Forty-five minutes later.
City Lord Mansion. In Liu Yi's office, Lu An, Liu Yi, Yao, Kong Yan, and Yue Rong were sitting in the large room. The others had returned to their positions, while Beauty Yang temporarily replaced Xu Yunyan in charge of the think tank and began to plan the next step.
At this moment, two auras appeared outside the pavilion and quickly flew to the platform. The five people in the room turned to look. It was Ceng Ping and Dong Huashun.
The two stood very close to each other, and Dong Huashun's emotions had completely relaxed. This meant that the effects of the illusion had completely disappeared.
However … Dong Huashun's face was as red as a monkey's butt.
Although Ceng Ping's face was red, it was only a light pink. However, Dong Huashun's face looked like it was burned. Especially when he directly lowered his head after entering the room, he couldn't even raise it.
Dong Huashun was usually a rough and burly man, but he could actually show such a bashful attitude. It made people laugh.
The two came in front of everyone. The first to speak was not Lu An or Liu Yi, but Yue Rong who was beside them.
"The smell of charm." Yue Rong looked at the two lazily and said with a smile, "Congratulations."
Hearing this, Dong Huashun lowered his head as if it was about to fall off.
Liu Yi had already explained to Lu An what Ceng Ping was going to do. Lu An was experienced in this aspect and was much better than Dong Huashun. If it was any other time, he could still joke around. However, now was not the time to joke.
Lu An took a light breath and said, "Brother Dong, I'm sorry."
Dong Huashun's body shook. He looked up at Lu An and gritted his teeth. Then, under everyone's gaze, he actually knelt down in front of Lu An!
Bang!
Dong Huashun knelt down firmly, which shocked everyone. However, it also made Liu Yi's heart sink immediately!
"Brother Dong, what are you doing?!" Lu An quickly got up and went to Dong Huashun to pull him up. However, Dong Huashun insisted on kneeling and couldn't be pulled up at all.
"Alliance Master …" Dong Huashun's voice trembled violently. He blamed himself so much that he didn't have the face to face everyone. He lowered his head and said, "I … revealed the relationship between the Ice Fire Alliance and … the Heavenly Tiger Race!"
As soon as he said that, everyone was shocked, including Ceng Ping!
"They tortured me, but I didn't say anything. But they used illusions on me twice …" Dong Huashun blamed himself so much that he wanted to drill into the ground. He said painfully, "I didn't realize it the first time, so …"
That's right, Dong Huashun had indeed fallen into the illusion twice. The first time was when the secret was leaked, and the second time, Dong Huashun vehemently denied everything. In the end, he was only freed when the enemy lost their patience.
Liu Yi frowned and asked immediately, "What else?!"
"No more!" Dong Huashun quickly shook his head and told her everything that had happened in the illusion. "I'm sure that's the only thing I've said!"
Hearing Dong Huashun's description of the illusion, Liu Yi frowned and didn't say anything.
Bang!
Ceng Ping suddenly knelt down and pleaded with Liu Yi, "Leader, it's impossible to guard against the illusion. He didn't mean to betray the League!"
Betraying the League and revealing the secret was a serious crime in any sect. Not to mention the sects, even the unrated sects and forces were the same. No matter what Dong Huashun had done, the final result was that he had revealed the secret, an extremely important secret, which would bring a very heavy price to the Ice Fire League.
According to the rules of the Ice Fire League, if the core members of the Ice Fire League revealed any core secrets, they would be sentenced to death.
Lu An looked at Liu Yi. If it were up to him, he would probably not pursue any responsibility. But the problem was that the person in charge of the Ice Fire League was not him, but Liu Yi.
He had said that he would delegate power, so he wouldn't interfere with any of Liu Yi's decisions.
Liu Yi frowned and looked at the two people kneeling in front of her. The big room was quiet, without any sound. After a full ten breaths, Liu Yi took a light breath and said to the two, "You didn't betray the League, so you should be rewarded. But you revealed the secret, so you should be punished. Go to the Punishment Hall to receive a second-class punishment. As for your reward, it will be handed to you by tomorrow. "
Hearing this, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Yi with admiration.
Second-class punishment was neither light nor heavy. Compared to the enemy's interrogation of Dong Huashun, it was like scratching an itch. At most, he would recover after a few days of rest. Appropriate rewards and punishments could stabilize people's hearts. Dong Huashun was so excited that he immediately said loudly, "Thank you, Leader!"
"Thank you, Leader!" Ceng Ping also said immediately.
Liu Yi didn't say anything else and let the two leave the room. However, Liu Yi's expression was very serious. It was obvious that the secret she had revealed was too serious.
"Once this matter is revealed and the League believes it, we will become the sinners of the entire human race. We might even be spies for the enemy in the war." Liu Yi's face was completely dark. She said in a low voice, "Not only can we not continue to stay in the League of Sects, we can't even stay on the continent. When the time comes, we have to leave the League of Sects. Otherwise, we will drag our allies down. "
"There's also the Xuanchong Sect." Liu Yi said, "When we rescued Sheng 'er, it was the Heaven Tiger Race that helped. This will make the Xuanchong Sect our enemy."
Hearing Liu Yi's words, Lu An also frowned. This meant that all their previous efforts would be in vain. Everyone in the Ice Fire League would be in danger.
"But fortunately, the enemy doesn't have any evidence." Liu Yi said, "After Dong Huashun comes back, the other party doesn't have any witnesses. Even if this matter is spread, no one will believe it. We can directly bite back and make the other party slandered us."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Just as they were about to heave a sigh of relief, Liu Yi continued, "But the enemy definitely won't be so stupid. If I were the enemy, I would definitely secretly investigate the Ice Fire League and the Heaven Tiger Race until I gather conclusive evidence."
"…"
Lu An frowned and asked, "Is there any other way?"
"Other than telling our people and the Heaven Tiger Race to be careful, there's no other way." Liu Yi shook her head and said, "The enemy is in the dark. It's already very fortunate that we were able to successfully rescue Sheng 'er this time. I'm afraid this matter can only be done slowly. Let's stabilize the situation first and delay the enemy until they reveal a flaw. "
Lu An nodded when he heard this. After everyone discussed for a while, he suddenly said, "I want to … try to go into seclusion."
As soon as these words came out, the three women's conversation came to an abrupt end!
Yao Yao and Liu Yi's eyes suddenly became very bright. Even Yue Rong's eyes revealed a joyful expression. Liu Yi immediately said, "Husband can break through?"
"En." Lu An nodded and said, "Although it's a little difficult compared to before, it has indeed reached the level of seclusion. It's fine if I fail, but because it's a little difficult, this seclusion may take much longer than before. "
Lu An was right. In the past, he would only break through when he touched or even squeezed the bottleneck to the limit. It could be said that it would not take more than seven days. But this time, the seclusion would include the final comprehension. It may take more than seven days, or even half a month, or even a month.
However, Lu An really did not want to drag it out. He was extremely eager for strength. He believed that he had a high chance of breaking through and did not want to be in a stalemate anymore.
The three women understood Lu An's character very well. Lu An would never gamble with his strength. Since he took the initiative to propose it, it meant that he was confident. There was no need for anyone to worry about him in terms of cultivation. Liu Yi immediately said, "Then husband will go into seclusion today!"
Lu An looked at the two women and said, "But now there's suddenly an enemy hiding in the dark. I'm not at ease."
"Husband, don't worry, nothing will happen!" Liu Yi immediately said, "At worst, I'll stop all external actions and only prepare for war. Sister Yue Rong is here to help protect us, so there will definitely be no problem! "
Lu An heard this and looked at Yue Rong. Yue Rong nodded lazily and said, "Don't worry, I can't bear to let these beauties of yours get hurt."
"The enemy is in the dark. If we drag it out, we don't know how long it will take." Liu Yi said, "Just take advantage of the time when the enemy is still collecting information to make a breakthrough. This way, when the real crisis comes, husband will have more powerful strength."
Lu An heard this and thought seriously, then nodded and said, "Okay, I will start my seclusion today."
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