Proclamation

"Next, there is one more matter I need you to handle."

Xu Yuan's voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable firmness.

Wang Ming immediately bowed. "Please give your orders, Guardian!"

"Tomorrow's demon-slaying is not merely to eliminate a scourge. It is also the beginning of the Water Manor's restoration and its assertion of command over the Clear Sand River."

Xu Yuan's gaze swept across the somewhat empty hall before finally settling on the plaque reading "Calming Waves, Still Waters." His tone was steady and forceful.

"I want you to immediately do two things."

"First, issue a proclamation in the Water Manor's name concerning the pacification of the floods and the extermination of the demon ape. It must state that I, the Guardian, have been appointed by Jade Dragon Palace to guard the Clear Sand River; that the demon ape's lair has now been located; and that this fiend has already been grievously wounded."

"To protect the land and bring peace to the people, I have decided that tomorrow, I will personally lead the Water Manor's troops and summon the elites of the Wang, Lin, and Zhao Families of the Clear Sand River to join the campaign, settling the matter in a single battle."

"The proclamation must make it clear that this operation is led by the Water Manor, while the three families are answering its call and assisting. Its wording must be grand and righteous, displaying both the Water Manor's authority and its resolve to slay demons."

"Second." Xu Yuan looked at Wang Ming, his eyes profound. "Use the Water Manor's specially made Wave-Transmission Talismans to distribute this proclamation throughout the upper and lower reaches of the Clear Sand River!"

"Every town, dock, village, cultivator's dwelling, and residence of families large or small along the river must receive it before