The Imperial Palace, the Golden Hall.
That beam of divine light illuminated the golden dragon throne, making it splendid, solemn, and dignified.
As always, Emperor Chu sat on the dragon throne, gazing at the darkness within the Golden Hall and at the people inside it.
"Imperial Father, these are the exact words of Wolf Marquis Lin Bai." Prince Chen entered the Golden Hall and truthfully relayed Wolf Marquis's words to His Majesty, Emperor Chu.
"Heh heh, Wolf Marquis. Interesting..." Emperor Chu smiled. "He really is a clever man."
"What a pity..."
"The smarter a person is, the harder they are to deal with!"
"Sigh."
Emperor Chu first praised Lin Bai for being clever, then shook his head and sighed, saying that the smarter a person was, the harder they were to deal with.
Emperor Chu said quietly, "If Lin Bai obtained this sword, kept it secret, and secretly searched for the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's treasures together with Tianshui Sect..."
"Then the day they found the treasures would be the day Tianshui Sect perished."
"Not only could Chu easily destroy Tianshui Sect, but it could also obtain the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's treasures without lifting a finger."
"That would have been killing two birds with one stone, yet who would have thought... that brat Lin Bai would actually take the initiative to come to Chu and talk about some kind of cooperation!"
"Sigh."
Emperor Chu sat on the dragon throne, letting out another long sigh mixed with a bitter laugh. "Now that Lin Bai has come to discuss cooperation, Chu has no justifiable reason to act, and we can't do anything to Tianshui Sect."
"Lin Bai is simply too cunning. That brat knows Tianshui Sect can't swallow this treasure alone. If they don't find someone to cooperate with and drag