"Now, all those points have been taken out by Red Thorn. We've lost countless brothers to capture and sacrifice, and for that, we have to thank Xing Liehuo."
Remembering the conversation she overheard in the study between Brother Huo and Leng Xiao, Lian Qiao had no doubt about her words. But she looked coldly at her mother and said matter-of-factly, "Get it straight, it was his duty. Different paths, different pursuits. What did he do wrong? If it were me, I'd do the exact same thing without hesitation."
"So you've grown strong wings, feeling rather emboldened now, even to step on your mother?" Nalan Minrui asked, raising her voice as she looked at her.
"Yes." Lian Qiao replied subconsciously, even though her heart ached with each throb.
Heart souring, Nalan Minrui turned pale, and upon trying to speak the word "you", she choked, unable to utter another sentence.
