"A bet?"
Dai Li was nearly angered into laughter by Guangguai.
What exactly was this dung-beetle-sized thing trying to do?
He knew he could not defeat the Demon King and was destined to die, so he planned to go mad one last time before dying?
What a foolish and utterly meaningless act...
Considering Kalabatoya's surveillance, Dai Li did not do anything too drastic.
She merely treated Guangguai as a brain-dead idiot and asked teasingly, "So, what do you want to bet on?"
"Let's bet the Blood Snail Palace's Core Heart!" Guangguai declared smugly, his tone brimming with confidence. "If I can kill the Demon King and succeed in the challenge after twenty-eight cycles, then the Blood Snail Palace's Core Heart will belong completely to me."
"Additionally, Your Highness must pay me extra compensation for 'that matter.'"
The mockery on Dai Li's face deepened.
"If you succeed in the challenge, you will inevitably take the Demon King's throne."
"At that point, forget my Blood Snail Palace—even the entire Demon Capital and the entire Demon Domain will be yours."
"Oh, is that so..." Guangguai paused, then said in realization, "Then let's not bet the Blood Snail Palace's Core Heart. I've thought of an even better wager."
Though Dai Li was speechless inside, Guangguai's repeated antics still piqued her curiosity.
"What wager?"
Guangguai gave a wicked smile. "You."
"If I win the challenge and take the Demon King's throne..."
"Will you become my queen?"
The entire hall fell deathly silent once more.
Vladimir and Kagmo were utterly dumbfounded and instinctively turned to Liu Wenjian.
Only when they saw that he had no reaction did they calm down slightly.
Still, they could not help but marvel inwardly.
Good lord, you could play it like this?!
He knew he would not survive twenty-eight days from