Li Yun's Cleverly Laid Chain of Schemes, Toad Swallower Mistakenly on the Executioner's Platform?!

"What exactly are you trying to do, Li Yun?"

Hangenor, who had been unable to follow Lu Li's train of thought from the very beginning, voiced his confusion.

In his view, Li Yun had singled out Toad Swallower as one of the monsters accompanying him in order to retaliate for the latter's earlier attempt to seize the opportunity.

Since he had never believed that Li Yun could break into the Chen Family Domain with only ten people and steal the [Imprint Clay], Hangenor had long concluded that Li Yun's departure from the Holy Domain this time was merely using the mission as an excuse to seek death.

Dragging an unpleasant Toad Swallower along to die with him was perfectly reasonable, both in purpose and motive.

But after dragging Toad Swallower into it, he then handed the choice over the remaining slots to him...

What did that mean?

He could not make sense of it at all.

Hearing Hangenor's question, Lu Li turned to the Demon King, whose face was full of confusion, and gave him a faint smile before explaining, "Demon King, Li Yun means nothing else by it. He merely wishes to make use of Elder Toad Swallower's understanding of the other great demons and appoint people according to their abilities."

"After all, ever since Evelina disappeared, I have remained at Flower Willow Grace Court, so my grasp of intelligence beyond the territory is relatively outdated."

"Elder Toad Swallower previously agreed that I should select powerful monsters to leave the Holy Domain with me. I believe that if the authority to choose the slots is handed to him, he will certainly make the most suitable arrangements."

"Is that so?" At first, Hangenor felt that it made some sense.

But upon further thought, he felt as though something was not