May You Have a Beautiful Love

May You Have a Beautiful Love.

Shaking out his wrist, which had been numbed by the giant python's impact, Lu Li hurriedly gathered the spoils.

First, he picked up all the guns.

Besides the one in his hand, there were two M1911s and a Glock 17, all classic, durable tools of slaughter.

He also searched their belongings and found 2,000 Pesos, 500 Star Alliance dollars, and four mechanical watches.

Finally, he went to their pickup truck and found several boxes of spare ammunition.

Lu Li had reaped a bountiful haul. He stuffed everything into a battered backpack, slipped into a narrow alley, and vanished.

This city was like a jungle. Whenever someone died, they became nature's bounty.

Not long after Lu Li left, people rushed out to fight over everything on the corpses, not even sparing their underwear.

The scene was ravaged until it was cleaner than if a torrential rain had washed over it.

By the time the Decapitation Gang discovered that Toby and the others had vanished, several days would have passed.

But paper could not wrap up fire. The gang would come knocking sooner or later.

They were called a gang, but they were really brutal armed thugs, numerous and powerful.

Yet Lu Li did not feel the slightest fear. Instead, he wanted to settle old scores.

More than half of his father's cancer had been angered into existence by Toby's mother, Heidi.

That woman was vicious to the bone. With her son and several brothers running around with the Decapitation Gang, she used every means possible to bully and extort others.

"I was once a cripple with no one to rely on, utterly helpless against them. But now things are different!"

[Spirit Concentration] was only the entry-level realm, yet it had already granted him such formidable combat strength.

What about Meditative Entry, Thoughtless Meditation, Embryonic Breathing... what wondrous powers would they possess?

At that moment, Lu Li wished he could return to the other world at once and continue his Spirit Refinement cultivation.

But before that, there were still some things he needed to do.

After returning to the basement, Lu Li dragged his suitcase away without a shred of attachment to the place where he had lived for five years.

He went near Tijuana High School, where he studied, and rented an apartment as his new home.

The apartment was bright and fully furnished, far better than his old basement.

It was also at the edge of the wealthy district, with police patrols around. Security was at least somewhat guaranteed.

Of course, the rent was not cheap. The 500 dollars he had seized would only cover two months.

After putting down his suitcase, Lu Li immediately headed to the street corner that had been shelled by the tank, searching for the flower-selling little girl—Jessica.

Today happened to be the Danie Festival, the traditional Valentine's Day of Latin America.

Yet the streets, which should have been festive and bustling, were now desolate and empty, with pitifully few tourists.

Tijuana was a border city, and most people made their living from Star Alliance Country tourists.

With drug lords firing tank shells in the streets, who would dare come here to have fun?

Jessica had no business either. She was squatting on the ground with her cheek resting in her palm, worry written across her face.

She was of mixed heritage, with delicate and captivating features. Though her figure had yet to fully develop, it only made her look sweeter and more adorable.

At that moment, the little girl suddenly noticed that the sunlight before her had been blocked.

When she looked up, it was Lu Li.

"Oh! It's you!"

Joy lit up Jessica's face, though she was also puzzled. Big brother seemed prettier somehow?

Lu Li's appearance had not changed, but his entire aura had become far sharper. Especially his eyes, cold as frigid stars and exceptionally bright.

But when he smiled, his whole bearing turned gentle and warm again. "May I buy a bouquet of flowers?"

"I'll give you one for free~"

Jessica was about to pick out the largest and prettiest flower.

But Lu Li had already handed over 1,000 Pesos and discreetly placed them in the flower basket.

Jessica froze slightly, then said in surprise, "You got rich?"

Lu Li smiled. "Something like that."

Delight appeared on the little girl's face as she hurriedly asked, "Then can you do me a favor?"

"Of course." Lu Li immediately nodded. He had come here in the first place to repay her kindness.

"Come with me~" Jessica took his hand and ducked into an empty alley nearby. "Wait for me here~"

The little girl dashed away in a whirlwind and disappeared from sight.

But before long, she actually returned with a heavily made-up woman.

The woman was at least over forty, dressed in cheap fishnet stockings and a miniskirt that exposed her sagging skin.

Lu Li frowned. She was clearly an aging prostitute whose looks had faded.

Yet Jessica took out 100 Pesos and gave them to her.

The woman thanked her over and over. "Thank you, dear little angel Jessica..."

Jessica shook her head. "Don't thank me. This gentleman is the one showing mercy. Thank him sincerely."

"Thank you, young sir. May you have a beautiful love."

The woman bowed deeply to Lu Li. Only after thanking him repeatedly did she turn and leave.

Jessica ran off again, and soon brought back another prostitute dressed similarly, once again giving her money.

Perhaps because it was the Danie Festival, the Woman offered Lu Li the same sincere blessing:

"Sir, may you have a beautiful love."

By now, Lu Li understood what was going on.

Jessica happened to explain as well. "They're too old to earn enough money, so their hands and feet will be chopped off."

The prostitutes of Tijuana were all "managed" by gangs. If they failed to earn enough money... their limbs would be cut off, or they might even be directly beheaded.

When business was bad, this both "optimized the team" and killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, warning the newcomers to work harder.

Jessica brought them here to pretend they were "doing business," letting them live a few more days.

Lu Li opened his mouth to say something, but stopped himself. The customs of this region had always been bloody and cruel.

Next, Jessica brought back several more aging prostitutes. She gave each of them 100 Pesos, spending every bit of the money Lu Li had given her.

And without prior agreement, every one of these women gave the same blessing: "May you have a beautiful love."

Lu Li heard it a full ten times, and could only smile bitterly inside.

As a disabled man, where would he find any beautiful love...

Once it was done, the two walked out of the alley.

Jessica was in a good mood, skipping along as she said happily, "Thank you~"

"It was nothing, just a small effort. Oh, right~ I still haven't bought my flowers."

Lu Li took a Dahlia from the flower basket, then placed another 1,000 Pesos inside.

Seeing how generous he was, Jessica's large amber eyes were filled with amazement. "You really did get rich~"

Little did she know, that was all the money Lu Li had left on him.

He rubbed the girl's little head and smiled.

"Jessica, I'm really glad I met you. I still have things to do, so I need to go."

"Mm, let's add each other on WhatsApp~"

The little girl took out her phone, and Lu Li took out his as well. They added each other as friends.

"Goodbye. Good luck!"

After saying farewell, Lu Li turned and left.

Watching his slightly limping back, Jessica softly said, "Good luck to you too, Lu Li."

But at that moment, the little girl frowned as she noticed several malicious stares.

Several burly, tattoo-covered men were staring at her.

They wore matching skull rings on the little fingers of their right hands—the mark of Decapitation Gang members and the "managers" of many streetwalkers.

They stared at the little girl's still undeveloped, tender body, their ill intent utterly undisguised!

Lu Li returned to his new home and communicated with the Kunlun Mirror to activate its [Cross-Realm] function.

Blue light flickered. In the time it took to blink, he had returned to that dim, narrow alley.

"So wherever I leave from is where I return to."

After making a round trip between the two worlds, Lu Li gained a deeper understanding of the Cross-Realm function.

However, the Kunlun Mirror was clearly somewhat exhausted. It lay listlessly in his Sea of Consciousness and no longer swam about.

It was obviously worn out and needed some Soul Refinement.

Thinking of how he had nearly been drained unconscious last time... Lu Li felt it would be safer to have Wan Qing watch over him.

He slung the backpack containing the watches and guns onto his back, then hurried toward Mo's Medical Hall.