Lin Mo's Breakdown

Lin Mo's Breakdown

Led by Zhao Xiaohu, Li Xuan wandered around Sala City, going from delicious food to fun attractions.

They kept wandering until late at night. Only when Sala City's streets were completely empty did the two return to the building materials shop.

As soon as they reached the entrance, they saw Zhao Da'an sitting inside the shop. It seemed Zhao Da'an had been waiting for Li Xuan and Zhao Xiaohu.

"Father!" Zhao Xiaohu hurriedly bowed to Zhao Da'an.

"Uncle Zhao." Li Xuan also nodded to Zhao Da'an.

"Young Master, Old Man An has delivered the books you wanted. Would you like to check them? The building materials have also been gathered for the most part. You can give the order to load them up and depart whenever you're ready." Zhao Da'an pointed to the large pile of building materials in the rear courtyard, as well as several miscellaneous books in the corner of the shop, and reported to Li Xuan.

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zhao. I'll check these books first. I should return to the Flower Sea tomorrow or the day after. After all, I'm still one of the Flower Sea's people and can't remain outside for too long." Li Xuan smiled at Zhao Da'an, then went to the corner and began looking through that pile of inappropriate books.

Although the titles were rather improper, Li Xuan was unaffected by them. He calmly grabbed the Sala City Map in his hand and cautiously looked around. There should not have been anyone else nearby.

Then, with the Void Pearl in his left hand and the map in his right, Li Xuan willed it, and the map entered the Void Pearl.

Only after confirming that the map had completely entered the Void Pearl did Li Xuan let out a sigh of relief. His whole body relaxed as he plopped down onto the ground.

If nothing unexpected happened, this pile of books would be thoroughly inspected before they left Sala City and entered the Flower Sea. This book would definitely have been discovered. But now that it had been stored in the Void Pearl, it truly belonged in Li Xuan's hands. Moreover, he had confirmed that no one else was around.

After restoring the books to their original places, Li Xuan bade farewell to Zhao Da'an and Zhao Xiaohu and returned to the inn.

As for Zhao Xiaohu's reward, Li Xuan only left behind ten Silver Soul Coins, but Zhao Xiaohu accepted them with great satisfaction.

Under the bright moonlight, Li Xuan returned to the inn. Standing at the entrance to the private room, he saw Lin Mo still snoring away.

It seemed that during the nearly ten hours Li Xuan had been gone, Lin Mo had not sobered up. The depletion of his body had likely left him exceptionally weak, and the alcohol had sent his body into a deep sleep state of self-repair.

Looking at the unconscious Lin Mo before him, Li Xuan wanted nothing more than to kick him twice. But he still had to consider that someone might be watching him, so he could not show any dissatisfaction toward Lin Mo.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xuan decided to take out his money pouch, weigh it in his hand, and sigh helplessly before placing it beside Lin Mo.

The private room Lin Mo had booked had a place for diners to rest.

Li Xuan did not think much of it. He yawned, then lay down on the bed, ready to sleep.

After wandering around all day, Li Xuan was exhausted. After all, he was only a child slightly over six years old. Since everything he had wanted to do was already finished, he relaxed and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Li Xuan woke up very early. He had already toured Sala City and had nothing else he wanted to do there, so he could only lie boredly on the bed.

Everything he had wanted to do on this trip was complete, and he had even gained the unexpected delight of the map. The pressure on Li Xuan had greatly eased. He only needed to wait until he returned to the Flower Sea to begin digging tunnels and cultivating spirit plants.

"Ah!"

A panicked, furious shout came from outside.

"Where are my Gold Soul Coins!? Where's my money!" Lin Mo's voice was filled with rage and panic.

Li Xuan did not rashly get out of bed. He merely sat there, smiling as he shook his head.

This time, Lin Mo had truly lost both the wife and the army.

However, after thinking for a while, Li Xuan still decided to go out and enjoy the sight of Lin Mo going mad.

"Li..." When Lin Mo saw Li Xuan emerge from the private room, his pent-up fury instantly found an outlet.

But in the next instant, Lin Mo suddenly remembered something. The vicious expression on his face vanished at once.

Lin Mo lowered his head, took two deep breaths, and suppressed the anger in his body.

When Lin Mo raised his head again, he had already put on a smile. However, his flushed face proved just how furious he had been moments ago.

"Xuan Ge'er, don't mess around. Did you take my Gold Soul Coins? Hurry and give them back to me." Lin Mo forced down his urgency and anger as he spoke with a strained smile.

"Brother Lin Mo, you got drunk yesterday, so I went shopping in Sala City by myself and bought some supplies I needed. I spent some of the Gold Soul Coins, and the rest are all here." Li Xuan pretended to be innocent as he scratched his head and gave Lin Mo an honest smile.

"You spent all the money? And you went around Sala City by yourself yesterday?" Lin Mo went blank. What had he done?

His plan had clearly been to get the child in front of him drunk, then obtain the information he wanted from the child's mouth.

Yet he had gotten drunk first!

More importantly, he had nearly allowed this brat to slip out of his control!

Lin Mo no longer cared about the Gold Soul Coins. Cold sweat had already soaked through his clothes.

"It's fine... it's fine... Li Xuan didn't run away. He came back." Lin Mo took a deep breath and patted his chest, trying to calm himself as quickly as possible.

Losing a few Gold Soul Coins was no big deal, but if Li Xuan had gone missing, Chrysanthemum Douluo would definitely kill Lin Mo. More importantly, the seeds of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum were still in Li Xuan's hands. If those were lost, Chrysanthemum Douluo would make him endure all the cruelest punishments in Spirit City.

"Brother Lin Mo, you seem to really like drinking. How about we buy some wine to bring back to the Flower Sea and have a good drink when we're free?" Li Xuan said with a smile.

Not a single one of Lin Mo's expressions just now had escaped Li Xuan's notice.

Li Xuan also struggled to hold back his laughter. After all, his current persona was that of a child who understood nothing.

Li Xuan guessed that Lin Mo was already on the verge of collapse.

"No, no. Drinking isn't allowed in the Flower Sea. It could interfere with our work. Let's pack up now and set off soon to return to the Flower Sea." Lin Mo looked at Li Xuan with lingering fear, afraid that Li Xuan might escape his watch again.

"Brother Lin Mo, we haven't bought anything yet. Are we going back to the Flower Sea already?" Li Xuan scratched his head and asked.

Only then did Lin Mo remember that the Gold Soul Coins on him were not all his. Some belonged to the Flower Slaves of the West District. As a supervisor, he was permitted to purchase supplies in nearby towns, and he could also bring supplies back for the Flower Slaves in the Flower Sea.

In order to make money, Lin Mo had taken on quite a few orders. Now he was beginning to panic as well. No matter what, he had to bring back the supplies for those purchases.

"Xuan Ge'er, stay in this room and don't go out. I'll head outside to buy some supplies. Once I'm done, we'll set off tomorrow morning and return to the Flower Sea." Lin Mo looked at Li Xuan with a determined expression.

"Alright, Brother Lin Mo. Don't worry, I won't run around." Li Xuan looked at Lin Mo obediently.

Dear readers, I'm writing now, and my vision is starting to blur. I'm so sleepy.

Wishing all dear readers happiness and fulfillment every day.