"Hiss~ We're all cultivators here. Don't look like you've been possessed by ghosts."
Qing Zhi did not understand why the officials opposite her had gone blank, as if they had been poisoned or cursed. Could it be that they wanted to take some Tea Leaves back with them?
Old Man Lu let out a long sigh.
He finally understood. The Snake Demon commander before him truly did not understand the rules of officialdom.
There were no precious tables and chairs with openwork carvings, nor were there any items that displayed status or rank. There was only a simple flat metal table, smooth as could be, and several folding chairs that had only been unfolded before they sat down. Forget relief carvings—there was not even a scratch.
As for ceremonial etiquette, there was even less hope for that.
Qing Zhi casually flipped through the documents, spread her hands, and laid the standard sheets covered in dense writing across the table.
"Let's begin directly. Hiss~ Excluding corvée laborers, your Saint Dynasty has reinforced its troops by a total of 2.1 million in two days. Why the sudden deployment?"
Governor Lu of the Saint Dynasty delegation habitually cleared his throat before speaking.
"Ahem. What justification do you have for rashly invading our Saint Dynasty? The soldiers of our Saint Dynasty are duty-bound to defend our land."
Qing Zhi rolled her eyes at that.
They were already sitting here, yet they were wasting time discussing such dull reasons. Was it really interesting to prattle on with empty nonsense?
"Hiss hiss~ Get to the point."
Perhaps the serpent-like hissing made Old Man Lu realize that he could not use humanity's usual methods. The Snake Demon Empire might truly not understand why the Human Saint Dynasty had suddenly reinforced its forces so aggressively. After all, neither