On the bed, Lu Siji clutched the illustrated book, trembling like a quail.
The abacus in his mind clattered furiously.
Play dumb, act clueless, look pitiful-as long as he could fool these soldiers from the Discipline Inspection Court for an instant and find a gap in the Magic Array, his Golden Immortal cultivation would let him form a Spell and vanish in a streak of light.
Once he got back to the Star Lord's Residence and denied everything to his dying breath, what could anyone do to him?
But.
How could Pang Long fail to see through him? His expression was disdainful. "Lord Lu, come along. Stop pretending. A dignified Golden Immortal, stark naked and playing these games with us-you wouldn't want to disgrace yourself, would you?"
At those words.
The panic on Lu Siji's face froze. He knew he had been seen through.
These running dogs of the Censorate weren't buying his dumb act at all. They had even cut off his scheme to stall for time and escape. With cunning no longer an option, he could only force his way out.
"Fine!"
"You refused the toast, so now you'll drink the penalty!"
Lu Siji's expression suddenly twisted into a snarl. His Golden Immortal pressure spread outward, making the surrounding Luminous Pearls flicker.
Hardening his heart, he grabbed a fistful of the Demon Queen's hair as she cowered in the corner, shaking.
"Ah-Lord Lu, what are you-"
Before the Demon Queen could finish begging for mercy, Lu Siji hurled her voluptuous body like a sandbag at the sealing Magic Array formed by the Immortal Officials.
"Pang!"
Taking advantage of the moment he threw the Demon Queen, Lu Siji roared, **"In my day, I commanded the winds and summoned the rain in the Heavenly Court! You think the likes of