Within the Heavenly Dao Alliance headquarters, inside a magnificent golden hall, a man wrapped from head to toe in a dark golden robe sat upon a throne. An exquisite Gold Mask concealed his face; there were not even holes where the eyes should have been. Yet this seemingly did not affect his vision as he looked down at the man kneeling prostrate below him.
"Emilio, you returned from the battlefield three years ago. That means everything you have seen and heard in the Heavenly Dao Alliance over these past three years has been known to Gu Ding and the others. For the past three years, the Heavenly Dao Alliance has had virtually no secrets in their eyes. Including my emergence from seclusion, the number of reserve Protectors we have cultivated..."
The Gold-Robed Man's tone sounded calm, but Emilio lowered his head further and further. Beads of sweat gathered on his forehead, and even his body began to tremble faintly.
"Do you know how much impact the disclosure of this information will have on us?" The Gold-Robed Man's tone remained calm.
"This subordinate knows his crime. Alliance Leader, please give me a chance to redeem myself!" Emilio pleaded.
"You want a chance to redeem yourself..." The Gold-Robed Man paused, then continued, "Fine. I can give you that chance!"
"Thank you, Alliance Leader!" Emilio was delighted and hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
"Don't thank me just yet." The Gold-Robed Man rose from his throne and walked toward Emilio.
"Alliance Leader, you..." Seeing the Gold-Robed Man's actions, Emilio vaguely sensed danger, but he still forced himself not to flee.
The Gold-Robed Man slowly walked up to him, then crouched down and looked Emilio in the face, less than ten centimeters away. "Don't worry. As long as you are willing to redeem yourself, I will