The Yaksha King was very pleased with Lei Dong's performance. In fact, he had already decided how he would force the two humans before him to comply if they refused. But because Lei Dong knew how to read the room, the Yaksha King's favor toward him surged. After all, avoiding the sacrifice of two elders was a great blessing. Tao Tai Bingyun had still felt somewhat indignant at first, but after thinking it over, she had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"You don't need to be so pessimistic. I will do my best to ensure your safety." The Yaksha King gave each of them a pearl the size of an egg. To keep the two from growing resentful and jeopardizing the mission, he spoke gently and reassuringly. "Actually, if this spatial vortex isn't dealt with, it'll soon enter a phase of explosive growth. Given your cultivation, neither of you would have much chance of escaping with your lives. In this matter, I'll owe each of you a favor. One day, you'll have need of my Yaksha Tribe."
"You're worrying too much, senior." Lei Dong replied with a solemn expression. "Whether you owe us a favor or not doesn't matter. I said before that I absolutely wouldn't back out. Senior, it's getting late. Please tell us what to do so we can get down to business." Lei Dong thought to himself, Since we're doing each other a favor anyway, we might as well make it a substantial one. Rather than drag things out and make people unhappy, we should help them promptly and wholeheartedly. Even if the Yaksha King really does mean to get us killed, there's nothing we can do about it. It's not as though we can go looking for death right now. Fortunately, although the Yaksha