Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"What are you talking about? Don't you have Anne? And you have your fiancee, too. Plus, you have other soul mates!" Tania raised her eyebrow, a little displeased with her disciple's bold proposition.

Zachary bashfully scratched the back of his head. "I was just kidding, master! Please don't take it seriously." He waved his hand, retracting his joke.

Tania paused for a while. "What if I really took it seriously?" she eventually asked.

Zachary widened his eyes. He was stunned by his master's response. Never in a million years had he ever thought that someone like Tania would ever like him.

"Master, that can't happen," he answered reflexively, his voice almost a whisper.

"How do you know that?" Tania challenged.

"W-Well..." Zachary started but he found himself at a loss for words. Tania was putting him on the spot and he didn't know whether he should laugh or cry. It looked like he just put himself in a difficult position.

Seeing that her disciple was awkwardly fumbling for words, Tania covered her mouth and daintily chuckled. "You can lighten up. I was just kidding, too," she said.

Zachary felt appeased. "Oh, you scared me, master." He was relieved not because Tania wasn't worthy of marriage, but because he didn't have time for love—he still had a lot of things on his plate. Back then, his feelings for her might have sti

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or a while. But it wouldn't be for a long time..." she told him out of the blue.

"What are you going to do, Anne? Where are you going?" Zachary asked as he furrowed his brows.

"I'll tell you everything in due time," she replied hesitatingly.

"Okay." Seeing that it might be something Anne was not ready to tell him, Zachary left it at that.

Once he had helped her settle down in her new home, Zachary immediately went back to the Dignified Supernal Sect.

But before he returned to the Bloom Garden, Zachary went to the winery first. Although Alcuin had heard that Zachary was still alive, he couldn't help but cry with joy when he saw the young man with his own two eyes.

"Ha-ha! You bastard!" Alcuin boomed happily. "I knew you wouldn't die so easily. If you die, who will raise the wine spirit for me?" He was between laughter and tears as he enthusiastically greeted the newcomer.

"You're a Holy Level warrior! When are you going to act like a kid?" Zachary intensely matched Alcuin's energy as he laughed with him.

"I'm just being my plain old self." Alcuin shrugged.

Since he was overjoyed to see Zachary return, he immediately took him for a round of drinks. He didn't let him go back to the Bloom Garden until he was heavily drunk.

As soon as he returned, Zachary went straight into the system and continued to do his tasks.