"Alliance Leader, that Eastern Island Sword Saint..."
"Let's not bring that up for now. Start with my junior brother."
Yan Yuan waved a hand.
"Alright. Your junior brother chopped off the Eastern Island Sword Saint's head."
The Liu Family head said expressionlessly.
"I understand. My junior brother's sacrifice was heroic, it was... Wait, what did you say!? Whose head did who chop off?"
Yan Yuan was still holding the speech his advisers had prepared. He had only delivered half a sentence before abruptly cutting off!
He jerked his head up, no longer bothering to keep up the act, and stared at the Liu Family head in shock.
"Alliance Leader, your heroic junior brother chopped off the Eastern Island Sword Saint's head."
The Liu Family head repeated himself.
The courtyard suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
After a long while, Yan Yuan's face darkened. This time, it was genuine. "What happened? Didn't we have Xiang Zhenbang go over there to hold the fort? And Huo Yuanhong's people still managed to ambush him?"
"According to the news from the people I placed there, Xiang Zhenbang did go. But he didn't have time to make a move. Not only him—even Huo Yuanhong's people didn't have time to make a move."
The Liu Family head paused before speaking.
That only left Yan Yuan even more baffled.
"Then how did the Eastern Island Sword Saint's head fall off? Are you trying to tell me that my dear junior brother chopped off a Supreme Expert's head with his own abilities?"
Yan Yuan spoke coldly as he accepted the report handed over by the Liu Family head.
"I'm afraid it is exactly as you think, Alliance Leader."
The Liu Family head said.
"..."
Yan Yuan fell silent. He said nothing further and quietly began reading the report.