This made the guards, who had been itching to run their mouths, shut up and listen obediently from the sidelines.
Xu Jiawei desperately wanted to curse. Motherfucker, Gu Qingnian is standing right beside me. From the looks of things, even if the two Titled Douluos and I attacked together, we might not be able to stop him from leaving. What the hell is there to fight for?
And at this distance, if Gu Qingnian went all out and fought to the death, Xu Jiawei would be done for before the Star Luo Empire's reinforcements even arrived.
With that thought, Xu Jiawei still managed to put on the friendliest smile he could.
Gu Qingnian nodded in satisfaction at this, then continued:
"I've heard that Your Majesty, Emperor Xu of the Star Luo Empire, has always been broad-minded and fair in your dealings. As it happens, I have a matter today that requires Your Majesty to uphold justice for me. Would that be possible?"
Xu Jiawei's brows twitched slightly. By now, even an idiot would know what Gu Qingnian was about to bring up, and everyone silently cursed him.
Gu Qingnian, however, paid that no mind. He simply waited quietly for Xu Jiawei's reply, while everyone else likewise waited in silence.
"What matter brings you here, Lord Lingbing?" Xu Jiawei asked after a moment's hesitation. Given the current situation, that response was watertight. Naming the matter outright would give him the initiative, but it would also make the ensuing conversation difficult to navigate. And if Gu Qingnian had come for something else, it would be all the more awkward.
This answer allowed Xu Jiawei to play dumb. There was a difference between having the matter come from his own mouth and having it come from Gu Qingnian's.
Once Xu Jiawei brought it