Indeed, before one wave had settled, another had risen.
The Chu Emperor's Birthday Celebration had just ended. All the lineages and sects had set out to leave the Imperial Capital, thinking the matter would end there, but unexpectedly, the farce had begun anew.
The long-silent Crown Prince finally spoke. He said to Lin Bai, "Brother Lin, I summoned you here this time to inform you of something."
"Rest assured. The Zhao Xing Office has already begun investigating the whereabouts of Nie Shang, the ancestor of Worship Heaven Sect, and the others. If they are still alive, we will find them."
Lin Bai kept his face taut and nodded. He sighed, "Then tell me your deductions. Who do you think made the move?"
Nie Shang, the ancestor of Worship Heaven Sect, and the others had vanished without a trace. Lin Bai sensed that they might not be dead, but had instead been captured.
As for who had captured them, it was undoubtedly the person who had attacked them.
As long as they found those people, they could rescue Nie Shang, the disciples of Worship Heaven Sect, and the others.
Such a major incident had occurred in the Imperial Capital of Chu. If the imperial clan had not obtained even the slightest clue, Lin Bai was unwilling to believe it.
The imperial clan must already have taken action in secret, and they must already have their suspects.
The sects had yet to harbor any intention of invading the Eastern Region. Now that they had attacked martial artists from Qi Tian Sect's territory within the borders of Chu, regardless of their purpose, they were certainly plotting something substantial.
"And since they attacked Worship Heaven Sect's Northern Region, that shows they have another objective!"
Instead, if the sects had captured Yunzhou, Yunzhou might still