The food and wine had been served, but he didn't rush to pick up his chopsticks. He merely held his wine cup, his gaze sweeping nonchalantly past the County Magistrate's Office outside the window. His lips moved, his voice so low it was nearly inaudible. "Anything? Any movement?"
A faint squirming came from within his wide sleeve.
A small snake, a brilliant cyan from head to tail with delicate scales, quietly poked its head out. Its eyes glinted with Spirituality as it responded with a subtle mental ripple, 'Still the same. Deep within the County Magistrate's Office, I can sense the auras of eight experts at the Spirit Awakening Realm and one at the Divine Power Realm.'
'But they're all holed up in the inner hall. They haven't budged an inch, as if they're waiting for something.'
Lu Tao's brows furrowed slightly. He took a sip of wine, using the movement to conceal the grave expression on his face.
