At the Immortal Emperor's outburst, everyone else present immediately fell silent as cicadas in winter, too frightened to even raise their heads.
Only the Southern Pacification King cautiously cast Wang Ningxi a sympathetic glance. Kid, my ancestor was no pushover. You could only pray for your own luck now.
Wang Ningxi scratched his head helplessly.
After calculating every possibility, he had never expected the Immortal Emperor's projection to descend and throw a wrench into things. Did Her Majesty have nothing better to do all day? As the Immortal Emperor, shouldn't she be buried under a mountain of affairs every day?
Why was she keeping an eye on a small fry like him?
"Why are you scratching your head?" The Immortal Emperor grew even angrier at the sight of his innocent expression. "Could it be that you still refuse to accept it, even with me personally passing judgment on you?"
"Well... I am indeed somewhat unconvinced."
Perhaps because he had seen too much of Emperor Longchang's shameless antics in the Wang Clan, Wang Ningxi held the Immortal Emperor in awe and sincerely admired her, but he was not truly all that afraid of her.
He argued with conviction, "I believe I have committed no crime and violated no law. Why should I be expelled from the Immortal Dynasty and punished? Could it be that Your Majesty governs the realm purely according to your whims and temper, without regard for the rule of law?"
The moment those words came out, everyone was dumbfounded. Even Old Pei broke out in a cold sweat.
Everyone said he was blunt and dared to criticize anyone. But no matter how audacious he was, he would never dare criticize the Immortal Emperor to her face~
Besides, this was Old Pei's first time seeing the Immortal Emperor's projection