"This..."
Prince Huai gave them no time to waste on excuses and pressed his advantage.
"You faked your death to escape, then claimed you had died in Great Zhou to force us to hand over the murderer or else cede land and pay compensation. Your Jin Kingdom certainly has its abacus clacking loudly!"
"Since you are all so eager to stay in Great Zhou, why don't you stay here for good?"
Prince Huai narrowed his icy eyes. A group of guards rushed forward, their sword tips pointed straight at the envoys' faces.
The Jin Kingdom knew it was in the wrong, and now the other side held the knife while they lay like fish on the chopping block.
The Jin Kingdom's envoys could only put on brazen faces and fawn shamelessly. "A misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding. His Highness is simply a little too fond of playing around."
"You call this playing around? Your Jin Kingdom certainly plays some elaborate games."
Jin San had always lorded over everyone, but after coming to Great Zhou, the first thing he suffered was a violation of his backside.
Then he had encountered that hideous freak, and now even his wife had disappeared.
New grudges piled atop old hatred, turning his face red with fury.
No longer caring about his status or anything else, he roared at Prince Huai, "What the hell is Great Zhou?"
"Those lowborn wretches humiliated me! Sooner or later, I'll slaughter every last one of you. Just wait until the Jin Kingdom's iron cavalry tramples your Great Zhou!"
The Jin Kingdom's envoys all sucked in a breath of cold air.
Only Prince Huai smiled radiantly, looking almost dazzlingly beautiful.
"Third Prince Jin, you may not know this yet, but Great Zhou's army of two hundred thousand reached Shaogu Pass three