The Emperor's inner officials had corresponding procedures for such matters, like laying yellow satin on the ground and setting up tents, but the Emperor didn't like it - he preferred the casual style of an outdoor gathering.
As for the guards worrying about the Emperor's safety, could they really be more competent than Joanna? With the Seventh Level beneath him, there was no need to worry about safety.
Oddly enough, the Emperor's behavior somehow spread among the people of the Wood Dynasty, and some daring, impoverished scholars even borrowed the name of some notorious last emperor in a historical drama, writing a scandalous story about the Emperor and Joanna. The tale became extremely popular, and paper prices in Luoyang soared!
Some people wondered: after all, the matters between the Emperor and Joanna were royal secrets, so how could an impoverished scholar know about them? The story was so detailed, even the Emperor's size and duration were clear…
