After leaving Prince Hong Estate, Lin Bai went to Prince Chen's Residence once more and relayed Chao Yushi's reminder to Prince Chen.
After understanding the implications, Prince Chen set aside the matter of Xia Jingzhi conspiring with the Southern Border Insect Valley and planned to report it secretly to the Chu Emperor later.
Apart from that, Lin Bai could no longer help Prince Chen with anything. The matters that followed would have to be handled by Prince Chen himself.
By the time Lin Bai left Prince Chen's Residence, dawn had arrived the next day.
There were still four days until the Chu Emperor's Birthday Celebration.
Lin Bai walked through the bustling streets and returned to the Tianshui Sect's imperial residence.
As soon as he returned, Lin Bai spotted a familiar figure pacing outside his courtyard gate. From time to time, the figure glanced over the courtyard wall, looking somewhat helpless.
"Brother Yi?"
Lin Bai recognized who the figure was and called out.
The "Brother Yi" here did not refer to Yi Heze, but... Yi Gu.
Back then, after Lin Bai left the Chu Empire's imperial capital and headed to the Tianshui Sect to become a disciple, he met Yi Gu on the way. The two of them later joined the Tianshui Sect together.
According to Yi Gu himself... he was not a martial artist from the Chu Empire's territory, but had come from the territory of the Seven Nights Divine Sect. He had joined the Tianshui Sect for a secret art.
He had said that... he had come to find this secret art because he wanted to heal the injuries of the "old master" in his family.
After the two entered the Tianshui Sect, they became very close friends. However, after Lin Bai took over as the Tianshui Sect's Saint