That evening, in the Ice Fire Union under the Gobi Desert.
Dong Huashun and the others had returned from their mission and reported the situation and results to Liu Yi. They would be heading to the Sect Alliance in 15 minutes, so the various sects would gather the information. However, Liu Yi was hesitant about who to send to the Sect Alliance tonight.
Should she let Xu Yunyan go or send her family members to explain the situation of the Lu Clan to everyone?
If her family members went, Liu Yi would definitely go personally. She would not feel at ease leaving it to other women. This matter seemed to have nothing to do with the Sect Alliance, but if it was not handled properly, it would be easy for others to take advantage of the situation and cause problems.
Just as Liu Yi was thinking and preparing to make the final decision, an elder suddenly appeared at the door and said anxiously, "Leader, there's news from the Sect Alliance!"
Liu Yi was startled. Seeing that the elder was clearly flustered, she asked, "What news?"
"I don't know yet." The elder quickly said, "But it seems to be related to today's operation. Gather all the representatives!"
Liu Yi frowned slightly. If it was something very important, Xu Yunyan could not go. Although she trusted Xu Yunyan very much, outsiders would think that her status was not high enough and would think that she did not care about the meeting. It seemed that this time, she had to send someone from the Lu Clan.
"Okay." Liu Yi said, "I understand. You can leave."
After the elder left, Liu Yi took a light breath and got up to go personally. However, just as she was about to move to the door, a figure walked in from the door.
It was none other than Lu An.
Seeing Lu An, Liu Yi was startled. Then, she smiled and walked to Lu An. "Temporarily out of seclusion?"
"Yes." Lu An nodded. Indeed, he had been in seclusion for a few days after getting married. He had just come out and heard a lot of news from others, especially about himself. Therefore, he came to find Liu Yi. He did not want her to bear this responsibility and wanted to see if he could step in.
"Are you going to the Alliance?" Lu An asked.
"Yes." Liu Yi nodded gently and said, "Something seems to have happened. We have to go and take a look."
Lu An knew that Xu Yunyan had been going there these days, so he said, "I'll go."
Liu Yi was startled when she heard this. She immediately figured out Lu An's purpose, but she shook her head and said, "This matter is not easy to deal with. Husband, you don't have to think too much. It's best if I go."
"Everything started because of me, so I have to face it. If you go, I don't know how those enemies will mock you." Lu An looked at Liu Yi and said seriously, "Leave it to me."
Looking at Lu An's insistence, Liu Yi wasn't worried that Lu An would mess things up, but she was worried that Lu An would be ridiculed by these people. However, Liu Yi did not refuse this time because she knew that Lu An would not change his mind.
"Alright. Husband, please be careful." Liu Yi said, "As for the sect's actions, you don't have to comment too much. Just follow everyone's opinion."
"I'll listen to you." Lu An said with a smile.
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Somewhere underground in the Eight Ancient Continents, at the headquarters of the Alliance.
The representatives of the 31 sects arrived one after another. They were all Level 9 Heavenly Masters, and many of them were promoted from Deputy Sect Masters to Sect Masters and Sect Masters. The atmosphere was obviously different from the past few days. Especially when Sect Master Jue Nian of the Karma Fire Sect arrived, his face was very solemn and gloomy, with strong emotions.
Not only Jue Nian, but there was also another person with a purple face. It was Sect Master Su Ke Ming of the Guang You Sect. Su Ke Ming's face was filled with anger, and his eyes were sinister. After arriving, he sat down angrily on the chair. His angry look made everyone feel uneasy.
Gradually, everyone arrived. At the end of the crowd, a Transfer Array opened outside, and a figure walked out.
The appearance of this figure immediately attracted everyone's attention. Everyone turned to look, and this person became the focus of attention.
That's right, it was Lu An.
He walked out of the Transfer Array alone. Even the four allies of the Ice Fire Union were surprised. They didn't expect Lu An to come personally. Lu An's recent marriage had caused a lot of discussion. It wasn't a good thing for him to appear now.
Lu An's appearance made everyone's eyes turn cold. The emotions they expressed were different, but there was no doubt that most of them were negative. No matter what, marrying Yang Mu was really hard for them to accept.
After Lu An appeared, he didn't say anything. He walked straight to the seats of the Ice Fire Union, nodded to the allies on both sides, and sat down.
Soon, the representatives of the 32 sects were all seated. Ordinary information gathering naturally didn't require these people to come, so no one was in the mood to listen to some insignificant information. The Sect Master of the Earth Sect, Huang Ding, turned to look at the Karma Fire Sect.
That's right. The person who called everyone here was none other than the Karma Fire Sect.
"Master Jue Nian." Huang Ding opened his mouth and asked, "I wonder what happened to make the master so angry and gather everyone here?"
Master Jue Nian's face turned even more ashen. He opened his mouth and shouted in a heavy voice, "Just before I arrived, two of the five teams sent by the Karma Fire Sect have not returned!"
Many of the representatives heard this and their bodies shook.
There was a strict requirement for the time of return. It was better to return early than late. Otherwise, it would be treated as a misfortune. If the two teams didn't return, it meant that both teams were likely to have met with misfortune.
This was the first time that a team had met with misfortune after the sects went into hiding. Huang Ding frowned and asked, "Not a single person returned?"
"No!" Jue Nian's voice was heavy.
Everyone's face was obviously heavy. Not a single one of the dozens of Level Eight Heavenly Masters from the two teams had escaped. They had either encountered a Level Nine Mystical Beast or a large number of Level Eight Mystical Beasts … However, no matter how many Level Eight Mystical Beasts there were, one or two people should be able to escape, unless they were ambushed!
Level Nine Mystical Beasts had a very high status. In addition, the pressure from the Level Nine Heavenly Masters of the sects was also very great. It was impossible for them to rashly wander around those barren places, so … the result was very likely the latter.
They had been ambushed!
This was the first time that a sect team had met with misfortune. They didn't expect two teams to meet with misfortune at once. Most of the sects didn't know the habits of the Elder teams sent by the Karma Fire Sect. Only their allies knew a little about it, so they thought that the Karma Fire Sect was really unlucky.
However, it was still very shocking that the Mystical Beasts had started to counterattack so quickly. Once they captured them alive and obtained information, it would have a huge impact on the entire sect.
Just as Huang Ding opened his mouth and was about to ask again, another voice suddenly sounded first.
"None of my troops came back!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They all turned to look. The person who spoke was Su Keming!
Everyone had noticed that Su Keming's expression wasn't right. They didn't expect it to be because of the same thing. Everyone couldn't help but look at each other again to see if there were any other sects that had met with the same problem.
However … there weren't any.
There were only two sects, the Karma Fire Sect and the Guang You Sect.
These two sects were sworn enemies. They didn't expect that they would be in the same boat now. It was really surprising.
Even Jue Nian didn't expect this. He turned to look at Su Keming. Su Keming continued to speak loudly, "This is a team led by a core elder of the Guang You Sect. They are the strongest among the five teams. They definitely wouldn't meet with misfortune for no reason!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They looked at Su Keming in shock. Everyone present was smart. How could they not understand that there was a hidden meaning in Su Keming's words?
"Sect Leader Su, what do you mean?" Huang Ding asked curiously.
"What I mean is, unless they met with a Rank Nine Mystical Beast, it's impossible that none of them returned!" Su Keming immediately shouted, "I believe that everyone knows that this must be a trap set by the Mystical Beasts. However, I just thought that I was unlucky and had met with an ambush by the Mystical Beasts. However, something happened to the Karma Fire Sect as well. I don't think it's that simple!"
Huang Ding was even more confused when he heard this. He couldn't figure it out at all. He asked, "Could there be something else?"
"That's right!" Su Keming immediately shouted angrily, "I suspect that there are spies from the Mystical Beasts in the Alliance!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the representatives present gasped and looked at Su Keming in astonishment.
Then, everyone realized that Su Keming had turned to look at the other side. Everyone followed his gaze. Finally, their gazes stopped on one person. Everyone was shocked again!
The focus of their gazes … was Lu An!
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