Chapter 144: Xu Zuhui Lets It Go

I sighed, and facepalmed, massaging the sides of my forehead. I was silent for quite some time, not because I wasn't sure of what to say, but because to say it would be to admit to Bing Hei something I had only begrudgingly, and quite recently, admitted even to myself.

"No, I don't want you dead. I've had some thoughts on the whole thing since the Library. What clued me in is how evenly matched we seem now. At some point, I thought back to that time you tried to haze me by having me take you on in a PvP duel in Frontiers Online. I thought the others were being patronizing at the time, but I guess they were really surprised I did as well against you as I did at the time.