Meridian-Opening Pills Around His Neck

The next day, the sun shone brightly.

Eight Meridian-Opening Pills had been threaded together with a needle and thread and hung loosely around Yu Bu'e's neck as he swaggered through the school gates!

His outrageous look made him the center of everyone's attention!

"That smells so good... is that malt... pfft, no, it's the scent of Meridian-Opening Pills!"

"Holy shit! What am I looking at? Are those... all Meridian-Opening Pills?"

"How rich do you have to be to wear that many Meridian-Opening Pills as a necklace?"

Watching his jealousy points skyrocket, Yu Bu'e clenched his fists!

He strode toward the classroom building as people around him gasped and pointed. He was getting a free trial of the school beauty experience.

The moment he entered the classroom, the noisy class fell silent.

Every student's eyes locked onto Yu Bu'e as if they had tracking systems.

Only after Yu Bu'e put his books on his desk did Wu Yang, sitting beside him, snap out of his daze.

He leaned his head over, staring again and again at the things around Yu Bu'e's neck, his nostrils twitching.

Yu Bu'e hurriedly reached out to hold him back.

"Please control yourself, classmate."

Mostly, he was worried that Wu Yang might drool on the Meridian-Opening Pills.

Wu Yang gaped and pointed at the Meridian-Opening Pills hanging around Yu Bu'e's neck, stammering for ages without managing a complete sentence.

After a long while, he finally slapped Yu Bu'e on the shoulder.

"Yu, are these... all Meridian-Opening Pills?"

"What else would they be? Didn't you see my Moments post yesterday?" Yu Bu'e smiled faintly, then glanced around.

Watching the jealousy point numbers float above his classmates' heads, he made an interesting discovery.

He had collected quite a few jealousy points on the way here.

But by comparison, his classmates contributed the most.

He was quick enough on the uptake to realize immediately that these jealousy points might be linked to how close people were to him.

If you saw a news story about someone winning ten million in the lottery, you would probably laugh it off with a little envy.

But if the winner was that lazy bum Wang Ermazi, who had lived across the hall from you for twenty years and spent every day doing nothing, you would instantly lose your mind.

That lucky bastard!

More and more classmates gathered around, their eyes fixed on the Meridian-Opening Pills around Yu Bu'e's neck.

"Yu Bu'e, did you strike it rich?"

"How much would that many Meridian-Opening Pills cost..."

Watching jealousy points continuously float above his classmates' heads, Yu Bu'e's eyes gleamed.

"A lot? Seems pretty reasonable to me!"

He fiddled with the Meridian-Opening Pills in his hand as though he intended to polish them to a patina, and kept running his mouth.

"I wanted to get along with you as an ordinary guy, but all I got was ridicule. I'm done pretending. Time to come clean!"

Xu Hu snorted. "If you have so many Meridian-Opening Pills, why haven't we ever seen you bring them out before?"

Yu Bu'e immediately snapped his fingers.

"Excellent question!"

Leaning against the desk behind him with his chair tilted back, he sighed. "I used to believe that hard work paid off, so I wanted to open my spiritual meridians slowly through my own efforts.

But yesterday, our classmate Xu Hu gave me a reminder that really lit a fire under me. So I had no choice but to get a few Meridian-Opening Pills to take the edge off!"

The corners of Xu Hu's mouth twitched uncontrollably, and his eyes reddened as he glared at Yu Bu'e.

[Xu Hu's jealousy points +99]

"Um, Yu Bu'e, since you have so many Meridian-Opening Pills, are you selling any?" A classmate with a face full of acne came over and asked tentatively.

There were plenty of students in their class in the same situation as Yu Bu'e. They knew about Meridian-Opening Pills, but the steep prices put them off.

"How much are you offering?" Yu Bu'e glanced at the speaker.

The classmate shakily held up five fingers.

"Five hundred thousand?" Yu Bu'e frowned.

He felt that the Meridian-Opening Pills he had drawn were top-grade. That price was only passable.

"Fifty thousand." The acne-faced boy grinned. "I'm a student."

"I wouldn't care if you were an animal. Think you can lowball me like this is some secondhand marketplace?" Yu Bu'e's face darkened.

Suddenly, the noisy classroom fell silent, and everyone looked behind him in unison.

Yu Bu'e jolted. But when he turned, he saw not his homeroom teacher, but an exquisite, flawless face.

After a brief daze, he abruptly stood up, staring at her in disbelief.

At the same time, a thunderous cry seemed to explode beside his ear.

"It's Luo, the school beauty!"

Wu Yang's voice was like a spark landing in oil.

"The school beauty came to our class!"

Today, Luo Feixuan's outfit had a fresh, sweet look, softening her usual cool demeanor. Her eyes curved into a smile, and she held a pink lunch box.

"What are you talking about?"

Yu Bu'e asked instinctively, "What brings you here?"

Luo Feixuan placed the lunch box on Yu Bu'e's desk and brushed back her hair.

"Isn't it perfectly normal to bring my boyfriend breakfast?"

As she spoke, she even gave Yu Bu'e a wink.

Yu Bu'e looked at her in confusion as a chorus of sharp gasps rose around them.

Even without looking, he could feel gazes like steel needles stabbing into his back.

Only after they left the classroom did Yu Bu'e ask, "Luo, are you short on money?"

Luo Feixuan froze for a moment. Once she understood, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm not asking you for another five hundred!"

Hearing that, Yu Bu'e breathed a sigh of relief.

"We agreed on one day yesterday, which means twenty-four hours. Time isn't up yet, is it?" Luo Feixuan continued.

Yu Bu'e immediately gave Luo Feixuan a thumbs-up.

"When New Year comes, I'll give you all my Dedication blessing cards!"

Luo Feixuan pointed at the Meridian-Opening Pills around his neck, looking puzzled. "What is this? Performance art?"

"Does it look good?"

Luo Feixuan fell silent for a few seconds before giving the fairest assessment she could. "Very abstract."

She had always kept a low profile at school. Yu Bu'e's behavior was simply far too showy.

"I don't know why you're doing this, but you're really asking for trouble." Out of kindness, Luo Feixuan warned him, "Aren't you afraid someone will target you?"

Of course Yu Bu'e was afraid.

But to get more jealousy points, he had no choice but to take the risk.

"You might not believe me, but I want to keep a low profile too. It's just... circumstances won't allow it."

Yu Bu'e spread his hands, looking helpless.

Luo Feixuan truly couldn't understand how he could say something so punchable in such an innocent tone.

"These Meridian-Opening Pills are excellent quality. I suggest selling them as soon as possible."

Although Yu Bu'e needed money, jealousy points mattered more at this stage. These pills were important props.

Still, he really did have a lot of Meridian-Opening Pills. Selling one to improve his living conditions didn't seem like a bad idea.

With that thought, he asked tentatively, "Do you want to buy one?"

Luo Feixuan smiled. "I don't need any, but if you want to sell, I can help. You'll definitely get a fair price."

"Wouldn't that mean I owe you a favor..."

"Not really. Like I just said, your Meridian-Opening Pills are excellent quality. My family also does business in this field."

Yu Bu'e relaxed considerably, pulled off a Meridian-Opening Pill, and held it out to Luo Feixuan.

"Then help me sell one! I trust you!"

Luo Feixuan blinked. "You're only selling one?"

"Yep!" Yu Bu'e retied the string around his neck and sighed. "If I sell another one, it'll choke me."

"..."

She got the message. He hadn't listened to a single word of her advice.

She took the Meridian-Opening Pill and prepared to leave.

Just then, Yu Bu'e couldn't help asking, "Aren't you curious where I got all these Meridian-Opening Pills?"

Luo Feixuan turned back, her eyes bright. "Everyone has their secrets, Yu. I won't force you to make up a lie."

Yu Bu'e froze for a moment. He watched her retreating figure for a long time before smiling.

When he turned to glance at the system panel, he froze in place and let out a cry of astonishment!

"Holy shit!"