"Perhaps the Violet Affinity Stone has a sealed insect inside it—or perhaps it has a person sealed inside?"
"Is that right?"
Lin Bai held his wine cup, a meaningful smile on his face as he watched Hua Qianshu, trying to catch some clue from the subtle changes in Hua Qianshu's expression.
But Hua Qianshu clearly would not reveal anything easily. He merely smiled along, then showed no further reaction.
"I'm becoming more and more interested in Nine Underworlds City. Perhaps I'll have to stay here for a while longer."
Since he could not pry any clues from Hua Qianshu, Lin Bai could only investigate on his own.
"Perhaps Prince Qin really will have to stay in Nine Underworlds City for a while longer." Hua Qianshu smiled as he spoke.
Lin Bai chuckled twice before suddenly changing the subject. "Do you know why Nine Underworlds City invited me back as a guest?"
Hua Qianshu frowned at that. "I don't know."
"To be honest, even I'm curious."
Judging from the expression on Hua Qianshu's face, he did not seem to be lying or hiding anything.
He truly did not know why Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had invited Lin Bai to Nine Underworlds City.
Moreover, they had not invited Lin Bai to one of their branches anywhere in the Devil Realm Eastern Region. Instead, they had brought him directly to their headquarters.
One had to understand that Nine Underworlds City, the headquarters of Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, was a place that martial artists of the Devil Realm Eastern Region had searched for countless years without ever finding. How could they bring Lin Bai there so casually?
Even though Ji Canghai had sworn with absolute certainty that Nine Underworlds Demon Palace would surely rise again after this battle, Nine Underworlds City was such a