"Welcome back, Brother Peiqi."
A perfectly ordinary-looking man walked out from behind a tree.
"Ah, it's you!" Shen Ye was surprised.
—Isn't this the person who was in charge of the Shadow Brotherhood back at the Human Territory!
The first time he had met this man was in the Hand of Shadow's tent.
He even sold a 'play dead' kit that had horses and daggers.
"Brother Peiqi, please follow me."
The man turned and walked into the depths of the forest.
Shen Ye immediately followed.
"The situation has been tense recently, and there's talk that the Undead might attack at any moment, firing the first shot of the war," the man said.
"Do we have any plans in place?" Shen Ye asked.
"The King has just ascended the throne and he's overwhelmed with a lot, but he's kept the matters of the front lines in his mind at all times, and preparations are being accelerated on all fronts."
"—I came back here today to prepare a Shadow Ritual for you," the man spoke.