Seeing the five of them speaking in riddles, Lin Bai smiled and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I can still figure it out."
"Now that Prince Chen has just returned to the imperial capital, his foundation is shallow. Even with His Majesty the Chu Emperor doing everything in his power to support Prince Chen and hoping he can contend with the Third Prince..."
"But the higher-ups of the Five Great Families and Seven Sects won't believe that Prince Chen can match the Third Prince."
"So, the Five Great Families and Seven Sects will most likely choose the Third Prince, right?"
Lin Bai's words were not unfounded.
Although Lin Bai had not been in the Chu Kingdom and its imperial capital for long, it was obvious that the Third Prince had deep roots in both the imperial capital and the imperial court. Many experts and sects were also willing to serve him.
By contrast, Prince Chen had made a mistake years ago and was exiled to his fief. It was only recently that he received the Chu Emperor's decree and returned to the imperial capital under orders.
The Chu Emperor had summoned Prince Chen back to the capital because he had clearly seen the Third Prince's position of overwhelming dominance. Thus, he wanted to choose a new opponent for the Third Prince.
Since ancient times, emperors had loved playing the game of balancing power.
The Chu Emperor was no exception.
Therefore, after Prince Chen returned to the imperial capital, he immediately received the Chu Emperor's support. Sending Prince Chen to Ke Province to exterminate the Blood God Sect was precisely a way of building momentum for him.
In truth, everyone could see that, in the eyes of the Chu Kingdom, the Blood God Sect was no more than an