Chapter 216 - 202: A New Change in the Progress of Harvesting the Magical Little Fruit

After getting the voucher, Lin Li left the rewards hall, looking it over as he walked out of the Superpower Administration Bureau.

’Now that I’ve collected the fifty-thousand-yuan prize, I’ll go find Zhang Yuxi at the jewelry store and sell another batch of pearls. Then I’ll head home to Dongwu City.’

Lin Li put the voucher away and was about to quicken his pace to leave the Superpower Administration Bureau when a somewhat familiar voice suddenly called out from behind him.

"Lin Li."

Hearing someone call his name, Lin Li immediately stopped and turned to look in the direction the voice had come from.

’Oh, it’s the woman with the wavy hair! No wonder her voice sounded familiar...’ As Liu Jialin approached, Lin Li found himself thinking of her that way again. His first impression of her had clearly been a powerful one.

"Hey, Liu Jialin."

"Hi. Were you just collecting your prize money?"

"Yeah, I just finished. I was about to leave. Are you heading out on a mission?" Lin Li asked casually, noticing the Spiritual Longsword in Liu Jialin’s hand.

"Yes!" Liu Jialin didn’t hide it, because the mission she was about to undertake was somewhat related to Lin Li.

"Remember that criminal with the Second Order Middle Stage cultivation you helped me catch?"

"Tie Qiu Heng? What about him?"

"He was broken out last night."

When Lin Li heard that the criminal he had beaten to a pulp had been broken out, he was completely baffled.

"I had the same reaction when I first heard the news. The man had already been sent to prison to serve his sentence. I never thought someone would actually try to rescue him," Liu Jialin said with a sigh.

"The people in charge of the prison actually let a serving convict escape? That’s completely unacceptable!" Lin Li said with a frown.

"It certainly is, but it’s also because the other party came well-prepared this time. The Prison Director had already caught up to the escaped criminal and his two accomplices.

Given the Prison Director’s strength, those three were no match for him at all.

But unexpectedly, the two people who came to rescue Tie Qiu Heng were carrying a rare Teleportation Spiritual Artifact and successfully escaped from him," Liu Jialin explained.

"Now that those three have escaped, do you have a way to catch them again?" Lin Li asked curiously.

Liu Jialin tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and replied confidently.

"It shouldn’t be a problem. A Teleportation Spiritual Artifact can’t transport someone very far. Those three are probably hiding in some corner of the city right now.

As long as we conduct a thorough search, it’s only a matter of time before we drag them out."

Lin Li nodded with a smile. "That’s good. Well, good luck! I have other things to take care of, so I’ll get going."

"Mm," Liu Jialin responded, then headed toward the Superpower Administration Bureau’s parking lot, where her colleagues were likely waiting.

After leaving the Superpower Administration Bureau, Lin Li got into his minivan.

He didn’t immediately start the van and head to the jewelry store to sell his pearls. Instead, he frowned and muttered to himself, ’That Tie Qiu Heng was broken out by his accomplices, and now he’s hiding somewhere in the city.

Last time, it was only after I gave him a thorough beating that the Investigators managed to catch him.

I’m his enemy. Will he wait for an opportunity to get revenge on me?’

With his hands on the steering wheel, Lin Li’s fingers tapped lightly on it. After a moment of thought, he decided it would be better to be careful.

’Better safe than sorry. If it were just him coming for revenge, that would be one thing. At worst, I’d just have to spend some time beating him up again and turning him in to the Superpower Administration Bureau for another reward.

But according to what Liu Jialin said, Tie Qiu Heng has two accomplices. If he comes after me with both of them, with my current cultivation level, it’s probably impossible for me to take them all down without a scratch.

Haaah... Strength. I have to increase my strength as quickly as possible. Only by breaking through to Second Order High Rank will the threat from Tie Qiu Heng be eliminated.’

He started the minivan.

RUMBLE...

He stepped on the gas.

The silver minivan sped toward Zhang Yuxi’s jewelry store.

Lin Li had changed his plans for the day. After selling a batch of pearls at Zhang Yuxi’s jewelry store, he wouldn’t be going home to Dongwu City. He would head directly to the wilderness to hunt Mutant Beasts.

...

「Inside the Jiabao Pearl jewelry store in the Central District.」

"A pleasure doing business with you."

Having sold another batch of pearls and earned another four million, Lin Li smiled and shook hands with Zhang Yuxi.

Zhang Yuxi had wanted to invite Lin Li to lunch, but he politely declined. With Tie Qiu Heng’s escape, he was anxious to head to the wilderness, hunt Mutant Beasts, and increase his strength.

After Lin Li rushed off, Zhang Yuxi raised a hand to her delicate, fair cheek and muttered in self-doubt, ’Have I been staying up too late recently? Has my charm really faded that much?’

In the past, the pretty, slender Zhang Yuxi had never been turned down when she asked a man out to eat.

Lin Li’s firm rejection was a first for her, so it was no surprise she began to question if she’d lost her charm.

"Yuxi." Liu Lan, having just transferred the money to Lin Li, entered the office. Seeing Zhang Yuxi touching her own pretty face, lost in a daze, she called out her name.