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Chapter 118 - 118 96 What Came In

118: Chapter 96: What Came In?

118: Chapter 96: What Came In?

“No need, I’m pretty fast when I run.” Bai Zhenzhen waved her hand and began warming up.

Her long legs continuously tensed and relaxed, displaying the curves honed by years of training.

“I’m already at level 10 with my Running Car Leg.”

Then, to Bai Zhenzhen’s astonishment, a blast of mana roared within Zhang Yu, and the next moment he shot out dozens of meters away, returning with a gust of wind right before her.

“Now my Qinggong is at first-class delivery speed.”

What’s it like to see your good buddy suddenly reach level 10 in Running Car Leg, running faster than an electric scooter?

Bai Zhenzhen’s first reaction was naturally surprise.

“I never saw Yu Zi practicing Running Car Leg!

Could it be he’s secretly delivering food every night?”

Her second thought was akin to seeing a buddy buy a car; she thought — buddy, you run so fast, can I have a ride?

Bai Zhenzhen jumped onto Zhang Yu’s back, wrapped her arms around his neck, clamped her legs around his waist, and said, “Yu Zi, take me for a ride!”

In the next moment, Zhang Yu shot off like a rocket with Bai Zhenzhen on his back, heading towards the Dark Study Gang area with the sound of wind whistling around them.

Bai Zhenzhen pressed her face against Zhang Yu’s back, watching the streetscape whizzing by, and exclaimed excitedly, “Ah Yu, you’re really fast!”

“Really?”

Although Zhang Yu had mastered many level 10 cultivation techniques, he had never dared to show them off easily.

It was rare for him to flaunt the level 10 Running Car Leg before Azhen, and Zhang Yu felt a rare sense of elation.

Amidst the roaring wind, Zhang Yu laughed heartily, “I’m not even at full throttle yet.”

Bai Zhenzhen: “Really?

Ah Yu, you’re amazing!”

Zhang Yu: “Haha, look, aren’t I faster now?”

Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed, “You’re so fast, so fast!

Can you go even faster, Ah Yu?”

Zhang Yu: “Haha, watch me accelerate again!”

Accompanied by a bang, Zhang Yu summoned the Elevator Jump, leaping across the traffic lights ahead.

Bai Zhenzhen flicked her golden wig fluttering wildly in the wind and thought, as Zhang Yu ran faster and faster amidst her praises, “Riding with a buddy is such a thrill.

No wonder so many people hitch rides instead of hailing cabs.”

Leaning against Zhang Yu’s back, feeling the rolling heat of qi and blood radiating from him, Bai Zhenzhen mused, “It’s just that I can’t turn off this heating; my body feels like it’s getting warmed up…”

Suddenly, with a gentle splash, water burst beneath Zhang Yu’s feet, soaking Bai Zhenzhen’s leg.

“Zhang Yu, you’re gonna kill me!

Why’d you step in that smelly water?”

Zhang Yu responded helplessly, “This section in the remote outskirts often has no streetlights; I couldn’t see.

Could you hold your phone to light the way for me?”

Bai Zhenzhen took out her phone and turned on the flashlight to illuminate the path ahead for Zhang Yu.

On the dark path, the two continued forward in the faint light, moving further away from the neon-lit city behind them.

Zhang Yu suddenly exclaimed, “What’s that hard thing pressing against me from below?”

Bai Zhenzhen blushed for once and retorted, “That’s the Spirit Root!”

“Isn’t it because you wanted to borrow it to play?

I’ve been trying it lately, and this Spirit Root keeps pressing against my belly.”

Zhang Yu suddenly remembered something: “Oh right, don’t forget to ask for a Concealing Talisman.”

Seeing Bai Zhenzhen bouncing up and down in the video, with tattoos all over her face, Zhang Pianpian asked curiously, “What are you doing?”

Bai Zhenzhen said, “Godmother, Zhang Yu is carrying me to the Dark Study Gang district, and I’d like you to cast a Concealing Talisman for me.”

Zhang Pianpian remained silent for a moment before saying, “It’s good you’re earning some money with part-time work from the gang; it’s good to be economically independent.”

“But do you plan to come to me every day from now on and ask me to cast a Concealing Talisman for the two of you?”

She then asked, “Doesn’t Zhang Yu have a talismanic book?

Hasn’t he learned the Concealing Talisman yet?”

Zhang Yu took the phone while running and said, “I just started earning money from tutoring, so I’m a bit tight on funds.

After a while, I’ll be able to afford to learn the Concealing Talisman.”

“But I still can’t draw talismans online.

Azhen still needs your help, sister.”

Zhang Pianpian said lightly, “I see you two living together, commuting to work together every day, don’t you think it’s better this way?”

“Find a place to rent together between the Dark Study Gang and Songyang High School.

This way, you can save on rent and make it convenient for both school and work, and you can share the talismanic book for spells.”

Zhang Yu immediately started calculating time and cost in his mind, then his eyes brightened, feeling this indeed was cost-effective, saving a lot of money.

However, there was only one issue; Zhang Yu asked Bai Zhenzhen, “Azhen, do you rent?”

Bai Zhenzhen nodded, “Of course, if my family bought a house, how would I have money to cultivate?”

Bai Zhenzhen continued, “Godmother makes sense, if I can have lessons at the Dark Study Gang, then let’s share a rental.

It’s more economical.

My parents work out of town, so I’ve always lived alone.”

In a blink, the two arrived at the Dark Study Gang’s district.

Bai Zhenzhen was introduced by Zhang Yu to Hei Ya for an interview, while Zhang Yu went to class.

Walking into the classroom, all he saw were muscular big men sitting in rows, their bodies sturdy, skin dark, and faces showing signs of hardship weathered over time.

These were the students taking the Excavation Palm course, most of whom came from construction sites, wanting to be more competitive in job hunting, thus learning and improving Excavation Palm.

Zhang Yu heard that with the increasing number of high school graduates each year, finding jobs on sites had become fiercely competitive, and the recruitment requirements for Excavation Palm-related positions had been raised to level 6 and above just to qualify for an interview.

Through these days of teaching and idle chat during breaks, Zhang Yu also got to know these students who averaged more than 2 meters in height and weighed over 300 pounds.

Some students had large, round bellies like giant balls; Zhang Yu knew these had undergone stomach restructuring surgeries, allowing them to live by consuming grass every day.

Some students had large, jet-black eyes, having undergone night vision surgeries for night construction jobs.

Many of them blushed, breathed heavily, optimistic yet with lower IQs due to the long-term use of inferior stimulants at work.

It’s rumored that Purple Cloud Company intended to improve this stimulant’s defects but retained it due to its enormous market demand.

Some construction sites secretly added this stimulant to the employee’s drinking water, claiming it not only boosts productivity but effectively prevents employees from runaway and salary delays; though the supervising manager was fired and bankrupted, many companies cited it as a classic management case.

At this moment, as Zhang Yu walked into the classroom, many students were still loudly chattering.

Some were complaining about the rising prices of synthetic food; after all, the food they ate before was tasteless but cheap enough.

Some were discussing finding work in other cities, with rumors of a new construction boom up north drawn by a company war, boasting rebuilding frenzy, plentiful jobs, plentiful overtime, and free rent — a paradise for work and housing.

Others animatedly spoke about the high salaries at the Oasis Building site, saying it would be 1111 floors tall, becoming the new tallest building in Songyang City, attracting buzz among the students around them.

But accompanied by Zhang Yu’s single cough, most students quieted down, and those still babbling got no fuss from Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu didn’t blame them; they weren’t stupid, just that their intelligence had been dulled by work.

“Alright, stop talking.

Time for class.

If you don’t quiet down, class time won’t be reimbursed if we start late.”

Zhang Yu knew talking about money worked best for these construction-site students, as apart from spending on Dao Heart Buffering Agents, they were generally frugal.

Sure enough, as soon as he mentioned it, silence reigned, leaving only Zhang Yu’s teaching voice spreading through the air.

Zhang Yu’s teaching quality was, of course, impeccable, especially considering the students’ dulled intelligence from work; he made his lessons even more straightforward, supplementing it with his in-depth understanding of muscle and physique, ensuring that students reaped a lot after each class.

After class, Zhang Yu went outside the small building and saw Bai Zhenzhen practicing cultivation while waiting for him.

Seeing Zhang Yu appear, Bai Zhenzhen said with a smile, “The trial class teachers are here today, and they let me trial today.

I can start teaching tomorrow, with each class earning me 2000.”

Although the money was much less than Zhang Yu’s, Bai Zhenzhen was still very excited because it was a long-term part-time job and her longest-term, highest-paid gig to date.

Zhang Yu was also happy to hear this, as Azhen earning more money meant improving her physical strength and increasing her odds in sports competitions.

On the way back, Zhang Yu still carried Bai Zhenzhen while running all the way.

Bai Zhenzhen wrapped one arm around Zhang Yu’s neck and used her other hand to search rental information on her phone, leaning against his back.

She frowned and said, “It’s hard to find a suitable place.”

Zhang Yu asked out of curiosity, “What requirements do you have?”

Bai Zhenzhen listed, “First, it has to be small and cheap because a house is just to store things.

We don’t spend much time in it.”

“Secondly, it should have electricity and internet, otherwise it’s too inconvenient.”

“Preferably it could be a basement; this way, if we want to train, we won’t worry about disturbing the floor below…”

“These good rentals are just too sought after, really hard to find.”

At this moment, without anyone realizing it, the day was breaking, with the sun rising from the city center of Songyang City, illuminating Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s path forward.

“Without realizing it, it’s already daybreak, well…

today’s tutoring ran later than usual.”

Stray mortals began appearing one by one along the road in the far outskirts as well.

Seeing the long lines in front of the synthesized food stalls, Zhang Yu’s mind recalled memories from this body’s past.

As Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s figures seemingly shot past in a flash like a gust of wind, the mortals viewed them with envy in their eyes.

Zhang Yu thought, “If I hadn’t been accepted into high school, I might be like these people or like those old middle-school classmates of mine, every day lining up for food aid, doing low-income mortal work while waiting around aimlessly.”

But seeing those mortals queueing for food in his mind, he suddenly recalled today’s students in class.

He couldn’t quite discern whether these former middle-schoolers or the current high school graduates in class were happier or more fortunate.

Bai Zhenzhen, however, remained focused on housing needs for future co-living, pondering rental needs alongside studying and working with Zhang Yu.

Amidst these thoughts, she suddenly felt an emptiness at her abdomen.

Bai Zhenzhen was abruptly alarmed: “Holy crap!

My Spirit Root is gone!”

At the same time, Zhang Yu, carrying Bai Zhenzhen and racing forward, was equally shocked: “Holy crap!

Something just drilled into me from behind?”