I hope Bai Bufan doesn't taint pure money with dirty brotherhood again next time.

It's a blatant blasphemy.

After their roughhousing, the three of them decided to follow the choice of the majority of the class and head to the most famous comprehensive shopping center in the commercial district of Pingjiang.

On the way to the shopping center, the three of them could barely keep their eyes from darting around.

A big city is a big city. The level of prosperity was not something the small Xiling Town could compare to. The streets were bustling with traffic, neon lights flickered, and even though it was night, it was as bright as day.

Whether it was day-like or not wasn't important, but everyone was really fair-skinned.

That's the good thing about summer, everyone wears less clothing.

However, girls still needed to be careful at times like these. There were often creepy men who would follow them. Lin Li had lost one last time.

"I've decided, in the future, I will also work hard to stay and work in a big city like Pingjiang!" A light called longing lit up in Zhou Baowei's eyes.

"No pets allowed inside," Bai Bufan said, pointing to the sign of a nearby shop.

"Zoos are only built in the suburbs, Baowei, give up," Lin Li also nodded.

Zhou Baowei: "..."

These two's foul mouths were still performing consistently.

He felt that if he licked the corner of his mouth, he could poison himself to death.

"Damn, is that lady a rich woman? Why does the guy she's holding hands with look so handsome to me," Bai Bufan pointed to a young couple not far away. Seeing that the woman was middle-aged, but her boyfriend was young and handsome, he whispered a complaint.

"The flower language of steel wool is forbearance and wealth," Zhou Baowei also glanced over, then sighed.

"I, for one, would never wrong myself like that for money," Bai Bufan pouted. "Not even for two million."

"What if the rich woman tops up your Genshin Impact Blessing of the Welkin Moon and Battle Pass every month?" Lin Li added.

"Rejecting the youthful aesthetic starts with you and me. You don't understand the charm of an old baby like me," Bai Bufan immediately said seriously and sincerely. "If it's the Genshin monthly card, then I'm willing to do anything."

Primogems are equivalent to US dollars. Bai Bufan's judgment was understandable.

The three of them continued on their way, shamelessly speculating and complaining about passersby with the greatest malice.

After walking into the comprehensive shopping center, the three of them started looking for shops they were interested in.

"A big city is a big city, and the prices are getting bigger and bigger," the three of them came out of the gift shop empty-handed.

The prices were all over their budget.

It felt like Pinduoduo was better.

"I can only say that I want to spend my money wisely, but it turns out that life is full of blades," Lin Li also sighed.

As a cultivator, to still be constrained by worldly gold and silver was truly pitiful.

A sensible system should be dropping gold coins for him right now.

But this system was still not sensible.

"Has Coca-Cola even released blind boxes in the big city? I can afford this," Bai Bufan stopped when the three of them passed a vending machine.

Beside it was a machine that didn't display any drinks, just question marks. A purchase cost three yuan, and you could get a random Coca-Cola product. In an era where a 500ml bottle already sold for four yuan, the value seemed okay. However, the machine noted that some of the drinks were near their expiration date, but would definitely not be expired.

As a Coca-Cola fan, Bai Bufan immediately went up to scan the code excitedly.

As a Pepsi fan, Zhou Baowei looked as if he had seen a portable toilet and covered his nose.

The two of them often attacked each other on this point, one saying Pepsi was toilet bowl cleaner, the other saying Coke was fermented urine.

As for whether Lin Li was a Coke fan or a Pepsi fan, it depended on whose cola was closer to him, Bufan's or Baowei's.

"Lin Li, you want one?" Bai Bufan asked, turning his head while scanning the code.

Lin Li nodded, "Sure."

"What is Pepsi?" Bai Bufan asked.

"Toilet bowl cleaner!"

Gentlemen, Lin Li is a Coke fan.

"Alright, I'll buy two bottles then," Bai Bufan was very satisfied.

With two clunks, the chilled drinks dropped out.

Bai Bufan giggled and took them out.

Chun Yue mineral water.

Suggested retail price: two yuan.

Bai Bufan: "?"

He squinted at the machine. So it was a product of the Coca-Cola Company, not a Coca-Cola product?

Never mind, a small loss doesn't count as a loss. There's still one more bottle.

Ice Dew mineral water.

Suggested retail price: one yuan. The god of air-popping bottle caps.

"Baowei, you were right. Coca-Cola is fermented urine," Bai Bufan said to Zhou Baowei with a deadpan expression as he picked up the drinks and handed the Ice Dew to Lin Li.

This blind box machine had made a great contribution to the great reconciliation of the century between the Coke and Pepsi parties.

"Let's go, there's a Lego flagship store over there. Let's go take a look and feast our eyes," after buying the drinks, the three of them continued to wander through the shopping center.

【The Pingjiang secret realm has been broken. In the process of digesting the gains and losses, you have surprisingly encountered a reclusive grandmaster of the thunder path teaching in the mortal world.

Since you have this opportunity, why not go and learn from him immediately?】

【Time-limited mission triggered!】

【Mission Two: Within one hour, have a friendly spar with the thunder path grandmaster beside you. Show your perseverance and unyielding spirit, never admit defeat, and bravely pass the other party's trial.】

【Mission Reward: Physique Improvement: Pure Righteous Thunder Body effect increased by 100%; System Currency*50.】

"Hold on a second."

Lin Li, who was strolling leisurely, stopped in his tracks and called out to Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei.

"What's wrong?" The two of them stopped and turned back upon hearing him, asking with some confusion.

A thunder path grandmaster, who?

Hasn't Brother Xin already been put away?

Lin Li turned his head and looked at the place where he had just triggered the mission.

It was a mother and baby supplies store.

But Lin Li's gaze was locked on the advertising stand at the entrance.

「Now offering a labor pain experience! Just get 18 likes to experience it for free! Complete the full experience and receive coupons and physical rewards!」

And behind the advertising stand, through the transparent glass, a middle-aged man could be seen sitting next to a labor pain experience machine, quietly waiting for a fated person.

.

You call this a thunder technique spar, you motherf*cker.

Although the experience was indeed simulated through electricity.

But only I'll be the one getting electrocuted, right?

However, although Lin Li had never experienced the pain of childbirth, he had heard of it. It was a level ten on the pain scale. You have to know that a severe fracture or a large-area burn is only considered a level nine!

Make me bravely pass the trial?

Will I win? I'm sure to die.

I'm very sorry, I didn't let Mr. Labor Pain Experience Machine use his full strength.

But the reward was pretty good. The improvement in the effect of the Pure Righteous Thunder Body would bring about a visible change in his thunder techniques, and it was also his only current means of becoming an immortal.

And since the mission was here, it was impossible for Lin Li not to give it a try.

"Why aren't you talking?" Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei came to Lin Li's side and looked at the advertising sign with him.

The thunder path grandmaster behind the glass seemed to have noticed the three of them as well. He had already stood up, a smile of anticipation for a fated person on his face.

"It's free, we can afford it. What do you say?" Lin Li asked the two of them.

Again, if he was going to die, Lin Li planned to drag his brothers down with him as much as possible.

"Are you looking for trouble? Although I've never experienced it, it must be really painful, right? I'm afraid of pain, I don't want to do it," Bai Bufan was the first to be a cowardly lizard.

"It doesn't start at level ten right away. It starts from level one and slowly increases. If you can't stand it, you can just give up. We're just here to have fun anyway," Lin Li said.

Bai Bufan thought that made sense. It wasn't like a ride at the amusement park. Once you start, you can still turn back. So he became a little interested again.

"If you try it first, I can play along. But this thing requires posting on social media to get likes, which is so troublesome," Zhou Baowei said.

"Eighteen is not bad. We can just ask Wang Ze and the others to give us a like and it'll be done," Lin Li had already started scanning the code and posting on his feed.

First, he blocked his mom and some relatives who would definitely ask a bunch of questions if they saw it, plus Old Man Jian. After posting, he sent messages in the boys' group chat, the gaming group chat, and the four-person group chat he had just joined today, asking them to like his post.

「Ding Sihan: ?」

「Ding Sihan: I'm going to check now. You'd better abide by the agreement and not post that kind of edited picture, otherwise this will be your last message in this group.」

A few seconds later.

「Ding Sihan: ????」

「Ding Sihan: Already buying mother and baby supplies? Have you already thought about the child? Where does that leave me? Is this still 2024? @Chen Yuying.」

「Qu Wanqiu: Have you chosen a cemetery?」

「Chen Yuying: ?」

Because the post he made was actually an advertisement for this mother and baby supplies store, Ding Sihan had this question.

Lin Li explained, and by the way, asked them to have their other three roommates also give him a like.

「Chen Yuying: Liked. Why do you suddenly want to experience this?」

「Lin Li: Because I've heard that childbirth is very painful for girls, but hearing about the hardships of ten months of pregnancy and the ordeal of childbirth a million times is meaningless. I can't empathize at all. Now that I have the chance, I want to try it. This way, in the future, I can better understand the difficulties of girls and be more empathetic.」

「Chen Yuying: [Bear Nodding Sticker].」

"Retch—"

"Retch—"

Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei, who were beside him and had witnessed Lin Li typing such disgusting words, couldn't help but feel nauseous.

"Lin Li, you really are a f*cking chameleon, speaking human to humans, ghost to ghosts, and woofing at dogs," after throwing up, Bai Bufan looked at Lin Li with disdain.

Facing Bai Bufan's disdain, Lin Li sneered at him, "Woof woof woof."

Bai Bufan: "..."

"Damn!!"

Lin Li then looked at Zhou Baowei, who had started slapping his thigh and laughing hysterically, "Oink oink oink!"

Zhou Baowei: "..."

"Damn!!"

18 likes wasn't a lot, and it was even simpler for students who hadn't entered society yet. With the help of the boys and Chen Yuying's dorm of six, they quickly got enough.

The pig and dog beside him also agreed to experience it together, but on the condition that Lin Li went first. They wanted to see the feedback before making a decision.

The three of them exchanged a look, nodded, and walked towards the entrance of the mother and baby store.

"Come on, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Li hadn't even shown his screenshot of the likes yet, but the thunder path grandmaster, who had been watching the three of them through the glass, had already stepped forward in anticipation.

Hearing this, Lin Li also stepped forward dashingly.

I, who easily passed the eight challenges of Pingjiang, will fight you in a battle of thunder techniques today!

Old man, unleash your lightning

(End of Chapter)