But Sikong Yi continued to probe him, saying that even if Nie Li really did come from the outside world, there was no guarantee he was not a spy sent by another family.
Nie Li revealed another secret that could truly tempt Sikong Yi.
The wings of the Silverwing Thunderbird were passed down from generation to generation, but as the body grew, the rejection would become increasingly severe. As a result, members of the Silverwing Family rarely lived past sixty.
And he knew how to resolve silverwing rejection.
That single statement thoroughly tempted Sikong Yi.
But though he was tempted, he still did not trust Nie Li completely. After all, this affliction had plagued the Silverwing Family for countless generations. Countless people had tried to solve it, and countless people had failed.
Nie Li explained that this was the fruit of his forebears' countless hardships. Before they could share it, however, they had been swallowed up by a raging tide of Demon Beasts. His purpose in coming here was to find the descendants of the Silverwing Family and fulfill his forebears' lifelong wish.
Nie Li believed that a dying man could never resist the temptation to keep living. Clinging to life and fearing death was human nature-and the easiest weakness to exploit.
Sikong Yi actually believed him to some extent already, but even before the temptation of survival, he remained rational.
Nie Li dangled one piece of bait after another.
He even produced heavenly remedy grass, which could ease the pain of rejection. Sikong Yi recognized it, too. After all, it was hardly a rare plant, and it was also recorded in the pharmacopoeia.
After a bowl of medicinal broth went down his throat, Sikong Yi's pain really did ease.
Sikong Yi believed Nie Li, making him all the more