The Sacred Dynasty's Envoy Beaten Senseless! The Immortal Realm Was Nothing Special!

Upon hearing Jiang Bei's words.

The brocade-robed man abruptly raised his head to look at him. So enraged that he laughed instead, his gaze turned icy. "What? You frog at the bottom of a well, do you object to This Seat's words? Not convinced? This Seat has spoken, so you will take it! Every single word must be carved into your bones!"

He looked down at Jiang Bei from on high.

"If your backwater hadn't changed dynasties and alarmed the Holy Dynasty, did you think This Seat would humble himself and travel all this way to a place like your 'pigsty'? Being able to meet This Seat is the greatest fortune of you, Jiang Bei, and this so-called 'Da Yun Dynasty' of yours! Understand?! Ignorant ants!"

He paused, as though announcing something perfectly natural. "Additionally, This Seat has another important matter to inform you country bumpkins of! Great Qian may be gone, but the rules cannot be broken, and the Holy Dynasty's majesty cannot be profaned. From now on, every three years, the Holy Dynasty will dispatch an envoy to collect the 'Holy Dynasty tribute'!"

"In the past, that tribute amounted to thirty percent of your dynasty's total income over three years. But now..."

"The Holy Dynasty's front lines are currently hard-pressed by war, military expenses are enormous, and the treasury is somewhat short on funds. There is no helping it. The vassals can only be made to suffer a little. Starting this time, tribute shall uniformly be raised to fifty percent! Of course, do not feel wronged. The court is very fair. Every dynasty and tribe attached to the Holy Dynasty pays this amount. All are treated equally!"

At this point, the brocade-robed man changed the subject. Staring at Jiang Bei, he spoke in an almost commanding tone.

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