Southern Border Insect Valley kept insisting that they had come to capture Xia Jingzhi, not to rescue him.
They had pushed all responsibility away, leaving themselves completely clean.
If an uninformed martial artist had been in Lin Bai's place, he would certainly have handed Xia Jingzhi over and let them take him away.
But Lin Bai knew Southern Border Insect Valley inside out. He knew that they and Xia Jingzhi were in league with each other.
Letting them take Xia Jingzhi away would undoubtedly be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. After that, it would be even harder to capture Xia Jingzhi again.
So the instant Lin Bai saw the Golden Toad trying to flee, he activated the Mount Tai Sword and blocked its path.
"Wolf Marquis, what do you mean by this?" a martial artist from Southern Border Insect Valley asked coldly.
"Xia Jingzhi is a major criminal of Chu. Even if Southern Border Insect Valley wants to capture Xia Jingzhi, you must go through Chu first."
"I'll trouble all of you to hand Xia Jingzhi over. Otherwise, none of you will be leaving today."
Lin Bai's expression was icy, and his words were colder still than the killing intent on his face.
"Please, Wolf Marquis, don't make things difficult for us. Otherwise, once we fight, if this reaches His Majesty the Chu Emperor, it will damage your Chu Emperor's dignity."
"If Wolf Marquis insists on fighting us, you will also be tearing up the peace treaty signed by the 'Sixteen Prosperous Forces of the Devil Realm.'"
The martial artist from Southern Border Insect Valley spoke heavily. "To put it simply... does this mean Wolf Marquis is representing Chu and declaring war on Southern Border Insect Valley?"
Lin Bai heard the threat in their words, but he