Before he had everything cleared up, he would not address the Ancient Emperor as “Father.”

While the crowd was dumbstruck by the relationship between Wu Yu and Luo Pin and were engaging in heated discussion, Wu Yu seemed to have spoken for the first time. He shouted, "Everyone, please calm down. That.... There's nothing certain between Luo Pin and I for now, so not let's get too heated about it. Let nature take its course and please give us some time...." 

He even seemed a little sheepish, a bashful look on his face while speaking. 

This was the only thing he could think of at the moment. At the very least, he wasn't resisting the Ancient Emperor openly before the public. The image he portrayed exuded the embarrassed attitude of a flamboyant youth courting his loved one. 

Upon hearing Wu Yu, the crowd burst into laughter. They had not expected the domineering Wu Yu, who was decisive in killing before, to have a shy side. He was just like a young teenager who was experiencing the first awakening of love. This rounded out Wu Yu's image and allowed others to see another facet of him. 

And this move was sufficient to diffuse the solemnity of the occasion. 

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the...