Lin Bai, Wang Zhengyang, Qi Lingyu, Li Guxian, Lu Yunzhe and other experts came. After being informed at all levels, they met the senior Chu State officials stationed at Tianya Pass in the meeting hall of Yongye Pass.
It's just that today, there are changes in the top brass of Chu State. Prince Liang, Prince Zhao, and Lord Beast, who are the kings of the twelve armies of Chu State, are not sitting on the main seats.
On the main seat, there sat a noble young man wearing brocade clothes. He looked at Lin Bai and Li Guxian who walked in with deep and complicated eyes.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
As soon as he entered the Tianyaguan meeting hall, Lin Bai immediately saw the young man sitting in the main seat.
This person is surprisingly the former His Royal Highness King Chen, now the Crown Prince of Chu State, Chu Junyou.
The prince of Chu State was sitting on the main seat, his handsome face was slightly pale, and his eyes were not as bright as before, but looked a little gloomy.
The whole person showed a strong look of exhaustion, and his eyes and expression were quite complex as he looked at Lin Bai and Li Guxian.
There was disappointment and helplessness on his face.
After Lin Bai and Li Guxian walked in, they were obviously stunned for a moment. Lin Bai smiled bitterly, while Li Guxian quickly regained his composure.
In the meeting hall, in addition to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was sitting on the main seat, there were also three military kings from the Chu Kingdom guarding the border, as well as generals of all sizes.
There are also talented warriors representing the five families and seven sects of Chu State, such as Huang Qingyun, Yi Song, Di Wuyan, Chen Yule and others.
What surprised Lin Bai was...he actually saw a man with a broken arm in the crowd, and it turned out to be Bai Yifei.
The scene suddenly solidified, and everyone was speechless for a moment.
His Royal Highness the Prince did not speak, and the others did not dare to speak easily. After a while, he finally said: "Everyone has come from afar, please sit down!"
His voice still sounded full of exhaustion and deepness, like a traveler who had just finished a long journey.
Everyone took their seats.
Wang Zhengyang and Qi Lingyu also saw that the situation was serious, but this was a private matter between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Lin Bai, Li Guxian and others, and they could not intervene easily.
After sitting down, he said nothing and just sat quietly.
"Brother Wang..." Qi Lingyu couldn't help but send a message: "How about we go down to rest first? Let them have a good chat before we talk?"
Wang Zhengyang also had this intention. Just as he was about to resign and leave, His Highness the Crown Prince looked at Lin Bai and Li Guxian and spoke.
"Brother Lin, you are fine."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke, with a slight smile in his tired tone, as if he were meeting an old friend.
"His Royal Highness, you are well." Lin Bai was also surprised. When did His Highness arrive at Tianya Pass, he did not receive any news.
If he and Li Guxian had already known that His Highness the Crown Prince had arrived at Tianya Pass, he and Li Guxian would not have been so embarrassed after meeting now.
"When will His Royal Highness arrive at Tianya Pass?" Lin Bai asked.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said: "Since I received the news of your appearance at the border from Tianya Pass, I immediately set off from the imperial capital and arrived at Tianya Pass two or three days ago!"
"Brother Lin, if I had known it would end like this, I would not have let you leave the Imperial Capital!"
Lin Bai could tell that His Highness the Crown Prince did not want to keep him quiet in the imperial capital, but today's outcome was a little hard for even him to accept.
The comrades who fought side by side in the past, like-minded friends who helped him become the hero of His Highness the Crown Prince, are now standing on the opposite side of him.
Who knows when the swords will turn against each other and fight to the death.
Lin Bai smiled bitterly and said: "Too many things happened that we couldn't help ourselves."
"I can understand." His Royal Highness nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what Lin Bai had experienced and the choices he had to make.
Just like he was back then.
He originally didn't want to compete for the position of prince, nor did he want to be the emperor of Chu, but there were always some things that forced him to move forward.
I have to fight for the throne and do those things.
I can't help myself.
His Royal Highness then looked at Li Guxian, who was sitting next to Lin Bai, with a slight smile on his lips: "Should I call you Princess Leping now? Or should I call you Goddess Li Guxian of Jiuyou Demon Palace?
Woolen cloth?"
Li Guxian took a deep breath and smiled: "As long as His Highness the Crown Prince likes it, you can call me whatever you want."
His Royal Highness was suddenly stunned. Some memories in his mind were opened, and he looked a little melancholy. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Li Guxian was originally a warrior belonging to the royal family of the Chu Kingdom. Logically speaking, she should not betray the royal family.
Moreover, Li Guxian has a good relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. During the time of Kezhou, Li Guxian also joined forces with His Highness the Crown Prince to pacify the Blood God Cult.
It was only with the assistance of His Royal Highness that Li Guxian had the opportunity to return to the Imperial Capital of Chu from Kezhou, and successfully inherited the title of her mother, Princess Leping.
"Let's get down to business first."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little sad and had to bring the topic back. He looked at Li Guxian, Wang Zhengyang, Qi Lingyu and Lin Bai successively.
"I already know your purpose of coming."
"For the competition between the Eastern Region and the Northern Region, Chu State is willing to do its best."
His Royal Highness the Prince said: "Now you can choose the geniuses in Tianya Pass to fight. I have already discussed it with them. No matter who you choose, they will go all out!"
As he spoke, he pointed at the geniuses of the five families and seven sects of Chu State, namely Yi Song, Chen Yule, Huang Qingyun, Di Wuyan, Bai Yifei and others.
His Royal Highness the Prince continued: "It is naturally a good thing to be able to solve border issues without bloodshed. The Chu State is not willing to have a head-on war with the Northern Territory unless it is absolutely necessary!"
Li Guxian was the first to answer: "We have already decided that Wang Zhengyang, the holy son of Wansheng Mountain, Qi Lingyu, the holy son of Qitian Sect, Lin Bai, the emperor of Jiuyou Demon Palace, and the first divine son of Jiuyou Demon Palace will fight!"
"In addition, we need to trouble Saint Huang Qingyun from the Holy Lotus Palace to join us in the battle!"
Li Guxian did not hesitate and told her the selected list bluntly, and at the same time extended an invitation to Huang Qingyun.
Hearing that Li Guxian's final choice was Huang Qingyun from the Holy Lotus Palace, Yi Song, Chen Yu, Ledi Wuyan and others all had a somewhat discouraged look on their faces.
This battle is destined to be recorded in the history of the demon world. If they can fight on behalf of the Eastern Region, they will definitely become famous all over the world.
Moreover, they do not think that their cultivation strength is much weaker than that of the Northern Territory Prodigy. If they go to war, there is a chance of winning.
But in the end, Li Guxian did not choose them, which made them feel a little discouraged.
Huang Qingyun was stunned when she heard this. The expression on her face had changed several times, including happiness, emotion, indifference, ruthlessness, pain, and helplessness... It was as if this expression was not made by one person.
It's that there are other people inside her who are fighting for control of her body.
"Okay." Finally, Huang Qingyun answered with a cold voice.