The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 560 - 559: Poisoned! Bai Zhiyuan learns bad habits!

Chapter 560: Chapter 559: Poisoned! Bai Zhiyuan learns bad habits!

After Lin Bai had arranged everything for Lishu An, he prepared to return to his room for a good rest.

After all, Lin Bai had been traveling all these months and had not had a good rest.

Now, Yejian Qiu had informed Lin Bai that there would be a fierce battle in three days, so Lin Bai had to rest until he was in top condition to face the Sword Debate and Martial Arts Competition in three days.

At this moment, a sweet and joyful voice suddenly came from the entrance of the Sword River Palace: "Brother Lin Bai....."

Hearing this voice, Lin Bai’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly turned his head to look.

A lively and cute young girl ran over with a sprite-like beautiful smile on her face. She ran over and dove into Lin Bai’s arms.

"Brother Lin Bai, I missed you so much."

The girl looked at Lin Bai with a charming expression on her face.

Lin Bai laughed and said, "You silly girl, why did you come all the way to the Heavenly Sword Dynasty? Do you know how worried your sister has been about you?"

This young girl was none other than the Ninth Princess of the Shenwu Kingdom, Bai Zhiyuan.

When Lin Bai was previously in the Imperial Capital, the First Princess told Lin Bai that Bai Zhiyuan and the masters from the royal family of the Imperial Capital had all gone to the Heavenly Sword Dynasty to watch the upcoming martial arts competition.

But Lin Bai had been so busy lately that he almost forgot about Bai Zhiyuan.

"Hee hee, I’m a sword cultivator too, can’t I come to join in the fun? Besides, my big sister always makes a fuss over nothing. I can’t even go out to play without her thinking the whole world is full of villains," Bai Zhiyuan pouted, expressing her grief.

At this time, an old man came from behind Bai Zhiyuan, walked up to Lin Bai, kneeled down on one knee, and said, "This subordinate Qi Longhai, pays respect to Sword Prince."

"Dismissed, no need for formalities."

Lin Bai glanced at the old man and responded dismissively.

"Thank you, Prince Sword." Qi Longhai then stood up.

Lin Bai looked at Qi Longhai with a discerning eye. This man might be very old, but his cultivation was not weak. He had already reached the Great Perfection of the Half-step Divine Pill Realm.

Bai Zhiyuan said, "Master Qi is the one my sister sent to protect me."

Lin Bai immediately understood and said, "Zhiyuan loves to be mischievous. Master Qi must have had a hard time on this journey."

Qi Longhai replied sheepishly, "Protecting the Ninth Princess is a part of my duty. I won’t dare to say it was tough."

Qi Longhai looked at Lin Bai with utterly bewildered eyes. He had heard of Lin Bai’s exploits and even admired him a little. He attained the status of prince at such a young age.

Bai Zhiyuan held onto Lin Bai’s arm and giggled non-stop, just like a little girl who had received her favourite toy.

"Brother Lin Bai, I am hungry." Bai Zhiyuan declared, laughing.

Lin Bai affectionately pat Bai Zhiyuan’s head and said to Lishu An, "Have someone prepare food."

Lishu An promptly responded, "Yes."

Soon after, Lin Bai took Bai Zhiyuan back to the Sword River Palace.

"Brother Lin Bai, how come the food isn’t ready yet? I am going to the kitchen to see if they are slacking off." Saying this, Bai Zhiyuan ran off towards the kitchen.

Lin Bai wanted to stop her, but she had already run off.

Qi Longhai respectfully stood aside without uttering a word.

Lin Bai asked, "On the journey here, nothing dangerous happened, right?"

Qi Longhai replied, "Although we faced several dangers on the way, we managed to escape unscathed. However, after arriving at the Famous Sword Manor, some incidents did occur...."

Lin Bai asked, "What happened?"

Qi Longhai, with a sense of trembling unease, said, "Several young masters, who seemed to be princes from various countries, were bothering the Ninth Princess. But luckily, nothing major happened."

Lin Bai said, "Nowadays, the Famous Sword Manor is filled with all sorts of people. Not only are there royal children from various countries, but also numerous formidable figures. It’s indeed tumultuous. You should stay in the Sword River Palace with me for the next few days. Anyway, we have plenty of rooms here."

Qi Longhai expressed his extreme gratitude, "Thank you, Sword Prince."

To be able to live in Sword River Palace was seen as an honor in a sword cultivator’s lifetime.

This was because this place was reserved for only the geniuses in the Sword Art. Even the ordinary peerless geniuses didn’t qualify to stay here.

Soon, Lishu An and Bai Zhiyuan had the food prepared and served.

Bai Zhiyuan was nibbling on the table, devouring the food like a wolf.

As for Lin Bai, he had already had a meal with Yejian Qiu earlier, so he was not hungry.

Qi Longhai didn’t qualify to join Bai Zhiyuan and Lin Bai for the meal.

Lin Bai sat across from Bai Zhiyuan, watching her as she gobbled down her food.

"Brother Lin Bai, why aren’t you eating?" Bai Zhiyuan asked while continuing to wolf down her food.

Lin Bai smiled and said, "You take your time eating, I already ate."

"That won’t do, eating alone is so boring!"

"Here, have some meat."

Bai Zhiyuan picked up a piece of savory meat and brought it up to Lin Bai’s face.

With no other choice, Lin Bai opened his mouth to eat it.

Qi Longhai watched this scene with a chuckle and said, "In that case, Prince Sword, Ninth Princess, this old servant will leave first."

Bai Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Master Qi, you can go rest. With Brother Lin Bai here, I’m very safe."

"Yes," Qi Longhai responded and then exited the palace hall.

After Bai Zhiyuan had eaten for a while, she finally stopped.

"Brother Lin Bai, where am I sleeping tonight?" Bai Zhiyuan asked curiously.

Lin Bai smiled and said, "Lishu An has already prepared a room for you. It’s right next to mine. You must be exhausted from the journey all the way from Lingdong. Rest well."

"Alright, Brother Lin Bai, I’m going to sleep now."

Giggling, Bai Zhiyuan ran towards her room.

Suddenly, Lin Bai frowned and said, "Why is this little girl acting so strange today?"

"Forget it, I won’t think about her. Time to rest."

Lin Bai strolled to his room and after taking a hot bath, closed the door and got ready for bed.

However, just as Lin Bai lay down on the bed, suddenly, he felt his whole body tingling.

"Hmm?"

"What’s going on?"

Lin Bai suddenly felt something strange happening inside his body.

His whole body felt weak and numb, his True Qi was weak and difficult to mobilise, and his limbs were feeble.

"I’ve been poisoned!"

Lin Bai was startled, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn’t seem to have eaten anything wrong this year. So how could he have gotten poisoned?

Could it be the wine Yejian Qiu gave him?

But that didn’t seem possible either. With Yejian Qiu’s status and identity, he would never poison Lin Bai.

"Brother Lin Bai....."

Just as Lin Bai was baffled, a giggling voice entered his ears.

Turning his head, he saw Bai Zhiyuan walking in.....

Stunned, Lin Bai asked, "Zhiyuan, what did you do?"

"Kiki kiki....." Bai Zhiyuan stared at Lin Bai and started to giggle mischievously.