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sukie，sheartracedwithhopeandfear＂areyoure?howdoesiork?＂

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＂ilg，i，lldowhateverittakesjttellwhatiodo，＂sukiesaid，hervoicefilledwithdeteration

astheydiscsedthedetails，sukiefeltaixtureofexcitentandtrepidatioualreiredspecificstohaerebothrareandexpensivefortunately，herintshadprovidedherwiththefancialanstoaciretheshetactedareputabledealerandarraopurchasethenecessarystones

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withafalsurofenergy，sukiepletedtheritualtheportalstoodopenbeforeher，atestanttoherdeterationandsacrificesheturoilgandlizifeng，hereyesfilledwithgratitudeandrelve

＂thankyouboth，foreverythg，＂shesaid，hervoicesteadydespitetheeotionsswirlgwithher

ilghugdhertightly＂besafe，sukieandreber，we，llwaysbehereforyou＂

lizifengnodded，hisexpressionserio＂goodck，sukieyou’vegotthis＂

takgadeepbreath，sukiesteppedthroughtheportalthetransitionwasbothexhiratganddirientg，theworldaroundhershiftgandtransfakaleidospeoflorsaionswhenthelightfaded，shefoundherselfstandgthefailiarsurroundgftheountavil

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“fenglg！”shecried，runngtohi