After Jadefall openly laid bare the junior pontiff’s plan, quite a few people present suddenly looked very awkward. Obviously, everyone knew what the junior pontiff was planning, but they had all been working hard to put on a pretense of propriety. But now, Jadefall’s casually spoken words made them all seem like common hoodlums.

The truth was that the dinner had been set up for exactly the reasons Jadefall had said.

But then Yang Qi went and shattered the banquet table, not only putting an end to the illusion, but also putting on a display of might.

“I’m very disappointed in you two,” the junior pontiff said after a moment. Shaking his head and trying to look sad, he said, “I never would’ve thought that you would be so petty and suspicious. I guess that’s what I should expect from people like you. You’ve really hurt my feelings, you know. Originally I had a good impression of you, but unfortunately, I really can’t let your insults go unanswered....