An attendant Demon General lifted the gauze curtain of the traveling pavilion, revealing Hong Luo, her bearing as commander shining with boundless splendor.
"Rise, generals."
Mu Bai cupped his hands and bowed, and Hong Luo nodded in return.
"Welcome the commander back to camp!"
Tie Niu roared, and the Demon Generals stepped back to either side of the red carpet. Dressed in red robes and golden armor, with a plumed golden helmet upon her head, Hong Luo looked valiant and imposing. She stepped calmly onto the red carpet, and a gentle breeze immediately stirred, carrying the fragrance of roses into every corner.
Hong Luo walked slowly forward, the Demon Generals following behind in solemn silence.
Once inside the command tent, the attendant Demon General helped Hong Luo settle onto the couch, while the other Demon Generals stood in two rows. Only after Hong Luo waved her hand did they take their seats.
"You have risked your heads and spilled your hot blood to win a foundation that will last ten thousand years for our Beast Race. I, Hong Luo, offer this cup to all our officers and soldiers!"
Hong Luo raised her golden cup. The Demon Generals rose and respectfully lifted their cups toward her. "Thank you, Commander!"
After everyone drank, Hong Luo continued, "This cup is for the heroic souls!"
"To the heroic souls!"
Whatever the cause of a war, every side had its heroes, and those who fell were all heroic souls!
Yet before the heroic souls of the Human Race had even departed, those under the same roof had already taken up arms against one another!
"The rhinoceros clan charged into the thick of battle and earned outstanding merit in this war. This cup is for the rhinoceros clan!"
Overjoyed and deeply stirred, Tie Niu hastily knelt