Ever since he got out of the boat, this was the first time Bai Ruyi had spared Qing Xue a glance. The young man felt that this was worth any punishment that he would surely receive, and if he wasn’t careful, he knew he’d break into a smile.
Not only would that be inappropriate during such a tense moment, but that would also ruin the threatening effect he was going for—he needed those foreigners to be more aware of how their actions could affect Bai Ruyi while they were here.
As expected, while the Emperor could have let the behavior of those guests slide, he could not just ignore Qing Xue’s rude interruption.
This was Qing Xue’s intention all along, of course. It was better that he be the one to get the brunt of the Emperor’s ire instead of Bai Ruyi.
Meanwhile, Bai Ruyi himself was o
