Having said everything in one breath, Mo Yan held her breath, concentrated, and respectfully bent down, touching her forehead to the ground. She remained there with her head lowered for a long time. With this kneel, she willingly accepted her position, not for anything else but for the relatives still at home waiting for her return.
Without explanation of why she could "command beasts," nor a defense for her coincidental presence in the Savage Beast Forest, Mo Yan knew that if Emperor Huian was determined to pin the beast attack on her, even if she had mouths all over her body, she would not be able to clarify.
All she hoped was to convey that she and her family harbored no ill intentions toward the Imperial Family and express their gratitude to Emperor Huian, wishing he would drop the idea. Although she knew this possibility was slim, she could not just do nothing.
