Then, the door was pushed open, and an exquisitely beautiful woman walked in with an ethereal grace.
Instantly, all eyes fell upon her.
"Sect... Sect Leader?" The expression on the Grand Elder's face was a sight to behold.
Surprise, hesitation, confusion, dejection, anger, fear... A whirlwind of emotions flashed across his face, a veritable kaleidoscope.
"Sect Leader, you've recovered?" There were seven or eight Elders of the Merak Sect in the living room. Two or three of them, upon seeing Li Wenxi walk in, showed looks of pleasant surprise. Then, they stopped in their tracks, their expressions turning to shame.
These women were all loyal to Sect Leader Li Wenxi, but they had unanimously remained silent during the time she was incapacitated.
Otherwise, Phoenix wouldn't have been left so vulnerable, so isolated and helpless.
