The Probe!
Watching Li Xie cover a thousand meters in just two or three strides and arrive before him, Lin Bai's lips curled into a meaningful smile.
"City Lord..."
Facing the ruler of South Yi City, Yun Bailu was deeply apprehensive. Even his voice trembled slightly as he bowed.
Li Xie glanced at Yun Bailu without acknowledging him, then cheerfully clasped his fists toward Lin Bai and said with a smile, "Little Friend Lin Bai, why make such a great disturbance in South Yi City?"
Lin Bai sheathed his demon sword, returned the salute, and said calmly, "Isn't this the outcome you wanted to see?"
"Did that sword intent of mine satisfy you?"
Li Xie frowned, looking surprised. He did not understand what Lin Bai meant.
Lin Bai smiled and glanced back at a two-story building not far away. A richly dressed young master stood there with a wine jug in hand, his face flushed with drunkenness as he looked over with a beaming smile.
Li Xie was taken aback. Following Lin Bai's gaze, he immediately recognized the young master on the second floor.
His expression instantly darkened, becoming extremely ugly.
The young master hurriedly turned and ducked into the building, vanishing from sight as if deliberately trying to avoid Li Xie's gaze.
The moment he saw that young master, Li Xie had already discerned much of the truth. He smiled apologetically and said, "I am truly sorry. I have failed to discipline him properly."
"Yun Bailu, get lost!"
Li Xie barked harshly.
Yun Bailu clasped his fists in thanks, then slunk into the crowd and hurried away from Li Xie at top speed.
Ever since Yun Bailu appeared, Lin Bai had felt an indistinct gaze fixed on him and Jiang Xuansu.
Even when Jiang Xuansu and Yun Bailu had