"Oh? Lin Li, are you good at organizing autumn outings? How about you organize this activity?" Xue Jian asked.
"Teacher, that's not the case. Bai Bufan was talking nonsense." Lin Li quickly denied it.
Unless some task was activated, Lin Li had no time to manage these messy affairs.
"I swear on my life, Lin Li absolutely said he was the Autumn Outing King!" Bai Bufan assisted again.
Fists clenched.
"I was just joking, teacher." Lin Li smiled ingratiatingly.
Since he knew this group including Lin Li and Bai Bufan was rather mischievous, and it did seem like Bai Bufan's prank, Xue Jian just nodded and didn't make things difficult for Lin Li.
Evening study hall was already nearly over anyway. The end-of-class bell rang at just the right time. Xue Jian had only come to announce this matter, told everyone to go back and rest early, then got up and left directly.
Bai Bufan was the first who wanted to go back and rest. He was in a hurry.
But someone didn't want him to leave.
So Bai Bufan turned around and saw Lin Li's smile.
"Autumn Outing King, is there something?"
"I'm not the Autumn Outing King, I'm the Game King. And now, it's my turn. I decided to summon my fist in an attack position." The Autumn Outing King maintained a smile without warmth.
"Game King sir, I know I was wrong!"
"You don't know you were wrong, you know you're about to die."
Lin Li smiled cheerfully, Bai Bufan looked miserable.
...
Using "sweeping yellow" as an elegant term for autumn outings wasn't quite appropriate, but using "autumn outings" as an elegant term for anti-prostitution raids was perfect. Constantly talking about anti-prostitution raids at school really wasn't suitable.
"From now on, our operation codename will be 'autumn outings.'" Lin Li said.
"I think you're absolutely right." Bai Bufan, whose cheek was forced against the desk surface, nodded in agreement.
The two had just erupted in intense conflict.
Bai Bufan had fiercely struck Lin Li's fist with his chest, then fiercely oppressed Lin Li's shoe tip with his butt. Now he was expressing his joy at this battle's victorious result by having his cheek kiss the desk surface.
Summary: What a thoroughly satisfying beating.
Lin Li released his right hand that had been restraining Bai Bufan. Bai Bufan immediately bounced up from his seat, lively again.
"Where's Baowei, that bastard? When I called for help he ignored me, now where'd he disappear to?" Bai Bufan looked around and complained after discovering few people remained in the classroom.
As for why there were still people in the classroom seven or eight minutes after evening study hall ended, some students would continue studying for ten to twenty minutes after evening study hall, even until the dorm building was about to close.
Nansang Middle School was a local prestigious school after all.
Of course, besides diligent students, there were also young couples waiting for others to leave before departing together or being sneaky.
"Baowei? Left early, and specifically told me to make sure you had trouble, so he could throw clothes directly on the upper bunk in the future. He'll definitely be disappointed when he sees you return." Lin Li pushed his chair into position and responded.
"That's exactly what he'd say." Bai Bufan nodded, while stretching his hands and frowning: "Lin Li, have you been secretly working out behind my back? How is your strength so great?"
Bai Bufan truly didn't understand. Although they'd just been playing around, Bai Bufan discovered he really couldn't break free from Lin Li's restraint.
His strength used to be greater than Lin Li's before.
"You haven't abstained from lust. This is what abstinence does." Lin Li sneered.
Actually, he'd just used Power Charge.
Last night before sleep, he'd made his hand numb for an hour, earning one usage opportunity.
So at this moment, his right hand's strength was four times what it used to be. Though still no match for Tyson, dealing with Bai Bufan was easy.
The first person he used a technique against after beginning cultivation was Bai Bufan - he truly deserved it.
Bai Bufan instinctively wanted to refute, but then swallowed his words.
The difference between current Lin Li and Lin Li from a week ago was greater than the difference between Lin Li from a week ago and a dog.
Not only working hard in studies, but also strengthening his body. Could abstinence... actually be real?
Such miraculous things existed in the world?
Was sexual desire really such an inconvenient thing?
"I'll follow abstinence forums when I get back tonight!" Bai Bufan said seriously. "Lin Li, I'm going to officially start abstaining too!"
"Haha."
"Seriously! Incredibly seriously this time!"
"If you last over a week, you buy me breakfast." Lin Li sneered.
"No prob-- hey? Wait! Why do I buy you breakfast?" Bai Bufan almost fell for it.
"I'm leaving. I need to hurry and scout the shop. See you tomorrow." Lin Li didn't respond. After checking he had his bike and house keys, he waved and walked toward the door.
Tomorrow morning's practice could only be comfortable for half an hour - the necessity of sleeping early had returned, so he needed to hurry.
"Alright bro, take care~" Bai Bufan immediately smiled, then quickly packed his things to return to the dorm.
That guy talking about love had been glaring resentfully at him.
Won't interfere with your kissing anymore - retreating!
...
Outside Tianhong Foot Therapy & SPA
The shop was still open.
Lin Li once again displayed his traditional skill - holding a phone pretending to make calls while secretly observing.
Honestly, the information obtainable from outside was quite limited. Moreover, this shop was somewhat convoluted - his view through the door couldn't even see the cashier counter.
Even less information than Light Earl.
Lin Li had to change methods, going to the road side where the shop was located, pretending to pass by.
Getting closer improved his view considerably, but the problem was he couldn't keep standing at the entrance.
"...Bufan?"
"...Bufan?"
Who was that, constantly asking if people were bothered? Lin Li with his phone turned around.
Eh? Song Luping?
So he was calling my name?
Song Luping now truly approached, carefully examining Lin Li's face before finally focusing on the school uniform, "You're Bai Bufan, right?"
Bro, we just met yesterday and almost became brothers. I'm standing right in front of you, you don't recognize me?
Lin Li now completely believed Song Luping's impression of men was limited to their clothes.
"It's me, Brother Ping. What are you doing here?" Lin Li asked.
Song Luping didn't answer, just kept thrusting his waist.
Understood.
Looking at this motion combined with Song Luping's face being paler than yesterday, what else could it be?
He was helping perfect the Xiling chicken farm map for him. He really...
Lin Li was moved to tears.
"Bro, finished already?" Lin Li asked.
"Yeah, I just came out to smoke one. Your school uniform is quite conspicuous, so I came to see if it was you." Song Luping nodded, then asked, "Bufan, how did you get here today?"
Lin Li pondered in his heart for a moment, then considering Song Luping's personality, finally decided to use half-truth, half-fiction, "After you told me about this place yesterday, bro, eating chicken is an art, know yourself and your enemy to win every battle. Considering I might come patronize this place in the future, with the idea of seeing is believing, I came to inspect from outside. Planning to judge this shop's quality from the customer demographics and employees who occasionally come out to rest… And I was just thinking, if caught here, what escape route would be most suitable..."
Making up stories and talking nonsense - Lin Li's ability in this area was unquestionable. He spoke with such logic and reason.
Just had to match Song Luping's thinking.
Song Luping's expression had become serious, like a mentor listening to a student's academic report, hands behind his back, nodding from time to time.
After Lin Li finally finished, he nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you truly have talent in this area."
"To have such comprehensive thinking at your age - truly a dragon among men."
"Indeed, reading ten thousand films is not as good as exploring ten thousand shops. Being a leech is very subjective - what I like, you might not necessarily like. Your spirit of planning to gather information for research yourself fills me with great comfort."
Lin Li mentally apologized to idioms and proverbs on Song Luping's behalf.
"But!" Song Luping's expression became even more serious. "Bufan, you've made a fatal mistake!"
(End of Chapter)