Lin Fei's show of force finally changed Prince Yong's attitude.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Prince Yong truly no longer wanted to live and only wanted revenge on him,
if he meant to drag billions of people around the world to their deaths,
then Lin Fei would be powerless to save them, however much he wanted to.
But Prince Yong clearly did not want to die.
That left room to negotiate.
As long as Lin Fei could lure the snake out of its hole and find Prince Yong, the rest would be easy.
"Prince Yong, this happened too suddenly. You have to give me some time to think it through, don't you?"
"How long do you want?"
"I'll give you an answer before sunset. How's that?"
"No. You're trying to stall. You get one hour at most, and you're not allowed to leave."
"Fine. Let me think."
Hongxiu secretly sent Lin Fei a voice transmission.
"Lin Fei, have you come up with a way?"
"Prince Yong is hiding somewhere, and he's only given me an hour. If I can't leave, there's no way I can track him down."
"Is there any way to protect your parents and the others?"
Lin Fei looked at his parents, regret stirring in his heart.
If he had taught them how to cultivate sooner, perhaps Prince Yong would never have gained control over them.
But regret was useless now.
Seeing that his relatives and neighbors could no longer sit still, Lin Fei cast Soul Bewitching Art on them.
He sent them into a temporary sleep to prevent any needless panic.
To make Prince Yong lower his guard, I need someone he trusts.
Ideally, someone from the Longyuan Imperial Family...
A figure surfaced in Lin Fei's mind.
He had found a way to