As the host of the banquet, Chen Yule naturally sat in the seat of honor, smiling as he watched everyone.
Chen Yule's gaze fell on Lu Qingjun, who was drinking his sorrows away. He chuckled and said, "Brother Lu, I heard about what happened last night as well. I believe you did nothing wrong."
"Although Lu Shulin was once the Holy Son of Seven Absolutes City and an elder of your Lu family, he has now defected to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. He is, in effect, the public enemy of every martial artist in the Devil Realm Eastern Region."
"Although Lanyue, the Demoness is your cousin, she slaughtered the Holy Sons of Guiyi Sect and Big Dipper Sect in the Imperial Capital, bringing such enormous trouble upon Seven Absolutes City."
"By helping the Chu Kingdom capture Lanyue, the Demoness and Lu Shulin at this moment, Brother Lu can at least give Guiyi Sect and Big Dipper Sect an explanation."
"Otherwise... when Guiyi Sect and Big Dipper Sect return to Qi Tian Sect's territory, I'm afraid they will settle their score with Seven Absolutes City."
Chen Yule spoke slowly, comforting Lu Qingjun. After several cups of Dragon Blood Wine, his face was already flushed. With bleary, drunken eyes, he said, "How could I not know what Brother Chen and Brother Lin said? But what pains me is... my clan uncle was once one of the elders in the family who loved my sibling and me the most. I truly never imagined he would become like this."
"For the sake of a woman, he left the family that gave him life and raised him. For the sake of a woman, he even wanted to drag the family and sect into a place of eternal damnation."
"To Seven Absolutes City, Lu Shulin