"Lin Bai is, after all, Prince Qin of Chu Kingdom. Brother Ji, please leave him here!"
The old man in dragon robes glanced at Lin Bai, and his gaze grew even more resolute.
Clearly, Ji Canghai had also anticipated that Chu Kingdom would send experts to protect Lin Bai, so even after the old man appeared, he showed no particular nervousness.
"Don't misunderstand. My Nine Underworlds Demon Palace bears him no ill will!" Ji Canghai remained as calm as still water. "This time, my Nine Underworlds Demon Palace sincerely invited Prince Qin to be our guest."
"An invitation?" The old man in dragon-patterned robes chuckled. "I've never seen anyone invite a guest only to nearly fight him to the death in the end."
"We have your Chu Kingdom to thank for that." Ji Canghai remained composed. "If Chu Kingdom, Qi Tian Sect, Seven Nights Divine Sect, and Ten Thousand Saints Mountain hadn't completely demonized my Nine Underworlds Demon Palace over the past hundred thousand years, turning us into rats crossing the street that everyone in the Devil Realm Eastern Region despises, how could we possibly fail to invite even a single guest?"
The old man in dragon-patterned robes darkened his expression. His body stood unmoving in the void like a mountain, but his robes slowly billowed, as though some power were quietly gathering.
"Prince Qin, do you truly wish to visit the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace?" The old man in dragon-patterned robes looked at Lin Bai again and asked, "Although I've only just emerged from seclusion, I've heard about your affairs."
"Tell me, has Chu Kingdom ever treated Prince Qin unfairly?"
Lin Bai was wrapped from head to toe in the black aura Ji Canghai had summoned, with only his head exposed.
Hearing this, Lin Bai could not help smiling