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Chapter 107: He Returns

That aromatic spice filled the small room Hua Li and Lan Jue felt covered in it

“Oooee… that hit the spot It’s been ages since I’ve eaten thislike this she’d kill me” Hua Li pressed his hands to his head and stared at the ceiling in content In the fuzzy, indistinct laht he looked even more beautiful

“You owe me a favor,” Lan Jue reminded

“Hm,” Hua Li said “Let’s head back to your place Ah, by the way, how ao somewhere?”

They started towards the Jewelry Store

Lan Jue shook his head “Not planning to head anywhere”

“No? So why’d you call me here? What place could be safer than the Avenue anyway? There wouldn’t be any danger if you just stayed here”

Lan Jue gave him a bitter suard duties Xiuxiu and the other girls could do it, but it’d cause them no end of trouble I also have no way to protect theht, it’s safer in the Avenue For theuard?” Hua Li’s eyes shot open He looked lost

“A-Jue, what’s going on? You still need to go classes? And still acting as a bodyguard for souard me! But whatever you need, just letslowly ahead “Nah, listen…” He stuffed his hands in his pockets “It’s sort of a long story, actually I owe so I did, and uard What’s more, I decided to head out People shouldn’t always live in the past I guess too, that if Hera was alive she wouldn’t want to seelike this I want to start a new life I’ll never forget Hera – she’ll always live in the most important part of my heart But I have my own life Maybe the future oes on If I keep avoiding life, I’m not worthy of the title Zeus”

Hua Li stopped in his tracks There was shock in his eyes, but joy as well as he stared at Lan Jue “Go on I’ood listener”

So Lan Jue did “I’ Etiquette You should find a way to enroll as a student Go with me to and from school, secretly, and help me recover With you here it should only take about a month before I’ else In a few days representatives fro here I was supposed to help handle the situation, but I can’t now I’ll need you to replace me”

“The Pontiff’s Castle? They still have the balls to come here?” Hua Li’s pretty eyes held violence in their depths

Lan Jue went on “What don’t they have the balls to do I heard the Keeper went over there as well, though I don’t knohat happened”

“The Keeper…?” Hua Li trailed off in thought, but it didn’t take long for hinate? The one the other Paragons call the Crazy Magnate?”

Lan Jue nodded his head

This brought a sns to rear his psychotic head for you The Castle’s really gotten themselves in trouble now”

Lan Jue chuckled “It is what it is How could they knohen they set their trap I was collaborating with the Keeper?”

“None of this should be hard to deal with,” Hua Li assured “I’ll help you work all this out I’, of course,” Lan Jue said, standing a little taller He struck a dra next to me you still have the nerve to call yourself handsome? Pitiful”

Lan Jue snorted “What you are can’t be called handso sun always brought with it hope It’s faint golden rays washed over the NEU cah it awakened the scholarly spirit Students living on ca bell, and after washing up were in theroutines

Jin Yan had arrived early, and walked through the carounds Her forehead was creased in worry

Yesterday Jin Tao had returned hoain beaten bloody When she asked what had happened, he still steadfastly refused to tell her He’d even refused to eat Luckily their parents were away on a trip and weren’t hoood could coh, what can I do about this kid to ?

Suddenly, she couldn’t help but think back to that transitory figure, the man who’d arrived for just one class and then vanished Still, he’d left quite the impression on her in that short ti