The troops of the Dragon Army had never had to kowtow before the Dragon King. Even when a soldier wanted to kneel to show his respect, he merely knelt on one knee. This was a rule that had been brought to the Dragon Army by the swordsmen of the Big Snow Mountain. In most cases, even these most loyal of soldiers merely nodded at the Dragon King to pay their respects when they saw him.
As a result, what the Dragon King was requesting the Central Plainsmen to do seemed unusual.
Most of the Central Plainsmen were unfamiliar with the Dragon King's rules. They didn't kneel and just stood there because they had no idea who their superior was. Though all of them were merely following the orders of the Imperial Court of the Central Plains, there was nobody suitable for representing the Central Plains both in and outside of Jade City.