Better Alive Than Dead

I had originally planned to post this chapter tomorrow at noon. Shadow made an oversight with the previous chapter, and I'm very sorry, so I posted this one early. There will still be at least two updates tomorrow, and more if the results are good!

"This is not the decision of any one person or faction. It is for the good of our residence!"

Yan Wuji's heart tightened. Then he straightened and shouted with righteous conviction. After a pause, he softened his tone. "Do not say I am coercing you. As long as you can give an explanation everyone accepts, you will remain our leader, and I will immediately admit my mistake and submit myself for punishment!"

"Indeed!"

At Yan Wuji's words, most of those present nodded in agreement.

Whatever his character might be, Yan Wuji had at least acted openly and honorably in this matter, genuinely looking out for the Imperial Residence.

As the saying went, an incompetent general could work a thousand soldiers to death. If someone with ulterior motives became their leader, the Imperial Residence might be destroyed, meeting an even worse fate than the Crown Prince Residence, once the foremost faction!

"My lord?!"

While the Imperial Residence argued among themselves, Zhao Deping, who had largely recovered after treatment, stepped forward and called out.

The Otherworlder Faction had already delayed them for quite some time. Who knew how long this would drag on?

Jian Shang waved a hand, stopping Zhao Deping from asking for instructions, and watched the developments with interest...

The old Jian Shang might not have seen through it. Now, however, he understood perfectly that Yan Wuji was clearly trying to seize power. Perhaps this supposed "pledge of allegiance" operation by the Imperial Residence had been part of Yan Wuji's scheme all along.

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