Lin Hu found a few more tasks, and he is currently working on the last one: helping the teahouse owner retrieve a white flower tea called Fuya from the seaside.
The boss showed him a portrait, which looked very much like the white mist in Manjusaka.
Lin Hu sat down in front of the Dragon-Entwined Gate archway at the main entrance, intending to step out, but an invisible barrier blocked his way.
Lin Hu is very familiar with this barrier.
He had just been hit by a car a few hours earlier.
Lin Hu reached out and pushed it, but the situation was the same as before.
He could already see white flowers growing from the crevices of some rocks on the beach from afar.
He could abandon the task, but the thought of getting three rice dumplings in return made him reluctant to give it up.
Just as Lin Hu was thinking about how to get it, a little boy eating candied hawthorns walked by.
The little boy, also dressed in ancient costume, was about eleven or twelve years old. He held a string of candied hawthorns with only two pieces left, and slowly savored them with a reluctant expression.
Lin Hu suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He had seen people here come and go freely, and it seemed that only the players were being blocked.
He went to the old man selling candied hawthorns he had seen not far away and bought a string of candied hawthorns.
"Little friend," Lin Hu called out to the little boy in front of him as he walked over.
The little boy looked up and saw Lin Hu smiling warmly, holding a string of candied hawthorns in his hand.
He was familiar with the candied hawthorns; they came from the old man who sold them. But he didn't know Lin Hu.
It's unfamiliar; I've never seen it before.
He should have listened to his family and stayed away from strangers, but looking at Lin Hu, he had a feeling that he was a good person.
Without realizing it, he struck up a conversation with the man: "Big brother, is there anything I can help you with?"
As the little boy spoke, he glanced at the candied hawthorn in Lin Hu's hand a few times.
Children's thoughts cannot be hidden. Lin Hu looked at the little boy in front of him, who was dressed in coarse linen clothes but was clean and tidy.
He handed the candied hawthorn skewers to the other person, saying, "Can you do me a favor? If you do, I'll buy you two more skewers, okay?"
Lin Hu may not realize that his current behavior is very similar to that of a human trafficker.
The little boy looked at Lin Hu, then at the candied hawthorns, hesitated for a moment, but was still tempted: "What kind of help?"
"See those white flowers? Go pick ten for me," Lin Hu said, pointing towards the reef.
The little boy looked at Lin Hu with a puzzled expression, wondering why he didn't pick the fruit himself when it was so close.
“Okay.” The boy replied, walked out of the gate, and went down the stone steps.
Lin Hu leaned against the archway pillar and waited, watching the small figure standing on tiptoe under the rocks, trying to reach the flowers.
There were only ten flowers, but they were everywhere below. The little boy quickly picked them all and came back.
"Here you go." A handful of white flowers was held out to Lin Hu, the white petals shimmering with a faint white light.
It's amazing; I've never seen a flower compare to moonlight.
This is probably what magical time travel is all about; it can only get more magical.
Lin Hu reached out and took the flower, then gave the little boy the crystal core, enough to buy two strings of candied hawthorns.
"Eating too much in one day is bad for your teeth. I'll give you the crystal nucleus, and you can buy it again tomorrow."
"No, he won't sell to me." The little boy grabbed Lin Hu's trouser leg, looking at Lin Hu with a stubborn expression.
It seemed like he would get angry if Lin Hu didn't buy it for him.
"Why won't I sell it to you?" Lin Hu asked curiously.
"My family won't let him sell it to me." The little boy was still holding onto Lin Hu's trouser leg.
Why won't my family let me sell it?
She looks fair and clean, which shows that she is pampered by her family.
"Why won't your family allow you to sell it?" Lin Hu asked again.
"Are you a walking encyclopedia of questions?" The little boy was a bit annoyed, wondering if the older boy in front of him didn't want to buy it for him.
"You said you'd buy it for me, you can't go back on your word." The stubborn little boy stuffed the crystal core in his hand into Lin Hu's pants pocket.
"You don't have a problem with your teeth, do you?" Lin Hu seemed to realize something was wrong.
The little boy stammered, feeling guilty: "No, no."
As expected...
When Lin Hu was a child, he also ruined his teeth by eating too much candy, and it hurt a lot.
Fortunately, he was losing his baby teeth at the time, and the pain only lasted a few days before the teeth were replaced.
"You can't eat it today, you can eat it tomorrow." Lin Hu reached into his pocket and took out the crystal core from earlier.
"Then you can buy it for me tomorrow." The little boy looked at Lin Hu, blinking his big, pleading eyes.
The dragon boat races may end at any time, and Lin Hu may not be here tomorrow.
"You can ask your friend to buy them for you, and you can just give him one." Lin Hu reached out and gave the crystal core to the little boy, adding a few more crystal cores.
"I'll give you an extra string of crystal cores, don't be stingy." Lin Hu knew that children this age were greedy and possessive of their food, and in order to get to the teahouse as soon as possible, he could only use crystal cores to solve the problem.
"I'm not stingy at all." That's what the little boy said, but he put every single crystal core that Lin Hu gave him into his pocket.
"Okay, I won't be stingy." Lin Hu stood up, reached out and pinched the other's chubby little cheek: "Then I'll be going now, thank you for helping me pick the flowers."
The little boy watched Lin Hu turn and leave, his face flushed as he thought about the other boy's "thank you." Just as Lin Hu's figure was about to disappear into the crowd, he called out, "Thank you for treating me to candied hawthorns too."
The distance was a bit far, and he didn't know if the other person had heard him.
Ten o'clock at night is the liveliest time in this teahouse. People come and go, mostly people who have come here after dinner to sit and chat.
However, with the arrival of many players today, the teahouse was occupied by most players who had nowhere to stay, making it bustling with activity.
Lin Hu, carrying a bouquet of white flowers, walked from the main entrance to the counter.
After finding the boss who gave him the task and completing the task, Lin Hu received a reward and asked for a pot of tea.
He found a secluded corner, and luckily there was an empty table there.
Lin Hu sat and waited for the tea to be served, while also listening to what the people around him were discussing.
If you were to ask where the most news is heard in this ancient town, besides banquets and feasts, it would be the teahouses.
The reason he arrived only now is that the teahouse is now mostly frequented by players, with very few locals.
During these gaps in time, other players also gained some information.
"The tea is here. Please be careful, it's hot. If you need anything, please let me know."
A waiter dressed in ancient Chinese attire brought a pot of tea to Lin Hu's table. Putting everything else aside, the service was quite attentive.
"Okay, thank you." After Lin Hu finished thanking him, the waiter left.
"Waiter, bring me a pot of the finest tea." A familiar, slightly cheesy voice rang out, and Lin Hu turned to look at the door.
It was indeed familiar; it was Wen Mofei.
"Our restaurant is full. Why don't you ask other people if they'd like to share a table?" The waiter naturally went up to Wen Mofei to greet him.
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