"Any discerning person could see that between you and Shen Xinglan, Phoenix valued you more. Before you, Phoenix and Xing Lan had a very good relationship..."
"They were childhood sweethearts, friends who grew up together... Phoenix sacrificed at Mountain Qi, which although was a joke among the elders, who is to say it didn't have real implications that pushed things forward?"
"Due to your arrival, Xing Lan's situation became awkward. They've been friends for so many years, did Shen Xinglan truly have no affection for Phoenix?"
"At Phoenix's coming of age ceremony, Shen Xinglan gave her a Bai Lu, which he had raised for many years and regarded as family and friend, but she rejected it..."
"I heard Phoenix talk about that incident," Tang Fei chimed in. "She felt that the gift Shen Xinglan gave was too precious, and she couldn't accept it."
He wanted to lighten his own burden; this huge blame was something he did not want to carry.
