However, he touched the mask on his face and thought to himself, if it weren't for this mask, where would this group of fifth-rank riffraff get the courage to act so snidely?
"Old Hou, sit down and eat," Zhao Douan said calmly.
Hou Renmeng reluctantly sat down.
Seeing the recently famous white-faced Arresting Officer choose to endure and retreat, the two fifth-rank officials from the Privy Council and the Imperial College became even more arrogant and complacent.
They turned and swaggered away.
The onlookers dispersed disappointedly.
"Supervisor Chen, I just heard you at the table repeatedly claim that Commander Zhao is overrated. But I remember that you were one of those who previously praised Commander Zhao excessively. Now you're picking on Lihua Hall, which goes against the way of a gentleman."
Suddenly, an unassuming scholar with a rather wooden demeanor stepped out of the crowd and said seriously.
