Long Yaochen withdrew his gaze and finally turned toward the Dou Ling Empire's seats.
At the head of the Dou Ling Empire's delegation sat a man in his fifties or sixties.
He was slightly plump and dressed in luxurious official robes.
A genial smile never left his face.
When he saw Xuan Zi and the others enter, he was the first to stand.
"Elder Xuan."
"I've long heard of your great reputation. Today, I finally have the honor of meeting you."
Xuan Zi glanced at him.
"And you are?"
The smile on the man's face did not change in the slightest.
"I am Zhou Wenyuan, the Dou Ling Empire's minister of foreign affairs."
"I have come to visit Shrek on His Majesty's orders."
Only a minister of foreign affairs?
Surprise flickered in Long Yaochen's eyes when he heard the man's identity.
He immediately picked up on that crucial detail.
Yan Shaozhe had clearly realized it too, and the two looked toward the Heaven Dou Empire almost simultaneously.
Sure enough, the Heaven Soul Empire's delegates looked none too pleased.
"Oh."
Xuan Zi nodded indifferently.
Then he walked straight to the seat at the head of the table.
Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo sat on either side.
Long Yaochen naturally took the seat beside Qian Duoduo.
Once everyone was seated, the meeting hall gradually fell quiet.
Xuan Zi picked up the teacup on the table and leisurely took a sip.
He showed no intention whatsoever of speaking first.
Just then, an elderly woman entered through the door.
"Xuan Zi, Shrek really does produce one talented person after another."
"What a pity I'm old. I've come too late to benefit from something this good."
Xuan Zi paused, dropping his earlier attitude.
"Senior Medicine Immortal, you're as radiant as ever since we last met