"Li Yan, I want to hear you recount what happened when the lower-realm sect was attacked last time. You needn't stand. Just remain seated and speak."
The woman in purple palace robes was exceedingly direct, with no pleasantries whatsoever. By her third sentence after appearing, she had already gone straight to the point.
Though her voice carried immense authority, her tone had softened somewhat at this moment. Her voice was also exceptionally pleasant, like spring water tinkling into one's heart.
"Yes!"
Seated there, Li Yan turned slightly and rose a little from his seat in greeting.
Without wasting a moment, he repeated everything he had said previously.
He knew the other party should already be thoroughly familiar with these matters. The sect now not only had his previous account, but likely also the information Gu Jiuqi had sent up afterward.
Sure enough, after Li Yan finished recounting everything, the other three present showed no unusual expressions. They clearly already knew the matter like the backs of their hands.
They were verifying whether what he said this time differed from his previous account, while also seeing whether he had omitted anything.
Li Yan understood this perfectly well.
"Did the cultivator who secretly intervened to help you leave behind any traces?"
the woman in purple palace robes asked softly.
"This disciple arrived somewhat late. That person had already departed with another enemy!
"The battle had been extremely fierce then, and the surrounding space had been thrown into utter chaos by all sorts of spell attacks. After Chi Mei Envoy and I arrived, we also pursued them in the direction we had deduced, but ultimately found nothing.
"Later, Chi Mei Envoy gathered the top experts of the Desolate Moon Continent and searched for a long time, yet still found no clues. Those two