When Zhang Chen heard Xie Lingyun's words, flames of anger flickered in his eyes.
He hoped the human race would be broken and rebuilt, rising anew after reform, but he could never tolerate his own kin colluding with outsiders in such a matter.
If the human race had wronged the Zhang Family and the Zhang Family had rebelled alongside the Eight Great Families, Zhang Chen would naturally have nothing to say. But now, for their own selfish desires, they had actually colluded with the Demon Race to slaughter the human race on a massive scale. How could Zhang Chen tolerate that?
"You have already been tied to the war chariot. You are a chess piece in the game between the inner palace royal family and the Eight Great Families. The Great Victory Royal Family hopes to use you to tear apart the relationship between the Eight Great Families and the Pacifying Border King, while some within the Eight Great Families hope to get rid of you as quickly as possible in exchange for the Pacifying Border King's wrath." Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen with her bright eyes.
Zhang Chen fell silent at those words. He stood in the secret chamber without speaking, then said after a long while, "So in the end, everyone just wants me dead!"
"Whether you seek refuge with the inner palace royal family, the Eight Great Families, or withdraw and stay out of it altogether, it will all be futile. If you join the inner palace royal family, the Pacifying Border King has sided with the Chai Family. Once the royal family settles the Pacifying Border King's hidden danger, it will certainly purge the Eight Great Families. And what about the Eight Great Families? You carry their bloodline, and your father nearly stole the magpie's