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Chapter 155 Gifts, Arrangements

Jiang Sa was right when he said that this place was full of wild flowers. It was a pity that Longmen was too cold now, and the bulging flower buds could only endure and wait for them to bloom.

But the weeds have already taken root and swayed in the cold wind, bringing vibrant life to the silent abandoned wasteland.

"It's so cold..." Facing the cold wind finally brought back Ling Dengxian's painful memories of fighting the cold in Tobrand.

"You should have noticed this before going out." Mostima poked his waist with her arrow-shaped tail. Ling Dengxian turned around and noticed that her hands were behind her back as if she was holding something.

Did you just buy it?

Ling Dengxian was so cold that his teeth were chattering. His head, which had been fuzzy from reading, suddenly became much clearer. He felt that he could go back now: "I can't bear it... any longer. Shall we go back?"

"Eh? You just got here. If you're feeling cold, do you want me to give you my coat?" Mostima is 1.71 meters tall and he is 1.73 meters tall. He can't even refuse by saying that his body shape is not suitable.

"Goodbye, please give me some face..." Ling Dengxian tightened his collar angrily and decided to "sacrifice his life for a gentleman."

"You're so stubborn...you gave up after just asking once or twice?"

"I won't try important things only once or twice." Ling Dengxian answered softly but firmly.

"I know... about the slums. Do you need my help?" Mosti shook her ponytail and walked to a position where the two of them were side by side.

"How can you help..."

"It would be nice if you could just give a little money to help share the financial pressure. You haven't been eating very well lately. You haven't even had much claw beast meat."

"That has nothing to do with whether you have money or not. I hunted it in the wilderness... and the majority of the claw beast meat stocks are running low. Shouldn't you know who is responsible?" Ling Dengxian couldn't help but roll his eyes at her when he thought of this.

Ling Dengxian did tell her after she came back that she could use whatever food she wanted in the refrigerator, but when he opened the refrigerator the next day and saw that half of the claw beast meat was missing, he remained silent.

"It's not me, it's the Miss Liberi next to me who likes you very much, the claw beast meat." Mostima gave him a fatal pause.

"Click." A Liberian girl in the distance decisively loaded the crossbow and aimed the crosshairs at Mostima.

"Forget it, it's not a big deal..." Ling Dengxian still didn't quite understand the relationship between the two people. The Miss Liberi who called herself "If You Are the One" said that she was Mostima's supervisor. Of course, he had no idea about the content of the supervision, but from the communication between the two people, it did not seem like the relationship between a controller and the controlled.

"so?"

"As for the affairs of the slums... I don't really recommend you to get involved. You have been away from home for many years and have had little contact with the infected people in Longmen. They are not willing to accept illusory assistance... Of course, you can also 'lend' money to me." Ling Dengxian came up with an idea.

"If you borrow, you have to pay it back."

"..."

Mostima put away his smile and said seriously, "But I don't recommend that you continue to interfere in the affairs of the slums. The Rat King doesn't care about you now because he owes you a favor, and secondly, there is really no point in you doing this."

"Third, it will easily give Wei Yanwu an excuse, because the slums are still under the jurisdiction of Longmen. You are just one person, so it's okay. If it were an organization, it would be labeled as 'interfering in internal affairs.'" Mostima whispered, "Wei Yanwu does not show his emotions on his face. He is a man of power and strategy. It is hard to tell what he thinks."

Ling Dengxian turned his head and looked towards the intersection. His approach was really inefficient, but he had no choice. He couldn't ignore it. He was silent for a moment:

“I can’t ignore it.”

"Don't take it too seriously. I'm just giving you some advice. If you need it, I'll support you. I don't need money much anyway." Mostima smiled.

Ling Dengxian stopped and looked into the girl's blue eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"...Thank you." Ling Dengxian said awkwardly.

"If you want to thank someone, you might as well do it together later." Mostima tilted his head and took out a gift bag from behind him under Ling Dengxian's puzzled gaze. "Xiao Le has caused you a lot of trouble, right? This is a thank you gift."

"...gift?" Ling Dengxian was a little stunned. This was the second gift he received after coming to Terra. The first one was Bagpipe's towel, which he had been carrying with him all the time.

"Look, Bagpipe said the other day that you seemed to be looking forward to someone giving you something. I heard her say that they gave you a towel, so I can't be left behind." Mostima smiled.

Ling Dengxian was overwhelmed by the unexpected surprise and took the gift package: "Thank you."

"See, I told you you'd have to say it again." Mastema smiled like a cat.

"You can open it now. It's suitable for use right now."

Upon hearing this, Ling Dengxian carefully untied the silk ribbon tied around his pocket, and when he opened it he found a scarf, a long azure blue scarf that was similar in color to Mostima's hair.

"It's so long..." Ling Dengxian also noticed the difference of this scarf.

Someone in the distance whispered, "So you bought it for him after all... Come to think of it, Mostima's frequency of returning to Longmen is much higher than before."

But I didn't seem to notice this.

"Humph... I didn't expect you to have this day. Next time I go back, I will definitely tell Lemiaoan about this and let her have some fun."

The girl put away her crossbow and couldn't help but think of the past. The corners of her mouth that were slowly rising suddenly froze, and then she gritted her teeth.

"Andorn...you'd better be ready."

Longmen city area.

"This time we have thoroughly checked and confirmed that there are no hidden dangers!" Shi Huaiya led the team to complete the inspection task. Xingxiong also nodded to indicate that the members of the Guard Bureau had entered a state of alert in advance and were ready to fight at any time.

Wei Yanwu's voice came from the intercom: "Okay, Chen can be recalled. Penguin Logistics will also participate in security as a supplementary force. Now, some guests have arrived. Shi Huaiya, the task of receiving them is left to you."

"Yes." Shi Huaiya only had flaws with Chen and Ling. She had to deal with them in formal occasions.

"Xingxiong, start arranging the personnel according to Shi Huaiya's arrangement. You have the right to make minor adjustments according to local conditions."

"Connect Chen's communication."

"Stand by, sir." The communication channel rang and Chen's serious voice came.

"You are responsible for contacting Lin Yuxia and Jiu, leading a team to support the response, and also responsible for monitoring the group of insects that are secretly spying. Once you find any traces, take action immediately and allow them to be killed."

"Yes!" Chen answered firmly.

"Guests will arrive one after another within five days, and the antique exhibition will be held on the seventh day. We must eliminate the hidden dangers of Longmen and maintain the dignity of Longmen!" After Wei Yanwu gave instructions, he ended the communication.

Shi Huaiya and Xingxiong exchanged glances, nodded to each other, and began to carry out their respective tasks.

Shi Huaiya came to the city hall and met several Yan court officials who arrived first. Without exchanging polite greetings, one of the blonde girls came forward after the leading official finished negotiating with Shi Huaiya. Shi Huaiya looked at her with an inquiring look.

"Officer Shi Huaiya, do we have the right to move freely?"

"Of course. No one has the power to restrict your actions in Longmen, at least that's the case in Longmen." Shi Huaiya said with a smile.

"I understand. After all, this is Duke Wei's territory. Even without an imperial edict, we still have to seek Duke Wei's opinion." The girl nodded.

"Don't worry, Longmen is an open city. It doesn't have the curfew system that border mobile cities have. You are all free... However, Longmen City is currently tracking down an illegal force. I hope you all pay attention to safety. Of course, Longmen will not let that happen." Shi Huaiya replied with a smile.

Xingxiong received a communication request:

"Miss Lin?"