Ren Kunjing turned to Zhang Lie. "There's something suspicious about all these chieftains, isn't there?"

The chieftains all lowered their heads to the ground as one, their bodies trembling.

"But we really don't know a thing!"

"We're all just minor players in the Mengtai world. How would we know where the proof of kingship is located? It's far too important for the likes of us!"

If they had known that the humans had such a powerful backer, they wouldn't have dared to invade.

Zhang Lie's temples were still throbbing, and he was somewhat unwilling to use his mistmeld clam soulshard.

However, it was clearly...