"Half a month?"
Lin Bai's expression inevitably turned a little more solemn.
He had to find the true culprit accurately from the tangled web of relationships in the Imperial Capital within half a month.
How easy could that be?
And now, he had no clues at all.
He did not know what that true culprit's objective was.
Did he simply want to hunt Saint Sons for pleasure? Or had he originally intended to oppose the Chu Kingdom and stir up storms throughout the land?
Or perhaps, behind the hunting of the Saint Sons, there was some other ulterior motive.
Zuo Feiyu had just died, and now Changsun Hongxuan had died as well. Was this truly a coincidence, or had someone deliberately caused it?
Why were the dead Saint Sons all from the territory of the Qi Tian Sect? Was someone deliberately targeting the Qi Tian Sect's territory, or was someone intentionally trying to sow discord between the Chu Kingdom and the Qi Tian Sect's territory?
In the empty, quiet main hall, Lin Bai bent forward slightly, his expression faintly tense and strange light flickering in his eyes.
"Do you have any methods? Or perhaps some means?"
"Or... how do you plan to investigate this matter?"
Feeling the pressure emanating from Lin Bai, Chu Emperor calmly asked about his thoughts.
"No." Lin Bai's expression remained calm as he answered honestly. "I have no method, no clues, nothing at all. I don't even know where to begin!"
"Since you have no method, how dare you accept this Emperor's commission?" Chu Emperor frowned slightly, his expression carrying a hint of displeasure. His narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint trace of killing intent spread throughout the golden hall.
As that killing intent spread, the empty and tranquil golden hall suddenly grew three parts