The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Hua Chao felt soft-hearted for a moment and gave all the money he had to the father and daughter. He couldn't help but sigh as he watched their backs gradually walking away.

"Ah! Ling Mi, you and I were reluctant at the moment and gave them all our money, but what are we going to do in the future?"

"Sister, don't worry. Let's go back to the inn and rest first." Ling Mi walked forward to support Hua Chao and comforted her with a faint smile.

"Well, I won't look for Young Master Yang today. I'll go back and have a rest first and talk about it tomorrow." Hua Chao made up his mind. It would be useless to think more about it now. It would be better to have a good rest first and get enough energy before talking about it tomorrow.

The two young sisters in the inn looked out the window at the gradually decreasing number of passers-by. As night fell, the entire Longyin Town began to slowly quiet down.

Hua Chao glanced at Ling Mi who was sitting opposite him and slowly asked, "Ling Mi, starting tomorrow you and I will have to sleep on the streets, and there is still no news about Yang Shilin, how are we going to move forward!"

"Sister, Ling Mi doesn't regret what I did today at all. From what you said, I don't think I regret it a little bit!"

"No, I don't regret giving all the money I had to the father and daughter. They need help more, but we are in a dilemma now..." Hua Chao glanced at the deserted street market.

"I went out today, thinking of finding something to earn some money, but it seemed difficult to do. Oh! I didn't expect that it would be difficult for the creatures in the mortal world to survive."

Ling Mi reached out and grasped Hua Chao's slender white hand, smiling brightly: "Sister! You are the daughter of the God of Jing River, not an ordinary mortal. How can you be stumped by such a small hard thing? Let's look for it carefully, maybe we can find a way to get the silver tomorrow, don't worry!"

Hua Chao smiled bitterly. Little Ling Mi was too naive after all. "Yeah! What my sister said is true. Worrying today won't help you solve tomorrow's problems. So just take a good rest!"

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Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Hua Chao and Ling Mi settled the bill at the inn and had to go out and continue on their journey. It would take more than one or two days to tour around such a huge town as Longyin.

Hua Chao and Ling Mi visited every household in the streets and alleys, hoping that one or two people would know the whereabouts of Yang Shilin, even if they had only met him once.

But until night fell, everything was still the same as before, with no news at all.

Hua Chao and Ling Mi stood in the empty street. There were few pedestrians around, with only one or two strangers passing by occasionally. The hazy streets were painted a misty dark blue by the moonlight.

"Sister, where are we going to rest tonight? We can't just walk on this street all night!" Ling Mi asked in a low voice.

"Don't be afraid, Lingmi. This is a street market and there aren't many people here, so there won't be anything scary. Let's find a deserted place to sleep for the night." Hua Chao held Lingmi in his arms. The little flower fairy was still a little timid.

"I'm not afraid, I just feel a little cold." Ling Mi said stubbornly.

Hua Chao could clearly feel Ling Mi's body trembling slightly.

"Let's walk a little further and maybe there's a place to rest ahead."

Hua Chao gently stopped Ling Mi and continued to walk forward: "Ling Mi, think about the monsters and dangers we encountered in the illusion. Now these are nothing. Don't be afraid. Everything will get better slowly."

"Yeah! Ling Mi is not afraid of anything as long as she has a sister!"

"Lingmi, look, there's a shabby house here. I wonder if anyone lives there. How about we go in and take a look?"

Hua Chao suddenly saw a dilapidated thatched hut not far away. It looked very shabby. It must be like this because no one lived in it and maintained it.

Ling Mi was also very happy to see the dilapidated house and ran into it quickly.

"Sister, come quickly. It's nice here and there's no one around. Come quickly!"

Ling Mi's happy voice came from the hut. Hua Chao felt a pang in his heart and tears started to fall. He wiped away the tears gently and stepped into the hut.

I saw Lingmi cleaning a shabby wooden bed in the hut, which was covered with a thick layer of dust.

Hua Chao looked around in the moonlight. There was no furniture in the shabby house, and the whole house was filled with spider webs, which made it look even more eerie under the moonlight.

Hua Chao put away the bag on his back and picked up a handful of rotten grass to clean the spider webs hanging in the house.

The two of them quickly cleaned up the messy thatched hut, but they were also exhausted and sweating profusely.

Ling Mi panted as she stood in the tidied hut: "Ah!... Look at it, it still looks good after all this tidying up!"

Hua Chao put down the broom made of broken grass in his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Well! It's pretty good. Let's clean up here today. We will clean up again tomorrow morning. It will be even better. We will have a home in Longyin Town for the remaining few days."

“Hehe!…This is my sister and I’s first home in the mortal world.”

Lingmi dusted off her hands and turned to gather some hay to spread on the bed.

"Look at this bed tonight. It's no worse than the bed in the inn."

"My Ling Mi is my little pistachio. Let's find something to do tomorrow to fill our stomachs. Otherwise, you and I will be hungry tomorrow!"

"My dear sister, Ling Mi will definitely find a way to relieve your worries tomorrow. Just sleep well tonight! My dear sister!"

A lot of brilliant flowers bloomed on Ling Mi's pretty face

There was no more conversation that night... Hua Chao slept peacefully until the early morning.

After washing up in the early morning, the two little sisters went out as usual and walked on the crowded streets.

Ling Mi paid special attention to the people coming and going around her today, carefully observing the people in the crowd who made her feel a little special.

But she never found any people or things that interested her, and she just felt extremely hungry.

As soon as they woke up today, Ling Mi and her sister Hua Chao hurried out. They didn't even have breakfast. This was the first time they set out without breakfast in this mortal world. Ling Mi had never been so hungry since she was born.

As I walked along, I just saw people eating buns, drinking spicy soup, and the golden fried dough sticks, accompanied by steaming hot soy milk. Xiao Lingmi drooled all over the floor.

Ling Mi touched her waist bag, but found not a single penny in it. Then she looked at her sister Hua Chao who was walking in front of her, and couldn't help feeling distressed.

She thought to herself, "Sister! Sister, you said you would give up the life of a princess of the West Sea, where you don't have to worry about food or clothing. But you traveled thousands of miles to this unfamiliar place to find that damn Yang Shilin. What on earth do you want from Yang Shilin? In terms of looks, Yang Shilin is not as handsome as the Third Prince. In terms of money, Yang Shilin can't even find a place to wash the Third Prince's feet. Hey... where is that damn Yang Shilin! Come out quickly, so that your sister won't suffer any more!"

Suddenly, an old man carrying a bamboo basket on his back caught Ling Mi's eyes...