Chen Changan was an elder they worshipped, someone they admired.
But on the other side were their own kin.
Now that their kin had done something wrong, what should they do? How should they choose?
If they said nothing, they would be complicit, betraying the beliefs they had always held and their own conscience.
If they spoke up, they would be betraying their clansmen and their own flesh and blood, and their conscience would condemn them just the same.
"What do you think is wrong with our clansmen?"
"What have they done wrong?"
"It... It can't be anything too serious, can it?"
The other two gave the girl a helpless look. Her thinking was a little too naïve.
Since Chen Changan had asked them to observe, he had already made it clear that the Three Great Families had a problem—and it was likely connected to the three races in the Land of Chaotic Races.
What kind of connection could it be?
Had they been brainwashed? Had they joined forces with them?
Or was it some kind of cooperation?
Any of those were possible, but whichever it was, it would be a betrayal of the Human Race—a grave, unforgivable mistake.
There would be no turning back, and no hope of forgiveness!
That was precisely why they were caught in such a dilemma.
"The senior is powerful. He shouldn't be in any danger, so let's not tell him about this just yet."
"What we need to do now is return to our respective families and try to persuade them. If we can get them to tell us everything and sincerely admit their mistakes, it might not be too late."
"After all, our Three Great Families opened up the Underground Abyss, and we've protected everyone here for all these years. No matter what,