Jiu Yuan had left those people so quickly for a reason.
He needed to suppress the murderous intent and vicious rage coursing through him.
He feared that if he stayed any longer, he would lose control and start a war between the two clans.
After watching the illusion of Lou Yunxiao torturing Ning Ke, there had been a moment when he, too, wanted to attack those sanctimonious humans.
He wanted to kill Lou Yunxiao's friends, elders, and fellow disciples one after another, right before his eyes!
But some reason still remained.
And he understood that Ning Ke would never want to see such a scene.
That younger brother of his, though a visitor from another world, was heartbreakingly kind and innocent.
To Ning Ke, slaughter would likely be the final straw that broke him, an unforgivable evil.
As his older brother, he could never again heap sins upon Ning Ke in the name of avenging him!
Heaven's Way followed behind Jiu Yuan.
He called out, "Xiao Jiu, are you all right?"
Away from Lou Yunxiao, Jiu Yuan's heart settled a little, but his tears would not stop.
He wiped them away with his hand and asked Heaven's Way, "Heaven's Way, you really weren't lying to me just now?"
"A Ke really is alive and well? After everything he's been through, how is he supposed to go on living?"
Though Jiu Yuan had rebuked Lou Yunxiao, there had been a moment when he agreed with what Lou Yunxiao had said.
He feared Ning Ke still blamed himself for what had happened to the Demon Clan.
And the torture he had endured in the dungeon was enough to shatter that child's sense of self.
He was deeply worried about Ning Ke's mental state.
"Ning Ke was chosen, not only by me, but