However, even though Eastern Emperor Taiyi believed he had seen through Ying Zheng's little trick, it could not change the awkward situation before him.
Ying Zheng's meaning was simple: if he wanted to cooperate, he first had to show sincerity—and sincerity meant revealing his true face.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's purpose in cooperating with the King of Qin was far from pure. He had even planned to deceive the King of Qin, prepared his rhetoric in advance, and considered many of the things the King of Qin might say or ask.
Yet he truly had not expected the King of Qin to strike first with such a show of dominance.
That left Eastern Emperor Taiyi somewhat hesitant and conflicted.
Showing his true face was not a big deal. It was not as if he had no face to show people, but...
Fine. Eastern Emperor Taiyi simply did not want to.
The only reason he tolerated this was because the man before him was the King of Qin, and because Eastern Emperor Taiyi truly wanted to cooperate with him. He desperately wanted to borrow the Qin State's power to unravel the secrets of the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions. Otherwise, how could a peak late-stage Heavenly Being Realm expert like him endure such indignity?!
But then again, the man before him was the King of Qin. Even if he wanted to teach him a lesson and let him understand the dignity of the strong, Eastern Emperor Taiyi could not do it.
Around this great hall, there were many powerful presences. There were even Heavenly Being Realm experts among them.
As fellow Heavenly Being Realm experts, Eastern Emperor Taiyi could sense their auras not merely because he was stronger, but because they had not hidden their auras at all.
It could not be helped.