The smell of alcohol from the man seemed to have diminished quite a bit from Xu Ke and Ariel's remarks, at least his previously squinted eyes now looked as open as any sober person's.
"Who do you think you are, to have the courage to say those words? Don't you know who I am, what my status is? In Yunzhou, even if I'm not the top person here, I'm at least someone with a face and a name. Everyone present here would show me some respect when they see me, and who the hell are you? How many people here even know you?" The man spread his arms, his gaze sweeping across the crowd.
Those caught by the man's look either nodded in agreement with what he said or pretended not to notice, just watching calmly to see how things would unfold.
