Lin Bai wanted to find Chai Xu, and both Lu Ao and Fang Jin knew why. While chatting with them, Lin Bai had also let slip that the demon sword had been damaged, but he had never said why.
Lu Ao and Fang Jin had privately puzzled over it for a long time, yet could not figure out what force in the vast lands of Lingnan could possibly have damaged the demon sword.
The three of them waited patiently in the private room for a long while before the maid, Si Yu, finally returned with a beaming smile.
"Miss Si Yu, have you found the information I need?" Lin Bai immediately asked.
The maid Si Yu's eyes brightened. When she looked at Lin Bai, she was even more reverent than before. "The information the Eastern Sword Paragon needs—our Heavenly Treasure Pavilion would have to climb a mountain of blades and descend into a sea of fire to obtain it."
"Please accept this Storage Bag, Sword Paragon. I was unaware of your identity just now, and thus offended you in some way. I hope you'll forgive me." Si Yu returned the Storage Bag to Lin Bai.
Lin Bai opened it and saw that it contained the two hundred million spirit stones he had given Si Yu to investigate the matter. Seeing her return the spirit stones, he asked in confusion, "What? Does the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion find the price unacceptable?"
"Not at all." Si Yu smiled lightly. "The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion will naturally give the Sword Paragon the information on Senior Chai Xu and Senior Ye Fenghuo. As for these spirit stones, there's no need for them. Consider them a token of our Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's desire to become friends with the Sword Paragon."
A glint flashed imperceptibly through Lin Bai's