Li Ji chimed in coolly from the side.
"Not only will they refuse to play with you, they'll mock and despise you."
Li Xun: "…"
He pictured the scene in his mind—
'Everyone's looking at me with contempt, thinking I'm a good-for-nothing idiot.'
He bristled instantly.
'I'm their boss!'
'Those guys are just my underlings and followers!'
'How can I let my own underlings and followers look down on me?'
'Absolutely not!'
'As the boss, I have to protect my reputation!'
Li Xun's head grew hot, and he roared.
"I'm going to school!"
'As the boss, I don't just have to be the best at fighting! I have to be the best at studying too!'
'I'll show those underlings—'
'Your boss is always your boss!'
Hua Manman and Li Ji glanced at each other and smiled in unison.
That did the trick.
...
「In the Imperial Palace.」
Princess Consort Zhen was blending incense.
With nothing much to do these past few years, she had cultivated a few hobbies for herself, and making incense was one of them.
