“Mhm… That’s the stuff!” Anna closed her eyes as she took in the taste of Alex’s lips.
This was not her first time kissing him, but it was the first time she had felt this excited. This kiss touched her deeply, especially since her love for him had rooted deep in her veins. Even though this strong woman had voluntarily kissed her man, she didn’t just give him a small peck She started slipping her tongue into his mouth as well.
Neela, however, couldn’t bear watching any longer and pulled Anna off of Alex. “Please, it’s not the time for this…”
Anna was mad, but she deflated as soon as she saw Neela.
‘What a gorgeous woman… Ugh, she must be one of his flings too!’
Neela ignored her resentment and said, “Sir, what do we do now? You’d like to enter Dairaionji Temple, right? Is that still possible?”
Alex replied. “Yes, I can. But you guys might not. Neela, bring her away from this place first. I’ll be with you guys in a bit.”
Anna didn’t understand what Alex and Neela were talking about. She hadn’t caught up with their experiences after all.
Hence, she decided to stay silent, focusing on her surroundings instead. Only then did she realize how peculiar this place looked, certainly something she had never seen in her entire life.
“Let’s go!” Neela took action immediately, considering how efficient she actually was. Although she was the one who had voluntarily become Alex’s subordinate by contract, she was still originally a shieldmaiden.
Neela then grabbed Anna and rushed into the ball of light that was heading towards them. With their figures quivering, both of them disappeared into thin air.
***
Alex put his Soul Collection Coffin away, taking out the tool that Maha had given him a while ago. Suddenly, a giant lotus flower descended from the skies. There seemed to be faint Buddhist symbols on the pink petals. The base was filled with neat talismans as well, spinning slowly around the flower. It also contained odd, mysterious energy within.
‘Is this… The path to the Dairaionji Temple?’
After that, a golden light shot out from the base of the lotus flower. A translucent Bodhi phantom then appeared, he had a bald head and large face.
The Bodhi then grinned, gesturing to Alex to get on the base of the flower. He was also muttering something over and over again.
“Come here…”
‘Is this what they call by the welcoming monk?’
“Dad, you have to hold on. I’m going to save you, I really will…” He said softly to the Cleansing Vase.
That was also a promise to himself, hoping to give himself a little more motivation. In reality, he still sensed this heavy helplessness within his heart.
That was because the Ancestral Bodhi Tree would only be able to slow down the Soul Planting process. In order to solve the root of this problem, he would have to look for the powerful being who was behind this.
However, he still had no clue who this person was.
“Son… son…” A soft divine voice alarmed Alex.
It was his father’s voice.
‘Did he wake up..?’
“Dad, you’re awake? Do you remember me? How are you feeling? Is your mind clear enough? Who’s your Soul Planter?” Alex was so overwhelmed; his voice was starting to tremble too.
This was the first time they had talked to each other after reuniting.
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