Looking at the Heaven-Mending Scripture in Shu Lichuo's hand and the resolute look in her eyes, Bai Yu was inexplicably at a loss for words.
Compared to the Ferocious Beast Scripture, the Heaven-Mending Scripture was the very foundation of the Royal Court. After all, one was an art and the other a method. Bai Yu had probed Shu Lichuo before—this was not something that could be traded for great medicines or pills.
Though the Heaven-Mending Scripture had been part of his plan, Bai Yu had always tied this cultivation method to Shu Lichuo, intending to sweep them both up in one fell swoop.
He had never expected Shu Lichuo to take it out here, and before so many people at that.
That alone proved that Shu Lichuo had completely lost her way back. After all, selling out the Royal Court's foundation was a price even the Holy Empress could not bear.
Could it be that Shu Lichuo wanted to flee?
At that thought, Bai Yu narrowed his eyes and sized her up from head to toe. As he linked all the events together in his mind, everything suddenly seemed to make sense.
Though he did not know exactly what had happened within the Royal Court, ever since he had met Shu Lichuo, the Holy King seemed never to have voiced a stance on this matter.
At first, Bai Yu had thought that Shu Lichuo had done everything behind the imperial family's back because of Ba Longxiang and Ba Ba'er.
But ever since Beitang Piaoxue had appeared, Bai Yu had realized that the Royal Court could have fully grasped Shu Lichuo's plans. Some matters had even been deliberately allowed to happen.
And from the very beginning, preparations had been made for a great many possible responses.
Shu Lichuo wanted to scheme