Chapter 71

"I can't spray that; this thing can actually hypnotize. If the number on it is high enough, I think I'd willingly stick my butt out too," Bai Bufan said, giving a thumbs up.

Hypnotize me.

"Selling your wild ass already? What about the gold beneath your knees?" Lin Li said with disdain.

He was different; unless it was a 175cm, loyal, and devoted 36D rich lady, Lin Li would absolutely never stick his butt out.

A butt has dignity too; you have to pay extra.

"Isn't this gold being cashed in right now?" Bai Bufan was unbothered, then changed his tune: "Lin Li, if you're going to use the Great Hypnosis Technique, I don't want to go on the autumn outing next week either. You might as well hypnotize me at noon too. Don't spare me just because I'm a delicate flower."

"No need for noon, we can do it now."

"Really? Although I didn't bring my phone, I can give you my card number..." Bai Bufan was somewhat excited.

Lin Li smiled, nodded, stood up, and then picked up his chair and smashed it onto Bai Bufan: "Guaranteed to hypnotize you!"

"Huh?"

"Your mom! How come it's physical hypnosis when it gets to me! You fucking discriminate!"

I don't know if it was psychological, but Lin Li felt that after his Qi and blood improved, it was easier for him to focus.

Although he had trained hard today and gotten up too early, this half-day of classes went much better than before.

He even had energy left over during English class to be careful and hee-hee-hee with Bai Bufan—he really didn't dare to be too arrogant now, for fear of hurting Koko's heart.

After eating, Lin Li and Bai Bufan returned to the dormitory and noticed Chen Tianming hadn't returned yet, so Lin Li went to the room next door first.

The people next door weren't all there yet either, only two, but fortunately, the target, Zhang Haoyang, was there.

"Yo? Lin Li, here to 'sleep-convince' Haoyang?" Wang Ze asked after seeing it was Lin Li.

"It's 'persuade' (shuo), the pronunciation changed long ago. Now only 'lobbying' (shui) is pronounced that way; 'lobbyist' and 'persuade' are both pronounced 'shuo'," Lin Li said, showing off his cultural depth.

—He remembered this from when he translated the Eight Sections of Body Forging.

Wang Ze was still holding his MP3 player and reading a novel. He didn't commit to an answer, instead asking: "Lin Li, I'm getting tired of the beast-taming ones. Do you have any other types of novels to recommend?"

Lin Li thought carefully for a while, then said: "Ensemble cast stories."

"What type is that? Lots of characters? I don't read many novels," Wang Ze asked.

"Those classic and unforgettable ensemble stories are where there's only the protagonist at the start, then everyone gathers from all directions due to various coincidences, becomes friends, then everyone laughs together, grieves together, goes on adventures together, and finally, they die, and die, and die, and die..."

Lin Li recounted.

Wang Ze: "?"

"For example, 'Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: Seven Heroes' and the 'Fantasy Westward Journey' animation are all beautiful ensemble animations."

Listening to Lin Li's beautiful description, Wang Ze, who had been smiling with anticipation at the corners of his mouth, quickly stiffened.

Don't die, don't let any of them die.

What kind of beauty is that, you dam.

"Not reading it, not reading it!" Wang Ze's head shook like a rattle-drum. "I get it, all ensemble stories are written by Yu Hua."

"Alright, enough about novels for now. Okay brothers, all eyes on me, I have an announcement!" Lin Li made the same gesture as Brother Hu and shouted loudly.

"I have a dream!" Lin Li prepared to start his speech, even though there were barely any people in the dorm.

"Don't understand, can you translate?" Wang Ze raised his hand to signal.

If Martin Luther King had had this kind of audience back then, he wouldn't have been able to catch his breath.

"Then I won't speak English."

"One cannot possess both youth and the realization of youth at the same time. Everyone, what you do not cherish now is what you will dream of in the future. 'Wishing to buy osmanthus flowers and carry wine together, but in the end, it is not like the wanderings of youth'..." Lin Li started to get sentimental.

"Still don't understand, can you translate?" Wang Ze raised his hand to signal.

The sports student's life is finished.

"I'm not fucking saying it for you to hear, Wang Ze, shut up and go read your novel," Lin Li said, getting anxious.

"Oh."

"No." After rejecting this unreasonable request, Lin Li stopped going through the motions and looked directly at Zhang Haoyang: "Haoyang! Yang! My dear Yang! Why not go on the autumn outing? Go! Everyone playing together, how happy! Staying home all day, how boring.

Every time I think about not seeing you when I'm out having fun, I feel like my heart is being fiercely gripped and crushed!

If you don't go out to play with me, then what's the point of this autumn outing for me!"

Zhang Haoyang was on the bottom bunk, so Lin Li simply rushed onto his bed and started a forced embrace.

"Don't want to go, I want to go home and play games." Zhang Haoyang wrapped himself tightly in his quilt to protect his butt.

"We're all going, who are you going to play games with? Among the people in the group chat crying and begging us to play with them, you're the most exaggerated. I suspect you don't have any friends at all besides us high schoolers," Lin Li said, frowning.

"Then isn't it perfect for you to come with us? Da Fei has already won five championships, what the hell are you still playing League for? You know I've always been a farm player, I love farm work the most, and I watch the all-Chinese team win the championship every season.

When the time comes, we'll play some mobile games, some physical games, isn't that better than you staying home all day with only WeChat Sports sending you messages?"

Zhang Haoyang: "..." "We're just classmates! Lin Li, you've crossed the line!"

"I don't have friends besides you guys? Heh, tsk, ha! My WeChat is full of messages every day!!"

"Wait for it, Lin Li, don't leave after school today! I've found a van full of people to deal with you!"

"Does it come with ketchup?" Lin Li asked.

"Too much bullying! Not going, definitely not going! I've already made an appointment with over a hundred good friends to play games on Saturday!" Zhang Haoyang covered his head with his quilt.

Looking at the head-covered Zhang Haoyang, Lin Li hatched a plan.

If Zhang Haoyang died, he couldn't go, the class monitor should understand, right?

"Haoyang, let me tuck in your quilt, don't catch a cold."

"Thanks."

"Huh? Mmm—!! Mmm—!!"

=9+Shu_ba

Didn't suffocate him.

Accidentally let Zhang Haoyang survive.

Lin Li sighed; compared to Bai Bufan, he really didn't have any extra leadership or charisma.

He could only use his ultimate move.

"How about I get you some beautiful and sweet-voiced female gaming companions on Sunday?" Lin Li crawled up and whispered in Zhang Haoyang's ear, "Also, I'll bring my Switch and game cartridges from home for the autumn outing, but I'll leave them with you."

"Huh?"

"Yang has drifted for half a life, only regretting not meeting a wise master. If you don't abandon me, Yang is willing to worship you as a foster father." Zhang Haoyang immediately turned his head.

Sure enough, the hypnosis app is the most useful.

Because of the anti-pornography bonus and having no extra expenses, Lin Li, who had a fixed amount of living expenses coming in every week, had indeed been quite wealthy recently.

As for why he was willing to spend money on this.

Lin Li believed that maintaining and improving his relationship with Chen Yuying was necessary; spending money on this was a kind of investment.

This improvement of the relationship didn't mean he wanted to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

Lin Li's affection for Chen Yuying was still purely a love of beauty—to put it colloquially, it was lust, pure lust.

As for dating, Lin Li at least didn't have that thought right now.

Even if Chen Yuying couldn't think straight and confessed to him, the old Lin Li would have agreed, but now he would hesitate and refuse.

After all, the system had opened the door to a new world for him, and in many cases and matters, his way of thinking was already different.

Pink skulls, nothing more!

Among the cultivators Lin Li had met so far, his Dao heart was the most solid.

And the two tasks triggered by his 'second system' so far were all related to Chen Yuying. It wasn't that Lin Li hadn't interacted with other women, including Koko and other female classmates, but no other tasks were triggered.

He had to consider whether she was the only target the system currently recognized.

So Lin Li's goal now was to become Chen Yuying's universally reviled male best friend, giving them more opportunities to spend time together in the future.

To emphasize, all these actions were based on the above very rational analysis and judgment, and had nothing to do with Chen Yuying's sweet calls of 'brother', nor was it because he had made a rash promise in the heat of the moment and didn't want to go back looking pathetic and losing face, hoping to show off his invincible charisma by puffing himself up.

He was not a person who could be moved by beauty and face.

"Is what you just said true, foster father?" Zhang Haoyang confirmed.

"Rest assured, sweet-voiced ones included." Lin Li nodded.

"Wait, that's not right, the point should be 'beautiful' and 'female', right? You wouldn't happen to be using a voice changer to play with me all day, and then record my perverted behavior and send it to the group chat, would you?" Zhang Haoyang was suspicious. "Lin Li, say it again to reassure me."

What Zhang Haoyang described wasn't something Lin Li *could* do, but something he *had already done*.

It was just that last time he used a WeChat alt account to pretend to be a girl.

These brothers of his were sharper than the last; he couldn't leave himself any way out.

Who brought about this atmosphere? It really deserves to die.

In the end, the two made a mutual promise.

Zhang Haoyang added: "But Lin Li, let's get this straight, if I feel tired, I might go back to where I'm staying to rest or play on my phone. It's unlikely I'll be with you guys the whole time."

"No problem, as long as you get on the bus, do whatever the hell you want, who cares about you." Lin Li turned and left as gracefully as a scumbag who pulls up his pants and refuses to recognize anyone.

Zhang Haoyang: "?"

Didn't you just say that without me, you couldn't even have fun?

Seeking monthly votes.

(End of chapter)