Apotheosis

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

.

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.