San Ji slowly stood up from the ground and took his seat at the table while keeping a safe distance from the man. His eyes would dart towards the emperor from time to time, traced with panic and shock.
He sat down on the chair like a docile kid, too shy to say anything. XingJing was the first one to snap out of her daze before stars appeared in her eyes at the sight of Wuhan, the emperor.
Hong Mei was frozen in her seat, while inwardly she was panicking and ready to lash out at any moment.
"It is very hard…" Wuhan spoke, and they all stilled; had they been more unused to his presence, they would have flinched. The stern-looking emperor unhurriedly looked at each one of them and continued, "to get you all in a single room."
"So I should be thanking you for this opportunity." His eyes landed on Chen Wuji when those words came out of his mouth.
