The moment those words left his mouth, not only were Crown Prince Xiang Kun and the others struck dumb, but even Chen Shi was dumbfounded.
He had originally thought the purpose of these ghost tribe leaders was to get the Blood Lake True Scripture he had deciphered. This invitation to the kingdom lord's palace would at best be a mix of coercion and enticement to make him hand over the scripture—though if he could leave alive, Chen Shi didn't mind passing on this cultivation method.
If the Blood Lake True Scripture were spread, it would definitely plunge the Tianchi Ghost Kingdom into utter chaos, mutual slaughter, and widespread panic, leaving them with no time to spare a thought for outsiders.
Yet what he never expected in his wildest dreams was that the thought processes of these ghost tribe leaders jumped with such baffling speed that they actually wanted to make him the next Tianchi Kingdom Lord!
In the little temple at the back of his head, Peng Ju, Peng Yan'er, and Sang Xixi were also closely monitoring the commotion outside. Hearing Lei Qu's words, they were similarly shaken beyond measure.
It was one thing for Peng Ju and Peng Yan'er, as the brother and sister already admired Chen Shi to the point of complete devotion. Sang Xixi, however, was utterly bewildered: "Wait a minute, isn't the top scholar a living person? How did he end up becoming the lord of the Tianchi Ghost Kingdom?"
Could the selection of a kingdom lord really be this perfunctory?
Beside Chen Shi, Empress Shi Ji murmured softly, "Emissary, did you kill the previous lord?"
Chen Shi let out a muffled hum. Faced with the scene before him, even he half-suspected that he was the one who had taken out the old lord and bribed