Chapter 104: A Rare Vacation

"Have you felt disappointed?"

In the cold wind, Kleine took several cans of hot coffee from the vending machine and handed one to Su Lin beside him.

"Disappointed?" Su Lin pulled open the pull tab, the aroma of coffee drifting into his nostrils: "What's there to be disappointed about?"

"It's not like you need entertainment to sustain your life energy every day."

Kleine distributed canned drinks to everyone except Lu Mingfei; by now, the group had left Gao Tian Yuan Nightclub and stood before a vending machine on a nearby street.

From here, they could still see Yuanji Heavy Industry in the distance, its black building swallowing the sky under the glow of lights, like a monstrous shadow.

"I haven't even said what you're disappointed about," Kleine shook his head.

"No…" Su Lin sipped his coffee, staring at the dark building; under the streetlamp, his shadow stretched long and thin.

"I just always feel… a bit guilty toward Lu Mingfei."

Su Lin thought of the sealed memories he had personally delivered; over the coming period, this kid would likely be thoroughly worn down.

Kleine longed to dig deeper into what story lay behind it—not out of gossip, but as a scholar seeking true history.

His spiritual sense told him Lu Mingfei's current state was somehow tied to Su Lin.

He suppressed his curiosity; after all, his home world was not kind to the overly curious.

He feared he might develop the bad habit of being "overly curious."

"It's time to go our separate ways," Xiao Yan pulled out a phone from his pocket, glanced at the latest message: "Mountains remain unchanged, waters flow forever—we'll meet again."

"Brother Tang, add me on QQ—we're both fire users; next time, teach me some flame techniques."

"Oh oh," Old Tang had heard this kid was pretty good with fire; his world even had strange flames like Yi Huo—if possible, he wanted to study them too.

Zhongli nodded to Su Lin and Old Tang: "Before this matter is settled, it's better to meet less often."

"There's plenty of time ahead."

Watching the three figures walk away, Su Lin and Old Tang exchanged glances.

"Let's go," Su Lin headed toward Gao Tian Yuan Nightclub.

"Second round?" Old Tang asked.

"Picking someone up."

In the chat group

Lu Mingfei: 【Image】

Lu Mingfei: "Who can come pick up this kid? He's about to be eaten by big sisters."

Su Lin: "Coming."

It was a photo of Weigong Shilang being dragged into a private booth by a group of drunk customers.

The moment they left, Weigong Shilang departed Ye Zhetian Beidou and arrived on this Earth.

"They just left, and I still have work—I won't take you to find them. Wait outside the gate," Lu Mingfei told Weigong Shilang in the restroom stall.

"Why didn't you rest before coming?" Lu Mingfei felt exhausted himself—he'd just dealt with those two crazy women—but Weigong Shilang looked utterly drained, dark circles under his eyes, spirit sagging.

"Hehe…" Weigong Shilang gave two weak laughs: "That's exactly why I came now—I wanted to rest."

Ye Fan had put up a sign at the shop entrance: "Alchemy Master on External Study and Breakthrough—Last Seven Days! Clear Out All Ordinary Artifacts!"

Same as always—only swindling sacred sects and noble families with grudges.

Three days without sleep, relying solely on spiritual herbs and springs, just to prep a week's inventory ahead of time.

If business hadn't been getting better day by day, and if he hadn't feared being forced to increase inventory, Weigong Shilang would've preferred to rest fully in Ye Fan's world before coming over.

Weigong Shilang surveyed his surroundings.

Ah…

Those nostalgic LED lights, the water faucet-san, the flush toilet-san—how long since I've seen them. For the coming period, please guide me well.

Farewell, Ye Zhetian! Goodbye, secret room!

Two weary men emerged from the restroom; Lu Mingfei pointed Weigong Shilang toward the exit and left him be.

Strictly speaking, though the world and timeline differed, Weigong Shilang was practically a local—he wouldn't need to ask for directions.

But where was this?

Gao Tian Yuan, serving only female customers.

Any man appearing here could only be staff—especially Weigong Shilang, who wasn't wearing his classic Adidas battle gear but instead attire from the Beidou Star Region.

The overall ancient-style clothing, infused with novel elements, combined with his striking red hair and doll-like face, instantly drew a crowd of female customers from fashion companies.

These already intoxicated patrons surrounded him from all three directions—upper, middle, lower—and "captured" Weigong Shilang, who had worked nonstop for three days, into the private booth.

Only after Lu Mingfei finished his duties and saw several private messages did he rush to a circular sofa and find Weigong Shilang, disheveled and surrounded by drunk customers.

One slightly drunk customer, seemingly a high-ranking executive from a fashion company, kept pressuring Weigong Shilang to hand over his personal contact info, coercing and bribing him to join her company tomorrow.

Only when Su Lin and Old Tang returned did they knock the others out, then cast a illusion spell over Weigong Shilang, allowing him to escape the claws.

"Business is really good," Su Lin remarked upon hearing this; had he not been broke back then, he might've invested himself.

"This is Norten. You can also call him Ronald Tang."

"The Dragon King of Bronze and Fire."

"Your future alchemy teacher."

Su Lin introduced him to Weigong Shilang.

"Aren't you… killed by Lu Mingfei…?" Weigong Shilang didn't know the situation here; he'd assumed Su Lin had found him a half-blood teacher, not this boss who'd died in the first book.

"Why does everyone know about this mess?" Old Tang sighed. "Let me be clear—I'll teach, but I can't guarantee you'll learn."

"No problem, thank you, Teacher Tang!" Weigong Shilang bowed deeply.

"Teacher Tang… that sounds weird. Just call me Tang or Norten," Old Tang said. "I'm busy these two days. Wait a few days."

The moment he finished speaking, Weigong Shilang's tired eyes lit up like Ultraman's arrival.

"Alright! Take your time!"

Su Lin thought to himself: give this guy a hotel room and let him relax in the city for a few days.

Weigong Shilang probably hasn't kept up his cooking skills at all.

In the end, Weigong Shilang still followed Su Lin back to Water Mirror Peak, since Su Lin had brought Water Mirror Peak along to this world.

Aside from no internet, the environment up there was better for rest.

"Whose is that floating island?" Lu Mingfei pointed to a floating island in the sky nearby, exposing himself openly in midair without any concealment.

"Old Lu's — the future Lu Mingfei," Su Lin said. "You came just in time; he'll be conquering the world soon."

"Really now…"

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