At almost the very instant that thought flashed through the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King's mind.
--Whoosh!
The void in every direction suddenly turned searing hot, and countless deep, burning gazes fell upon him all at once.
"Binding Demon Rope?! How does the Jiangdu City God have the Binding Demon Rope? Isn't that one of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King's three greatest treasures?"
The Star Lord of Water Virtue had never imagined that the situation in the Netherworld would take such a precipitous turn in the blink of an eye.
Wang Lingguan—had actually lost?!
And to a City God at that!!
"Plague Lord, could the Jiangdu City God's Binding Demon Rope have been borrowed from young friend Lu? But how could young friend Lu borrow such a treasure from the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King?"
Hearing the confusion in the other's transmitted voice, Plague Lord pondered for a moment but did not conceal the truth.
"After the battle at the Southern Heavenly Gate, perhaps because of the Seven-Treasure Exquisite Pagoda, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King deliberately sought to get close to that boy. As for the Binding Demon Rope, I reckon the boy extorted it from him."
"Extorted?!"
The Star Lord of Water Virtue froze briefly, then could not help laughing. "A mortal extorting a mighty Star Lord?"
Shaking his head with a smile, he said, "Now that you mention it, that truly does suit young friend Lu's temperament of never taking a loss. Looking at it this way, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King really suffered a terrible loss this time—he lost the pagoda and threw in an immortal rope besides. Had he known this day would come, he definitely would not have captured young friend Lu in the tower back then."
"Pity there are no ifs." Plague Lord smiled as well.
Those were the thoughts