After sending Lin Bai and the Third Elder back to their residence, His Highness Prince Chen returned to his estate.
Prince Chen had only just returned from Ke Province and needed to give Emperor Chu a detailed report on its affairs. These past few days, he had been utterly entangled in trivial matters.
If not for Lin Bai's sudden trouble, he probably would not have left his estate either.
Back at the residence.
Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, Yi Gu, and the others were waiting outside. When they saw Lin Bai return safely, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
"Lin Bai, it's good that you're all right."
"Don't be so impulsive in the future."
Qin Yao and Qiao Mo came over to him and spoke in low voices, sighing repeatedly.
Yi Gu looked relaxed, as though he had known all along that nothing would happen to Lin Bai.
"It's all right now. Go back and rest."
Lin Bai had no intention of going out to have fun anymore. With experts from the Five Great Families and Seven Sects gathered in the imperial capital, the place was a tangled mix of fish and dragons. It truly was not suitable for sightseeing.
If he really wanted to tour the imperial capital, he could simply find another time to do so.
"Hmph. The elders repeatedly warned their disciples to abide by the rules of the imperial capital."
"Yet they never expected that some brainless disciples would knowingly make mistakes and continue to do so."
"That's stupidity!"
"Being stupid yourself would be one thing, but you nearly dragged the entire sect into the water with you!"
Nearby, Bai Yifei and Zhou Xinjin stood there.
When Bai Yifei saw Lin Bai, he crossed his arms and sneered sarcastically.
At these words.
Lin Bai's steps halted