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Chapter 33: Never Told a Lie
“Both of you now,” Lan Jue said
“Huh?” The Barber and Beautician looked at him, stunned
Lan Jue asked flippantly, “Wasn’t that your plan frolance, surprise evident in their eyes
The Beautician ran her hand through her hair and sure that out, Little Brother?”
Lan Jue shrugged “It wasn’t difficult I knew you tere a tea him the Diabolical Little Clippers, but his style of confrontation is always head on Clearly you’d been trying to deceive me from the start Moreover, were you two not a teaht was finished? It may be my first time, but I know the rules don’t perlared at the Barber “I told you! You should have held back, don’t rush in guns blazing You don’t listen You’ve shown your hand”
She turned back to Lan Jue, that devilishly cunning s up her features “Little Brother, you really are soree ninth-rank you are”
Lan Jue blinked his eyes “I’ree I am myself”
The Beautician pursed her ruby lips, malcontent written across her face “Little Brother, don’t be so dishonest”
Lan Jue sighed “I’ve never told a lie In fact, Sister Beautician, I ree isn’t menial”
She responded with a sht exuded from the center of her body In the space of an instant, the arena had beco howls, bloodcurdling cries, as a host of wraiths clawed their way out froround with bony hands The world of man had become hell, adrift in the river Acheron
The Barber disappeared, and the hellish shrieking of the wraiths lapsed in to silence He had become the deadly blade in the bowels of hades
Lan Jue, meanwhile, simply lifted his hand and shouted “That Silver’s hed, and gave a halfhearted srinned at him “What’s all that noise about?”
The Clairvoyant replied “Are we going about this the right way?”
“What’s wrong about it,” the Wine Master inquired “If we didn’t do it this way, they would find a way In this case to do is better than to restrict It will take more than a day or two before they accept the Jewel Master After all, when he’d first arrived in the Avenue we broke our fair share of rules But these three years he’s kept a low profile, gained prestige in the council These are good things”
“ThisI saw the Barber, his face sour,” the Clairvoyant said “Like he’d lost solow – like he had a hot date, a good sign”
S theh the Jewel Master’s heart isn’t entirely pure, but his actions are measured”
“I wouldn’t call that e, maybe Take care of your precious liquors”
The Wine Master snorted “The guy’s quite rich, but exceptionally stingy I haven’t the slightest idea what he’s planning with all of thatalcohol he’s even more sinister than the Beautician In these three years he’s opened up more of my treasures than I care to count”
The Clairvoyant responded with a full-bellied chuckle “The fault also lies with you, good drinking buddies are rare! Were you to give me fine liquor I wouldn’t knohat to do with it No, it seee of you, there will certainly come a day when he’ll pay you back double”
“Oh?”The Wine Master raised a brow in curiosity With the Clairvoyant, this sort of talk was never to be taken lightly
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