Both sides began to move as well, mobilizing large numbers of troops to guard the defensive walls, while some sent people over to sue for peace.
Zhao Fu did not refuse and instead received them.
These people were somewhat surprised when they entered and saw Zhao Fu. They had previously known that a terrifying force stood behind Yellow Springs Kingdom in support, and that dreadful power came from the Apocalypse World.
Now, they did not know what relationship existed between Yellow Springs Kingdom and that force. They might be allies, or Yellow Springs Kingdom might be subordinate to it; perhaps that force was even the true controller of Yellow Springs Kingdom.
Seeing that Zhao Fu was the one receiving them while the Yellow Springs Queen merely stood to one side, they could immediately judge that Yellow Springs Kingdom was either not a subordinate nation of that force, or was a puppet controlled by it.
They had originally thought they would meet the Yellow Springs Queen, and had brought over a hundred beautiful men, intending to offer twelve of them for the Yellow Springs Queen's enjoyment. But now, it seemed that even the lofty Yellow Springs Queen was the other party's plaything.
Naturally, they did not dare mention offering handsome men.
Yet even if they said nothing, Zhao Fu already knew, because those hundred-odd handsome men had already been brought into Yellow Springs Kingdom.
Sitting above them, Zhao Fu said, "Speak quickly. What is it?"
There were three envoys below, all middle-aged. One of them bowed to Zhao Fu and said with a smile, "We have no wish to go to war with your powerful Yellow Springs Kingdom. We ask that Yellow Springs Kingdom not start a war. We will satisfy all of your demands."
A chill could not help but