Fortunately, Han Qian knew Yue Shen had not deliberately chosen this moment to enter seclusion to avoid the newly issued war mission. He had therefore put in a word with the Mission Tower, asking them not to deduct merit points from General Grade No. 21.
"Since your captain isn't here, you can temporarily team up with Haochen's General Grade No. 22 to complete the mission once you reach Zhennan Pass," Han Qian instructed Xue Meng, the acting captain of General Grade No. 21, before their departure.
"Sorry for the trouble." Looking overwhelmed by his kindness, Xue Meng saluted Han Qian, then asked him to send Yue Shen to Zhennan Pass as soon as he emerged from seclusion so he could join them on the mission.
"Did I hear that correctly? The exalted Holy Dragon Venerable wishes to enter into summoning contracts with undead like us?" A slightly husky yet remarkably captivating female voice came from the black-robed figure before Yue Shen. "And you possess a Light Attribute constitution, don't you, Lord Holy Dragon Venerable? Why would you want the power of filthy undead creatures like us?"
Yue Shen had barely entered the Undead Lord's territory when she sensed his presence and came to find him first.
The figure before him was the Lich King, one of the Plane of the Dead's ten Undead Lords, who ruled over all the wraiths in the plane. Thick gray robes enveloped her entire body, leaving no skin exposed. All Yue Shen could see was a pair of scarlet eyes.
Although her aura alone told him that both her cultivation and mental strength far surpassed his own, Yue Shen was not worried that she would harm him.
Not only did he have no quarrel with these undead creatures, but they were the ones who