Lu Ning gave him a light punch.
"Hmm, what's this..."
Lu Ning looked at the two women beside Ma Hongjun. They looked completely identical, with almost no difference discernible to the naked eye. Their looks could only be considered ordinary, and even their figures were merely average.
"Hehe, Brother Ning, let's talk over there." Ma Hongjun pulled Lu Ning aside and lowered his voice. "Your brother's been suffering!"
"I searched all of Heaven Dou City."
"There aren't any triplets at all!"
"Even these twins cost me several thousand Gold Soul Coins to find."
"But I won't give up!"
Lu Ning was utterly speechless. He really couldn't see how this fellow was suffering. He was clearly living it up like nobody else, yet he kept whining about his hardships.
"Hmm?"
"Not bad." Lu Ning rested a hand on Ma Hongjun's arm. "After you stopped worrying about your evil fire altogether, your soul power actually rose this quickly? Level thirty-three already?!"
Ma Hongjun chuckled.
"Yeah, Brother Ning."
"I haven't even absorbed the immortal herb you sent back yet."
"I think it was called... the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, right?"
A trace of worry crossed Ma Hongjun's face. Apparently, Dugu Yan might not have explained things clearly when she delivered the immortal herb. He said to Lu Ning with some hesitation, "Of course we're happy you sent us immortal herbs, Brother Ning."
"It's just... well... losing my Jiji after absorbing it is a bit hard to accept."
"You know how it is, Brother Ning. I'm the only Soul Master my family has ever produced. I still have to carry on the family line."
Lu Ning raised an eyebrow.
"Who told you all this?"
"Dugu Yan!" An inexplicable anger rose in Ma Hongjun at the mention of that name. "She told me that after absorbing