The Command Token was only palm-sized and felt slightly heavy in his hand. A strange character was engraved on its front.
Chun Xiaobai still had not figured out what it was.
Purple-gold patterns covered the back, converging toward the center to form a mysterious mark.
Holding the Command Token, he casually flashed it before Gu Chengfeng's eyes, then put it away, afraid Gu Chengfeng might get a good look.
"Open those damn eyes of yours and take a good look!"
Gu Chengfeng indeed had not seen it clearly because it had moved too fast, but the mark at the center of the Command Token was so conspicuous that his pupils abruptly contracted.
This was...
The Emperor Pavilion's mark!
Though he had never seen this Command Token, he had seen a genuine Emperor Pavilion hand seal.
Years ago, the Heavenly Gang Sect had rendered a great service by helping the Emperor Pavilion capture a demon. Afterward, the Emperor Pavilion had bestowed a Merit-Granting Edict to reward the entire Heavenly Gang Sect.
At the very bottom of that edict was the imprint of an Emperor Pavilion Decree.
A symbol at the center of the decree's hand seal was identical to the mark on this Command Token!
No.
This mark was even clearer.
Gu Chengfeng's heart jolted.
Anyone who possessed a Command Token like this was certainly no ordinary Emperor Pavilion Envoy!
As for why the paint on his armor was peeling...
Was it his place to meddle in the affairs of an important figure from the Emperor Pavilion?
At that thought, Gu Chengfeng dared not hesitate any longer. His knees bent, and he dropped to the ground with a thud.
"Gu Chengfeng, Sect Master of the Heavenly Gang Sect, pays his respects to the honored envoy!"
His earlier stubbornness, refusing to shed