"Until I met you!"
Ren Xin looked at Lin Bai, a smile spreading across his face.
"Me?"
Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
Ren Xin sighed softly and said, "At first, I intended to use Divine Tears Immortal Gold to forge a divine weapon for the First Prince and the Second Prince. Unfortunately, both of them died sudden and mysterious deaths in succession."
"After forging divine weapons for the First Prince and the Second Prince, I would only have to wait until they ascended the throne. Then the divine weapons I forged for them would become the imperial blades of Chu."
"Thus, I would also leave a rich and colorful mark in the history of Chu."
"It would count as making my name known throughout the world."
"Unfortunately, I took a fancy to the First Prince first, but he died. Then I set my sights on the Second Prince, and he died too."
Ren Xin gave a speechless, bitter laugh.
When Lin Bai heard this, his eyes changed slightly.
Ren Xin had actually once befriended the First Prince and the Second Prince. Did that mean he knew something about the causes of their deaths?
Ren Xin said, "After the First Prince and the Second Prince died, I completely lost faith in the imperial family. I was afraid that I would find another prince and forge a divine weapon for him, only for him to die in the struggle for the throne. Then the divine weapon he wore would also be reviled for ten thousand years."
"That was not the outcome I wanted!"
"After giving up on the imperial family, I began searching for suitable candidates among the Five Great Families and Seven Sects."
"But... the Five Great Families and Seven Sects of Chu had