After the meeting in the sound-transmission chamber ended, Lin Bai left the chamber area with Elder Shen Yuan and Old Wen.
As soon as Elder Shen Yuan came out, he lowered his voice and said to Lin Bai, "Imperial Son, deep down, I agree with your plan for dealing with the Yunhe Thousand Provinces, and I'm willing to support you."
"But at present..."
Elder Shen Yuan wore an embarrassed expression, looking as though he wanted to speak but could not.
He clearly wanted to say that Palace Master had handed the Yunhe Thousand Provinces over to him to deal with. This was, in a sense, a "seizure of power."
The attitude Palace Master had displayed was that he was extremely dissatisfied with what Lin Bai had done in the Yunhe Thousand Provinces.
Elder Shen Yuan suddenly changed the subject and chuckled. "However, as the Imperial Son of the Devil Palace, there are indeed some things you aren't suited to handling personally."
"If word gets out... it won't be good for the Devil Palace's overall image. After all, the Devil Palace needs to 'maintain a good image' now."
"This may also be Palace Master's indirect way of protecting you, Imperial Son."
Hearing this, Lin Bai took a deep breath but said nothing.
Elder Shen Yuan's words had comforted him considerably. There were indeed some things Lin Bai was not suited to do.
For example... massacring an entire province!
Palace Master had made his attitude clear to Lin Bai time and time again: a "great massacre" was needed to intimidate the petty villains within and beyond the Devil Palace's territory.
In troubled times, ruthless methods were necessary!
Lin Bai had originally planned to use the Guo Family to establish his authority, but he had changed his mind midway, which in turn triggered