After a long while, Chen Xiao'en asked, "He's still alive?"
Sima Ji nodded. "Yes, it looks that way."
"His plan... succeeded?"
"Yes. That's why he has to die. Otherwise, he'll tear out the foundations of all our other domains."
With that, Sima Ji put on his Black-Frame Glasses and looked at Chen Xiao'en. "Over the years, you've kept wavering. More than once, you told Liu Xiaofa and me that you wanted to carry on his original plans and change the existing order. Now that you know he's still alive and has become a Domain Master, of course I'm worried you won't be able to bring yourself to kill him when you go to the Eighth Domain."
Hearing Sima Ji's doubts about him, Chen Xiao'en sighed deeply. "Sima Ji, I never thought you'd question where I stand."
"I'm sorry." Sima Ji closed his eyes, looking somewhat dejected. "I'm genuinely a little afraid of him. After all, back then, we had every advantage-timing, terrain, and unity-and we still failed to kill him. Instead, he turned the tables on us."
"Because we didn't have every advantage back then," Chen Xiao'en corrected him. "We had the timing and the terrain, but we weren't united."
Sima Ji gave a self-mocking smile at that. "You're right."
"Forget it. Let's stop talking about him. I'm going to hold a funeral for Liu. What are your plans?"
Chen Xiao'en returned to his cold, stern demeanor, showing little interest in the topic. "I'll offer my condolences."
Sima Ji thought for a moment, then said, "I intend to take Liu's son as my godson and look after his widow and child. It's the least I can do for all those years of friendship."
"As you should."
Chen Xiao'en's matter-of-fact response made Sima Ji sigh again.
Although Chen Xiao'en was cold