Departure! Divine Capital!
Several days later, Lin Bai returned to the mountain forest town.
Upon entering the inn, he found Dan Xiaonan standing by the window, deep in thought with an expressionless face.
As Lin Bai entered the room, Dan Xiaonan turned around. Seeing the gloomy look on his face, she immediately smiled. "Looks like whatever you went out to do this time left you very dissatisfied!"
Lin Bai looked at Dan Xiaonan expressionlessly and said in a low voice, "Have you thought of a way to get the Sword Pill inside your body out these past few days?"
At the mention of the Sword Pill, Dan Xiaonan's expression also darkened.
Just as Lin Bai had said, during the days Dan Xiaonan spent recovering in the town, once her injuries had healed somewhat, she had begun thinking of ways to remove the Sword Pill from her body. However, no matter what method she used, whenever her spiritual power approached the Sword Pill, it faintly showed signs of shattering.
Every time the Sword Pill showed signs of cracking, a powerful force would radiate from within it.
After testing it repeatedly, Dan Xiaonan ultimately still could not think of a way to remove the Sword Pill!
Dan Xiaonan said coldly, "You killed the Prefect Guards and destroyed the Dragon River Prefect's Mansion. In the Central Sacred Nation, that is a capital crime. Even if I don't capture you now, the Dragon River Prefect has probably already reported the news to the Central Sacred Nation. Before long, the Central Sacred Nation will send experts to hunt you down!"
"You are destined to die!"
Lin Bai chuckled. "That's right. I know that killing the Prefect Guards and destroying the Prefectural Governor's Mansion are capital crimes. That's precisely why you're still alive!"
Dan Xiaonan's expression