"Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!"
Lin Li uses an Android phone, but that doesn't stop him from setting the Apple heart pacemaker as his wake-up alarm.
Honestly, this sound is at a level that can cause a heart attack just by hearing it.
[A day's plan starts in the morning! The rising sun from the east can shatter the darkness! Those who ascend the supreme path all have unwavering hearts and firm faith; becoming the strongest begins in the morning!]
[Task Triggered!]
[Task 1: Get up and start earnest physical training by 5:00 AM, accumulating at least half an hour before 7:00 AM.]
[Reward: Cultivation Technique: Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique.]
This was not triggered when Lin Li woke up, but was only seen after waking up.
Yesterday he was complaining about not getting the cultivation technique first; it seems the system activation time was a bit off. If it were in the morning, this task should have appeared first.
From 5:00 to 7:00 is the specified time, meaning the system wants him to wake up before 5:00 and train for at least an hour before 7:00.
It doesn't seem too hard, but it can only be done tomorrow.
Get up, wash, and ride a bike to school.
Sometimes you really have to admit, when the teacher says you can hear our class from the stairwell, it's true.
Bai Bufan's voice is quite distinctive, and now it seems like he's telling a story:
"According to unofficial history, back then Zhao Zilong slaughtered so many that the army at Changban Slope was in disarray, but that Changban Slope was no pushover either; she was the top courtesan of Yihong Courtyard!
At the speed of light, Changban Slope unleashed a move, and Zhao Zilong instantly lost his footing, never to..."
"Your unofficial history is too wild."
"Nothing but history remains wild!"
"Is this too wild? Then let's change to another. According to unofficial history, Lv Fengxian was never really a traitor with three allegiances; that's a complete fallacy. He was actually..."
"This one's even more of a heavyweight."
"Kids, it's meal time!" When Lin Li appeared at the back door, it was like a zookeeper entering the zoo at feeding time. Instantly a group of people swarmed toward him, each taking away their breakfast.
Lin Li doesn't charge extra fees, as they're all classmates. Generally, they would invite him to share some food as a reward, and Lin Li doesn't mind that.
But Lin Li has also told them, if he wakes up late, he won't risk being late himself to get everyone's breakfast. Of course, those who end up with no breakfast can go to the school shop during breaks to buy a pack of toast.
No one complains about such trivial matters—those who do complain, Lin Li doesn't bother befriending, let alone fetching breakfast for them.
Lin Li and Bai Bufan returned to their seats.
Watching Bai Bufan eat, Lin Li pondered his second task and sincerely asked, "Bufan."
"Hmm?"
"Have you ever visited a prostitute?"
Bai Bufan almost sprayed out the rice noodle he just put in his mouth. After taking a sip of water to calm down, he looked at Lin Li in shock: "Huh?"
"Do you know the process?" Lin Li thought Bai Bufan didn't hear clearly, so he repeated the question.
"I... am very interested, please elaborate." Bai Bufan seemed not to answer the question; he sat upright, listening more attentively than in class.
Ordinary people rarely ask such questions, so Bai Bufan lowered his voice and asked:
"Brother Zilong, are you planning to find a Changban Slope too?"
"You left so hurriedly yesterday; could it be..." Bai Bufan gradually understood everything, followed by a betrayal's inquiry and confusion: "So you've already betrayed our Virgin Association, haven't you?"
Lin Li: "..."
"How did the conversation get here? I was just asking if you know about it."
"How would I know about this? How are we any different? We're both just people who stick around in the Daoist temple.
And although I'm very interested, if you actually asked me to do such a thing, I wouldn't dare. I can't even imagine how awkward life would be if I got caught." Bai Bufan shook his head.
Lin Li nodded deeply in agreement.
He didn't get the information but could understand.
It's at least a county-level key high school, so asking here is indeed a bit too much.
It would be more effective to find a Huang Mao thug on the street, but it'd be easy to get beaten up.
Better to scout around these days and take formal action over the weekend.
At this moment, Bai Bufan suspiciously glanced at Lin Li: "You're really not going?"
"I abhor gambling and drugs, how could I do such a thing." Lin Li snorted.
"Although I'm not quite convinced, Lin Li, if you really intend to do such a thing, you'd better be careful. In recent years, the crackdown on prostitution has been severe; I'm actually part of it myself, deeply aware of its ways." Bai Bufan patted Lin Li's shoulder, offering advice sincerely.
"You've been caught in a sweep?"
"I'm freaking part of the anti-prostitution team!"
"Heh." Lin Li sneered.
"You don't believe me? You should know, I once dismantled multiple obscene groups in just one day!" Bai Bufan said with a blown-up voice and glaring eyes.
"You have the nerve to call me a traitor!? It's people like you, turning informer in sage mode, who are the true traitors to humanity!" Lin Li got angry.
A person like Bai Bufan doesn't deserve to be his brother.
"I didn't break them up by reporting. I despise such spies, how could I do something like that." Bai Bufan showed a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"Huh? Then how did you do it?"
"I dissolved them."
Lin Li: "..."
"So you were the group leader, afraid of getting caught, so you dissolved it?"
That logic was indeed correct.
So he really did dissolve the group chat completely.
Bai Bufan ate his rice noodle mournfully, without answering, yet the silence was an answer in itself.
"You, my friend, you are the true hero." Lin Li said solemnly.
A person like Bai Bufan, Lin Li must be lifelong brothers with him.
"Wait, you never added me to your group!"
Revoke the lifelong brother statement; Bai Bufan remains purely a scoundrel.
"This is my middle school story, ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me~"
"Haha, as expected of my brother, a young hero!"
"Language test papers need to be collected." As it was nearing morning reading, the classroom had become nearly full, and the class' language representative stood up to tell all group leaders.
"Guangzhi, save me!" Lin Li froze for a moment, then shouted abruptly.
Since last night, all he had in his mind was Little Demon Heaven Blood Crow; who would remember this stuff!
And the hardest to copy, with the most words: the language homework!
Cursive script, activate!
No matter Zhang Xu, Huang Tingjian, Wang Xizhi, in front of an extremely angry Lin Li, he truly is the king of cursive script.
Can you even write grass for real?
I freaking copy-copy-copy-copy-copy!
Luckily this test paper doesn't require composing an essay, otherwise Lin Li would have had to pull out the story of his mom carrying him through rainy days to the hospital again.
Fortunately, it only needs to be collected before the language class, and the group leader, seeing Lin Li writing furiously, didn't make things difficult for him.
"Ding ding ding!" The class bell rang.
"Turn to 'The Ten Thoughts of Advising Emperor Taizong', and begin morning reading." The language representative was already standing at the podium.
"I've heard that those who wish trees to thrive must ensure their roots; those who aspire to long rivers must..."
"What's the song today?" Taking out the textbook, Bai Bufan looked at Lin Li and asked.
"Whatever."
"Then, 'Silence' it is."
"Okay."
"Only the piano remains to accompany me all day long~" With Chinese language book of compulsory dictation two held in front, Bai Bufan sang emotionally.
"The sleeping cello, quietly and old~" Lin Li, with hands constantly moving and head unwavered, joined in right after.
"I think you've already made it very clear~"
"..."
Two of them sang to each other, deeply.
Because they both knew very well.
If there's no effort in morning reading, singing K will only lead to sorrow.