Since the chaos last year, there had been some sects spreading rumors and manipulating public opinion. However, it was incomparable to the scale this time. It could be said that this was the first true battle of public opinion since the chaos began.
Guang You Sect quickly retaliated. However, the content of the retaliation was much worse than expected.
First of all, the Guang You Sect had spread rumors that the poisoning incident was made up by the Ice Fire League. After all, if the Guang You Sect were to announce it to the public, the credibility would not be high. However, rumors were more believable. However, even with this kind of public opinion, the pressure on Guang You Sect did not lessen. After all, people were more willing to believe that Guang You Sect did something bad.
Therefore, Guang You Sect spread the second piece of news, which was that Lu An had an affair with Li Tang and Yan Xi.
That's right, this was a very ridiculous piece of news. It was so ridiculous that people would find it ridiculous. However, the problem was that the news was spread in an orderly manner. For example, why would Flower Moon Sect and Misty Rain Sect form an alliance with the Ice Fire Union?
One must know that Flower Moon Sect and Misty Rain Sect were famous for being reclusive. They rarely interacted with other sects. Even when the world was in chaos, the two sects would form an alliance. Li Tang was known as the cold moon among the flowers. So many level nine Heavenly Master suitors could not get close to her, let alone Lu An. As for Yan Xi, Misty Rain Sect had always been a place where women were superior to men. The women in the sect had always thought highly of themselves. Why would they be interested in men and even let Lu An become the leader of their camp?
How could the Ice Fire Union be chosen by this sect? Who would believe that Lu An had no affair with these two women?
Then, the news spread even more violently. It was said that Lu An had so many women and was someone who knew how to win the hearts of women. This talent was much higher than cultivation talent. Once someone was controlled by Lu An, they would not be able to escape. Even Yan Xi and Li Tang were the same. All the women in the world had to be wary of Lu An. A married man had to look after his wife. A father had to look after his daughter.
It could not be helped. When Misty Rain Sect and Flower Moon Sect formed an alliance with the Ice Fire Union, it had indeed shocked the thirty-one sects. In addition, the news was so loud and there were so many women around Lu An. It was inevitable that some people would believe it. Even if it wasn't so serious, it was very likely that Lu An really had an affair with the two Sect Masters.
Just like how Guang You Sect made use of the public opinion that Guang You Sect was adept at using poison, Guang You Sect also made use of the public opinion that Lu An had too many women. When Li Tang of the Flower Moon Sect and Yan Xi of the Misty Rain Sect learned about this, they were furious.
The two women were indeed quite angry. Li Tang had never married and was still a virgin. She had always kept herself clean and kept a distance from men. She paid great attention to her reputation. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been called the 'cold moon among the flowers'. Yan Xi had married once, but before she became a Level Nine Heavenly Master, her husband had already died and she had no children. She did not remarry. As the sect master of the Misty Rain Sect, she thought highly of herself. How could she tolerate such dirty water?
Not only Li Tang and Yan Xi, but the seven daughters of the Lu clan were also furious!
Liu Yi's face was extremely cold, and so were the other women in the room. This was not only an insult to Li Tang and Yan Xi, it was also an insult to the seven of them, and even more so, to Lu An!
Until now, Lu An was still unaware of this matter. He had been in seclusion for the past two days. Liu Yi did not want to disturb him because of this matter. The battle of public opinion started because of her, so she wanted to resolve it herself.
One had to know that the seven daughters of the Lu clan were only able to stay by Lu An's side because they stuck close to Lu An. In addition, they were lucky enough to have some unexpected events. Otherwise, Lu An would only have Fu Yu by his side. Lu An and Fu Yu had already accepted them. All the more they could not implicate the two of them because of themselves.
But … how could they explain this? How could they retaliate?
It was just like splashing dirty water on the Guang You Sect. The so-called dirty water was something that would still exist no matter how they retaliated.
"We still have to explain what needs to be explained." While suppressing her anger, Liu Yi said seriously, "Not only do I have to explain to the public, but I also have to get the others in the alliance to explain to the public and announce that there is nothing wrong with Lu An's way of doing things. Especially the women in the alliance. Get them to explain as much as they can. Otherwise, they will be splashed with dirty water sooner or later. "
"I will personally meet Li Tang and Yan Xi and explain to them. I will also get them to announce to the public. I will also think of a way to explain why we formed the alliance in the first place." Liu Yi said, "We still have an advantage. After all, this matter will not cause any harm to the alliance. As for the Guang You Sect, the four sects are already in a mess internally."
The women nodded solemnly. It was true that the Guang You Sect was in a mess. One had to know that the strategy of the Guang You Sect was the same as the Ice Fire Alliance. The sects were shrinking their resources and territories, trying to gather more power. However, the difference was that the attributes of the Guang You Sect were too extreme. For example, the Guang You Sect was good at using poison while the Fantasy Light Sect was good at using illusions. If they were to fight head-on, the two sects wouldn't have an advantage. Thus, the four sects had to work together to create the most powerful force. This had been demonstrated in the battle with the Ye Fire Sect.
In other words, the Elders of the four sects had joined forces. However, because of this incident, they had a grudge against the Guang You Sect. Many people of the three sects had distanced themselves from the Guang You Sect. They had even quarreled and fought, which had put the alliance of the four sects in an awkward situation.
Compared to the chaos of the Guang You Sect, as long as Li Tang and Yan Xi could stay calm, they wouldn't have many problems.
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Eight Ancient Continent, Flower Moon Sect
Li Tang sat in her own study, her beautiful face full of solemnity. She had always been clean in terms of reputation. She had never thought that such a thing would happen. Even if she didn't dislike Lu An, she couldn't accept it.
She was also thinking of a solution. At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared at the door. It was the Core Elder Li Yin.
"Sect Head, Alliance Head Liu is here. She wants to see you." Li Yin said.
Li Tang's heart shook. She immediately said, "Invite her in."
"Yes."
Li Yin left. Soon, Liu Yi came to the study room. She said to Li Tang with self-reproach, "Sect Head Li, I'm here to apologize to you."
Li Tang could only smile helplessly. She said, "Alliance Head Liu doesn't need to apologize. I know that Guang You Sect was behind this. We are all victims."
Hearing Li Tang's words, Liu Yi was more or less relieved. After the two of them sat down, Liu Yi said, "Sect Head Li, I'm here to resolve this matter. The core of the public opinion is why Flower Moon Sect and Misty Rain Sect were willing to form an alliance with the Ice Fire Union. Hence, there are doubts. As long as we explain this matter clearly, it will be enough. "
Li Tang nodded. However, she said, "You formed an alliance with Sect Head Yan to save Yan Taotao. You formed an alliance with me to save Li Yin. Does Alliance Head Liu want to reveal these two matters?"
It was fine to save Li Yin. However, if the Ice Fire Union saved Yan Taotao, it would mean that the person who instigated the Thousand Light Sect, Thousand Pagoda Divine Sect, and Misty Rain Sect had to pay a huge price. Moreover, even if this matter was exposed, it wouldn't affect the public opinion too much. They could just pay for saving someone. Did they have to form an alliance?
The real reason for the alliance was that Lu An was a member of the Hachiko clan. He had the powerful bloodline of the Hachiko clan. That was all.
"No. Just say that Lu An once saved the important people of the two sects. You don't have to say their names." Liu Yi had already thought of a way to explain. She said, "Lu An's performance at the Sect Banquet is obvious to all and it has already been spread around the world. As long as Flower Moon Sect and Misty Rain Sect say that they have known about Lu An's talent for a long time and think that Lu An's Fate Wheel is extremely powerful, even more powerful than the Fate Wheels of the 15 sects, they think highly of Lu An's future. "
"I will also ask Xu Chen and Yan Tianxing to help announce this matter to the world. If they speak, it will be more credible. We can definitely suppress the public opinion."
Hearing Liu Yi's solution, Li Tang nodded slightly. It did sound feasible. Li Tang, who had been depressed, was more or less relieved. As a matter of fact, Liu Yi's explanation was to explain Lu An's extreme Fate Wheel in a disguised way. She just didn't mention the Hachiko clan.
The Hachiko clan couldn't be mentioned.
This was an absolute order given by the Hachiko clan to the core members of the sects. It had been maintained for tens of thousands of years. Even when the Hachiko clan disappeared and no longer managed the sects, they never said that this order was invalid. Therefore, even now, no senior members dared to tell the sects about this.
"Lu An … Can you ask Young Master Fu if he can announce the Hachiko clan to the world?" Li Tang thought about it and asked tentatively, "In this way, all the rumors will be dispelled."
However, Liu Yi shook her head and said, "I can't cause any trouble for the Hachiko clan."
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