"You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation!" Tang Yan followed Tao Tianye to the reception hall indignantly.
Tao Tianye ordered someone to brew tea and observed every courtesy, leaving Tang Yan without even a pretext to lose his temper.
The Great Hall on the Main Peak.
After hearing Liao Lan's report, Lin Jiuyuan carefully examined the finely crafted Token in his hand and nodded. "He didn't know we intended to arrest him, so he probably wouldn't have fabricated an identity beforehand.
"The Token's shape matches our records.
"His identity should check out.
"The survival of Pill Transmission Mountain is both a blessing and a momentous matter for the Spirit Wasteland. Notify the elders to come meet him together."
"Yes!" Liao Lan accepted the order.
The reception hall of the Enforcement Hall.
Lin Jiuyuan brought the elders to meet Tang Yan.
"Protector Zhang, I am Lin Jiuyuan.
"We offended you by bringing you to the Pill Alliance so abruptly. I apologize on behalf of the Enforcement Hall." Lin Jiuyuan cupped his fist and bowed to Tang Yan.
Very satisfied with Lin Jiuyuan's attitude, Tang Yan nodded. "Since the alliance leader has spoken, let us put this behind us."
Lin Jiuyuan returned the Token to Tang Yan and asked in puzzlement, "What is Pill Transmission Mountain's current situation? And why did you appear at the Trading Base near us, Young Master Zhang?"
Tang Yan smiled bitterly. "When catastrophe struck back then, only three ancestral masters managed to cling to their lives.
"Afterward, they secluded themselves among the mountains and rivers, with no interest in the affairs of the Jianghu.
"After three thousand years of recuperation, we now number about a hundred.
"I came out this time because our sect lacked resources. We needed to trade for supplies to use over the