King Ao

"Human King Hengchuan... Fighting for the Hong Alliance is your mission as well."

The mysterious figure of light faded away, but its voice still echoed. Although Guen and the others had heard it before, they listened silently in the stillness.

King Hengchuan stared at the four stars on his shoulder, momentarily lost in thought.

"This is a good opportunity. The Hong Alliance's rules state that any member who has just joined starts as a One-Star member. But these are special times, and those who receive a special invitation can skip that step," King Lincang explained with a smile.

Everyone knew King Hengchuan's name. Hundreds of thousands of eras ago, he had been a dazzling talent, and his deeds were still widely recounted throughout the universe. Compared with the old-timers they had met earlier, he was far younger, yet he was also the coldest of them all. At King Lincang's words, he merely turned to Guen and offered a faint smile. "Thank you all for the invitation. I'll remember it. But I'm very curious about the Hong Alliance, and I truly want to see it for myself."

How could anyone fail to hear that he had no desire to socialize? Guen took the cue and said, "After joining the Hong Alliance, you can enter through the Virtual Universe's initial login plane. We still have other tasks to attend to, so we won't impose on you any longer."

"Take care." King Hengchuan still rose and saw them partway out.

Once they had left King Hengchuan's estate, King Lincang said, displeased, "I thought King Taqiong would be the most troublesome, but it turns out King Hengchuan is the most unpleasant. Even if the rest of us don't count for much, with King Mengshou here, he should at least have hosted a small banquet."