After Lin Bai returned from Prince Chen's Mansion, he knew that Emperor Chu would definitely send someone to announce him, so he made plans early.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
Arriving at the Golden Palace, Lin Bai stood three steps away from the dragon chair and bowed his hands to Emperor Chu.
Emperor Chu looked at Lin Bai with a smile on his face, "King Chen has informed me of the ins and outs of the matter."
"Is that sword in your hand?"
"Yes." Lin Bai replied truthfully.
Emperor Chu sighed softly, "The twenty-first prince has been fond of music, chess, calligraphy and painting since he was a child, and he likes to play the wind and the moon. He doesn't care much about cultivation."
"So much so that he only knows a little about the rumors in the world of cultivation!"
"It has been many years since he got the sword, but he didn't know the significance of the sword. He even gave it to the oiran of the Moon Palace casually."
"It's ridiculous to say that."
"If the Nine Nether Demon Palace and the Holy Lotus Palace hadn't targeted him and put him under house arrest in the palace, he probably wouldn't even know the use of that sword yet."
Emperor Chu laughed out loud and shook his head repeatedly.
Sure enough... Emperor Chu's words all confirmed Lin Bai's guess.
Lin Bai was originally very curious...why didn't the twenty-first prince give him to the royal family after he got the sword?
In the end, after much deliberation, the only conclusion I came to was that the twenty-first prince did not know the origin of the sword.
If the twenty-first prince knew the purpose of that sword, he would definitely give it to the royal family.
Even if it is not given to the royal family, at least it will not be given to Moon Dancer casually.
Combined with Emperor Chu's words, many questions in Lin Bai's mind can be solved one by one.
Why did the twenty-first prince leave such a clumsy and rough painting in the palace?
If he didn't know the origin of the sword, how could he leave any clues?
The reason is... when the twenty-first prince was kidnapped by the Nine Nether Demon Palace, he was already controlled by the disciples of the Nine Nether Demon Palace.
And he was placed under house arrest in the palace.
At that time, the twenty-first prince knew the purpose of the sword, but it was certainly impossible for him to tell the Nine Nether Demon Palace where the sword was.
It wasn't until the deeds of Jiuyou Demon Palace were exposed and the twenty-first prince could no longer be kept under house arrest that he had no choice but to borrow the hands of Zhang Peixuan, a disciple of Shenglian Palace, to take the twenty-first prince out of the palace.
The twenty-first prince knew that he might have a narrow escape from death, so he deliberately left a painting as a clue.
At this point, all the mysteries have been solved.
"Prince Chen has also informed me of your request." Emperor Chu looked at Lin Bai with a smile.
"Then what are your Majesty's considerations?" Lin Bai raised his head and asked Emperor Chu.
Emperor Chu stared at Lin Bai, smiled and stretched out three fingers, "Thirty percent."
"The royal family is not too open-minded. The 20% you gave is too little. The royal family only needs 30%."
"Okay." Lin Bai agreed without even thinking about it.
If the royal family wanted 30%, then Lin Bai's allocation would be... 20% for the Crows, 20% for the Tianshui Sect, 30% for the royal family, and the remaining 30% would belong to Lin Bai.
Agreeing so directly... It seems that it is still less... Emperor Chu smiled bitterly in his heart.
It seems that Lin Bai had already considered that I would increase the price before coming to the palace... Emperor Chu thought thoughtfully.
"In addition, you must also help the royal family rescue the twenty-first prince." Emperor Chu added another condition.
Although the treasure key of the Nine Nether Demon Palace has been found, the twenty-first prince is still in the hands of the Nine Nether Demon Palace.
"No problem, I will do my best." Lin Bai also agreed.
Lin Bai also promised Miss Yuewu that he would rescue the twenty-first prince.
Even if the royal family did not make this request, Lin Bai would still find a way to save the twenty-first prince.
"The key to the treasure is in your hand, so do you have any clues about the treasure map?" Emperor Chu asked curiously.
"No." Lin Bai smiled, "This is another reason why I cooperate with the royal family."
"I wonder if the royal family has any clues about this treasure?"
Emperor Chu thought thoughtfully, "You should go back and study this sword carefully. If I guess correctly, there will be relevant numbers on it."
"The numerical label of each sword corresponds to the corresponding map."
"As long as you find the corresponding key and map, you can open a treasure."
"If you have done your research and tell King Chen the number of the treasure unlocked by this key, then the royal family will start looking for clues to this map!"
Lin Bai nodded slightly and agreed together.
Emperor Chu asked again: "Do you have any plans to rescue the twenty-first prince?"
Lin Bai smiled mysteriously, "I guess I already have a plan."
"Oh?" Emperor Chu was a little surprised, "Zhao Xingsi and Dark World have been investigating for so long, but they still haven't found where the remnants of the Nine Nether Demon Palace are keeping the twenty-first prince?"
"Did you find it so quickly?"
Lin Bai shook his head and smiled: "There is no need to look for it. Jiuyou Demon Palace knows that the key is in my hand, so they will naturally come to me."
"That makes sense." Emperor Chu thought for a moment, "Then what you mean is... using yourself as bait to seduce the Nine Nether Demon Palace to come to you?"
"But in this case, wouldn't you be in danger?"
Lin Bai shook his head and smiled, "Your Majesty, there is nothing absolutely safe or absolutely dangerous in this world."
"If you want to get rewards, you have to take risks."
Lin Bai's words made Emperor Chu shrink his eyes and secretly sighed that Lin Bai was really not that simple.
"Since you already have a plan, I won't say more."
Emperor Chu then said to Lin Bai: "If you are in danger, run to Zhao Xingsi and Bailu Academy. The safest places in the imperial capital are undoubtedly these two places."
Lin Bai smiled and said, "There is a third place."
Emperor Chu frowned and looked at Lin Bai... The third place? What is the third place?
Lin Bai smiled and looked around, "In the entire Eastern Region of the Demon Realm, I'm afraid there is no place safer than Emperor Chu's Golden Palace."
"Hahaha..." Emperor Chu laughed heartily after hearing this, "Well, if you encounter danger, you can run to the palace."
"If nothing happens, you can go back first."
"I'll take my leave."
Lin Bai bowed his hands, exited the Golden Palace, and left the palace.
After Lin Bai left, Emperor Chu chuckled again, "This Lin Bai... is really interesting."
In the darkness, a gloomy voice came, "It would be best for Lin Bai to be friends."
"If he becomes an enemy, it's better to get rid of him as soon as possible."
"If we wait for this person to grow up, he will definitely become a serious problem for Chu State."
One person said: "Isn't he engaged to Princess Shenxian? Sooner or later he will be a member of our royal family."
Another person said: "Although there is an engagement, they are not married."
"You can all see... Lin Bai's heart is still towards Tianshui Sect."
Emperor Chu raised his hand to signal for silence, "Don't be so anxious now, Lin Bai can't be bought with just a small favor."
"He can't escape Chu State's control for the time being. Let's wait and see what happens."