Lin Bai and Chen You had similar temperaments.
Though they had not experienced many life-and-death trials together along the way,
the two had already come to regard each other as friends.
If a friend was in trouble, how could Lin Bai possibly abandon him and flee?
Besides, this friend... was one of the most powerful princes in the present-day Chu Kingdom.
If Chen You ascended the throne in the future, then with him looking after Lin Bai, wouldn't Lin Bai be able to swagger wherever he pleased within Chu Kingdom's territory?
Ahem... Of course, that was a matter for the future.
Whether Chen You could ascend the throne was still unknown.
"Let's return to the Shanhe Trading Company first. Although we drove off one group of assassins, there's no guarantee that more aren't already on their way here."
He Qiyun proposed.
Lin Bai said, "I suggest... that we don't return to the Shanhe Trading Company yet."
"Given our current situation, if we bring Li Guxian back to the Shanhe Trading Company, we'll only attract even greater trouble."
"It might even bring about the destruction of the Shanhe Trading Company."
He Qiyun frowned and said unhappily, "Are you saying that my Shanhe Trading Company is made up of cowards who fear death?"
Lin Bai noticed that He Qiyun harbored deep hostility toward him. He did not know whether it was because the crow had stolen Li Guxian's undergarment, causing her to hold a grudge.
But then he thought about it... It was not her undergarment that had been stolen. What reason did she have to hold a grudge?
Lin Bai said speechlessly, "A great many people will die in Ke Province in the days to come. If your Shanhe Trading Company wants to rush ahead and become their companions on the