"This story is called betrayal."
The Quiet One's words were calm and indifferent, yet his eyes seemed to flash with a hint of remembrance, fleeting and almost imperceptible.
"He watched his former friends, all transformed into creatures of darkness. Those old companions, madly assaulted him…"
The Quiet One chuckled softly and said:
"It was a brutal clash—if you couldn't let go of friendship, you'd have to die."
Yun Xi said:
"So, did he kill all his friends?"
The Quiet One stood up and said:
"Let's change locations, and I'll tell you the ending of this story."
As soon as his voice fell, Yun Xi suddenly realized the surroundings had shifted—the space twisted and turned like the stars in the heavens. She was no longer in the Continent of Grey Mists or on that dark floating soil.
