Shao Liulang soon noticed Shao Yunduan's indifferent behavior.
This time, he was at his wit's end.
It wasn't frightening to put on a one-man show; what was truly disheartening was performing without an audience—or worse, having an audience that completely ignored him. Everything he did then felt like a joke.
Shao Liulang threw a tantrum at the inn. When an attendant made a small mistake, he scolded them harshly. In his frustration, he nearly smashed a vase, but First Old Master Qiao intervened.
Shao Liulang, seething with anger, taunted First Old Master Qiao for lacking courage and wasting his title as deputy imperial envoy. Since arriving in Hangzhou City, Shao Liulang had never seen him assert his authority or speak forcefully.
First Old Master Qiao, embarrassed and enraged, had reached his limit with Shao Liulang.
