Only I Have the Law: A Realistic Cultivation Game

"By the way, Xu Zhiyi, are you very popular with girls at school?" Tang Qingxi asked curiously as if she had just thought of something.

"no."

Xu Zhiyi shook her head and denied it directly.

"How could that be?" Tang Qingxi raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing him. "With a face like yours and a body like that, you probably get confessed to by girls every single day!"

Xu Zhiyi rolled her eyes at her. "Please don't use your college student behavior patterns to judge us high school seniors who are about to take the college entrance exam. We're exhausted from taking exams and doing practice problems every day. Who has the mood to date!"

"That's true... Hey, where are you going?"

"Go take a shower, sis!"

"Wait a minute."

Tang Qingxi stopped him and said earnestly, "I haven't properly thanked you for what happened yesterday. Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner?"

"I'm going to work later, and I won't be back until very late tonight," Xu Zhiyi said with a smile, shaking her head. "Besides, there's nothing to thank me for. I also made a windfall, didn't I?"

"I want to thank not only you, but also Mengmeng... the big-breasted girl with the cat ear hair accessory yesterday. She also wants to treat you to a meal to thank you properly."

If you hadn't caught that scumbag yesterday, her photos and videos might have been uploaded online.

Mentioning this matter, Xu Zhiyi thought of her "missing" silver ingots again, and felt her heart bleeding. A whole five thousand silver dollars!

"Let's skip the meal and just give her the cash... Just kidding, I really don't have time, so she doesn't need to spend any money."

"I'm busy this week, next week is fine too. It's just a kind gesture." Tang Qingxi blinked, her voice tinged with a hint of mischief. "Let me tell you, Mengmeng seems to have a crush on you. After going to the police station yesterday, she kept asking me about you. If it weren't for the Mid-Autumn Festival last night, she would have practically come to my house with me..."

"Not interested." Xu Zhiyi interrupted her directly, saying irritably, "Aren't you a music student? When did you switch careers to become a matchmaker?"

"Don't be so cold." Tang Qingxi leaned on the stainless steel railing, propping her chin up with one hand, and coaxed him with a playful smile, "Mengmeng is a really nice person, cute, and plays the piano well too..."

Xu Zhiyi ignored her and turned to walk into the house.

He took a shower and changed into an old shirt that barely fit him. He felt the sleeves were too short and the shirt was too tight. His shoes were also still too tight.

Looks like I need to buy some new clothes.

The landlord wasn't home; he'd probably gone for a walk in the park.

He left home with his schoolbag on his back, ate breakfast at the entrance of the residential area, and then rode his bicycle to a large commercial center nearby known for its affordable prices.

He spent half an hour picking out two sets of short-sleeved shirts and long pants. Considering the weather was getting cooler, he also picked out a thin sports jacket and finally two pairs of breathable sneakers.

All of these things together cost less than six hundred yuan.

Although he has more money now than before, he has long been used to splitting a dollar in half to spend.

After changing into his new shoes and clothes, he immediately felt much more comfortable and looked much more energetic. The shop owner's eyes lit up, and she kept praising how handsome he was.

Xu Zhiyi took the opportunity to bargain.

The proprietress, who had just been looking infatuated, immediately sat up straight and engaged in a fierce verbal battle with him, ultimately ending the fierce fight by offering him an extra pair of socks.

Xu Zhiyi got an extra pair of socks and left the trade city satisfied. He glanced at the time; it was only 8:30. He got on his bike and rode leisurely toward the gym.

As he passed the Liangxi River Bridge, he saw a group of middle-aged women gathered in a small circle by the river, talking amongst themselves. In the middle of the circle was a short, thin boy who wore glasses and looked like a high school student.

Xu Zhiyi's hearing is now far beyond that of ordinary people. With just a little concentration, the voices of those middle-aged women can be clearly heard.

"We release animals to accumulate merit, what does it have to do with you? What are you doing, blocking our way from accumulating merit? The Bodhisattva will blame you!" A middle-aged woman in a floral dress spoke loudly, repeatedly emphasizing accumulating merit.

The boy, who looked like a high school student, pushed up his glasses and said seriously, "Auntie, listen to me, it's fine if you release crucian carp or turtles, but I see that your bag contains plecos!"

This is an invasive species, highly adaptable and reproducing rapidly. Releasing it into the river will cause it to eat other fish eggs and destroy the local ecosystem! You're not doing anything good, you're committing a terrible sin!

"How dare you talk like that, child!"

The woman in the floral dress was displeased and glared at the bespectacled man, saying, "The seller said that this kind of fish can eat the garbage in the water, help clean up water pollution, and improve water quality... When I was young, the Liangxi River was so clean, look how dirty it is now!"

We bought these fish to help clean up water pollution; it's a good deed, so how is it not doing good? You don't understand anything, you just talk nonsense!

"Exactly! No matter what kind of fish it is, it's a life! The Buddha said that all beings are equal. When we spend money to buy it and release it, we are saving its life, doing good deeds, and accumulating merit!"

A middle-aged woman with gold-rimmed glasses and a refined demeanor stood nearby and spoke eloquently. She then squatted down and poured the plastic bag in her hand into the river.

The bespectacled boy rushed forward to stop them, but was pushed aside by the older women and could only stand by anxiously.

"Auntie, this really won't do! If you want to release fish, you can buy some local crucian carp or common carp. Why do you have to buy these plecos?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in the floral dress exploded like a firecracker, instantly enraged. "We've bought crucian carp and common carp before, haven't we? But you young people fish here every day, and the fish you just put in are caught by you!"

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't get in our way of doing good deeds!"

Ignoring the boy's objections, several middle-aged women quickly poured dozens of scavengers they had brought, along with the water in the plastic bags, into the Liangxi River.

"Sigh~"

The bespectacled boy was powerless to stop them and could only sigh helplessly as he watched the cleaners shake their heads and disappear into the river.

At the same time, the game panel in Xu Zhiyi's field of vision popped up on its own:

[Detected: With the assistance of human spies, a large number of extraterrestrial water demons have escaped into Liangxi Spirit River, intending to devour native aquatic spirit eggs and sever the local spiritual roots. Players are requested to eliminate these extraterrestrial water demons!]

[Mission Objective: Defeat the alien water monsters in Liangxi River (0/20)]

[Quest Rewards: Experience Points +800, Silver Coins +5, Beginner Water-Repelling Talisman x1]

……

Xu Zhiyi glanced at the group of middle-aged women who were silently praying with their hands clasped together by the river.

A human spy, is that right?

good good!

So those water monsters from outer lands are the cleaners?

Hunting down street cleaners?

That seems like a good option.

He had previously seen many short video bloggers explain the nature of scavengers.

This fish is resilient, prolific, has few natural predators, and poor meat quality. Once released into wild waters, it will frantically prey on fish eggs, crowding out the living space of native fish.

During their breeding season, they also dig burrows, damage riverbanks, and cause serious property damage.

Therefore, the pleco is also listed as a major invasive alien species, and its release into the wild is strictly prohibited. It is recommended that it be disposed of in a harmless manner after being captured.

Xu Zhiyi became interested.

It's also an outer realm water demon, so it should give more experience than a low-level rat demon, right?