Wu Yan's possession of the complete Netherlord's Treasures was indeed leaked to the Alliance Headquarters by Cui Yan.

After being humiliated and oppressed by Wu Yan, harboring resentment, he made a phone call to the Alliance Headquarters.

At this moment, under the watchful eyes of the Great Leader Wu Jie and the other elders, Cui Yan suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.

Facing Wu Jie's interrogation, he stiffened his neck and stood up, "Great Leader, it was I who reported to the Headquarters that Wu Yan brought back the complete set of Netherlord's Treasures."

"Cui Yan, how dare you! A traitor within, how dare you leak secrets to the Headquarters?" The first to erupt with anger was not the Great Leader Wu Jie, but the Second Leader Zhou Pudu.

Upon hearing Cui Yan's words, Zhou Pudu immediately stood up angrily and pointed at Cui Yan, cursing loudly.

"Second Leader, mind your status!" Wu Jie glanced at Zhou Pudu displeased, suspecting that Zhou also had a hand in the leak of the complete set of Netherlord's Treasures.

"I apologize, I was out of line, please forgive me, Great Leader!" Zhou Pudu bowed and apologized to Wu Jie.

"Cui Yan, why did you report to the Alliance Headquarters that Wu Yan has the complete set of Netherlord's Treasures? Did my command to seal the news about the Divine Treasures not reach you?" Although Wu Jie's demeanor was calm, he was inwardly annoyed as he questioned Cui Yan.

Cui Yan, with a stiff neck, said, "Great Leader, I received your command. However, I don't believe that the news of the Divine Treasures should be sealed and kept from the Headquarters."

"Heh heh!"

Wu Jie suddenly sneered.

He had actually guessed Cui Yan's thoughts and was very clear that the reason Cui Yan leaked to the Alliance Headquarters was merely because of his resentment towards Wu Yan.

Yet, despite this, Wu Jie couldn't help but feel irritated.

This Cui Yan was too insensitive to the bigger picture, letting his personal grievances lead to the leak about Wu Yan possessing the complete set of Netherlord's Treasures.

The leak of the Netherlord's Treasures would ultimately harm the interests of the entire Great Tang Ruins.

"Cough cough!"

At that moment, a coughing sound suddenly came from outside the conference room, weak and feeble as if resulting from a long illness.

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

Following closely, the sound of a wooden stick tapping the ground echoed, and everyone in the meeting room turned their heads towards the entrance in unison.

An elderly figure with a hunched back, so bent over that his upper body was nearly parallel to the ground, slowly walked into the meeting room.

"Elder Qi!"

"It's Elder Qi!"

The crowd recognized the aged and frail old man – it was Elder Qi Xie from task force one. After being injured, he lost two souls and six spirits, leaving only one soul and one spirit intact. Frail and having lost much of his strength, most of the time he guarded the room where the injured members of task force one were recuperating.

"Elder Qi, why have you come?"

Zhao Xu and Gu Hui quickly walked over and each took one of Qi Xie's arms to help support him.

Though he was stripped of his divine ranking and lost two souls and six spirits, Elder Qi Xie, who had made remarkable contributions to the Great Tang Ruins, was still highly respected there.

Seeing Qi Xie, not only did all the elders in the room stand up, but even the Great Leader Wu Jie, the Second Leader Zhou Pudu, and the Third Leader Chen Fengshen also stood to greet him.

"Please take a seat, Elder Qi!"

Great Leader Wu Jie instructed.

"Elder Qi, please, take a seat!"

Zhao Xu and Gu Hui helped Qi Xie to sit on a stone, standing on either side to keep him company.

After sitting down on the large stone, Qi Xie crossed his hands over the head of his stick for support and lifted his head to address the three leaders on the Small Hill, "Elder Qi Xie pays his respects to the Great Leader, the Second Leader, and the Third Leader!"

The three leaders declined the honor in unison.

Great Leader Wu Jie then said, "Please, sit down, Elder Qi, no need for formalities. May I ask why Elder Qi has suddenly appeared here, is there something you wish to instruct us about?"

"I, an old Soul with but a remnant spirit, dare not instruct the Great Leader."

Qi Xie chuckled, inducing a web of deep wrinkles, and then said, "Great Leader, I hear that Wu Yan has obtained the Netherlord's position and become the Netherlord, and has also acquired the complete set of Netherlord's Treasures?"

"That is the case, I apologize for not informing Elder Qi in a timely fashion," Wu Jie affirmed, then apologetically expressed.

"Great Leader, I also heard that after Wu Yan brought back the Divine Treasure, you immediately sealed the news to prevent the leak of the complete set of Netherlord's Treasures?" Qi Xie's hands shifted over each other, continuing to lean on the head of his stick for support.

"Elder Qi is well-informed!" Wu Jie complimented, knowing that it must have been task force one's members who conveyed the news to Qi Xie.

The news could be sealed from the outside, but it clearly couldn't be kept from spreading within task force one, especially from someone with Qi Xie's high status in the group.

"But it is said that the news leaked, and the Alliance Headquarters sent people to demand the Divine Treasure from Leader Wu?" With an amiable expression, Qi Xie asked another question.

Wu Jie silently speculated the reason behind Qi Xie's question, but replied outwardly, "It was Leader Cui who informed the Headquarters by phone."

"Leader Cui, that would be Cui Yan? Is it said that after group leader Qin Duan's demise, the position of leader of the second group was taken over by Cui Yan?"

Qi Xie's gaze shifted, sweeping slowly over everyone in the meeting room, finally settling on Cui Yan.

"Elder Qi actually knows of me, I, Cui Yan, am truly honored!" Cui Yan smiled at Qi Xie, but inwardly he was pondering.

Qi Xie's sudden visit to the meeting room, coupled with his questions involving the Netherlord's Treasures and himself, made Cui Yan suspect his motives.

"So you are the new leader of the second group, Cui Yan."

Elder Qi struggled to rise from the stone, as his body was too frail and weak, so even the act of standing was slow.

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