A Mere 1,221: You Dare Insult a Disciple of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect? How Many Lives Do You Think You Have to Throw Away?

"Immortal Venerable Ning, what happened today was entirely due to Zhang's failure to keep his subordinates in line. After I get to the bottom of how these people colluded with the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, I'll hand them over to Hidden Dragon's disciplinary department to be sentenced to death."

Zhang Rui turned to Ning Wangshu and said this.

But Ning Wangshu could no longer be bothered with the matter. He replied casually, "Director Zhang, do as you see fit."

Seeing that Ning Wangshu had said this, Zhang Rui said no more. Instead, he looked at Lu Yuanyi again, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Lu Yuanyi, if I remember correctly, you were under my command when you first joined Hidden Dragon, weren't you?"

"Let's see—how many years were you under me?"

At Zhang Rui's question, Lu Yuanyi replied with a grimace, "Y-yes, Director Zhang. I was under your command as soon as I joined Hidden Dragon."

"Thirteen years in all. I only stopped working under you when you became director of Hidden Dragon and stopped personally leading teams to handle cultivator affairs across the country."

Zhang Rui nodded slightly. "Thirteen years! A full thirteen years! We've been through life and death together."

"Then why did you betray Hidden Dragon, betray the Authorities, and collude with those Secret Realm Immortal Gates?"

Having said that, Zhang Rui stared at Lu Yuanyi.

But Lu Yuanyi remained silent for a long while, unable to answer.

Seeing this, Zhang Rui shouted furiously again, "I said, answer me!"

Under Zhang Rui's interrogation, Lu Yuanyi took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. "Director Zhang, I was blinded by greed. The people from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect lured me with cultivation techniques, magic, and Magic Artifacts. I also dragged the other brothers into this."

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