31 What Was He Doing? Trying To Kill His Dad?! (1/2)
Hong Xiaofu fell asleep for more than two hours, and he woke himself up forcefully—thanks to the alarm clock on his phone. It kept him from wrongfully practicing his Awakening power.
”It is already past ten?” Hong Xiaofu looked at the time on his phone and sighed, ”How did I fall asleep so easily? Oh god, is this manual a hypnotising book?”
Hong Xaiofu got out of bed and stretched a little, before he turned to look around the house.
Shen Xiaoling had already gone to bed and the table was kept clean.
In the dustbin was an empty crab shell, with not a single bit of flesh left on it. The other dishes that they packed were already stored away in the refrigerator.
In Shen Xiaoling's area, there was an installation that she had recently set up. It was hard to tell what that was, but it was pretty huge. It was filled with many random and messy things, including a toy that he had previously picked up for Shen Xiaoling.
It seemed that his precious sister had been playing around with her mechanical innovations after she had completed her homework. Who knows what strange things she would come up with in the future, but since she enjoyed it and it did not cause harm, she could go ahead and do it. It was her hobby, after all—and she did not spend much on it.
What mattered the most to Hong Xiaofu was his rank. For every rank that he could rise up to, the bursary amount that he would be getting each month would double. It meant that, once he reached LV2, he could get six thousand dollars a month! That was the equivalent of the monthly income of an average household. With that kind of money, he and Shen Xiaoling would definitely be able to lead a better life.
He covered Shen Xiaoling with a blanket and sat down on his bed again. He originally wanted to practice the second image, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided to pick up his phone first.
\u003cIs everyone still there?\u003e
Su Ying's reply came through: \u003cYes, I'm here. How did your practice go Xiaofu? Did you feel anything? I have been sitting here for more than two hours but I only felt the inner peace for about ten minutes. Now I don't feel anything anymore.\u003e
Zhang Yang: \u003cSame here. I even took sleeping pills but it didn't work. After being Awakened, my immunity toward medicine has increased quite a bit…\u003e
Hong Xiaofu replied, \u003cErm… Just now I… had fallen asleep…\u003e
\u003cAre you serious? You could fall asleep? The posture I had to maintain was so uncomfortable, my legs are sore!\u003e said Sun Ying.
Zhang Yang agreed, \u003cHey, you are cheating! We agreed to practice together, yet you fell asleep on your own. But could you really sleep?\u003e
\u003cYes, I'm not sure why either. I fell asleep faster than any other time that I have tried falling asleep,\u003e said Hong Xiaofu.
\u003cYou are something else,\u003e Zhang Yang replied. He was curious, \u003cOh right—Xiaofu, if you raise your rank to LV 2, how would your power improve? Your power does not have much space for evolution.\u003e
He was actually right about that. Hong Xiaofu's weird power was indeed troubling. It would be hard to imagine what it would be like after moving up the rank...
He could make people kneel. If his rank increased, he would not make people even exaggerate their bow, right? Or throw a worship ceremony?
Just thinking about that made them shiver in fear.
Hong Xiaofu replied, \u003cWho knows what would happen. Let's talk about it when it happens, it would be good if I could discover new powers. The most important thing is the money. At LV2 the bursary amount would be doubled, that is important.\u003e
Su Ying and Zhang Yang agreed, \u003cIt would be an advantage, indeed. Alright then, good luck, let's work hard together and carry on!\u003e
After turning off his phone, Hong Xiaofu tried out the second image. He followed the posture shown on the image and closed his eyes. Keeping his mind clear...
...he fell asleep again.
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Driver Li Wei finally got home after a long day at work. The moment he opened his door, he saw his son Li Tianqi seated on the sofa playing Honor of Kings: he was venting his anger while playing.