This time, Su Miu had spent an entire month getting his hands on the soul seed. After returning to Song City, he sent Ling Ling and Mu Ningxue messages to let them know he was safe.
To his surprise, neither of them had left Song City. They seemed to have been waiting for him all this time.
When he returned to the hotel, he saw Mu Ningxue waiting for him in the lobby on the first floor. He immediately walked over and greeted her.
"Hey, little sis, why are you alone? Where's Ling Ling?"
"In her room. She was furious when you went off to the Qinling Mountains, and she was worried about you, too. She was happy to hear you were back, but she still remembers how you returned to the Qinling Mountains alone without telling her. You'll have to coax her out of it."
Mu Ningxue explained the situation. Mainly, Su Miu had disregarded his own safety and run off to the Qinling Mountains, leaving Ling Ling frightened and worried for an entire month. That was why she was angry.
"All right... kids are pretty easy to win over, though. Get your things ready. We're heading back to Magic City. Enrollment season is about to start, anyway."
"Mm."
After explaining the situation, Mu Ningxue went back to pack, while Su Miu spent some time appeasing the little girl. In the end, he only managed to win her over after taking her around a food street in Song City.
The group returned to Magic City, and Su Miu's funds were starting to run low again. He had heard that the Zhao Clan Auction House would apparently auction off a soul seed in a week, though it definitely wouldn't be particularly powerful.
It was probably an artificial soul seed or