Chapter 141: Chapter 133: Leaving the Secret Room
"You’re here for that bead too?"
The people of Sand Town couldn’t leave even if they wanted to. If it wasn’t for some ulterior motive, who would come to a godforsaken place like B City under these circumstances?
"A bead? Isn’t it a flower?"
Tang Mo really didn’t know about any bead here. After all, she was just a minor figure in her past life and had only vaguely heard the legends about this place.
But if there really was an abnormal treasure other than that flower, then everything would make sense.
No wonder. It was clearly just a flower worth a hundred points of Spirit Attribute, so how could it have such a huge impact on the surrounding environment?
The abundant spiritual power provided by Fu Qi only allowed people to cultivate their Spirit Attribute faster. The real reason so many geniuses had emerged here must have been the bead Lin Yu mentioned.
"So you didn’t come with them?" Lin Yu’s eyes held a trace of suspicion.
The bead’s location was very well hidden; ordinary people wouldn’t know about it. Lin Shourong had even dispatched men to guard it day and night.
But just yesterday, two outsiders were seen near the sand vortex.
The two of them completely ignored the not-yet-matured Desert Flower and were constantly observing something near the sand vortex.
The guards secretly watching from the side reported this to Lin Shourong, and Sand Town quickly sent people to capture the two and bring them back.
The people of Sand Town considered both the Desert Flower and the bead in the sand vortex to be their property. How could they possibly let outsiders get their hands on them?
And Lin Yu, being the genius with the highest spiritual power in Sand Town, had naturally gone along.
"Are you talking about a mixed-race woman, a pale-faced man, and a young man and woman in their early twenties?"
Tang Mo quickly wondered if it was Lisa, Ah Bin, and the others who had escaped and stumbled upon Sand Town by accident.
"Only a mixed-race woman and a pale-faced man. I didn’t see anyone else." Outsiders were rare in Sand Town, so Lin Yu naturally remembered them clearly.
"I just met them on the road. We’re not close."
Tang Mo thought for a moment and quickly distanced herself from Lisa and Ah Bin.
’Are you kidding me? Lisa never mentioned anything about a bead. I wouldn’t bet on how many of her words are actually true.’
Knowing Tang Mo wasn’t after the bead, Lin Yu relaxed considerably, but his brow remained furrowed. He continued to stare blankly at the corner where his sister had been lying.
"Brother?" a small, tentative voice called out.
Tang Mo had been so focused on talking to Lin Yu that she’d almost forgotten about Xianxian, whom she had hidden away.
Now, the little girl was full, rested, and awake. Seeing her brother, she seemed unable to believe her eyes and rubbed them hard with her chubby little hands.
"Xianxian?"
Lin Yu’s eyes lit up. He shot to his feet and rushed over to the girl, pulling her into a tight hug.
Feeling her brother’s real embrace, Xianxian finally believed this wasn’t the dream she’d just been having.
She wrapped her arms tightly around Lin Yu’s neck and began to wail.
"Brother, why did you leave me? Xianxian was so scared."
"Brother was wrong. Brother will never, ever leave Xianxian again."
A child’s world is the purest of all. Even if you’ve hurt them, they will believe in you with all their heart and soul the moment you open your arms to them again.
Tang Mo turned her head away and quietly packed up her sleeping bag and belongings.
"Thank you."
After his joyful reunion with his sister, Lin Yu walked up to Tang Mo and said earnestly.
He didn’t know how this girl had done it, but Xianxian’s safety was definitely thanks to her.
"No need for thanks. Actually, I have something I’d like you to help me with."
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Thanks to Lin Yu’s status, his family’s situation was considered relatively good in Sand Town.
But even so, the sight was still heartbreaking.
The idiom "a home with only bare walls" was a literal description here.
Because Lin Yu didn’t want to ruin his relationship with the town, no one except his parents could know that Xianxian had been brought back.
So, he had no choice but to carry a huge bag with Xianxian hidden inside.
Meanwhile, Tang Mo followed behind Lin Yu, completely wrapped up to conceal her identity.
It was the dead of night, and no one was outside. The group of three made it to Lin Yu’s home without any trouble.
The residents of Sand Town also lived in houses built beneath the desert. To Tang Mo, they looked like underground secret rooms, just much larger and more intricately designed.
Each family’s house was also built from sand. Perhaps because of the low population density, every house was surprisingly large.
Lin Yu blocked Xianxian’s bedroom window tightly with cloth, and Tang Mo moved into the room with her.
"What about those two from yesterday? What are you planning to do with them?"
Tang Mo asked about Lisa and Ah Bin.
"They were locked up at first, but the town leader heard the man has some special skills, so he was released. They’re probably preparing to work together to get the bead."
As the person Lin Shourong valued most, Lin Yu naturally knew more details than others.
’Ah Bin has special skills? Isn’t he critically ill and on the verge of death?’
Tang Mo’s mind raced. ’Just how many more secrets do those two have? This is getting more and more interesting.’
"What’s so dangerous about that bead that you need to cooperate with outsiders?"
And these outsiders weren’t just Lisa and her partner, but Fu Qi as well.
Hearing her mention the bead, Lin Yu’s attitude became much more serious.
"You should get some rest. Stay in the room and try not to go out. I’ll find a chance to get you out of here."
After saying this to Tang Mo, Lin Yu picked up the reluctant Xianxian and left, leaving Tang Mo alone in the room without answering her question.
’The bead?’
’Whether it was Fu Qi, Lisa and Ah Bin, or even Lin Yu and Lin Shourong...’
’Everyone had a very peculiar attitude toward that bead.’
’It was like a treasure that carried immense danger, something that drove people mad with desire, yet also filled them with deep fear.’
The more they acted this way, the more curious Tang Mo became.
’I slept enough during the day, and I can’t fall asleep now anyway. Might as well go out for a walk.’
Tang Mo changed into a black sweatsuit and put on a face mask.
She put her backpack into her Space, cradled Jingjing in her arms, and quietly left Lin Yu’s house.
Although outsiders rarely entered or left Sand Town, there were still two guards at the entrance. It was clear that Lin Shourong was a very cautious leader.
This was why Lin Yu hadn’t tried to sneak Tang Mo out in the dead of night.
But a small problem like this wasn’t going to stop Tang Mo.
