The Chu Emperor was clearly angry that Lin Bai had concealed the truth from him. He first reprimanded Lin Bai, then praised Prince Chen.
He had mastered the art of imperial manipulation inside and out.
The Chu Emperor stared at Prince Chen and said, "Tell me the plan you and Lin Bai came up with."
"Do not play little tricks or try to be clever in front of me like Lin Bai did!"
The dignity and domineering authority of an emperor spread through the hall. In this already solemn and majestic Golden Palace, any ordinary martial artist would have been frightened out of their wits by such a shout from the Chu Emperor.
Prince Chen's heart pounded wildly, and he hurriedly laid out the entire plan. "Wolf Marquis Lin Bai's meaning was... on the surface, Xia Jingzhi is still a traitor to the Southern Border Insect Valley, and the Southern Border Insect Valley still wants to hunt him down."
"But in secret, Xia Jingzhi and the Southern Border Insect Valley are actually in cahoots."
"Brother Lin's meaning was... we need to capture Xia Jingzhi, but we cannot do so inside the Southern Border Insect Valley's residence. We have to find a way to lure him out."
"If we capture Xia Jingzhi outside the Southern Border Insect Valley's residence, we need not fall out openly with the Southern Border Insect Valley and can preserve our public relationship."
"As for Xia Jingzhi and the Southern Border Insect Valley being in cahoots, it is enough for the Chu imperial clan to know about it. We only need to be wary of the Southern Border Insect Valley."
Prince Chen revealed the plan, which had originally been part of his own scheme as well.
The situation had already slipped beyond Prince Chen's control. He had