beat.

Completely removed?

When had that happened?!

"Mm." Fei Mi nodded. Though confused, she still glanced at Shen Yi and spoke softly.

"So you noticed from the very beginning that, aside from creatures completely transformed by the Black Fog being immune to its effects, everyone else—including Xilos—had only been given an artificial suppressive effect? You had already predicted that she would come looking for you because of Wen Ke'er, and that you deliberately displayed your abilities?"

Fei Mi took a deep breath. Information raced chaotically through her mind, and she found it hard to accept for the moment.

If that