A joke. This whole trial was a joke.
Lai Mingjie only laughed out as a response, so much that his voice thundered across the halls if it was not for the illusion zone. Xu Anqi's face didn't change; she remained calm and unmoving. He then smashed his frail fist against the table, hurting himself to reduce his anger. His eyes burned in rage and fury as his grin grew wretched and murderous.
From the very start, they weren't letting him leave.
Going back to Xu Rouguang's side now would be a problem. Sending requests for aid to Lanyan and Bingxing would be troublesome as well. He could make use of Xu Anqi, but he didn't want to drag an innocent maiden into this. She might be carrying out illegal services by supplying him with information, but he still had no grounds to implicate her. Besides, if it all failed, he needed Xu Anqi to take care of Xu Rouguang.
"Milord, would you like to go on with the proceedings?" Xu Anqi continued to stare at her temporary master.
