"What's wrong?" Li Luo asked, noticing that Old Xu's expression was a little off.
'Isn't this just what he wanted?'
Old Xu shook his head. "It's nothing. I was just thinking about some things. When you get old, you tend to overthink."
He sighed and stood up.
"It's all over. The people outside must have discovered the dome by now. Once they break through it, we can get out, but it'll probably take some time."
Old Xu looked at the thick wall of shells and said with a hint of resignation, "To prevent any accidents, I made it a little too tough. We'll just have to wait."
Seemingly exhausted, he sat down on a nearby railing.
Li Xiangyi walked to the edge of the pool. Looking at the tightly packed shells, she asked with some lingering fear, "We destroyed the fountain... we're not going to be arrested, are we?"
Old Xu waved his hand dismissively. "What does that have to do with us? The shell people did it."
