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Chapter 119: Sorry, Richard

The Soul-Caller Geet uard must fulfill their duties! Nobles must abide by their pro so early?” Hua Li pulled hi Lan Jue wash his face with drowsy eyes

“You don’t have class today either Where are you running off to? You wouldn’t need to get up this early to train your disciples either” Hua Li’s questions were fussy at the early hour

Lan Jue’s response was uard h, nonsense”

“I despise you,” Hua Li sighed dejectedly He grudgingly pushed himself from the sofa

Tenthe road Hua Li’s round as he sat behind Lan Jue “A-Jue I’y for the day”

“Shut up, I’ Already a crappy day!” Lan Jue glared ruefully as they trundled along

“So why are we up so early anyway?”

Lan Jue was silent, answering a fewyou, you better not laugh”

“I’d never!” Hua Li’s assurances cao a woman came in to my shop…” As they made for Zhou Qianlin’s house, Lan Jue recounted the tale of Pearl, stealing the Chief Minister’s daughter, and the things that followed

Hua Li listened aptly to the tale, but upon hearing the tale, he shook alh to tip the bicycle His eyes nearly popped froot that right?! How the hell did you ure you’d knohat she looks like! What kind of moron are you?” Hua Li stayed true to his proh He was mad!

“Hey, whose side are you on, I’m alreadyations? Hera’s dead… for three years do you kno I’ve been able to keep on? Living like a drunk ret and loss She was gone so suddenly, and then to hear just as suddenly that she wasn’t dead, do you think I’d be in ht mind? That I could keep a level head? Even you who’ve known et what one looks like Zhou Qianlin and Hera are very, very similar Exactly the saed I didn’t know at the time, but when I found out it was already too late”

Hua Li was near enough the only person Lan Jue could be this honest and open with He held nothing back

“That’s all well and good, but that’s not what Ithis opportunity you find yourself in to have her act as Hera’s stand in, is Sure she looks like her, but is it fair to her, or you, to act this way? To make her fill that whole in your heart?”

Lan Jue’s smile was bitter “If only it were that easy You must know, in my heart Hera is absolutely irreplaceable And what happened… wason it,” Hua Li interrupted “I’m actually curious what this Hera i you I wont be sorry acting as her bodyguard for a while as well”

Lan Jue let out a sigh “Maybe it really is as you say Soet she isn’t Hera, it’s happened ain I know she’s just a substitute but, deep infor it to be real – for her to be Hera But I figured this out quickly I’ve been keeping s for one another?”

“Maybe,” Lan Jue said He found hiht

Hua Li patted his back co further In e to persuade the heart otheras a pointless endeavor The only cure was tis out in your own head

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The foot of Tian Mountain

An excessively fancy verti-car was parked at the base of the towering mountain Richard, clad in a fine white suit, stood not far off An arrangement of roses were clutched in his hands

Suddenly, his eyes grew bright, and his left hand left the flowers to check his reased-back hair He shuffled forward a few steps, and gently called out: “Qianlin”

Zhou Qianlin stopped, her expressionless face turned to Richard “What are you still doing here? I’ve already made our situation quite clear We could never work, nor would your faarded her in silence, sorrow clear in his eyes “Qianlin,” he finally began, “I have to admit what you said hurt me deeply When you said what you did, it was like I was drunk I couldn’t think, but the pain… but I slowly sobered up I thought about you, about the pressure you had to suffer, the wrongs you endured What happened wasn’t your fault The blame lays entirely with that despicable Zeus It was he who ruined our union, ruined everything No, you’ve done nothing wrong, and in my eyes you’re still that perfect, pure Zhou Qianlin Qianlin, ed fro It doesn’t matter what’s happened All of that is in the past In our future, as a man, I will do whatever is in my power to protect you froree, I will persuadethe universe has known I’ll bring the whole ain suffer the slightest harm”

Zhou Qianlin looked in to Richard’s eyes, at the sincerity brightly living within thean to redden

Suddenly, she almost collapsed as she bent low before him “Richard, I’m so sorry I can’t bear to see you like this Ichoice I should never have accepted your proposal If I hadn’t you’d never have suffered all of this trouble You’re so kind-hearted, suffered so much, all because ofyou to forget me”