“Go ahead,” I replied, looking at He Lei solemnly.

He Lei thought for a while, reorganizing his speech. He said, “The Aurora Legion was once taken advantage of by Silver Moon City. If we were to say that we are going to collaborate with Silver Moon City again, it might stir a commotion among my brothers. Plus, as they were taken advantage of by Silver Moon City before, I feel that we would be doing the same to them if we didn’t inform my brothers about the truth and hid our plans from them. I…” He Lei spoke in hesitation and paused. He let out a heavy sigh, as though he couldn’t continue with what he wanted to say or didn’t know how to express his contradicting feelings.

He knew that there were times when secret...