The Man’s Decree

At Juliet’s words, Jared inwardly burst into laughter.

“Juliet, to be honest with you, I am the Jared Chance you’re speaking of,” he said, looking at her solemnly.

Upon hearing that, Juliet was momentarily taken aback. On the heels of that, she raised her hand to strike him.

“If you dare spout such nonsense again, I’ll kill you. How could he possibly be like you, a downright pervert? You only know how to take advantage of girls. I haven’t even settled the score with you yet!”

Just as she made her move, the sky suddenly lit up, followed by a resounding roar splitting the air.

The color drained from Juliet’s face in an instant. Jared’s brows also furrowed in worry.

It turned out that Juliet had unintentionally made contact with the arcane array earlier. She originally had a formation plate in hand, allowing her to pass through the arcane array effortlessly.

Unfortunately, she was careless. When she lifted her hand, she inadvertently bumped against the arcane array, activating it.

As the arcane array activated, over a dozen presences rapidly headed in their direction.

“Oh, no! Oh, no! I’m going to be caught this time. Axel, leave quickly. If they catch you, you’ll be in trouble.”

Juliet urged Jared to leave.

“What about you, Juliet?” Jared asked.

“I’ll be fine. They wouldn’t dare do anything to me. But you, being an inner court disciple, will surely be locked up since you came here,” Juliet said with great urgency.

“You leave, Juliet. I’ll stay here. If they find you, they’ll discover your formation plate as well. Your secret meetings with Mr. Ortiz won’t remain a secret either. Worse still, Mr. Ortiz’s recovery and his demonic soul having been eradicated might come to light, too. Then, things would be tricky. I was a new disciple, my curiosity led me to wander around. They probably wouldn’t suspect anything,” Jared analyzed, laying out the pros and cons.

“But Axel…”

Juliet knew that he was right. However, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable about leaving him to take the blame alone.

“Juliet, I’ll definitely be fine. Just leave quickly!”

Jared gave her a shove.

Seeing that, Juliet could only nod. She said to him, “Axel, be extra careful yourself.”

“Don’t worry, Juliet. I’ll be fine.”

After Jared had said that, he forcefully pushed Juliet again.

Meanwhile, Juliet went through the arcane array and rushed toward her quarters.

Upon seeing that she had left, Jared finally let out a sigh of relief. He then feigned a look of panic, fumbling continuously with the arcane array in front of him with both hands.

As the arcane array was activated, waves of defensive auras struck Jared, sending him flying.

That was exactly the effect he aimed for.

No sooner had he been knocked off his feet by the defensive auras and couldn’t get up than about a dozen figures appeared all at once.

“You’ve got some nerve to trespass on the forbidden ground of the Violet Flame Sect!” Harlan roared, hovering in mid-air.

Beside him were Berthold and several other elders.

Dario and Judd were also among them.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

When they saw that it was Jared who had collapsed onto the ground, they were both taken aback.

They never expected him to be there, much less to have triggered the arcane array, causing it to activate.

“Axel, it’s you? Why are you here?” Judd asked in surprise.

“Judd, I was up early and felt bored, so I wandered around. How would I know this place was forbidden ground, let alone protected by an arcane array? The arcane array blasted me away, and I’m still aching all over even now… Since this is forbidden ground, they could’ve at least put up a sign to warn people. I nearly got hurt by it,” Jared huffed.

Not only did he dare trespass on the forbidden ground and activate the arcane array, but he also had the nerve to be displeased.

Upon hearing him speak in such a manner, Dario was both frustrated and amused.