And tonight was the night she was supposed to pick it up.
However, the moment she stepped into the Spiritual Artifact Pavilion, Li Yue's soaring excitement was instantly snuffed out.
"What?! The necklace was bought by someone else?!"
Li Yue's eyes nearly popped out of her head, her face full of disbelief.
The Elder looked deeply apologetic. "I am truly sorry, but that necklace has already been purchased."
"Didn't we have an agreement?!" Li Yue said angrily. "That necklace was commissioned by me on behalf of Holy Son Lin Mo!"
"This is going too far! You completely disregard even Holy Son Lin Mo's items?!"
"Where is your Great Elder? Contact him immediately!"
Fang Ziyan, noticing the commotion, also felt annoyed on her friend's behalf.
Unexpectedly, the Elder simply replied, "This was the Great Elder's direct order. I am very sorry."
Hearing this made Li Yue even more furious.
"Fine! Your Spiritual Artifact Pavilion sure has a lot of nerve."
"I'd really like to see exactly who gave you the courage to offend the Holy Son of the Heavenly Revelation Holy Land!"
"They are right over there. They just bought the necklace and are sitting there chatting." It was the female disciple from earlier. Because she had been thoroughly chewed out by the Great Elder, she was in a terrible mood.
Now that the original claimant had shown up, she was ready to watch the drama unfold. She looked mockingly toward Lin Mo.
'Let's see what you do now!'
Sure enough, sitting there was a woman in a light yellow dress, looking elegant and pure; beside her was a man dressed nobly with an extraordinary aura. The two were acting extremely affectionate.
"I'm really curious to see exactly who has more backbone than Holy Son Lin Mo!"
Li Yue stormed aggressively toward the pair.
"Hey! Have you eaten a tiger's heart?! You even dare to forcefully buy a necklace custom-ordered by Holy Son Lin Mo?!"
"Let me tell you, disaster is right over your head! This is Lin... Lin... Lin..."
Li Yue's expression suddenly morphed into one of absolute horror, as if she had just seen a ghost.
"Li Yue, what's wrong with you? You look like you've just seen a ghost. Am I really that scary?" Lin Mo joked.
There was still quite a while before the flower boat festival began, so he and Bai Qingyu had simply decided to rest here.
He certainly hadn't expected to run into Li Yue. By the looks of it, she was exactly the person who had falsely used his name to order the custom necklace.
"Lin... I..."
Li Yue was utterly terrified. For a moment, she couldn't even speak.
It was as if she were facing a ferocious beast; she kept her gaze glued to the floor, absolutely not daring to look up.
A wave of resentment rose in her heart—but it wasn't directed at Lin Mo. It was directed at the female disciple from earlier.
'What a blind fool! She couldn't even recognize the famous Holy Son Lin Mo standing right in front of her!'
What made Li Yue feel the most miserable was that the necklace—her precious necklace—was currently resting on Bai Qingyu's neck.
She had been counting on that necklace to strut into major cultivation exchange meets, masquerade as a prestigious sect disciple, and use it to hook up with young masters of major sects.
Now, her entire plan was ruined.
Although she felt incredibly unwilling, she didn't dare ask Lin Mo for it back. She could only stare longingly at Bai Qingyu.
"Li Yue, the craftsmanship on my girlfriend's necklace is quite exquisite, isn't it?" Lin Mo asked with a faint smile.
"It's... it's beautiful..." Li Yue stuttered, momentarily failing to register the word girlfriend.
"A necklace as exquisite as this, born from the hands of a Grandmaster Artificer, is only fit to be worn by the most beautiful of women," Lin Mo said lightly.
"Li Yue, I know you also like this necklace. But you simply aren't as beautiful as my girlfriend. If you wore it, the effect would be lacking, and it wouldn't bring out the necklace's true refinement."
"Therefore, it's best if you just admire it from afar. Don't overthink it."
"That makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"
Lin Mo smiled mildly. He felt he was being quite reasonable.
Black lines of exasperation slid down Li Yue's face.
'What does that mean? I'm not as beautiful as your girlfriend?'
Even though that was technically true, saying it straight to her face was heartbreaking!
'And he actually asked if it made sense? If I said it didn't, what could I even do? It's not like I can demand he give it back!'
Wait... something's not right.
Girlfriend?!
Li Yue suddenly realized she had stumbled upon something monumental. Shocked, she covered her mouth, staring at Lin Mo and Bai Qingyu in absolute disbelief.
'Holy Son Lin Mo is actually dating someone!'
She couldn't help but turn to look at Fang Ziyan. The look in her eyes was simply spectacular.
'Your Brother Lin Mo just ran off with someone else, do you even know that?!'
Originally, Fang Ziyan hadn't felt much, but drawn by the commotion, she walked over.
"Brother Lin Mo, you're here too?"
"Lin Mo?!"
Inside the Spiritual Artifact Pavilion, the Elder and the female disciples' eyes widened in shock.
He is actually the Holy Son of the Heavenly Revelation Holy Land!
"No wonder the Great Elder sent an order to sell the necklace at a fifty percent discount."
"Holy Son Lin Mo truly has an extraordinary aura. He doesn't look like a playboy at all."
"But I heard he was a simp for the Fang family's young lady! If that's true, why does he have such a beautiful girlfriend?"
"That just proves it's a rumor. How could the dignified Holy Son be a simp?"
"It must be people who are jealous spreading those rumors."
The disciples gossiped excitedly among themselves. The female disciple from earlier now looked ashen-faced, shrinking into a corner, trembling all over.
"Brother Lin Mo, why are you here?" Fang Ziyan couldn't help but ask curiously.