Responses
Did you read the newest chapter? Dude is just a pawn under the emperor. He's spent well over a decade doing what he could to keep his homeland safe and not anger the emperor.
He is in the wrong but it's pretty obvious he doesn't have any control.
As a reader who can accept an ML easily as long as he grovels, this is going to be my first where any amount of grovelling won’t suffice my hatred. I hate Pejin so much.