Immortal Father
Chapter 451 - 451 161 Brewing Wine to Seal the Eastern Alliance!

451: Chapter 161 Brewing Wine to Seal the Eastern Alliance!

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Vote please!]_5 There was a suicide note in front of him, which recorded the whole story of the arson in the Chouxian Hall, its cause clearly stated, and even detailed location markers…

In private, he accepted a hundred parcels of spirit stones, a spiritual treasure, and a hundred beauties from the Forge-Heaven Gate, as well as three mansions.

The palace was burned to destroy the accounts stored within the alliance, which contained many discrepancies.

The Alliance Hierarch was furious and dispatched the second and eighth deputies of the alliance leading a hundred thousand immortal soldiers to station at the Forge-Heaven Gate, insisting on thoroughly investigating the matter.

The arson case of the alliance seemed to crumble on its own.

It seemed as if the truth behind this incident was already crystal clear—that the Forge-Heaven Gate intended to cover up the accounts and had bribed the alliance’s military generals.

This time, Forge-Heaven Gate found it difficult to settle the affair amicably.

On the evening of the seventh day.

Li Ping’an stepped out of his tent, gazing in the direction of Xuanyuan Palace for a long time before sighing and returning to his camp.

This is hardly the end of it.

The hotter this pot of wine from the alliance gets, the more flavorful it becomes.

…

On the eighth, ninth, and tenth days after the arson, the alliance was unusually quiet.

Yet many Immortals were already feeling the tension pervading the air.

On the midnight of the tenth day, the second deputy of the alliance hurried back.

An hour later, the Alliance Hierarch summoned all immortal officials of the fifth rank and above for a council.

The Alliance Hierarch, Tian Fen, smashed the table in front of him with a palm and bellowed,

“How much benefit have you received from Forge-Heaven Gate!”

“There is a ledger inside the Forge-Heaven Gate that has been mostly destroyed, but the remaining fraction reveals shocking figures!

You!

You all!”

“We are all from the ancient times, accepting favors from Forge-Heaven Gate, speaking well on its behalf, this crime does not warrant death!

Step forward and admit it now, it’s not too late!”

The hall was so silent you could hear a pin drop.

The Alliance Hierarch swept his gaze across several deputies, none of whom met his eyes.

“Must I really call out names?”

Tian Fen threw a jade slip, burned beyond recognition, onto the table.

Suddenly, long sighs were heard, and twelve military generals and sixteen Golden Immortals stepped forward, bowing their heads in apology, followed by dozens of elderly figures who appeared hesitant, looking left and right, then also bowing their heads and stepping forward.

At this point, nearly seventy people had come forward.

Almost seventy high-ranking immortal officials with great power and half of them Golden Immortal Realm experts—they represented a formidable force when united against an enemy.

“You!

You all!”

Old Tian Fen glared angrily at one of the deputies, who could only lower his head and sigh.

Elder Tianli said, “First, strip them of their cultivation, imprison them, and afterwards we’ll discuss their punishment and whether they’re guilty of more than mere corruption and bribery.”

Old Tian Fen waved his hand and said nothing more.

That day, the alliance was particularly restless, and it reverberated throughout the East Continent.

On the eleventh day.

The alliance announced publicly that thirty-two Golden Immortals and hundreds of Heavenly and True Immortals were imprisoned in the Human Race’s great prison.

Forge-Heaven Gate, having long bribed various immortals of the alliance, had its Golden Immortal ancestors connected to this incident escorted to the alliance for questioning, and the gate would be fined nearly five thousand years’ worth of spirit stones, which it had obtained from deceiving the alliance.

When this news reached Li Ping’an, six Golden Immortals from Forge-Heaven Gate had already been on their way to the alliance.

Li Ping’an frowned and said, “Merely fining Forge-Heaven Gate spirit stones?”

Ye Zisang, who had come to report the matter, immediately became uneasy.

Ye Zisang hastily said, “Brother Li, the influence of Forge-Heaven Gate is there for all to see, and not all disciples of the gate were involved in this matter.

Five thousand years of revenue is already a blade hanging over their necks.”

“It’s not about that.”

Li Ping’an laughed and said,

“The alliance has taken sixty-eight of its own officials into custody yet is only summoning a few Golden Immortals from Forge-Heaven Gate for a scolding and confinement.

The alliance is being too gentle.”

Ye Zisang furrowed his brows and sighed lightly, “Do you really want the alliance to flow with rivers of blood?”

“The arson case is likely not as simple as Forge-Heaven Gate covering up the ledgers.”

“Was that commander from the Valiant Hall truly a suicide?”

Li Ping’an shook his head and smiled,

“Please invite Elder Tianli over for a hot pot,” he said.

“No!” Ye Zisang exclaimed, “My master is the mastermind behind all this?!”

“What are you thinking.”

Li Ping’an laughed and said, “I just want to help Elder Tianli extricate himself from this whirlpool.

After all, he is an elder who has shown me kindness, how could I watch him get entangled in the upcoming major case.”

A major case!

Ye Zisang’s spirits lifted, and he quickly flew off.

Inside the tent, those who had been in closed-door cultivation all looked over at once.

Li Ping’an exhaled softly.

“Qingcheng, Brother Yu, Senior Sister Chen, keep busy for a while longer; we’ll have that hot pot we had the other day once again.

“Wen Ling, fetch two jugs of the fine wine I brought from Dong’an City.

“Master…

what kind of meat would you like to eat?”

“The same as last time,” Qing Su replied with a smile at the corner of his mouth, “how did you manage it?

Forge-Heaven Gate has been taken down so easily.”

“It’s just the trend of the times,” Li Ping’an said with a smile.

“When Elder Tianli arrives, I will explain in detail what has happened during this time.

“Also, master, make two portions of the hot pot.

You take one portion and go to senior Wen Rou’s residence with the four of them; I’ll use the other portion to entertain Elder Tianli.”

After speaking, Li Ping’an took out the Xuanyuan sword token from his sleeve, a trace of doubt crossing his mind.

Did the Yellow Emperor ever anticipate that this token would stir up so much turmoil?

He probably did.

After all, that is the Yellow Emperor, the last Human Emperor who led the Human Race to survive against all odds, defeated Chiyou and the Hundred Clans’ Great Army, and solidified humanity’s sovereignty over the world.

An hour later.

Elder Tianli appeared before Li Ping’an.

The old Elder’s face looked haggard, his eyes rimmed with blood, resembling a lion ready to go mad at any moment.