The Five-Match Wager

Yin Fei's account was somewhat disjointed, but by filling in the gaps, the White Phoenix Squad pieced together the grudges and tangled relationships of the past few decades.

"So Ming King was a man who cared deeply about others. After mistakenly killing his stepmother, Wei Yuehong, he confined himself to the East Sea," Li Shuyi said in the Team Channel.

Bai Xiaowen said, "I think what he regretted most wasn't killing his stepmother by mistake, but what came of it: Yin Fei could never be with him again. By the moral standards of the Sword Song Plane, the murder of a parent is an unforgivable wrong. And both of Yin Fei's parents died at Wang Shuhan's hands."

Qiao Rui joined in. "If Yin Fei had stayed with Ming King, everyone under heaven would have looked down on her."

"But what does Yin Fei want now?" Li Shuyi asked curiously. "She can't be with Ming King anymore, so why won't she let go?"

"My impression is that Yin Fei loves and hates fiercely," Qiao Rui said. "She tends toward extremes. There's no way she could let it go."

The others chatted animatedly in the Team Channel, but Bai Xiaowen put the question to Yin Fei directly. She seemed relatively easy to talk to in her current state. Besides, he needed to understand what she wanted before deciding what to do.

"Palace Master Wei, did you bring the matriarch of Soup Valley back to the Central Plains to make Ming King break his oath and return? Do you hope to put the past behind you and reconcile with him?"

Yin Fei glanced at Bai Xiaowen, her voice cold. "Don't make wild guesses."

After a pause, Yin Fei added, "Why should I spend my life alone and miserable while Wang Shuhan enjoys a