The Fierce Tiger King took in the stoic faces of the other kings around him, anguish welling up inside him. A sorrowful smile crossed his features.
"So, I was the only one left out of the loop." He laughed bitterly, struggling to accept the treachery unfolding before him. "You all chose to turn your backs on us? Is it all because of the ancestral blood?"
As life ebbed away from him, defiance flared. He refused to succumb without getting the truth from Qin Huai.
Qi Shan, wearing a disdainful look, scoffed, "We might not be saints, but we aren't as despicable as you think. If your white tiger clan hadn't leaked our plan, we wouldn't be in this mess. You struck first, why can't we retaliate?"
The other kings remained silent, their silence serving as agreement.