They stood in attendance on either side of the steps, glaring tiger-eyed at the Human Envoys, oppressive might spreading all around them, layer upon layer of pressure, as if they were bearing down on the envoys and venting their anger.
"Oriental Dawn envoy Wang Fugui, pays respect to the Great Commander."
Wang Fugui led the members of the delegation along the long central passage of the great hall, stopping before the steps below the throne and bowing upward, his attitude neither servile nor overbearing, casually ignoring all the pressure.
"For this meeting of negotiation, everything shall be decided by this deputy envoy."
As he spoke, he handed over the imperial letter from the Cangping God Emperor.
The number of envoys this time was small; the main figures were only King Heng Qi, Saint Xun Kun, and Wang Zongkun.
