Cause

The Royal Palace.

Gu Ta, along with Nasha's butler, Dis, temporarily went to rest under Prime Minister Yasso's arrangements. Yasso, Qiao Sen, Shou Zhen, La Golun, Yuan Pan, and the others, meanwhile, found Jin Xiao and Moxiu again in another room and held a private meeting with them.

"Junior Brother Jin Xiao, I want to know the real reason behind His Majesty's edict. Also, why did His Majesty fall in the Second World? The Second World may be dangerous, but with His Majesty's cultivation at the time... If he had been a little more cautious and hidden for six or seven years, it shouldn't have been difficult."

Shou Zhen looked at Jin Xiao with a solemn expression.

"The edict was exactly as you saw it. It was indeed written by His Majesty. As for the misfortune that befell him..."

Jin Xiao sighed. "All I can say is that we knew far too little about the Second World. The true rulers of the Second World aren't humans, but ferocious beasts!"

"I naturally know that..."

"No, you don't."

Jin Xiao shook his head. "What we've had the most contact with is the Cavemen World, but how could such a harsh environment give birth to a complete ecological chain? You can't imagine the kind of brutal rule the human lords of the Second World enforce within their territories. The upper classes treat the lower classes like slaves, with life and death decided at a whim. The lower classes have no human rights whatsoever. The suppression and exploitation are beyond your imagination, yet... ordinary humans born in the Second World still live trembling, humble lives within those lords' territories! Because if they remain in the territories and endure exploitation and oppression, they can live. But if they leave the territories protected by knights... they