By the time Xiao Yan arrived at the newly rebuilt Tianhe Alliance, Xiao Yi Xian's search order had already been sent to every force under the Tianhe Alliance. To be safe, it even covered the Northwest Continent.
At the same time, Cai Lin had secretly discussed matters with Zijing using her authority. They found a Dou Zun expert who had committed serious crimes but had yet to be sentenced and detained him within the Tianhe Alliance for emergencies. Zijing fully cooperated with this and kept it from Xiao Yan.
By Xiao Yan's principles, he could not make someone else sacrifice themselves for his personal affairs.
In Xiao Yan's words, criminals deserved death, but that did not mean they could be manipulated at will. If even he, the leader of the Tianhe Alliance, took the lead in violating that principle, then countless so-called criminals would be forced to sacrifice themselves in the future.
Some precedents could not be set even once.
As Xiao Yan's adopted son, Zijing had always admired, agreed with, and firmly carried out Xiao Yan's every decision. Yet this time alone, he had gone behind Xiao Yan's back and secretly violated his principles with Cai Lin, finding a criminal to prepare for Xiao Yan's sacrifice.
It was not only because Zijing himself did not want to choose between Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian. More importantly, after the Tianhe Alliance had developed to this point, Xiao Yan still remained its core. Once Xiao Yan died, no one could possibly take his place. Thus, both emotionally and logically, Zijing was willing to violate Xiao Yan's principles.
Naturally, this had to be kept from Xiao Yan. Otherwise, he would never agree. Other than Cai Lin and Zijing, no second person knew of this matter.
"Father, the search order has been