The family dog is about to have puppies. Trying to use this as an excuse to slip away is clearly unreliable.
"Stop. Did I permit you to leave?"
As Lin Rui spoke, this Lord Lei, who was turning to hurriedly slip away, trembled, yet forced herself to say with air: "Don't be ungrateful. I'm a Tier Six Grand Mage, not fussing with you, a mere Tier Three Hero. We should mind our own business!"
"You... You... Don't come near. I'm going to cast a large-scale spell; if you survive, your soldiers might not."
Lin Rui's eyes narrowed as he asked, "Are you threatening me?"
"I was just reacting instinctively," Lord Lei, though clever, evidently was not accustomed to dealing with people as she exposed everything at once, saying: "I won't take this job! There's no conflict between us. Even if that woman splashed me with blood, I'll let it go."
