Michelle mumbled in shock seeing how skinny Zhang Lisheng was, "Don't tell me that he really doesn't have enough to eat in China?" He was no longer as overbearing as he was earlier.
Riley who was the most sensible walked forward directly and hugged the short Zhang Lisheng in a friendly manner. "Hi Lisheng, I'm Riley S. Lavin. You can call me Riley."
"Let me introduce my dear sister.
Hi, young man, I'm Randy Lavin … "Randy who was lively was the second to show his kindness.
Then, it was the siblings Gill and Harry who were related to Zhang Lisheng by blood. In the end, even Michelle who was a little bashful also hugged the young man from the mountain village who came from China.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, the host, Sullo said loudly while clapping his hands while smiling, "Alright kids, our welcome party is about to begin after greeting your new brother.
I'm sorry Lisheng, we'll have to make up for the cake and lobster tomorrow. However, there's fried steak and muffins. Although they don't go well together, I only know how to make these two dishes but I guarantee they'll be delicious. "
"Thanks, Uncle Lavin," Zhang Lisheng was arranged to sit in the middle of the dining table after thanking him.
The first part of the dinner was considered harmonious. However, the atmosphere grew cold as Zhang Lisheng's introverted character of answering questions passively and never taking the initiative to speak was revealed.
The independent American young man was far more self-centered than the Chinese kids. He would never cater to other people's feelings on purpose.
Lavin noticed that in time. Seeing that there was not much food left on the dining table, he said while wiping his mouth with a napkin, "Lisheng, are you full?"
"I'm full, Uncle Lavin."
"Let me bring you to rest then. Take a look at the room that we've prepared for you.
Take a hot shower and have a good night's sleep, the jet lag will be gone naturally. "
"Go baby, follow your Uncle Lavin upstairs," Lili who was standing aside encouraged.
Zhang Lisheng nodded and carried the backpack at his feet. He followed behind Sullo quietly. They walked up the stairs.
Sullo joked when they arrived at the second floor, "Lisheng, you should train more and be more cheerful. Otherwise, no girls will like you." He seemed to be trying to ease the awkward atmosphere when he was alone with Zhang Lisheng.
Zhang Lisheng merely lowered his head and smiled.
Sullo sighed secretly and walked to the furthest room in the corridor on the second floor. He opened the door and turned on the light. "Look, Lisheng, this is your room.
Other than the master bedroom, only this bedroom has its own bathroom. I've also pasted a few Chinese paintings on the wall. I think you'll like them. "
Looking through the door, the room was about 20 square meters in size. On the west side of the wall, there was a large American single bed. Next to the bed was a small bedside table. On the bedside table was a table lamp and an iPad. Next to it was a window.
At the foot of the bed, there was a brand new computer desk, chair, and a new computer. There was a small door on the opposite wall, which should be the bathroom.
There were faint traces of posters being torn off on the wall, and what covered those traces were strangely shaped prints of Hua landscape paintings.
"How is it? Isn't it great?"
"It's great indeed," Zhang Lisheng said numbly as he looked at the clumsy landscape paintings that looked more like ink stains than landscape paintings on the wall, "But can I move the bed under the window? I'm used to sleeping under the moonlight."
Sullo was stunned and said in surprise, "Most people are the opposite. But this is your room, you can decorate it however you like."
He walked into the room in big steps as he spoke and moved the bedside table to the corner. He then moved the single bed under the window with Zhang Lisheng.
After adjusting the layout slightly, Sullo looked around the room again and asked, "How is it now?"
"It looks very comfortable. I'm very grateful for everything that you've done for me, Uncle Lavin."
"It's nothing, young man. We're a family, this is what I should do.
Alright, I won't disturb your rest anymore. Goodnight, "Sullo said and left the room after he was done.
Zhang Lisheng turned off the light on the ceiling immediately when he was left alone.
The room turned dark all of a sudden. There was only the moonlight that shone through the window. It allowed him to see the furniture in the room faintly so that he would not fall.
Zhang Lisheng was relieved in satisfaction as he was in the dark. He took out his wizard worm from his backpack.
Ever since he became a Rank-2 Wizard, he had never cultivated the Witchcraft secret method that he obtained from the ancient strange worm statue that he borrowed the power of thunder at the Zhang family's old house. He did not expect his first cultivation to be in Brooklyn, New York, America.
"Life's really unpredictable," Zhang Lisheng mumbled to himself and took off his shoes. Zhang Lisheng mumbled to himself and took off his shoes. He climbed onto the bed and placed Mountoad on the window sill that was facing the head of the bed.
The moonlight shone on Mountoad's back that was full of scabs, creating an indescribably terrifying and creepy atmosphere.
Zhang Lisheng looked at his wizard worm and sat in a comfortable position. He began focusing on outlining the chest and abdomen of the Demon's statue that was changing continuously following the Witchcraft secret method in his head.
Gradually, a mysterious connection was built between Zhang Lisheng and the wizard worm. The moonlight that flowed through the window began merging into the wizard worm's body.
Subsequently, the moonlight turned into faint green smoke and came out of Mountoad's nostrils and mouth. It spread all the way to Zhang Lisheng's nose and entered his body through his nostrils.
Zhang Lisheng's body trembled slightly as the wizard power in his body surged. It turned into tens of illusory strange worms that refined the toxins and impurities that had accumulated in his body over the years into black smoke before dispersing it from his mouth, nose, eyes, and orifices.
The wizard worm absorbed the five wisps of black smoke as it floated out, forming the entire Inner and Outer Circulation secret method.
Zhang Lisheng naturally entered a mysterious cultivation state as soon as the circulation was completed. He seemed to be asleep yet he was awake yet he was not. He was muddle-headed and had no idea how fast time was passing by.
The night passed quickly and the moonlight turned into the sun essence. Zhang Lisheng's cultivation did not seem to be interrupted at all until a series of knocks on the door and Lili's "Baby, are you awake?" came from outside.
Zhang Lisheng snapped back to reality and felt that his body was a little sore but he did not feel dispirited at all. He took Mountoad from the window sill immediately and put it into his backpack on the bedside table. He got off the bed immediately and opened the door, "Mom, I'm awake."
Lili who was wearing a black suit said while smiling at the door, "Good morning, baby. Did you sleep well last night?"
"Very well, are you going to work, mom? Don't worry, I can take care of myself."
"Of course not. I'm bringing you shopping today to buy the clothes and various daily necessities that you need. I'm bringing you to familiarize yourself with the entire community. Of course, it might take a few days.
Let's go after you freshen up. It'll be a tiring day, you must be mentally prepared. "
Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth. He nodded helplessly and said, "Alright then, I'll go freshen up now."
Just like that, Lili accompanied Zhang Lisheng to familiarize himself with the Lowbige community's surrounding environment for the next three days. She tried her best to help him eliminate the unfamiliarity in his heart.
Three days later, Lili felt that her hard work paid off. It seemed like her son had slowly gotten used to his new life. He could find the supermarket to buy what he needed.
He began greeting the neighbors around him with a smile.
He even rode his newly bought bike for over 20 minutes at night. Everything indicated that it was time for his life to get back on track.
On the fourth morning, the sun was shining brightly. The family gathered for breakfast.
Lili placed a fried egg on her plate onto Zhang Lisheng's plate and said gently, "Baby, I want to bring you to school to do a test today and get you back to school as soon as possible. Is that okay?"
"Aunt Lili, we all know that you love Lisheng very much but can you not be so mushy? I can't stand being called 'baby', I'm having rashes all over my body.
Also, it's really unhygienic for you to give the food on your plate to Lisheng … "Michelle said in annoyance.
"Michelle, what I'm doing is the traditional way for a Chinese mother to communicate with her son. You don't have to get used to it but you should respect it.
Can I, baby? "
"Yes, mom," Zhang Lisheng lowered his head and said softly.
Lili nodded in satisfaction seeing that Zhang Lisheng agreed to it.
After a noisy breakfast, she called Lowbige Junior High's chief student advisor, Rachel. "Good morning, my dear. Do you remember what I told you last night? The plan remains the same, I'll bring Lisheng there early this morning …"
Zhang Lisheng walked up to the second floor and returned to his room when his mother was on the phone. He took out a backpack and put Mountoad on the bedside table into it.
He had been cultivating the secret method in place of sleep for the past few days. His wizard power had improved a lot. However, at the same time, he realized that the wizard worm was draining a lot of its vital energy as the medium for cultivating the secret method.
Mountoad could not be used for a few more times with the wizard power that he released naturally without any replenishment.
However, it would delay Zhang Lisheng's progress of breaking through to Rank-3 Wizard if he were to nourish the wizard worm with his vital blood. It might even be faster if he were to cultivate by chanting incantations.
Therefore, the only feasible way was to nourish the wizard worm with a huge amount of blood to replenish its vital energy. Therefore, he hoped that he could get his life back on track at the moment so that he could have some free time to do some personal things.
"Baby, are you ready?"
"Yes mom, I'll go downstairs now," Zhang Lisheng carried his backpack and ran downstairs.
"Zhang Lisheng, what's in your backpack? Oh no, don't tell me it's that disgusting toad!" Michelle who was planning to hitch a ride with Lili instead of taking the school bus was stunned when she saw Zhang Lisheng running downstairs with his backpack. She exclaimed with her eyes wide opened.
Zhang Lisheng smiled embarrassedly but insisted, "I'm sorry Michelle, Mountoad must be somewhere that I can get it anytime."
"Hah, you're such a …" Michelle said angrily while putting her hands on her waist.
"Michelle, we're going to be late soon. Let's talk in the car if you want to talk to your brother," Lili said with a straight face.
"I have nothing to talk to your 'baby'," Michelle ran out of the house angrily.
"Baby, Michelle means no harm …"
"Mom, I'm really not as weak as you think. Let's go," Zhang Lisheng forced a smile and said weakly.
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