Only I Have the Law: A Realistic Cultivation Game

"The vast horizon is my love~"

At 8:30 a.m., Xu Zhiyi was woken up by her alarm clock.

He quickly washed up, got dressed, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and went downstairs.

The landlord poked his head out from the kitchen.

"Xiao Xu, are you going out?"

"Yes, there's a part-time job available near Jiefang Road Pedestrian Street. I arranged it a while ago."

"You silly child, you don't even get a proper rest on the weekend... Oh right, I bought too many steamed buns this morning and I can't finish them all. They won't keep in this weather, so could you eat them for me? Here they are, on the cabinet by the door."

Xu Zhiyi walked to the door and saw a plastic bag on the entryway cabinet. Inside were three large, white steamed buns, and next to it was a cup of soy milk.

The steamed buns are made with pork and scallions; one bite and the aroma of meat fills the air.

"Thank you, Grandpa Chen."

"No need to thank me, just be careful on the road! Come back early tonight!"

"understood."

Xu Zhiyi went out the door with a steamed bun in one hand and soy milk in the other.

The pedestrian street on Jiefang Road wasn't far from the residential area, and Xu Zhiyi had plenty of time, so she scanned a shared bicycle and rode towards the city center, enjoying the refreshing morning breeze.

After improving my physical fitness, the feeling of riding a bike is noticeably different.

In the past, I would start to pant and feel sore and swollen after riding for three kilometers, but now I feel very relaxed and can ride for four or five kilometers in one go without feeling tired at all.

Jiefang Road is one of the most bustling commercial streets in the city.

It's especially lively on weekends.

Xu Zhiyi turned into the pedestrian street with familiarity and stopped in front of a newly opened gym.

"Over here."

A young woman with short, shoulder-length hair, wearing a baggy white T-shirt and sweatpants, walked out of the gym carrying a cardboard box. She glanced at her fitness tracker, raised an eyebrow, and smiled: "Exactly 9:30. You timed it perfectly."

"How dare I be late for a meeting with Leader Lin?"

Xu Zhiyi chuckled and made a teasing remark.

He and the other person were very familiar with each other.

The girl's name was Lin Wei. Like him, she was also a senior high school student at Xicheng No. 1 High School, but they weren't in the same class. They didn't meet at school, but rather while working short-term jobs during the summer vacation.

Lin Wei comes from a single-parent family, and her family's financial situation is not very good.

She started doing odd jobs during her summer vacation after the second year of junior high school.

Distributing flyers, washing dishes, sorting packages...

It is said that she saved up all the money to pay for her high school education herself.

Unlike Xu Zhiyi, she had excellent grades, ranking among the top in the school, and her exam scores never fell below the top ten in her grade.

A true academic star!

"Our job today is the same as always: just hand out these gym flyers and that's it."

Lin Wei speaks very quickly, with a crisp and efficient manner.

She took a stack of beautifully printed flyers out of the cardboard box and handed them to Xu Zhiyi.

"I've already spoken to the boss. The wage is still 15 yuan per hour, but if I can bring in customers who top up their cards and buy courses on the spot, I'll give them an additional 20% commission."

Xu Zhiyi nodded.

"Let's go, let's get started." Lin Wei brought over a large stack of boxes herself, and added, "The boxes are at the shop entrance. Come back and get them when you're done. We have fast food at the shop at noon, and you can come here to rest for a while if it's hot. I'll treat you to milk tea."

"it is good."

Distributing flyers is a simple job, and it's not the first time Xu Zhiyi has done this kind of work.

He found a street corner with a good flow of people and politely handed out flyers to passersby. Most people just waved their hands, and when someone took one, he would add a brief sentence, just as Lin Wei had suggested: "Great opening discounts."

Before we knew it, two hours had passed.

Many flyers were distributed, but only a handful of people expressed interest.

As noon approached, the weather gradually became very hot.

Xu Zhiyi was about to go back to the milk tea shop to rest for a while when she heard a surprised voice behind her.

"Xu Zhiyi?"

He turned around and saw his classmate Zhou Mingyu standing not far away, holding a cup of milk tea, with a well-dressed middle-aged couple beside him, who were obviously his parents.

Zhou Mingyu's academic performance was similar to Xu Zhiyi's, both ranking in the middle of the class.

However, the two come from different backgrounds and have very different personalities.

Xu Zhiyi was quiet and well-behaved, mature beyond her years, while Zhou Mingyu was carefree and always grinning, with a very unconventional personality. Furthermore, in their senior year of high school, the class was reorganized based on grades, and the two had only been classmates for less than a month, so they weren't very familiar with each other.

"It really is you!"

Zhou Mingyu walked over, looked Xu Zhiyi up and down at the thick stack of flyers in her hand, and gave a cryptic smile. "You...work here?"

Xu Zhiyi calmly hummed in agreement and handed over a flyer: "It's a newly opened gym. You can check it out if you're interested."

Zhou Mingyu didn't take it, but the well-dressed middle-aged man next to him, who looked like his father, reached out and took the flyer. He looked at it carefully for a moment, and then his gaze gently fell on Xu Zhiyi's face.

"Is he Mingyu's classmate?" Zhou's father asked in a loud voice. "He's so young and already knows how to work in his spare time. He'll definitely be successful in the future."

Xu Zhiyi smiled politely: "Uncle, you flatter me. It's just to earn some pocket money."

"She's so sensible, much better than my Mingyu, who only knows how to play all day." Mr. Zhou nodded slightly, his gaze towards Xu Zhiyi carrying a hint of approval. "By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you? We're just about to go eat, why don't you come with us?"

As he spoke, he failed to notice that Zhou Mingyu's face quickly darkened.

Zhou Mingyu wasn't familiar with Xu Zhiyi, but he was surprised to see his classmate handing out flyers, so he came over to say hello, feeling a sense of superiority that he couldn't quite explain.

But now, his father's words made him feel ashamed of being outshone by "other people's children" in front of everyone!

After his father extended the invitation, he immediately spoke up, saying, "Let's not delay their money-making efforts. It's not easy for them to hand out flyers in this sweltering heat."

As he spoke, Zhou Mingyu handed the milk tea in his hand to Xu Zhiyi.

"Here, this one's on me. It's Golden Peony Milk Tea with boiled lychee, with some lychee in it... Thirty dollars a cup, that should keep you busy for a long time, right?"

Mr. Zhou, who was standing next to him, frowned, as if he wanted to say something.

Xu Zhiyi spoke first.

The sound was not loud, but it was exceptionally clear.

"No need, I'll buy it myself if I want to drink it. Although I don't earn much money from my part-time job, I'm used to using my own money for every penny of my living expenses."

Zhou Mingyu's smile froze instantly.

Xu Zhiyi's words had a very simple meaning.

You rely on your parents, but I don't!

"You..." Zhou Mingyu opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to refute it.

Xu Zhiyi had no intention of getting entangled with him any longer. She nodded politely to Zhou's parents, said, "I have to work, I'll be going now," and turned to leave.

The sound of Zhou's father scolding came from behind.

"Mingyu! How could you talk like that! Who taught you these bad habits? What makes you so superior? Is it your grades or your hard work?"

"What's all the noise about in the street! Come on, Mingyu, Mom will take you to eat steak."

"What are you eating? Look how spoiled you are with this kid!"

"What do you mean I spoiled him?" Zhou's mother wouldn't have it, shouting, "What did the child say wrong? What's wrong with him kindly treating his classmate to milk tea?"

"Was he being kind? He was just showing off!"

……

Xu Zhiyi didn't seem to care much about the argument behind her.

He suffered a lot of cold treatment from childhood because of his family, but that didn't mean he had to endure it. He never hesitated to fight back when it was time to do so.

Moreover, he now has plenty of confidence!

"Hello, Xu Zhiyi."

A familiar, clear voice sounded from behind me.

He turned around and saw Lin Wei standing under the shade of a tree, holding a glass of lemonade in one hand and smiling at him.

"Here, this is for you, don't think it's cheap." Lin Wei shoved a glass of lemonade into his hand, inserted a straw, and took a big, satisfying sip. "Was that guy in your class?"

Xu Zhiyi nodded: "Yes, I was just assigned to Class 1 this semester."

"Tsk tsk, your classmate is no good. He tries to pretend but can't quite get it right." Lin Wei pouted and smiled at Xu Zhiyi. "The thing you said to him just now was brilliant. It hit him right where it hurts. I felt so good watching it."

Xu Zhiyi looked down at the iced lemonade in her hand. It was one of the signature items of that chain milk tea shop, costing only five yuan a cup.

He inserted the straw, took a small sip, and the sweet and sour lemonade slid down his throat, cool and refreshing. It should taste much better than that 33 cup Golden Peony milk!