I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 23 I love you two so much!
"When did you start liking reading? How boring."

In the Xinhua Bookstore in the city center, Jiang Yingzhu strolled next to Li Yan, aimlessly scanning her surroundings and yawning.

"In my past life."

"whispering sound."

Jiang Yingzhu let out a long, sneer, clearly not believing it.

"Then I must have been a female knight-errant in my past life, specializing in killing worthless scholars like you."

As soon as he finished speaking, people standing by the bookshelves on both sides of the aisle all looked over.

Jiang Yingzhu immediately fell silent, revealing a silly smile, her eyes darting around.

Seeing that he looked like a student, the others didn't bother to make a fuss.

Li Yan shook his head and chuckled; he really wasn't lying.

His reading habit stemmed from his previous life's exposure to online novels.

After all, not every online novel is to one's liking, especially some long ones.

After reading for several days in a row, he would feel bored and nauseous, so he would choose to read classic masterpieces or strange tales and miscellaneous essays to relieve the boredom!

Later I discovered that some physical books are actually quite interesting.

Over time, it became a habit.

But if we really want to go back further, that's fine too, like the Little Tigers, which we loved watching in elementary school, and Charlie IX.

"Okay, here it is."

A notification came from the system that the skill had been recorded. Li Yan stopped and looked up. He saw a section of books on philosophy and health preservation.

A quick glance revealed mostly middle-aged and elderly people over forty, all engrossed in reading.

"Seriously, Li Yan, are you out of your mind?"

Jiang Yingzhu complained that just by looking at the titles of the books around her, she could feel a deathly, gloomy atmosphere, like the benches in her grandfather's house in the countryside.

Li Yan put away the "Detailed Explanation of the Eight Pieces of Brocade" that had just triggered the system prompt, nodded in affirmation.

"You don't need to come with me, go read your comic books."

"No, I don't think comic books are as good as you."

As soon as he said that, the elderly people around him stopped reading and turned their gazes away.

Jiang Yingzhu seemed to realize the inappropriateness of her previous words, and her ears turned slightly red and her cheeks flushed instantly. She quickly took two steps back to create some distance.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get me wrong! I mean you're so silly, more interesting than comic books."

"What did I misunderstand?" Li Yan glanced at her, his face showing a constipated expression.

"You don't think I thought you were confessing your feelings to me, do you? Eww~~~!!"

Jiang Yingzhu's eyes widened suddenly. "Get lost! Who confessed to you? You wish!"

"That's good."

Li Yan nodded, his hand moving over the books on the shelf, searching for the one he wanted.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Yingzhu crossed her arms and let out a muffled groan.

After searching for a while, Li Yan didn't find a second skill book, but instead touched a soft, smooth little hand.

The two hands touched briefly and then separated, and Li Yan looked over in that direction.

The woman opposite me wasn't a woman in her forties, but a young girl.

"Hey, Qianqian, what are you doing here?"

Jiang Yingzhu was the first to ask a question.

"Come and buy two books." Mei Mengqian greeted the two people with a smile, then took out the basic yoga tutorial and looked at Li Yan.

Do you want this too?

"Qianqian, don't pay any attention to him. This pervert has been touching the book the whole way, but he doesn't actually read it, like he's touching his lover. What an idiot!"

"Jiang Yingzhu, I won't allow you to talk about yourself like that."

"Get lost!" Jiang Yingzhu shouted angrily, then stepped forward, grabbed Mei Mengqian's hand, and began to criticize Li Yan in front of everyone. "Let me tell you, stay away from him these next few days. This guy might be having a bout of chuunibyou. Yesterday he even went to a nearby bookstore and asked the owner if they had Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), and then he got mocked by some kid, hahaha."

"And guess what he did yesterday at noon? He was doing Tai Chi in his room! Isn't that hilarious!"

As Jiang Yingzhu got excited, her eyebrows shot up.

Mei Mengqian also smiled, glanced at Li Yan, and then looked at the lively Jiang Yingzhu in front of her. Her originally depressed mood improved a lot.

"It's quite interesting."

"What? Qianqian, don't give me face, he's just an idiot."

Jiang Yingzhu hesitated for a moment, then became excited, "Yesterday I mocked him for playing Tai Chi, and guess what he did? Let me show you."

As she spoke, Jiang Yingzhu coughed, tightened her face, and looked cold and sassy. Then she raised her eyebrows exaggeratedly at Mei Mengqian, leaned in suddenly, pinched her chin, and then twisted her mouth.

"You take pictures of me every day without my consent, woman. Who gave you the audacity to treat me like a private collection and record my life?"

Hearing that arrogant tone and lines, Mei Mengqian's eyes widened suddenly, her hair stood on end, and her pupils trembled violently.

"If you like it, just say it out loud, hahaha, I can't hold it in anymore, hahaha."

Infected by her burst of laughter, Mei Mengqian also laughed heartily.

She laughed while glancing shyly at Li Yan.

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "Never mind, I'm used to it."

Jiang Yingzhu was also sensible; she knew she was a blabbermouth, so she only talked about these things with people who kept quiet.

She didn't have a quiet, reserved person by her side before; Gan Tiantian was a master of gossip and a true expert in eating melons.

Therefore, Jiang Yingzhu persuaded Xiaotian with reason, forcing her to become a silent person.

Now that I've met Mei Mengqian, a girl with social anxiety, she doesn't seem like the type to actively cricket others.

However, after laughing for a while, Mei Mengqian started giving him serious advice.

"The kung fu in wuxia novels is not entirely made up out of thin air. Many of the kung fu techniques in Jin Yong's novels actually incorporate knowledge from Taoism and Buddhism. For example, the Beiming Divine Skill is clearly derived from the Free and Easy Wandering."

"Qianqian, you don't need to explain for him. If you do, he might just take a fancy to those Taoist and Buddhist things and start messing around again."

Just as Jiang Yingzhu finished speaking, Li Yan clapped his hands and exclaimed in admiration.

"Yes, how come I didn't think of that!"

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you must have seen a pig run.

He didn't know how to cultivate in the Tianxuan Continent that the system wanted to go to.

But countless cultivation novels have proven one thing: Buddhist and Taoist philosophical books have become the source of the Tao.

He doesn't expect every single one to be true, but maybe one of them is?
If there's anything that young people yearn for more than chivalry, it's perhaps immortality.

"What do you want to do?"

Upon hearing his words, both women looked over.

Li Yan didn't say anything, leaving behind the words, "I love you two to death."

I headed straight for the philosophy section.

Jiang Yingzhu pursed her lips, raised her chin, and snorted out a sentence through her nose.

"baffling."

Mei Mengqian felt a little embarrassed. Why did Si Jiu say such strange things?

Is it appropriate to say such things here?

No, he shouldn't have said that.

"Qianqian, do you know that boy from earlier?"

Just then, a voice came from behind them, startling them.

Upon hearing her mother's voice, Mei Mengqian immediately lowered her head deeply.

Oh no, I've been killed by Si Jiu.

(End of this chapter)