Thunk! Thunk!
The sound of knocking against metal woke up Lai Mingjie who fell asleep after Xu Anqi started playing. He did rediscover his fondness of listening to classical instruments, but he did care too little if Xu Anqi sang or not. If it was Xu Rouguang, it would have been very nice.
The demon king roused after a few seconds of a daze. He lifted his head and saw Sovereign Cosmos standing outside the cell with another maiden. The woman bore food, but her cold eyes seemed to wish she had come empty-handed. Sovereign Cosmos' mellow gaze didn't make Lai Mingjie happy. Not only was that fabricated, but it was also one that hid a lot of other emotions within.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm up." Lai Mingjie snorted as Sovereign Cosmos continued to tap his fingers altogether against the cell door's lock pad. He sat up and tidied his clothes before locking gazes with the grand general. "What do you want?"
