Everyone already knew what a good 'matchmaker' Xuan Mu was, right? Victor's 'obsession' with Bing Shi was partly because of his doing too. He knew how keeping the fragments of her dead soul alive was crucial for her comeback and he would never cross out a chance of having his wife back. Even at the cost of the high risk that came with it. Not every soul would agree to feed a foreign soul; it was not easy and also too dangerous to maintain.
Would the HQ ever admit that they had no idea how to grant every wish? No. Never. They wouldn't grant it exactly to the last dot, but at least to a degree because when it came to unique souls, it was very difficult to trick them.
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"You all go first, I'll catch up to you later," Victor suddenly excused himself and sprinted down the hill. He felt it. His intuition was telling him she was close.
And let me know in the comments what arcs you want to see. :)