I just wanted to cultivate immortality, but I was forced to open a harem

"Hehe, you have good taste." Sakurajima Mai smiled with satisfaction.

She expertly struck various poses for the camera, and her heartfelt smile of joy was never shown on the screen, only blooming for this moment.

At the sea level in the distance, the sea water and the sky merge into one, and it is difficult to tell where the sea is and where the sky is. As the saying goes: fog locks the mountain tops and the mountain tops lock the fog, the sky connects to the water's end and the water connects to the sky.

Under the golden sunshine, the girl stretched out her arms to face the sea breeze, as if she was going to fly back with the wind in the next second, soaring into the sky and clouds.

Lin Hezhen captured this moment and captured it forever with his cell phone camera.

After taking some more photos, Mai Sakurajima was still not satisfied. She ran over and grabbed Lin Hezhen's arm and said, "Let's take a photo together, and take a selfie."

"Is it necessary?" Lin Hezhen doesn't like taking pictures very much.

"Of course it's necessary. This is to commemorate our first date."

"Date...Okay, as long as you're happy." Lin Hezhen was helplessly pulled to the guardrail by her.

Sakurajima Mai held his arm, her long black hair was blown by the wind and fell on Lin Hezhen's face, and the faint and elegant fragrance like orchid surrounded him.

Lin Hezhen wanted to shake his head, but found that they were very close to each other. Sakurajima Mai's beautiful face was within reach. He could kiss her as long as he turned his head slightly.

He quickly moved to the side, but Sakurajima Mai pulled him over: "Why are you standing so far away? The camera can't capture it. Come closer."

She grabbed Lin Hezhen's arm forcefully with her right hand and stuck it firmly between the two soft lumps of flesh on her chest. Her delicate chin rested on Lin Hezhen's shoulder. She stretched out her left hand and held up the phone, taking a selfie with the front camera.

"Mai, Sakurajima-senpai, that's a bit too close..." Even though Lin Hezhen had lived for decades, he still had too little experience in such close contact with beautiful girls, and his old face suddenly turned red.

"Don't talk, look at the camera." Mai Sakurajima seemed unaware of the rather subtle atmosphere between the two of them, and her eyes were fixed straight on the camera.

Only the two blushes on her cheeks and her eyelashes trembling slightly like cicada wings showed that her heart was not as calm as she seemed on the surface.

The phone was set to continuous shooting mode and snapped many photos, preserving forever the immature looks of the two people trying to remain calm.

Mai Sakurajima was admiring these selfies. She was in a very good mood and seemed very satisfied.

Lin Hezhen felt that he had experienced social death and tried to destroy the dark history: "Sure enough, our selfie together is a bit weird, and my posture is a bit stiff. I'd better delete it."

"Hmph, I don't want to." Sakurajima Mai glanced at him, quietly set the photo as the wallpaper of her mobile phone, and held the phone tightly as if facing a great enemy, as if she was afraid that he would snatch it away.

Seeing her determination, Lin Hezhen could only say helplessly: "It's up to you, just don't let the photos spread."

"I know, but why should we show our selfies to others? Isn't it better to keep them for our own enjoyment?" Sakurajima Mai said disapprovingly.

"Have you had enough fun? We are still far from our destination. Let's get in the car and continue our journey." Lin Hezhen turned around and walked towards the motorcycle.

"Wait for me." Sakurajima Mai quickly put her cell phone into her small bag and followed him.

The two got back on the train. The engine started, drew a smooth curve, and drove them far away.

Chapter 43: Date with Mai Part

After riding the motorcycle for about an hour, we finally arrived at the destination that Sakurajima Mai had navigated to - Shichirigahama Beach in Renkura.

This is a long coastline. Taking the coastal tram, you can enjoy the clear blue sea, seagulls flying over the sea, and the clean coastal road. When the sun sets, the entire sea surface is golden and the scenery is very charming.

Lin Hezhen rode along the seaside highway, passed the intersection in front of Liancang High School Station, stopped at the traffic light on National Highway 134, and waited for the green carriage train to pass.

This scene is so nostalgic that people can't help but want to sing "I really want to say I love you loudly".

It is said that the prototype of Xiangbei High School in "Slam Dunk" is Liancang High School, and the scene in OP1 where Sakuragi Hanamichi is waiting for the train to pass by the sea was shot at this intersection.

It is not the peak tourist season, but there are already many tourists taking pictures near this intersection, most of whom are Chinese people who are on pilgrimage to the holy land.

Lin Hezhen looked at this scene, and his childhood memories of watching the "Slam Dunk" animation on TV emerged in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

"Mai, take a picture for me." He said softly.

Sakurajima Mai looked at him in surprise, only to see that this man who was usually calm and composed, as if he had everything under control, had indescribable ripples in his eyes and a trace of confusion on his face, like a child who couldn't find his way home.

"Okay, come on, smile." She was smart enough not to ask any further questions and pretended not to notice the vulnerability he inadvertently revealed.

Lin Hezhen faced the sea with one hand in his pocket, trying to imitate Sakuragi Hanamichi's pose in the OP. Unfortunately, he didn't have a schoolbag with him, so he could only take off his coat and put it on his shoulders.

Mai Sakurajima took this photo of him. He changed several poses and took more than ten photos.

"Xiangbei, here I come!" Next to them, four men in their thirties shouted in unison in Chinese.

They are already past their middle school years and may be fathers or ordinary office workers now, having long given up their dreams of playing basketball.

But even after ten years of drinking ice, their blood is still hot. After spending time and money to come to this long-cherished place, they seem to have become the young boys they once were, who made a vow to enter the national competition that summer.

"Under the dazzling sunlight, I was running on the street, and you patted my shoulder as usual. I don't know when I started to fall in love with you for no reason, but you never put your arm around me..."

They sang loudly as if no one was around, not caring at all about the strange looks from people around them.

"My eyes are always following you, I can't leave you, I'm hopelessly crazy about you!" Lin Hezhen sang along with them.

At this moment, he forgot his identity as a cultivator and the path to immortality, and only wanted to vent all the emotions in his heart.

"I really want to say I love you out loud, try to change tomorrow, break the gradually freezing time, I really want to say I like you out loud! Take up your courage and take the first step, I hope you can accept my ardent longing!" Sakurajima Mai also sang, her beautiful eyes wandering, her gaze lingering on Lin Hezhen.

Later, people nearby, on the other side of the track, and even on the tram joined in the chorus. Countless people were connected by this song at this moment...

……

After leaving the intersection, Hayashi Kazuma parked the motorcycle, and walked down about twenty steps with Sakurajima Mai and arrived at the beach of Shichirigahama.

Mai Sakurajima turned her back to Enoshima and walked towards the direction where Liancang was.

Their feet, stuck in the sand, felt heavy. Listening to the sound of the waves, they walked on the beach, one step deep and one step shallow. They left two lines of footprints, which disappeared in the blink of an eye after being washed away by the waves.

"Lin Jun...Kazuma, can I call you Kazuma?" Sakurajima Mai turned around and asked.

"Of course you can. Names are for others to call you."

"Okay, I want to know, why did Kazuma come to meddle in my business?"

Sakurajima Mai was walking in front, her long hair fluttering, and her expression could not be seen. A deep voice drifted into Lin Hezhen's ears with the sea breeze.

"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

“Because you don’t really want to have anything to do with me, right? We’re not from the same world, so it won’t be a problem for you even if you leave it alone. Why did Kazuma choose to help me?”

Mai Sakurajima turned around and stared at him with burning eyes.

"You are still brooding over that sentence." Lin Hezhen gave a helpless smile.

"Yes, I remember every word you said to me. Are you happy to hear me say this?"

"I would be happier if you could selectively forget some things."

"Hmph, I don't want to. My memory is the only precious treasure I have left, and I won't let anyone take it away from me. Okay, stop changing the subject and answer me quickly. Why did you come to help me?"

"There's no special reason. Just think of it as me being unable to leave someone in trouble alone." Lin Hezhen gave a sublime male protagonist-like answer.

"You're lying. The Lin Hezhen I know is kind, but not a pushover. He was very cold to the bad kids at school and the people who tried to take secret photos of me at the station, wasn't he? He's not gentle to everyone, and he doesn't take action decisively even when he could have chosen gentle means."

"You know me very well."

"Because I've been watching you."

"Are you already obsessed with me? I am such a sinful man."

"Stop being so narcissistic!" Sakurajima Mai avoided his gaze, turned her head away on purpose, and then secretly glanced at him from the corner of her eye, "Hurry up and answer my question seriously."

With that stubborn look on her face, I guess she won't be fooled even if you answer "I want to woo you".

Lin Hezhen faced the sea and said quietly, "Maybe it's because I know very well how desperate people are when they are in a desperate situation and can do nothing but leave everything to fate."

When he traveled to the world of cultivating immortals, he turned into a baby and was abandoned in the wilderness. He was cold, hungry and terrified. If he had not been discovered by his master's team who were collecting spiritual herbs, he would have been fed to wild beasts.

"Oh, I see." Sakurajima Mai thought of Lin Hezhen's family changes and fell silent for a moment.

"Besides, I don't know if there are any people in this world who understand the mystery. Who else can take care of it except me? Some things are not about whether I want to do them or not, but only I can do them."

Lin Hezhen picked up a stone and threw it into the sea. The stone drew a parabola and sank into the water with a splash, splashing a small wave.

Mai Sakurajima burst out laughing at the second-year remark: "What? You make it sound like you're Ultraman."

Lin Hezhen said calmly: "He is not Ultraman, but just an immortal cultivator."

In fact, he didn't tell the real reason why he helped Sakurajima Mai.

It is obvious that the No-Laughing Cat has no ability to interfere with reality on a large scale. There must be a powerful force acting in secret.

Lin Hezhen just wants to find out the person behind the scenes, get in touch with the supernatural organization in this world, locate his original world through their observation records, and prepare for his return.

That’s all…

Chapter 44: Date with Mai

It is now past 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The spring sunshine shines softly on people, making them feel warm all over.

The sea water is coated with a layer of golden color by the golden sunlight, and it appears sparkling.

Several white sails are floating gently on the golden sea where the sky and water are one. They are like a few snow-white feathers.

“Kazuma, look at that.”

Lin Kazuma looked in the direction of Sakurajima Mai's finger.

An old man was sitting on a folding stool, guarding a small stall in front of him. He was yawning out of boredom because there was no business.

His stall is a simple stand supported by several wire meshes, with a dozen kites hanging on it, including traditional carp from the island nation, monsters from folk legends, cartoon-like warriors, and various anime characters popular with children.

"Want to fly a kite? Mai's hobby is surprisingly childish."

"How dare you criticize me? I don't know who just posed like Sakuragi Hanamichi and asked me to take a photo of him. He even sang anime songs in public." Sakurajima Mai glanced at him.

Lin Hezhen could only raise his hands in surrender: "Okay, we're the same. I really have no right to make fun of you."

"Hehe, you're smart." Sakurajima Mai smiled as a winner.

The two walked to the stall and chose carefully.

"This warrior kite looks pretty good. Its serious expression gives people a cute contrast."

That was a kite pattern unique to the island country. Lin Hezhen had never seen it in the Celestial Empire in his previous life and found it quite novel.

"No, it's too ugly." Sakurajima Mai refused without thinking.

"Really? I think it's ugly and cute." Lin Hezhen felt a little sorry.

Sakurajima Mai rolled her eyes at him and said, "Your taste is so weird. You didn't choose this outfit yourself, did you?"

"My aunt bought it for me, and she also took me to get this haircut." Lin Hezhen said honestly.

"As expected." Sakurajima Mai has already sentenced Lin Hezhen's aesthetic ability to death.

Finally, she chose a kite with a Chibi Maruko-chan pattern.

Lin Hezhen commented: "So cute, very much like your style."

Sakurajima Mai pouted in dissatisfaction: "Are you mocking me?"

"How could that be? I was just trying to compliment you on how cute you are."

"You don't need to admit it. I'm cute too. But I'm very self-aware of this."

"So confident." Seeing her looking as proud as a hen, Lin Hezhen smiled and shook his head.

"Actually, it's because I only watched this cartoon when I was a child," explained Mai Sakurajima.

"At that time, I had not yet entered the entertainment industry. My mother picked me up from kindergarten and turned on the TV to let me watch Chibi Maruko-chan while she cooked and did housework. Later, I became a child star and my work became increasingly busy, so I had no time to watch TV."

There was a trace of nostalgia and loneliness on her face.

I guess that the life of the mother and daughter depending on each other, although hard and embarrassing, was a happy time in her heart.

"I see, Mai actually watches anime too. I guess you must have watched a lot of anime in the past two years since you retired. You even know how to sing the opening of Slam Dunk. When are you going to perform a Jojo stand for me?"

Sakurajima Mai glared at him and said unhappily, "You wish! Stop talking nonsense and go buy a kite."

Since the stall owner couldn't see Sakurajima Mai, Hayashi Kazuma had to take the kite and pay the bill.

Afterwards, she obediently handed the change to Lin Hezhen.

"There's no need to be so polite. It's just a small amount of money. I can still afford it."

"No, as a senior, how can I take advantage of my junior?"

"Mai's defense is really impenetrable. Don't you really want to give me a chance to support you?"

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima blushed and stepped hard on Lin Hezhen's foot, crushing it with her brown leather shoes. "Don't always say things that can be misunderstood!"