My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

Chapter 626: Chapter 164: Is it the same person? Or just look alike? (Please subscribe)_2
 

After the Dragon Lord’s Envoy’s arms grew heavy from receiving a multitude of gifts, he finally turned his gaze towards the Devil Emperor of Green Hill standing quietly by his side.

The Devil Emperor of Green Hill stood silently next to the Dragon Lord’s Envoy. He knew that the Envoy’s visit would not end with empty hands; giving and receiving gifts was a necessary part of the proceedings.

Once the Dragon Lord’s Envoy had almost finished with the gift-gathering, the Devil Emperor of Green Hill noticed the Envoy’s lingering gaze upon him and nodded slightly, directing his own gaze towards a green-dressed maiden by his side.

“Go and summon the Saintess,” he said.

As the words of the Devil Emperor of Green Hill fell, the complexion of the green-dressed maiden faintly betrayed her anxiety. However, she did not say much, simply nodded slightly and then quickly walked towards the depths of the courtyard in the Southern Courtyard.

The green-dressed maiden went to fetch the Saintess of Green Hill.

In the Southern Courtyard, silence once again descended.

The Dragon Lord’s Envoy did not speak, and no one else dared to make a sound.

The Dragon Lord’s Envoy stood in place, listlessly waiting, gazing straight towards the depths of the Southern Courtyard, then seemed to remember something.

His gaze shifted to Gu Wushuang by his side.

After appraising Gu Wushuang for a few moments, his eyes then swept over Cheng Guang and Black Cub as well.

“Where have these few come from?” he asked.

“I don’t seem to have seen them before.”

With a grave voice, the Dragon Lord’s Envoy spoke, drawing the attention of the other Devil Emperors present.

Upon hearing the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, the Devil Emperor of Green Hill followed the direction of the Envoy’s gaze toward Cheng Guang and his companions.

Assessing Cheng Guang, Gu Wushuang, and Black Cub, a flicker of bewilderment surfaced in the eyes of the Devil Emperor of Green Hill.

Until now, the Devil Emperor had focused all his attention on the Dragon Lord’s Envoy and had not paid attention to Cheng Guang and his companions.

At this moment,

prompted by the reminder from the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, the Devil Emperor of Green Hill scrutinized Cheng Guang and his comrades, his eyes displaying a trace of puzzlement.

“Who are these people?” he pondered.

“Their aura seems quite strong; they must be Devil Emperors, right?”

“If they were not Devil Emperors, they would hardly be able to obtain the purple tokens needed to come to this Southern Courtyard.”

“Yet why do these Devil Emperors seem so unfamiliar to me?”

The handsomely fair face of the Devil Emperor of Green Hill appeared somewhat perplexed as he observed Cheng Guang and his party, falling into contemplation.

Cheng Guang, facing the question of the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, showed no sign of nervousness, but simply smiled faintly.

“Envoy, we are all from lesser clans, insignificant really,” he said.

As the Dragon Lord’s Envoy listened to Cheng Guang’s words and raised his eyebrows slightly, just as he was about to inquire further,@@novelbin@@

a Devil Emperor at his side, unable to wait, took over from Cheng Guang’s reply and eagerly said to the Dragon Lord’s Envoy:

“Envoy, indeed these individuals are from minor clans and have only recently ascended as Devil Emperors.”

“Supposedly they are ‘Bipeds’, a demon beast group we have never even heard of, let alone you, Envoy.”

The chattering from the Devil Emperors around filled the ears of the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, eliciting a flicker of interest in his eyes.

“To come from a minor clan yet able to cultivate to the level of Devil Emperor?”

“Such talent is certainly not ordinary.”

The Dragon Lord’s Envoy spoke slowly, his tone hinting at admiration.

Cheng Guang, to the admiring tone of the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, felt neither much emotion nor impact.

He simply nodded slightly, a gesture of courtesy, and responded in a noncommittal tone:

“Talent is meager; it is only through diligence.”

As these words left Cheng Guang’s lips, the Dragon Lord’s Envoy was taken aback momentarily.

Then the Dragon Lord’s Envoy did not continue to question Cheng Guang and his companions.

The Dragon Lord’s Envoy had eyed Cheng Guang, querying which clan he belonged to, simply because Cheng Guang was the only one among the Devil Emperors in the Southern Courtyard who had not presented him with a gift.

This caused some discomfort in the heart of the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, who is accustomed to being held in high esteem.

If Cheng Guang came from a prominent clan, the Dragon Lord’s Envoy was ready, upon returning, to teach a lesson to Cheng Guang, who was ignorant of proper courtesy.

With the authority of the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, whatever it chose to do, it would be effective.

And should the matter of Cheng Guang not presenting a gift get out, and other Devil Emperors come to know that Cheng Guang and his companions did not give a gift yet faced no punishment afterwards—

If other Devil Emperors then followed suit,

how would the Envoy continue to benefit?

The Dragon Lord’s Envoy had its own calculations, initially planning to give Cheng Guang and his companions a lesson no matter what.

But now,

the Dragon Lord’s Envoy had abandoned that thought.

The reason was simple.

To the Dragon Lord’s Envoy, if Cheng Guang and his companions had come from a major clan or had been Devil Emperors for many years with plenty of resources in hand, seeking benefits would have been relatively easy.

But at present,

Cheng Guang and his group were from a minor clan, surely without much foundation, having just ascended to Devil Emperor status with no chance to gather resources, likely possessing nothing beyond their cultivation.

The Dragon Lord’s Envoy, even if it insisted, could only expect Cheng Guang and his group to produce trivial possessions.

If it had been when the Dragon Lord’s Envoy first assumed its role, it would have desired whatever belonged to Cheng Guang and his companions, regardless of how meager that might be.