518 Sent To The Dungeon

Baiyi completely understood that simple tricks would not fool the Emperor. 

If he wanted to get the Emperor's full attention, he would need to do more — a flourish of audacity; a veiled threat; or perhaps a little manufactured conflict. When the Emperor's grip on the royal scepter tightened, Baiyi's heart lurched.

Baiyi was sure that, at the moment, the Book of Servitude was not responding to either of them. Nevertheless, he could not help flinch at the Emperor's sudden reaction. 

The Emperor knew that he could not use the book right now. He had only tightened the grip on his scepter out of habit, yet he did nothing to correct himself. Although the Emperor could not cast Forbidden Spells at will right now, his posture was still a frightening bluff. 

However, moments after the Emperor gripped his scepter harder, something untoward happened.