Here, There Is No Ambush!
Inside the old Dragon Smoke Inn, there were only Lin Bai, Dao Child Yao Qian, and the waiter.
Dao Child Yao Qian came down the stairs. The waiter moved over a table and chairs, wiped away the dust, and brewed some fine tea.
"Please." After Dao Child Yao Qian sat down, he invited Lin Bai to sit as well. "Wolf Marquis, rest assured. Apart from the three of us, there is no one else here."
"I also didn't arrange for any experts from the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace to lie in ambush nearby, and there's no poison in the tea. Wolf Marquis can rest easy."
Seeing Lin Bai's cold expression and wary look, Dao Child Yao Qian smiled and explained.
Lin Bai gave a faint smile without saying anything more, then sat across from Dao Child Yao Qian.
He did not drink the tea either, merely asking, "Speak. You went to such lengths to bring me here. Surely it wasn't simply to invite me for a cup of tea."
After Dao Child Yao Qian casually drank a cup of tea, he said, "Wolf Marquis has probably already guessed why I invited you here."
"That sword is extremely important to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace will never let this matter rest."
"If Wolf Marquis is willing to hand that sword over to us, the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace will naturally offer a generous gift in return."
Dao Child Yao Qian did not waste any time either, bluntly telling Lin Bai his purpose.
Lin Bai had already made some guesses... After all, when he met Emperor Chu, he had already guessed that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace would find him sooner or later.
But Lin Bai had not expected... the Nine Underworlds