Chapter 1184: Scholar-Warrior Sleeves, Seal-Robed Presence, Arrogant Actions, Overbearing Demeanor, It's Lu Ding!

Meanwhile, on the Great Han envoy side.

Fang Li by the cliff edge had already caught their attention.

They could hear his shouts as well.

One by one, they watched, they listened, and they wanted to laugh!!

So what if he was a Great Xuan prince, that didn't mean a thing here.

Even if this was Demon Province, a veritable dragon's pool and tiger's den, it was still their Grand Guardian who held sway here.

That was prestige.

And plenty of it.

When they had first arrived at this place.

Grand Master Tang from across the way had personally appeared, appealing to their emotions and reasoning as he explained things to them in person.

He said.

That Lü Mountain had strict rules, that outsiders couldn't just be allowed in casually, and that once rules were established, they had to be followed, and he was truly sorry about that.

But as soon as Lu Ding came to pick them up and confirm their identities, they would be allowed inside.

For now, they would just have to trouble themselves to wait.

Hear that? Now that was real prestige.

This was an immortal master of Lü Mountain.

Speaking to them like that.

All because of Grand Duke Lu.

Absolutely bursting with prestige.

Now the Great Xuan people had arrived, and nobody even gave them the time of day.

That was the difference!!!

Pride!

But.

The prideful crowd, watching Fang Li turn and walk toward them, immediately pretended to be very busy.

Oh, the sky is so big, the earth is so vast, this canyon is so deep, I'm just so busy.

Fang Li approached.

His subordinates walked forward and stopped outside the camp: "Please trouble yourselves to announce us. Our prince wishes to meet with your commander."

Although relations between Great Han and Great Xuan were poor.

That didn't mean even a guard on duty would look down on the main force of the opposing side.

As a nation of propriety, their opening words were still quite courteous: "Please wait a moment, I'll go announce you."

But such courtesy.

In the eyes of the Great Xuan side, appeared as a sign of weakness.

The subordinates behind Fang Li didn't say anything, but the contempt gradually spreading across their faces said it all.

Soon enough.

The guard who had gone to announce returned, leading out the leader of this Great Han envoy delegation.

Guess who it was.

Hey! Secretary Qiu!!!

Ever since Elder Shui had recovered and returned to the front lines to open fire and wage war against multiple nations, Secretary Qiu had been left with free time.

Because Elder Shui had returned to his peak, his status and strength had both climbed to even greater heights.

So Secretary Qiu's standing had risen right along with him. Add to that his own considerable strength, his solid position, and his good relationship with Lu Ding.

The Great Han side had simply sent him to lead the group here.

After all, if they sent unfamiliar faces, there would be a period of adjustment needed.

With something as major as Demon Province on the line, how could they afford to waste time on adjustment?

They had to go with whatever was most convenient, fastest, and most efficient.

Secretary Qiu walked out. When it came to conduct and dealing with people, he had always been beyond reproach: "May I ask who you all might be?"

The moment he appeared, the atmosphere on Fang Li's side turned somewhat off.

They recognized Secretary Qiu. More precisely, they had seen his portrait.

Brought back by those Great Xuan envoy guards who had returned.

After all, last time, Secretary Qiu had been a primary participant in that affair, having clashed with the Great Xuan envoy and cracked his skull open.

The person beside Fang Li spoke up: "This is Prince Fang of our Great Xuan."

Fang Li spoke: "I know you. Qiu Lü, Secretary to Shui Zongmin of Great Han. You previously handled part of the handover with our Great Xuan envoys as well."

Secretary Qiu's expression turned ugly for a split second.

Introducing himself with his surname and the title of prince.

But addressing others by their full name.

Not that Secretary Qiu cared much about being addressed casually, call him whatever, but in this kind of introduction setting, having Elder Shui's name dropped so bluntly rubbed him the wrong way.

And he made no effort to hide his displeasure!

Back when Great Han was blockaded by multiple nations, fine, you could put on airs then. But now Great Han had Lü Mountain backing it, and Lu Ding had already been inscribed on the Demon Ancestor True Inheritance Stone Tablet of Lü Mountain.

You still dare to put on airs like this?

Do you really think it's still the old days?

Secretary Qiu looked at them with a smile that didn't reach his eyes: "Oh... Prince Fang. So you've come all this way, you must have some business, right?"

One of Fang Li's subordinates spoke up: "Indeed, there's a small matter. We were hoping..."

Before the other side could even finish speaking.

Secretary Qiu: "Can't do it."

The other party was immediately stunned.

What the hell?

The man tried again: "What I mean is..."

Secretary Qiu cut him off: "What I mean is, can't, do, it. Do you understand? There shouldn't be any racial or linguistic barrier between us in communication, right?"

"You..."

Secretary Qiu glared at him: "What do you want!?"

Having followed Elder Shui for so long, he'd picked up a bit of Sichuan dialect along the way.

Bringing it out now, a dialect the other side could actually understand, carried even more authority.

If you can't even show basic respect, at least introduce yourself by your full name before dropping someone else's full name.

Walking up here as "Prince Fang" and then blurting out "Shui Zongmin."

Spoiled rotten!

You actually think you're somebody!?

Who the hell do you think you're fooling?

Still think it's the old days? The old days were the old days. This is now.

Someone stepped forward from behind Fang Li: "Do you know who you're facing? This is the Crown Prince of Great Xuan!!"

"You don't bow, you don't show respect, and you still dare to be this arrogant. Don't tell me you think that just because you've latched onto Lü Mountain, you can get smug and cocky in front of our Great Xuan Crown Prince!?"

Secretary Qiu laughed: "You can't even string a sentence together properly. You misuse idioms, your word order is all over the place, and you think you deserve to step forward!?"

"Getting smug and cocky? I won't even touch on how that phrase doesn't fit. But even if I am getting smug and cocky, so what!?"

"You planning to fight me?"

"Think carefully. This is Demon Dragon Valley, and across the way is Demon Province."

Secretary Qiu wasn't really aware of the relationship between Fang Li and the other side, but his words genuinely stung Fang Li.

After all, if they sent unfamiliar faces, there would be a period of adjustment needed.

The moment those words left his mouth, someone beside him chimed in: "Your Great Han hasn't even entered Demon Province yet and you're already this arrogant. Once your Great Han gets into Demon Province, are you going to ride right over our Great Xuan's head?"

With something as major as Demon Province on the line, how could they afford to waste time on adjustment?

Was Secretary Qiu supposed to back down?

Great Han people abroad might get beaten, but they absolutely could not cower, could not bring shame to Great Han.

"If that's how you want to put it, that possibility isn't entirely out of the question."

In an instant.

The already delicate atmosphere suddenly turned sharp and tense.

But the next moment.

With a thunderous boom.

Lu Ding arrived with Shen Lingfeng, stepping out of space with rippling spatial fluctuations, and stood beside Secretary Qiu.

He immediately raised his leg and delivered a front kick.

"You got that close just to scare who the hell!?"

BANG!!!

The man went flying. He didn't just tumble into a ditch, he was kicked straight down into Demon Dragon Valley by Lu Ding.

Below, arrays swirled chaotically, gale-force winds and violent currents raged.

They churned him so thoroughly that he couldn't catch his breath, couldn't fly back up.

A scream rang out as his figure plummeted downward, growing smaller and smaller.

"Ah..."

The smile on Secretary Qiu's face grew even wider as he directly stepped aside to let Lu Ding take the main position.

The Great Xuan crowd stared at the sight before them.

Scholar-warrior sleeves, seal-robed presence, arrogant actions, overbearing demeanor.

It's Lu Ding!!!!