"Don't go!"
Dai Li moved swiftly. In the span of a single breath, she had already closed in behind Guangguai.
Yet Guangguai seemed to have been prepared for this all along.
As he twisted around, he fiercely slammed his staff into the ground!
Two quasi-Ghoul Kings lunged out at once, one on each side, forcibly stopping Dai Li like guardian protectors.
"What is Your Highness trying to do?" Guangguai curled his lips into a cold smile.
"After reneging on the debt, are you planning to silence me too?"
"No, that's not..." Dai Li's expression stiffened, and she stumbled over her words.
"The matter of the spy is truly of great importance. Don't be impulsive. We can discuss this properly."
Hearing that, Guangguai straightforwardly held out his hand.
"Then please give me the remaining Golden Sacred Scarab first, Your Highness."
"Uh..." Dai Li's eye twitched, and an awkward expression surfaced on her face.
After struggling for a long while, she finally admitted it.
"I don't have it with me right now."
"You don't?" Just the right amount of shock appeared on Guangguai's aged face.
It was followed by the fury of being deceived.
"So Your Highness only ever intended to give me one Sacred Scarab?!"
"I-I never intended to welch on the debt!" Dai Li's face flushed an unusually deep red as she said in extreme embarrassment.
"It's just that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes... Don't worry. As long as you can find that spy—no, as long as you can get any leads, I'll help you obtain the remaining Golden Sacred Scarab!"
"To show my sincerity, I can first tell you who has that Golden Sacred Scarab."
Guangguai wiped the expression from his face and remained silent.
Seeing this, Dai Li could only continue.
"Prince Ora. The remaining