144: 144.
Drop-off car 144: 144.
Drop-off car Whether it was Refining God or Martial Arts, both involved the evolution and change of the body, thus one needed some time to adapt after a breakthrough.
Lu Li simply tested the ability of “Soul Object Transfer,” which allowed bullets to curve, but did not activate his power again.
Having enjoyed the sumptuous New Year’s Eve feast prepared by Wanqing, he went to bed early.
After a full run of the “double-hour” clock, his body was completely recovered and adapted.
The following morning, Lu Li was awakened by the laughter and frolicking of the girls.
[Xiao Cha was hanging firecrackers, Tong Shao was throwing snowballs at her, and Wanqing also used Spirit to shape a snowball and join the battle]
He lay in bed, and didn’t use his eyes to see; all the scenes were “reflected” in his mind through his Spirit!
“This is sensing the world with the Spirit like ‘a baby in the mother’s womb’!”
Lu Li thought it was very interesting, and in fact, the principle was simple.
If ordinary people focused on something and thought hard about it, they could tell the taste of that thing.
Regardless of whether they had tasted it, they could know the flavor, which was the most basic spiritual perception of the outside world.
Lu Li tested it and found that his sensing range was about a hundred meters.
When activated in combat, it was like having a radar with no blind spots.
While Lu Li was testing back and forth, Xiao Cha poked her head in through the window and called out:
“Time to get out of bed~ We still need to visit Uncle Chen for New Year’s greetings~”
“I’m getting up right now.”
Lu Li floated up from the bed, his clothes flying one by one through the air, gently dressing him with the buttons automatically fastening and the shoes fitting snugly onto his feet.
Xiao Cha envied this skill of changing outfits: “Refining God is really convenient…”
This was exactly a Fetal Breathing Realm cultivator’s exquisite control of their Divine Soul.
Lu Li casually walked out of his room to find the three girls standing in a row, bowing their hands in unison:
“Good fortune for the New Year~”
“Good fortune for the New Year!” Lu Li quickly returned the gesture, but noticed Tong Shao’s gaze was filled with anticipation.
After a moment’s thought, he realized the young girl wanted her New Year’s money.
With many happy events recently, Lu Li was in a good mood, so he reached back…
His skillfully controlled Spirit opened the wardrobe and a travel case, then fetched a gold bar over.
This was previously seized from drug traffickers, and Lu Li, holding it in his hand, handed it to Tong Shao:
“Here is your New Year’s money, wish you safety and to grow taller.”
“For, for me?”
Gazing at the gold bar in front of her, Tong Shao was dumbfounded!
Then she snatched the gold bar, her little face a continuous smile as she gave repeated bows of thanks:
“Thank you, thank you, may Young Master Lu have a house full of children and be blessed with many sons!”
The young girl, although diminutive, was streetwise due to her vagrant origins and fully aware of the benefits of wealth.
At this time, Xiao Cha teased with a threatening face: “Little kids don’t need money; here~ I’ll hold onto it for you~”
Pretending to snatch it, she frightened Tong Shao, who quickly hid behind Wanqing.
Wanqing, patting Tong Shao’s little head, said: “Young Master gave too much, and gold is too eye-catching.”
Lu Li laughed and said: “Just take it as a lucky token.
Besides, with our strength, we don’t have to worry about anything.”
Wanqing was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized —
That in their home, with one undergoing Marrow Cleansing, one at Fetal Breath, and herself in Zuowang…
Unnoticed, they had become quite a formidable force!
Having known Lu Li for just seven months, their progress had been so rapid that Wanqing hadn’t even adjusted her mentality yet.
Her lips curled into a smile as she softly said: “What Young Master said makes sense.
Tong Shao, then keep it, but don’t lose it.”
Tong Shao nodded vigorously, then suddenly knelt on the ground, giving three loud kowtows to Lu Li, exclaiming:
“I’m not comfortable holding this, I’d better give you a few more kowtows~”
This display made all three of them laugh.
Lu Li tugged at the pigtail of the young girl and asked, “Speaking of which…
has Tong Shao not begun cultivating?”
“She’s been wandering for two years, her body too frail,”
Xiao Cha took the initiative to reply, picking up Tong Shao and shaking her gently,
“No good, with her clothes she’s only 88 pounds, needs some more time to be nourished.”
“I will gain weight soon~” Tong Shao made a face and ran off to play on her own.
Holding a gold bar in one hand, and her whistle in the other, she appeared to be playing some kind of game.
Lu Li whispered, “Her whistle, it seems to be no ordinary object.”
Both young ladies nodded in agreement, “We felt it too, fortunately, she’s only shown it to us.”
“Let’s hope she can find her family…”
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After a bit of chat, the warm sun was high in the sky.
Xiao Cha said, “Let’s go, we should visit Uncle Chen for the New Year’s greetings, and deliver the car we ordered for him.”
Lu Li nodded, calling two puppets to start the car.
Wanqing spoke, “You go ahead, the sun is nice today, I’ll sun-dry the Calming Incense to keep it from getting damp.”
Opening the storeroom, her eyes sparkled like stars, and boxes of Calming Incense flew out on their own.
Seeing this, Lu Li said, “Let’s take some Calming Incense to Chief Chen too.”
Xiao Cha had no objection, so she picked out a newer leather case, filled it with incense, and left with Lu Li.
The streets were crowded with people making New Year’s visits, the two residences merely a 15-minute drive apart.
As the district head of the public security bureau, Chen Zhizhong naturally had an endless stream of visitors for New Year’s greetings.
Xiao Cha’s colleagues also came, all of them not empty-handed.
They exchanged smiles but said little else.
Those who were closer chatted at the doorway:
“Ms.
Luo is likely to be transferred at the start of the year, a position for an arrest officer will open up.”
“Just a girl and she’s already acting so high and mighty, whatever treasure her father left her for her to advance to Marrow Cleansing so quickly.”
…
They had only spoken briefly when two black Cadillacs pulled up in front of the house.
Two drivers in suits, with hats on, got out first and opened the doors to greet Xiao Cha and Lu Li.
“Hey, speak of the devil, and she appears~”
“Eh!
Why are you showing up empty-handed?”
Xiao Cha’s colleagues were puzzled.
At this time of year, even if you wanted to give money, it was customary to bring some snacks or drinks as a gesture.
An actual physical gift was needed to adhere to the New Year’s traditions.
“Could it be this girl wasn’t taught, doesn’t she know the customs?”
“Maybe that’s actually the case!
That cripple came from overseas, he definitely wouldn’t know!”
The group revealed expressions of scorn and mockery, resenting even the slightest good fortune of others.
But soon, their faces froze.
They saw Chen Zhizhong’s servants rush out, fling wide the gates, even removing the doorstep?
A man in a suit and hat came out and drove an especially brand-new Cadillac right into the courtyard!
Seeing this, everyone drew in a breath of the chilly New Year air:
“Wow!
A car given directly!
I heard that cripple’s family are wealthy expats, I didn’t realize they were so rich!”
“It looks like he’s set on getting Uncle Chen’s help with some plum position.
As long as there’s money, it’s just a word with Prefect Zhang.”
“If I had such a benefactor, I’d have had a Blood Exchange long ago!”
…
A group of them cursed under their breath, left with a bellyful of anger, and dispersed.
What they didn’t know was, at that moment, Chen Zhizhong was staring blankly at a case full of Calming Incense…