The captain of the guards opened the iron door, kicked the werewolf struggling to suppress his bestial instincts to the ground, and pressed his longsword against his neck, using his desire to survive to curb his bloodlust—
These beastkin had not completely lost their minds, after all. That was enough to make them calm down.
"Anbi, let's go."
Once he confirmed that the little girl was safe, Tang Qi breathed a sigh of relief and urged her to leave quickly.
Who knew whether that lion would immediately hurt Yiwu's clone after receiving it?
Once the clone's existence was discovered, their situation would become extremely dangerous—
They had to leave Dragon Gold City immediately.
That was the price of deceiving the Public Lord.
The little girl darted past the crowd and threw herself into Tang Qi's arms. They were about to leave when Marian suddenly called out:
"Anbi..."
The little girl turned back. In the candlelight, she saw Lady Marian clearly—the woman who had comforted her and kept her company throughout all these days.
Perhaps because they were both beastkin, she could sense the faint hope unmistakably hidden in the woman's beastlike eyes—
She hoped Anbi would speak up and take her out of this dark prison too.
But Anbi had no right to trouble her big brother Tang Qi.
Or rather, she did not want him to pay an even greater price for her sake.
So she shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Lady Marian..."
"This child is more decisive than I expected," the guard captain remarked in surprise.
Marian gave a bitter smile, understanding what she was thinking.
"No, it's all right. You don't need to blame yourself."
It had been too much to ask in the first place.
That man was Anbi's family, which was why he would take