"Muku... are you really going?"
Inside Kusagakure, a delicate-featured girl with long white hair looked at the frail boy before her and spoke with worry written all over her face.
"Ryuzetsu... my father told me this time, too. As long as I go inside, the Box of Ultimate Bliss will open... and then Kusagakure can return to glory."
The boy bore a slight resemblance to Mui, but his face was more youthful and fragile than Mui's.
"You..."
Ryuzetsu's face grew even paler. "Countless people have died in there! It's bad enough that your father doesn't care about your life, but even you..."
"Ryuzetsu!"
This boy was none other than Muku.
This was also their secret hideout.
Ghost Lanterns filled the landscape here, and behind them stood a Qitian Ancient Tree steeped in ancient grandeur.
Hearing Ryuzetsu disparage his father, Muku flushed slightly and interrupted her. "I trust my father!"
"Besides... I heard from those friends that there's a war going on outside. Who knows when it'll reach Kusagakure? As a member of Kusagakure, I have to do my part, too!"
"You..."
Ryuzetsu gritted her teeth. She knew better than anyone just how stubborn this seemingly frail boy was.
Once he made up his mind about something, he would not easily change it.
In the past, Ryuzetsu would certainly have gone along with her childhood friend.
But this time...
His life was at stake!
If Muku kept acting recklessly... he could very well lose his life!
"Muku! Don't you understand how serious this Box of Ultimate Bliss is? No matter how far the war spreads, it won't reach Kusagakure!"
Frowning and biting her lip, Ryuzetsu looked at Muku and said, "Trust me this once. The Box of Ultimate Bliss will kill you!"
"All right, all right... then you can watch over