He honestly can't imagine Jingyi growing up in such a strict environment. After all he was always one to speak his mind and so it was hard to imagine him having to follow such rules and kneeling because he had broken the rules.

Taiki sips at his soup as well, listening, tilting his head. "Not allowed to laugh? It sounds like a very... strict place."

He had been in places with many rules before. His school on earth had had rules, his grandma had been very particular about many things. There had been rules on Mount Hou about how to talk to people and how to behave, more rules in the imperial palace, but no one had ever told him he wasn't allowed to laugh or run.

"It must have been hard for Shuǐlóng to remember them all."