Lin Yi almost swore aloud. Fuck, how dare he insult me!
But Lin Yi held his tongue. The ghost before him possessed unfathomable strength. If he angered him and the ghost lashed out, the consequences would be disastrous.
"What exactly do you want?" Lin Yi continued patiently.
"It's simple. Come with us. Young Master Kai said that as long as you help him become the ruler of the world, I guarantee you'll leave the Sea of Clouds and the Strangling Vortex safely, without so much as a hair out of place," the ghost said casually.
"Why should I trust you?" Lin Yi curled his lip. "What if I go with you, only for you to throw me into the Strangling Vortex afterward? Wouldn't I die for nothing? I don't want such a miserable death!"
"I told you, deceiving you is beneath us. Rest assured!"
"Hmph, what if you try something?" Lin Yi asked with a cold snort.
"Do you think we need to deceive a nobody like you?"
A nobody?
Lin Yi found that downright bizarre.
He was Rex Lapis, one of the most powerful beings on the continent.
But he still didn't know whether these ghosts were friends or foes, so he had better not reveal his identity rashly.
He might as well pretend to be some weakling and see the true colors of these bastards and that bullshit Young Master Kai.
"How do you want me to cooperate?" Lin Yi asked after pretending to consider it for a moment.
"We want you to help Young Master Kai conquer the entire Sea of Clouds, and along the way... break the seal and summon Osial, the Demon God of the Vortex," the ghost said flatly.
*!?*
Lin Yi was dumbstruck. *Motherfucker! So these bastards were after the seal on the