Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 347: The Female Demon King (Part 1)
The sea breeze is stuffy.
As soon as Xu Zun got off the boat, he felt short of breath and his body became sticky due to sweating.
Looking around, you can see that this distant oriental island is full of unique exotic customs.
Everyone here, regardless of gender, age or status, wears short-sleeved shirts and shorts.
Here, there seems to be no conservative ideas of feudal society. Even women dress more openly.
Perhaps due to the sunlight, most of the original inhabitants of Banshee Country have dark and shiny skin, and appear healthy and fit.
Their attire was also unique; I wondered if they liked brighter things, but everyone was wearing something shiny.
Both the headdress and the clothes are made of smooth shells, which look sparkling and even dazzling.
In addition, this remote island country was not as primitive and backward as Xu Zun had imagined, and the dock was built extremely exquisitely.
Looking deep into the island, you can see many tall buildings. Although they are not as magnificent as Xuanmiao City, they are still impressive.
Moreover, the pavilions here also adhere to the characteristics of being shiny and are built like silver buildings, which are very dazzling.
Before Xu Zun got off the boat, Hou Zhen and others had already contacted the local person in charge at the dock.
Xu Zun guessed correctly, the ruler of the Banshee Country, Kong Zhen, was indeed waiting here.
Presumably, they had already recognized the Daxuan fleet and knew that they were the Daxuan envoys, so they reported it to the king early.
I think Kong Zhen didn't dare to be negligent, so he came to the dock to greet him in person.
Xu Zun was not very knowledgeable about diplomatic etiquette, but he knew that Kong Zhen was the ruler of a country after all. Even if a special envoy from Daxuan arrived, he should not greet him in person, but only greet him outside his own palace.
Therefore, Xu Zun judged that Kong Zhen must have known about the attack on the prince and knew that the matter was related to the survival of the country, so he did not dare to be negligent.
It seems that I will have to meet this legendary Banshee Queen!
Soon, under the guidance of local officials, Xu Zun came to a pavilion near the dock.
Under the pavilion, a woman with extraordinary temperament and wearing a pearl crown appeared in front of Xu Zun.
Xu Zun was slightly stunned. He never expected that Her Majesty the Queen was not wearing any elegant and luxurious robes, but was wearing a shiny short-sleeved skirt like the common people.
Short skirt...
Xu Zun swallowed his saliva secretly, feeling that the skirt was too short, comparable to modern miniskirts.
Because of the beaded curtain, Xu Zun couldn't see the Queen's face clearly, but through her short shirt and skirt, he could see that her skin was dark and her body was fit.
Moreover, Her Majesty the Queen has an extremely perfect height and figure, and she could have walked the runway in Milan.
However, Xu Zun didn't dare to have any wild thoughts. After all, the information showed that Kong Zhen was over 40 years old and not young.
"Grand Xuan Judge Xu Zun," Xu Zun bowed and saluted, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!"
Out of courtesy, Xu Zun bowed deeply.
However, Kong Zhen quickly stopped him and said, "Special Envoy Daxuan, there is no need to be so polite. I didn't know the envoy was coming. I hope you can forgive me for not welcoming him well!"
As the rumors said, Kong Zhen spoke the Central Plains dialect very standardly, without any accent.
Xu Zun heard a hint of urgency in the queen's words, and it seemed that Kong Zhen was a little flustered.
Feeling this way, Xu Zun deliberately slowed down the pace and stood still.
"Sir," Kong Zhen first signaled to his men, then pointed to the pavilion and said, "Please follow me and talk!"
After saying that, she brought Xu Zun to the pavilion.
I don’t know what the design of this pavilion is, but after entering it, Xu Zun immediately felt much cooler.
Looking at the stone table in the middle, there are all kinds of fruits and vegetables, which are emitting white steam, as if they had just been taken out of the refrigerator.
Seeing that the queen was so anxious, out of courtesy, Xu Zun dismissed the guards around him and only took Huo Anu into the pavilion.
"Special Envoy," Kong Zhen asked impatiently while motioning Xu Zun to take a seat, "I wonder if you have found the Great Xuan Crown Prince?"
oh?
Xu Zun frowned slightly. It seemed that Kong Zhen did know that the prince had been attacked.
"Your Majesty," Xu Zun said with a fist, "Since you asked this, I would like to ask, my Great Xuan envoys were attacked in the waters near the Banshee Country. Why didn't the Banshee Country send a letter to my Great Xuan to inform them?"
"Ah?" Kong Zhen shuddered, his body trembling slightly, and said in surprise, "Why do you say that, sir? After receiving the news, I had already sent the messenger from the Banshee Country to Daxuan to deliver the letter, otherwise, sir would not have come here?"
"Oh?" Xu Zun frowned again and asked, "So, the queen has sent a messenger? But we haven't received any information! Has the messenger returned?"
"This..." Kong Zhen was stunned and said, "No... He didn't come back! I later sent another group of messengers to look for him, but he hasn't returned yet.
"Mr. Special Envoy, is there...some misunderstanding?"
In a hurry, perhaps because it was inconvenient to speak, Kong Zhen simply took off his pearl crown.
Yo?
Xu Zun was stunned, but saw that Her Majesty the Queen had regular features with sharp edges and corners. Although her skin was dark, it was crystal clear, especially her two big eyes that were bright and lively. She was simply a perfect "black pearl".
Besides, he doesn't look like he's forty at all. He looks like he's in his early twenties.
I wonder if Her Majesty the Queen takes good care of herself?
Of course, appreciating beauty is Xu Zun's nature, but his mind is very clear.
He knew that at this time, he couldn't reveal too much information and had to dig out more information from the other party.
"Your Majesty," Xu Zun asked, "What happened to my prince's delegation?"
"Ah? This..." Hearing this, Kong Zhen became even more frightened, "Please understand, sir, the matter of the diplomatic envoy really has nothing to do with our Banshee Country!
"My Banshee Nation is just a small country in the East China Sea. We...we don't have the power...we...um...we are really innocent..."
"Your Majesty, please don't get excited," Xu Zun comforted, "I'm here to investigate the truth of the matter. I hope you can tell me what you know.
"After the incident with the mission , did you send anyone to investigate?"
"Investigate...investigate..." Kong Zhen calmed himself down and said, "After I got the news, I was of course terrified. I sent people to investigate and search overnight.
"But unfortunately, I got the news too late. By the time we went to the sea area where the incident occurred to search and rescue, we could no longer see anything!
“In the end, we could only expand the search for survivors to the surrounding seas and islands, and finally found two Daxuan soldiers on a deserted island.
"The soldiers explained the situation to us and learned that the whereabouts of the Great Xuan Crown Prince were unknown. I... Alas..." Kong Zhen said helplessly, "I became even more anxious and almost used all the power of the country to search for the whereabouts of the Crown Prince, but in the end, I found nothing...
"I had no choice but to send someone to Daxuan to report the news and bring the two survivors with me...
"We have never stopped searching these days, and some of our fleets have even gone to other countries' waters. Special envoy, please understand that this matter has nothing to do with our Banshee Nation!"
Yeah?
Xu Zun was puzzled because there was a frigate among the prince's delegation that had not sunk and was docked on an island near the Banshee Kingdom.
Did they not find it, or...
"Hey?" Xu Zun thought of something and asked, "You haven't told me yet what kind of attack the prince's delegation encountered?"
