After the court session ended, Guici appeared at Purple Mountain King's Mansion and submitted his first report since training the Imperial Court Second Team.
"The Xun Family has spread twenty-one secrets in total," Guici said in a low voice.
Lu Yin calmly watched the screen. "You may leave. Find out where the Xun Family is."
"Yes." Guici left at once.
Twenty-one secrets sounded like a lot, but they were all insignificant and had no real impact on the formation of the Eastern Frontier Alliance. They were nowhere near enough to expose Cheng Yan's secret. This proved that the Xun Family no longer dared to go too far with him. Yet they were still spreading secrets, which could only mean one thing: they wanted to use this method to threaten him and achieve some goal.
Lu Yin didn't think much more about it. He opened the contact Madam Meilan had given him again.
The first time he'd contacted them, the old man from the Xun Family had hung up without hesitation. This time, however, the old man's image appeared on the screen once more. He didn't hang up; he simply watched Lu Yin calmly.
"You're Xun Qianye?" Lu Yin asked bluntly.
Xun Qianye nodded on the screen and slowly replied, "That's right. I am Xun Qianye. It's been a long time, Lu Yin."
"You've met me?" Lu Yin narrowed his eyes.
Xun Qianye smiled faintly. "I was at the battle for Hong Star as well, though I was hardly noticeable. I'm afraid I made a fool of myself in front of King Lu."
"I don't like beating around the bush. Tell me what you want," Lu Yin said coldly.
Xun Qianye's eyes flickered. "King Lu is straightforward, so I won't waste time. At Sea King's Heaven, a junior from my family