Gu Wenheng hadn't expected the envoys from the island country to show up so quickly. Watching the clamoring figures approach, he curled his lip. "These are the envoys? Not much of a spectacle, is it? Any random official from around here has a more impressive entourage."
'Especially those old-timers in the Capital. Which one of them doesn't keep a staff of advisors and guards?'
"Were they always like this?" Gu Wenheng asked Xiao Yuling, tilting his head in curiosity, completely unbothered by the envoys' scrutinizing gazes.
Xiao Yuling replied, "Yes. Every time they come, they act all high and mighty. They're the ones who come here to plunder, yet they act as if we're the ones who owe them something.
"Lord Liang used to try and appease them, hoping to maintain peace and stability. He'd send them off with kind words every time, but in the end, they still took his life."
Looking at these men, it would be a lie to say Xiao Yuling didn't feel a burning hatred in his heart.
