"Prince Liang has already given the order. We're to secure Li Guxian first."
"Princess Chu Tinghan and Princess Chu Tingxue are already on their way to Princess Leping's estate."
The Blood Dragon Legion commander relayed Prince Liang's order to Lin Bai.
Lin Bai drew a deep breath and let out a helpless sigh before nodding in agreement.
Prince Liang was the supreme commander of this operation. Lin Bai was merely there to assist.
Since Prince Liang had already given the order, Lin Bai had no way to refuse.
Moreover, setting aside Lin Bai's personal feelings for Li Guxian, even he believed that she had deep ties to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
First, after Li Guxian arrived in the imperial capital, countless martial artists came to visit her.
But after a careful and thorough investigation by the Zhao Xing Office, it was discovered that more than half of those martial artists were secret agents of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
Another small portion had countless, tangled connections to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
Second, just after Emperor Chu announced the news about the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, He Qiyun had hurried over to deliver the information.
He Qiyun had only just delivered the news when more than a dozen martial artists appeared inside Princess Leping's estate, claiming to be searching for martial artists from the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. Clearly, something was amiss.
To say that these servants had nothing whatsoever to do with Li Guxian was absolutely impossible.
Although Lin Bai had tacitly accepted Prince Liang's order, he still had his misgivings.
He was worried.
He was worried that if Li Guxian were driven into a desperate corner, she would fight to the death and kill all those Holy Sons and Holy Daughters.
If that happened, their plan would