"That's you being turned into a puppet and scaring yourself first. Just look at yourself earlier."
"If you were turned into a puppet, wouldn't you be afraid? As they say, serving a king is like serving Taige. That's an ancient saying from our hometown!"
"You'll find out one day whether I'm afraid or not," Liu Zhenshock said with a smirk.
"Bold! But you can rest assured, even the esteemed emperor wouldn't have the guts to insult a Heavenly King. That would go against ancestral traditions," Stockton laughed heartily.
Liu Zhenshock also laughed, but his was a cold one.
Once all the palace concubines and the Six-winged Heavenly King left, the entire secluded courtyard suddenly became eerily quiet.
The main hall of the courtyard had side chambers on both ends separated by gauzy curtains—on the left was a fishing platform, on the right was the bedroom.
The design ingeniously allowed cool breezes to pass through the bedroom at all times, keeping it refreshing and pleasant.
