SUPREME ARCH-MAGUS

"Is everything all right?" Kent asked in a whispering tone, close to her ear. Feeling the ticklish sound, Sophia slowly nodded her head without moving from his shoulders.

Kent held on to her dearly without making her uncomfortable. After a long time, Sophia slowly lifted her head and stared into Kent's eyes.

"What happened?" Kent asked, observing her swollen eyes and the marks of tears on her cheeks.

"The poison clan." Sophia uttered in a weak tone and turned around, walking inside her residence. Kent followed her while listening to her narrative.

"The poison clan killed more than 100 servants and several close relatives of my family. In the last few days, I have seen the dead bodies of people close to me. My father finally paid more than a hundred thousand spirit stones to the poison clan to make amends with them.

Even though things got settled, I couldn't forget the images of dead bodies. All of them were dead because of poison. Even as a 5th rank healer, I failed to save one single person." Sophia said while pouring herbal tea for Kent, who sat before her on the swinging chair.

"Even the powerful Eternal Sun sect failed to stop them. It's better if you stop thinking about dead people. We can't change the past. If you ask me, it's better that your family didn't lose any core family members. Think on the positive side." Kent replied in a consoling tone while placing the tea cup on the table.

Sophia became silent as she stared dazedly at Kent's tea cup. Kent snapped his finger to bring her back to reality. After talking for a bit, Sophia forgot about her sadness and began speaking normally.

"By the way, I'm sorry for leaving you without notice. I should have informed you before leaving for home." Sophia replied in a sorry tone.

"It's okay, you can compensate me by helping with my monthly mission. Today is lunar day. If you get ready, we can leave for the administration building." Kent replied lazily while leaning back on the swinging chair.

"Oh my God... How can I forget this? Give me a moment. I will get ready. By the way, don't worry about your mission, I will take care of it completely." Sophia replied enthusiastically as she stood up and began walking towards the spa room.

As Sophia went inside the spa room, Kent opened the beast tongue manual and continued where he stopped. But the sound of Sophia's bathing didn't let him focus on the manual. With a sigh, he closed down the manual and sat saliently.

On the other side, Sophia is recalling the moment of warmth she felt during Kent's embrace. A shy smile tugged on her face as she shook her head.

After a long time, Sophia came outside while wearing an attractive baby pin-colored top and white flowy clothes. Adjusting her long hair to her side, she stared at Kent with a petite smile. Kent swallowed hardly, staring at her alluring neckline.

"Shall we go?" Sophia questioned Kent while approaching him.

Kent nodded his head in a daze and followed her outside. After mounting their pets, they rushed towards the central administrative peak of the healing sun peak.

The atmosphere crackled with anticipation inside the administration building of Healing Sun Peak. More than a hundred disciples lined up before the large wooden board, where different quest tablets were hung in uniform order.

Out of curiosity, Kent took a peek at the bronze and silver rank missions. But Sophia dragged him away while holding his arm.

Amidst the sea of eager faces, Kent and Sophia moved with style, their personal disciple status setting them apart from the crowd. Ignoring the murmurs and curious glances of their fellow disciples, they approached the elderly lady responsible for distributing golden rank missions.

"Hai granny, are there any interesting missions this time?" Sophia asked with a smile while stretching her arms to grab the list. But the old lady light slapped the back of Sophia's hand.

"Didn't I say to act more feminine?" The old man muttered in a whispering tone with an impatient look.

With a gracious smile, she obliged, passing the precious tablets into Kent's hands. But Sophia snatched the list from Kent.

"Ayyooo… What a barbaric woman!" The old lady muttered, shaking her head.

As Sophia went through the list of quests, her eyes scanned each one with a practiced eye. Finally, she selected two missions for treating severe illnesses, her lips pressing into a determined line. Kent, however, hesitated, his gaze flickering uncertainly over the remaining quests.

"Here, accept this herb-gathering quest. It seems to be a bit easier." Sophia recommended placing her finger over the list.

"Why would a simple herb gathering be considered a gold-rank quest?" Kent's voice was tinged with curiosity as he glanced at the seemingly mundane task.

Sophia's eyes sparkled with amusement as she explained, "It's not just any herb gathering task. It could involve trekking through treacherous terrain, facing off against formidable beasts, or searching and carefully extracting a rare and elusive herb known to hold miraculous healing properties. It's far from simple."

Kent nodded, absorbing the newfound knowledge with a sense of awe.

"I had no idea. By the way, why did you choose two missions instead of one?" Kent couldn't help but voice another question that had been nagging at him.

"Among the two, one is a regular task for me. The lady of the Yang family is suffering from a peculiar condition. Even the master failed to treat her condition. So checking her condition and providing temporary potions for her pain is the monthly regular mission for me." Sophia's sighed deeply as she revealed.

Kent nodded his head in understanding. He felt curious to know about that disease, as he might find a cure by asking his aunt. But then he remembered the fact that he couldn't contact his aunt for the next three months as she went to a different realm.

Collecting the mission tablets from the old lady, Kent and Sophia came outside. They first went to meet the peak master, as her permission is necessary for leaving the peak, and this trip might take more than one day.

As for Kent, he needs to inform three masters before leaving the peak.

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Thank you @Stormy_Brooks_3735 for golden tickets. Thank you guys...