Lei Tian would never let prey that had practically reached his mouth fly away.
He didn't know what exactly had caused this.
But there was no way he could simply let Xue Ling go.
"No need. My friend and I can handle it ourselves."
Xue Ling retorted.
She wasn't stupid. She wanted to see the Thunder Lion Clan's reaction for herself.
She had been drugged, but that didn't necessarily mean Lei Tian of the Thunder Lion Clan had done it. It could have been an ordinary member of the clan.
Upon hearing Xue Ling's words, Lei Tian more or less confirmed that they had been exposed.
He secretly gritted his teeth.
To be honest, he didn't want to tear off the mask just yet—at least not now.
But it seemed there was no way around it.
"Princess Xue Ling, ensuring your safety is our duty. It's so dangerous outside right now, and the people from Moonlight Lake are already on their way. What if they arrive and you've already left? What then? The people from White City are watching you from a dark place. If they make a move, you know full well what the outcome will be."
Xue Ling said, "Fine. Then contact the people from Moonlight Lake again and ask where they are. I want to speak with them."
Xue Ling had suddenly realized something.
Moonlight Lake possessed Powerful Strength. Only Moonlight Lake had a way to communicate with one another; if Other People wanted to contact Moonlight Lake, they could only enter Moonlight Lake themselves.
Then why could the Thunder Lion Clan contact Moonlight Lake?
The only person in the Thunder Lion Clan who could contact Moonlight Lake was its clan leader, Lei Ming.
And he wasn't here.
"We contacted the clan leader, and the clan leader