They were afraid of being settled with by Xu Yang "after the fall."
As for Xu Yang...
He had already joined Wang Hou, Divine Master Chengming, and arrived at the Hundred Flowers Mountain on the west outskirts of the Capital City, in Wang Hou's estate.
Under the estate's pavilion.
Wang Hou took the teapot from his Snake Demon wife's hand and personally poured tea for Xu Yang, respectfully saying, "Emperor, please have some tea."
Xu Yang picked up the teacup, gently blew on it, and took a sip. He glanced at Divine Master Chengming and Wang Hou from the corner of his eyes, noticing that their gazes were now filled with more reverence when looking at him, as compared to their once-freely conversing elders and friends.
Even their every move was now extremely cautious and guarded, as if they were afraid of inadvertently offending him.
However, this state didn't last long for Wang Hou.
