Everyone's eyes darted to Abrial, who coughed awkwardly. They didn't have to all stare at her! Being singled out was awkward indeed…
Shao Cheng was glaring at Abrial too, looking like he seriously wanted to chuck her off a cliff right now. For what reason, it was unclear. Maybe he just always looked like he wanted to chuck people off cliffs. Or he hated her in particular more than most. That made more sense.
"I wasn't trying to get rid of the heartstone carrier. I was trying to single them out," he growled. Then he turned his face away irritatedly and crossed his arms tighter. It seemed like he was done speaking. The Emperor's grumpiness truly was unparalleled!
Seeing that Shao Cheng didn't want to speak on this, Li Jun piped up:
