CHAPTER 196: CHAPTER 169 LIN LI KNOWS A BIT ABOUT POETRY (SEEKING MONTHLY PASS)

"I’m talking about movies, what’s with that expression?" Lin Li laughed and added before getting a response.

"Eh—you better be." Qu Wanqiu didn’t believe him at all, expressing disdain.

"Stop with the ’eh’, do you have any recommendations for normal movies? Name a few, I still have time tonight, can watch one before bed." Lin Li pressed on.

"Of course I do..." Qu Wanqiu nodded immediately and started asking Lin Li if he had seen those movies she endorsed.

...

"Chatting is such a simple thing." Lin Li spread his hands under the boys’ dormitory building.

Sending Buddha all the way to the west—if you only send to the school gate, it would be awkward on the way back to the dorm, so Lin Li simply found an excuse to follow to the dorm.

After Qu Wanqiu entered the girls’ dorm, only the two of them were left, Lin Li summed up.

"Oh, right, I mimicked you at the opening because my image in their eyes is already ruined, so doing this doesn’t feel strange to them. This might help dilute the impact of your stunning opening; don’t imitate this, it’s different from forming alliances with them over movies."

Bai Bufan felt rare warmth in his heart after hearing this: "You occasionally act like a human, I thought you just wanted to be annoying."

"Indeed, that’s also part of it." Lin Li didn’t deny.

Bai Bufan: "..."

Jeez.

"Alright, I’m heading home on the bike, if I delay any longer, the school gate won’t let me out." Lin Li swung onto his bike, turned around, and waved goodbye.

"Alright, bye, really appreciate tonight." Bai Bufan nodded.

"You’re welcome, buddy. Oh, by the way, Bufan, there’s something I need to tell you." Lin Li suddenly remembered something, braced himself on one leg, turned around, and said.

"What’s up?"

"A woman in white followed us for a while, just passed us and entered the boys’ dorm. Be careful tonight." After saying this, Lin Li pedaled his bike happily and rode away.

Leaving Bai Bufan, who wanted to swear but couldn’t, disoriented in the wind.

...

"Monday, Monday, you son of a— getting up early every day, might as well just die!"

Monday.

When Lin Li walked into the classroom with breakfast, instead of hearing Bai Bufan’s wild tales of the Three Kingdoms, he heard Wang Ze reciting poetry.

Amazing poem, amazing poem, Wang Ze turns out to be a cultured sports student.

Yet Lin Li was also a poetry master, adept at acrostic poems.

"In front of the bed, the bright moonlight, suspected to be frost on the ground. Looking up at the bright moon, thinking of hometown."

This is Lin Li’s proudest work.

As for yesterday, Sunday, what Lin Li did was simple, except for Chen Yu Ying not coming because she went to her grandma’s house, the remaining four spent the whole day at the library, and went back to school for night study.

Studied for another day.

Mind slathered with lubricant, knowledge bursting uncontrollably.

Lin Li gradually gained confidence in science subjects.

After all, it’s only the first year of high school, although the knowledge taught compared to junior high is worlds apart, in terms of mastering difficulty and keeping up with the pace, it’s still quite manageable, as the current teaching progress, the types of questions keep changing, but fundamentally remain the same.

Literature subjects have the support of [Strong Memory].

Will it win? It will win.

These two days brought in two more low-grade spirit stones, but inventory still totals three—used two this morning on the Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique.

As for today’s Monday system update, the new options are further improved, yet still unknown what they’re for, with no trigger or feedback.

[You’ve refreshed "Snatch Bag": 50 system currency (limited purchase 1 per day), do you want to replace?]

[Snatch Bag: Temporarily master "Snatch Bag" ability after use, within an hour, forearms and palms can cross space, reaching the area you wish to appear in, crossing distance limited by your strength, minimum two meters.

Using this ability causes no spiritual qi fluctuation, ]

Refreshed by Lin Li after buying another "Ability Amplifier", chose to refresh slot 2, resulting in this appearance.

Lin Li thought about it, chose to replace the slot, and exchanged for one.

Considering he came all this way, might as well switch it up.

After this operation, Lin Li’s system currency dropped down to 300, with [Warehouse] holding three low-grade spirit stones, three "Limit Break Charms", two "Ability Amplifiers", and one "Snatch Bag".

But Lin Li didn’t use it.

After all, this is like the useless Limit Break Charm, selling at 50 system currency each, with a limit of one purchase per day, testing it is simply a waste.

Judging by plain readings, it seems to enable remote object retrieval.

Seems quite impressive, truly an immortal technique, will see more when there’s a chance to use it later.

Returning to his seat, Lin Li slapped an napping Bai Bufan on the head: "Wake up, eat breakfast, why are you so sluggish today."

"Isn’t it your fault..." Bai Bufan opened his eyes, yawned.

"No wonder you’re staying at school this week, you guys went to the library together over the weekend, young people’s impulses are understandable, but still watch out." Picking up his breakfast, Zhou Baowei expressed his concern after hearing this.

"Get lost." Bai Bufan raised his middle finger.

"You could blame this on me?" Lin Li was shocked.

"Yeah it’s your fault, I habitually stay up late on weekends. Problem is, over this weekend, mornings are spent at the library reading, calculated it, though wake up later than usual, actually sleeping less than school days."

"During weekend activities felt nothing, now Monday just started, backlash hits me, isn’t this on you?"

Lin Li: "..."

"Seeing you like this, any ghost assigned to do sleep paralysis at 3 A.M would worryingly complain, ’Damn, wouldn’t this guy turn into my colleague, increasing my workload soon?’" Lin Li sighed and shook his head.

Since this groove system appeared, Lin Li himself practically stopped staying up late for entertainment, living quite a healthy routine.

"Staying up late feels great for a moment, keeping at it feels great all the time, it’s not about staying up late, it’s seeking freedom I can’t pursue." Bai Bufan continued arguing, since during daytime, his phone often gets confiscated by despicable people.

But then Bai Bufan felt his armpit with concern in his voice: "Sometimes suddenly feel a twitch in the armpit, it goes away in a bit, but could it be a sign of sudden death?"

"This is armpit pain, a warning from your body. No need to worry too much, grind into powder quince, angelica, processed shell ginger, cinnamon bark, nutmeg, sand ginger, and licorice each fifteen grams, mix it with water for daily oral intake..."

"Wait, you know Chinese medicine? Hold on, let me take notes, alright, say it again, slower." Bai Bufan hurriedly stopped Lin Li, took out paper and pen indicating to repeat.

"Quince, angelica..."

"OK, this will relieve the situation right, I’ll take leave later to get the herbs." Bai Bufan was pleased.

Asked Bai Bufan why he lives, he’ll say no idea, everyone else is living.

But let him really die, he keeps matters separate.

"Uh, not exactly, with this, after sudden death, you would smell fragrant after cremation, people might think you’re awesome, possibly even voluntarily collect your bones as relics, right, borrow your skull to play soccer then?" Lin Li shook his head.

Bai Bufan: "..."

Damn you.

"You’re 65 grams of gold, worth 40,000 at full price."

The note became a paper ball and hit Lin Li’s head, Bai Bufan raised a sharp middle finger.

"Healthy routine is the root solution, Bufan you have to watch yourself, your mind is twisted enough, keep your body healthy." Lin Li laughed.

"Will try, anyway, to avoid sudden death today, I’ll nap now, don’t wake me during early study unless Koukou arrives." Rapidly finished breakfast, Bai Bufan leaned back on the desk for extra sleep.

Due to exhaustion, his consciousness was already hazy.

"What if it’s me here?" Someone spoke before the early study bell even rung.

"Who the heck are you?"

"I’m Xue Jian."

"You’re—ah?"

Bai Bufan was no longer sleepy.

Magic hands, Dr. Xue.

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