I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 448 Opportunities Should Be Left for Young People
Ye Daijia looked over and noticed that his expression still carried a hint of seriousness.

"Xiao Cheng, that's too much. By the way, why didn't you go to eat?"

"Morning class is Chinese class, so it doesn't consume any energy."

Li Yan withdrew his divine sense and thought that Douyin (TikTok) could also be a writing topic.

The rise of short videos has changed people's lives in many ways.

So he picked up a pen and started writing and drawing on the paper.

Beside her, Mei Mengqian was somewhat surprised to see this.

"Are you going to start writing?"

"No, just letting my thoughts wander."

As Li Yan spoke, he looked out the door.

As class time approached, one by one, the male students rushed in like stray dogs.

They had all sorts of things in their mouths, a real mixed bag.

There were girls too, but they were much quieter than the boys, and not as aggressive or attention-grabbing.

Yu Bing jogged back to her seat, holding a cup of porridge in her hand, and sat down, panting slightly.

Guo Cailing arrived shortly after, carrying snacks, and then shared the news with Lin Yufan with a shocked expression.

"Fanfan, you didn't see it just now, but someone at the convenience store stuffed four sausages into his mouth in one go, and then his cheeks bulged out like balls, with one sticking out, which looked like a boy's."

Lin Yufan understood immediately and burst out laughing.

"Where's the picture? Do you have a picture?!"

Guo Cailing shook her head. "I didn't bring my phone."

Yu Bing didn't understand their joke, but confidently interjected:
“I can eat five sausages in one go, but I certainly can’t do what he did.”

Jiang Yingzhu, sitting in the front row, couldn't help but turn her head and agree, "You're quite something, you have a big appetite."

"Of course!" Yu Bing said even more proudly, as if Jiang Yingzhu had already admitted defeat.

Jiang Yingzhu continued to praise:
"It only takes five minutes to run to the cafeteria and climb the stairs back and forth, so I have good stamina."

Yu Bing raised her chin and waved her hand dismissively.

"Don't even mention five minutes, I can manage three minutes too."

"awesome!"

Yu Bing suppressed a smile, feeling like she was floating on air.

Jiang Yingzhu, seeing that it was almost done, asked:

"Then you must be really good at doing homework."

"Of course, I'm super fast!"

"If you don't believe me, I'll test you," Jiang Yingzhu said, raising her doubts.

Yu Bing was already floating in the sky when she accepted the challenge without even thinking.

"You do it!"

“Very good!” Jiang Yingzhu took out a full notebook and a blank notebook.

"I'm giving you a copying assignment. This is your chemistry notebook; copy it into this blank page."

When Yu Bing saw the densely packed words, she immediately felt a chill run down her spine.

"Fine, I'll copy it then."

Jiang Yingzhu squinted and nodded.

She borrowed the notes from her senior, and she had to return them after using them.

Now that someone has taken care of it, I can share the notes with Yu Bing later.

As for Jiang Yingzhu's own chemistry notes.

She used to think she had already memorized it, so she didn't really memorize it.

Even if I did take notes, I wasn't very thorough. Some of the content was in encrypted abbreviations that I knew at the time but can no longer understand now.

Most importantly, Jiang Yingzhu discovered that her senior's notes were better.

She felt that even if she started over and listened to the recording again, she might not be able to produce notes as concise and clear as her senior's.

In Chinese class, everyone seemed to be preoccupied with their own things.

Listening to Li Ping's lectures on modern literature appreciation is no longer so important.

An article that can be read in ten minutes was presented in three lessons.

Even Li Yan felt it was a bit too much.

But he can understand it.

The advanced class is progressing very quickly in Chinese language; they are now studying the last required textbook.

The remaining two electives are "Appreciation of Ancient Poetry and Prose" and "Appreciation of Modern Poetry and Prose".

Not every article in the elective textbook will be tested.

Li Ping would only focus on a few essays on viewpoints, such as "Ode to the Epang Palace" and "Record of Xiangji Pavilion"; and a few poems, such as "A Moonlit Night on the Spring River".

There's nothing worth recording about modern text appreciation.

Li Yan picked up his pen, ready to write his essay for the competition.

When Mei Mengqian saw him start writing, she didn't rush to start writing as well.

Instead, they watched secretly from the sidelines.

Of course, the little classmate's sneaking around was only what she thought.

Li Yan wasn't embarrassed or trying to hide it.

Just watch it if you want.

However, his frequent deletions and modifications soon became unbearable for his classmate.

"I'll show it to you when I'm done writing it."

"Oh."

Jiang Yingzhu interjected, "I want to see it too, Li Yan, why didn't you tell me?"

"Want to see if I can stop you?"

"cut."

By the end of the class, Li Yan's masterpiece was finished and had been reviewed by Mei Mengqian and Jiang Yingzhu.

Now, it's Mei Mengqian back.

Li Yan looked at the composition book and felt a little sorry for it; it had been flipped through so many times.

Mei Mengqian had only glanced at it briefly before, but now that Zhuzhu was no longer interested, she began to observe it more closely.

Li Yan's article can be considered an argumentative essay.

However, it is not in the format of a traditional essay.

The content mainly describes the current development of short videos and the changes and impacts of various things.

And the impact of short videos on people, their advantages and disadvantages, and the formation of information cocoons.

This leads to the question of how one should conduct oneself in such an environment of turbulent emotions and where it is difficult to distinguish between true and false information.

Mei Mengqian also watches videos frequently. She hadn't thought about it before, but now that she saw what Li Yan had mentioned, she realized that it was indeed true.

Almost every video is designed to manipulate people's emotions.

Therefore, sometimes, without properly managing your account, watching videos isn't relaxing; instead, it's draining your energy.

Thinking this way, she recalled the viewpoints expressed in Li Yan's essay.

"Attain utmost emptiness, maintain steadfast stillness. When information is dazzling and chaotic like a horde of demons, only by letting the soul sink into the abyss of deep stillness can one discern the true form behind the clamorous curtain."

"Each mountain has its own unique peaks and valleys, and I have my own rhythm and cadence. Anchoring myself, I ride the waves."

Mei Mengqian didn't know if the article was good or not, but she personally thought it was good.

In particular, her methods for dealing with the information deluge are exactly the same as what she is doing now.

She doesn't let videos actively browse her videos; instead, she precisely searches for what she wants and actively browses those videos.

Of course, she can be lazy sometimes.

However, being lazy is allowed.

Therefore, reading this viewpoint gives one an even stronger sense of shared ideals.

It's a feeling of being praised even though I didn't say anything.

Who doesn't like to be praised?

Mei Mengqian felt that readers of this article would easily identify with the wise man.

Therefore, she suspected that Li Yan was trying to curry favor.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Li Yan again.

"What are you looking at? You've looked at it so many times already." Li Yan caught his classmate who was peeking.

"Is it well-written? If you want to praise me, just say so, don't be shy."

Mei Mengqian curled her lip, "Sycophant! All he does is flatter."

"?"

Li Yan was puzzled. Damn it, was he hallucinating? He saw his little classmate swinging a big pot at him.

Oh no, it's not a hallucination.

Li Yan's gaze fell on his classmate's knees, where jeans tightly hugged his thighs and hips, revealing their rounded curves.

"Did you hit me? I didn't feel anything just now. Why don't you watch it again, and I'll hit you again?"

Mei Mengqian blushed instantly, gave him a reproachful look, and quickly said to Jiang Yingzhu on the other side:

"Zhuzhu, Li Yan said he's going to spank you!" Jiang Yingzhu was eavesdropping on the conversation between Wa Sai Jie and Que Ke Ge, the two abstract couples. Upon hearing this, she turned around abruptly and covered her buttocks with both hands.

"He dares!?"

Snapped!
Li Yan slapped his deskmate's leg.

He raised an eyebrow, indicating that Jiang Yingzhu was no match for him.

Mei Mengqian's face flushed even more, and she wanted to crawl into the hole in the table.

Li Yan had patted her leg before, but this time it happened right in front of Zhu Zhu, right under her nose.

This feels so strange.

Jiang Yingzhu glared and pouted. She pulled Li Yan aside and sat down next to Mengmeng.

"Don't bully Mengmeng. If you're so tough, slap my leg."

After speaking, Jiang Yingzhu's eyes darted around, her face displaying an air of righteous indignation and self-sacrifice.

Li Yan glanced at her sideways and said, "If you want me to take pictures, I'll just take them. Wouldn't that make me lose face?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yingzhu immediately stared at him, her icy gaze piercing through Li Yan's facade.

Seeing this, Li Yan said again, "You beg me."

Jiang Yingzhu's eyes grew even colder, revealing a murderous aura.

"Why are you glaring at me? Although your wide eyes are cute, I won't change the terms."

Jiang Yingzhu pursed her lips, narrowed her eyes, and glared angrily.

"What do you mean cute! That's a murderous look in my eyes."

Li Yan sensed something, so he helplessly touched Xiao Qingmei's leg.

"Okay."

Jiang Yingzhu stared at his hands: "Remember to wash your hands later."

Why are you washing your hands? Aren't your clothes dirty?

“I’m afraid you’ll do strange things with this hand, and the other one too.”

“That’s right.” Mei Mengqian nodded.

“What are you talking about?! What kind of person am I? I would rather jump off this cliff than do such a thing,” Li Yan said.

That sounds very convincing.

Jiang Yingzhu recalled that she had indeed not found any suspicious crumpled paper or cups disguised as cups in his room.

Other unidentified items.

There wasn't even a single full-body pillow with a cute anime girl design.

The clothes are washed very regularly.

There was no instance of secretly washing underwear on any particular day or time.

As she pondered, Jiang Yingzhu's gaze shifted from suspicion to trust, and then back to suspicion.

"Li Yan, is that you?"

"roll!"

Li Yan's face darkened. "Ask again, and I'll pick you up tonight."

After saying that, he looked at Mei Mengqian, who was hiding behind Jiang Yingzhu and whose eyes were also filled with suspicion.

"The same to you!"

The two men shrank back. Occasional banter is fine, but if Li Yan really does it...
Just thinking about it makes my head spin.

In the back row, Yu Qingya, who was eavesdropping, passed a note to Lin Yufan.

[Breaking news: Li Yan will be seeing them tonight!]
Lin Yufan nodded and wrote a note to her friend Guo Cailing, who was also there to watch the drama unfold.

[Li Yan flips through Zhu Zhu's cards at night]
Guo Cailing glanced at it, and when Yu Bing looked over, she quickly covered herself.

"Cailing, I want to see! Let me see! I'll buy you candy, cotton candy with filling!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Cailing swallowed hard and reluctantly agreed.

However, she crossed out a few words.

“Li Yan went up to Zhu Zhu.”

Yu Bing was completely baffled. She looked up and asked in confusion:
"Li Yan, why did you go to Zhuzhu?"

"???"

Li Yan looked at the back row, speechless.

Guo Cailing felt the gazes of Yu Qingya and Lin Yufan, and lowered her head without saying a word.

She really didn't mean it.

Jiang Yingzhu looked around suspiciously, "What are you doing? You look like you've done something wrong."

Lin Yufan and the others started awkwardly chatting about the weather; otherwise, they couldn't very well say, "We filmed the general stealing the melon, let's share it!"

"Nothing to do, Zhuzhu. The teacher is here. Sit down quickly."

Yu Qingya displayed the authority of a Chinese language class representative.

However, there was no authority in the Chinese class, so what was she, as the class representative, to do?

Jiang Yingzhu didn't seem to care much and turned to go to class.

Lin Yufan glanced at Ye Hui with envy.

Ye Hui turned her head and sat up straight.

What a blessed place!

Unfortunately, the class monitor was still too capable.

After a class period, there is a flag-raising ceremony during the long break.

Jiang Yingzhu stood up and looked at Li Yan.

Are you still playing the drums?

“The team is all set up, so we’ll definitely retire,” Li Yan said.

Mei Mengqian nodded in agreement. She wanted to stay in the classroom as a member of the student council and brainstorm ideas for the essay competition.

"Opportunities should be left to young people."

Ye Hui followed Jiang Yingzhu downstairs, while Yu Bing hadn't had enough of being an elder.

He said he would lead the drum and bugle corps behind him and stand at the front to lead the way.

Mei Mengqian imagined the scene and guessed that only Yu Bing himself would think he was the leader.

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Li Yan didn't stay in the classroom; he went downstairs with the rest of the class, after all, he was still waiting to see what would happen.

His consciousness spread silently.

"Liangzi, why are you keeping your head down? You're too timid. You're afraid of falling down the stairs."

"Viagra, you don't understand."

Ma Liang kept his head down, his eyes looking down at the stairs to the next floor.

"Just look down and you'll see."

Yu Bin glanced at him and instantly understood what he was looking at, then looked away.

Zhang Wei was puzzled. He saw that Xiao Shuai had already lowered his head, and then I made a sound, and he did as I was told.

"What? There's nothing there."

“If you stand in the middle of the road, there’s nothing there. Go over to the railing,” Yu Bin instructed.

He thought to himself, "Ah Wei is so good at playing adult games, how come he's so innocent in real life?"

Zhang Wei did as instructed and looked down along the railing.

At first glance, it's unremarkable.

At his second glance, he noticed two girls walking by directly below.

A third glance, sizzle—!
Zhang Wei's pupils dilated in shock. "She...she's not wearing anything?!"

He spoke the last two words very softly.

"Where?" Ma Liang and Xiao Shuai asked instinctively.

"No, it went down there, you can't see it anymore."

Ma Liang said regretfully, "It shouldn't be. Wei Ge, you play so many games, you should understand."

Cheng Yuan stood beside them, speechless.

"No, you can't see much anyway, it's not even as much as what you'd see in a swimming pool, why are you all so excited? And, why are there some of these reasons?"

"Hehe, this is exciting!" Zhang Wei said.

"Insightful." Xiao Shuai agreed, "Even if someone stood naked in front of me, I wouldn't look at them."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people looked at him.

"Want to gamble?" Cheng Yuan said, "The loser gets no breakfast for a week."

Xiao Shuai waved his hand and said, "Let's bet. It's just bones and skeletons."

"Tsk tsk tsk, they're really tough when it's time to raise the flag."

Cheng Yuan didn't say anything, nor did he look for any resources. He simply opened Bilibili and searched for swimsuit dances.

Several videos immediately popped up, and he opened one and shoved it in front of Xiao Shuai.

The first thing he noticed on the cover was the word "big" and "big girl," and he liked the idea of ​​a girl being older.

Xiao Shuai gasped and admitted defeat.

(End of this chapter)