Blue Phoenix Chapter 96 - S ranked experts

“What? Can you repeat what you just said?” Xu Piao asked his face filled with disbelief. His eyes went wide, and his heart was beating erratically causing him to pant. Xu Piao was not the only one shocked, Xie Lan was staring at Hui Yue with disbelieving eyes as well. She was not as emotionally invested in the group as Xu Piao was, hence her reaction was more controlled.

While Xu Piao and Xie Lan were shocked, happiness was evident on the faces of Deng Wu, Wang Ju Long, and Sha Yun.

Moments before, Hui Yue returned to the house with the news that he had traded Scarface for the location of the Stairs of Hope, and the entire group was filled with happiness and excitement. It seemed as though they would finally be able to leave these underground tunnels. They could leave behind the feeling of being trapped by the ceiling above and finally return to the friends they left behind long ago.

Thinking back, Hui Yue was astonished to realize that it had now been around two years since the battle of Riluo City. It had been around two years since he last saw his good friends.

Thinking about this, Hui Yue felt a longing to once more return to Riluo City and see how much it had changed throughout the years. He wished to once more meet up with Ma Kong, Gao Yan, and the Rong twins.

Looking at his friends he knew that Deng Wu and Wang Ju Long both missed their families. It was also obvious that Deng Wu definitely missed Rong Xing a lot, although he never mentioned it. Sha Yun, too, missed her sisters. Throughout these two years of travels, none of the friends ever complained to Hui Yue; never stressing to him their discomfort of being away from home. They held out, and gratitude flowed inside of Hui Yue’s heart.

However, although he now knew where the exit was, he was not able to leave just like that. He promised Lan Feng to find the Laws and discover what was going on with them. A promise like this was one which he would never step away from. He was a man; a man kept his word.

“I’m sorry, but I need to go look for the Laws once mo

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