Baiyi's penchant to give ambiguous answers had begun to annoy those in positions of authority, yet they were powerless to act against him. Because if the treasure really was the Book of Servitude, just how do they plan to intimate him? If the rumors were true, then he was now someone armed with a legendary book filled with forbidden spells, making him a terrorist deadlier than the gods! Provoke him? Oh, hell no.
This was the sentiment that Baiyi wished to incite; it was also the same effect that the Archmage had hoped for. The Book of Servitude was not given to him to ruin the lives of others; it was given to him to stop others from disturbing his life.