Chapter 6063 Envoy
- Golden columns climbed into vaulted darkness, every inch of the main hall polished to a mirrored gleam. Colored flames guttered in bronze braziers, gilded beams throwing back broken shards of light.
- The Grand Venerable stood at the hall's center, robes still, chin lifted. Around him, the highest officers of Divine Punishment Hall lined up shoulder-to-shoulder, spines locked straight, eyes lowered.
- Silence weighed on the air like an unseen hand, slowing each breath, flattening every heartbeat until tension shimmered as plainly as the gold leaf under their feet.