Chapter 428 - I, Xujian Jun, Have Not Betrayed Lord Demon Lord!
Northern Domain, Xujian Family Dungeon
Inside the dark and damp dungeon, it was enveloped by barriers on all four sides, so tightly sealed that not even a fly could enter.
The severely injured and weakened Xujian Jun lay within the dungeon; his limbs were still tightly bound by Spirit-Binding Ropes, leaving him unable to exert even a shred of spiritual energy.
Otherwise, with this kind of dungeon, he could have casually stepped through the void and escaped at will.
Several ladies had proactively petitioned to follow him into the dungeon to look after Xujian Jun and treat his injuries.
Xujian Jun’s entire body was soaked in blood, his flesh torn open in various places, and even his bones had been sliced by the void blades; the wounds were particularly mangled and terrifying!
Seeing this scene, the women could not help but shed tears upon their clothes, sobbing incessantly.
“Lord Xujian Jun, why did you insist on risking your life to oppose the Lord Ancestor?”
“Exactly; why not first go along with the Lord Ancestor’s words and think of other ways later…?”
“Look at your body; these injuries are far more severe than any you’ve had before!”
“Wh-what if the Lord Ancestor had dealt a killing blow? What would we have done if something happened to you!”
In their hearts, the women felt both heart-wrenching pain for the injuries on Xujian Jun’s body and dissatisfaction and blame for his recklessness in adventurously challenging Xujian Kongling.
It was fortunate that Xujian Kongling had not decided to deal a killing blow; otherwise, Xujian Jun would have fallen within his own residence at this very moment.
And they certainly would not have remained widows but would have followed him in death.
“You don't understand; I had to resist Ancestor Kongling…!”
Xujian Jun glanced at the women and let out a long sigh toward the ceiling, speaking with earnest gravity.
“Why did it have to be so?”
“Is it because of your oath of loyalty to the Lord Demon Lord…?”
“Or is it that you cannot bear to see the Demon Realm in strife again, Lord Xujian Jun?”
The women were puzzled and asked, each offering their guesses.
“The reasons you mentioned are all part of it…”
“But none of them is the most absolute reason.”
Xujian Jun slowly shook his head and said.
“Then what exactly is the reason that made you resist the Lord Ancestor even at the risk of your life?”
The women looked at each other and pressed him curiously.
“It is the wrath of the Lord Demon Lord and the Lord Left Guardian…!”
“Do you know what the consequences would be if the Lord Demon Lord and the Lord Left Guardian truly believed that my Xujian family led the ten thousand demons of the Northern Domain to raise the banner of rebellion?”
Xujian Jun’s eyes turned toward the women beside him as he asked with a solemn expression.
Hearing this, the women were startled, and a chill instantly swept through their bodies; fear involuntarily surfaced in their eyes.
In the Demon Realm, at any time, betrayal was the most intolerable crime!
Let alone betraying the current Demon Lord!
The Lord Demon Lord had never been soft-hearted toward traitors and enemies!
The Thousand Demon Clan of the Western Domain was a living example from not long ago!
Once the Northern Domain raised the banner of rebellion, it would be regarded as betrayal!
It would be fine if the rebellion succeeded, but if it failed, the consequences were imaginable!
It was very likely that everyone in the entire Northern Domain would disappear from the Demon Realm!
“Lord Xujian Jun, even if you hadn't struck at the Lord Ancestor and feigned submission, then secretly informed the Lord Demon Lord afterward, the Lord Demon Lord would surely have forgiven you!”
After thinking for a moment, one lady still felt there was no need to risk death by attacking Xujian Kongling, resulting in nearly losing his life.
Hearing this, the eldest lady slowly shook her head.
She already understood Xujian Jun’s meaning.
In this battle, Xujian Jun indeed had to strike at Xujian Kongling!
Xujian Jun revealed a light smile and gave an explanation:
“No, I had to strike in this battle!”
“Even if it meant death!”
“If I did not strike and feigned submission to Ancestor Kongling, setting aside whether the Lord Demon Lord would believe me as one issue.”
“Even if Lord Demon Lord trusts me, he would likely have a rift in his heart...”
“Furthermore, Lord Demon Lord is easy to talk to and might not blame me.”
“But the Lord Left Guardian—she will absolutely never forgive it...!”
“Even if it is only a feigned betrayal, it is still a betrayal of Lord Demon Lord!”
“Given the Lord Left Guardian’s personality, she absolutely cannot tolerate it!”
Xujian Jun had not known Yue Qingyou for just a day; he understood her personality very well.
She had supported Lord Demon Lord all the way to becoming the supreme of the Demon Realm, taking the guarding of Lord Demon Lord’s Demon Realm as her own mission and responsibility, possessing absolute loyalty and trust toward Lord Demon Lord!
It was just like a mother giving all of her best to her child...
Any betrayal or anything that brought shame to the Demon Realm was an intolerable existence in her eyes.
Even if it meant death, he would use death to prove his loyalty to Lord Demon Lord, so as not to disgrace his identity as the Demon God of the second seat of the Demon Realm!
This way, once Yue Qingyou learned that he had proven his loyalty through death, she might no longer take action against the others in the Northern Domain, allowing the people of the Northern Domain to escape a calamity...
Therefore, whether it was for his own unyielding proud heart, or for the masses of the Northern Domain and the peace of the Demon Realm, facing Xujian Kongling’s persuasion, he had to resist in public!
To let everyone know that he, Xujian Jun, had not betrayed Lord Demon Lord!
Hearing Xujian Jun say this, the women immediately understood his meaning.
He wanted to prove his loyalty through death to seek a slim chance of survival for the ten thousand demons of the Northern Domain...
If they truly provoked the Lord Left Guardian’s anger, it was truly hard to imagine...
“Lord Xujian Jun, I understand everything you’ve said, but I still have a doubt...”
“Are you so certain that the Northern Domain’s act of resisting Lord Demon Lord this time will definitely fail...?”
Another concubine leaned in and asked in confusion.
Everything Xujian Jun said was based on the premise that the Northern Domain would fail in its resistance against Lord Demon Lord.
If victory were achieved under Xujian Kongling’s leadership, then these worries simply would not exist.
Instead, he himself would have been severely injured for nothing by resisting Xujian Kongling and even be stripped of his qualification as the head of the Xujian family.
Hearing this question, Xujian Jun couldn't help but give a disdainful light snort and smile.
“You perhaps have not witnessed the true strength of Lord Demon Lord and the Lord Left Guardian; you do not know where their terror lies!”
“Moreover, I can feel that Lord Demon Lord is even more powerful and terrifying than before!”
“Ancestor Kongling cannot succeed! And he will die!”
Xujian Jun spoke solemnly with absolute certainty.
The women's expressions were greatly shocked.
Is the ancestor of the Xujian family who returned from the Divine Realm actually unable to become an enemy of Lord Demon Lord as well...!
Just as the women were immersed in unbelievable shock, the shadow in a corner of the dungeon suddenly produced a slight wiggle.
“He's here...”
Xujian Jun noticed and revealed a composed, light smile.
While the women were still confused, several shadow blades suddenly shot out, turning into circular blades that locked around the women’s necks!
If the women moved even slightly, they would be decapitated on the spot!
Shadow slowly emerged from the shadows, appearing before Xujian Jun.
“Lord Right Guardian...!”
Xujian Jun struggled to climb up, placed his hand over his chest, and bowed in greeting.
He knew Shadow would come sooner or later!
“Lord Right Guardian, if the Lord Left Guardian sent you to take my head, please go ahead.”
“But please do not harm these few women.”
“Please inform the Lord Left Guardian that I, Xujian Jun, have not betrayed Lord Demon Lord!”
