Kapitel 1122: The First Score

The Fu Xiang Emperor went pallid as he recognized the faces of the few persons thrown into the hall.

Shi Dakai drew himself up clumsily from the ground. His face was pale but filled with intense rage. The others thrown into the hall with him were high-ranking Fu Xiang officials, all loyal to the Fu Xiang Emperor.

But now, the Fu Xiang Emperor's expression was incomparably grim as he looked at them.

Shi Dakai and those officials were all noble in conduct. They respected the Fu Xiang Emperor's benevolence, and they ground their loyalty on that. But Ruan Quer and the Fu Xiang Emperor's earlier words had completely torn off their Emperor's facade of kindness.

From this point onwards, Shi Dakai no longer viewed the Fu Xiang Emperor with deference. His eyes were instead filled with suspicion and overwhelming anger.