"What a joke. Who didn't know I was an envoy of the Myriad Demon Kingdom?" Xi Tianlong's face twisted with fury again as he roared.
In his eyes, rules and procedures were things Myriad Demon Kingdom envoys had never bothered much with before. As for him, he treated them like ass-wiping paper.
Wasn't this plainly bullying an "honest man"?
Did they take him for a fool? Did they think he was that easy to deceive?
"What a coincidence. I didn't know. None of us did," Marquis of Purple Robes shot back without the slightest courtesy.
"Xi Tianlong, the Human Race and Demon Race stand opposed to one another. Envoys traveling between them are protected by agreements made by both sides; the rules and procedures are there to protect you. Yet you demons barged into Human Race territory and still dared to swagger about so arrogantly. If you died or got hurt, you would have no one to blame but yourselves."
An elder from the martial academy spoke as well, his words even more blunt.
Keep acting arrogant, and there would be no good fruit for him to eat.
"Hmph! Who in the world didn't know of my status as an envoy of the Myriad Demon Kingdom? You are twisting words and stirring trouble. I think you want war! I want to see your Crown Prince—right now! Immediately! I'd like to see just how much nerve you have, daring to create friction between our two nations."
Xi Tianlong had a bad stomach, so naturally he could not stomach this. Once again, he resorted to his tried-and-true threat.
As long as he mentioned war, no matter how ugly the other side's expressions became, they would immediately hesitate. Then that cowardly Crown Prince in the Imperial Palace would force them to bow their