The Kui Dragon King glanced at Zhou Chuan and continued, "When I was about to undergo the First Tribulation of Nirvana, I had to return home, and so I had to part ways with him. Little did I know that parting would be our final farewell. I heard he was being hunted down by the Heart-Devouring Wyrm, and once I completed my tribulation, I rushed over to save him. In the end, though I fought to the death and killed the Heart-Devouring Wyrm, I only managed to recover half of Simba's skull."
"An Ancient God cannot die out in the wilderness, or it will weaken the power of the barbarians. I knew Simba's dying wish was to have his remains brought home. As his only friend, if I didn't help him, who would? Simba was only a half-god when he died, so you needn't doubt my intentions—I simply want to help him, not covet the treasures he left behind."
The story sounded plausible enough, but if the Kui Dragon King took Zhou Chuan for some naive greenhorn, he was gravely mistaken. The King was telling him all this for one simple reason: to make Zhou Chuan throw his full weight behind him. Being chosen by the eyeball meant Zhou Chuan was likely the key to a critical piece of the puzzle.
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