"Unlike other Transcendents, the Bloodkin have a very clear hierarchy. If Selena gave the order, then Taylor's behavior just now was indeed reasonable."
Fu Qian had agreed to stay and provide backup, which clearly put Yuan Shan at ease. Still, she couldn't help remarking on it.
Their conversation just now might have seemed to jump around, but she understood Fu Qian's point perfectly well.
Given the situation, it was almost certain Taylor had been forced to come here against his will.
If Selena were the kind of elder who doted on her juniors, her actions could be understood as a way to keep them humble and temper their arrogance.
But based on Fu Qian's few interactions with Selena, she clearly wasn't the sort to go out of her way to do that.
So there was most likely another reason behind her actions.
"People really do have many sides to them."
Listening to Yuan Shan's explanation, Fu Qian nodded repeatedly.
"Selena was pretty cautious this time. She didn't leave herself any evidence to be used against her."
"Speaking of that, Selena hinted to us this way that something unusual is going on with the Gulad family. That explanation does make sense, but it's not as if she left absolutely no evidence, right?"
Yuan Shan still had some doubts.
"Her actions were still a little strange, and wasn't she worried Taylor might expose her later?"
"Given their ancient family traditions, the Bloodkin place particular importance on loyalty. They're quite strict about it."
"Not quite. You find it strange because you're looking at things from our perspective."
Facing Yuan Shan's doubts, Fu Qian put on the air of a strategist and analyzed the situation with great seriousness.
"Over on the Gulad family's side, no one—not even Brother Taylor—knows Selena came to me for