Lin Bai soaked in the Immortal Cleansing Pool without refusing Yi Jinyun's shoulder massage. He merely said calmly in a low voice:
"Ever since you followed me to the Devil Palace, it seems I've neglected you these past days."
"I haven't even asked whether you've gotten used to living here."
Yi Jinyun drew a deep breath and said softly:
"It's fine."
"The Imperial Palace sits above the clouds of Demon Palace Mountain. Aside from Old Wen and Dao Child Yu You, there aren't any other outsiders here."
"It's rather peaceful."
Lin Bai replied thoughtfully:
"If you need maids to attend to you, I'll tell Dao Child Yu You and Old Wen to choose a few for you."
"Who knows how many lineages outside are waiting in line to send their women to the Imperial Palace as maids."
Yi Jinyun smiled faintly and shook her head.
"That won't be necessary."
"Now isn't the time to consider such things. We can talk about it after you've stabilized your position in the Devil Palace."
"You've fallen out with Shi Renshan and the Shi Family. This no longer concerns merely your position and life in the Devil Palace."
"If you lose, many people will die with you!"
Yi Jinyun had come specifically to remind Lin Bai of this, and Lin Bai deeply agreed.
The struggle for power and profit had always been a fight to the death.
Just as Yi Jinyun had said, once Lin Bai lost, many people would die with him.
To speak of those nearest at hand, the first would be the six Divine Halls that had already pledged allegiance to Lin Bai, along with the lineages behind them.
Once Lin Bai failed and the Shi Family became the final master of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, those six Divine Hall