The people present were struck dumb with shock, still unable to believe what they were seeing. This high-ranking court official was actually kneeling on the ground, trembling as he called that young man "Your Majesty." Did that mean this young man was the Emperor of Great Qin?
At that thought, countless people present hurriedly dropped to their knees in terror and cried out, "Greetings, Your Majesty! May Our Emperor live ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years!"
The foreman who had led Zhao Fu here was so frightened that he collapsed onto the ground. He had never imagined that the young man beside him was the Emperor of Great Qin—the most exalted person in all of Great Qin—and that he had come here to look upon a group of lowly commoners like them.
The elderly people were likewise terrified and knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads. No wonder he had said he could grant them commoner status—he was the Emperor of Great Qin!
Zhao Fu swept his gaze over them, gave a cold snort, and flicked his sleeve as he left.
Only long after Zhao Fu had departed did the court official and the others dare rise to their feet. They truly had never expected their peerless and exalted Emperor to come to such a place.
Soon afterward, news of Zhao Fu's visit spread, causing another uproar. No one had expected that His Majesty, who enjoyed glory and wealth in the Great Qin Imperial Palace, would come to a remote place like theirs.
"Reporting to the Chancellor! His Majesty has returned to the palace, and he seems to be in a poor mood," a guard respectfully reported to Li Si.
Li Si smiled and nodded. "I understand. You may withdraw first."