Zhang Lie shrugged. "The king of keys is more refined than that. The other kings are just thinking about how to avoid paying you, but the king of keys is already scheming about what will happen after the war against the death spirits."

Li Zongming frowned. "You mean that the king of keys is thinking that far ahead already?"

"Indeed."

Li Zongming couldn't help but ask, "Just what is it trying to accomplish?"

"After this bet, the other superior kings must hate us. They'd have ambushed us already if not for the impending war against the death spirits and the presence of the king of keys and king of chaos nearby."

Li Zongming understood Zhang Lie's implication immediately.

"Once we resolve...