He understood. He had cultivated someone else's sect's immortal technique for no reason. According to Dong Fuyi, let alone accepting him into the sect, killing him outright would not have been excessive. Now that they wanted to know about his past, it was only natural. How could they possibly accept him for no reason? Although he had told that cultivator surnamed Yu from Spirit Insect Peak quite a bit, these people were the real ones in charge. What made him uncomfortable was that a whole group of senior brothers and sisters were listening nearby. He truly did not know what his newly acknowledged master was thinking.
After Wei Zhongran finished speaking, he set down his teacup, narrowed his eyes, and leaned back in his chair. The martial aunt beside him also looked deeply interested. Though the others said nothing, they too stared at him.
Helpless, Li Yan immediately began recounting everything: how he had left his village and joined the army, how he had met Strategist Ji, how he had discovered something was wrong, how he had contacted Marshal Hong, and finally how Strategist Ji had been killed.
However, he concealed the matters concerning Dong Fuyi and the Gui Water Immortal Sect. He also changed how he had discovered Strategist Ji meant him harm, saying instead that the deceased senior brother had secretly left behind a letter. The letter stated that he might have been poisoned by an extremely potent toxin and hoped that, should anyone find the letter in the future, they would avenge him. Li Yan had later discovered this hidden letter by chance. After connecting it to the adverse symptoms he himself had experienced, he had become terribly frightened. With no other choice, he had sought out the army's marshal. After all, he too was a man