Imperial Capital, Prince Hong Estate.
Led by the estate's maids, Lin Bai and the others arrived at the estate's study, where they met Fallen Immortal and Chao Yushi.
Fallen Immortal had originally been discussing matters with several others in the study, but upon hearing that Lin Bai had arrived, she dismissed everyone else, leaving only Chao Yushi behind.
When Lin Bai entered the study, Fallen Immortal was seated in the place of honor. Seeing his haggard expression and pale complexion, she could not help frowning. "What happened to you? Why do you look so worn out?"
Lin Bai first cupped his hands in salute, then gave a bitter laugh. "Don't ask. It's driving me crazy."
Chao Yushi sat silently to one side. Upon hearing that Lin Bai had something troubling him, he immediately became interested.
In the vast Imperial Capital, it was a rare thing indeed for anything to trouble this Tianshui Sect Saint, the Wolf Marquis of Chu, and the current favorite before both Prince Chen and the Chu Emperor.
Chao Yushi smiled, his brows relaxing. "Wolf Marquis, have you run into some trouble?"
Lin Bai's expression was calm as he glanced at Chao Yushi. "I found Xia Jingzhi!"
What!... Fallen Immortal and Chao Yushi were both shaken to the core, their faces filled with astonishment.
After Prince Hong Estate had decided to aid Lin Bai, it had mobilized all its intelligence networks to search for Xia Jingzhi.
Yet several months had passed in the blink of an eye, and they still had found nothing. Who would have thought Lin Bai would find him himself?
But Chao Yushi also found it strange. Lin Bai had already found the Xia Jingzhi he had dreamed of day and night, so why was he still so troubled?
Chao Yushi asked in confusion,