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As his words fell, the scene instantly went silent. Nearly everyone's expression turned unpleasant at that moment; some hot-tempered individuals even darkened outright.

This differed from how things were handled outside. Out there, even if it was a sect's forbidden ground, as long as the benefits or connections were sufficient, one could visit it without anyone feeling offended.

But within the small world that sealed the Evil Emperor, there was another way of seeing things.

One had to know that the very reason this small world existed was because of the Evil Emperor.

To put it bluntly, the entire small world was a prison, and everyone here was a sufferer trapped within that prison.

A branch of the Luo and Li Families had been forsaken, generation after generation guarding this cage and maintaining the seal within.

They did so willingly, but it was impossible to say they bore no resentment at all. No one wanted to be born into this small world, spending their entire life sacrificing everything for some so-called mission.

Thus, within this small world, there was an unspoken rule that was not truly a rule: although the guardians obeyed orders from the outside world, since you trusted them, the outside world would not interfere in matters concerning the seal unless absolutely necessary.

Moreover, the outside world treated these guardians exceedingly well, providing all manner of resources in almost excessive quantities, all to protect that fragile nerve of theirs.

After all, guardians could be likened to willing prisoners in a cage. They had entered it for the sake of the world.

When Bai Yu had spoken to Xiao Juexin earlier, he had used training as his reason. If Xiao Juexin had known Bai Yu would do this, then no matter what he said, Xiao Juexin would never have