Chapter 246: What’s Wrong with Wearing a Helmet? Does Wearing a Helmet Even Help?

“Big Sisters, you’re here? Come sit down and eat some fish, I saved you the fish belly. This meat is really tender.”

Li Li, who was gnawing on the fishtail, immediately stood up and greeted Mingmin and Hong Fu when he saw them return.

Hearing this, Hong Fu and Mingmin shook their heads and said:

“No thanks, we’re not interested in Sparrow Dragon Fish.”

“Yeah, you enjoy it slowly by yourself.”

“Alright, then I’ll eat it myself.” Li Li sat down again, holding the fishtail and looking at the two of them.

It was as if he was saying, “Are you sure you don’t want to eat? If you don’t, I’m really going to eat it.”

Seeing this scene, the two of them couldn’t help but laugh:

“Yes, eat, eat. Don’t be polite, it was meant for you.”

“That’s right, and after you finish eating. Big Sister has a big gift for you.”

If they really liked to eat this Sparrow Dragon Fish? They wouldn’t have waited until they were overpopulated. You know, this Sparrow Dragon Fish reproduces very quickly, and they’re big and easy to catch.

If they really wanted to eat it? There’s no way they would let them dominate Qinglian Lake.

“Really? Then I’ll wait and see.” Hearing this, Li Li’s eyes lit up, and he gnawed on the Sparrow Dragon Fish even more happily.

“Naturally.” Hong Fu said, urging the alchemy furnace. These fish were still struggling? Watch her roast them all into dried fish.

“Hot, hot!”

As Hong Fu increased the input of spiritual energy, all the Sparrow Dragon Fish in the alchemy furnace were sweating profusely, and their bodies shrank a circle.

As the king of the entire Sparrow Dragon Fish group, it was still trying to push open the lid of the alchemy furnace and escape. But Hong Fu didn’t give it any chance, and with a backhand, a spiritual flame burned it so badly that it screamed in pain.

“Big Sister, are you refining pills?” Li Li, who had finished eating the fishtail and the fish belly, was holding the fish bones and gnawing on them curiously as he looked at the alchemy furnace enveloped in flames.

He didn’t know if he heard it wrong? He seemed to hear screams, and they were coming from inside the alchemy furnace.

“No, Big Sister is making small dried fish for you.” Hong Fu replied, and said to Mingmin, who was beside her: “Senior Sister, help me out, otherwise these fish won’t dry.”

“Okay.” Mingmin, who was sitting, replied and also sent out a stream of spiritual energy.

In an instant, the flames enveloping the alchemy furnace burned even more fiercely.

“Small dried fish?” Li Li looked at the fish bones he was holding, then at the alchemy furnace. He suddenly seemed to think of something? He couldn’t help but mutter to himself: “This cat doesn’t want to wipe out your entire race, you guys in heaven, please don’t come looking for this cat.”

He only thought that Big Sister Hong Fu had gone to catch a few fish for him, but now hearing that Big Sister Mingmin needed to help too.

It would be hell if it were just a few fish. Who needs help to bake a few fish?

“Alright, Senior Sister. It’s almost time to withdraw the spiritual energy. These fish are almost roasted. If we roast them any longer? They’ll turn into charcoal.” Just as Li Li was muttering, Hong Fu, who was holding the hand seal, spoke. The flames enveloping the alchemy furnace dissipated, and it gradually became quiet.

It seemed that the peacock fish inside had quietly fallen into eternal sleep.

“Hmm.” Hearing this, Mingmin withdrew the spiritual energy she was about to release. Then she stared at the alchemy furnace that had landed on the ground.

At this time, Hong Fu released a stream of spiritual energy. The lid of the alchemy furnace flew up, and a three-meter-long, steaming dried fish fell to the ground.

Li Li was stunned when he saw this, looking at the shrunken body of the dried Sparrow Dragon Fish. The whole cat couldn’t help but lick its lips.

There was no way, although this fish brother died a tragic death. But it really smelled delicious.

Just ask, which kitten can resist this temptation?

“Little glutton, eat it and see if you’re satisfied with the dryness. If you think it’s not dry enough? Big Sister will roast it for you again.” Seeing Li Li swallowing his saliva, Hong Fu said with a smile.

She could see that Li Li was very satisfied with the dried fish she made. This proved that besides alchemy? She was also a master fish roaster.

“There’s no problem with the dryness. Even if it’s harder? I can still bite it.” Li Li poked it with his paw and found that the dried fish was very hard. He looked at Hong Fu and said: “By the way, Big Sister, how many fish did you catch?”

“Guess.” Hong Fu smiled when she heard this and raised a finger.

“A hundred?” Li Li asked tentatively.

“No.” Hong Fu shook her head with a smile.

“A thousand?” Seeing Hong Fu shaking her head, Li Li continued to ask. Hong Fu still shook her head.

“Then how many?” Li Li asked, his eyes revealing a look of shock. It wasn’t a hundred, nor a thousand fish. Could it be that she caught ten thousand?

“Naturally, a whole lake.” Hong Fu said with a smile, revealing the opening of the alchemy furnace to show Li Li what was inside.

Li Li couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his eyes when he saw it:

“Uh, isn’t that a bit too much? What if we catch them all and they go extinct?”

Good heavens, he had already guessed as many as possible. But he still didn’t expect Hong Fu and the others to catch all the Sparrow Dragon Fish in the entire lake.

Doing this, wouldn’t it really lead to their extinction?

“No, it’s not that easy to go extinct. These fish have strong reproductive abilities, and they can live for a long time even without water.” Hong Fu said with a smile, putting the dried fish from the alchemy furnace into her spatial backpack and giving it to Li Li:

“Don’t look at how we’ve emptied the lake, but they’ll be back in a few months. You know, this Sparrow Dragon Fish has rough meat and a strong earthy smell. Besides its thick skin? There’s no one eating it in the Earth Immortal Realm, so it’s a bit difficult to make it extinct.”

“Is that so? Isn’t that just like the janitor fish?” After listening, Li Li suddenly felt that the description was somewhat familiar and instantly thought of the janitor fish.

Isn’t that what janitor fish are like?

“Janitor fish? What’s that?” Hong Fu asked curiously.

“A kind of fish that doesn’t have much meat, is hard to kill, and reproduces quickly.” Li Li explained.

“Oh, so it’s another useless fish.” Hong Fu suddenly realized and began to disinfect and deodorize the alchemy furnace.

She didn’t want her alchemy furnace to have a fishy smell when refining pills.

“Yes.” Li Li nodded his big head and swallowed the big fish head in one gulp. He looked at the darkening sky outside and said: “It’s getting late, Big Sister, I’ll go home first. I’ll come play with you Big Sisters when I have time.”

He had been wandering outside for a whole day without realizing it, and if he didn’t go back, the shovel officer would be worried.

“Hmm, go ahead. Remember to send me the spirit stones later so I can help you collect the waste pills.” Hong Fu said, dealing with the alchemy furnace. She had touched and squeezed them today.

It was time to let this gluttonous cat go, otherwise, with him around? She really couldn’t calm down and cultivate.

“Okay, Big Sister Hong Fu.” Li Li nodded his big head, then said goodbye to Mingmin and disappeared from the Alchemy Hall.

“Alright, since the gluttonous cat is gone. Then I’ll go back first, Junior Sister.” Mingmin stood up when she saw Li Li leave.

“Hmm, see you tomorrow, Senior Sister.” Hong Fu smiled and continued to scrub the alchemy furnace.

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“Li Li, you’re back? Where did you go to play again? I have good news for you, I’ve found a suitable house.”

“It’s not remote, and it’s on the third floor. Most importantly, there’s an extra platform at the back.”

As soon as Li Li appeared in the house, a pair of hands hugged him. A happy voice came out.

“This cat knows you’re happy, but don’t hug this cat so tightly, okay? This cat is a male cat, you guy.” Li Li, who was being hugged, gave Li Hao a chestnut with his paw in return. But he found that he had hit something hard.

“Thud!”

His paw, as thick as a mangosteen, landed on the black helmet. It immediately bounced back.

Feeling that his head was not injured, Li Hao said proudly: “Who doesn’t wear a helmet when petting a cat these days? Li Li, you didn’t expect that I was prepared, did you?”

Did he really think he wouldn’t learn his lesson after being beaten? Then he was wrong.

“I really didn’t expect it, but did you expect that the helmet can’t protect your forehead?” Li Li said angrily when he heard this, and his tail “whoosh” landed on Li Hao’s forehead.

The smug Li Hao, who was in pain, immediately wailed: “Li Li, you’re playing dirty, how can you attack twice?”

He had blocked Li Li’s first attack, but he didn’t expect Li Li to attack again.

“Because this cat is a cat and doesn’t need to play fair.” Li Li retorted when he heard this. Talking about martial virtue with a cat? Was the shovel officer crazy?

He wasn’t human, so why should he play fair? Sneak attack! Sneak attack and sneak attack again were his specialties.

“Damn it! Next time I must buy a motorcycle helmet.” Li Hao, who had recovered, said while touching his aching head.

“Then this cat will directly smash your skull, and you’re still wearing a motorcycle helmet.” Li Li cursed angrily and patted Li Hao’s shoulder: “Show this cat the house you’ve chosen. You’re spending this cat’s hard-earned money. You want to spend it directly without this cat’s consent?”

“Oh, oh, the location of the house is here. This is the picture I took, and this is the layout plan the salesperson sent me.” Li Hao opened his phone and showed the picture to Li Li while saying:

“I asked the surrounding residents, and they said the quality of the house is good. And it’s not noisy at night.”

“How much is the property fee? How many years has the house been built? How long can it be lived in? Are there any cracks in the walls? How is the sound insulation? Have you even checked?” Li Li asked without raising his head from the map.

The location of this community was quite good, with convenient transportation and many commercial streets nearby.

However, how long has this house been built? Why is it still empty in such a good location? This was a big question that must be clarified.

“The property fee is 1,200 yuan per year, and the house was built five years ago. It can be lived in for at least another sixty years. There shouldn’t be any cracks in the walls, and the sound insulation is good during the day, no one can hear anything.” Li Hao said everything he knew when he heard this.

“Then how much is the salesperson asking for?” Li Li asked, looking up from the map.

“The salesperson said 600,000 yuan.” Li Hao gestured and said: “The area of the house is seventy-five square meters, but after deducting the shared area, it’s not that much.”

“600,000 yuan? It’s a bit expensive. House prices have been falling recently. And this is a house that can’t be sold, is he trying to slaughter us?” Li Li shook his head when he heard this and said: “Continue to negotiate with him, it’s best to get it down to 500,000 yuan. Also, do you have time now? This cat wants to see the house in person.”

No matter what you say about buying a house? You still have to inspect it on the spot, and he could also see through the quality of the entire house.

He had to avoid buying a shoddy project, after all, he could really live to be a few hundred years old. He didn’t want to live in a house that would collapse before he did.

“Of course I have time.” Li Hao immediately said when he heard this. After getting the money from the cat food company, he wasn’t working very seriously now.

Whenever he had time, he was practicing martial arts and slacking off. Anyway, he had so much money. Why work so hard for nothing?

“Then let’s go and have a look.” Li Li said, jumping onto Li Hao’s shoulder. He was buying the house with his money. He had to see through the house.

“Hmm.” Li Hao nodded and went downstairs, putting on his coat.

“Xiao Li, are you going out?” Auntie, the landlord, couldn’t help but be stunned when she saw Li Hao coming down.

“Yes, Auntie. I’m taking Li Li out for a walk.” Li Hao said with a smile and nodded.

“Is that so? Then you have to be careful, it’s gotten much colder recently. Be careful not to catch a cold.” Auntie, the landlord, said, looking at Li Li standing on Li Hao’s shoulder.

“I will, thank you, Auntie. Then I’ll be going out first, Auntie.”

“Hmm, go ahead. Remember to come back early.” Auntie, the landlord, smiled, and Li Hao walked out the door.

“Mom, where is he going with the cat in the middle of the night?” Yuan Ni, who heard the noise, asked, looking at the closed door.

“You’re asking me? How would I know? You didn’t ask when Xiao Li went out just now.” Yuan Ni’s mother said angrily.

“It’s just that I’m not very familiar with him, I’m afraid he’ll misunderstand.” Yuan Ni muttered, she was a girl, okay? Why would she ask someone where they were going for no reason? What if they misunderstood?

“Really? I can’t tell. When you were playing with someone else’s cat? You were quite familiar with him.” Yuan Ni’s mother said meaningfully.

“That’s not the same thing at all, okay? Mom, stop talking nonsense.” Yuan Ni’s voice couldn’t help but raise a few decibels when she heard this.

It was one thing for her to play with a cat, but it was another thing with him. How could her mother mix the two things up?

“Then don’t ask.” Yuan Ni’s mother said with a smile, her eyes scanning Yuan Ni. Yuan Ni got goosebumps and quickly ran to her room: “Mom, you really like to make wild guesses, I’m not playing with you anymore. I’m going to stream.”

“You girl…” Yuan Ni’s mother couldn’t help but shake her head and then sat down to watch TV again.

“Li Li, the house I found is just ahead. Look how lively it is around here, right?” Li Hao, riding a shared bike, pointed to the crowded streets and said.

Living here, you don’t have to worry about being hungry in the middle of the night, because there are shops all around as soon as you go out.

“It’s indeed lively, I just hope it’s not too noisy at night.” Li Li said, looking around, sitting in the basket and continuing towards the community.

After a while, they arrived at the gate of the community. Looking at the huge iron gate, Li Li nodded his head. For now, the gate of this community was okay.

He just didn’t know if the security guards inside were all over fifty years old?

“Li Li, strangers are not allowed in this community. Should we walk around it or call the salesperson?” Li Hao, who got off the shared bike, looked at the iron gate and said.

He had come to this community with the salesperson during the day, so he was not stopped.

Now it was late at night and he didn’t bring anyone with him, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be easy to get in.

“With this cat here. These are not problems, you just go in.” Li Li said nonchalantly, his eyes scanning the security guard on duty and nodding slightly.

Although the security guard was not in his twenties, he was at least a strong man in his thirties. It was much better than a grandfather in his fifties with white hair. In terms of security, he could rest assured.

“Oh.” Li Hao, who heard Li Li’s words. Then he walked towards the gate as Li Li said.

The security guard sitting in the security room was as if he didn’t see them and let Li Hao in casually. This made Li Hao very envious, thinking that one day? He would also learn this trick.

“Which building and unit is it?” Just as Li Hao was thinking, Li Li’s voice came from his shoulder.

“Building Six, Unit Three, 303.” Li Hao pointed to the building not far away and said.

“Building Six, Unit Three, 303? That’s a pretty lucky number, let’s go.” Li Li said, urging Li Hao to hurry up.

Li Hao then walked over, and soon arrived downstairs. But he didn’t go upstairs, but said to Li Li: “Li Li, we can’t go up without a key.”

“What’s so difficult about that? This cat can fly, what are you afraid of?” Li Li said disdainfully, and took Li Hao flying into 303.

In the dim room, as soon as Li Hao landed. Li Li began to look around the bare house.

“There’s a lot of steel bars, but the cement is not thick enough and it’s not soundproof. If we renovate later? We have to do more soundproofing.” Li Li, whose paws were tapping the floor, scanned the living room with green light in his eyes.

He trotted to the master bedroom and looked around the room, then went to the second bedroom. He touched here and there.

Li Hao, who followed him, saw this and couldn’t help but be full of questions. But he didn’t ask any more questions and waited for Li Li to finish.

“The quality of the house is good, but the layout is not very reasonable in some places. Some walls need to be knocked down. Look at the construction drawings the salesperson sent you, is this a load-bearing wall?” Li Li, who had come out after a tour, pointed to a wall and said.

This thing was a bit too big, it was stuck in the living room, bathroom, and master bedroom.

It was not convenient to walk around at all, it would be better if it could be knocked down.

“Let me have a look.” Li Hao looked at the drawings when he heard this, but he didn’t find anything written on them. He couldn’t help but shrug his shoulders and say to Li Li: “Li Li, it’s not marked on here. I have to call the salesperson to find out.”

“No need to bother, let’s go visit the upstairs neighbor and we’ll know.” Li Li waved his paw when he heard this and said to Li Hao as he jumped to open the door.

“Ah? Visit directly? Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” Li Hao was surprised.

“There’s nothing inappropriate about it. If you want to know how this place is? It’s best to go to the residents’ homes and have a look.” Li Li said as he stepped on the stairs, and Li Hao immediately followed.

They quickly arrived at the door of the upstairs neighbor and looked at the closed door. Li Hao couldn’t help but feel a little nervous, but Li Li didn’t have so many scruples.

He directly rang the doorbell, and soon the door opened. A strange middle-aged man appeared.

“Who are you?” The middle-aged man was stunned when he saw Li Hao. He carefully searched his memory for information about Li Hao, but he couldn’t find any.

“Hello, brother! I’m here to see the house downstairs, can I have a look at your decoration, brother?” Li Hao said quickly when he heard this.

“You’re planning to buy the house downstairs?” The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: “Then come in, I’ve been living here for a long time. How is this house? I know it best.”

“Thank you, brother. By the way, I also brought my cat, do you mind, brother?” Li Hao was a little surprised to see the other party so enthusiastic. But he didn’t come in immediately, but asked, holding up Li Li.

“You also have a cat?” The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up when he heard this and said: “Your cat is well-raised, it’s plump and strong, and its fur is shiny. Good job, brother.”

“Meow, meow.”

“Meow, meow.”

As the middle-aged man spoke, meows came from the living room. Then three heads of different colors popped out.

“So many cats…” Li Hao couldn’t help but be stunned when he saw this.

He didn’t expect that there would be so many cats in the other party’s house.

“Come in, brother.” The middle-aged man couldn’t help but smile when he saw this. His attitude was much more enthusiastic than before.

“Okay.” Li Hao nodded and went in.

Half an hour later, Li Hao walked out the door, stunned, holding Li Li, under the warm farewell of the middle-aged man:

“Li Li, what do you think of this community?”

They had looked and asked at the brother’s house and had a good understanding of this place. He just didn’t know what Li Li thought?

“This cat only has one thing to say, the price is a bit expensive. We have to cut it down some more.” Li Li said, standing on Li Hao’s shoulder.

This place was good and the location was okay, but the price was not very pleasant. The shovel officer had to find a way to bring it down.

“Then I’ll talk to the salesperson again.” Li Hao nodded when he heard this.

“Hmm, and we need to prepare for the renovation as soon as possible.” Li Li reminded him. He didn’t want to wait until after the house was bought. And then not be able to find a renovation team.

“Don’t worry, Li Li. I’ll take care of everything, I guarantee there won’t be any problems.” Li Hao smiled.

“That’s good, let’s go home. Remember not to tell Auntie, the landlord, about this.”

“I know, I’m not stupid. Why would I tell Auntie about this for no reason?” Li Hao said. Telling Auntie, the landlord, now? Wouldn’t that be telling her in advance that they weren’t renting anymore? Wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?

“That’s right, it seems you’ve grown up a lot.” Li Li nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. The shovel officer had finally grown up.

He could also relax and do his own thing.

“Of course, I’m an adult now.” Li Hao said proudly, holding Li Li and rubbing against him: “From now on, we also have our own house in Blue Island City. We’re no longer rootless duckweed, we finally have a home. Li Li, don’t you think so?”

“Yes, we finally have a home.” Li Li nodded, yawning, and looked at the dark night thoughtfully.

After buying a house, there was no need to move around anymore, so it could be considered a home, right?

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