CHAPTER 184: CHAPTER 158: LIN LI RESCUES BAO WEI FROM PERIL

Lin Li’s already overwhelmed mind now felt like it was splitting open, and he felt he was just a step away from sudden death, so he hurriedly stopped the operation of the "Emotion Absorbing Bottle".

At least today it seemed there was no need to do exercises, otherwise, Lin Li would definitely have to ask for leave.

"I’m not eating it!"

The Wang Yuezhi in front of him still stared at him fixedly. After ’shouting loudly’, he gritted his teeth and returned to his seat.

Popping a mint candy into his mouth, Lin Li sat sideways against the window.

He recalled just now.

The "Emotion Absorbing Bottle" couldn’t deprive people of the ability to generate emotions and desires; it only absorbed the emotions and desires produced. In other words, just now...

— He absorbed slower than Yuezhi was producing.

What a nuisance! Lin Li now only blamed himself for not being stronger. If it weren’t for his head being unable to bear it, he might have been able to fill the whole bottle, right?

The task progress bar had significantly increased because of this.

This guy, Wang Yuezhi... really is a top-notch power bank.

As expected of a brother, full of talent and skills.

"Looks like we really don’t have exercises today." Bai Bufan, who had already walked outside to get in line, slowly walked in through the back door, saying somewhat thankfully.

Then suddenly he raised his hand and made a backward jump shot.

As for why Bai Bufan suddenly made this move, don’t ask, probably even he didn’t know.

It’s like when passing through a door, you might tap the door frame — purely an instinctive move made by boys.

Many times the body’s reactions are faster than the mind.

"Bufan, catch." Lin Li opened his eyes and tossed the mint candy in his hand towards Bai Bufan, then said, "Help me throw it in the trash can."

Having caught and realized it was candy after already putting it into his mouth, Bai Bufan fell silent after hearing the second half of the sentence.

He then spat the candy into his palm, staring blankly at Lin Li: "Could you say something before you throw next time?"

"It just fell on the ground; with your inhale and exhale just now, the dust and whatnot are already left in your mouth. If you throw it away now, it’s kind of wasteful, so you might as well eat it." Lin Li sincerely suggested.

Bai Bufan: "..."

But Lin Li made a valid point, so Bai Bufan tossed it back into his mouth. Clean or not, it doesn’t make you sick.

Returning to his seat, Bai Bufan stretched lazily, then sighed softly:

"It’s such a waste to use break time to sleep or do homework; if only I could clone myself, I could go play while they handle the troublesome stuff for me."

"Isn’t it possible that all your clones would be as lazy as you, resulting in countless yous having fun?" Lin Li retorted without even bothering to lift an eyelid.

Bai Bufan: "..."

"Lin Li, your damn comments are so hurtful."

"It can’t talk."

"Your mom."

"I’m perfectly healthy, thanks for your concern."

"But I still want to learn cloning because if many of me are out having fun, I have quite a few bold ideas, and they should agree with them." Bai Bufan raised his eyebrows.

"Alright, you can shut up now, don’t pollute my database." Lin Li covered his ears.

...

"Knock knock knock."

"Lin Li, why are you here?" During lunch break, Chen Tianming opened the dorm room door, saw it was Lin Li, and curiously asked.

"Why isn’t Bufan in the dorm, hasn’t he finished his meal?" Lin Li expressed slight surprise as he glanced around and found Bai Bufan absent.

Lin Li went out to eat at noon, so he wasn’t with Bai Bufan.

The main purpose was to replenish the "Emotion Absorbing Bottle".

While outside, having carefully observed, Lin Li noticed that the surface of the "Emotion Absorbing Bottle" was no longer entirely black; it now had a few small white lines that visually resembled cracks, though it still felt smooth to the touch.

Presumably, this was evidence of wear and tear, and when the white lines covered the bottle, it would likely shatter and begin a self-repair period.

"I don’t know; maybe he hasn’t finished eating yet." Sitting on the lower bunk of his bed, Zhou Baowei shrugged.

He glanced at Lin Li twice, then rolled up his pant legs a round, once again assessing it, then unsatisfactorily pulled them back down.

The school uniforms were generally a bit large and long, and in the summer, rolling up the pant legs was quite normal.

However, Zhou Baowei felt a bit unwilling. How did Lin Li’s rolled-up pant legs make him look a bit roguish, handsome — top-tier rogue appearance — while on himself, rolling up the pant legs made him look like a farmer’s son ready to plant rice?

Lin Li was truly damnable.

What the hell had this guy done this semester, the change is even bigger than Bai Bufan’s compared to others?

"No worries, you two are the same; Bufan not being here is his loss. I’ve just downloaded an amazing 3D animation on my phone; the modeling is top-notch, I must share it with you. What do you say, wanna take a look?" Lin Li pulled out his phone from his pocket, waved it twice in a tempting manner.

"Really good stuff, let me see? Or is there some kind of trap again?" Zhou Baowei asked out of curiosity.

"I’m not watching; I must remain faithful for Qiaoqiao. Watching such spiritually adulterous things would weigh on my conscience," Chen Tianming shook his head.

Lin Li: "..."

Sometimes Lin Li did feel quite helpless.

Ignoring Chen Tianming, Lin Li sat on Bao Wei’s bed, placing the phone where the quilt could cover it from the doorway, secured it, and opened the video he had downloaded outside.

3D, with plot, and subtitles.

"Wow, it’s Tifa!" Zhou Baowei exclaimed.

"You know her? You play ’Final Fantasy’ too?"

"’Final Fantasy’? What’s that?"

Hearing this reply, Lin Li and Zhou Baowei exchanged a smile and hugged each other.

The 3D zone cannot lose Tifa, just as Chengdu cannot stop selling lubricant.

DVA, Tifa, Marie Rose, once used their delicate bodies to hold up the sky of the 3D zone. Unfortunately, with the changing times, new works have become fewer and fewer.

Now the 3D zone unexpectedly belongs to Genshin Impact.

The two started watching the video, put on headphones, and listened to the mesmerizing sounds.

After the second class in the morning, Lin Li hadn’t used the "Emotional Absorption Bottle" again, feeling much more rejuvenated.

"This plot is just too epic." When Zhou Baowei covered him with a blanket, no more words were needed.

Especially since they’re still going through the plot, and the clothes are still perfectly intact.

Seeing this, Lin Li was about to take out the bottle to absorb, suddenly remembered that the bottle still contained the complex emotions from Wang Yuezhi from this morning.

After pondering, he thought it should be easier to consume than drowsiness, so Lin Li output all the emotions and desires from the bottle onto himself.

"Bao Wei, others endure hardship and work hard, you eat McDonald’s; others push through with determination, you simply can’t go on; others strengthen their bodies, you just gain weight. With eating less or not eating at all, you chose not eating less. What a damn mess."

With the emotions entering his body, Lin Li immediately felt melancholic and angry, thus venting his frustration at Bao Wei.

Zhou Baowei: "Huh?"

"Do you notice, when you sleep, your blanket seems a little narrow no matter how you adjust it, and it doesn’t cover your stomach completely? You must be aware, since your blanket is just like that." Lin Li disdainfully patted Zhou Baowei’s blanket.

"..."

"Come on, dude, I can tolerate you scolding me, but can’t you at least have a valid reason? There’s got to be some basic fairness, right?" Zhou Baowei looked bewildered and somewhat wronged.

"Hoo——"

"It’s nothing, I just suddenly felt in a bad mood. After scolding you for a bit, I felt better. Alright, let’s continue watching the show." Lin Li waved his hand with a smile.

Zhou Baowei: "?"

No way, is this guy seriously nuts?

Lin Li then sighed inwardly, acknowledging again that the bottle was indeed magical. Although he had known and was prepared that he would suddenly feel anger and jealousy, when those emotions entered his body, he found that he couldn’t feel comfortable without venting, and his desire to curse was hard to suppress.

With Bao Wei right beside him, it would be a waste not to vent on him.

Wait a second.

Wang Yuezhi didn’t curse me this morning.

Is he perhaps the true expert, the legendary ninja?

Although it might be because it was several seconds of collected emotions entering the body all at once, Lin Li still elevated his assessment of Wang Yuezhi by a notch, ready to call him the King of Ninjas!

The two continued watching.

The bottle was already empty, Zhou Baowei, transfer all your reputation to me!

Successfully absorbed.

Not only that, but the system’s progress bar increased in speed, not only faster than when absorbing drowsiness but also much faster than when absorbing anger.

Could absorbing this be the most efficient solution?

Does the system consider this desire more negative than anger for cultivators?

Is it directly determined to be obscene, evil?

While Lin Li was pondering, Zhou Baowei’s expression gradually became more serious.

Originally staring intently at Lin Li’s phone, his gaze gradually alternated between his legs covered by the blanket and the phone screen.

Strange.

Zhou Baowei took a deep breath, hesitated to speak, hesitated again, but ended up staying silent because of the embarrassment.

The modeling plot was clearly excellent and he quite appreciated it, even ready to ask Lin Li to send him the link for a thorough weekend review, but why on earth did he not react when the most exciting part began?

His mind was very receptive to it, so why didn’t he react physically?

Mind willing, yet powerless?

"..."

Could something be wrong?

No way, not at this age!

"..."

And yet, Lin Li hadn’t figured out the answer, but suddenly noticed that the "Emotional Absorption Bottle" couldn’t continue absorbing.

This meant that Zhou Baowei was no longer generating that kind of desire, or rather, it was no longer a major emotional desire for him.

Lin Li turned his head and, upon seeing clearly, repressed his laughter from escaping his throat.

——At this moment, Zhou Baowei was drenched in sweat, his eyes unfocused, his lips pale.

His actions were indeed somewhat unfeeling.

But Lin Li wouldn’t be like Wu Min, who only kills without caring about burial, Lin Li cared about both the killing and the burial.

"Emotional Absorption Bottle," anxiety, absorb for me!

Successfully absorbed.

The progress bar advanced faster than with drowsiness, and slower than with anger.

At this time, Zhou Baowei felt much calmer.

Actually... not reacting isn’t necessarily bad, after all, I don’t really need it. If it’s gone, it’s gone. No need to worry, take it easy.

...Wait, that’s not right.

How could I possibly think it’s fine if it’s gone? No way!

Hey, wait, seems like there’s a reaction again?

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