Chapter 87: You Drank a Little Booze, and Now You’re Throwing a Drunken Fit at Me?
Chapter 87: Chapter 87: You Drank a Little Booze, and Now You’re Throwing a Drunken Fit at Me?
Lin Dazhi reeked of alcohol.
He staggered to the gate of the residential complex.
The main gate was already shut.
The light in the guardhouse had long since been extinguished.
After what happened last night, the guard, Uncle Liu, didn’t dare to venture out at night.
If he ran into a demonic beast, he’d lose this old life of his.
Normally, no one returned this late at night.
They all hurried home after work, trying to make it back before dark.
No one was willing to gamble with their life.
But tonight, Old Lin was an exception.
BANG! BANG! BANG!—
The sound of pounding echoed with exceptional clarity in the silent night.
Inside the guardhouse, Uncle Liu was jolted awake by the noise.
He didn’t dare make a sound. Instead, he got out of bed and crept to the window to peek outside.
But because it was so dark out, he couldn’t see who it was at all.
He could only make out a figure, relentlessly pounding on the gate.
The sound carried far into the distance...
"Open the gate. I’m... Lin... Lin Dazhi..."
After a long while, perhaps because he saw that Uncle Liu hadn’t come out, Lin Dazhi finally shouted.
Uncle Liu was startled and looked again, more carefully this time.
"Lin Dazhi?"
He hastily threw on a jacket and came out, flashlight in hand.
The chilly wind gusted, cutting right through Uncle Liu to the bone.
As he approached the gate with the keys, the pungent stench of alcohol hit him in the face.
"What are you doing out here drinking so much in the middle of the night instead of being home asleep?
It’s not safe out there lately. Haven’t you seen the news?"
"Quick, get inside!"
Once the gate was open, Uncle Liu quickly ushered Lin Dazhi inside.
The normally timid Lin Dazhi, who cherished life and feared death, was like a different person today.
"So what if it’s not... safe? At worst, I’ll just... just let those beasts chew me to pieces. You think I’m... I’m scared of them?"
Lin Dazhi said haltingly.
Uncle Liu’s brow furrowed, and he steadied the swaying Lin Dazhi.
"What’s gotten into you? Drinking this much and talking such nonsense? If something were to happen to you, what would your two children do?"
"By the way, speaking of them, I haven’t seen Lin Yi in a long time..."
At Uncle Liu’s words, Lin Dazhi’s expression changed slightly.
He plopped down on the steps just outside the gate.
He lowered his head and fell silent.
Seeing this, Uncle Liu hurried forward. "Don’t sit here. You’ve got something on your mind, don’t you? Come on, come inside with me and talk about it. I’m not going to be able to get back to sleep now anyway!"
As he spoke, he helped Lin Dazhi to his feet.
Lin Dazhi didn’t struggle, just followed Uncle Liu into the guardhouse.
Just as the door swung shut.
A pair of crimson eyes flashed in the darkness.
A demonic beast was staring viciously at the guardhouse.
If Uncle Liu hadn’t helped Lin Dazhi into the guardhouse, he likely would have become that demonic beast’s midnight snack.
As soon as they were inside, Lin Dazhi covered his face and started to cry.
Seeing him like this, Uncle Liu’s brow tightened. "What on earth is wrong with you? Have you run into some kind of trouble?"
Uncle Liu had worked in this complex for half his life.
He had spent the best years of his youth here.
As a result, he was reasonably familiar with the situations of all the households.
He was also on very familiar terms with the residents.
The sordid affairs of Lin Dazhi’s family had long been an open secret in this old residential complex.
Many of the longtime neighbors were dissatisfied with Lin Dazhi’s conduct.
It was just that after so long, no one discussed it anymore.
Lin Dazhi’s abnormal behavior tonight struck Uncle Liu as all the more strange.
After his crying went on for five or six minutes, Lin Dazhi finally looked up. "Uncle Liu, tell me, am I a bastard?"
"What’s that supposed to mean? You have a bit to drink and now you’re going to throw a drunken fit on me?" Uncle Liu said, his face darkening.
Lin Dazhi shook his head and wiped the tears from his face.
"It’s nothing. I just feel miserable inside..."
Uncle Liu gave him a deep look. "What’s making you miserable? Ran into some trouble? Tell me about it."
At his words, Lin Dazhi remained silent.
His hands covered his face, his elbows propped on his knees.
He sat there, utterly silent. Uncle Liu waited for a while.
Seeing he still had no intention of speaking, Uncle Liu reached out and tapped him gently. "I said, what are you..."
But in the next second...
Lin Dazhi let out a snore.
This pissed Uncle Liu off to no end. He cursed viciously, "The bastard actually fell asleep!"
...
[Name: Lin Yi]
[Occupation: Student]
[Martial Arts Realm: One-Star, Third-Order]
[Qi and Blood: 91.12%]
[Martial Techniques: Basic Fist Technique (Perfected), Basic Leg Technique (Perfected), Golden Light Fist (Perfected), Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique (Major Accomplishment)]
[Talent Entries: Absolute Focus (Purple), Heaven-Defying Comprehension (Purple), Destiny (Gold), Fist Technique Mastery (Blue), Godspeed (Blue), Wall-Walking (2/3 Purple), Vajra Fist (2/3 Purple), Tenacity (Blue), Bronze Sinews Iron Bones (Blue), Snake-shaped Stepping Technique (Blue), True Blood Moon (Red), Earth Evasion (Purple), Alertness (Blue), Spirit Blade (Purple), Sensitivity (Green), Robust (Blue), House Husband (White), Luck (Blue), Epiphany x2 (Green), Carpentry x2 (White), Esoteric Arts (Blue), Earth Spirit’s Bind (Purple), Uplifting Incense (Gold), Bronze Sinews Iron Bones (Blue), Food Transformation (Blue), Cold Resistance (Purple), Fire Resistance (Purple)]
[Cultivation Technique: Star River Qi Transformation Technique]
「Early morning.」
Lin Yi woke up right on schedule.
He glanced at his panel.
After a night of cultivation, his Qi and Blood was on the verge of breaking through to the Fourth-Order.
He was only 8.88% away; he could close that gap at the Martial Arts Hall during the day.
’Just one more corner, and I’ll break through to the Two-Star Realm!’
The corners of Lin Yi’s mouth turned up.
And achieving that last corner of cultivation would only take a few days.
This brought him one step closer to his small goal of reaching the Three-Star Realm before the martial arts exam.
In fact, he was now very confident he could achieve it.
Lin Yi dismissed the panel and walked out of his room.
Tang Qinru had been working last night and hadn’t come back at all.
This made Lin Yi a little curious about her work.
’What kind of job is it that so often requires pulling all-nighters?’
However, it was only a passing curiosity.
After he finished washing up and came out, he heated up last night’s leftovers.
He sat down at the table and started eating by himself.
At the same time, he picked up his phone and scrolled through the latest news.
Then, the moment the first bite of food went down his throat, a faint, cool sensation coursed through his body.
[Talent ’Food Transformation’ triggered. Qi and Blood +0.1%]
Lin Yi quickly bent his head and took a few more bites.
[Talent ’Food Transformation’ triggered. Qi and Blood +0.2%]
After four or five bites, the talent triggered again.
Even though the increase to his Qi and Blood wasn’t high, it was still better than nothing.
’If I could upgrade this talent to Purple, or even Gold...’
’...wouldn’t I be able to increase my cultivation just by eating every day?’