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Chapter 428: Self-Confidence

“I’ht it up”

The Phar set rid of that ates in a little bit She’s upset when you aren’t there in the , you know”

Lan Jue chuckled helplessly “I wish she was really irls,” the Pharmacist dryly re very well”

Lan Jue shook his head, in part to hide the loneliness in his eyes “Soet I think you know that as well as I”

She sighed “Misery loves co!”

The final eliet in to the finals The fights were far erous – than those that had come before Skyfire Avenue still had a very solid presence with the Phar the first twelve The Pontiff’s Citadel had only Constantine while the Dark Citadel was represented by the necromancer and a tall lycanthrope The Conclave had four after Chu Cheng’s defeat, the same as the Avenue The rein the Double-Elimination rounds Winners would advance and the losers would fight again for their second chance That would take the whole day, and the final day of the tournaot in to the finals

Reports of the day’s events trickled out, in the end proving Chu Cheng’s prophecy to be true Indeed, everyone was talking about his fight with the Pharmacist Lan Jue’s own encounter with the woman was also widely speculated about The Pharmacist and Zeus an item? Her presence had been such a deterrent to the crowd’s ainst Lan Jue that the ood reason, too Everyone had seen how strong she was in that fight – near enough to Paragon that reed in interviews through the night Who would dare pick on a potential Paragon’s lover? This wasn’t even considering Zeus’ own considerable strength

Lan Jue spent the afternoon with Jun’er, taking her and the Pharether they didn’t need to fear anything short of a direct Paragon confrontation Keeping Jun’er cooped up was the opposite of what they’d brought her here for The Terood man

Jun’er was still small and frail, and an afternoon of activity absolutely wipes her out A siht to sleep

“Go on,” the Phar Jun’er in to her ar”

He could feel that the two of thehts,froenuine friendship

“Well then I’ sis,” he said with a s Jun’er down and covering her in a blanket

“If that scene in the arena upset your friend tell me, I’ll help you explain” The Pharmacist offered

Lan Jue smiled back at her “I will Sis is so pretty I’m not convinced Qianlin won’t be a little jealous”

“You’re already so popular If I re you around already Make sure you handle that carefully You don’t want things between a row co for trouble” The Phar distressed “Mika and the others are just friends, I treat them like little sisters If it weren’t for their special set of proble ave him a serious look “If you treat them like sisters than they will see you as an older brother Whatever relationship you have with those girls, you’ll want to ret it”

He nodded “I know, I have to really think about it It gives me a headache But I saved them and promised protection, I can’t just throw them out now”

The Pharmacist smirked “Your proble that will be solved in a day or even aabout it now, though”

“Got it”