Chapter 198: Skincare is nowhere near as effective as talking nonsense

The reward is quite shabby, but the task is also very simple.

Lin Li looks upstairs.

It shouldn't have anything to do with Bai Bufan.

Fellow disciples aren't limited to Bai Bufan; regardless of gender, anyone can be called a fellow disciple.

Besides, if those demonic beasts met Bai Bufan, he would probably eat them all in one bite; there would be no need for him to handle it himself.

Lin Li walks toward the stairs. After reaching the space between the second and third floors, Lin Li stops and says, "Moshi moshi."

"What's wrong?" It seems to be Ding Sihan, who was the first to shower and has already finished. Her face is covered in white skincare product. A few seconds later, she pokes her head out and asks after seeing Lin Li.

"What is that you're wearing? It's creepy in the middle of the night," Lin Li complains.

"It's just a mud mask, for skincare. If you don't take good care of yourself when you're young, you'll age very quickly later. Do you know how hard it is for girls?" Ding Sihan gives him the middle finger.

"Then my mom is still the best. She basically doesn't use skincare products, yet she has always stayed young." Lin Li shrugs.

"Does your mom have any secret? Can you tell me?" Ding Sihan stares at Lin Li with sparkling eyes, full of anticipation.

"Lying about her age," Lin Li replies.

Ding Sihan: "?"

Your mom.

No.

Your damn...

"She has always claimed to be 28 to the outside world. I'm almost 18. If what she said were true, my dad would have been executed by firing squad while still alive," Lin Li adds.

Ding Sihan: "..."

Ding Sihan is speechless.

"Is there anything on the third floor that I can't see right now? Can I go up?" Lin Li returns to the main point and asks.

Not walking straight up is basic respect.

Ding Sihan pats the white mud on her face, looks around, and shakes her head: "No, go ahead."

Only after receiving permission does Lin Li walk up.

Chen Yuying is using hair rollers to continue setting her hair ends. Seeing Lin Li, she waves in a confused but obedient way to greet him.

There is noise in the bathroom; Qu Wanqiu must be showering.

Lin Li first goes to the bathroom door: "Little Pigtails, I'm outside the door now. If you're coming out later, tell me in advance so I can get lost. I don't want to be responsible for you."

"Are you sick! Who wants you to be responsible!" The sound of the shower head inside stops temporarily. After hearing clearly, Qu Wanqiu laughs and scolds him.

"No need to be responsible? Then open the door. I'm already prepared with lewd eyes. Just listening to the sound of you showering is enough for me to eat three bowls of rice." Lin Li is not being polite.

"Hahahahahaha, get lost!!"

Not just Qu Wanqiu; after hearing this description, Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan both laugh out loud.

"I've got goosebumps. Lin Li, how can you say such things? It doesn't look like you're acting." Ding Sihan even lifts her head to prevent the mud mask from cracking and falling off due to her face trembling; she is laughing very painfully.

This is a classic quote from Zichuan Meitai; Lin Li doesn't dare to claim the credit.

After resolving the hidden danger of Qu Wanqiu, Lin Li starts searching around the third floor.

"So, Lin Li, what did you come up for? It couldn't just be... to help you eat?" Chen Yuying stops what she is doing and asks with a smile.

Lin Li says with a serious and earnest face: "I'm hunting a mosquito. It flew up here, and I must eliminate it with my own hands."

Lin Li actually doesn't know if it's a mosquito. The system said demonic creatures; cockroaches or flies probably count too, but a mosquito is the most appropriate excuse.

Chen Yuying, Ding Sihan: "..."

"Then... good luck?" Chen Yuying's expression is strange.

It would probably be difficult to find it like a headless fly, but Lin Li is a cultivator. 【Ear Divine Ability】, Ear of Origin, activate!

Everything around him instantly becomes clear.

Lin Li hears it!

He suddenly looks up and says in shock: "Ding Sihan, you said I'm having a stable episode!"

Ding Sihan: "?"

"You can even hear that?"

Ding Sihan looks at Lin Li in surprise. Just now, it was a sigh of helplessness; she said it very quietly.

"Hehe, I hear everything in all directions. Right now, Qu Wanqiu is still singing 'I love showering, my body feels great, ow ow ow ow'." Lin Li laughs triumphantly.

Afterwards, he gently slaps himself; he almost forgot the main business again.

He holds his breath and concentrates again, starting to listen.

"Buzz—"

It really is a mosquito, over by the window. Upon hearing the sound, Lin Li rushes over instantly and swings his palm.

The mosquito dodges Lin Li's palm.

But it fails to dodge the electric arc that can now reach nearly ten centimeters.

【Eliminate three demonic creatures currently attempting to harm fellow disciples (1/3)】.

"Did you hit it?" Ding Sihan curiously leans in to look.

"Didn't hit it, let it run away." Lin Li shakes his head. There are still two more to deal with; he has to drag it out.

"Useless thing."

Lin Li: "..."

Lin Li is just about to return to the middle of the third floor to start listening in all directions when he is suddenly pulled over by Ding Sihan.

Ding Sihan hides behind Lin Li, pointing forward, her voice filled with disgust: "Lin Li, there's a bug. Deal with it. The window still needs to be closed; there are too many bugs in this kind of place."

Lin Li looks in the direction of her gaze and sees two thin antennae in the corner, swaying slightly.

"How dare you assume it's a bug? Maybe it's Lu Bu or a little girl with twin tails?" Lin Li frowns.

"Your episodes are really stable." This time, Ding Sihan says it very loudly; there's no need for 【Ear Divine Ability】.

"Ding Sihan, do you have a newspaper?" Lin Li asks.

"What do you need a newspaper for? Who reads newspapers these days? Just use your phone!" Ding Sihan is confused and hands over her unlocked phone. These days, newspaper offices are almost closed; who still reads newspapers?

"That works too. But it's my first time using a phone to hit a bug; I'm actually a bit nervous." Lin Li takes the phone and starts taking deep breaths.

Ding Sihan: "?"

Just now, Lin Li distracted her, and she almost forgot what he was doing!

"Wait! Wait! Don't! I'll find you something!" Ding Sihan suddenly snatches the phone back from Lin Li's hand and finally retrieves a hard takeout bag, rolls it into a stick, and hands it to Lin Li: "Use this to hit it."

Lin Li moves the clutter aside; it's actually not a cockroach, but a house centipede.

It's quite cute. This kind of bug leaves after eating people; there's nothing to be afraid of.

Although house centipedes eat cockroaches, Lin Li shows no mercy.

Not only that, after moving the clutter, Lin Li also keenly notices a small spider.

"Slap!!"

【Eliminate three demonic creatures currently attempting to harm fellow disciples (2/3)】

【Eliminate three demonic creatures currently attempting to harm fellow disciples (3/3)】

Thanks, it was actually a buy-one-get-one-free. You bugs are actually quite nice. 【Task 3 completed】

【Do you want to use the "Random Reward Doubling Card (3/3)"?】

【You have chosen to give up.】

【You have received the reward: Physique Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency * 50.】

Naturally, there's nothing to double for this task reward.

【Swift actions, skilled methods! In just a quarter of an hour, all invading demonic creatures have perished, and fellow disciples cast admiring glances at you!

You suddenly discover that the surroundings are actually a demon's den, with demonic creatures growing in swarms and invading incessantly.

The path of slaying demons and eliminating devils does not end here!】

【Limited-time task triggered!】

【Task 3: Within twelve hours, eliminate thirty demonic creatures attempting to harm fellow disciples.】

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【Reward: Title: Breath of Demonic Creatures; Physique Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency * 50.】

【Breath of Demonic Creatures: After equipping, greatly enhance the perception of surrounding demonic creatures and reduce the malice of demonic creatures toward you, even regarding you as a companion.】

It's the same nature as the mosquito-hitting task from before; behind a simple task, there's a more troublesome one, with the quantity increased tenfold.

However, Lin Li wanders around the third floor several times but doesn't see or hear a single one.

Qu Wanqiu has also finished showering and come out. Because she knew Lin Li was outside, she was dressed neatly when she came out, without any exposure.

And Lin Li, whose excess physical strength had already been sucked away by the "Substitute Jade Buddha," is about to run out of strength because of 【Ear Divine Ability】.

Perhaps the previous task said three because there were indeed only those three on the third floor, and the task description also included "currently."

Now that Ding Sihan has specifically closed the doors and windows and plugged in the insect repellent, and no new demonic creatures have invaded, it's indeed impossible to find any more.

Unless he opens the doors and windows himself.

Wait.

Thinking of this, Lin Li smiles.

He knows how to complete this task.

Fishing law enforcement is all it takes.

However, it's too much to mess with the girls. Fortunately, he brought Bai Bufan.

Bufan, it's so good to have you.

"Cleaned up, you can sleep peacefully now. I'm going downstairs." Having a solution in mind, Lin Li says, "Class Monitor, sleep early; you still have to learn to ride a bike tomorrow morning. Little Ding, Little Qu, you two also sleep long."

"Try to." Chen Yuying waves with a smile.

Ding Sihan, Qu Wanqiu: "?"

It seems like something is wrong.

When returning to the second floor, Bai Bufan has already finished showering and is blow-drying his hair.

After drying his hair and putting down the hairdryer, Bai Bufan pinches his chin, admiring himself in the mirror, and keeps combing his hair with the homestay's comb.

"Come, handsome, give me a kiss."

"Bai Bufan, you are too charming."

"Wow, so handsome~"

Lin Li: "..."

The sound of footsteps was covered by the sound of the hairdryer; he didn't notice him.

But it's understandable.

Before girls take off their makeup and after boys shower, they are both at their perceived peak of attractiveness.

"Ahem." Lin Li makes a sound.

"Damn, Lin Li, when did you come? You have no manners, not saying a word, sneaking around, are you even human?" Bai Bufan turns his head, then clearly has a stress reaction.

Lin Li smiles: "I came when you were tongue-kissing yourself."

Upon hearing this, Bai Bufan also smiles, takes the cord of the hairdryer, ties it around his own neck, and then starts pulling to both sides.

Lin Li immediately steps forward to stop him, his voice concerned: "Don't do this, it's bad for the hairdryer."

Bai Bufan: "..."

"We're all brothers, what's there to be embarrassed about? It's not like girls will see it. Don't worry, although I just recorded a video, I won't post it in the group." Lin Li steps forward, hooks his arm around his shoulder, and pulls Bai Bufan away.

Bai Bufan widens his eyes, snatches Lin Li's phone, looks around, and only after finding that it wasn't the case does he breathe a sigh of relief.

"So why did we come to the balcony?" When Bai Bufan returns the phone to Lin Li, he finds that he has already been brought to the balcony by Lin Li. He puts on balcony slippers and, listening to the whirring sound of the air conditioner's outdoor unit in his ears, asks in confusion.

"Suddenly I don't feel like sleeping that much; I want to chat with my best brother." Lin Li leans on the balcony railing and says gently.

Bai Bufan turns around and leaves.

Fortunately, Lin Li is quick-witted and pulls Bai Bufan back.

"Why are you leaving?"

"No, Lin Li, are you sick?"

"Is chatting also a sickness? Bai Bufan, our relationship has really faded!" Lin Li is angry.

"Chatting is fine, let's chat. But let's go to the room to chat. Chatting on the balcony at this time in this weather, if that's not a sickness, what is?" Bai Bufan responds with a face full of confusion.

"Don't you think the midsummer, the evening breeze, the cicadas, and the stars make for a beautiful scene? Perhaps tonight will be a scene you recall many years later when you're destitute in winter, selling matches and finding no one to buy, then lighting a match to keep warm?"

Lin Li argues strongly.

"I won't argue with you about why I'm destitute and selling matches on the street many years later. Let's first analyze the beautiful elements you mentioned."

Bai Bufan is so angry he laughs, reaching out to point at the sky: "Stars? It's overcast, you can't even see the moon."

He points to the air conditioner's outdoor unit: "Evening breeze? I only feel artificial warm air."

Finally, he points to the hillside outside the balcony: "Cicadas? Brother, it's October, the cicadas are all dead. I only hear mosquitoes!"

"What the 'beep' are you talking about with your beautiful scene?" In summary, Bai Bufan reaches a conclusion.

Lin Li scratches his head.

It seems he is indeed a bit speechless.

"Wait, you said you hear mosquitoes?"

"Yeah, look, I have one right here—"

"Slap!"

Lin Li acts swiftly, and a mosquito flying next to Bai Bufan is immediately eliminated by him.

【Within twelve hours, eliminate thirty demonic creatures attempting to harm fellow disciples (1/30)】

"See that? See that!" Although he doesn't know why Lin Li is so excited, Bai Bufan's momentum is even stronger. "This is the result of us staying outside, feeding mosquitoes. Is this what you wanted to see! Huh? Tell me loudly, Lin Li!"

"It really is, brother, it really is." Lin Li smiles with satisfaction.

Bai Bufan: "?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 199 =====