After exchanging views with His Royal Highness Chen Wang and Prince Hong's Mansion Chao Yushi, Lin Bai, Bai Yifei and others returned to the Tianshuizong Palace.
Back in the residence, Lin Bai looked up at the luxuriant osmanthus tree in the courtyard in a daze.
The ambiguous attitude of Nanjiang Chonggu disrupted Lin Bai's overall plan.
I thought that after Nanjiang Chonggu entered the imperial capital, Lin Bai and Nanjiang Chonggu joined forces, Xia Jingzhi must be doomed.
But who would have expected... Nanjiang Chonggu doesn't seem to want to catch Xia Jingzhi, a "traitor" very much?
Their attitudes were very vague and ambiguous... It even made Lin Bai have an illusion whether Xia Jingzhi was the "Ming Zi" placed in the imperial capital by Nanjiang Chonggu.
There are "dark sons", so naturally there are "bright sons".
Anzi is not terrible, as long as you find him and pull him out.
But a bright seed, if used well, can produce earth-shaking changes!
But no matter what, Nanjiang Chonggu is no longer reliable, and Lin Bai has to figure out a way to deal with Xia Jingzhi next.
"It seems that I still have to rely on myself!"
Lin Bai shook his head. Judging from the current situation, Zhao Xingsi and Chao Yushi have nothing to do with Xia Jingzhi.
Then you can only rely on yourself.
Lin Bai took out a piece of pure white rice paper, prepared his pen and ink, and stood on the stone table in the courtyard.
He looked at the rice paper, and after thinking about it for a while, "First find Xia Jingzhi!"
But the problem is, how to find Xia Jingzhi?
Lin Bai wrote the three characters "Xia Jingzhi" on the rice paper, thought a little more, and wrote down the six characters "Third Prince" and "Sun Moon Pavilion".
After thinking about it again, he wrote the word "royal family" again.
Undoubtedly, the eleven words written by Lin Bai are the biggest obstacle for Lin Bai to find Xia Jingzhi.
The three princes, the Sun and Moon Pavilion, the royal family... This is why Xia Jingzhi has no fear in the imperial capital.
The third prince used the strong men in the Sun and Moon Pavilion to protect Xia Jingzhi, and also used the privileges of the royal family to cover up Xia Jingzhi's whereabouts.
With the protection provided by the third prince, not to mention Lin Bai, even the Zhao Xingsi could not find Xia Jingzhi!
"Then where will the Third Prince hide Xia Jingzhi?"
Lin Bai began to think about this question again.
After a long time, when Lin Bai was thinking hard to no avail, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind, as if he remembered something.
As he thought seriously, he caught the flash of light in his mind.
He squinted his eyes, and wrote the words "Orphans of the Twelve Princes" on the rice paper.
The orphan of the Twelve Princes, after being kidnapped by the Third Prince, planned to give His Royal Highness Chen a heavy blow in the imperial capital.
But he was rescued by Lin Bai, which made the third prince lose the chance to deal with His Highness Chen Wang.
Lin Bai recalled... At the beginning, the third prince also hid the orphans of the twelve princes in the imperial capital.
It is hidden in the "Lanting Courtyard", which is backed by Zhao Xingsi and is the territory of the royal family, so it is difficult to investigate it.
Following this train of thought, Lin Bai began to deduce with "reverse thinking", "The Zhao Xingsi cannot find Xia Jingzhi, and the dark world cannot find Xia Jingzhi either!"
"Chaoyushi couldn't find Xia Jingzhi either!"
"Whether it's Chaoyushi's Prince Hong's Mansion, or Zhao Xingsi and the Dark World, their intelligence network is within the imperial capital, and it can be said to have great powers."
"Any disturbance in the imperial capital cannot escape their eyes."
"There are not many places in the imperial capital that even they can't find!"
Lin Bai said in a low voice: "The royal family's territory and the territory of the five families and seven sects of the Chu state, Zhao Xingsi and the dark world must avoid suspicion and will not take the initiative to investigate."
"Could it be that the third prince hid Xia Jingzhi in a certain territory of the royal family, or in the territory of five families and seven schools of Chu?"
"If it's in the territories of five families and seven sects in Chu State, it's easy. Only the three major families, Li Family, Sun Family, and Zhao Family, can let the Third Prince hide!"
"If it is hidden in the royal family, it will be troublesome. The royal family has a lot of private houses in the imperial capital, and it is difficult to investigate."
Lin Bai muttered again in his heart.
But after thinking for a long time, he said to himself: "But... after the incident of the orphan of the twelve princes, can the third prince still be so at ease in hiding Xia Jingzhi in the royal family and the five families and seven sects of the Chu Kingdom?"
Lin Bai thought for a long time, then shook his head silently, "If I were the third prince, I would not hide Xia Jingzhi in the five families and seven clans of Chu and the royal family anymore."
"I will definitely choose a place that no one expected!"
"That place must be the place where everyone thinks Xia Jingzhi can't stay!"
"Then what is this place?"
"Which place is the most unlikely place for Xia Jingzhi to be?"
Lin Bai's thoughts went to a dead end, and he couldn't think of where this place was for a while.
Ever since Lin Bai greeted Nanjiang Chonggu back, he locked himself in the house.
After a few days, Lin Bai never left.
And even when Bai Yifei, Zhou Xinjun, Qiao Mo, Qin Yao and others came to visit, Lin Bai kept the door closed.
this day.
Qiao Mo came to the door with the carefully cooked porridge and called Lin Bai.
But Lin Bai still closed the door and saw no visitors.
After waiting for a while, Qiao Mo could only leave disappointed.
The moment she turned around, she saw Bai Yifei, Zhou Xinjun, Li Juenian, Yi Zien and others walking side by side.
When everyone saw the porridge bowl in Qiao Mo's hand, they also knew that Lin Bai hadn't seen her.
"Brother Shengzi, are you still unwilling to meet guests?" Bai Yifei asked with a frown.
Qiao Mo shook her head silently, looked back at Lin Bai's house, and sighed again.
Bai Yifei said in a low voice: "Brother Shengzi seems to be worrying about the matter in the Southern Border Insect Valley."
"Although we don't know the role of that warrior named 'Xia Jingzhi', we think that this matter is extremely important to Brother Shengzi and Tianshuizong."
"Since meeting Nanjiang Chonggu, Brother Shengzi's mood has been very low, as if a certain belief has been shattered."
"Senior brother Shengzi locked himself up now, probably thinking about how to catch that warrior named 'Xia Jingzhi'."
"Unfortunately, we can't help you with anything."
When Bai Yifei said this, there was a bit of self-blame in his words, and his expression was a little downcast.
Qiao Mo asked, "Then shall we go to the Dark World and ask?"
Bai Yifei shook his head and said, "Just now, I went in and asked about it after disguised with a few juniors."
"The dark world also knows nothing about Xia Jingzhi's whereabouts."
"The information that the dark world can provide is that Xia Jingzhi is a traitor from the Southern Border Insect Valley. He appeared in the imperial capital thousands of years ago. Apart from that, there is no other news."
Zhou Xinjun said in a deep voice: "Furthermore, according to the information provided by the dark world, Xia Jingzhi also has no father or mother in the southern region, he is an orphan, and has no relatives."
Bai Yifei said: "Xia Jingzhi is like a rootless and mysterious wandering soul, no one knows where he is."
"No one can find him."
Both Bai Yifei and Zhou Xin knew that "Xia Jingzhi" was of great significance. When Lin Bai was thinking about countermeasures these days, they didn't rest, but ran around in the imperial capital, looking for Xia Jingzhi's location.
But after many days of searching, there was still nothing.
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