[Ding! Ladies and gentlemen, the plane has landed at Ning'an Airport in Jiang Province. The temperature outside the cabin is 26 degrees Celsius... Thank you for flying with us, and we wish you a pleasant journey!]
[Ning'an Airport, Jiang Province]
As soon as Lin Mo, Ning Xi, and Zhao Lingyun got off the plane, dozens of Tian Dun Company bodyguards immediately came to pick them up.
Such a lineup attracted the attention of quite a few passersby and tourists in the airport.
The protection arrangements in Zhuzhou were already this thorough.
Not to mention Ning'an, which was the headquarters of Tian Dun Company, here, not even a fly could dream of getting into Lin Mo's line of sight.
Of course, when all was said and done, having money was what mattered.
Under the escort of the Tian Dun Company bodyguards, the three of them returned home from the airport.
As soon as they entered the house, they saw Ning Fei busy in the kitchen preparing a big feast.
It turned out that ever since he learned at noon that Lin Mo and Ning Xi were coming back, Ning Fei had already started buying, washing, cutting, and preparing the ingredients for dinner.
"Sis, brother-in-law, you're back!"
Seeing Ning Fei, who had been busy all afternoon, Lin Mo felt a little sorry for his brother-in-law.
"Just eat out. You don't have to go through all this trouble, Xiao Fei."
Ning Fei, however, was enjoying himself, "How can food made outside be as clean as food made at home."
"Besides, don't we have a distinguished guest today?"
As he spoke, Ning Fei and Zhao Lingyun looked at each other.
Ning Fei only smiled slightly without saying anything.
Zhao Lingyun suddenly widened her eyes, seemingly realizing something, and looked at Ning Fei in surprise, "You're... Shadow?"
"Indeed, it is me," Only after confirming that Zhao Lingyun had recognized him did Ning Fei extend his hand toward her, "A pleasure to meet you."
Zhao Lingyun shook hands with Ning Fei, also revealing a knowing smile as if she had met an old acquaintance.
This scene left Lin Mo and Ning Xi utterly confused.
"Wait, you two... know each other?"
While Zhao Lingyun went to the bathroom, Ning Fei whispered to Lin Mo and Ning Xi, "Didn't you ask me to investigate this Zhao Lingyun offline back then? When I investigated her, I happened to notice that something was wrong with her condition."
"I found that she had mild depression, and her heart rate often shot up. She also had suicidal tendencies, so I added her on WeChat."
"Whenever she showed such tendencies, I would message her and plant a virus in her phone to deliberately distract her. After doing that back and forth... I guess you could say we got to know each other."
'Wait!'
Lin Mo seemed to have noticed the key point, "How did you know her heart rate was shooting up?"
Ning Fei said, "Didn't she have a Bluetooth fitness band? I monitored her band."
"If she were exercising normally, her heart rate would gradually rise. But every time with Zhang, her heart rate would suddenly shoot up in an instant. There had to be something wrong."
Tsk!
He could handle things in the home and out in the world.
He could fight and write.
That was one thing.
But at this moment, Lin Mo simply felt that Ning Fei was the biggest bug in this world.
Just then, a smell suddenly drifted out of the kitchen...
"Oh no! My cola chicken wings!"
Ning Fei hurriedly ran into the kitchen.
Not long after, he poked his head out and said, "Sis, brother-in-law, just wait a bit. Dinner will be ready soon."
Just then, Zhao Lingyun came out of the bathroom.
"I'll help!"
As she spoke, Zhao Lingyun walked into the kitchen and started working alongside Ning Fei.
It was clear that both of them had considerable skill when it came to cooking.
Zhao Lingyun: "Are these shrimp for dry-pot shrimp?"
Ning Fei: "Yep!"
Zhao Lingyun: "I'll make this dish. I'm also pretty good at dry-pot shrimp. I'll make some for you guys to try."
Ning Fei: "Sure! Then I'll be your assistant."
Zhao Lingyun: "Mm-hmm."
Seeing how well the two of them got along, Lin Mo and Ning Xi decided not to disturb them.
The two of them returned to their respective rooms to tidy up.
Just as Lin Mo picked up his clothes and prepared to take a shower so he could save time and make room tonight to help Ah Li with her growth quest, he suddenly saw Ning Xi standing at the doorway of his room without saying anything.
"What's wrong, Xiaoxi?", Lin Mo asked.
"Brother Lin Mo, you haven't hugged me all day..."
Ning Xi suddenly opened her arms, her little face aggrieved, "Hug..."
Lin Mo hurried over and pulled the tiny Ning Xi into his arms, saying, "I neglected you. My fault."
In Lin Mo's arms, Ning Xi raised her head and looked at him, murmuring, "Brother Lin Mo, then does that mean we can't sleep together tonight?"
"But I want to sleep while hugging you..."
Looking at Ning Xi, who was like a clingy little kitten, Lin Mo rubbed her head and smiled, "I'll come to your room tonight to find you."
Ning Xi nodded happily, "Okay!"
"Then, Brother Lin Mo, I'll go take a shower too. Tonight, we'll go do Ah Li's growth quest together."
"Okay."
Ning Xi rose onto her tiptoes, kissed Lin Mo on the lips, then immediately turned and ran off.
Savoring Ning Xi's taste on his lips, Lin Mo felt content.
This trip to Zhuzhou had not only gained him Zhao Ling'er, an SS-grade talent holder who had ranked among the top ten in the combat power rankings of Great Xia's national server in his previous life, it had also further strengthened the relationship between Lin Mo and Ning Xi.
It had allowed Lin Mo to truly "take down" the Empress.
After experiencing Su Yingxia's betrayal and Ming Yuexin's exploitation, Lin Mo had once thought that no woman in this world could be trusted.
Only now did he understand that he had simply met the wrong women before.
After taking a shower, Ning Fei and Zhao Lingyun had also worked together to prepare a sumptuous dinner.
The four sat around the table and raised their glasses together.
"Here's to our bright future! In the future, let's carve out a world of our own in the world of Divine Oracle!"
"Cheers!"
During the meal, Ning Fei suddenly brought up something important.
"By the way, brother-in-law, didn't you ask me to investigate that God Refining Cauldron before? I only found the location of one of its map fragments for you, right?"
"I've also found the locations of the other four fragments!"
Lin Mo's eyes lit up, "Where?"
Ning Fei opened his computer and analyzed the data, "Beast-race secondary main city, Shadow City, Lv75 God Refining Tower."
"Beast-race secondary main city, Rakshasa City, Lv75 Blackrock Hall."
"Beast-race secondary main city, Blood Moon City, Lv75 Blood Castle."
"Beast-race secondary main city, City of No Hope, Lv75 No Hope Island."
Hearing this information, Ning Xi slightly furrowed her brows, "They're all in different places?"
Lin Mo also frowned slightly.
Originally, he had thought that even if the other four God Refining Cauldron map fragments were each sealed in a high-level secret realm or dungeon with a difficulty as high as Snake King Island, it wouldn't be a problem.
At worst, they would just spend a little more time and effort. They could clear the secret realms while also obtaining generous rewards. Why not?
However, something Lin Mo hadn't expected was that the five map fragments were actually scattered across the territories of five different secondary main cities of the beast race.
That made things rather troublesome.