Chapter 39: Flame‑Pattern Twelve Beast‑Head Belt

Lin Mo gave Li Xuan a deep look, his gaze mixing several emotions, and then walked straight out of the private room.

But as soon as they stepped out of the private room, Lin Mo's face twisted instantly, anger flushing his complexion red, and at that moment Lin Mo no longer knew how to release the fury inside.

In anger, they kept swinging their fists at the air in front of them.

Damned Li Xuan, he actually spent so many Soul Coins!

Damned Li Xuan got himself drunk! Damned Li Xuan why didn't he hand over his ability to me! Damned Li Xuan why did he break free of my control! …

At this moment Lin Mo's mind was filled with hatred toward Li Xuan, Lin Mo wished they could bite Li Xuan to death to vent the hatred and anger inside.

However, Lin Mo is also a somewhat scheming person, quickly restoring their emotions to normal, pulling a list from their pocket and heading into Salah City to start purchasing.

This time going out, Lin Mo actually collected many favors, buying supplies that others needed.

Li Xuan leaned by the window, smiled a crooked grin at Lin Mo's back, and thought that the angrier that guy got, the more delighted Li Xuan felt.

"It's a good thing I bought everything in advance; otherwise I'd have to haggle with Lin Mo over these Soul Coins. Hopefully the upcoming plan goes smoothly," Li Xuan said as he returned to the bed and lay down, beginning to contemplate the next plan.

Suddenly, Li Xuan's stomach growled.

"Waiter, bring me a full table of dishes, charge it to Lin Mo!" Li Xuan shouted down the corridor to the restaurant waiter.

"Got it, young master!" the waiter replied from outside and went to prepare the banquet.

Soon, a table of perfectly colored, fragrant, and tasty dishes was delivered before Li Xuan; with Lin Mo no longer in the way, Li Xuan ate very happily.

It must be said, the restaurant's food was truly excellent; if Li Xuan weren't unable to reveal the existence of the Void Pearl now, he would have already asked the restaurant to pack several tables of food to take away.

After Li Xuan ate his fill of wine and food, he went back to the private room to continue sleeping, after all he had nothing else to do.

Time passed swiftly, and before long it was midnight.

Lin Mo also dragged their weary body back to the restaurant.

Seeing Li Xuan still sleeping, they nodded with satisfaction, then opened a room and went to rest alone.

Originally Lin Mo had planned to set out that night, but being too exhausted, they decided to rest for a night and then return to the Flower Sea.

Early the next morning, Li Xuan got up early; by then Lin Mo had already prepared to set out back to the Flower Sea, apparently waiting for him.

Li Xuan gave Lin Mo's expression a serious look and also raised an eyebrow.

So Lin Mo really has set their sights on me; after all the trouble I've caused, they can still chat with me calmly.

Therefore Li Xuan heightened his guard against Lin Mo.

"Xuan Ge'er, we should set off back to the Flower Sea; the items you purchased have already been delivered outside the city, we can just take them back," Lin Mo said with a smile to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment after hearing Lin Mo's words, then asked Lin Mo with a puzzled expression.

"Huh? How do you know what I bought? Did I miss anything?" Li Xuan blinked his eyes and asked curiously. "The supervisors in the Flower Sea require that any supplies purchased in Salah City be reported by the merchants and approved before they can be sent into the Flower Sea; once the merchants submit the report, the goods are sent for inspection," Lin Mo explained with a smile. Lin Mo's tone was as gentle as before, as if yesterday's flushed face hadn't been his.

"I see, that's fine; it saves me from going door to door to tell them. We'll just set out together then," Li Xuan also gave a slight smile, saying no more.

"By the way, there's another item that the jewelry shop sent, so I didn't have them send it directly to the Flower Sea; I brought it for you to see first. If any changes are needed, just tell them to modify it," Lin Mo pointed at a large box on the table and said to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan followed the direction Lin Mo pointed and saw a fire‑red brocade box on the table.

Li Xuan approached the box, reached out, and opened it.

Inside the box, a red belt lay quietly.

Li Xuan took the belt out of the box and held it in his hand, examining it carefully.

The belt felt heavy in his hand and gave off a warm sensation; that must be a property of the material itself.

Looks like his five Soul Coins weren't spent in vain; the belt's quality is excellent.

The belt is entirely fire‑red, with a slight crystalline sheen; if Li Xuan hadn't seen the original ore, he would never believe it is metal.

It is three finger‑widths wide, about one finger thick, composed of thirty‑six rectangular metal pieces linked together by mechanisms to form a belt.

Among those metal blocks, twelve parts have surface reliefs of beast heads, each different with distinct expressions; the carving is extremely exquisite, and it seems Li Yu indeed put serious effort into making this belt.

More importantly, Li Yu also considered that Li Xuan is still growing his body, so the metal pieces on the belt can be removed at will.

Li Xuan quickly detached the twelve metal pieces, then put the belt on his waist; although the belt is metal, its interior has a layer of padding that fits his body snugly, neither loose nor tight.

Li Xuan patted the belt satisfactorily, then took out a cloth bag and packed the twelve removed pieces inside.

More importantly, Li Xuan already sensed the Void Pearl embedded in the belt, but he didn't want to examine the Void Pearl in front of Lin Mo, so he gave up.

"Xuan Ge'er, can we set off now?" Lin Mo looked at Li Xuan, seeing he was almost ready, and said to him.

"Let's set off right now," Li Xuan nodded, then left the restaurant together with Lin Mo, boarding a carriage heading toward the Flower Sea.

Li Xuan looked around from the carriage and found that his was the only vehicle traveling alone on the road.

This is odd! The building materials I bought should be at least ten carts; where did my purchased goods go?

"Brother Lin Mo, where are the things I bought?" Li Xuan asked, looking bewildered.

"Although we are supervisors, we are still Flower Slaves, so the items we purchase must undergo strict inspection before they can enter the Flower Sea. Those goods have already been sent for inspection and will take a few days before they reach us," Lin Mo said with a carefree smile, looking at Li Xuan.

"I see," Li Xuan nodded.

Fortunately, he had previously stored the map inside his Void Pearl; otherwise the map would certainly have been discovered.

Then, Li Xuan pulled back the curtain and stared aimlessly at the scenery outside.

Dear readers and gentlemen, good afternoon, hehe, today's release time was pushed forward a bit again; I hope to keep working hard and get the manuscript out even earlier.

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