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Chapter 148: Open Your Core
“I can save him!” They were four simple words, but the resolution hich theThere was even a hint of relaxation behind the words
The Wine Master was a fine judge of people, and immediately picked up on her easy mood “Who are you,” he asked in a tepid voice
In lieu of an answer, the girl arose to her feet and plucked a necklace from around her neck It was silowed in her palm She wordlessly pressed it in to the Wine Master’s hand She did the saemstone around Lan Jue’s neck
The evidence she provided him required no further explanation Still, questions rumbled in the old ht He dropped the and sudden golden flare
“Why the irl
She clasped one ge Lan Jue’s “Because I don’t want hi to heal your Jewelry Master, my one condition is you keep this a secret It’s like you’ve never seen me before Once I’ve done what I can, I’ll leave ie, deep It appeared she had so the sound, but it made her tone no less reever, before he could continue his line of questioning the Doctor had coun to make his own commentary
“I find it curious you have the self-confidence to claim you can heal him all by yourself I find it hard to believe there’s anyone better than me at what I do”
The masked woman slowly shook her head “I’m no doctor, nor can I heal illnesses My abilities andmethods can only be used with this man alone I don’t knohat happened that caused hilass – but I’m confident I can heal him”
The Doctor’s brows furrowed “I don’t believe it We can’t reasonably hand him over to this wo short of hi us about your relationship I won’t accept Until then his treatment is up to me Our first priority is his safety”
She was silent for a nosis is griet worse We need to begin right now I’et in e “If you can do what you claim than do so, but first you have to tell us theWe must also be sure you don’tfor a moment “I’ll lower hts and Core for any sign of malice If you do, I’ll be at your mercy, and you can end me in the space of an instant As forit in to words When you see me do it, you’ll understand”
“You’ll open up your Core?” The Doctor was shocked at her preposition, and looked at her with considerably less suspicion It was clear what opening one’s Core to an outsideryou were, at the mercy of another person
An Adept’s Core was theIt was through the power of their Core that they were able to control the force and instability of their Discipline It was like she said, if any ill will towards Lan Jue was discovered, it would be she ould suffer first
“Fine Get to it” The Wine Master had no time for hesitation The decision was ently tapped her forehead with her right hand The s The depths of her sky-blue eyes suddenly looked as though they housed a pale rew until it filled her eyes In an instant they hite a snow, clear as dialie like a snowflake appeared on her forehead where she’d touched Gentle waves of energy pulsed froy concealment!” The Doctor whispered in astonishment as he looked on
It was a surprise indeed, for even at his level of cultivation the Doctor hadn’t thought this girl was anything other than average And yet here she was, veritably pouring with power This really only had one explanation; she had learned and was e her Discipline, to h she was a nore ean to rotate It swirled until it becaan to exude a powerful chill It was a cold that transcended the body, threatening to freeze one’s spirit
The sudden cold set the Doctor’s whole body to shivering The cold went to his very bones, and yet his sense of exhaustion seee on her head continue to twist and undulate, a crystalline object slowly revealed itself It shone behind the snowflake like a star It wasn’t white, but instead was entirely translucent like a shard of ice It was a Core, and though not large was spotlessly clear – entirely pure
“Such a chaste Core” The Wine Master hummed to himself in consideration His silver eyes flashed, and the tiniest spear of shiht shot from them to bore in to the woman’s Core It was visible in the i about within as it searched