The Plan Was Underway

The Plan Was Underway

After Bai Wen moved the building materials into the basement, the two of them began digging a tunnel underground.

Before long, the tunnel reconnected with the Stone Wall Tunnel. Li Xuan and Bai Wen used ordinary building materials to reinforce it together, preventing the tunnel from collapsing.

As for the Anvil Wood they had saved earlier, both Li Xuan and Bai Wen intended to use it sparingly. After all, it was quite valuable.

After breaking through the stone wall, Li Xuan thought for a moment and first brought over several pots of flowers and plants, placing them inside the Stone Wall Tunnel. He then cut off a section of Starfire Vine and planted it along both sides of the tunnel for lighting, while also providing light for the other plants so they could photosynthesize and supply Bai Wen with oxygen.

Next, Li Xuan summoned the Little Green Bottle and poured the Green Spirit Liquid inside onto the Starfire Vine to accelerate its growth. In the blink of an eye, the Starfire Vine grew to a hundred meters long, and the entire Stone Wall Tunnel was instantly brightly lit.

Li Xuan had now arranged food, water, building materials, light, and oxygen for Bai Wen. What came next depended on Bai Wen himself.

After checking to make sure nothing had been overlooked, Li Xuan and Bai Wen returned to the basement.

"Xuan Ge'er, it's getting late. You should head back and rest early, so no one gets suspicious. I'll get a good night's sleep today and build up my strength. Tomorrow, I'll officially begin digging the tunnel!" Bai Wen nodded at Li Xuan and promised with a serious expression.

"In that case, Brother Bai Wen, I'll go back and rest. I'll leave this place to you!" Li Xuan bowed in thanks to Bai Wen, then turned and left the basement, returning to the surface.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xuan did not bring the Void Grass from the basement back to the Supervisor Mansion.

Lin Mo was watching him at every moment now. Even if he brought the Void Grass back to the Supervisor Mansion, Li Xuan would have no chance to cultivate it. Worse, Lin Mo might mistake it for some treasure that allowed Li Xuan to successfully raise seedlings, making it all too easy for Li Xuan to lose the Void Grass.

Lin Mo was practically going mad over ways to improve his success rate in breeding plants, so Li Xuan did not want to provoke him further.

In the end, Li Xuan took nothing with him and returned alone to the Supervisor Mansion.

It was already midnight by the time Li Xuan returned to the Supervisor Mansion. Without even washing up, he changed into his sleepwear, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep before long.

Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over those three days, Li Xuan devoted all his energy to observing the Heavenly Treasures in the West District.

The plants growing in the East and West Districts were all rare flowers and exotic herbs that Chrysanthemum Douluo had collected throughout Douluo Continent.

The quality of these plants was exceptionally high!

In three days, Li Xuan had only inspected one-third of the plants in the West District. Most were of rare quality, while more than thirty percent were plants of uncommon quality.

There were even as many as a hundred varieties of Heavenly Treasures.

The only pity was that Li Xuan had not discovered a single Immortal Grade Spirit Plant.

After all, Immortal Grade Spirit Plants were things one could only encounter by chance. Even if Chrysanthemum Douluo acquired seeds of an Immortal Grade Spirit Plant, he would have no way to cultivate them, so Li Xuan did not force the issue.

Still, Li Xuan had not been idle. He recorded the properties of these plants one by one, selecting those he needed as well as plants with special abilities.

Li Xuan recorded all their names and locations.

One day, he would have to leave the Flower Sea. Before then, Li Xuan would certainly find a way to take as many of these rare flowers and exotic herbs with him as possible. Once he left the Flower Sea, he likely would not have another chance to return.

At noon on the third day, just after Li Xuan finished lunch and was preparing to continue inspecting the Flower Sea, Liu Li came to find him.

"Xuan Ge'er, the building materials and books you bought have all been delivered. Do you want to go take a look yourself?" Liu Li asked Li Xuan.

"They took three whole days to inspect them before returning them to me. They really are slow. Come on, Uncle Liu, let's go take a look." Li Xuan nodded and headed toward his courtyard with Liu Li.

From far away, Li Xuan could see cart after cart of building materials piled outside his courtyard. His little yard was completely packed.

It looked like Zhao Da'an had probably gifted him some extra building materials. Otherwise, there would not be so much.

"Uncle Liu, take the day off. Now that the building materials have arrived, I'm afraid things will get tough starting tomorrow. You and the other four uncles should go to the Supervisor Mansion for a good meal this afternoon. Rest up properly today, then continue working tomorrow." Li Xuan thought for a moment before speaking to Liu Li.

Liu Li froze for a moment and looked at Li Xuan curiously. But Liu Li was no child; he knew what he should ask and what he should not. So, he simply nodded.

"Xuan Ge'er really looks after us. How many meals have we eaten at the Supervisor Mansion these past few days? And now we get to eat delicious food again today. Life is just too good! Xuan Ge'er, I'll take them over to eat right away." Liu Li smiled at Li Xuan, then called his brothers and left Li Xuan's courtyard, heading toward the Supervisor Mansion in the West District.

Li Xuan watched Liu Li's retreating figure and shook his head with a smile. Liu Li was a sensible man and had not pressed him for answers.

Li Xuan carefully observed the surroundings, then used the Void Pearl to store some building materials and transport them to the basement.

Although there was no one monitoring him nearby, he still did not dare take too many building materials at once. It would be far too easy to get discovered.

After returning to the basement, Li Xuan went straight into the tunnel.

Li Xuan was also curious how far Bai Wen had dug over the past few days.

Starfire Vine had been planted in the tunnel, and with the enhancement of the Green Spirit Liquid, the whole tunnel was brightly illuminated.

By the light of the Starfire Vine, Li Xuan walked all the way toward the depths of the tunnel.

Before long, Li Xuan arrived at the Stone Wall Tunnel.

After leaving the Stone Wall Tunnel, he found a slanted wooden staircase leading downward.

Li Xuan walked down the stairs. After descending three or four meters, the ground became level again. This should have been the true tunnel.

The tunnel was about one and a half meters high and wide enough for two people to walk side by side without any problem.

It seemed Bai Wen had also carefully designed the tunnel.

Li Xuan continued down the tunnel, and soon saw Bai Wen carefully scraping at the dirt with a wooden stick.

Hearing movement behind him, Bai Wen quickly turned around. Only after seeing that it was Li Xuan did he let out a sigh of relief.

"Xuan Ge'er, you're here!" Bai Wen put down the tool in his hand and spoke to Li Xuan in a low voice.

"Yes. The new building materials arrived today, so I thought I'd bring you some." Li Xuan also lowered his voice.

"Xuan Ge'er, let's go back to the basement to talk. It's too tiring to talk here!" Bai Wen lowered his voice even further.

Li Xuan nodded, then picked up the basket filled with dirt. Bai Wen also shouldered a basket, and the two returned to the basement side by side.

Sitting in the basement, Bai Wen poured himself a large cup of water and gulped it down. It seemed he was exhausted as well.

The weekend is almost here. I hope everyone has a great time.

I'm working the night shift today. Tomorrow, I'll add an extra update for you all!

(End of Chapter)