"Because of Xiao Meng, my teacher noticed me... the current leader of the Amon Clan. Like Xiao Meng, he was a special individual who could, to a certain extent, resist the orders of the Amon clan leader at the time.
"This was the Amon Clan's self-renewal mechanism. Through this method, the 'clan leader,' the brain of the race, could also be iterated upon, allowing the entire race to remain vital and vigorous, constantly progressing rather than becoming set in its ways.
"Amon was somewhat tolerant of such special clan members. So long as they did not actively betray him, he generally would not act against them. Because they represented the race's 'future' and 'hope,' he would not casually sacrifice them for profit.
"To him, one possibility of the 'future' was an enormous benefit. Few things could surpass that.
"Since the Amon clan leader at the time was in a cooperative relationship with the Xiao Tribe I belonged to, he was even more tolerant of Xiao Meng and my teacher.
"The difference was that Xiao Meng never wanted to break free of her family, yet in many circumstances, she would disregard the Amon Family for my sake. My teacher, meanwhile, quietly developed his own power and helped me greatly, but his help was based upon the interests of the Amon Family.
"In the end, Xiao Meng died... while my teacher replaced the previous clan leader and became the new leader of the Amon Family."
After listening to Xiao Yan's account, Mu Chen remained silent for a long time.
Whenever the other man mentioned Xiao Meng, sorrow would always unconsciously surface in his expression. She must have been someone extremely important to the Flame Emperor... perhaps his lover.
Was that why the Flame Emperor, who stood at the pinnacle of the Great