I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 250 It Won't Get Better in a Hundred or Two Hundred Years

After evening self-study ended, Li Yan and his two friends walked together towards the building at the foot of the mountain.

The further you go on the two-lane road, the sparser the streetlights become.

Most of them are broken.

In the village at the foot of the mountain, most of the houses had already turned off their lights, like hermits living in seclusion in the bustling city, maintaining their own slow pace in this fast-paced era.

"Why is no one fixing these streetlights? I feel like more and more of them are breaking."

On the dark road, Mei Mengqian walked between Jiang Yingzhu and Hua Junshu, with Li Yan on the outermost edge.

Looking at the exceptionally dark path, she always felt that someone was watching them from the shadows.

"Zhuzhu, senior, do you guys have a feeling that someone is hiding in the shadows?"

Jiang Yingzhu wasn't afraid of the dark. She had practiced dart throwing and could hit any target she aimed at. She happened to have a few darts in her hand.

However, she didn't mind teasing Mengmeng, so she nodded.

"Yes, I often had this feeling when I was a child, especially in the morning or at night."

You walk alone through fields shrouded in thick fog or through forests shrouded in the gray twilight, where even the chirping of birds is rare, and only lonely graves stand around you.

"Or a dark stairwell, with a small red light illuminating the entire building in a dark red hue."

"At that moment, suddenly, you feel something breathing on the back of your neck."

Jiang Yingzhu lowered her voice and spoke with great emotion, finally letting out a sigh and patting Mengmeng's head with her hand.

Mei Mengqian tensed up immediately and hugged Hua Junshu with a cry.

"Something's blowing on me! Li Yan, grab it quickly!"

Hua Junshu wasn't afraid of the dark, nor did she believe in such things. She had walked at night many times before, so she wasn't scared.

Li Yan, who was walking next to Jiang Yingzhu with a smile, reached out and grabbed Jiang Yingzhu by the back of the neck, thus sealing her fate.

What are you doing! Let go!

"I catch bad things."

"Hmph! You're the bad one. Isn't that Mengmeng?"

Li Yan sneered, watching her bring shame upon herself.

"Zhuzhu, you're bad."

After a bit of playful fighting, Mei Mengqian's fear immediately dissipated.

Li Yan glanced at a certain spot in the darkness; in fact, one's intuition is often correct.

There are indeed some people with ulterior motives here, and of course, there are also young couples looking for excitement.

In his mind's eye, three men were hiding at the entrance of a small alley ahead, constantly observing this area.

Li Yan had seen one or two of them a few days ago, but they didn't cause him any trouble.

He just couldn't be bothered to care anymore.

Perhaps emboldened by the crime, these three people actually tried to ambush him.

In the dark, in a place without surveillance cameras, three men ambushed a girl.

What else can we do?
Li Yan's eyes flashed, and in the alley to the side, three people who had rushed out when they saw that they had arrived suddenly groaned and fell to the ground.

Bang bang bang!
The sound of his head hitting the concrete floor was exceptionally clear; it probably won't heal for at least a hundred years.

"What was that sound?" Jiang Yingzhu turned her head curiously and could only vaguely see three people lying on the ground.

"You're drunk, aren't you?"

"Oh." Jiang Yingzhu nodded, but didn't really want to look at it.

The same applies to Hua Junshu and Mei Mengqian.

Back home, the little girl immediately pounced on Li Yan, tugged at his leg, and then circled around them, making "waaaaaa" noises.

"You want food again? You're such a glutton, you cat."

"I don't need another foodie cat."

Li Yan said something that earned him three eye rolls.

Mei Mengqian went to get the canned food. When the little calico saw the commotion, it immediately raised its head, pricked up its ears, and held its tail high. It happily walked towards the canned food, leading the way for Mengmeng.

Li Yan then went to prepare the ingredients for the glutinous rice eight-treasure duck, mainly by buying a duck from next door.

It is best to choose Muscovy ducks, grass ducks, or young female ducks.

The neighbors just happen to be raising grass-fed ducks.

In addition, the glutinous rice needs to be soaked overnight in advance.

Therefore, it is only natural that Jiang Yingzhu would not be able to eat it.

It's her fault for choosing such a troublesome dish.

"Ah! Why is this!"

"That's how it is. Why don't you choose another one?" Li Yan asked with a hint of anticipation. "I don't care. I earned it through my own abilities."

Li Yan didn't mind and went to check next door. Although the lights were off, the person was still awake.

"Grandma Tian, ​​can I buy one of your ducks?"

Li Yan took out three hundred yuan from Jiang Yingzhu's wallet.

"Yes, yes, but we don't need so much."

"Then I'll come pick it up tomorrow."

Li Yan was unwilling to haggle over money, so he forced the money on the old man and left.

On Friday noon, Jiang Yingzhu couldn't wait to come back and get the ducks from Grandma Tian.

They found a plump female duck that had already been killed, skinned, plucked, and washed clean.

"Grandma Tian, ​​you're too much... I'm so embarrassed."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? You young people, do you even know how to kill?" the old man said with a smile.

Jiang Yingzhu scratched her head. Although she wouldn't kill, she felt it would be quite fun.

Never mind, this way it's more time-saving and less strenuous.

"Thank you, Grandma Tian."

Jiang Yingzhu was about to leave with the duck when Grandma Tian called her back.

"Don't worry, there's still duck blood. I'll bring it to you."

"No, no, we don't eat duck blood."

As Jiang Yingzhu spoke, she swallowed hard. How could there be any ingredients that a foodie wouldn't eat!

Moreover, this is fresh duck blood, unlike the duck blood on the market that has neither undergone food testing nor met hygiene standards.

Jiang Yingzhu finally swallowed her pride and accepted. She went back to her room, rummaged around, and found a yellow pen that looked a bit like a voice recorder, but it wasn't.

"Grandma Tian, ​​this is for your granddaughter. It's a reading pen for learning English."

This was bought by Jiang Yingzhu and Li Yan when they were children. Li Yan played with it for two days and then gave it to her.

Let her study English properly.

Pshaw, she doesn't need this stuff to learn English.

But it cost them a lot of money, so they couldn't bear to throw it away and kept it.

"Oh, I've heard of that before." Grandma Tian recalled a TV commercial she had seen.

"It must be very expensive!"

"No, that was from several years ago. I don't need it now. You should give it to your granddaughter instead."

"Okay, she wanted a learning machine a few days ago, thank you!"

"No need, no need." Jiang Yingzhu waved her hand and left.

Back at school, Jiang Yingzhu went into the classroom and found Li Yan scrolling through Douyin (TikTok).

"The fragrance of purifying herbs has such harmful effects."

"A scam, according to the latest expert analysis, Qingling Incense."

Upon hearing the word "two," Jiang Yingzhu frowned and stepped forward.

"How is this going?"

"It's nothing, just a typical smear campaign. It could be from an opponent or they could be trying to gain traffic."

"What should I do?"

"Anyone can throw mud; it's just a matter of who can spend more on advertising."

Li Yan scrolled through two more posts and felt that the current marketing accounts were still somewhat immature.

He sent an inquiry to Hua Ningxia.

Can online rumors be dispelled?

"Yes, we have already sent lawyer's letters to those marketing accounts."

“That’s not enough, we need to promote it too.” Li Yan simply went outside and spoke with Hua Ningxia.

"You should know who our competitors are. Just buy some anti-blacklisting materials, target their weaknesses, and promote that we are a domestic product."

Li Yan remained calm and unhurried. He remembered that a certain mobile phone brand had emerged under the banner of patriotism.

After giving some instructions, Li Yan didn't actually intend to personally command the business war.

If all else fails, you can use your connections to implement a silencing measure.

What, you're innocent?
Sorry, there was a platform malfunction.

(End of this chapter)