This must be a bit of a scam

"Forgive me, forgive me, I was deceived by the traitor. If I had known that the Great Desolate King was such a character, I would not have made such a trip today no matter what."

The old man suddenly knelt down on the ground with a thud. At this moment, Ning Qi noticed that there seemed to be very faint black shadows on the ground around him, which were constantly walking back.