This was the pattern of "River Crossing" that Li Zhiyuan summarized, based on past experiences and combined with Wei Zhengdao’s "Righteous Daoist Temple."
However, if the early rhythm and wave values were fixed, could he turn the passive into active?
For instance, during a period or a phase of waves, if he could resolve it in advance and use up the energy, did it mean he could rest for a while?
It would be nice to find a chance to experiment on it.
Li Zhiyuan lay back on the bed and closed his eyes.
"Good night, Brother Binbin."
Tan Wenbin, who received the task, felt a lot more grounded, and sleepiness soon followed.
"Good night, Dragon King."
The next day before dawn, Li Zhiyuan woke up.
Because it was too early, he initially didn’t intend to wake up Tan Wenbin, but Tan Wenbin was especially sensitive today. The slightest movement made him open his eyes as well, then he directly got out of bed with a flick.
"Brother Binbin, it’s still early. Neither the police station nor the archives room is open yet. You can sleep a bit more."
"I can first go chat with my dad. *Sigh, with them two, one piercing the leg and the other tasting hundreds of herbs, how could I possibly get any sleep?*"
After washing up, the two parted at the dormitory entrance.
Alii stayed on campus, so the distance was short.
The young man had just pushed open the courtyard gate when he heard the sound of the first-floor patio door being opened.
Alii, in blue silk pajamas, was standing barefoot by the window.
Li Zhiyuan walked to the window, took off his shoes, and stepped into the room.
"Next time, when I come in the morning, even if you hear it, just pretend to sleep for a while, okay? Just like when you used to wait in my room back at Grand Master’s House for me to wake up. I’d like to experience that too."
Li Zhiyuan grabbed Alii’s hand, feeling nothing.
Alii tilted her head and looked at him.
Li Zhiyuan said, "Release the restraint. I don’t believe that none of them came back after yesterday."
Alii lowered her head. She had never told the young man that the reason she could see them during the day was that she didn’t want him to be affected knowing how filthy and ugly her perspective was while they played together.
Li Zhiyuan lowered his head, using his gaze to find the girl’s eyes:
"Alii, good, be obedient."
Alii raised her head, and Li Zhiyuan once more heard sounds near his ear, though not as noisy as yesterday.
The young man didn’t feel happy because of this; instead, his expression turned somber.
Because they had ultimately returned.
Even the strongest warnings from the weak were only temporary and limited.
This world, as always, competed not on who could shout the loudest, but whose fist was harder.
Li Zhiyuan snapped his fingers, entered the Underworld.
He found himself in the bungalow, with Alii standing beside him, the cracked ancestral tablets of the Qin and Liu families behind him, and outside the threshold, there were still many ghostly figures.
However, they kept a slightly greater distance this time than before.
Except for one figure in a white robe, standing on stilts, wearing a tall hat, with a gender-indistinguishable face covered in thick powder, holding two white lanterns, standing right at the threshold.
Seemingly aware of the young man’s gaze, the figure did not retreat but instead let out a creepy smile.
It even deliberately shook the two lanterns in its hands.
One lantern read: "Killed parents;"
The other read: "Became a prostitute."
Li Zhiyuan first looked the figure up and down, memorizing every detail of its appearance.
he gave it a gentle and warm smile:
Everyone was so incredible, directly pushing our "Corpse Recovery Diver" to first place on the monthly ticket list. It made people suspect I was rigging the votes.
Frankly, our average subscription is not high. I also mentioned in the "Launch Sentiment" that I couldn’t write a blockbuster. But every time there’s a ranking, we do quite well. Maybe it’s because, although we are few, we are elite.
So, let me ask for monthly tickets again, so we can stay in the top spot a little longer. Thanks, everyone!