Wait, where had you been lately?
Jiang Hao tried to read Brother Liuzi's memories, only to find they stopped on the night the Soul Hunting team brought him back after obtaining his First Soul Ring.
After that, there was nothing but blank space. A signal had only reappeared just now, in his room.
It was as though he had vanished into thin air.
"One person goes missing from the team, and none of you notice for all this time?" Brother Liuzi's roar echoed through the sea of consciousness.
Sorry, your presence is just too faint, Brother Shazi!
Brother Liuzi: "廾"
"What's going on?" Jiang Hao rose from his chair.
"Don't ask, you old thief. This is going to sound strange, but I think I starved myself to death. Come take a look."
Brother Liuzi sounded weak and listless. Puzzled, Jiang Hao took several nearby second-generation clones with him to Brother Liuzi's room.
Behind the estate stood rows of newly built brick houses. Every mainstay among the second-generation Clones had a room of his own.
Their quarters fell a little short of the first generation's, but they were far better than everyone else's.
Jiang Hao pushed open the door. Brother Liuzi was covered in blood and black mud from head to toe, as if he had just been hauled out of a swamp.
"What happened to you?" Jiang Hao asked, looking over Brother Liuzi, who sat on the bed with his hands clasped in a cultivation posture.
He had never encountered this before. He could not read his own Clone's memories.
The moment Brother Liuzi saw Jiang Hao come in, his eyes lit up. "You old thief of an original, I'm finally back!"
"Thank goodness. I got back just in time. I almost missed you leaving for Shrek."
Brother Liuzi poured