Chapter 954: Pentagonal Crater
"You think far too highly of me, City Lord Sun. I've only been in these Great Ruins for a short time, just like everyone else, so how could I have possibly gathered all four of the other keys. At the moment, I only have two," E Kuai replied with a smile as he flipped a hand over to produce a pair of crimson keys.
"So that means we only have three keys in total. In that case, how can we open these gates?" Sun Tu asked as his brows furrowed slightly, and Fu Jian and Qin Yuan also turned to E Kuai to hear his answer.
"Rest assured, everyone, all five keys have already been assembled. Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Li, I believe it's time for you to show everyone your keys," E Kuai said with a faint smile.
Everyone immediately turned to Han Li and Chen Yang with surprised expressions upon hearing this.
"I was just about to bring out my keys," Han Li replied with a composed expression, but internally, his mind was racing.
E Kuai had led everyone here without any hesitation, seemingly completely unconcerned about the prospect of having insufficient keys, and that had already tipped Han Li off the possibility that he was somehow able to find out who was carrying the other keys and how many they had in their possession.
With that in mind, Han Li pulled out two keys from the front of his robe, while Chen Yang also revealed the single key in his possession.
"So the two of you had three keys all along! As expected, City Lord E always has everything under control," Sun Tu praised with a faint smile.
Chen Yang took an apologetic glance at Sun Tu, then cupped his fist in a salute toward E Kuai as he said, "These keys are extremely important, so Fellow Daoist Li and I have been holding onto them this entire time for safekeeping purposes."
"It's fine. The Puppet City cultivators are still yet to make an appearance, so it's better to be safe than sorry," E Kuai replied with a dismissive wave.
"Thank you for your understanding, City Lord E," Chen Yang said with a relieved expression.