Hao Yun bought a cell phone at random and then purchased a train ticket online to go home. Since it was a high-speed train journey, it would only take a few hours, and he would be home that evening.
Once on the high-speed train, Hao Yun leaned back in his seat and began to stare blankly, his mind completely absorbed in the system interface.
This time, I can say I reaped a lot of rewards: a puppet doll, a somewhat unreliable life-saving item, and three thunderbolts, which I snatched from the Taoist priest.
Needless to say, his talent and skills are exceptional. Hao Yun is now confident that he can take on 100 opponents at once. With his overflowing stats and max-level Wing Chun Eight-Cut Broadsword, he can definitely take down one kid with a single punch and one slash with one slash.
The maxed-out steel body provides Hao Yun with excellent physical defense; a knife cut into him will at most leave a white mark.
However, Hao Yun still prayed that the next world would be simpler, and definitely not a world overrun by gods and demons, which would be too damn dangerous.
Just as Hao Yun was lost in thought, a heavy object fell into his arms, startling him awake.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry."
The one apologizing was a beautiful young female college student; what fell into Hao Yun's arms was her suitcase.
"It's okay, I'll put it up for you."
Carrying the suitcase with one hand, Hao Yun got up and put it on the shelf.
"Thanks."
In response to the female college student's thanks, Hao Yun simply smiled amicably and sat down to continue daydreaming.
"Are you... are you Hao Yun?"
Hearing someone speak, Hao Yun came back to his senses.
"ah?"
Seeing Hao Yun's bewildered expression, the female college student smiled shyly.
"Excuse me, I may have mistaken you for someone else."
"I'm Hao Yun, and you are?"
Hao Yun's brain raced as he searched for classmates from university, high school, middle school, and elementary school, but he couldn't match the person in front of him with the name.
"Wang Xue, your deskmate in junior high."
Hao Yun scratched his head and laughed, "Sorry, I didn't recognize you. You're much prettier than you were in junior high."
Everyone loves to hear nice words, Wang Xue smiled sweetly.
"You too, you've become even more handsome, and your words have become even sweeter."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two began to chat casually.
As the two chatted, Hao Yun tried to recall if he had a deskmate in junior high school, wondering why he didn't know.
After chatting for a while, Wang Xue realized that her former deskmate had completely forgotten her and had no idea who she was.
"It seems our young master Hao doesn't remember who I am, huh?"
Hao Yun froze for a moment, a figure flashing into his mind. Holy crap! Although girls change a lot as they grow up, this is too exaggerated. Is this still the same tomboy?
Thinking back to Wang Xue's short haircut and irritable personality back then, and then looking at this long-haired, gentle and sweet girl in front of me, wow!
Back then, Wang Xue used to chase after boys and beat them up, but now she can't even lift a suitcase. Hao Yun couldn't believe it even if he beat him to death. This must be an illusion. Yes, it's all an illusion.
"You remember now?"
Looking at Wang Xue's sweet smile, Hao Yun shuddered. This was terrifying. He needed to stay far away. This person was probably mentally unstable.
With an awkward yet polite smile, Hao Yun moved further inside.
"It's been several years since we last met after graduation. Are you studying or working now?"
When asked by Wang Xue, Hao Yun simply replied that he was at school.
"It's been years since I last saw you. You've become more introverted and don't talk much anymore."
Wang Xue leaned closer, blinking her big, sparkling eyes.
If it were someone else, Hao Yun might have been tempted, but when he thought of Wang Xue's past appearance, he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Well, you've grown up after all, and you're different from before, aren't you?"
"So what do you think of me now? Am I pretty or not?"
"pretty."
After that, Wang Xue did most of the talking, while Hao Yun responded with "uh-huh," "ah," and "oh."
Hao Yun, who was constantly praying to reach the station as soon as possible, finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
"The train is about to arrive at Yutai. Passengers who wish to disembark, please take note."
Chapter 30 A Chinese Ghost Story
"We've arrived at the station. Let me help you take your suitcase down."
Hao Yun deftly took down the suitcase, slung his bag over his shoulder, and headed out the door.
"Wait for me, let's go together."
Wang Xue, pulling her suitcase, quickly caught up with Hao Yun and followed behind him.
After leaving the station, Hao Yun had no choice but to give his phone number to Wang Xue before the two parted ways.
"Phew~ I'm finally away from that violent maniac."
Back when they were deskmates, Hao Yun was bullied quite a bit. Even though Wang Xue was a tomboy, she was still a girl after all, and whenever there was a conflict between them, it was always his fault.
In Hao Yun's mind, Wang Xue was synonymous with a plague, so he would instinctively resist her.
When Hao Yun got home by taxi, before he could even knock, he heard the clatter of mahjong tiles. He knocked a few times and then heard his mother yelling.
"Old Hao! Go open the door."
A short while later, the door creaked open.
"dad."
Why are you back?
My mother's voice came from inside the house, "Who is it?"
"Mom! It's me."
"I won by self-draw! Pay up! That's enough for today. My son's back, I need to go out and buy some groceries."
After changing into slippers and entering the house, Hao Yun saw her mother collecting money, and her three sisters were also packing their things to leave.
"Sixth Aunt, Aunt Wang, you've won today."
"What's the point of winning? You won all that money in one go, and your mom will have to buy you something nice to eat later."
Hao Yun saw the person to the door, then turned around and plopped down on the sofa.
"Mom, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
What would you like to eat?
"Abalone and lobster are both fine."
"Abalone and lobster are both fine, but you look more like an abalone and lobster to me!"
After scolding Hao Yun, Mom changed her shoes and went downstairs to buy groceries.
For dinner, although there was no abalone or lobster, there was still a serving of crayfish, and the other dishes were quite plentiful.
After serving Hao Yun a bowl of rice, Mom asked.
"You came back after taking leave?"
"Yeah, that's why I came back to buy a house, so I don't run out of money later."
“We still have some money at home. After you buy the house, your dad and I will spend money to renovate it for you and use it as your wedding home.”
Hao Yun hummed in agreement, but didn't tell his mother that he had 20 million yuan in his account, fearing that she wouldn't be able to accept it.
"Mom, I also prepared a gift for you. I'll go back to my room and get it for you."
After putting down his rice bowl, Hao Yun went inside and took out the pair of jade bracelets from his system inventory.
The mother, who was eating, saw the jade bracelet in Hao Yun's hand and her eyes immediately turned red. She laughed and scolded him.
"All you do is waste money!"
"Your child bought it for you, so just wear it while you eat."
Dad immediately stepped in to smooth things over, and Hao Yun put the jade bracelet on Mom's wrist. Mom lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
"Hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold."
When Hao Yun was in junior high school, he got into fights online and didn't study properly, which led to his failure in the high school entrance exam and his failure to get into a good school. In order to get Hao Yun into a good school, his mother sold her jade bracelet, which allowed Hao Yun to get into the county's No. 1 high school.
After the family of three finished their meal, they decided to go for a walk. Hao Yun, who had a somewhat laid-back personality, didn't want to go out at all, but his mother dragged him out anyway.
After leaving the house, Hao Yun realized why his mother had brought him out. As soon as the neighbors saw Hao Yun, they praised him for being good-looking and promising.
Hao Yun's mother had already told everyone about him sending money home. For so many years, she had only heard about other people's children, and now it was finally her turn.
As Hao Yun walked along, he felt his face was stiff from smiling so much.
"Mom, you dragged me out here just for this?"
Mom glared at Hao Yun. "You little brat, you used to embarrass me. Now that you finally have a chance to make me proud, can't you even let your mom show off a little?"
Hao Yun understood what his mother meant from her eyes and immediately followed obediently to her side.
After wandering around for more than an hour, Hao Yun finally got home and lay down on the sofa as soon as he entered the house, looking like a lazy bum.
"Move aside, you're blocking my view of the TV!"
With a glare from his mother, Hao Yun obediently moved aside, leaving the middle seat of the sofa for his mother.
After staying at home for two days and buying the house, Hao Yun rushed back to school because the system's cooldown period for time travel would end tonight.
Patiently waiting for midnight to arrive, Hao Yun kept praying that the world he was going to this time wouldn't be too dangerous.
The system cooldown ended, and Hao Yun was enveloped in white light, disappearing from the room.