After listening to Xila's introduction, Pei Yan beca even more confused. He looked at the other party, hesitating to speak, and said, "You are allies, yet you still...?"
Facing Pei Yan's doubt, Xila didn't answer directly but instead smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Pei, sotis you can forgive your enemy, but it's hard to forgive the betrayal of your friend, isn't it!"
Upon hearing Xila's euphemistic expression, Pei Yan nodded. It seed the Magic Realm really did sothing to harm the Hell Realm, causing them to take revenge regardless of the current crisis.
As he was deep in thought, Xila continued, "As I ntioned earlier, after seeking alliances, both sides reached a balance in strength. The Daoist Realm continued to be the apparent leader among the four planes with a slight advantage. However, this balance was broken with the ergence of a new force."
After saying this, Xila looked at Pei Yan with a aningful gaze. Pei Yan imdiately understood her implication and pointed to himself, "Are you referring to ? Oh! No, the origin essence of our world?"
"Yes," Xila nodded and said with emotion, "The awakening of the origin essence awareness of the Keystone Plane broke this delicate balance. The clandestine contact and guidance from the Daoist Realm's origin further provoked both the Magic Realm and the Hell Realm. We regard it as an overstep by the Daoist Realm to disrupt the balance of the planes."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yan frowned, and in his mind echoed Lin Junzhao's disdainful snort. Sensing Pei Yan's discomfort, Xila shook her head and self-deprecatingly said, "I suppose we do have a grudge. The instigator of the original captivity of the Keystone Plane's essence was the Magic Realm's origin and my father. They orchestrated the pursuit and suppression. The Daoist Realm's origin originally avoided breaking the Plane Barrier, but primarily due to imnse pressure from our two significant planes, she chose to abandon this newly nurtured pawn. However, your plane's origin essence was truly formidable. Under the combined assault, she soon identified one of the mastermind's behind this conspiracy and went berserk, attacking the Magic Realm's origin essence avatar during the battle."
As she spoke, Xila's face showed a pleased smile. "As my father recounted, in that battle, the Magic Realm's origin suffered the fiercest blow. To this day, they have not yet recovered to their peak."
At this mont, Pei Yan also recalled the triumphant laughter. Only then did he piece together the truth behind the event from those years ago. It was an intricate plan by the Candle Dragon, exploiting the internal conflicts among the four great planes, to distract and subsequently launch a conspiracy against Lin Junzhao. This plan played into the hands of the Magic Realm's origin, which had long been at odds with the Daoist Plane. They united to pressure Lin Ruxue, who, facing pressure and considerations of her own interests, ultimately abandoned Lin Junzhao. Thus, Lin Junzhao was captured and imprisoned.
Xila's words brought back mories for Pei Yan of the ti when treating Ye Jiumu's Blood Curse, and the man nad K who appeared in the ergency room. He must have been the avatar of the Magic Realm's origin on the Keystone Plane. Pei Yan vividly rembered this pale and violent man who, upon seeing the possessed Lin Junzhao, first lifted a chair to beat him. It seed the enmity between them was indeed deep. No wonder when Moira from the Magic Realm first t him, she secretly tried to harm him. It turned out there was enmity between the two planes, and now the Hell Plane had another rift with the Magic Realm, wanting to use him to eliminate the other's rising star. Ha ha, interesting! Very interesting, indeed.
"Mr. Pei, I've said so much. By now, you should understand that regardless of whether you accept this gift, the enmity between you and the Magic Realm won't reduce by even one iota." Xila gave a final summary, seeing Pei Yan looking down, laughing bitterly.
To this, Pei Yan didn't imdiately respond. Instead, he stood up, stretched, exhaled a long breath, and said coldly, "What you say is reasonable and your gift is indeed very tempting to . In the past, I might have impulsively agreed, but unfortunately, I still choose to refuse!"
"Why? Do you have any concerns? Or are you dissatisfied with the terms we've offered?" Xila, extrely dissatisfied with this answer, suddenly stood up and shouted in anger.
"I just don't want to get involved in your ssy affairs!" Pei Yan, equally displeased, shouted back. "At this point, you're still scheming and causing chaos. Look at what has beco of your world, and you still want to create strong enemies and drag us down with you?"
"Hmph, Mr. Pei, our world's condition is none of your concern!" Xila retorted sarcastically in response to Pei Yan's sarcasm.
"You sure talk big! If it's none of my concern, then your Holy City wouldn't still be besieged! You can't even leave without difficulty, yet you stand here spouting nonsense!"
"You!"
Seeing the two about to argue, Samikina, who ca with Xila, quickly stood up to diate, "Calm down, calm down, everyone, calm down! Let's talk things over! We've fought together for so many years; there's still so camaraderie, isn't there? Can't we have a proper discussion?"
"Pei Yan, rember we are in an alliance, and they are guests. Mind your attitude!" Gu Shenghui interjected, feigning anger to reprimand Pei Yan.
With this interlude, Pei Yan and Xila had no choice but to stop arguing. Each returned to their seat, inwardly brooding. Seizing the chance, Samikina coughed lightly and asked with a smile, "Uh, Pei Xiaoyou, what you say makes sense. Facing a common enemy, we should indeed cooperate sincerely. However, there are so things that I can't detail now. I can only say that the Magic Realm has pushed us too far. This vendetta must be avenged by us, the Demon Race!"
"Go ahead and take revenge then! No one is stopping you from seeking vengeance, but how does dragging us into it make sense?" After listening to Samikina, Pei Yan spread his hands. Seeing Xila sitting beside him with furrowed eyebrows, about to speak, Pei Yan gestured, interrupting, "I know what you want to say. Isn't it about stances and alignnt? Yes, we do have the grudges you ntioned with the Magic Realm. But aren't these all private? At least for now, on the surface, all four planes are still allies. If we accept your proposal and act upon it, it ans tearing the relationship apart with no room for reconciliation. For such trivial gains, our Tribunal should not engage in outright war with such a colossal entity. At that point, we would have no choice but to bind ourselves with you and fight the enemy head-on for a minor profit. This kind of loss-making deal we won't partake in!"
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