Chapter 897 Ventilation
Ai Luo immediately glanced over, the inquiry in his eyes almost stabbed Leah through like a knife.
Leah clenched her fists nervously and looked at Ailo like a little rabbit.
Ai Luo looked at Leah steadily for a few seconds, and his face regained its composure. "Let's talk inside."
Then the two figures disappeared together in the fire.
When they appeared again, they were back in the bedroom.
Ailo sat on the throne with one hand on his chin, looking at Leia standing below.
"This is my palace. You don't have to be so hesitant or unclear when you speak."
As far as Leah could perceive, they were the only two people in the room.
Although Leia had no way of knowing whether there was someone monitoring her in the dark, she believed that the Black Flame Emperor would be responsible for the secrets here.
If the other party still chooses to convey the information she told to other members of the arbitration tribunal under such circumstances, Leah will have no choice but to accept it.
So Leah took a deep breath and told him everything she knew.
"Lord Stuart is in the deepest part of the Tribunal. You know where that place is, but please forgive me, I can't tell you."
Ailo didn't get angry about this, Leah had almost exposed the answer to him.
"Lost Corridor..." He could say directly the information that Leah could not point out.
Arlo had already figured out that Stuart was trapped in the Lost Corridor.
An indescribable rage burned from the bottom of his heart. But this fourth-level wizard who was very good at controlling black flames was also good at controlling his own anger.
Although he is taller, he also knows when to do what.
So this anger finally just circled around Ailo's chest and returned to the depths of his consciousness where no one knew.
But it has not been extinguished, and it only needs a piece of firewood to start a new prairie fire.
Ai Luo didn't even change his movements and asked Leah directly: "Why did you tell me this?"
Leah knew she had succeeded. “So that when the Black Tide comes three years later, the Tribunal can focus most of its energy on resisting it.”
"So selfless? But when you told me about Stuart, weren't you afraid that it would cause a rift between me and Flim, leading to the disintegration of the Tribunal and ultimately making it impossible to organize an effective action against the Black Tide?"
Leia raised her head and said, "I know you won't. You cherish the Black Flame Empire and your people more than anyone else."
Ai Luo's palm that was resting on his chin moved to his brow bone, and a cold look came over him. "So you took the initiative to bring this up just to persuade me to consider the overall situation and tolerate Flim this time?"
Leia's limbs were shaking slightly, as if she had been stripped naked and thrown into the cold sea.
Her teeth kept chattering, and even her voice was a little incoherent. "No, I can't tolerate it. If I tolerate it once, there will be a next time. He has already regarded the Tribunal as his private property, and even regarded the Tribunal as more important than Nephrite."
As she spoke, the chill subsided and finally disappeared, and Leah's voice stopped trembling.
Ai Luo leaned back gently, "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
He was not provoked to resist by Leah's words. In Ailo's view, whether it was his compromise with Flim or his argument with Flim that caused an earthquake, it was ultimately for the purpose of allowing the continent of Nephrite to survive the erosion of the black tide.
If Leah suggested to him that they should break up with Flim directly and have a fight, he would never agree.
Instead, they might just hand Leah over to Flim for punishment. This seemingly inhumane scene was also for the stability of the Tribunal.
Without the Arbitration Tribunal, he alone would not be able to protect Black Flame.
However, Leia's next words were not intended to sow discord between the two.
"Your Majesty Ailo, we all admit that in Lord Flim's heart, protecting the Nefert continent and resisting the black tide is the top priority. It's just that as time goes by, many things occupy his mind. We just hope that Lord Flim can return to his purity and focus on resisting the erosion of Nefert by the black tide."
"It seems that the power behind you is not small." Ai Luo chuckled, "Stop talking nonsense. Tell me, what do you want me to do this time, or do you just want me to do nothing?"
Leia touched her chest and bowed. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Ailo. I'm only here to convey our ideas to you today. I don't intend to use this opportunity to exchange your promise. We know that once we find that what we do is not beneficial to Nephrite, even if you promise today, you will definitely break it in the future. We just hope that when you need to make a decision in the future, you will consider what is best for Nephrite, instead of worrying about personal relationships and conflicts of interest."
"That's all? Is that all?" Ai Luo was a little unconvinced.
Leah was still hunched over, but she raised her head slightly, "That's all."
However, as soon as she finished her words, she suddenly saw a flash of black fire from the corner of her eye, followed by a violent collision and a violent explosion.
In the deafening explosion, Leah almost thought she had turned into charcoal in the flames. But when she regained consciousness, she found herself lying on the ground in the small garden, with burning pain all over her body, almost making her faint again.
She was a little surprised for a moment. She didn't expect that Emperor Ailo would do this.
She felt a little annoyed and aggrieved in her heart. After all, she failed to complete the task assigned by Lord Thor.
She struggled to get up from the ground, and some skin tissue was peeled off as she got up.
It was painful, but Leia didn't dare to cast spells in Emperor Ailo's small garden, as that might anger him again.
She limped out, her flesh and blood sticking to her clothes, as she inflicted the second punishment.
In order to avoid fainting again, she reflected on what she had done wrong as she walked. When Leia finally stepped out of the small garden, two familiar figures rushed over.
These were the two wizards who were traveling with Leia. They supported Leia, one on the left and one on the right, with shock in their eyes.
They asked about the other person, and Leah told them with difficulty that the person had turned to ash.
One of the older wizards shook his head and said, "I've already told you not to disturb His Majesty Ailo. You young people, just..."
He didn't say the rest, but Leah knew that the other party thought that she and the dead wizard relied on their identities as wizards of the Arbitration Tribunal to communicate with Ailo, and their behavior was careless, so they deserved to be beaten up like this.
Listening to the wizard's muttering, Leia suddenly understood why Emperor Ailo attacked her in the end!
The wizard who had entered the garden directly before was instigated by Leah to offend Emperor Ailo. And Leah wanted to take the opportunity to apologize and talk to Ailo.
But doing so is still a bit abrupt. If Leia returns safely, people might suspect that she said something to Ai Luo, which led to Ai Luo not teaching her a lesson.
And now, Ai Luo's final blow almost burned her to charcoal, so any possible communication between the two of them turned into an offense against a fourth-level wizard, and she was directly taught a lesson and almost died.
Soon, the three of them walked out of Emperor Ailo's bedroom. One wizard was still chattering, as if he was afraid of being taken out on, while the other wizard started to help Leia treat her burns.
Facing the dizzying accusations, Leah could only smile bitterly, "I know, I really know."
(End of this chapter)
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