Xue Jingyuan was just plain unlucky.
He had suffered a backlash when Shen Lang used the Emperor's Will to shatter his Death Realm, leaving him semi-conscious.
The King Martial Realm experts aboard the Flood Dragon had helped him cultivate to heal his injuries, but he remained in a daze.
As a result, he was mostly unaware of what had transpired after Xue Hongluan descended.
He only regained full consciousness after Xue Hongluan waved her hand to deploy the Barrier.
The moment he did, he immediately realized something was wrong.
'My Death Realm was shattered, I was seriously injured, and I was utterly humiliated. Shouldn't Aunt have flown into a rage and just killed that brat?'
'The dignity of the Xue Family cannot be trampled on!'
'Besides, she's taking Dingdang away. How could she not have clashed with that brat?'
'No, how can it even be called a clash?'
'That brat is nothing but an ant!'
'If Aunt made a move, she could have crushed him with a single finger!'
