Finding a Way Out!

Finding a Way Out!

Early the next morning, Li Xuan got up before dawn, stretched his body a little, and then came out of the basement.

After emerging from the basement, Li Xuan looked up at the sky. Dawn had only just begun to break, and Liu Li and the others would not arrive for a while yet.

After pondering for a moment, Li Xuan went over to the Void Grass and dripped the Green Spirit Liquid produced by the Little Green Bottle that day onto it.

A few breaths later, the fruit ripened and fell. Li Xuan obtained another Void Pearl and skillfully wove it into his grass-rope bracelet.

Li Xuan now had five Void Pearls, giving him fifteen cubic meters of storage space. It would be enough for him for quite some time, so there was no need to continue cultivating the Void Grass for now.

As for what to cultivate next, it would be the Dark Domain Ghost Orchid. Consuming the ghost orchid flower after it bloomed could strengthen the soul. Li Xuan was not in any hurry to break through his Soul Power Level, so he might as well take this chance to improve his strength.

Next, Li Xuan diluted the remaining diluted Green Spirit Liquid in the Clay Pot once more, then sprinkled the liquid over the seeds that needed to be raised.

As the liquid spread evenly over the seeds, they began sprouting at a pace visible to the naked eye.

Looking at the sprouting flower seedlings, Li Xuan took out some flowerpots from a corner of the yard and transplanted the seedlings into them. With these seedlings, he would be able to report back to Chrysanthemum Douluo.

After all, when one lived in the Flower Sea, one had no choice but to bow one's head.

At around seven or eight in the morning, Liu Li and his three brothers arrived. After greeting Li Xuan, they got to work.

The thatched cottage would more or less be finished today, so this would probably be Liu Li and the others' final day working for Li Xuan.

Bai Wen also came to Li Xuan's yard.

"Xuan Ge'er, is there anything else you need me to do?" Bai Wen asked as he rubbed his hands together.

By then, Bai Wen had grown fond of working for Li Xuan. After all, he could eat his fill every day while working here.

"There shouldn't be much to do today, but tomorrow, I'll need you to accompany me somewhere. I want to make a round of the Flower Sea, and you can be my guide," Li Xuan said after thinking it over.

Li Xuan believed that the Flower Seas managed by the others still contained some rare plants. He wondered whether he might get the chance to claim some for himself.

"Sure, Xuan Ge'er. Since there's nothing to do today, I'll head back first." Bai Wen waved, then turned and left.

"Don't be in such a hurry. Take this. No refusing it—if you're following me, I can't let you go hungry." Li Xuan took out a bag of bread and handed it to Bai Wen.

"This..." Bai Wen hesitated for a moment, but ultimately accepted the bag from Li Xuan and left the yard.

After Bai Wen left, Li Xuan took out a pile of flowerpots from a corner of the yard and transferred the cultivated seedlings into them one by one.

After busying himself all morning, Li Xuan finally transplanted all one hundred pots of seedlings. He then arranged them in the sunniest spot in his yard.

The basic structure of the thatched cottage had also been completed. In the afternoon, they only needed to spread some thatch over the roof to keep out the wind and rain.

Li Xuan had finished his own work as well, so he had little left to do. He found a pile of thatch, spread a layer in the yard, and lay down on it to sleep.

In the afternoon, Liu Li woke the soundly sleeping Li Xuan.

"Xuan Ge'er, the thatched cottage is finished. Please inspect it," Liu Li said with a smile, rubbing his hands together after waking Li Xuan.

Li Xuan groggily climbed up from the ground, then followed Liu Li to inspect the thatched cottage.

Li Xuan and Liu Li made a round inside the cottage. After confirming there were no problems, Li Xuan took several bags of Large Rye Bread from the yard.

"Uncle Liu, there are one hundred jin of Large Rye Bread here. Consider it payment for the four uncles' work these past few days. I may need your help again after some time, so I'll have to trouble you all then," Li Xuan said with a smile as he handed the bags to them.

"Xuan Ge'er is as generous as ever. In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. If you ever need anything from us brothers, just call out, and we'll definitely come running to help!" Liu Li said, cupping his fists toward Li Xuan before slinging the bag over his shoulder and leaving.

The three burly men behind Liu Li also looked at Li Xuan much more favorably.

At that moment, Li Xuan was the only person left in the yard.

"Housing was so expensive in my previous life that I never managed to buy a home. Yet after transmigrating, without even earning a salary, I've actually settled down and started a life on Douluo Continent." Li Xuan smiled helplessly and returned to his thatched cottage.

Lying amid the thatch, Li Xuan opened the shop. Nothing useful had appeared in it over the past few days, so he had been spending his points on boxed meals and bottled water every day.

Nothing good had refreshed today either, so he bought another boxed meal and a bottle of water.

After eating and drinking his fill, Li Xuan went to the yard and moved the Void Grass, Bread Grass, and Dark Domain Ghost Orchid into the basement.

There were not many truly valuable things in Li Xuan's possession, and these three plants were the most valuable among them.

After finishing all that, Li Xuan sat in the basement and began considering his current situation.

The Flower Sea was not a suitable place to stay for long, and Li Xuan still wanted to leave it.

Life in the inner Flower Sea was simply not fit for a person, while Chrysanthemum Douluo, that freak, watched him like a hawk outside.

For the sake of his dignity, Li Xuan decided to leave this place and venture across Douluo Continent.

However, all the Flower Slaves in the Flower Sea were prisoners. While they mainly grew flowers and plants for Chrysanthemum Douluo, the Flower Sea was also the place where they were imprisoned.

Not only did Spirit Hall guards patrol outside the Flower Sea, but more than a dozen highly skilled Spirit Masters guarded the place as well. As for their ranks, Li Xuan did not know. After all, he had never dealt with them.

Getting back to the point, he still needed to find a way to leave the Flower Sea.

After thinking for a while, Li Xuan really did come up with two possible routes out.

The first was to become a Flower Sea supervisor, which would grant him the qualifications to leave the Flower Sea to purchase supplies. But only someone Chrysanthemum Douluo trusted could become a supervisor, aside from relatives like Lin Mo, so Li Xuan had practically no chance of taking that position.

As for the second route, it was to dig a tunnel and escape. This was the only method Li Xuan had for leaving, but he could not even distinguish east, west, north, and south here, much less find a direction and dig a tunnel out of the Flower Sea.

So Li Xuan planned to spend the next few days wandering through the Flower Sea, identifying its directions while searching for rare plants, then find a direction where he could dig a tunnel.

As he thought, Li Xuan gradually fell asleep atop the pile of thatch.

Early the next morning, Li Xuan got up before dawn.

With no more pressure to raise seedlings, he could relax a little. He tidied up the yard, then cleaned up the basement, and finally watered the seedlings and loosened their soil.

Just then, Bai Wen's footsteps sounded outside Li Xuan's yard.

"Xuan Ge'er, what are we doing today?" Bai Wen asked as he knocked on the door.

"Brother Bai Wen, wait a moment. I'll be right out." After speaking, Li Xuan took a bag of Large Rye Bread from a Void Pearl, then pushed open the door and smiled at Bai Wen.

"Xuan Ge'er, is there something going on today?" Bai Wen asked with an honest smile, scratching his head.

"Come stroll through the Flower Sea with me," Li Xuan said with a smile.

Dear readers, I feel like the number of words I've been updating is letting down your support. I'll do my best to post more, but I really have been a little tired these past few days. Sorry about that. I'll seize the chance to make it up to you all with extra updates. Please accept my apology.