The veins at Chen Wujue's temples throbbed violently.
To him, Chen Wen was showing him absolutely no respect.
Every word stabbed straight into his sore spot, as if Chen Wen wanted to rip open his bloody wounds.
What audacity.
Huff.
Chen Wujue took a deep breath before speaking. "Precisely because you are a disciple of the Outer Ruins, this matter can end here."
"No matter which faction it is, none of them will seek trouble with you over this."
"If you are dissatisfied with that, we can also stay out of it and let the rules be enforced."
"Do you know what you will be facing then? To begin with, the power behind Xiao Xuan will never tolerate you."
"You should understand that everything we in Tianxu have done is in pursuit of the best possible outcome."
"What fucking bullshit. I don't need you people pretending to be kind here."
Chen Wen shouted coldly.
"Fine, fine, fine. Fine, fine, fine."
Chen Wujue repeated those words twice, thoroughly enraged now.
This... was fucking insane.
The crowd no longer knew how to describe their feelings.
Although Chen Wujue was using Chen Wen's welfare to conceal his selfish motives,
the truth was that this approach was not necessarily a bad thing for Chen Wen.
After all, if Chen Wen truly killed Xiao Xuan, he would really provoke public outrage.
Just as Chen Wujue had said, the power behind Xiao Xuan would absolutely not let Chen Wen off.
If Chen Wen stopped now, with Tianxu providing guarantees to the outside world,
then even if the Xiao Clan hated Chen Wen to the bone, they would still have to weigh their options.
After all, throughout the Heavenly Ruins, Tianxu was the greatest power.
Even Ye Tian City could not compare to it.
Yet what they