"Stop!"
As Lin Bai's cloud boat slowly entered the area around Eternal Night Pass, several armored figures suddenly shot out from the steel-like mountain range and appeared in front of the boat.
There were roughly ten people in the group. They wore deep-black armor that wrapped them from head to toe, with masks covering their faces. Only a pair of cold eyes showed through as they stared at Lin Bai and the others.
"Eternal Night Pass has been sealed off. What business brings you here?"
Before Lin Bai could speak, Old Wen's expression darkened. He stepped forward and barked coldly, "Have you gone blind? The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's Imperial Son has arrived, yet you still haven't promptly notified Elder He Gongji to come and receive him!"
The armored soldiers' expressions changed drastically at once, and they looked at Lin Bai several more times in shock.
Although they had long since heard that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had established an Imperial Son—and that this Imperial Son was none other than Lin Bai, the peerless prodigy whose name had resounded throughout the Devil Realm Eastern Region—they had never actually seen him.
Now that they were seeing him for the first time, they could not help feeling shaken.
"We were blind and failed to recognize you. Please forgive us, Imperial Son!"
"Please follow me into Eternal Night Pass and rest in the Guest Hall for the time being. I'll immediately go notify Elder He Gongji!"
Not having such a sharp-minded servant by one's side, someone capable of seeing through their master's thoughts, was sometimes indeed a bad thing. After all, many matters did not need to be explained so plainly.
However, Lin Bai was also very curious. Since this was the foundation on which the Chu Kingdom had established itself, how