The Prosperous West District

The Prosperous West District

"Uncle Liu, you're here." Seeing Bai Wen bring Liu Li back, Li Xuan stepped forward with a smile and greeted him.

"Xuan Ge'er, I heard you went to the West District. Congratulations, congratulations!" Liu Li said with a smile, cupping his hands toward Li Xuan in congratulations.

On the way here, Liu Li had already heard from Bai Wen that Li Xuan had become the supervisor of the West District, so the moment he entered the courtyard, he congratulated Li Xuan.

"Haha, it was just luck. I merely earned Chrysanthemum Douluo's favor. Uncle Liu, although I'll be serving as the West District's supervisor, I don't want to give up this house. I want to rebuild this courtyard so I can come back and stay here whenever I get the chance." Li Xuan did not stand on ceremony with Liu Li and directly told him what he wanted.

Upon hearing Li Xuan's words, Liu Li was utterly dumbfounded. This man had already become the supervisor of the prosperous West District, so why was he still thinking about this slum in the North District?

That was the West District supervisor! Among the Flower Sea's four districts—east, west, south, and north—the West District was the most prosperous!

Still, Liu Li did not dwell on it. Though he did not understand, he respected the decision.

No matter what, if he worked for Li Xuan, Li Xuan would have to pay him.

Besides, now that Li Xuan had become the West District's supervisor, Liu Li would need his help in the future. That made working for Li Xuan an even better thing.

"Xuan Ge'er, just tell Uncle Liu what you need. Tell me what kind of house you want, and I'll definitely do my utmost to arrange it for you!" Thinking this, Liu Li patted his chest and spoke earnestly to Li Xuan.

"With those words from you, Uncle Liu, I can rest easy. I want to build a mansion, so I'll need a complete set of blueprints this time. I'll have to trouble you to draw them up over the next few days. After all, I... haven't really seen any mansions before." Li Xuan scratched his head awkwardly and said sheepishly.

"No problem. We'll have the blueprints ready in the next few days. Of course, there should be a basement too." Liu Li lowered his voice, raised his brows, and smiled at Li Xuan.

"Uncle Liu, the basement isn't suitable for renovation. It's already good as it is. No need to change it, no need!" Hearing Liu Li's words, Li Xuan repeatedly waved his hands and declined his goodwill.

Li Xuan did not want Liu Li to know that he intended to dig a tunnel out of this place. The fewer people who knew about it, the safer it would be.

"This... all right! Xuan Ge'er, we'll do as you say! I'll go draw up the plans now and try to deliver them to you in the West District first thing tomorrow morning." Liu Li froze for a moment upon hearing Li Xuan's words, but after only a brief hesitation, he agreed without objection. After all, Li Xuan was his patron now!

One could not go against the patron, or there would be no meat to eat!

Li Xuan nodded, though he remained wary. Once Liu Li left, he would take Bai Wen and fill in the tunnel. After Liu Li finished renovating the house, they would dig it open again.

Liu Li bowed to Li Xuan, then immediately left and returned to his own courtyard to begin designing the plans for Li Xuan.

Once Liu Li had left, Li Xuan hurriedly pulled Bai Wen back into the basement.

"Brother Bai Wen! Let's quickly block up the tunnel. Once Uncle Liu finishes building the house aboveground, we can continue digging it. We have plenty of time right now, but there's no need to rush over such a little bit of time." Li Xuan pointed at the tunnel and spoke seriously to Bai Wen.

Bai Wen nodded as well and took the lead in entering the tunnel.

It had to be said that the roots of the Anvil Wood Li Xuan had cultivated were incredibly firmly embedded. Pulling all the Anvil Wood out of the tunnel took Li Xuan a great deal of effort.

After putting all the Anvil Wood back into the Void Pearl, they used the dirt excavated earlier to seal all the tunnels. Li Xuan had never disposed of the soil he had dug out before, so it was perfect for filling them back in.

The two of them worked until afternoon before they finally finished refilling the tunnels and returned to the surface.

"That finally takes care of it. Brother Bai Wen, stay here tonight. Tomorrow, I'll have Lin Mo arrange for someone to tend the flowers and plants in your courtyard." After thinking it over, Li Xuan still did not trust Liu Li and the others, so he wanted Bai Wen to stay here.

"Xuan Ge'er, then where will you stay tonight?" Bai Wen looked at the pile of straw on the ground, scratched his head, and asked in confusion.

"I'm going to the West District. I'm the West District supervisor now, so naturally I should go enjoy it. Besides, I need to take this opportunity to buy some things from the market outside." Li Xuan laughed heartily and said to Bai Wen.

Li Xuan was now responsible for cultivating the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, so Chrysanthemum Douluo would not make a move against him in the short term. But Chrysanthemum Douluo would not give Li Xuan much time either. If Li Xuan failed to cultivate the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for too long, Chrysanthemum Douluo would kill him. So the tunnel still needed to be dug as quickly as possible.

"All right then, Xuan Ge'er. It's getting dark. Do you want me to take you to the West District?" Bai Wen gave a simple, honest smile and asked Li Xuan.

"No need, Brother Bai Wen. Just stay here with peace of mind. I can manage on my own." Li Xuan smiled, waved to Bai Wen, then turned and left his courtyard.

He looked back at the courtyard where he had lived for nearly a month and shook his head with a smile. This was his starting point, but it certainly would not be his destination.

Then Li Xuan headed straight toward the West District.

An hour later, the sun set and night had completely fallen by the time Li Xuan finally reached the vicinity of the West District.

However, he stopped while still some distance away from it.

He rubbed his eyes, then looked toward the West District again.

"The Flower Sea has nightlife too?" Li Xuan stared wide-eyed at the scene before him.

The West District in the distance was actually a long street. Li Xuan quickly entered it. Two-story buildings lined both sides of the street, each with its own courtyard behind it.

There were restaurants, markets, general stores...

More importantly, there was even a pleasure house here!

"Is this the extravagance of the East and West Districts?" Like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, Li Xuan was intensely curious about everything around him.

Soon, Li Xuan arrived at the very center of the street.

On a stone beside a courtyard were written the three words: "Supervisor Mansion."

Li Xuan stopped and looked up at the three-story wooden building before him, his eyes widening into circles.

Most of the wooden buildings in the West District had only two floors, but the Supervisor Mansion had three. It was adorned with carved beams and painted rafters, and every detail of the wooden building had been carefully polished and carved with patterns.

"Damn! Am I still in the Flower Sea?" Li Xuan muttered involuntarily as he looked at everything before him.

The buildings in the West District were no less exquisite than those outside the Flower Sea, and even surpassed those in ordinary small towns.

Li Xuan had not expected such a place to exist within the Flower Sea.

Compared to the West District, the North District was no different from a tribal era where people could barely clothe themselves.

A new week has begun. I wish all my readers happiness! Things were a little busy at work today, and I checked it several times after getting home, so this was posted a bit late. Sorry about that!

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