The Copper Splitter had never imagined that one day it would be insulted like this.
The opponent was simply too brazen!
Its eyes turned bloodshot with rage. As it stood up, the code in front of it vanished.
The illusory copper figure, which it had finally located after great effort, suddenly dissipated due to the exhaustion of its anomalous energy under the stimulation.
The Copper Splitter swallowed a mouthful of old blood, watching helplessly as the little thief who had just insulted it escaped.
It hated so much that it wanted to devour the offender alive.
Aaaahhh!
The teahouse shook violently, nearly shattering under the wrath of the anomalous god.
Fortunately, a sliver of remaining rationality reminded the Copper Splitter that the Resurgence Management Office was still there, allowing it to barely suppress its hatred.
However, this matter absolutely could not end like this!
…
Bo Ting didn’t know what harsh words Upstart Bro had thrown, but the effect was immediate.
Just a few minutes later, Upstart Bro messaged him.
“Little Bo, it’s solved.”
“They shouldn’t bother you again today.”
He had watched the illusory copper figure die of anger with his own eyes.
Upstart Bro felt immensely proud, believing he had perfectly fulfilled the request.
Learning an extra skill had indeed proven useful—he had put it to good use right away.
Bo Ting was thoroughly impressed.
“Thanks, Upstart Bro.”
“So I don’t need to worry about it anymore now?”
“Yeah, if any weird accounts keep attacking your phone later, just come find me.”
Upstart Bro waved it off grandly, taking full responsibility.
Bo Ting breathed a sigh of relief.
“That’s good.”
“Upstart Bro, I’ll go pick up that gaming console you wanted tomorrow!”
After chatting with Upstart Bro, Bo Ting noticed that Mr. Xu had been staring at him and felt a bit puzzled.
“What’s up, Mr. Xu?”
“Nothing?”
“I was just going to ask if you needed any help.”
“Is the problem solved now?” he asked mildly.
Bo Ting cleared his throat lightly. “It should be solved, yeah.”
“At least no issues today.”
The other side had probably been deterred by Upstart Bro’s tough words and wouldn’t dare offend again for a while.
With his mood relaxed, Bo Ting said, “Mr. Xu, no need to worry.”
Xu Qinglai nodded.
It seemed the Copper Splitter’s illusory copper figure had been driven back?
He knew a bit about the methods of those reviving anomalous gods, but his expression remained unchanged.
“Some people are pretty petty.”
“If there’s any trouble, you can come to me.”
“Yeah, got it, Mr. Xu.”
Bo Ting felt a bit touched. After chatting a couple more sentences with Mr. Xu, he realized they had arrived at the flower market.
“Just drop me here, Mr. Xu.”
“You’ve already spent so much time with me today. No need to accompany me—go ahead with your work.”
Before getting out of the car, Bo Ting felt a little embarrassed.
Xu Qinglai smiled faintly.
“Alright.”
“See you.”
“See you.”
The young man in the shark head hood waved cheerfully as he got out, in high spirits.
Uncle Sun, the driver up front, hesitated to speak, not understanding why Mr. Xu wasn’t accompanying Mr. Bo.
There didn’t seem to be any particularly important matters this afternoon.
After watching Bo Ting’s figure disappear into the distance, Xu Qinglai turned his head and glanced indifferently at Uncle Sun.
“Let’s go.”
“Oh, Mr. Xu.”
Uncle Sun snapped back and turned the car around.
Of course, Xu Qinglai had seen what Uncle Sun meant earlier.
But… he and Bo Ting were just friends.
Picking him up on the way and helping with the insurance was already plenty. Staying together longer would feel like overstepping.
Besides, Xu Qinglai figured that Bo Ting, out for the first time, would prefer exploring Mengjia City alone rather than… having someone tag along.
…
Xu Qinglai had guessed right. Bo Ting indeed wanted to check out the flower market by himself.
After all, he’d been out for two days and hadn’t really browsed around yet. He wondered if Mengjia City’s flower market differed from the one back home.
As soon as he entered, Bo Ting was drawn to the shops inside.
One after another, like sunlit greenhouses, lined the market. Just walking there lifted his spirits considerably.
Bo Ting video-called Miss Du.
After showing her the flower market, he walked to a shop up ahead.
“Miss Du, is potting soil like this?”
In the video, Miss Du and the other two discussed it briefly.
Then she nodded in agreement.
“Yeah, buy this one.”
“Ask if they deliver.”
Potting soil was heavy, after all—carrying it back would be a hassle.
Bo Ting nodded and, after hanging up, turned to negotiate with the shop owner.
The shop owner was sitting at the door scrolling on his phone. He jumped a little at first upon seeing someone in a shark head hood appear, but relaxed when he realized it was a customer buying potting soil.
Probably some young person’s performance art, he thought indifferently.
When Bo Ting asked the price, the shop owner came forward.
“Ten yuan per bag, free delivery on twenty bags.”
“But only within the same district. Extra five yuan delivery fee outside Baishan District.”
This price…
Bo Ting quietly calculated in his mind.
Not bad.
“Then twenty bags.”
“I’m in Wenhua District, so add the five yuan.”
Ever since he could leave the neighborhood, Bo Ting had automatically made Yunhe Convenience Store his default pickup spot for purchases.
He neatly filled in the Yunhe Convenience Store address, exchanged numbers with the shop owner, and moved to the next store.
Sure enough, the flower market had plenty of goodies. Bo Ting even spotted seeds that Beautiful Flower Shop didn’t have and bought some on impulse.
Now for today’s main focus—flower pots!
Time to get a new pot for Little Blue!
Thinking of Little Blue’s current size, Bo Ting ventured deeper in.
His gaze regretfully skipped the delicate small pots and turned to the large ones.
“Kid, those are for transplanting trees.”
“How big is the tree at your place?”
The shop owner was puzzled when Bo Ting eyed the largest celadon blue ceramic pot.
Bo Ting cleared his throat.
“We don’t have a tree at home—it’s a wildflower. But yeah, it’s pretty big.”
“Uncle, hang on, I’ll message someone.”
Unable to sense-link with Little Blue, Bo Ting snapped a photo and sent it to Miss Du.
A minute later, he got her reply.
“Little Blue says it’s fine.”
“It likes it a lot.”
Miss Du’s face had looked a bit odd when typing that.
Little Blue’s exact words were—as long as Bo Ting bought it, it liked it.
And no pots for Little Red or Little Purple—it wanted to highlight its unique “status.”
Miss Du selectively omitted the nonsense and just relayed the key point.
Bo Ting instantly recognized it was A Zhen messaging and replied with a thumbs-up emoji.
He circled around admiring it for a few more seconds, utterly captivated by the pot’s beauty, then placed the order without hesitation.
This pot didn’t need to go to Taiping Luxury Garden—just deliver it straight to West View Paradise for Little Blue.
Bo Ting paid happily. It felt a bit pricey, but… worth it!
The Resurgence Management Office team had just traced another appearance of 【Taiping Luxury Garden】 at the location when they were stunned by its shopping spree.
“Cough, what’s it buying all this potting soil, seeds, and pots for?”
Xue Hengfu wondered.
Anyone unaware would think it ran a flower shop—but it was an anomaly.
“How should I know?”
“Maybe it has some special purpose.”
Zhao Jiang nodded firmly. “【Taiping Luxury Garden】 hasn’t done anything superfluous since emerging.”
Going to Tianxin Cinema was to suppress the Tree of Defiled Soil’s revival.
Transferring West View Paradise property seemed linked to some unfamiliar anomalous god.
And now… showing up at the flower market again definitely had a reason.
They just couldn’t grasp it yet.
“Once Captain Lu digs up specifics on that ‘Mu Feng,’ we’ll know?”
As Zhao Jiang thought that, a message from the Resurgence Management Office arrived.
“We’ve got Mu Feng’s identity info!”
His expression sharpened, instantly alert.
Xue Hengfu leaned over eagerly.
“What is it?”
A message at this time meant the identity was no simple matter.
The entire Sixth Esper Squad crowded around to look.
The next second, they saw it was a hidden member of Rebirth of Fire.
【1901】 was registered under the alias Mu Feng, but he had a frequent accomplice living there too: Ma O.
Not only tied to Rebirth of Fire, they were suspected—under higher-up inducement—of worshiping the anomalous god of sinful greed, the Copper Splitter!
Xue Hengfu stared in shock.
“So…”
“All this fuss, and that 【Taiping Luxury Garden】 one…”
His voice unconsciously lowered as a guess formed.
“…wants to go up against the Copper Splitter?”
Si Ning, silent in the car the whole time, finally spoke after skimming all the files.
“It’s just speculation for now.”
“We can’t confirm if they’re enemies or something else yet.”
“But we’ve notified Lena City about the Copper Splitter side.”
“We have to keep a tight watch on ‘Bo Ting.'”
It had only appeared for two days, but its presence was undeniable.
The Sixth Esper Squad nodded.
They solemnly watched through the car window as Bo Ting signed orders left and right until dusk fell, finally emerging from the flower market refreshed.
Bo Ting felt his signing hand go numb from all the purchases.
Good thing the neighborhood committee reimbursed—otherwise, his fresh million would take a one percent hit.
With his savings safe, Bo Ting sighed in relief, stretched his limbs, checked the time, and prepared to head back to the neighborhood first.
“He’s leaving,” Zhao Jiang reminded. Xue Hengfu immediately started the car to follow.
But as they tailed, they discovered… the guy found a bus stop by the roadside, took the bus, and… went back?
The Sixth Esper Squad blankly tracked to Taiping Luxury Garden’s entrance and slammed on the brakes, not daring to proceed.
Zhao Jiang poked his head out for a look, confirming the shark-headed figure had indeed entered the neighborhood.
“Hmm, back every afternoon?”
“Does this 【Taiping Luxury Garden】 have a one-day limit outside?”
Zhao Jiang speculated offhand, only to get eye-rolled by his teammates.
“Don’t speculate.”
“Forgot how Captain Lu’s last guess blew up in his face?”
They’d guessed it was a Dormant Anomaly stuck in the neighborhood, but two days later, out it strolled.
Captain Lu’s face had swollen from the slap.
Silence hung in the air for two seconds. Zhao Jiang coughed lightly and retracted his words.
“Fair point.”
“Maybe it just finished shopping and went back to rest.”
Acting all human-like.
They grumbled inwardly but patiently waited in the car.
Once back in the neighborhood, Bo Ting messaged Mr. Xu.
“Mr. Xu, I’m back.”
A cute cat head emoji popped up.
Xu Qinglai, just emerging from the bathroom at home, paused and replied with an “Mm.”
The next second, feeling it too curt, he added: “I’m home too.”
“Getting ready for bed.”
Bo Ting nodded—talk about in sync. He was about to shower too.
After turning on the living room light, Bo Ting headed to the bedroom and was about to grab his pajamas when he sensed something off.
Hm?
Normally, after opening the door, Doudou and Tang Yuan would come greet him from the living room, right?
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