Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

Jerrold, who had been waiting for Zachary outside, walked up to him as soon as the latter emerged from the treehouse.

"Did Trevor make things difficult for you?" Jerrold asked, his expression showed his concern.

"No, don't worry." Zachary shook his head with a smile.

"That's good. I was worried that he might play some sort of trick." Jerrold felt relieved upon hearing Zachary's answer.

"Actually, he's not as bad as I thought," Zachary said honestly.

"Did he find out who you are?" Jerrold asked.

"He might've guessed who I was when he heard you call out my name," Zachary answered.

"If I had known earlier, I would've called your name sooner!" Jerrold chuckled. Then he asked, "Were you able to get the poisonous herbs you needed?"

"Sort of," Zachary answered vaguely. Although he hadn't gotten any poisonous herbs per se, Trevor had promised to help him turn his body into one immune to all kinds of poisons, which was actually much better than the alternative. However, since Trevor had warned him not to let anyone else know, he couldn't tell Jerrold the truth.

"Then let's go back as soon as po

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to see Tania first.

"Master Tania, how are you feeling today?" His tone was riddled with worry. When he entered the room, he found Tania sitting cross-legged on the couch. Her cheeks were ruddy, overall a better complexion than when he last saw her.

"I'm fine. What took you so long?" Tania asked. Normally, Zachary would visit after the morning training every day, but now it was already past noon.

"Oh, I took a trip to the Dignified Supernal Village," Zachary answered honestly.

"Did you go there to meet friends?" She knew Zachary wouldn't have gone to the Dignified Supernal Village for no reason.

"The warriors in both the outer part and the inner part of the Dignified Supernal Sect are very kind, so I did make some friends along the way," Zachary said with a smile.

"That's good. Anne and I thought you would change mentally after what you went through, but you've recovered quite nicely." Tania felt relieved. She and Anne had been worried that Zachary would be traumatized or have a personality change after his meridians were remolded. But now, it seemed that Zachary was the same, if not wiser.