I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 139: I Was Careless, This Wine Has a Really Strong Kick
"Hey man, looking to buy a motorcycle?"
Lin Li had just stepped into the shop when a young man in a black tank top and casual shorts came up to greet him.
Lin Li nodded at the young man. Before the salesman could ask about his preferences for performance or price, Lin Li pointed to a black motorcycle near the entrance and asked, "How much is that black dirt bike?"
"This one’s sixty-five hundred."
"That’s not cheap! Is there a discount?"
"Sorry, this model is brand new, so there’s no discount for now. How about you take a look at this white one? This one’s on sale."
"Never mind. I like the look of this one. I’ll take it. Can I pay with my phone?"
Hearing there was no discount, Lin Li didn’t hesitate and decided to buy the black dirt bike, priced at sixty-five hundred yuan.
"Huh?" The young man in the tank top hadn’t expected Lin Li to decide to pay so quickly. He was stunned for a moment.
Then he quickly recovered, nodded at Lin Li, and said, "Yes, you can. Please come this way to pay..."
From entering the shop and choosing a bike to paying for it, the entire process took less than five minutes. A sale completed that quickly could be said to have broken the shop’s fastest sales record.
"Take care, man. If you have any questions about the bike later, feel free to call the number on my card anytime."
"Okay."
Lin Li pushed the motorcycle out of the shop and over to the back of a van parked by the roadside. He opened the rear doors, lifted the newly purchased bike, and stuffed it inside.
"Holy shit, that guy is strong!" The young man in the tank top, who had been watching Lin Li leave, saw him effortlessly lift the motorcycle, and his eyes went wide in shock.
"Who’s so strong?" A colleague walking past the tank-topped youth asked casually.
"You have no idea. The customer I just helped, he grabbed a motorcycle that weighs hundreds of pounds like it was a plastic toy and lifted it without breaking a sweat..."
The young man in the tank top vividly described the scene he had just witnessed.
RUMBLE...
After putting the motorcycle in the van, Lin Li got into the driver’s seat and drove away.
...
The sun was bright in a cloudless sky.
In the usually quiet wilderness on the outskirts of the East District, a piercing roar suddenly broke the silence.
RUMBLE...
A figure in a helmet and camouflage was speeding across the vast wilderness on a motorcycle.
SCREECH.
He squeezed the brake lever, and the motorcycle slowly came to a stop.
"Whew..." Lin Li took off his helmet and let out a long breath. He had originally bought the motorcycle to use for travel in the Spirit Realm later on, but he couldn’t resist trying it out in the wilderness today.
’The bike performs well. It was worth the sixty-five hundred,’ Lin Li muttered, looking at the motorcycle beneath him.
After getting off the motorcycle, he stored both the helmet and the bike in the Mysterious Small Island, then took out his Spiritual Longsword and began to advance on foot.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to keep riding the motorcycle, but the deeper he went into the wilderness, the worse the terrain became.
Even a dirt bike with excellent off-road capabilities couldn’t continue to ride smoothly on such terrible ground.
"AWOOO..."
A wolf’s howl suddenly rang out from ahead and to his right, causing Lin Li’s eyes to light up as he was searching for prey.
’Was this Mutant Beast drawn by the sound of the motorcycle? Looks like my luck today won’t be too bad.’
Muttering to himself, Lin Li immediately began to stalk quickly toward the source of the howl.
...
「Time flew by.」
It was nearly nine at night, and a bright, full moon hung high in the sky.
In a villa complex in Rongcheng’s North District, dozens of people were gathered inside a lavishly decorated mansion. It seemed the family was hosting a party tonight.
In the villa’s bathroom.
Su Yue, dressed in a pale blue dress, looked into the mirror above the sink. She tapped her slightly dizzy head and muttered, "I was careless. That wine has a strong kick!"
Knowing she wasn’t in good shape, Su Yue took her phone out of her pocket, opened her contacts, and made a call.
"Hello? Why are you calling me?"
The call connected within seconds. A lazy voice came through the phone, accompanied by the sound of a television in the background.
"Lin Li, are you busy right now? If not, can you come pick me up?" Su Yue asked, her head still spinning.
"You’ve been drinking, and quite a bit, too?" Lin Li asked, noticing the oddness in Su Yue’s tone.
"I didn’t drink much. It’s just that the wine was different. The kick was stronger than I expected..." Su Yue slurred.
"Tell me the address. I’ll come get you." Lin Li didn’t ask any more questions, just asked for her current location.
"I’m at..."
...
Zhang Xiaohao had a happy smile on his face. The party his family hosted tonight could be considered a great success, especially since the girl he’d had his eye on for a long time had also attended.
When he saw a somewhat dazed Su Yue come out of the bathroom, he immediately went up to her. His eyes fixed eagerly on her flawless cheeks as he said, "Su Yue, let me take you home!"
"Thank you, but that’s okay. I’ve already called a friend to come pick me up." Faced with the eager Zhang Xiaohao, Su Yue shook her head and politely refused.
"It’s getting late. There’s no need to trouble your friend to come all this way. Just let me take you home!"
Zhang Xiaohao was surprised that Su Yue had actually called a friend to pick her up. According to his plan, he was supposed to be the one to take her home tonight.
"Thanks! My friend should already be on the way. He’ll be here soon." Su Yue shook her head again, rejecting Zhang Xiaohao’s offer to drive her home.
"..." Seeing Su Yue refuse again and again, Zhang Xiaohao knew he couldn’t insist.
He then personally escorted Su Yue out of the house and to the edge of the complex, waiting with her by the roadside for her friend to arrive.
...
WHOOSH...
RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...
A sudden gust of wind blew past, causing the roadside trees to sway gently, making soft rustling sounds.
The villa complex where Zhang Xiaohao lived was near the suburbs. At night, aside from the occasional passing car, there were basically no pedestrians on the streets.
The dim, yellow light from the streetlamps cast down on the street, adding a touch of desolation to the sparsely populated neighborhood.
Already a bit dizzy, Su Yue felt the effects of the alcohol intensify as the sudden wind blew over her, making her even more dazed.
She leaned against a roadside tree, her dazed eyes gazing at a small shop across the street.
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