Qin Yi's mouth twitched ever so slightly, and he slowly let go of the hand of the Teacher of the Previous Emperor.
"Heart's hate? Where is this 'heart's hate' coming from? The Teacher of the Previous Emperor has led a life of integrity and honor. Why trouble yourself with the actions of brutes now that you're old..."
"Without doing so, I cannot quell the hate in my heart!"
Anger filled the Teacher of the Previous Emperor, but he quickly composed himself and bowed with a fist clenched: "I thank His Majesty for upholding justice for my son! I bow here in gratitude to you, Your Majesty!"
With that, his body trembling, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in the direction of Qin Yi.
Qin Yi was unable to stop him in time, and the Teacher of the Previous Emperor had already finished his kowtows, looking at him with grateful eyes.