Chapter 2922: Chapter 2922: Mess

After merging with the Civilization Artifact, Zen headed for the other end of the Other Shore with Elvinia and Dorothy.

Dorothy had been confused, but she decided it was better not to ask questions. Instead, she meekly followed Zen's lead.

Once they made it to the other end of the Other Shore, Zen went straight to the auction house of the Ear Mice.

There, he found them moping desolately; they had even stopped the auction. They took a hard blow when they opened the Grand Sky Temple for exploration last time, which lowered their morale considerably.

When Dorothy emerged from the Grand Sky Temple, she had returned the Souls of Light of the Ear Mice to them. Nobody knew how the latter would help the said Souls of Light withdraw from the Other Shore.

Upon seeing Zen and Dorothy approaching, the Ear Mice perked up a little.

However, when they saw Elvinia with them, they were all surprised. Their whiskers wiggled in curiosity.

Eager to know more about this elegant lady's background, they pestered Zen with countless questions about her. But Zen refused to answer, and Elvinia herself ignored them as well.

Then, Zen had cut to the chase. He told them why they were really there: to remove the Soul Binding Thread from Dorothy. To his pleasant surprise, the Ear Mice cooperated enthusiastically.

While the Soul Binding Thread was quite troublesome, there were multiple ways to remove it. The Ear Mice took out a mysterious liquid and sprinkled some on Dorothy. After they waited for around an hour, the Soul Binding Thread gradually disappeared.

Zen tried to pay the Ear Mice with soul pills, but they firmly refused.

Although they had failed in the exploration of the Grand Sky Temple, the Ear Mice thought it would be good if they made friends with Zen.

In their eyes, Zen was the spokesperson of Thad. Whether they were one and the same person, it didn't matter. What was important was that the Ear Mice could communicate with Thad through Zen.

The Ear Mice gently reminded Zen that when the Bearing race tried to buy information from them about Zen's body, they had refused.

While the reputation of the Ear Mice wasn't great, Zen believed them.

After all, he knew they were only after communication with Thad. To the Ear Mice, the benefits that Thad would bring them would be far greater than the riches offered by the Bearing race.

After this, Zen took Elvinia and Dorothy back to the stronghold of the Oneness Sky Palace.

Unless they were in a temple or the Dark Region, Souls of Light could easily withdraw from the Other Shore.

But this time, the circumstances were different.

Elvinia had entered the Other Shore with her Soul of Light, but after she became a purified being, she now had a body.

In essence, she was still a soul on the Other Shore, and her real body was still in the Source World.

Nobody knew if she would be able to leave the Other Shore. What would happen to the purified being's body after she made it out of the Other Shore?

“Do you still remember the Illusion Breaking Rune?” Zen asked gently.

“The Illusion Breaking Rune? What's that?” Elvinia asked, blinking confusedly.

Zen had expected this. Luckily, the Illusion Breaking Rune wasn't difficult to learn. He patiently taught her the spell, and she obediently learned and recited it.

Dorothy watched this scene silently, recalling what happened in the Sea of Truth.

When Zen just arrived at the Sea of Truth, he didn't even know what the Illusion Breaking Rune was. Back then, it was Dorothy who taught him the Illusion Breaking Rune. ṙÄɴՕ฿Еș

When they were trapped in the Dark Region, she was allowed to leave. However, this depressed her a little bit. She'd have preferred to stay in the Dark Region, if it meant she could be by Zen's side. Even if this meant becoming a fool, like what happened to Elvinia, she would have been willing to go through it all to be with Zen.

Snapping back to reality, Dorothy turned to watch Elvinia remaster the Illusion Breaking Rune. Although Elvinia's memory was an absolute mess, she was still talented.

After reciting it a few times, she had fully mastered it.

With her eyes closed, Elvinia sat still and activated the rune.

“Elvinia? Elvinia?”

Zen shook her by the shoulders gently, but received no response.

He and Dorothy exchanged surprised looks.

It seemed that Elvinia's Soul of Light had left the Other Shore, but her body as a purified being remained there.

“We should leave, too,” Dorothy suggested.

Zen nodded.

No matter what, the stronghold of the Oneness Sky Palace was safe.

Even if there was trouble brewing, the other Souls of Light were probably not strong enough to hurt Elvinia's unconscious body.

“Ah...”

In the room on the second floor of Zen's house, Elvinia moaned as she slowly opened her eyes.

Hearing this, Letitia and Margaret exchanged excited glances. Then, they both turned to stare at Elvinia.

“She woke up!” Letitia cried excitedly.

“How about Zen? Is he awake?” All of a sudden, all of their worries revolved around their beloved husband.

Margaret rushed to Zen's side. She didn't care whether Elvinia had woken up or not. Zen was all that mattered to her in this moment.

Elvinia frowned.

She sat up and stretched awkwardly. In a low voice, she muttered, “This body is so weak...”

The purified being's body back on the Other Shore was much stronger than her own. Naturally, she felt a little uncomfortable with her old body.

However, the purified being's body was an item from the Other Shore, so she was unable to bring it back to the Source World. If she merged with that body as an Other Shore Token, she could bring it to the Source World, but her soul was in the purified being's body... This was complicated.

Zen had just returned to his physical body when he heard Margaret's and Letitia's anxious cries.

With a smile, he reached out his hands to them.

Letitia and Margaret were caught off guard. They screamed for joy and pounced onto Zen.

They didn't say anything more and just leaned on Zen's chest, quietly enjoying the serenity.

Dorothy had also woken up at this point. Opening her eyes to this scene, she felt a little awkward.

She had stayed in the Flow Sword Sect for a while, so she knew about Zen's wives. However, even then, she felt a little depressed watching him coddle them.

“Hey, why are you hugging him?” Elvinia's cold voice cut through the air.

Her memory was still jumbled up; she didn't remember anything about the Oneness Sky Palace. In fact, Zen was the only thing she was sure of.

Seeing Letitia and Margaret in Zen's arms, Elvinia narrowed her eyes in irritation.

Letitia gave her a funny look, but didn't answer.

On the other hand, Margaret glared at Elvinia in disgust. In her eyes, this was the woman who had put Zen through all that trouble on the Other Shore. Actually, he had almost died there! How dare Elvinia question her haughtily?

“So, what if I hug him? Zen is my husband!” Margaret said indignantly.

Elvinia blinked slowly, as if ruminating the meaning of the word “husband”. Then, as though it suddenly dawned on her, her eyes flashed and she suddenly yanked Zen towards her. “From now on, he is my husband. You are not allowed to touch him.”

Margaret's jaw dropped dumbfoundedly. She looked at Elvinia as though she was an idiot.

On the other hand, Letitia was very perceptive. She sensed something was off with Elvinia. Turning to Zen with inquisitive eyes, she silently asked him for an explanation.

Dorothy buried her face in her hands and sighed helplessly. This truly was such a mess.