When Kabuda Gets Lonely, Does He Lift Weights?

The progress bar was long, but completely empty. Even though class had only been in session for a short time, it should not have been like this.

After reviewing the task once more, Lin Li felt he understood why—it was because he had not been serious enough.

The task description contained the words "study seriously."

A rigid system naturally did not recognize half-hearted studying.

"Damn it, zoning out isn't allowed either." After understanding this, Lin Li rubbed his temples.

He definitely would not finish it in two days. Normal people found it difficult to stay focused for long periods, but Lin Li was not making excuses for himself. He had already started listening to the lesson, trying to keep pace with the sect elder.

Sure enough, after more than ten minutes, during the teacher's water break, Lin Li pulled up the system and saw that the progress bar had moved.

Lin Li took a deep breath. Come on! Study seriously! This task was a win-win for him. Emotionally and logically, nothing could stop him from giving it everything he had.

"Lin Li, I suddenly have a question. Tell me, is what Optimus Prime shoots out motor oil? If he does it too much and gets kidney deficiency, will what comes out turn into windshield washer fluid?"

Questions always came easily during class, so Bai Bufan turned around and asked.

Lin Li answered him with a cold glare. He sat as properly as if he were following a first-grade teacher's instructions: "Do this with me, and I'll do it with you." His usually slightly hunched back was now ramrod straight.

Bai Bufan was merely a stumbling block on the road to learning. There was no need to pay him any attention.

"If Zhao Zilong gets lonely, he goes looking for ChangBan Slope. So if Optimus Prime gets lonely, does he call a Ride-hailing Car?" the little genius Bai Bufan continued asking.

Fuck! Lin Li clenched his fists, his gaze locking onto Li Binbin. He was no longer afraid of making eye contact with her, because he really was listening carefully now. Even if she called on him, he could answer.

Hold it in!

Can't hear him, can't hear him, can't hear him. Dear ears, please automatically block that dog mouth of Bai Bufan's.

Bai Bufan? Just a piece of dog shit.

"But then there's another problem. If Optimus Prime calls a Ride-hailing Car and gets caught, would it fall under the Police Station or the Vehicle Administration Office?" There was no response, but that was fine. A powerhouse like Bai Bufan could keep going all by himself.

"Hey, if Optimus Prime browses used-car platforms, is he looking for divorced young women?"

"..."

Seeing that Lin Li had not responded to him at all, Bai Bufan stopped talking about Optimus Prime. He gave Lin Li a puzzled look, then turned back around.

Finally fucking quiet.

Lin Li let out a long breath. The greatest obstacle on his path of learning had been overcome by him! This was the powerful Dao Heart a cultivator ought to possess! If I, Lin Li, do not become an immortal, who else has the right to? And honestly, Bai Bufan was truly rather slow-witted. How could Optimus Prime possibly call a Ride-hailing Car?

A Ride-hailing Car could only summon small cars. The moment those little cars saw Optimus Prime's size, they would definitely refund the fare on the spot. If they took him on, would those ride-hailing cars not be scrapped?

Small horses pulling big carts were common. Big horses pulling small carts, however, were rather rare.

So even if Optimus Prime got lonely, he would definitely go find Lalamove. Bai Bufan simply had not thought things through enough.

Besides, Optimus Prime was a Cybertron robot. If he called Lalamove and got caught, that would be an interstellar matter. How could the Vehicle Administration Office possibly handle it? It would definitely have to be reported first...

Lin Li, who had been unconsciously thinking this through, suddenly froze.

Fuck! Damn Bai Bufan!

He had thought he had cleared the hurdle, only to get led astray again! Forget it, forget it. Adjust his mindset and get back to listening properly.

Study!

Lin Li galloped through the ocean of Chinese literature.

"Lin Li, do you think Kabuda lifts weights when he gets lonely?" At that moment, Bai Bufan's ghostly voice drifted over again.

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Bai Bufan had not gone quiet because he intended to be quiet at all. After tormenting Optimus Prime, he was now going to torment Kabuda! "Teacher! Bai Bufan is disrupting my studies! I request that he be made to stand at the back for class!" Lin Li became the teacher's lackey he had once hated most, a devious little snitch.

Lin Li turned his head. Bai Bufan was also looking at him with a bewildered expression.

After a brief moment of confusion, an emotion appeared in his eyes: the sorrow of betrayal—Have you forgotten all the beautiful times we shared, Lin Li?

But because their relationship was so good, Lin Li felt no psychological burden facing such a gaze. He even revealed a faint smile—Yes, hello.

"Teacher, I've been wronged! Nothing like that happened. It was actually Lin Li who was disrupting my studies." The two brothers fell out on the spot as Bai Bufan said firmly.

"You, stand at the back." The view from the podium was actually far clearer than most people imagined. It was simply that most teachers did not have the time to manage every student's little movements. Thus, Li Binbin could tell at a glance who was right and who was wrong.

"Lady Li, I've truly been wronged! You've been blinded by that treacherous minister Lin Li—"

"Quiet."

"Oh." Bai Bufan got up and went to stand at the back.

That felt much better, but that resentful gaze had not disappeared. Faintly, there even seemed to be a voice from hell drifting over: "I'll keep watching you like this, forever~~"

"Bufan, stand farther back. Stand by the blackboard at the rear." Noticing this, the exorcism master Li Binbin spoke again.

"...Oh."

Lin Li finally felt completely at ease.

"Are you even human? Say something! Bai Bufan, are you even human?! Five meat dishes, and you didn't even get rice? Are you slaughtering me like a pig? How could there be a beast like you in this world?!" After finding seats in the cafeteria, Lin Li cursed loudly, heartbroken and indignant.

The school cafeteria used a counter-based dish selection system. Because of subsidies, the prices were actually fairly cheap. A meat dish started at four yuan, a vegetable dish started at two yuan, and rice and soup were free. The soup even had plenty of ingredients in it.

If you lowered a large ladle to the bottom and slowly scooped upward in a spiral, you could get a ladleful of solid ingredients from the soup.

As a day student, Lin Li rarely ate out at noon or in the evening. He usually ate in the cafeteria with everyone else.

Normally, people either got one meat dish and two vegetable dishes, or two meat dishes and one vegetable dish. There was absolutely no rich guy like Bai Bufan who got five meat dishes without even getting rice.

Since he was using Lin Li's card, Bai Bufan was not a rich guy. He was a beast.

"This is what I deserve. If there had been more space on the tray, five dishes would not have stopped me!" Bai Bufan laughed wildly, his great vengeance finally repaid.

"If you don't clean your plate, just wait for me to keep staring at you." Lin Li sneered.

"Heh heh, I know what I'm doing. Haven't you noticed that the portions here are actually rather small? I specifically told Aunt to let her hand shake a little more when serving, precisely because I was worried I wouldn't be able to finish! But don't worry, I didn't spend a cent less!" Bai Bufan proudly patted his chest.

Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan coldly.

He needed a word more offensive than "beast."

"I've decided. I'm going to study medicine in the future, so when I stab you, I can avoid the vital spots as much as possible and make you suffer longer," Lin Li said.

"Reflected," Bai Bufan replied, then asked even more curiously, "Seriously, Lin Li, I'm genuinely curious. What the hell is wrong with you today? Why have you been studying so seriously all day?"

Seriously enough to be frightening. He had been almost completely focused during class.

If it had only been one Chinese lesson, Bai Bufan could have chalked it up to Lin Li having a fit. But Lin Li had actually maintained that state for the entire morning! "Heh heh, people change. From now on, I'm turning over a new leaf," Lin Li replied with an immortal air about him.

Bai Bufan swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Then he abruptly stood up, formed a hand seal in front of Lin Li, and pointed at him. "Om Mani Padme Hum! Om Mani Padme Hum!"

"Begone, demon!"

"I don't care who you are. Get off my best brother right now! Otherwise, I won't be polite!"