Sumu was walking home carrying a bag of pork ribs. Most people in the community knew him and greeted him with a smile.
"Sumu is out of school."
"Xiao Mu came back early today. You're going to take the exam soon, right? Are you confident? You should work hard!"
Every time this happened, Su Mu would respond politely one by one.
An old lady who was holding her grandson and playing in the community said to him from a distance: "Xiao Mu, I just came out of your house. Xiao Yezi looks pretty good today."
"Thank you, Grandma Chen. Thanks for your help."
"Why are you being polite? We are all neighbors. Besides, Xiaoye is so cute, we all like her very much. If we were not afraid of disturbing her rest, we would like to play at your house for a while longer."
Su Mu chatted with Grandma Chen for a few words, then said goodbye and left. Faintly, he heard the discussions of several grandpas and grandmas behind him:
“It’s not easy for this child either.”
"Yes, my parents died when I was very young, and I have a sister who is seriously ill..."
"All these blows didn't crush him. Instead, he supported the family. Compared to him, my grandson is incompetent at everything. He eats everything without leaving any residue. He also talks back to me and makes me angry every day. The more I think about it, the angrier I get. When the little bastard comes back, I will definitely teach him a lesson!"
"It's time to teach the child a lesson. The child is disobedient and he must not be beaten enough. He should be beaten to death." The old men and women around immediately started to make a fuss. One suggested beating him with broom sticks, saying something like 'good people are born under broom sticks'; another suggested beating him with sticks, because 'filial sons are born under the stick'.
Everyone is looking forward to watching the fun, since the people getting beaten are not their grandchildren.
Su Mu mourned for the poor grandson in his heart for three seconds.
Suddenly, a palm-sized paper crane fell from the sky and hovered in front of Su Mu.
The paper crane is yellow, with a running dog logo painted on one wing and the words "Meituan Takeout" written on the other wing. There is also a bag of takeout under the paper crane, which looks like spicy rabbit head and exudes an enticing aroma.
The paper crane flapped its wings as if it had life.
A deep male voice came out from the paper crane: "Dude, do you know where Unit 3, Building 7 is?"
Facing a paper crane that could fly and talk, Su Mu was not surprised at all. He pointed sideways and said, "That's Building 9. Turn right and you'll see Building 7 across from it. Unit 3 is on the far right."
"Thanks buddy."
The paper crane thanked him, flapped its wings and flew into the air, heading in the direction Su Mu said.
Looking at the paper crane flying away, Su Mu recalled the scene when he first saw this thing.
At that time, I was not as calm as I am now. I was almost scared to death. It was not until later that I realized that this was a paper crane for Meituan's food delivery. The one who spoke was not the paper crane itself, but the "senior food deliveryman" who controlled it.
Yes, this world is not the Earth, but a parallel universe.
A world with cultivation and magic!
In this world, the knowledge of cultivation and magic is highly integrated with technology and life, and the techniques of cultivation and magic are used in all walks of life. Eastern cultivators and Western transcendents are all high-end talents, and their social status and economic income are envied by ordinary people.
Sumu is not a native of this world. He traveled here three years ago.
Sumu on Earth is a mobile game planner in his thirties. He is best at organizing pay-to-win activities to cheat players out of money, making them curse "this planner is not a human being" while recharging their accounts and shouting "this is so good".
But players will soon find that before they can enjoy the wives and equipment they got by spending money, they are secretly weakened by the bad planners, and they have to continue spending money to draw new wives...
When he first came into this world and saw that both his parents had passed away and he had a younger sister, Su Mu once thought that he was about to reach the peak of his life.
After all, the setting of both parents being orphaned is a common routine in online novels and a perfect template for the protagonist.
But after trying all kinds of methods, whether it was the system, the grandfather, or super powers, nothing happened. Even his talent for cultivation was not better than others. On the contrary, because of a series of strange behaviors, he was regarded as over-stimulated and had mental problems, so he participated in research work in the hospital for a period of time.
Mainly the kind that is studied by others, has no income and even has to pay money.
Three years have passed, and Sumu has completely integrated into this world.
Apart from cultivation and magic, the rest of the world here is not much different from Earth. Not only is the world structure the same, but life is also very similar: there are Meituan, Ele.me, Taobao, and JD.com. There are also Huawei, Xiaomi, and other mobile phones.
During these three years, Sumu also established a deep relationship with his sister.
If when he first came, his sister was just a "most familiar stranger" to him, then now, his sister is not only his closest relative, but also the reason why he works so hard in this world and his spiritual sustenance.
Su Mu withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked into the apartment building.
The slightly dim corridor is covered with various advertisements.
There are not only lock-opening, sewer-unclogging and micro-loans, but also large poster advertisements.
There are two pictures right opposite the entrance of the corridor, and they are newly posted.
On the poster on the left stands an old artist who has taken on ancient and modern history.
Sensing someone coming, the old artist in the poster quickly raised his thumb, smiled with wrinkles all over his face, and shouted loudly: "Come to Lanxiang to learn instrument repair. It's a well-established and famous school with reliable quality. We guarantee teaching, success, and job placement! Come to Lanxiang, young man. Everyone here is talented and speaks well. I guarantee you will like it very much. Please write down the admissions phone number..."
On the right is a poster of a competitor, with a group of chefs on it. Not wanting to be left behind, they all sang at the top of their lungs, a beautiful chorus: "Xue Ding Shi, New Oriental, that's a good place, 800 stainless steel stoves, 200 skilled masters, stable jobs with high incomes, guaranteed lifelong employment, guaranteed!"
Su Mu watched the performance of the two advertising posters with great interest.
In the past, the advertisements in the corridors were all static and ordinary advertisements. Because graduation season is approaching, these training institutions spent a lot of money to get the latest video posters.
This kind of poster that uses runes and spells can not only move and speak, but also has a certain degree of intelligence. When it meets someone who is interested, it can not only give the other party a detailed introduction, but also leave the other party's contact information and upload it to the admissions teacher of the training institution through the Internet.
If Su Mu fails the exam at Xiuzhen University in half a month, he might really go to these training schools.
Although the tuition is a bit expensive, at least he is learning techniques related to cultivation. Even if he cannot become a cultivator, he can still find a good job and make money while studying. It is more suitable for him than an ordinary university.
He needs money.
Whether it is living or treating my sister's illness, money is indispensable.
Su Mu retracted his gaze, raised his hand and patted his head, as if to reprimand himself, but also as if to encourage himself: "What are you thinking about? I will definitely be able to enter the Cultivation University, become a cultivator, and save enough money for my sister's surgery and make her better."
He stopped looking at the poster and strode upstairs.
Behind him, the 'people' on the two posters were still trying to persuade him to stay:
"Brother, please leave me your contact information."
"Don't go, let's talk more, talk more..."
Their enthusiasm did not get a response from Su Mu, but instead provoked the first-floor residents to scold them: "Shut up, okay? You're making noises for your mother! I'm going to call the property management to complain. They made these two crappy ads. Every day when they see someone, they yell like crazy. They don't stop until midnight. It's really disturbing!"
Su Mu quickly went up to the fourth floor, took out his key and opened the door.
This house was an inheritance left by his parents, along with hundreds of thousands of dollars.
At the beginning of last year, my sister was diagnosed with leukemia, and most of the money was spent. If Su Mu fails to get into Xiuzhen University, he will probably lose the house.
Only by getting into a cultivation university, or at worst a cultivation-related technical training school, can I earn enough money to hire an alchemist to treat my sister's illness.
When Su Mu came in, his sister Su Ye was curled up on the sofa like a kitten, watching TV. Seeing him come back, she hurriedly stood up and asked in surprise: "Brother, why did you come back so early today?"
Su Ye, who is almost sixteen years old, is very beautiful, but her skin is pale and bloodless. She also wears a hat on her head to cover her head where all the hair has fallen out due to chemotherapy.
Seeing his sister, Su Mu smiled gently and explained, "Did you forget? Tomorrow is Sunday, so you don't have to go to evening self-study today."
As he spoke, he glanced at the TV, which was broadcasting the hourly news bulletins.
"The F1 Formula One Championship in Shanghai ended yesterday. Our Great Wall Flying Swords team beat out the McLaren Flying Brooms, the Force India Flying Carpets, the Ferrari Flying Shoes and other strong opponents to win the championship..."
"Huawei releases a new flagship phone, equipped with its self-developed Rune chip and Hongmeng system..."
Since she was diagnosed with leukemia and had to take a leave of absence from school to recuperate at home, Su Ye has taken a liking to reading the news, which is one of the few channels for her to understand the outside world.
Su Ye walked towards Su Mu and saw the food he was holding. He said in surprise, "Brother, did you buy ribs?"
Su Mu pinched her face lovingly, smiled and nodded: "Today is your birthday, I will make you your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."
"That's great, thank you brother!" Su Ye smiled happily, her smile was particularly sweet, and then pretended to be mysterious and said: "Brother, I also prepared a birthday present for you."
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