This unease is like a thin, short person standing in front of a sumo wrestler...
Furthermore, he was unsure whether the sumo wrestler harbored any hostility towards him or would throw him to the ground with a single move.
The disparity in strength was enormous.
It instills fear in people from the subconscious.
Even though these envoys were knowledgeable and tried to remain calm, their guilty consciences prevented them from looking Gu Mu in the eye, and they still betrayed everything.
"What brings you here representing the Western Frontier?" Gu Mu asked with a smile.
The envoys from the Western Frontier looked at each other, and then took out a scroll from the frontmost of the several large boxes they had brought.
After receiving the scroll, their hands trembled uncontrollably, and an excited expression gradually appeared on their faces.
This made Gu Mu curious... what exactly was in the painting that could cause these Western Frontier envoys to have such expressions the moment they received it.
Is there some supreme mystery in the painting?
Gu Mu adjusted his posture on the throne, his curiosity growing stronger.
He leaned back lazily in his chair, looking at the envoys with barely concealed excitement.
With trembling hands, the group of them worked together to pull the scroll open.
This scroll painting is as tall as a person.
However, upon seeing it, Gu Mu's face showed a look of disappointment.
There is nothing mysterious in the painting.
It was just a painting of a woman.
This woman, judging by her appearance alone, is stunningly beautiful. It's clear that the painter has excellent skills, managing to capture the essence of the woman in the painting.
Alluring and stunning.
She is absolutely a stunning beauty who could drive most men in the world crazy.
Perhaps it's not just men... even women, upon seeing that face, might follow and support her.
"Your Majesty, our king wishes to present this beauty to you as tribute." The envoy from the Western Frontier glanced at the beauty in the painting with lingering interest, swallowed hard, and said to Gu Mu.
Despite the strong reactions of the envoys, Gu Mu merely glanced at the painting with little interest.
His face showed a look of disappointment.
"You probably haven't heard of my Empress," Gu Mu said slowly.
The envoys hesitated for a moment, then said, "We have heard that when His Majesty went to war, Empress Shen was always by his side, and some people were fortunate enough to see her face..."
"According to their description, Empress Shen's appearance was like...like...a goddess descended to earth..."
The envoys were at a loss for words and didn't know how to describe it.
After all, in all the world's rumors, when talking about Empress Shen, the word "divine" is used the most.
As for the gods, they had never seen them and could not imagine them.
I only heard rumors that Empress Shen was beautiful, but I didn't know just how beautiful she was.
"I can tell you, the woman in this painting is no match for even one or two of my empresses," Gu Mu said lazily. "If you're thinking of offering me beauties as tribute, then give up that idea."
Gu Mu said with a smile.
After all, you meet the best one right from the start.
As for other good options, but not as good as the best, I don't really like them.
The longer Gu Mu spent with Shen Ling, the more discerning he became about people's aesthetics.
Fortunately, his face is the template for handsome villains in female-oriented novels, which is enough to amaze people.
That way, Gu Mu wouldn't despise him.
The envoys kept their heads down, seemingly expecting Gu Mu to say that.
After all, Gu Mu had accepted the treasures offered as tribute by several people before, but as for the women... Gu Mu hadn't accepted a single one.
This situation was exactly what the messengers had expected.
But they had a more important reason for insisting on offering this woman to them…
"Your Majesty," the envoys stammered, "although the painter is the best in the Western Frontier, his depiction of her beauty is less than a tenth of this young lady's." They continued, "We were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of her, and we all felt that she was more beautiful than any woman in the world..."
"Therefore, we very much wish to present this girl to His Majesty."
"Because the most beautiful girl should be by the side of the strongest man." The envoys gently flattered Gu Mu.
Gu Mu, however, was not very pleased with what he heard.
When he said that the woman in the painting was inferior to even one or two of his empress...
The messengers actually said that the girl in the painting was less than one-tenth the size of the real girl.
Isn't this implying that his empress wasn't as beautiful as the woman in the painting?
These envoys must have exaggerated some of their words in order to persuade Gu Mu to accept the girl.
Gu Mu couldn't help but feel annoyed: "You keep saying that the woman in the painting is far inferior to the real person, so why did you present a painting instead of a real person?"
"Doesn't that mean that the real person doesn't dare to show their face, but only dares to show their paintings to the public?"
In his previous life, Gu Mu had at least spent some time online.
Female live streamers on the internet who dare not show their faces are all treated like tanks.
They only dare to post photos, not appear on camera in a live stream...
Most of the time, it's because they don't look as good in person as in photos.
Right now, these envoys are carrying only one painting.
Isn't this just the same tactic used by those female live streamers on the internet who are afraid to show their faces?
They keep saying that the real woman is more beautiful than the portrait, and even imply that this woman is more beautiful than his empress. Then why don't they pack this woman in a box and bring her with them when they come to pay tribute?
Or did you simply bring a painting?
Upon hearing Gu Mu's words, the envoys quickly explained, "Because this young lady is simply too beautiful, and we don't possess much martial arts skill, we were afraid of encountering accidents on the road, so we only brought this painting with us..."
"If Your Majesty takes a liking to her, that young lady wishes... wishes Your Majesty would personally go to fetch her..."
"Your Majesty... that young lady is very strong-willed... Originally, our king wanted to send skilled warriors to escort her, but the young lady didn't trust those warriors. She was afraid that something might happen on the way, and she might be defiled. So she decided it was better to end things now..."
"She said that only His Majesty could protect her, and she only trusted His Majesty."
Gu Mu rubbed his forehead and felt a headache coming on.
What kind of Mary Sue plot is this?
Does this girl think she's the female lead in a Mary Sue story?
They had never met, yet she assumed that he, as the emperor, would personally come to pick her up.
Unexpectedly,
The next second, one of the messengers pulled something else out of the box containing the scrolls: "That young lady swore that if His Majesty saw this, he would definitely come to fetch her..."
"She said... Although His Majesty has never seen her face, he must recognize this thing..."
Gu Mu saw what was in the messenger's palm.
His expression was like a blazing torch.
He knew who the girl in the painting was.
Little Green Tea.
What the messenger held in his hand was nothing more than a token.
A token... given to Little Green Tea by the original owner before Gu Mu transmigrated here.
This reminded Gu Mu of when he first transmigrated, on his wedding day with Shen Ling. But on that very day, the scheming woman hooked her finger around his...
That's so incredibly hypocritical...
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