Qin Lele's request to claim her prize was clearly not going to be answered.
It was not that McKen was trying to welch on the deal. Rather, as they spoke, the Evil Thoughts that had originally clustered around the portal seemed to have been provoked by something and began growing more frenzied.
A flash of bright yellow light streaked across the sky.
"What was that?" Xu Nan asked gravely.
He felt unprecedented pressure. It was a warning from deep within his bloodline. The Great Secret Realm seemed to be growing increasingly dangerous.
"Fernando's Sun Chariot was funded by my brother."
A trace of mockery appeared at the corner of McKen's mouth. "Generally speaking, the appearance of a Sun Chariot only means one thing."
"The Celestial God Kingdom has declared war on this place. After all, they're from the Celestial Realm."
"Why are you looking at me so shocked? You didn't honestly think Fernando and the others would pin their hopes of victory on that pervert Giggs, did you?"
Xu Nan drew in a sharp breath.
"The Sun Chariot has already entered the Great Secret Realm? Does that mean the Garden of Eden Island Chain, even Earth itself, will be threatened?"
Sure enough, the Garden of Eden Island Chain's sudden appearance concealed an even greater conspiracy.
"Mr. McKen, although I remain doubtful of your stance, you seem rather different from the others in the Celestial God Kingdom?" Xu Nan asked tentatively.
McKen looked at him with a half-smile. "If you want to know the truth behind this, just say so. Why beat around the bush?"
Honestly, being watched with such a ghostly smile by a three- or four-year-old boy was really rather painful.
"Don't worry. This actually has little to do with you. It barely even counts as a conspiracy—at most,