Xiao Jian's words had undoubtedly crossed the bottom line of Xiao Ying and the others.
Rage! Fury beyond restraint!
They demanded answers in anger.
"I, Xiao Jian, am utterly sincere and unwaveringly loyal to the Immortal Venerable. I have already signed a blood contract with him, so how could I possibly help you oppose him? Even without that blood contract, my loyalty to the Immortal Venerable would not diminish in the slightest!"
Xiao Jian seized this opportunity to demonstrate his loyalty to Chen Mu.
His words were brimming with feeling, straight from the depths of his heart.
"Y-you said what? You actually signed a blood contract with a human?!"
Xiao Ying and the other elders no longer suspected anything. No, they were now absolutely certain that something was wrong with Xiao Jian's head.
Or perhaps something had gone wrong with this family's bloodline inheritance.
His younger sister had only recently begun spending her days mingling with humans, and now her eldest brother, who should have gone to bring her back, had gone even further and signed a blood contract with one.
They simply could not comprehend it.
They recalled how Xiao Jian had stood before them requesting this assignment, making solemn promises with such righteous conviction.
Then they looked at him now, wagging his tail at Chen Mu like a lapdog to prove his loyalty.
Xiao Ying could hardly help wondering whether the remnant soul of some powerhouse from beyond their realm had descended and possessed his body.
Such things were rare, but not unheard of.
"Correct, I did sign one, and you must sign one too. Otherwise, death is your only path! Anyone who opposes the Immortal Venerable will be killed without mercy!" Xiao Jian's expression was dark, his tone stern. He was not joking in the slightest.
"Insolence!"