Hearing Deer-head Moke's answer, Richard felt a cold sweat break out along his spine.
The methods of the Endless Demon Kingdom were truly bizarre. They could actually shift even a Fate Contract onto someone else.
That meant the contract between Moke and Wild Cloud was completely invalid.
The one who had signed the contract was the Deer-head Moke before him. What did it have to do with Lion-head Moke?
"Judging by your expression, Master, that devil must have signed a Heavenly Dao Contract in my name."
Seeing Richard's expression, Deer-head Moke immediately guessed the situation. Yet even after learning that a Fate Contract rested upon him, Deer-head Moke showed not the slightest trace of panic.
Seeing how calm he was, Richard could not help asking, "Do you have a way to transfer the Fate Contract on you elsewhere?"
"I do not." Deer-head Moke shook his head. "To use a substitute-death method, one must be listed on the Endless Demon Kingdom's List of Demons. I am a monk of the Buddhist Land, so I cannot use such a method."
"Then why are you so calm?"
A faint smile appeared on Deer-head Moke's face.
"Master, take a closer look at me. There is something extraordinary about your eyes; I presume you have already opened your Buddha Eye."
Richard said nothing. He merely opened all four eyes at once. The instant his entire field of vision opened, Richard understood why Deer-head Moke was so calm.
"You are about to die," Richard said gravely.
Deer-head Moke nodded. "That is right. Once I leave that devil, I will inevitably enter nirvana within three years at most. To us, three years are no more than the flick of a finger. No matter how much trouble I bear, compared to death, it is merely passing clouds before