Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Ao Peng took advantage of Ao Wu's absence from his room during his senior year tutoring class and returned to his own room.

As soon as he appeared in the real world, Ao Peng smelled a wonderful aroma. He opened the door and went into the kitchen.

"Mom, what delicious stew are you making?"

Ao Peng fawned over his mother, gently massaging her shoulders.

Ao's mother was startled at first, "Why are you back?"

"Isn't this New Year's Day? There's still one day left, so I came back."

Ao's mother was taken aback. "Didn't you say you were going mountain climbing with others?"

"After climbing the mountain, we'll take a bus home and go to school tomorrow."

Ao's mother didn't think much of it. "You're a dog by birth, you're born lucky. You always come running back home whenever there's something good to eat."

Ao Peng craned his neck to look.

"Ginseng and turtle soup!"

Ao's mother's face lit up with joy. "Your younger brother's mock exam results are out! The teacher said that if he tries his best, he has a chance to get into a top university!"

Upon hearing this news, Ao Peng exclaimed with delight, "Xiao Wu is awesome! He's way better than his older brother!"

"Go wash your hands, dinner will be served when your brother comes back."

Because it was Saturday, Ao Wu didn't attend his tutoring class today.

"Brother, you're back?"

Ao Wu was pleasantly surprised to see Ao Peng.

Children from poor families mature early. Since Ao Peng's father died young, he actually played the role of half a father at home. Not only did he help his mother push the breakfast cart in the morning, but when Ao Wu encountered trouble at school, it was Ao Peng, the older brother who was a sports student, who stepped in.

Therefore, the two brothers have always had a good relationship.

"Hmm, I heard you did well on your mock exams. If you get into a top university, I'll give you a 10,000 yuan reward."

Upon hearing this, not only Ao Wu, but even Ao's mother, who was serving the food, showed a surprised expression.

Ao Peng is a sophomore in college, and 10,000 yuan is not a small amount for college students.

"Where did you get the money?"

Ao's mother asked without any politeness.

Ao Peng picked up his bowl and said, "I used to work part-time at the martial arts gym, right? Now I'm a full-time employee."

Although he has not only failed to get a permanent position, he also owes 20,000 yuan in debt.

But Ao Peng, who gradually became a little superman after playing games, wouldn't be stifled by this little bit of money.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.

It would be great if there were more female bodhisattvas like Yingren in Hongxiuzhao.

Ao's mother didn't suspect anything. Although Ao Peng's academic performance was average, his physical education performance was indeed outstanding, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to pass the physical education exam.

She beckoned to the two brothers, "Come and eat! This is a ten-year-old wild ginseng!"

"Wild ginseng?"

Now it was Ao Peng's turn to be shocked.

He could understand his mother reluctantly buying some medicinal ginseng to make soup, but his family definitely couldn't afford ten-year-old wild ginseng.

Ao's mother also shared some good news: "I recently found a part-time job cooking for other people's families in the evenings. It's a tough job for a young girl with a child. I took extra care of the child in the evenings. The girl is kind-hearted, and she even let me take the leftover medicinal herbs from her soup-making process home to eat."

This is indeed great news.

Two pieces of good news happened to the Ao family in succession.

So the family chatted and laughed over a bowl of ginseng soup.

After dinner, Ao Wu scrolled through Douyin (TikTok) for a while.

Suddenly, a message caught his attention.

He quickly called out, "Brother, come and see!"

Ao Peng looked at his brother's phone. He originally thought his brother was going to tell him about the game, but it turned out to be something else entirely.

"Breaking news today! Japan's legendary once-in-a-millennium swordsman, wielding a wooden sword, went into the mountains to hunt a bear and was promptly turned into a meat patty!"

This is a breaking news story posted by a current affairs content creator on Douyin.

Immediately, a burst of sarcastic remarks erupted from below.

"Damn it! I saw that kid on social media the other day. He was so cocky, chopping trees with a wooden sword. Did he think he was invincible?"

"That video of cutting down trees was fake; it was all edited in post-production. I didn't expect that this guy couldn't fool others, and ended up fooling himself."

"What happened to the high school students saving the world? Give me back my Onii-chan!"

"That's all the life they've got. They can't even take down a few bears. The people who go are either old folks or high school students. I really don't know what the adults are doing!"

"Adults are being treated like corporate slaves."

"Bears are so cute, they should definitely breed more in Japan! Ideally, every Japanese person should have one!"

"Yeah, Xiongxiong just ate a few more Japanese heads, what's wrong with that?"

While ordinary people were making sarcastic remarks, Ao Peng noticed something different.

If the old-school games are aimed at a global audience, then perhaps this influence has already begun.

Ao Wu, quick-witted, realized this as well. He seized the opportunity to ask Ao Peng, "Brother, have anything strange happened around you lately?"

"What's wrong?"

Ao Wu, who was usually very brave, shrank back as he recalled the suffocatingly strange events that happened this morning. "I heard from my classmates that it's been haunted lately."

As if afraid Ao Peng wouldn't believe him, he took out his phone and found the old game, "This game suddenly appeared on my phone."

Ao Peng then casually asked, "You play this game too?"

He took out his phone and showed the old game, but didn't open it.

"Me too. I encountered a ghost wall while hiking this time, and then this game appeared on my phone. I can't delete it, so I came back. Don't tell Mom."

Ao Wu didn't want his mother to worry, so he quickly nodded.

"I saw on the forums that this game is pretty weird, like you get superpowers if you play it a lot. By the way, what character did you choose at the start?"

Ao Peng did not interfere with Ao Wu's choice of talent.

This is Ao Wu's own path, and he will not interfere; he will only provide necessary assistance when Ao Wu is cultivating.

"Blacksmith! This profession comes with a starting weapon and life skills. If the difficulty increases later and you can't continue playing, it's not bad to have it as a side job."

"You're quite something, kid. You're more mature than me."

Ao Peng patted his younger brother's head, "I chose the shrine guardian. I heard that after leveling up your destiny, you can unlock skills. You can use the extra skills then."

"This is great!"

Ao Wu, remembering that his older brother was also playing the game, quickly asked, "Brother, how did you get through the beginning? I secretly played twice today and got bitten to death by the weasel, and my incense points were reset to zero."

Old Tu's anti-addiction measures are indeed quite good.

For ordinary players, dying once will cost half of their incense offerings, and they can't play more than two or three times a day.

"It's not that hard. When I encountered a ghost wall, I went down the mountain to find a temple to pray, and while playing the game, I got through it. This game can not only affect reality, but reality can also affect the game in turn..."

Ao Peng directly explained the starting strategy that required spending a thousand incense sticks, emphasizing that early game progress was also crucial.

After explaining the strategy, Ao Wu wanted to start playing, but Ao Peng stopped him, saying, "Do your homework first, then play games!"

"oh."

Ao Wu reluctantly put down his phone, then saw Ao Peng packing his things. "Brother, where are you going tonight?"

"Of course I'll go back to class? I booked a night bus; it's cheaper that way."

After saying that, he packed his things and went out, afraid that if he stayed at home, something strange would happen in Ao Wu's game and he would notice.

"oh."

Ao Wu didn't think much of it and nodded.

Before leaving, Ao Peng reminded him, "By the way, kid, this game is about the future. Spend some time browsing the forums, but don't mess around with your attribute points. If I find out, I'll let you taste my Iron Fist!"

"Got it, bro!" Ao Wu suddenly remembered that the Joyful Sect had been mentioned many times on the forum today, and he quickly looked at Ao Peng with a suspicious gaze, "Bro, you haven't been messing around with that, have you?"

Ao Peng thought of the alluring yet coy tactics of the welcoming female bodhisattva, and the thought of playing games later, and laughed, "How could that be? Your brother here is a paragon of virtue, unmoved even with a woman in his lap!"