Only I Have the Law: A Realistic Cultivation Game

Chapter 3 Square Dancing? Wrong! It's a Heretical Gathering!

Xu Zhiyi's home is in an old resettlement housing community in the old city.

To be precise, it was the home of a retired teacher.

One bedroom and one living room, 60 square meters, with an attached attic.

He rented a room in the attic.

The attic is small, with a sloping roof. Most of the interior is so low that you can't stand up straight. It connects to the open-air balcony outside, and the total area is less than thirty square meters.

Moreover, there is no staircase outside the attic; it can only be accessed from the landlord's house on the sixth floor.

When he opened the door, he found that the lights in the living room were still on, and the TV on the wall was playing a TV series about the War of Resistance Against Japan, but there was no sound coming out.

The landlord was dozing off on the faded fabric sofa.

He was jolted awake by the sound of the door closing, and only relaxed when he saw it was Xu Zhiyi.

"Xiao Xu, why are you only coming back now? It's already... three o'clock!" The landlord glanced at the clock on the wall, his voice sounding a little hoarse. "You're a senior in high school, how can you stay up this late every day? Don't you care about your health?"

Xu Zhiyi sensed the concern in the other person's words and felt a warmth in her heart. She quickly changed her shoes and came over. "I went to do a part-time job and just finished."

"Part-time job? Sigh..." The landlord sighed. "I know your parents passed away early, and your grandmother's nursing home costs a lot of money... You don't need to rush to pay me the rent. I don't need your money. Pay me when you have more money."

As he spoke, he stood up, turned off the TV, walked over to Xu Zhiyi, and said earnestly, "The most important thing for you right now is to study hard and get into a good university."

This is the right path. Don't go down the wrong path now, understand?

The old man's gaze was kind yet sharp, making Xu Zhiyi's heart flutter.

"I understand. Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless."

"That's good, that's good." The landlord patted him on the shoulder. "Go wash up and go to bed... Hey, you seem to have grown taller? Young people grow taller so fast."

"Yes, you've grown a little taller. You should go back to your room and get some rest too."

After Grandpa Chen entered the bedroom, Xu Zhiyi quietly climbed the stairs.

Back in his low but tidy attic room, he carefully placed his schoolbag on the table, then took a change of clothes and went to the bathroom for a shower.

By the time I had finished getting everything ready and lay down in bed, it was almost 3:30.

He was still very excited and couldn't sleep, so he got up again to edit the footage he recorded that night into a video, added text and funny voiceovers, and posted it on various video platforms.

When I got back into bed, it was already 4:30.

Fortunately, that initial excitement has passed.

He set his alarm for 8:30 a.m., put his phone aside to charge, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

"The vast horizon is my love~"

Flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills~

A powerful, catchy melody pulled Xu Zhiyi out of her sleep.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a low, sloping ceiling.

I picked up my phone and squinted at it.

6: 02.

He had only slept for less than two hours!

A strong sense of irritability and fatigue welled up inside me.

He closed his eyes and tried to bury his head in the blanket to block out the noise, but it was no use.

The music was incredibly penetrating, seeping into the room through the cracks in the window, making his eardrums tingle, and even the bed seemed to vibrate slightly.

The problem of square dancing disturbing neighbors has existed for a long time.

This resettlement community was planned early, and the buildings are close together. The small square in the center of the community is almost surrounded by several buildings.

The building where Xu Zhiyi lives is the closest to the square, making it a "disaster area".

Every day from 6 to 8 a.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m., unless it's pouring rain, a bunch of elderly men and women will always be there, dancing and swaying to their hearts' content.

Residents from several nearby buildings went to argue with the authorities.

But the elderly folks who dance in the square are unmoved, saying they're just exercising and supporting fitness for all, and that they've already turned the volume down. They say that young people are just lacking in exercise and making a fuss.

The community has intervened to mediate several times, but it has often been a case of trying to smooth things over and then nothing comes of it.

Some people called the police, but in front of the police, they turned the volume down, and immediately turned it back up after the police left. They even spent a lot of money to buy high-powered professional speakers.

Over time, everyone got tired of it.

Since we can't beat them, we can only endure it.

Alternatively, you can try to replace the windows with soundproof ones, wear earplugs, or adjust your sleep schedule.

Xu Zhiyi had tolerated it before, but today she found it hard to bear.

Perhaps because his senses had become more acute after the attribute points were added, noise that he could usually tolerate was now torture for him.

He frowned, got out of bed, and went to the balcony to look down.

Down in the small square, dozens of elderly men and women were dancing joyfully to a lively rhythm.

There were still some people watching around this small square formation.

Xu Zhiyi also spotted a familiar old man in the crowd.

The old man was not tall and was somewhat thin. He wore a white shirt on his upper body, gray trousers on his lower body, and a pair of old Beijing cloth shoes on his feet. His gray hair was neatly combed, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, giving him a refined and cultured appearance.

The old man was his landlord.

His surname is Chen, and he was a primary school teacher before retiring.

When did he become interested in square dancing?

Xu Zhiyi was a little curious.

As far as he knew, the landlord was not enthusiastic about square dancing, but had a special fondness for the erhu. After retiring, he spent most of his time in the park near the community and even formed a "Sunset Red" band with several like-minded elderly people.

However, they only practice in the park, unlike the elderly people who dance in the square in the neighborhood.

Then, the music ended.

Xu Zhiyi saw the landlord go up and talk to the lead dancer, a plump woman, and then he heard the plump woman's world-destroying high-pitched voice:

"Where's the noise? Where's it loud? We've already turned the volume down really low, don't spout nonsense! Besides, what time is it? Anyone still in bed is a lazy bum, they deserve to be woken up..."

Xu Zhiyi understood now.

The landlord wanted them to turn the volume down.

However, judging from the form, the effect doesn't seem to be ideal.

The middle-aged woman leading the dance was incredibly strong, and the landlord was no match for her. He could only try to reason with her, but she completely ignored him, dancing to the music without paying him any attention.

The landlord was left standing there, looking extremely embarrassed.

Xu Zhiyi frowned involuntarily at the sight.

Just then, that familiar semi-transparent game panel popped up in the center of his field of vision:

[A gathering of heretical cultivators has been detected in a nearby residential area, attempting to achieve nefarious purposes through some kind of evil sacrificial ritual.]

[The current map mission is as follows: Please disrupt the heretical gathering and interrupt their sacrificial ritual.]

[Task Rewards: 300 Experience Points, 5 Silver Coins]

Xu Zhiyi was stunned.

He looked at the lines of text on the panel, then glanced at the group of elderly men and women in the square below.

A gathering of heretical cultivators?

Evil sacrificial ritual?

Xu Zhiyi's lips twitched, and for a moment she didn't know what expression to make.

However, he also had this plan in mind.

Moreover, the reward of 300 experience points is really tempting.

Based on last night's efficiency, he would have to kill at least sixty rats to gain that much experience.

And those five taels of silver are also very tempting.

In the past two years, precious metal prices have skyrocketed.