Wu Mengli's words struck me like a succession of thunderclaps, leaving my head spinning. I stood frozen in place as she shoved me away, causing me to stumble back a few paces.
"It's not what you think, Mengli, please listen to me explain..." I reached out to grab her hand, but she violently shook it off.
"Explain? What is there left to explain?" Mengli laughed coldly, her laughter laced with bitterness and despair. "To get your hands on the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Grass, you didn't hesitate to collaborate with Lin Yu, steal the family's forbidden medicine, and even agree to join his faction to stand against the Wu Family! After all of this, what else do you have to say?"
Chapter 33