"Jie!" In a hushed exclaim, Xu Rouguang welcomed Lai Mingjie with a sheepish look in his face. Not only was he evidently crying earlier, but he was also holding onto thin threads of self-restraints.
"Let's go." Lai Mingjie grabbed his hand and ran off away from the immortals in the woods. He didn't want to be with them any longer, and he knew how short Xu Rouguang's patience was. Even if he was tearing, he could tell the other was still angry. He didn't even greet his father or his men. He hid and tried to keep his calm.
The two had run off considerably far as they let adrenaline take their feet to wherever they had to be. They reached the city proper and rode the bus in silence. Xu Rouguang only held onto Lai Mingjie's hand, knowing that he was real and not his imagination. He didn't want to talk about the trial for now; he just wanted to feel Lai Mingjie next to him again.
