On the Eve of Battle, Part IV

The representative who walked into the reception hall was not someone of any importance. He was a normal man with average looks, average cultivation, and no redeemable features. His outfit, a black and white ensemble, told her that he was a member of the Zhou Kingdom rather than the Ming Province. He had probably been chosen for this task precisely because of his insignificance. Killing him should his words upset her would not grant a single advantage. His death would hold no purpose.

It wasn’t unusual for angry rulers to kill the messenger in the wake bad news, though it was in bad taste to do so. Still, that wasn’t her style. Her enemies’ worries were unfounded, but she understood why they would do this.

And while she wouldn’t kill this man as he was simply a messenger, that didn’t mean she wouldn’t put up an imposing front.