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Mu Cicai gently brushed Huo Wu's waist-length hair aside and said.
"Alright, it's time to go, or you'll have to spend the night in the wilderness."
"No, I want to hold you a little longer. You've spent most of these past few days at the Crown Prince's residence and haven't taken good care of us."
"Aci, tell me, isn't that person in the Crown Prince's residence more important than us sisters?"
Huo Wu buried her pretty face even deeper, and a clear voice, tinged with jealousy, came from her chest.
Mu Ci smiled wryly. Although he would return to the sect to accompany the girls during the day these past few days, he spent most of his time at the Crown Prince's residence with Qian Renxue.
After all, both of them were experiencing forbidden fruit for the first time, and having tasted the sweetness, they did spend more time together.
"That's not true. You are all equally important to me."
Mu Ci nodded to Huo Wu, without denying it.
"Great, there really is another one in the Crown Prince's residence. Is it Sister Xue who used to come here often?"
Huo Wu suddenly raised her little head and looked at Mu Ci's face.
"It's her, but it's not appropriate to tell you about her right now. I'll tell you everything properly later."
Mu Ci didn't want to hide anything from the girls in this regard, nor did she want to deceive them over such a trivial matter and thus affect their relationship.
“I knew it. I could tell back then. The way she looked at you was exactly the same as how she looked at her sisters.”
Huo Wu certainly wouldn't quarrel with Mu Ci just because she had another sister; she had already accepted this situation long ago.
However, because Mu Ci had been staying out all night for the past few days, she felt a little jealous and wanted to know if it was really that person.
"Aci, you..."
Before Huo Wu could continue speaking, Mu Ci lowered his head and kissed Huo Wu's alluring red lips.
The sudden movement made Huo Wu's delicate body stiffen for a moment, and then she nestled softly in Mu Ci's arms, responding passionately.
After a long while, Mu Ci looked at Huo Wu, whose face was flushed, and said with a smile.
Are you still jealous?
Huo Wu shook her head slightly; the slight jealousy had vanished without a trace.
"Then go back early. You haven't been back many times in the past few years. Spend some time at home with your uncle and aunt."
"The Soul Master Competition is coming soon, you won't have to wait long."
At this moment, Huo Wu obediently released Mu Ci's waist and boarded the waiting carriage.
"I'm leaving!"
At Mu Ci's signal, the carriage slowly began to drive out of the sect.
Chapter 106 Ready to go
After watching Huo Wu's carriage disappear into the distance, Mu Ci returned to her residence.
In the living room, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were sitting on the sofa waiting for him.
Mu Ci smiled and walked over, sitting down next to Shui Bing'er.
Seeing that he had sat down, Shui Bing'er smiled and poured him a cup of tea, then asked softly, "Has Sister Huo Wu left?"
Mu Ci took the teacup, took a sip, and replied affirmatively, "Yes, we've already said goodbye. Now we need to prepare to set off."
Mu Ci paused for a moment, put down her teacup, and looked at the two sisters with a hint of reminder.
"This journey is quite long, so you need to be mentally prepared. It's not easy to travel such a long distance."
Their destination was the far north—the North Pole of Douluo Star.
The Douluo Continent is a vast region, with a large part located in high-latitude areas, forming a vast polar region.
Near the outer edge lies an ice-covered forest composed of plants from cold regions. Its scale is enormous, in no way inferior to the Star Dou Great Forest in the center of Douluo Continent.
However, due to the extreme environment and the relatively limited variety of ice-attribute soul beasts, not many soul masters are attracted to it.
It mainly targets ice-type soul masters or soul-hunting mercenary groups that require specific soul beasts.
Just like the kind of mirror beast that Oscar needs in the future.
Passing through the frozen forest, you will reach the desolate and cold core area of the far north, which is covered by ice and snow all year round and is ruled by the far north emperor, the ice goddess, and the snow empress.
The far north at this time was more primitive than it would be ten thousand years later, and the number of hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts was far greater.
The two Ice and Snow Emperors, two of the Three Kings of the Far North, are still at the peak of their lifespan and are far from being as wretched as they will be ten thousand years later.
At this moment, under Shui Bing'er's teasing gaze, Shui Yue'er slowly moved her body to Mu Ci's side.
"Don't worry, brother-in-law, my sister and I are all ready. With you by our side, we can treat this trip as a picnic."
As she spoke, Shuiyue'er gently rested her head on Muci's shoulder.
Mu Ci was both amused and exasperated, and tapped Shui Yue'er's smooth forehead in an annoyed manner.
"You! We're going to hunt for spirit rings, not to go sightseeing with you. Bing'er needs to break through to level 50 on the way, so you need to train hard too, no slacking off, you hear me?"
Shuiyue nodded obediently and rubbed against him happily, clearly not taking Muci's lecture to heart.
Mu Ci and Shui Bing'er exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.
However, Mu Ci wasn't too worried, since Shui Bing'er was right there to supervise, and it wouldn't be so easy for Shui Yue'er to slack off.
Mu Ci would feel sorry for Shui Yue'er and be soft-hearted, but Shui Bing'er would not.
At this moment, Shui Bing'er's gentle gaze turned back to Mu Ci.
“Brother Mu Ci, the journey to the far north will take a long time. Have you told Grandpa Dugu and Grandpa Ye about it? After all, you are the sect leader. It might not be good for you to be away from the sect for a month or two.”
"Bing'er, you're right. I should go and tell them."
Mu Ci thought about it for a moment and agreed.
Although he was the sect leader, he didn't actually have much to do.
Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin are both sect elders and my seniors. They can make decisions on their own, so there is no need to pass them on to me.
He only gets a chance to act when a family needs to refine pills for the evolution of martial souls.
However, this trip will take a long time, so it's better to let you know.
Realizing he had to take care of his business, Mu Ci stood up, hugged the two women goodbye, and left his residence.
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Mu Ci walked along the path within the sect, following the disciple's guidance, and arrived at a garden.
As soon as I entered, I saw two elders playing chess at a stone table not far away.
He walked slowly to the side and called out with a smile.
"Grandpa Dugu, Grandpa Ye!"
Dugu Bo pointed to the stone bench next to him, indicating that he should sit down and talk.
"Why are you looking for us two old men instead of spending time with the girls?"
At this moment, Ye Renxin also smiled as she looked at the sect leader and his grandson-in-law.
Mu Ci felt a little awkward, since neither Dugu Yan nor Ye Lingling were there, and the people accompanying her were Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
"Grandpas, Bing'er is about to break through level 50. I'm going to take Bing'er and Yue'er to the far north to hunt souls."
"From now on, the affairs of the sect will be handed over to my two grandfathers."
Upon hearing this, Ye Renxin carefully examined Mu Ci with an intrigued and slightly teasing look.
This gaze made Mu Ci feel a little uncomfortable. He looked down at himself and asked, "Grandpa Ye, is there a problem?"
Ye Renxin teased, "No, I just wanted to see how you could say such a thing. When have the daily affairs of the sect ever really been in your hands?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ci glanced to the side, unsure how to respond.
Delegating tasks is something a qualified leader should do, and Mu Ci does this particularly well, handing over more than 90 percent of the work to others.
Moreover, Mu Ci could almost certainly trust that these two elderly people wouldn't have any ill intentions towards the Medicine King Sect.
Leaving aside his relationship with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, just considering the Ye family and the Dugu family, neither of these two families had any reason to enrich themselves.
Despite their great reputation in the Soul Master world, both families actually only have two members left.
If Mu Ci hadn't solved the problem of the martial soul, it probably wouldn't have been able to be passed down for more than a few generations.
Since we've already discussed this, Mu Ci won't continue the conversation.
After helping Shui Bing'er obtain the spirit ring and sending the two girls back to Tianshui Academy, it's a good time to visit Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
Having not seen them for so long, Mu Ci also missed them a bit.
Thinking of this, Mu Ci changed the subject and asked the two of them.
"Grandpas, are Yan Yan and Ling Ling still training at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy these days?"
Dugu Bo rubbed his chin, pondering, "I don't really know about that, but I guess so?"
"Indeed, I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out. Those two girls haven't been back for a few days now."
Upon hearing this, Ye Renxin couldn't help but scoff.
"You old codger, you've solved your own martial soul problem, and now you don't even care about your own granddaughter."
Dugu Bo retorted, "Who said I don't care? Who would dare to easily provoke Yanyan and Lingling now? I don't need to worry about them at all."
Seeing the two old men glaring at each other, Mu Ci quickly interrupted.
Ye Renxin continued, "It seems that under the guidance of that mentor named Qin Ming, we began to conduct actual combat training in the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena."
"They also said they would start taking turns challenging each other in the main cities of various regions."
Qin Ming? The Great Soul Arena?
These two keywords immediately reminded Mu Ci of an important plot point in the original novel that took place in the Soto City Great Soul Arena.
Mu Ci quickly calculated the time in her mind.
If nothing unexpected happens during this Soul Hunt, I can arrive in Soto City ahead of time to wait for the Heavenly Fighting Team.