Mei slammed him down against the tree with a cold laugh. Yino blinked rapidly, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water.
What the hell just happened? He told himself he should have seen this coming, but the truth was he'd been blind to every warning sign and red flag.
He grasped once again what people meant by a chain reaction.
If he hadn't gotten so carried away drinking dragon blood, he wouldn't have stayed behind to trade blows with Elder Ming. If he hadn't fought Ming, he could've escaped before Jinyue's illusion shattered. If he'd run fast enough, Mei wouldn't have gotten the chance to fight Ming. If Mei hadn't battled Ming, she wouldn't have triggered her blood rage, much less used that killing intent to break free from Yino's control...
When it came down to it, Yino had miscalculated.
