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Chapter 571: I’ot some damn fine curves! See what you’re doin’ to otta know if those are real Your cheeks look so soft… beautiful Knohat, real or not I don’t care Let oods, beautiful You’ve aroused my interest”

The pirate stretched a hand toward the wolared at him with an icy-cold stare and stepped just out of his reach

“Move!” Her voice sounded strange Sweet, but aard

“Where we goin’?” The pirate asked with a grin full of dark prorab her

“Screw off” A dark voice growled fro pirate felt an intense power tear through his chest The others around him watched as the pirate was fired away like athat had launched hiround The Monarch positioned hiht in his eyes pro else

“Bastard!” The re two pirates tried to rush hiold

The two ered to a stop, like they’d hit a wall Dumbfounded, their hearts filled with an indelible terror, they began to retreat In the pirate world, poas the most important currency They didn’t knohy they were suddenly so frightened, but they knew it had toto touch uys tryin’ to die?” Lan Jue’s eyes flashed again These guys were stronger than average His first word of command didn’t completely overwhelm their will

This time, Lan Jue let his aura flare When the radiance of his strength washed over the pirates, they didn’t dare say anything else Both of them turned around immediately and fled

Lan Jue also surprised hi involved when a pretty damsel was in distress The Anation and turned back The wo there

“If you want to avoid trouble, you should cover up Hide your figure There are pirates all over, after all” Lan Jue offered

She looked back at him blankly Eventually she aardly responded “I’” Lan Jue lamely explained She was a naïve one

She blinked at hi?”

He looked back at her, helpless Naïve didn’t begin to describe her

“Itto keep you out of trouble I lied on purpose I’m off, take care of yourself” He didn’t want to spend his ti woman on the eve of their operation He was able to confir so close Definitely second or third level

She watched hiht for a moment, then strode off

In the end Lan Jue couldn’t finish the murky water that passed for coffee before Xiaosu returned Lan Jue exited and seao?” he asked

“Not bad, we can use it” she answered “When I snuck in everything seemed normal None of the traps were tripped, so it looks like it was never discovered But go ahead and guess boss; what else do you think I found?” A strange look flitted across her eyes

“What?” He asked

She set her jaw “The ones froered “The ones from the Citadel? It’s destiny!”

Xiaosu was, of course, referring to the poor children they’d found in the dungeons of the Citadel – the ones she was sure had beenthem here It was a wise decision on their part Who would believe that the Pontiff’s dirty secrets would be out here in the Shattered Starfields? If they get caught, they can punt the responsibility on to the dirty piratethe Moonfiend Pirates were, how much clout they had in the area The Pontiff’s Citadel was protected out here

“Boss, I’s harder for you” Su Xiaosu suddenly affiraze He understood what she was saying, and shook his head “No, anyone with a shred of decency would do this, because it’s the right thing to do No et them out of here”