If nothing unexpected happened, then something unexpected had happened.
Fu Qian turned around just in time to hear a crisp snap. His pen had been crushed in half.
So that was a racial talent, huh?
They'd broken two pens in your hands in half a day!
Fu Qian frowned, but seeing that Selena looked somewhat dazed, he magnanimously decided not to press the matter.
"What happened?"
As he spoke, Fu Qian walked over and looked at the notebook in Selena's hands.
The next moment, she jolted in alarm, as if realizing something, and instinctively tried to close the notebook.
After a brief hesitation, though, she didn't.
[Blood Clan Progenitor Annalise has truly perished]
Through the sparse gaps between her fingers, Fu Qian saw a line written in the notebook.
Hiss!
It was a simple sentence, but countless thoughts raced through Fu Qian's mind as he realized why she had reacted that way.
"Is it commonly accepted among your people that the Progenitor has perished?"
"But have there been signs recently that make people suspect this consensus might be wrong?"
"...Yes."
Selena fell silent for a long while before giving a subdued nod.
Just as I thought.
Fu Qian nodded to himself. It was easy enough to understand what she had just done.
Annalise had died. That was common knowledge among the Blood Clan, and Selena must have firmly believed it.
Unfortunately, some recent events seemed to contradict that, leaving her troubled.
After following his suggestion, she had decided to test the theory.
As for why she had written that particular sentence, the reason was simple.
The Blood Clan Progenitor's death wasn't some earth-shattering secret. Even if she confirmed it again in her notebook and he saw it, it wouldn't matter much.
But if the Progenitor hadn't truly perished, that line