As he moved through the bustling streets of the imperial capital, Lin Bai's expression grew somewhat hesitant after making up his mind.
"I'm not being too heartless by doing this... am I?" Lin Bai asked the Crow. "The Chu royal family has treated me well. The Chu Emperor even bestowed the title of Wolf Marquis upon me."
"Although the Chu Emperor never said so explicitly, Wolf Marquis does count as a Single-Character Marquis. If you advance one more step from this rank, you can be made a prince."
"I've caused quite a commotion in the imperial capital and stirred up plenty of trouble, yet His Highness Prince Chen has shown me exceptional consideration."
"But now I'm thinking of no longer involving myself in the affairs between Chu and the Devil Realm. I only want to spend these six months in peace before heading to the Tianquan Great World."
"Doesn't what I'm doing feel a little ungrateful?"
Lin Bai asked the Crow.
The Crow ate a candied hawthorn skewer and thought carefully for a moment. "It does feel a little ungrateful."
"But..." The Crow swallowed another hawthorn and added, "Chu isn't as simple as you imagine, nor are they as weak as you imagine."
"Boy Lin Bai, the Chu you see now is merely the tip of the iceberg floating above the water."
"Do you really think that Chu, one of the Devil Realm Eastern Region's peak powers... would be so utterly incapable?"
"Don't forget—Chu was a dynasty that existed in the same era as the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace!"
"They once stood opposed to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace at the height of its power."
Hearing the Crow's reminder, Lin Bai's pupils suddenly contracted... The Crow is right. I have no need to worry about Chu at all, do I?