Lin Bai heard what Old Wen said and could not help reconstructing in his mind what had happened five thousand years ago.
The Chu royal family secretly discovered that Prince Hong Estate's Princess Consort was a martial artist from the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, and that she had been continuously sending messages to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
Back then, Prince Hong Estate was one of the strongest Army King estates in Chu's territory, and it held countless confidential intelligence reports.
Chu could not be certain how much classified information the Princess Consort had passed on. Regardless, they could no longer let the matter go unchecked.
The Princess Consort had to be eliminated.
Thus, the Chu royal family secretly summoned Prince Hong to the palace and told him everything.
Prince Hong loved his wife and daughter deeply. He was even willing to give up his power that held sway over the world and command of all the armies under heaven to preserve the lives of the mother and daughter.
If Prince Hong had not wanted to save the Princess Consort and his daughter's lives back then, he could have put righteousness before family and killed them both. He would still be Prince Hong now.
But Prince Hong had not done so. He had abandoned his title and military authority.
That raised a new problem.
Although Prince Hong was nominally dead, he secretly lent his aid, allowing Emperor Chu to successfully absorb Prince Hong's old forces within just a few years.
Emperor Chu immediately agreed.
The Chu Emperor's residence came forward and reported to the Zhao Xing Office that Prince Hong Estate's Princess Consort was a martial artist from the Four Gloom Demon Palace and was stealing Chu's highest-level secrets day and night.
Finally, Prince Hong entered the palace to meet