"I can't argue with that. That thing can really hypnotize. If the numbers on it were big enough, I think I'd willingly present my ass too," Bai Bufan gave a thumbs-up.

Hypnotize me.

"Selling your wild ass just like that? Where's the gold under your knees?" Lin Li was contemptuous.

He was different. Unless it was a 175cm, loyal, and dedicated 36D rich woman, Lin Li would absolutely not present his ass.

Asses have dignity too. You have to add money.

"Isn't this gold being cashed in right now?" Bai Bufan said nonchalantly, then changed his tune, "Lin Li, if you're going to use your hypnosis technique, I don't want to go on the autumn outing next week either. You might as well come and hypnotize me at noon. Don't spare me just because I'm a delicate flower."

"No need for noon. I can do it now."

"Really? Although I didn't bring my phone, I can give you my card number..." Bai Bufan was a little excited.

Lin Li smiled, nodded, stood up, then picked up his chair and smashed it towards Bai Bufan. "I guarantee to hypnotize you!"

"Huh?"

"Your mom! Why is it physical hypnosis when it comes to me! You're fucking discriminating!"

...

He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but Lin Li felt that after his qi and blood had improved, he could also concentrate more easily.

Although he was very tired from training and had gotten up too early today, he had performed much better in class this half-day than before.

He even had the spare energy to carefully "hehehe" with Bai Bufan during English class—he really didn't dare to be too arrogant now, for fear of hurting Koukou's feelings.

After eating, Lin Li and Bai Bufan returned to the dormitory. Noticing that Chen Tianming hadn't returned yet, Lin Li went to the next room by himself first.

The people in the next room weren't all there yet either, only two of them. But luckily, the target, Zhang Haoyang, was there.

"Yo? Lin Li, here to 'sleep with' Haoyang?" Wang Ze said upon seeing Lin Li.

"It's 'persuade' (shuōfú), pronounced 'shuo'. The pronunciation was changed long ago. Now only 'lobby' (shuì) is still pronounced 'shui'. Both 'lobbyist' (shuōkè) and 'persuade' (shuōfú) are pronounced 'shuo'," Lin Li showed off his cultural depth.

—He had remembered it when translating the Eight-Section Body Tempering exercise earlier.

Wang Ze was still holding his MP3 and reading a novel. He didn't comment on this, but instead asked, "Lin Li, I'm almost tired of reading beast taming novels. Do you have any other types of novels to recommend?"

Lin Li thought carefully for a moment, then said, "Ensemble cast novels."

"What kind of genre is that? A lot of characters? I don't read many novels," Wang Ze asked.

"Those classic and unforgettable ensemble cast novels are the ones where there's only the protagonist at the beginning, and then everyone comes together from all over the place due to various coincidences and becomes friends. Then they laugh together, grieve together, adventure together, and in the end, they die, die, die, die..."

Lin Li narrated eloquently.

Wang Ze: "?"

"For example, 'Rainbow Cat & Blue Rabbit: Legend of the Seven Heroes' and the 'Fantasy Westward Journey' animation are both beautiful ensemble cast animations."

Listening to Lin Li's beautiful description, Wang Ze, who was initially smiling with anticipation, soon had a stiff expression.

Don't die, none of you die.

What the hell is beautiful about that?

"I'm not watching it, I'm not watching it!" Wang Ze's head shook like a rattle drum. "I get it now. All ensemble cast novels are written by Yu Hua."

"Alright, let's talk about novels later. OK, brothers, all eyes on me now. I have an announcement to make!" Lin Li made the same gesture as Brother Hu and shouted loudly.

"I have a dream!" Lin Li prepared to start his speech, even though there were hardly any people in the dormitory.

"I don't understand. Can you translate?" Wang Ze raised his hand.

If Martin Luther King Jr. had had such an audience back then, he would have choked.

"Then I won't speak English."

"A person cannot have both youth and the understanding of youth at the same time. Everyone, what you don't cherish now will be what you dream of in the future. I wish to buy osmanthus flowers and wine to share, but alas, it's no longer the same as when we were young..." Lin Li began to get sentimental.

"I still don't understand. Can you translate?" Wang Ze raised his hand.

This sports student's life is over.

"I'm not fucking talking to you. Wang Ze, shut up and go read your novel," Lin Li got anxious.

"Oh."

"No." After refusing this unreasonable request, Lin Li didn't bother with the formalities anymore and looked directly at Zhang Haoyang. "Haoyang! Yang! My dear Yang! Why aren't you going on the autumn outing? Go, let's all have fun together. It's so boring to stay at home all day.

When I think about not seeing you when I'm out playing, I feel like my heart is being squeezed and crushed!

If you don't go out and play with me, what's the point of this autumn outing for me!"

Zhang Haoyang was on the lower bunk. Lin Li simply rushed onto his bed and started to manhandle him.

"I don't want to go. I want to go home and play games," Zhang Haoyang wrapped himself tightly in his quilt to protect his butt.

"We're all going. Who are you going to play games with? Among the people crying and begging us to play games with them in the gaming group, you're the most exaggerated. I suspect you have no friends at all besides us from high school," Lin Li said with a frown.

"Then isn't it perfect for you to go with us? Da Fei has already won five consecutive championships, and you're still playing fucking LoL? You know, I've always been a farmer, and my favorite thing is farming. I watch the all-Chinese team win the championship every season.

We can play some mobile games together, or some physical games. Isn't that better than you staying at home all day with only WeChat Sports sending you messages?"

Zhang Haoyang: "..."

"We're just classmates! Lin Li, you've crossed the line!"

"I have no friends besides you? Hehe, pfft, heh! Heh, my WeChat is full of messages every day!!"

"Just you wait, Lin Li! Don't leave after school today! I've found a van full of bread men to take care of you!"

"Are you bringing ketchup?" Lin Li asked.

"You're going too far! I'm not going, even more so now. I've already made plans with my hundred-plus good friends to play games on Saturday!" Zhang Haoyang covered his head with his quilt.

Looking at the covered Zhang Haoyang, Lin Li had an idea.

If Zhang Haoyang died, then he couldn't go. The Class President should be understanding, right?

"Haoyang, let me tuck you in properly so you don't catch a cold."

"Thanks."

"Mmm? Mmm—!! Mmm—!!"

...

He didn't suffocate.

Zhang Haoyang had accidentally survived.

Lin Li sighed. Compared to Bai Bufan, he really didn't have any extra leadership or charm.

He could only use his ultimate move.

"How about I get you a female game companion with a beautiful voice on Sunday?" Lin Li then slithered up and whispered in Zhang Haoyang's ear, "Also, I'll bring my Switch and game cartridges from home for the autumn outing, but I'll leave them with you the whole time."

"Huh?"

"Yang has drifted for half his life, only regretting not meeting a wise lord. If the lord does not abandon him, Yang is willing to become his sworn father," Zhang Haoyang immediately turned his head.

As expected, the hypnosis app was the best.

Because of the bonus from the vice raid, and with no extra expenses, Lin Li, who had a fixed weekly allowance, was indeed quite well-off recently.

As for why he was willing to spend money on this.

Lin Li believed that it was necessary to maintain and improve his relationship with Chen Yuying. Spending money on this was a kind of investment.

This improvement in relationship wasn't about wanting to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

Lin Li's good feelings for Chen Yuying were still purely a love for beauty—in layman's terms, it was lust, pure lust.

As for being in a relationship, Lin Li at least had no such thoughts now.

Even if Chen Yuying lost her mind and confessed to him, the old Lin Li would have agreed, but now he would hesitate and then refuse.

After all, the system had opened up a new world for him. His way of thinking about many things had already changed.

Just a pink-faced skeleton!

Among the cultivators Lin Li had met so far, his dao heart was the most stable.

And the two missions triggered by his 'second system' so far were both related to Chen Yuying. It wasn't that Lin Li hadn't had contact with other females, including Koukou and other female classmates in the class, but no other missions had been triggered.

He had to consider whether the system's designated trigger object was only her for now.

So Lin Li's goal now was to become Chen Yuying's notorious male best friend, so that the two of them would have more opportunities to spend time together in the future.

To emphasize, all these actions were based on the very rational analysis and judgment above, and had nothing to do with Chen Yuying's sweet calls of "big brother," nor was it because he had gotten hot-headed at the time and made a promise, and then didn't want to go back in shame and say he had failed, but rather hoped to show off his invincible appeal by puffing up his chest.

He was not a person who could be moved by beauty and face.

"Is what you just said for real, sworn father?" Zhang Haoyang confirmed.

"Don't worry, her voice is guaranteed to be sweet," Lin Li nodded.

"Wait, that's not right. The key points should be 'beautiful' and 'female', right? You're not going to fucking use a voice changer and play with me for a day, and then record my perverted behavior and send it to the gaming group, are you?" Zhang Haoyang was a little suspicious. "Lin Li, say it again to reassure me."

What Zhang Haoyang described was not something Lin Li was capable of doing, but something he had already done.

It was just that last time, he had used a WeChat smurf account to pretend to be a girl.

This group of his bros was really getting smarter and smarter. He couldn't even leave himself a way out.

Who the hell had corrupted this atmosphere? They really deserved to die.

In the end, the two made a mutual promise.

Zhang Haoyang then said, "But Lin Li, let's be clear first. I might get tired and go back to the hotel to rest or play on my phone. It's unlikely I'll be with you guys the whole time."

"It's fine. As long as you get on the bus, you can do whatever the hell you want after that. Who cares about you," Lin Li said like a scumbag who put on his pants and didn't recognize anyone, turning and leaving carefreely.

Zhang Haoyang: "?"

Didn't you just say that without me, you couldn't even have fun?

(End of Chapter)