CHAPTER 461: CHAPTER 288 SOMETIMES GOD REALLY IS BIASED

November 2nd, Saturday.

Six thirty in the morning.

Lin Li was doing his daily body training in the community park.

Usually, he wakes up just after four, but today he thought of rewarding himself by getting up at five, yet between four and four thirty, he woke up several times, each time feeling like he had slept for a long time.

Lin Li felt like he was gradually turning into a piece of toast—he would jump up immediately upon hearing a ding.

Those people who never seem to wake from their slumber, Lin Li decided to call them dead dough buns.

"Whew—"

Having completed today’s portion of body training, Lin Li let out a long breath.

But then lightly clicked his tongue.

This task has neither specific indicators nor a progress bar, which is quite troublesome.

There are only about thirty days left until the task is due, but Lin Li still doesn’t know how to reach perfection in this practice.

After his martial arts talent increased, Lin Li went through the cultivation technique again over the course of a week, but still hasn’t completed it.

He can only go through it meticulously once more, and if there’s still no progress with only ten days left, he might have to try a frantic training approach then.

After all, he really wants to get the reward for this task.

The core goal is the title—

[Fruit of Persistence: When worn, if you focus on a task, your efficiency in this task will gradually increase; the longer you focus, the greater the increase. This improvement has no upper limit. The accumulated time does not reset when the title is removed.]

But being in a rush doesn’t help.

"Grandpa Zhou, I’m heading home, goodbye." Picking up the water cup he had placed on the pavilion, Lin Li bid farewell to Zhou Youwei.

Zhou Youwei looked at Lin Li, his lips slightly moving, wanting to say something but hesitating.

Whenever Lin Li came downstairs to practice, nine times out of ten Zhou Youwei would watch openly, the other time he would sneak a peek.

Thus, regarding Lin Li’s changes, Zhou Youwei felt them most distinctly.

There was a time when Lin Li’s body was frail and his exercise was weak, but now, he looked relaxed, completing an hour and a half of practice every day with just a slight shortness of breath and no other signs of fatigue.

Moreover, throughout this hour and a half, his actions visibly contained power and occasionally one could hear the wind from his punches.

The change was too substantial, Zhou Youwei couldn’t help but call out to Lin Li, sincerely asking: "Lin Li, what kind of boxing have you been practicing all the time?"

"Just playing around." Lin Li was taken aback by his words and answered perfunctorily.

Zhou Youwei hummed, indeed still trying to hide things like a mischievous little devil, speaking such nonsense, so he couldn’t help but respond sarcastically:

"Oh really, you’re just ’playing around’, so what kind of boxing have I been doing all my life up till now?"

Lin Li instantly replied: "Tai Chi."

Zhou Youwei: "?"

Lin Li’s gaze actually revealed a touch of innocent concern: "Grandpa Zhou, have you already forgotten about that?"

"..."

"Ha! Ha! Ha!"

"Lin Li, just call me Xiaozhou." Faced with Lin Li’s concern typical for Alzheimer’s patients, Zhou Youwei chuckled, pointing his finger at Lin Li.

Then he caught his breath.

"Xiaozhou!"

...

Xiaozhou catching his breath wasn’t a first-time occurrence, Lin Li skillfully resolved it and went home to wash up simply before setting out on his bike.

But he wasn’t heading to the library, instead, he was going to the Xiren Driving School training ground.

The regulations in the Xiling area specify that before taking the first test, one needs to complete twelve hours of study, of which four are mandatory to be watched offline at a designated spot by the driving school or motor department.

Although Coach Yu said this driving school could substitute the study hours, to play it safe, Lin Li decided to do it himself.

Anyway, video lessons don’t interfere much with his midterm exam study plan as Lin Li could wear headphones to continue his revision.

"Coach." Seeing Yu Jian’an waiting at the entrance again, Lin Li greeted him.

"You came really early," Yu Jian’an nodded, yawning after Lin Li approached, then handed over a cigarette box, popping out a cigarette: "Want one?"

"No thanks, I don’t smoke."

"Alright, follow me," As Lin Li refused, Yu Jian’an also put back the cigarette he had in his mouth into the box and chose not to smoke anymore.

Leading Lin Li into the training ground, he casually reminded:

"Lin Li, once you get to the classroom, clock in before each class, you can do whatever you need to do, even leave if you want, but don’t go too far, you’ll need to clock in again afterward, I’ll remind you when it’s time for you to pretend to pay attention."

"Got it."

"Last time you visited our registration location, this time here is the training ground, how’s it? Now do you think Xiren is the best driving school in Xiling?"

Walking inside the training ground, Yu Jian’an proudly introduced all around, saying:

"Our training ground covers an area as big as seven soccer fields, it’s definitely the number one training ground in Xiling!"

"How many times have you organized soccer games then?" Lin Li asked curiously.

Yu Jian’an: "(;☉_☉)?"

Eh?

"Well... soccer games, huh... not a single one." Yu Jian’an scratched the back of his neck, his brain seemingly crashed, speaking uncertainly.

"Tsk." Lin Li curled his lips, murmuring a faint disdainful sound, "All show, no substance."

Yet those words were heard by Yu Jian’an beside him.

Yu Jian’an immediately felt ashamed from the disdain, seeming like there’s nothing to be proud of... No, wait!!

Why look down on Xiren in such a weird way!!

"Mentioning soccer fields was just to give an idea of the size, I could use basketball courts for comparison too." Yu Jian’an replied weakly.