Chapter 367: Chapter 277: How Can a Dignified Second Order High Rank Cultivator Be Bullied Like This?
Su Yue hummed softly and gave a slight nod, her gaze returning to the vast, azure sea in the distance.
After lunch, Lin Li and Su Yue had originally planned to spend the afternoon visiting Qiong City’s largest botanical garden.
However, when they drove to the entrance, they were told the botanical garden was closing for a while starting today, which completely caught them by surprise.
Well... actually, Su Yue was the more disappointed of the two, as she loved all kinds of plants.
The Qiong City Botanical Garden boasted a vast variety of plants and was arguably one of the best in the country.
Su Yue had been looking forward to using this chance to see some of the unique new plants from abroad that had been added to the Qiong City Botanical Garden, but her hopes were dashed.
Lin Li, on the other hand, wasn’t particularly interested in admiring plants, so he didn’t think it was a big deal that they couldn’t go in.
After returning to the hotel, Lin Li and Su Yue went back to their respective rooms.
Just as Lin Li had said, the sea journey that morning—a round trip of over two hours—had been quite tiring for Su Yue, who was just an ordinary person.
After getting back to her room, she washed up and immediately went to bed.
Lin Li, however, was still in excellent shape both mentally and physically, so he certainly didn’t need a nap to recover.
He had taken to heart how Su Yue had playfully teased him in the sea earlier with her superb swimming skills.
’How could I, a dignified Second Order High Rank Cultivator, let myself be pushed around like that?’
Having resolved to use his vacation in Qiong City to hone his swimming skills, Lin Li returned to his room, grabbed the plastic bag with his swim trunks, and left the hotel, heading for the nearby beach.
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The sun began to set, bathing the sea in the afterglow of dusk. More and more people flocked to the beach; most had eaten an early dinner and come for a swim now that the heat had subsided.
CAW, CAW, CAW...
A flock of seagulls circled in the sky, letting out a series of crisp, melodious cries. They looked down at the surface of the sea and saw a human swimming rapidly through the water.
SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH...
Water flew with every swing of his arms.
By now, Lin Li was very far from the shore—nearly a dozen kilometers out.
Normally, no tourist would ever swim out this far.
It was too easy to have an accident so far from shore. Only someone like Lin Li, who could rely on his power as a Cultivator, would dare to venture this far out.
Having spent the entire afternoon honing his technique in the sea, Lin Li’s swimming had improved at a visibly rapid pace.
It made sense. With his foundation as a Second Order High Rank Cultivator, as long as he was willing to spend some time practicing, he could elevate his swimming skills beyond those of even frequent swimmers in a very short period.
Haaa...
The rhythm of his breathing quickened slightly.
He had spent the entire afternoon practicing in the sea. Even for a Second Order High Rank Cultivator like Lin Li, whose stamina far exceeded that of an ordinary person, swimming for so long was bound to cause some fatigue.
The sun was about to dip below the horizon, and Lin Li decided it was time to call it a day.
He turned and began swimming toward the distant shore.
CAW, CAW, CAW...
The seagulls flying overhead saw the human start swimming for the beach and knew he was heading ashore.
One of the adult seagulls was suddenly struck with the mischievous urge to tease the human. It broke away from the flock and swooped down toward the man swimming for shore.
SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH...
Lin Li swung his arms, kicking up splashes of water. He was mentally estimating how long it would take to get back to shore when he suddenly sensed something rapidly approaching from behind.
’What’s that?’
Instantly on alert, he whipped his head around, just in time to see a white figure skim past the tips of his hair.
CAW, CAW, CAW...
The seagull, having buzzed Lin Li’s head at close range, soared back into the sky and let out a series of triumphant-sounding caws.
"You little shit! You actually dare to mess with me? Got a death wish or something?" Lin Li tilted his head back and yelled at the seagull that had just played a trick on him, not caring one bit if it understood.
CAW, CAW, CAW...
Hearing the human in the water yelling at it, the prank-pulling seagull’s caws grew even more cheerful.
Just as it prepared to dive down and tease the human again...
a faint golden Spiritual Light appeared in the human’s hand. Then, the bird saw a lethally sharp Cyan Wind Blade hurtling toward it.
WHOOSH.
The razor-sharp Cyan Wind Blade was incredibly fast, reaching the seagull in the blink of an eye and zipping right past it.
CAW...?!?!?!!
Having felt the sharp edge of the Cyan Wind Blade up close, the seagull let out a terrified squawk. It shot upwards, rapidly gaining altitude, and flew back toward its flock, not daring to mess with the human in the water ever again.
"’Consider yourself lucky. My next Wind Blade wouldn’t have just been a warning," Lin Li muttered as he watched the terrified seagull flee. He then resumed his swim toward the shore.
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After sleeping the entire afternoon, Su Yue woke up completely refreshed and full of energy.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...
After leaving her room, Su Yue went to Lin Li’s door and knocked.
She waited for a minute or two, but Lin Li didn’t come to the door. Figuring he might still be asleep and hadn’t heard her knock, she pulled her phone from her pocket and called him.
BEEP... BEEP... BEEP...
"We’re sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later..."
The call went through, but no one picked up. Su Yue thought for a moment, guessing that Lin Li must not be in his room.
’Did Lin Li go to the beach for a swim? Mm, that’s possible. He mentioned at lunch that he wanted to spend some time practicing his swimming over the next few days.’
Guessing that Lin Li had probably gone to the beach, Su Yue sent him a text asking where he was.
She then put her phone away and headed out of the hotel, planning to check the beach to see if her guess was right—that Lin Li was in the water, practicing his swimming.
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The beach was bustling with people under the setting sun. Tourists strolled along the sand in twos and threes as a gentle evening breeze blew past, making one feel relaxed and refreshed.
When Su Yue arrived at the beach in a floral print dress, her slender figure and beautiful face immediately made her the center of attention.
Seeing that she was alone, quite a few people entertained the thought of approaching her.
The sea breeze blew in, messing up the hair on her forehead. She raised her right hand and gently brushed it back into place.
At the same time, she stood on her tiptoes and leaned forward, gazing out at the distant sea, searching for any sign of Lin Li.
Su Yue stopped and scanned the horizon for a moment. "Sigh, there are so many people, both in the water and on the beach. It’s going to be impossible to find Lin Li in this crowd," she muttered. She gave up on her needle-in-a-haystack search and decided to find a place to sit down and wait for his reply.
Just then, a young man with tattooed arms, dyed-blond hair, and sunglasses—who clearly thought he was quite handsome—approached Su Yue as she was looking for a place to sit and greeted her with great enthusiasm.
"Hey, beautiful..."
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