Volume One, Chapter 8: The Arrogant Demon Envoy! Luo Yangxing of the Embroidered Uniform Guard Draws His Blade!
“Your Majesty, please forgive my disrespect.”
“An urgent message has just arrived from the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Southern Frontier Yaoqing has sent a shaman bearing the so-called sacred decree of the Shamanic faith, demanding that Your Majesty personally leave the city to receive them immediately. Otherwise…”
Wang Cheng’en knelt on the ground, his face pale with terror.
“Otherwise what?”
A cold smile flickered at the corner of Zhu Youjian’s lips upon hearing this.
“I dare not speak plainly, Your Majesty!”
Wang Cheng’en’s voice trembled even more with fear as he knelt.
“I pardon you; speak without fear!”
Zhu Youjian commanded.
Wang Cheng’en bit his lip, mustering courage to say, “Your Majesty, the Southern Frontier Yaoqing are being utterly insolent. They threaten that if Your Majesty does not come out immediately to receive the decree, then…”
“Then what?”
“They will force me, the Sage Emperor, to be overthrown!”
At these words, Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chengzong were instantly enraged.
They were planning to use His Majesty’s extraordinary arms factory to annihilate the Yaoqing in one decisive strike.
And now the Yaoqing dared to send envoys, arrogantly demanding that Emperor Zhu Youjian personally come out to receive their decree?
This was utterly absurd!
“These fiends are truly overstepping! When in history has my Sage Empire ever allowed such interference!”
“Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops to the Southern Frontier at once. We must wipe them out to demonstrate our national might!”
The two men cursed furiously.
Zhu Youjian furrowed his brows, his imperial dignity radiating.
“The Southern Frontier Yaoqing are truly audacious! They dare threaten my empire!”
At that moment, Zhu Youjian’s gaze fell on the Great Sage Sun Wukong beside him.
What perfect timing!
The time he could summon the Great Sage was limited to three days.
Now, the Sage had only half a day left before the system would reclaim him, and yet the Southern Frontier Yaoqing chose exactly this moment to send their envoy!
[System message: Hostile action against the Yaoqing envoys will grant 10,000 national fortune points!]
With this in mind, Zhu Youjian said, “Wang Cheng’en, convey my decree to mobilize eight hundred Imperial Guards to encircle them completely!”
“I will receive these Yaoqing envoys at the Shuntian Prefecture Office.”
“Tell the Yaoqing envoys they have no choice: come or face certain death.”
The Palace of Heavenly Reverence had always been the solemn venue for grand imperial ceremonies and for receiving court officials.
Receiving envoys should rightfully take place in such a dignified hall.
But the Yaoqing’s arrogant insolence left Zhu Youjian no choice but to retaliate in kind—not even granting them a side hall.
He would meet them at the Shuntian Prefecture Office instead, delivering a harsh warning!
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