Wen Shiqing drew a deep breath, swept his gaze over the crowd, and said excitedly, "You may not know this! This matter was extremely secretive, and the Alliance Leader never publicized it while he lived! In truth... our Tianyao Alliance's Alliance Leader Gu was personally discovered and nurtured by Lord Gao Wanfeng back then! Alliance Leader Gu's later achievements and his rise to the position of Alliance Leader could not have happened without Lord Gao's full support and guidance! Every year, the Alliance Leader would personally travel to the Holy City to pay Lord Gao a visit, observing the rites of a disciple! Lord Gao, too, thought highly of the Alliance Leader and treated him like his own nephew!"
He paused, then said gladly, "This time, the Alliance Leader met a tragic end at that traitor Shen's hands. Lord Gao must already know! His sending Lu Yuan personally to Dongyao City means he knows of our desperate plight! This is Lord Gao's will! He has come to save us, and even more so, to reclaim the blood debt owed to Alliance Leader Gu!"
The moment those words fell, towering waves surged through everyone's hearts!
Pei Xiu and Zhou Yunnan stared wide-eyed at each other, each seeing disbelief in the other's eyes.
Pei Xiu said in horror, "Old Gu... he was actually Lord Gao's disciple?! Such... such a huge matter—why had he never mentioned a single word to us old brothers?!"
Wen Shiqing sighed solemnly. "Before his death, the Alliance Leader truly only told me of this matter. He did not wish to flaunt it, much less use Lord Gao's name to suppress others. What he sought all his life was to prove to the Holy Dynasty through his own ability that Gu Cangsheng was worthy of the Alliance Leader's seat