People in America started by developing the Yellow Turban Army.

"Afraid? Old classmate, in your eyes, do I, Chen Ping'an, seem like a cowardly and timid person?"

Chen Ping'an scoffed, "I used to call that being cautious..."

"Everyone in the world dares to call you a coward, but I, Lin Zhiyong, dare not, nor have the right to!"

Lin Zhiyong pushed over a cup of freshly poured tea. In Los Angeles, only Chinese restaurants, or rather, only a few Chinese restaurants, have a pot of free tea on the table for guests to use, just like in China.

Generally, customers are asked to pay for their own drinks or drink the Coke provided by the restaurant.

After pushing the tea over, Lin Zhiyong said to himself:

"Because I've seen you lose your temper before."

Although you are usually too carefree at school, you never back down when it comes to a serious matter.

Do you remember when you were a sophomore, you came back to my hometown in Fujian with me and went up the mountain with some people to watch the hunting dogs release wild boars?

I remember that before I was almost gored to death by that wild boar weighing two or three hundred pounds, the hunting dogs were of no use, and the hunters were so frightened by the raging boar that they retreated far away.

It was you, sir, who snatched the boar spear from the hunter's hand at the most dangerous moment, rushed over, and pierced the boar's heart with the spear.

Putting aside the speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness of that spear thrust, just the audacity alone—do I dare say you're a coward?

Lin Zhiyong spoke with profound emotion. He would never forget that moment. The most timid and cautious person in the dormitory was actually the amazing person who saved him from the brink of death.

"I just feel that America is getting more and more chaotic, and it's getting worse and worse for Chinese people."

If it weren't for those white female medical students I hired, my laundry rooms would have been vandalized countless times.

The America of today is not the America of the 90s.

Actually, things are developing very well in China!

Chen Pingan waved his hand and only said one sentence: "Don't worry!"

I came to Los Angeles for a reason—to take care of some things, and maybe I'll go back after I'm done!

He came because of the system; the system's prompts and guidance led him to this place on the other side of the ocean.

However, the system did not force him, but let him choose for himself. There were no task prompts before he came, only hints.

But who can resist the temptation?

The Taiping Yaoshu is a legacy of the Old Immortal Nanhua, who is said to be Zhuang Zhou.

Zhuangzi, in terms of Daoism, is a figure similar to Laozi.

This is information that Chen Ping'an summarized from countless documents he reviewed before coming here, information that he considered quite useful.

With such a reputation, could anyone resist the temptation?

So Chen Ping'an came!

Just as he had guessed, after arriving in Los Angeles, he only had a meal with someone and that triggered a transaction mission to steal luck.

Moreover, this transaction task feels rather strange.

This reminded him of a life-borrowing technique he had seen on short videos before, which was, of course, a rather feudal and superstitious legend.

It's like someone finding 5 or 10 yuan on the street, along with a tuft of hair and a piece of paper that says, "I'll lend you ten, five, two, or even six months of my life."

In reality, no one writes a loan for six months, one year, or two years, but those who can usually get these things done either write five years or ten years, at least five years.

There are quite a few cases of people finding money with these "life-or-death" notes tucked inside.

Whether or not they actually borrowed lifespan or fortune is unclear.

Anyway, there is such a legend, and some people have even put it into practice.

Chen Ping'an just threw down $100 to steal a sliver of the future California sheriff's fleeting fortune; upon closer examination, he actually used the same method.

As for fair trade, that's just nonsense!

Chen Ping'an is being unreasonable!

In today's society, how many ordinary people in Los Angeles would not pick up a $100 bill if they saw it?

Several others found $100 and were willing to return it to its owner.

If you want to test someone's character, $20 is a good amount; $20 is enough to test their humanity and character.

Using $100 to test the character of an ordinary person is dishonest.

Even Spider-Man was moved to tears or saddened when Aunt May gave him $20 during a difficult time...

Even though Meryl Streep tried her best, she could only come up with $20 at the time.

In many cases, $100 in Los Angeles is a lot of money. According to some social surveys in the United States, 80% of ordinary people would find it difficult to come up with $400 in cash at once!

But let's get back to the point.

For Chen Ping'an, coming to Los Angeles, USA, was the right decision.

I completed a task as soon as I got off the plane and received a pretty good reward, the most important being 150 points of luck.

The system says this is very important!

Is 150 points of luck a lot or not?

Chen Ping'an thinks there are many, why?

Because the luck he forcibly stole from that future California sheriff with $100 only amounted to 15 points.

The 150 points were because it was my first time receiving luck, and the system multiplied my reward by 10.

That's how I got these 150 points!

The person who has the potential to become the sheriff of California only has 15 points of luck, so what about his 150 points...?

Of course, this is just speculation.

We'll have to wait until we actually use it to find out the specifics of how useful these luck points are.

As for why he wanted to steal the other person's luck, he still didn't understand, but he knew that person, the future California sheriff, was problematic.

After all, there's no problem; he probably wouldn't be able to steal the other person's luck anyway.

If luck is so easy to steal, why would Zhuge Liang need the Seven Stars to borrow life?

Just as I was thinking this, my old classmate interrupted me.

"So, what are your plans next?"

Since Chen Ping'an said he had something to do here, Lin Zhiyong believed him. For an old classmate who would risk his life for him in a life-or-death situation, there was no need for him to lie to him.

Chen Pingan thought for a moment: "I'll go take a nap first, and then I'll go visit my town tomorrow."

After all, the system said that the luck stolen from that future California sheriff was very unstable and needed to be connected with the earth's energy in his family's territory so that the stolen luck could settle down.

Only after one's fortune has settled down can it be used to one's advantage.

Otherwise, over time, the stolen fortune will dissipate and return to the world.

After being reminded by a system that might allow one to cultivate immortality that luck is very important, Chen Ping'an dared not waste any of this opportunity and let any of his luck be lost.

If it weren't for the fact that it was getting late and he had checked the map and realized that the town he had bought was about 60 or 70 kilometers away, he would have gone there right now.

But when he first arrived in Los Angeles, he didn't have a car, and his small town was an abandoned mining town with no public transportation.

Taking a taxi there would be far too expensive!

If you don't have money in your pocket, you won't have the confidence to speak up.

If he wants to rent a car, he can't because he doesn't have a US driver's license.

Because he doesn't have a US driver's license, even if he wanted to drive Lin Zhiyong's car and didn't want to bother him to deliver it, he couldn't.

I heard that I also need to get a translation from the relevant department. Ugh, that's such a hassle.

Moreover, it's only temporary; to use it long-term, you need a local driver's license.

In the end, the only option was to have Lin Zhiyong deliver it to him tomorrow.

But it's a bit late today, so it's not appropriate.

I absolutely have to go tomorrow!

Just then, the hot pot arrived!

The food was pretty good, but it was a Sichuan hot pot restaurant run by a boss with a Chaozhou or Fujian accent, so it wasn't quite authentic or genuine.

After leaving the hot pot restaurant, Lin Zhiyong looked at the sky and said, "We can't go back now. If we go back, you'll be lying down, which won't help you adjust to the time difference."

How about this?

It will be dark in three or four hours.

I'll drive you around and show you around Los Angeles, but we'll have to head back as it gets dark.

Los Angeles after dusk can be fraught with danger for newlyweds!

Looking at the legal gun ownership documents in his inventory, and recalling his newly acquired firearms theory and basic experience, Chen Ping'an couldn't resist the urge to try it himself: "Are there any shooting ranges nearby?"