I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 6 Where is the monster?
Night self-study.

Li Yan held the test paper from the previous class in his hand, looking at the score on it.

Just passed!

"What score did you get? Show me quickly."

Jiang Yingzhu turned around and saw his score.

"72 points! Did you really do that yourself?"

"How could it be fake? You saw it for yourself."

Li Yan showed no dissatisfaction in the face of her questioning.

In fact, he had never scored above 60 in math during junior high school.

At this moment, Luo Sheng, Jiang Yingzhu's deskmate, and Gan Tiantian, Jiang Yingzhu's deskmate, also looked over curiously.

Having been classmates for two years, they knew exactly what each other was capable of. Being so close, they could clearly see that Li Yan hadn't cheated at all.

So they were all quite surprised to hear about Li Yan's grades from Jiang Yingzhu.

"Zhuzhu, you've been abandoned." Gan Tiantian glanced at Jiang Yingzhu's 30-point test paper.

"Hmph, secretly working hard behind my back!"

Jiang Yingzhu suddenly muttered to herself, as if she had just remembered something.
"No wonder you stay up so late every night, you must be studying secretly, how awful."

“Jiang Yingzhu, don’t be fooled. I heard from Wang Zhenyu that Li Yan stays up late every night reading novels, and he even talks to people about which ones are good,” said Shao Ming, the class representative, from the other side of the aisle.
"Huh? You're his childhood sweetheart?!"

No, that's not it.

"You know better than I do what you're saying."

Shao Ming shut up and glanced at the math teacher. Why hasn't the lesson started yet?!
Seeing this, Li Yan shook his head and chuckled.

In fact, he remembered very clearly himself during this period before his rebirth.

I really do stay up late every night reading novels.

The book that got me hooked was Battle Through the Heavens.

Later, I became obsessed with a series of books such as "The School Beauty's xxx", "My xx School Beauty", and "The King of Soldiers xx President".

Now, when Li Yan looks at that series of school beauties and soldier kings again, he feels he can't bear to watch it at all.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down. The sooner we finish, the sooner you can go home from school!"

Math teacher Mr. Yang said on the podium:
"You all know better than I how many points you got on the quizzes. Some students always do these little tricks; besides fooling yourselves, who else can you fool?"

I won't say much more. The high school entrance exam is coming up soon, so manage your time well. Now let's look at the first question.”

Li Yan raised an eyebrow, knowing that Lao Yang had started secretly selecting those who got high scores by plagiarism again.

Perhaps in his view, he was one of them.

He didn't care; through this test, he had gained a basic understanding of how the system judged things.

It's about passing grade!
Li Yan listened attentively, and after gaining some basic knowledge, he was able to concentrate.

Through Lao Yang's explanation of the questions, I analyzed where I lost points.

It wasn't that he didn't want to take care of his studies, but half an hour of rest in the evening wasn't even enough for a meal, let alone to recover his energy.

I might as well just listen to the lectures myself; I can understand them anyway.

Evening self-study sessions lasted an hour and only started in the second semester of the third year of junior high school.

However, teachers often decide whether to dismiss students early based on the circumstances.

But math is different. Although Lao Yang always says he wants to finish early, he rarely does.

An hour passed, and the city lights began to come on.

Old Yang picked up his stainless steel thermos, took a sip, and shook the paper in his hand.

"There's one last question. You can leave after that."

"well--!"

A chorus of sighs filled the room.

Li Yan wasn't in a hurry, since his home was nearby, but Jiang Yingzhu was already getting restless, peeking out to whisper with her deskmate.

"Tian Tian, ​​which high school do you want to go to?"

"It depends on your scores. It would be best if you could get into No. 2 High School. What about you?"

"Hmm~, I check the scores too."

"Didn't you apply through a special admission program? Your score should be high enough."

"Hmph, I still want to see it."

Jiang Yingzhu shook her head.

Upon hearing this, Gan Tiantian looked at her thoughtfully, then at Li Yan who was listening attentively to the lesson behind her, and gave her an aunt-like smile.

"Your smile is so lewd."

"No way."

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Li Yan's home is located in a residential area near No. 15 Middle School. It's just a 500-meter walk from the school gate.

Jiang Yingzhu's house was right next door to his; their rooms were separated by only one wall.

"Come to my house for dinner later."

Before entering, Li Yan said.

"Oh."

Jiang Yingzhu nodded and opened her own door.

Turn on the lights, and the three-bedroom, one-living-room house is empty, with two pairs of slippers in the entryway.

One pair is hers, and the other pair is still hers.

However, the other pair was clearly men's shoes, which she bought for Li Yan.

Entering the living room, Jiang Yingzhu curled up on the sofa like a cat and threw herself into the cushions.

At this time, the mobile phone rang.

The words "Old thing" were displayed on the screen.

Jiang Yingzhu pursed her lips and reluctantly answered the call.

"Hey, Dad."

"Zhuzhu, are you home yet?"

"I'm back, I'm back. You ask me every day. Where else could I go if I didn't come back? To your little lover's place!"

"Ahem, that's your back..." The man's voice paused, then softened.

"Never mind, it's good that you're back. The high school entrance exam is coming up soon, do you want me to sign you up for tutoring?"

"No, thank you. You're so rich you can't sit still, just transfer the money to my account."

After Jiang Yingzhu finished speaking, she hung up the phone with a sour face and rolled over like a dead fish.

She happened to see a family photo displayed next to the television, so she lowered her eyes and flipped back to the photo.

Jiang Yingzhu lay there for an unknown amount of time before her nose twitched, and she smelled the aroma of food.

"Huh? Aunt Fang is back? I didn't hear a sound."

She got up and checked the time; she had been lying down for about half an hour.

Smelling the aroma, Jiang Yingzhu rubbed her slightly hungry tummy and quietly went to the door.

Yes, the fragrance is definitely coming from next door.

A flicker of suspicion crossed her eyes as she quietly entered, immediately spotting Li Yan busily working in the kitchen next to the entryway. Jiang Yingzhu: ? ? ? !
"Hey! What kind of monster are you? Get off Li Yan at once!!"

Jiang Yingzhu rushed into the kitchen, her fingers like swords, and jabbed one of them into Li Yan's forehead.

"Don't make trouble."

"Li Yan, you've changed. You're not the same person you used to be."

Li Yan was stunned, almost thinking that his rebirth had been discovered. Then he saw Jiang Yingzhu steal a piece of stir-fried pork and put it in her mouth.

“You used to call me when you made stir-fried pork, but now it’s all gone cold.”

"That was leftovers from lunch, so it was already cold."

Jiang Yingzhu was taken aback. She chewed on the cool slices of meat, and then realized that the aroma wafting from the pot was actually Kung Pao Chicken.

Then it dawned on him that Li Yan's mother would prepare meals for the two of them in advance every day and then keep them warm in the rice cooker.

They can eat it right away when they get back.

However, they didn't come back at noon today.

"That"

"What's in the pot is what's left over."

"Tch, I thought you made it. I want to eat what you make."

"Definitely next time."

Li Yan hesitated for a moment, then rejected the idea.

Because there was no food in the refrigerator.

After dinner, Jiang Yingzhu went to wash the dishes when she heard footsteps at the door.

"Yanyan, have you eaten?"

"I ate, Mom."

As soon as the footsteps sounded, Li Yan turned to look at the doorway.

A woman dressed entirely in black uniform appeared at the door and asked in a familiar tone.

The woman looked like a young woman, but she was actually over thirty.

Her face looks young, and Li Yan inherited that trait; sometimes he even looks a bit babyish.

Fang Qingye walked into the house. "There was no business at the shop today, so I left early. Where's Zhuzhu?"

"Washing dishes."

"Why did you make Zhuzhu wash the dishes?"

"Auntie, it's alright, Li Yan made the meal."

"He's a ghost. He's the one who left over from lunch." Fang Qingye knew without even looking.

Li Yan's lips curled slightly, but he said nothing, trying his best to appear as if he didn't look strange.

My mom is a supervisor in the food and beverage department of a hotel, and she's considered early to get off work at this time.

He was so early that he wasn't really ready to meet her when she was younger.

"You're still laughing? Look at Zhuzhu, she's so hardworking, and she's already secured a high school acceptance. And look at you!"

"Mom, sit down and rest. I'll get first place in the whole city and show you."

"No, if you really can, I'll buy you whatever you want."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan didn't take it to heart and simply nodded with a smile.

Fang Qingye didn't chat much, went into the kitchen, and shooed Jiang Yingzhu out.

"Go away, I'll wash it."

Jiang Yingzhu was kicked out and exchanged a glance with Li Yan.

"What are you standing there for? Come on, let's go to my house to do our homework."

Li Yan blinked, went back to his room to get his things, and went to Jiang Yingzhu's house to study.

At 10 p.m., Li Yan, who was cramming for English, suddenly heard the sound of a shower coming from the bathroom.

Soon after, he felt the sofa next to him move, and the scent of shower gel filled his nostrils.

"It's already ten o'clock. If you don't go home, your auntie might give you a beating."

Li Yan was speechless; he hadn't even noticed.

And is 10 o'clock really that late?

But soon, a heavy knocking came at the door, and Li Yan felt that 10 o'clock was indeed quite late.

Fortunately, Jiang Yingzhu nudged him and made him withdraw from the care.

Li Yan took the things home.

“Why are you staying so long today? You used to only stay for a short while before leaving,” said Li Jianyuan, Li’s father.

"I'm happy today," Li Yan said.

Upon hearing this, Li Jianyuan paused for a moment, thinking it was just a child's whim, but since the two children got along better, he was happy to accept it.

It's a pity that this rascal, I don't know if he can keep up with the girl, at least he should get into high school.

Are you confident about passing the high school entrance exam?

"Yes, Dad, don't worry."

Li Yan looked at his father, who was not yet bald, and made a promise.

"Okay, I'll trust you this once. If you need anything, just let me know."

With the high school entrance exam approaching, Li Jianyuan stopped putting pressure on him and left the outcome to fate.

Upon hearing this, Li Yan actually made the request.

"Give me a hundred yuan, and I'll go buy some test papers."

He just rummaged through the room and found that there weren't many practice problems he hadn't done.

To avoid having to buy related practice books for free halfway through his training, he needed to prepare in advance.

“Okay.” Li Jianyuan nodded and took out one hundred without saying a word.

"Remember to go to bed early."

After washing up, Li Yan returned to his room and lay on his familiar bed. He gazed at the night outside, unable to close his eyes for a long time.

He was terrified that if he closed his eyes, he would wake up from his dream.

Unable to sleep, Li Yan went to his desk and made a short-term plan for himself.

My primary goal is to achieve the top score in the high school entrance exam, ideally ranking first in the entire city.

In that case, there will be a bonus.

Li Yan's parents are ordinary wage earners and their finances are not well-off. If he wants to do something, he has to find a way on his own.

For example, buy a computer to write online articles.

Or create a short video account.

However, these things will have to wait until after the high school entrance exam.

As for which high school he attends, that's no longer important to him.

After all, he has a system that no amount of educational resources can compare to.

Let's start with the physical education test a week from now regarding the high school entrance exam.

(End of this chapter)