Su Miu froze for a moment when he heard that she wanted to take him to see the Ancient King. Surprise flashed through his eyes before he regained his composure.
"Don't tell me you want to kill me because I killed four Undead Monarchs?"
He folded his arms across his chest. He had killed as many as a hundred thousand undead, including four Undead Monarchs. Had she come to avenge them?
The Nine Nether Queen was quite honest. She shook her head slightly and replied, "Even I cannot fathom the king's will. In any case, are you willing to come with me and seek an audience with him?"
She extended a hand toward Su Miu, asking whether he would go see the Ancient King. Su Miu fell silent for a moment as he looked at her unnaturally pale little hand. Then he turned toward Elder Ling Xi, who was locked in a fierce battle with a monarch, and finally shook his head in refusal.
"No. I still have things to do. Salang hasn't been captured yet, and I won't leave this place."
The Nine Nether Queen was not surprised by his refusal. But she obeyed the king's commands. Since he had ordered her to bring Su Miu to him, she would do so even if she had to drag him away by force.
Moving like a phantom, the Nine Nether Queen instantly appeared behind Su Miu and rested her slender hand on his shoulder.
"The king's orders cannot be refused. If you have any trump cards, bring them out."
Her voice reached his ear, her cold breath brushing against it.
"Heh... I'm not the same person I was before!"
He scoffed. During the three hours he had spent recuperating just earlier, he had not only obtained an incantation from Electrolux