activa-t Chapter 18 Do you crave power?
Chapter 18 Do you crave power?
Upon hearing Lu Yao's words, Li Qi'an's cerebral cortex instantly became smooth.
Is he out of his mind?
Is this even human language?
I can't stand up for myself, and I can't back down and admit my mistakes. What more do you want from me?!
At this moment, Li Qi'an felt both frustrated and aggrieved. How could he not have expected that this thing was a demon pill?
Even Xu Ping'an, who was standing next to him, was stunned when he heard Lü Yao's words, and then couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Donkey, I'm not taking his side, but it seems like we really are being a bit unreasonable."
Lü Yao laughed along, "Sorry, I just got carried away."
As he spoke, Lü Yao kindly helped the young man in front of him, who was constantly boosting his reputation, up and said with a smile, "Come find me anytime if you're ever unhappy."
Li Qi'an: "..."
His smile was more like a grimace as he said, "No, no... I was wrong, I really won't do it again."
At this point, in Li Qi'an's eyes, Lü Yao was nothing more than a bully, a bandit, a pervert, and a lunatic...
He really didn't dare to mess with this kind of person whose mood swings were like those of a madman.
Lu Yao clicked his tongue at Li Qi'an, who looked like a quail, and wondered if he had gone too far. Damn it, he had just discovered that he could also gain reputation and had become so ruthless that he forgot about his feelings. He should have played the long game and kept pulling until he had squeezed every last drop of reputation out of this guy.
Lu Yao waved his hand: "Alright, you can go now."
Li Qi'an didn't dare to turn around and run away immediately. Instead, he bowed repeatedly to Lu Yao to apologize, and only turned around and ran away after creating a safe distance.
As Lü Yao watched Li Qi'an disappear into the night, his eyes still held a hint of reluctance.
Seeing this, Xu Ping'an laughed and said, "Alright, Brother Donkey, it's not worth getting angry with this kind of person. If we really go too far, we'll end up in the police station for a chat."
Lü Yao also laughed and said, "I understand, let's go back."
Once back in the dormitory, Xu Ping'an began excitedly telling his roommates about what had happened on the way back.
He described the scene with exaggerated gestures and expressions: "You guys don't know, Brother Donkey didn't back down at all. He started with a Chinese style, followed by an American thrust and a Russian hundred punches! He took down those bastards one punch each."
Xu Ping'an's roommates' eyes lit up as they listened to his description. Xie Wendong, the tallest, strongest, and most physically fit member of the dorm, muttered, "Ping'an, do you know who's causing trouble?"
Xu Pingan was taken aback: "Huh? I really didn't know."
As he spoke, everyone in the dormitory looked at Lü Yao, who shrugged and laughed, "I didn't remember either."
Xie Wendong said sullenly, "It shouldn't be too hard to find."
Lu Yao waved his hand and laughed, "It's nothing serious, this matter is settled."
As he said this, Lü Yao glanced at Xie Wendong a few more times. He had a strong impression of the name, and his roommate Xie Wendong was indeed loyal and righteous, just like the protagonist in that book.
However, Lu Yao, this roommate, is much more formidable than the protagonist in that book.
Xie Wendong's family was very poor. He had a younger sister and a sick mother, while his father had passed away unexpectedly long ago. The phrase "a younger sister in school, a sick mother, and him, broken in body" couldn't be more fitting for Xie Wendong.
But Xie Wendong never complained.
During his university years, in order to pay his tuition and help support his family, he worked in underground boxing matches to earn money. He was the most taciturn but also the most reliable and righteous man in their dormitory.
After finishing their conversation, Lü Yao washed up early and went back to bed to continue studying the alchemical knowledge in his mind.
……
On the other side, Li Qi'an, who had fled like a defeated dog, did not dare to return to his dormitory, for fear of losing face.
She didn't dare to go to her friends, fearing her public image would crumble.
He found a public restroom by the roadside to wash off his disheveled state, then sat down at a barbecue stall far from the campus, ordered some skewers, and started drinking, one can of cheap beer after another.
The more he drank, the more intense his resentment and anger became!
He couldn't understand it!
Even though Lu Yao's speed and strength were at the level of a fifth-stage physical cultivator, he could have blocked that guy's attacks.
But why was he defeated the moment he was hit?
This is not normal!
That force that overwhelmed its own defenses was very abnormal.
That doesn't seem like the power one should have at the fifth level of physical cultivation; it's more like a "supernatural force field" that only a master at the second level of the Dragon Bone Realm can cultivate!
But that's not scientifically sound.
How could a college graduate in the Physical Body Realm possibly possess a supernatural force field that only a Dragon Bone Realm expert could have? Could it be that Lu Yao is a chosen genius?
Nor is it possible.
Li Qi'an immediately dismissed this possibility.
In today's world where human body cultivation is prevalent, everyone is vaccinated with modified vaccines from birth to improve their physical fitness and lay the foundation for subsequent human body cultivation. Most people will not formally come into contact with human body cultivation until high school.
As long as one can achieve the first transformation of the physical body during the three years of high school, one can pass the score requirement for the human body cultivation subject in university.
In this nationwide cultivation craze, some people are born with extraordinary talents, showing remarkable abilities in junior high school or even elementary school, and possessing the special skills that are only available in the second level of the Dragon Bone Realm.
For example, supernatural force fields.
For example, perspective.
Another example is the ability of telepathy.
These individuals are selected by the authorities and brought into specialized institutions for specialized training, hence they are referred to as "the chosen ones" by outsiders.
So if Lü Yao were the chosen one, he definitely wouldn't have wasted so many years in college.
and many more!
Li Qi'an suddenly thought of a possibility while he was imagining things – could this guy have suddenly awakened during his university years?
Fuck!
Enraged, Li Qi'an crushed the half-empty beer can in his hand, a sense of defeat and powerlessness sweeping over him like collapsing ashes.
This world is so unfair.
How can someone be so handsome and lucky enough to awaken as the Chosen One?
This person is incredibly lucky!
Half-drunk, Li Qi'an paid the bill and wandered around aimlessly. For a moment, he felt lost and didn't know where to go. Eventually, he wandered to the nearby Xintiandi Shopping Mall and sat down on a bench in the commercial street outside the mall.
Not long after Li Qi'an sat down, in the still brightly lit and bustling shopping mall area, a tall, strong, and handsome man wearing training clothes and holding a flyer noticed the distraught Li Qi'an on the bench.
After staring at Li Qi'an with great interest for a while, he noticed the strange energy remaining on Li Qi'an's body.
"interesting."
The man smiled, then approached Li Qi'an, who was sitting on the bench, and handed him a flyer, saying in a very formulaic tone, "Interested in fitness training?"
Without even thinking, Li Qi'an snapped, "Get out!"
He was already annoyed.
But the man handing out flyers didn't get away. Instead, he squatted down to look Li Qi'an in the eye. His handsome face, with its sharp features, had a faint smile that made him easy to like. In fact, he had an indescribable, natural charm that could attract other people's attention.
While Li Qi'an was slightly distracted, the man holding the flyer asked in a pleasant and almost bewitching voice:
"Don't you crave power?"