"Zhang Peixuan is a warrior of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace!"
Lin Bai had just entered the carriage and had not even opened his mouth when Fallen Immortal spoke first.
What! Zhang Peixuan was a warrior of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace?
Lin Bai's heart jolted. He looked at Fallen Immortal in astonishment, and Huang Qingyun's words surfaced in his mind once more.
"Zhang Peixuan was orphaned at a young age. While she was still in swaddling clothes, an elder brought her back to the Sacred Lotus Palace and raised her. Later, through her own efforts in cultivation, she gradually became a Core Disciple..."
That was what Huang Qingyun had told Lin Bai about Zhang Peixuan's origins.
According to Huang Qingyun... Zhang Peixuan was an orphan. When she was very, very young—when she was still a baby—she had already become a disciple of the Sacred Lotus Palace.
How could she possibly be a warrior of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace?
Lin Bai was filled with doubt. "Princess, do you know why the Sacred Lotus Palace is looking for me?"
Fallen Immortal said calmly, "The news of the Twenty-First Prince's disappearance has been kept secret by the Zhao Xing Office, but someone still leaked it."
"Before the Twenty-First Prince disappeared, someone saw him being taken away by Zhang Peixuan."
Lin Bai immediately asked, "Then why are you so certain that Zhang Peixuan is a warrior of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace?"
Fallen Immortal said, "Although the Twenty-First Prince is an idle prince, he is greatly favored by Emperor Chu. The Purple Dragon Legion experts of the Zhao Xing Office guard the area around his estate."
"When Zhang Peixuan took the Twenty-First Prince away from the estate, the Zhao Xing Office's experts tried to stop her."
"Later, someone came to receive Zhang