None of the elders present believed her. Not a single one.
…Well, almost because Fang Tian did. Against all reason, against the weight of the royal edict itself, he believed her words without hesitation.
But he was the only one.
Everyone else exchanged glances heavy with resignation.
In their eyes, the proud matriarch had slipped into delusion, clinging to hope where there was none.
A collective sigh rippled through the hall.
At the very least, they consoled themselves with the fact that both she and Fang Tian had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
Delusional or not, their strength was real, and with it, the Fang Clan still had a chance to endure.
Their silence was heavy, almost suffocating. None of them voiced it aloud, but the thoughts were the same, echoing quietly in every heart.
Patriarch Fang Yuan had been a Nascent Soul master, unmatched in his generation.
