Looking at the text message notification of funds arriving sent by the bank, Lin Li's face was filled with a radiant and joyful smile.
Afterwards, he immediately paid the overdue electricity bill for his home.
After that, he paid off the overdue electricity bill for his home at the very first moment.
After topping up the electricity, he waited two or three minutes before Haku stood up and pressed the light switch.
After topping up the electricity bill and waiting two or three minutes, Lin Li got up to press the light switch.
"Clack."
Click.
As he pressed the switch, the indoor lights instantly shone brightly. The white light instantly chased away the darkness. Haku nodded in satisfaction, then picked up the television remote control from the coffee table and turned on the television.
Pressing the light switch, the indoor lights instantly came on, and the white light immediately dispersed the darkness. Lin Li nodded in satisfaction, and then he picked up the television remote on the coffee table to turn on the TV.
"According to reports sent back by our frontline reporters, a large number of tier-1 fierce beasts have recently appeared in the wilderness of the northern district of Rongcheng. Over the next few days, the fierce beast hunter guild will organize fierce beast hunters to go and clear them out..."
"According to reports sent back by our frontline reporter, a large number of tier-one beasts have recently appeared in the wilderness of the northern district of Rong City. Over the next few days, the Beast Hunter Guild will organize Beast Hunters to go and clear them out..."
That's more like it. If the home lacked the sound coming from a television, it always felt empty, as if something was missing.
That's more like it. If the house lacked the sound coming from the television, it always felt empty and missing something.
Ah! The feeling of having money is truly wonderful. In the future, I must never let a situation of running out of ammunition and food and being penniless happen again. After his empty wallet bulged, Haku only felt that his life had regained its light.
"Ah! The feeling of having money is truly wonderful. In the future, I must never again let a situation like running out of ammunition and food and being penniless happen!" After his empty wallet bulged, Lin Li felt as though his life had regained the light.
The next morning.
Early the next morning.
A golden sun rose from the eastern horizon, and the darkness shrouding the earth was instantly torn apart by the morning sun.
The golden sun rose from the eastern horizon, and the darkness shrouding the earth was instantly torn apart by the morning sun.
"Snap."
Creeak.
The bedroom door opened, and a sleepy Haku walked out of the room while yawning.
The bedroom door opened, and a sleepy Lin Li walked out of the room while yawning.
Originally, because of the power outage last night, he had thought about going back to his bedroom to sleep early. However, as Haku paid the electricity bill after the money arrived and there was electricity at home, he dismissed the idea of going back to the bedroom to sleep, and instead went to the study to play computer games.
Originally, because of the power outage last night, he had thought about going back to his bedroom to sleep early. But as Lin Li paid the overdue electricity bill after the funds arrived and there was electricity at home again, he dismissed the idea of going back to the bedroom to sleep and instead went to the study to play computer games.
Well, this was fantastic—once he started playing it got completely out of hand, and he played all the way until two in the morning.
Well, this was great; once he started playing, he couldn't stop at all, playing all the way until two in the morning.
My willpower is still not very good! Next time, I definitely can't get carried away like this again.
"My willpower is still not very good! Next time, I must not get carried away like this again."
Last night, Haku was playing a single-player computer game. Because he was killed repeatedly by the boss in the game, it made him extremely unhappy, and he swore to take down his opponent.
Last night, Lin Li played a single-player computer game. Because he was repeatedly killed by the boss in the game, he felt very aggrieved and vowed to take the opponent down.
When playing games, time passed like a white horse passing a gap, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
While playing games, time was like a white horse passing a crevice, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
When Haku cleared the game and came to his senses, the time was already past one in the morning, nearly two.
When Lin Li cleared the game and came back to his senses, the time was already past one or nearly two in the morning.
He had stayed up late without realizing it, which made Haku, who had cleared the game, deeply feel that games were a major obstacle on his path to becoming a powerful practitioner.
Unknowingly, he had pulled an all-nighter. This made Lin Li, having cleared the game, deeply feel that gaming was a major obstacle on his path to becoming a powerful Cultivator.
However, to say he should quit gaming was impossible. After thinking it over thoroughly, in the end he could only self-reflect for one minute, and then that was that.
However, to say he should quit gaming was impossible. After much deliberation, in the end he could only self-reflect for a minute, and then there was no then.
"Splash..."
Splash...
After washing up, Haku walked out of the bathroom. Next came breakfast.
After washing up, Lin Li walked out of the bathroom. Next came breakfast.
However, apart from the waxberries Su Yue had given him yesterday, there was nothing left to eat at home.
However, apart from the Honey Peach Su Yue had given him yesterday, there was nothing left to eat at home.
Thus, Haku returned to his bedroom to change his clothes, and went out to buy breakfast.
Therefore, Lin Li went back to his bedroom to change clothes and headed out to buy breakfast.
There were quite a few things to take care of this morning. After breakfast, he needed to rent a car from a car rental company, then buy some food at the supermarket, and then make a trip to the pharmacy to buy another tube of ointment for healing injuries.
There were quite a few things to take care of this morning. After breakfast, he needed to go to a car rental company to rent a car, then go to the supermarket to buy some food, and then make a trip to the pharmacy to buy another tube of healing ointment.
Although the tube of ointment he bought earlier wasn't used up yet, Haku felt that it would be best for him to buy another tube just in case he ended up getting badly injured while fighting fierce beasts in the future, as one tube might not be enough.
Although the tube of ointment he bought earlier wasn't used up yet, Lin Li felt it was better for him to buy another one, just in case he accidentally suffered many injuries while fighting beasts in the future and one tube of ointment wasn't enough.
The broken elevator had not been repaired yet, so Haku had no choice but to take the stairs down.
The malfunctioning elevator had not been repaired yet, so Lin Li had no choice but to take the stairs down.
Walking out of the stairwell, the golden sunlight instantly shone on Haku.
Walking out of the stairwell, the golden sunlight instantly shone upon Lin Li.
A few young boys and girls ran past him. Judging by their ages, they were still studying and should be high school students.
A few young boys and girls ran past him. Judging by their ages, they were still studying and should be high school students.
"Heh-shoo..."
"Heave-ho..."
"Hoo..."
"Hoo..."
Panting heavily while running in the residential compound, the faint golden spiritual light occasionally appearing on their bodies proved that these running boys and girls had all awakened their spirituality.
Panting heavily, they were running inside the residential compound. The faint golden Spiritual Light occasionally appearing on their bodies proved that these boys and girls running were all awakened in spirituality.
These few boys and girls exercising were residents from the buildings next door. They had been waking up every morning to exercise in the compound for several years now.
These boys and girls exercising were residents of the neighboring buildings. They had been getting up early every morning to exercise in the compound for several years.
Haku knew that these boys and girls, through wind or rain, persisted in waking up early every morning to exercise like this because they wanted to become practitioners.
Lin Li knew that these boys and girls, braving wind and rain, persisted in getting up early every morning to exercise like this because they wanted to become a Cultivator.
Their kind of persistence was something Haku had also experienced back then, except that later on, limited by his cultivation aptitude, he ultimately chose to accept his fate and decided to be a carefree salted fish.
This kind of persistence was something Lin Li had also experienced back in the day, except that later, limited by his cultivation aptitude, he ultimately chose to accept his fate and decided to be a carefree salted fish.
Unpredictable are the ways of the world!
Things in the world were unpredictable!
Now, Haku—who had become a practitioner and even a fierce beast hunter capable of going out into the wilderness to hunt fierce beasts—felt a wave of emotion in his heart when he saw these vibrant young people still working hard to become practitioners.
Now, Lin Li—who had already become a Cultivator and also a Beast Hunter capable of going to the wilderness to hunt beasts—couldn't help feeling a bit emotional in his heart when seeing these vibrant young people still striving to become Cultivators.
Cheer up, youths! I'm rooting for you!
"Keep it up! Young people, I'm rooting for you!!!"
"Gurgle..." His stomach was lodging a protest with Haku. Receiving the protest, Haku immediately withdrew his gaze from the young people who were working hard to exercise, turned around, and walked out of the compound.
"Gurgle..." His stomach was lodging a protest to Lin Li. Receiving the protest, Lin Li immediately withdrew his gaze from those young people working hard to exercise, turned around, and walked outside the residential compound.
Lucky Car Rental.
Jixing Car Rental.
This newly opened car rental company specializing in second-hand cars had a total of ten employees, including the boss himself.
This newly opened car rental company specializing in renting second-hand cars had a total of ten employees, counting the boss himself.
"Ha—" A salesperson walked into the company yawning, and greeted his colleague, "Good morning!"
"Ha~" A yawning salesperson walked into the company and greeted his colleague, "Good morning!"
"Good morning."
"Good morning."
"Huh, why isn't the boss here?"
"Huh, why isn't the boss here?"
"The boss's daughter seems to have caught a cold. This morning he's taking his daughter to the children's hospital to see a doctor, and he'll be able to come in the afternoon."
"The boss's daughter seems to have caught a cold. This morning he has to take his daughter to the children's hospital to see a doctor, and he can only come in the afternoon."
"It's hot now, and a lot of families are starting to turn on their air conditioning. Little kids are especially prone to getting sick at times like this."
"The weather is hot now, and many people's homes have started turning on air conditioning. Children are particularly prone to getting sick at this time."
"Yeah! That's why when my daughter sleeps at night, I either turn up the temperature of the air conditioner in her room a bit or turn it off directly and let her blow an electric fan."
"Indeed! So when my daughter sleeps at night, I either turn up the air conditioning temperature in her room a bit or turn off the air conditioning directly and let her use an electric fan."
There were no customers this early in the morning, so the two salesmen started chatting.
There were no customers early in the morning, so the two salespersons started chatting idly.
"Hiccup—" Haku finished eating the last meat bun in the bag, gulped down the soy milk in his hand, and then let out a satisfying burp.
Hiccup~ Lin Li ate the last pork bun in the bag, gulped down the soy milk in his hand in one go, and then he let out a burp of satisfaction.
"Clang."
Clatter.
He tossed the trash in his hand into the trash can by the roadside, and then walked toward "Lucky Car Rental" not far away.
He threw the trash in his hand into the roadside trash can, then walked toward the nearby Jixing Car Rental.
"Welcome." Wang Xiaoming, who was chatting with his colleague, saw a customer visit and immediately hurried over before his colleague noticed.
"Welcome." Wang Xiaoming, who was chatting with his colleague, saw a customer visit and immediately rushed forward before his colleague even noticed.
"Hello, I'd like to rent a car."
"Hello, I'd like to rent a car."
"Your surname, sir?"
"What is your surname, sir?"
"My surname is Lin."
"My surname is Lin."
"Mr. Lin, what price range of car would you like to rent? We have cars ranging from 150 yuan a day to over a thousand yuan here."
"Mr. Lin, what price range of car would you like to rent? We have cars here ranging from one hundred and fifty yuan to over a thousand yuan per day."
Although Haku now had over twenty thousand yuan in his pocket, having experienced the previous predicament of being penniless, Haku—who never had the habit of spending money lavishly—started becoming somewhat cautious with his spending now.
Although Lin Li now had more than twenty thousand yuan in his pocket, having experienced the previous predicament of being penniless, Lin Li—who never had the habit of spending money lavishly—was now somewhat cautious about spending money.
Hearing the introduction from the salesman Wang Xiaoming, Haku didn't even think about it before saying, "Give me a car that costs 150 yuan a day..."
Hearing the introduction from the salesperson Wang Xiaoming, Lin Li didn't even think about it and said directly, "Give me a car for one hundred and fifty yuan a day..."
Hearing Haku say he wanted to rent the cheapest car, Wang Xiaoming felt a slight disappointment in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
Hearing Lin Li say he wanted to rent the cheapest car, Wang Xiaoming felt slightly disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Mr. Lin, the cars that cost 150 yuan a day are vans."
"Mr. Lin, the car for one hundred and fifty yuan a day is a van."
A van? Fine! Anyway, it's just meant for getting around, a van it is. When I make big money in the future, I'll go straight to a 4S dealership and buy an off-road vehicle... Haku muttered to himself.
A van? Fine! Anyway, it was just used for getting around; a van it was. When he made big money in the future, he would go straight to a 4S dealership to buy an off-road vehicle... Lin Li muttered inwardly.
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