"Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!"
Lin Li used an Android phone, but that didn't stop him from setting an Apple pacemaker as his alarm.
Honestly, that sound was enough to give someone a heart attack just by hearing it.
"The day's plan lies in the morning! The rising East Sun can shatter darkness! Those who ascend to the supreme Dao are all firm of heart and solid in Dao. To become the strongest, one must begin in the morning!"
"Task triggered!"
"Task One: Get up before Mao Shi (5-7 AM) and begin serious Forging Body Eight Section Exercise. Accumulate at least half an hour before Chen Shi (7-9 AM)."
"Reward: Cultivation Technique: Forging Body Eight Section Exercise."
It wasn't triggered when Lin Li woke up, but rather he saw it after waking up.
Yesterday, he was complaining about not being given a Cultivation Technique first. It seems the System activated at the wrong time. If it were in the morning, this task should have appeared first.
Mao Shi is from five to seven o'clock, meaning the System wanted him to get up before five and exercise for at least an hour before seven.
It didn't feel too difficult, but he could only complete it tomorrow.
He got up, washed, and rode his bike to school.
Sometimes, he really had to admit that what the teacher said about being able to hear their class's voices from the stairwell was true.
Bai Bufan's voice was quite distinctive. He seemed to be telling a story:
"According to unofficial historical records, Zhao Zilong once routed the army at Changbanpo, but this Changbanpo was no easy target; she was the top courtesan of Yihongyuan!
It was then, in a flash, Changbanpo directly used a move, and Zhao Zilong immediately lost his guard, no longer able to..."
"Your unofficial history is too wild."
"So wild, only history remains!"
"Is this too wild? Then let's switch. According to unofficial historical records, Lu Fengxian was never a 'three-surnamed slave'; it was a complete misconception. He actually had three family names..."
"This one is even more significant."
"Children, it's feeding time!" When Lin Li appeared at the back door, it was like a zookeeper entering the Animal Park at feeding time. Instantly, a group of people shrieked and swarmed forward, surrounding Lin Li and taking their breakfasts.
Lin Li didn't charge any extra for delivery. They were all classmates, and they would usually treat him to something in return, which Lin Li didn't mind.
However, Lin Li had also told them that if he woke up late, he wouldn't risk being late to buy breakfast for everyone. Of course, those classmates who didn't get breakfast wouldn't starve for the whole morning; they could use the break to buy a packet of toast from the school's tuck shop.
No one would complain about such a small matter—Lin Li was too lazy to be friends with complainers, let alone bring them breakfast.
Lin Li and Bai Bufan both returned to their seats.
Looking at Bai Bufan, who was currently eating, Lin Li thought about his second task and asked sincerely, "Bu Fan."
"Hmm?"
"Have you ever visited a prostitute?"
Bai Bufan almost sprayed the rice noodle rolls he had just put in his mouth out of his nostrils. After taking a sip of water to calm himself down, he looked at Lin Li with a shocked expression: "Huh?"
"Do you know the process?" Lin Li thought Bai Bufan hadn't heard clearly, so he repeated.
"I... I'm very interested, elaborate." Bai Bufan didn't seem to answer the question. He sat up straight, his listening posture more serious than in class.
Most people wouldn't ask such a question for no reason. Bai Bufan lowered his voice and asked:
"Brother Zilong, are you also planning to find a Changbanpo?"
"You left in such a hurry yesterday, could it be that..." Bai Bufan gradually understood everything, followed by an inquiry of betrayal and bewilderment: "Have you already betrayed our Virginity Association, no—"
Lin Li: "..."
"Where are you going with this? I just wanted to ask if you understood this."
"How would I understand this? What's the difference between you and me? We're both just people who have stayed in Daoist temples for a long time.
And although I'm very interested, if you really made me do something like that, I wouldn't dare. I can't even imagine how embarrassing the rest of my life would be if I got caught." Bai Bufan shook his head.
Lin Li nodded in deep agreement.
He didn't get the information, but it was understandable.
After all, it was a key county high school. Asking about this here was indeed a bit much.
It would be more effective to find a hoodlum on the street and ask, but he might get beaten up.
It was better to investigate in person these few days and then take formal action on the weekend.
At this moment, Bai Bufan glanced at Lin Li suspiciously: "Are you really not going?"
"I'm irreconcilable with gambling and drugs; how could I do such a thing?" Lin Li sneered.
"Although I don't quite believe you, Lin Li, if you really want to do something like this, you'd best be careful. The crackdown on prostitution has been severe in recent years, and I'm actually a part of it; I know the Dao well." Bai Bufan patted Lin Li's shoulder, advising him earnestly.
"You've already been caught in a raid?"
"I'm a member of the anti-prostitution team!"
"Heh heh." Lin Li sneered.
"You don't believe me? You should know, I once took down multiple pornographic and obscene groups in a single day!" Bai Bufan huffed and puffed.
"You still have the nerve to call me a traitor!? You, someone who reports others in sage mode, are the true traitor to human organizations!" Lin Li got angry.
Bai Bufan was not worthy of being his brother.
"I didn't take them down by reporting them. I hate spies the most, so how could I do something like that?" Bai Bufan's eyes held a hint of sadness.
"Huh? Then how did you do it?"
"Disbanded."
Lin Li: "..."
"So you're the damn group owner? You disbanded them because you were afraid of being caught in a raid, huh?"
The logic was indeed correct.
He did say he completely took down the chat groups, didn't he?
Bai Bufan sadly ate his rice noodle rolls, not answering, which was as good as answering.
"You, my friend, you are the true hero." Lin Li said solemnly.
Lin Li must be good brothers with someone like Bai Bufan for life.
"Wait, you never added me to a group!"
Retracting his 'good brother' statement, Bai Bufan was still a pure beast.
"This is a story from my junior high. Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me~"
"Haha, as expected of my brother, heroes emerge from the young!"
"Please collect the Chinese test papers." As morning reading approached, the class was almost full, and the Chinese class representative stood up and spoke to all the group leaders.
"Hiroshi, save me!" Lin Li was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted.
Last night, his mind was full of Xiao Motian Blood Crow; who remembered this thing!
And it was the hardest to copy, with the most characters: the Chinese homework!
Cursive script, activate!
What Zhang Xu, Huang Tingjian, Wang Xizhi—in front of the extremely furious Lin Li, he was the true king of cursive script.
Do you even know how to cursive?!
I'll copy copy copy copy copy!
Fortunately, this test paper didn't require an essay, otherwise Lin Li would have to pull out the story of his mother carrying him to the hospital on a rainy day again.
Luckily, they only needed to be collected before the Chinese class. Seeing Lin Li writing furiously, the group leader didn't make things difficult for him.
"Ding ding ding!" The class bell rang.
"Turn to 'A Memorial on Ten Thoughts for Emperor Taizong' and begin morning reading." The Chinese class representative was already standing on the platform.
"Your servant hears: He who desires a tree to grow long must secure its roots; he who desires a stream to flow far..."
"What are we singing today?" Taking out his textbook and looking at Lin Li, Bai Bufan asked.
"Whatever."
"Then 'Quiet'."
"Okay."
"Only the piano accompanies me playing all day~" Holding his Chinese textbook, Compulsory Two, upright in front of him, Bai Bufan sang with deep emotion.
"The sleeping cello, quiet and old~" Lin Li's hands didn't stop, and he didn't lift his head as he followed along.
"I think you've made it very clear~"
"..."
The two sang a heartfelt duet.
Because they both knew very well.
No effort in morning reading, only sorrow in karaoke.