"Alliance Leader Lu, it would be best if you were willing to meet in person. My You family will wait for you in the Southern Border Territory," Madam You said helplessly.
Lu Yin nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something. "Oh no."
Madam You looked puzzled. "Alliance Leader Lu, what is it?"
Lu Yin looked at her awkwardly. "I'm sorry, Madam You, but I can't go to the Southern Border Territory."
Madam You glared at him, furious. "Alliance Leader Lu, my You family wants to join the Eastern Frontier Alliance, but we still have some strength of our own. We aren't groveling to be taken in. Please don't insult my family."
Lu Yin hurriedly said, "You've misunderstood, Madam You. It's not that I don't want to meet you. Someone won't let me go."
"Who?" Madam You gritted her teeth. She now found Lu Yin utterly detestable. No wonder so many people wanted to kill him.
Lu Yin shrugged. "Heavenly Master Shang Sheng."
Madam You froze. "Who?"
Lu Yin answered earnestly, "Senior Heavenly Master Shang Sheng."
Madam You stared blankly. Of course she knew who Heavenly Master Shang Sheng was: one of the seven Semi-Progenitors of the Human Starfield, a truly top-tier powerhouse. Even the elders who were the foundation of her You family had to look up to him. Heavenly Master Shang Sheng wouldn't let Lu Yin go? What did that mean? Was he hostile toward the Seven Character Royal Court? Or had he learned of the You Court's plans?
"Why?" Madam You asked instinctively, feeling a little nervous.
Lu Yin said, "The top ten contestants in the Supreme Competition have been having one mishap after another. Bu Kong died, Wang Yi disappeared, Wu Taibai was seriously injured, and now Xia Jiuyou is gone too. Senior Heavenly Master wants me