Lu Pingyuan gave a bitter smile and said, "The Flag Leader ultimately exhausted his blood energy and sank deep into the ground layer with the War Armor 'Iron Futing,' leaving no trace behind. Even Mei Niang's people cannot confirm whether he's dead or alive. However, under ordinary circumstances, the Flag Leader—"
He wanted to say that the Flag Leader must have already perished. Seeing the devastated expression on Chu Xisheng's face when Lu Pingyuan caught his gaze, the words somehow got stuck in his throat and he couldn't bring himself to say them out loud.
Still, there were some things that had to be said.
