Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 249 - 215 Are You Going or Not

Li San collapsed on the ground, his face pale. After the intense pain in his head subsided, he retorted:

“I’m not sick, you’re the one who’s sick!”

The classmate’s face darkened, and his tone was harsh:

“If you’re not sick, then why did you throw your phone at me?”

“Are you trying to pick a fight?” His mood was really bad.

The worst part was, Li San’s phone had a case, one of those super protective ones that was heavier than the phone itself—it felt like getting hit with a brick.

The two argued in the classroom, while Jiang Ning left his Divine Sense on surveillance and returned to his own classroom with Xue Yuantong.

At the water dispenser, Yu Wen had just finished getting hot water; the next person had to wait.

However, there were two water dispensers in Class 8.

Xue Yuantong ran to get water. Ma Shicheng was about to get water too, but when he saw Xue Yuantong approaching, he courteously set down his cup and gave up his chance.

As Jiang Ning’s former deskmate, stepping aside was the right thing to do—it was just a matter of waiting a few more minutes.

“Thank you.” Xue Yuantong said.

Ma Shicheng pulled out a pack of Green Arrow gum, tore it open, and handed over two sticks:

“Give these to Jiang Ning.”

Originally, Ma Shicheng chewed on more expensive gum, but now that it was Thursday and almost vacation, he didn’t have much allowance left.

The luxury gum cost four yuan, while Green Arrow was only one yuan and fifty cents, so Ma Shicheng had downgraded his consumption.

Xue Yuantong returned to his seat with the water and the Green Arrow gum for Jiang Ning and placed them on the table.

Jiang Ning received the Green Arrow gum but didn’t eat it immediately; instead, he stored it in his desk.

Soon, Dan Kaiquan and the others returned.

When Dan Kaiquan entered the classroom, his eyes glanced towards Bai Yuxia.

She hadn’t arrived yet.

Dan Kaiquan shifted the mountain of books on his desk to the edge and then set up a chessboard.

He placed the chess pieces, setting up an endgame scenario.

Then, he sat on the chair, playing chess against himself, frowning at times and smiling at times, resembling a chess master.

Dan Kaiquan was deliberately acting, not really focusing on playing chess but rather waiting for someone—

Waiting for someone to notice him.

He kept an eye on the classroom door, hoping for that moment.

Finally, Bai Yuxia arrived!

Dan Kaiquan narrowed his glance, pretending to be engrossed in analyzing the endgame, muttering:

“That’s odd, really odd.”

Jiang Ning watched his antics—it was all just for show.

Unfortunately, Bai Yuxia wasn’t interested in him and didn’t spare him a glance.

As a result, Dan Kaiquan was merely performing a monologue.

Outside Class 8, Geng Lu chatted with some friends who kept glancing at Jiang Ning and gave her significant looks.

Geng Lu felt a bit shy, pushed her friend, and urged her to go back.

They teased each other for a while, and before leaving, the girl gave Geng Lu an encouraging gesture, making her feel both embarrassed and amused.

She had just sat down when Jiang Ning turned around and said:

“That Li San I mentioned, he won’t bother you anymore.”

“Ah?”

Geng Lu looked surprised. At dinner, she had been pondering how to deal with Li San, and now Jiang Ning was telling her it was resolved.

“It’s resolved?” She feared she had misunderstood and asked again.

“Yeah, from now on, just focus on your studies.”

Jiang Ning had used several “Shocking God Stabs” on Li San.

The Divine Power he had gathered this time was not very strong; he had deliberately reduced the potency, much weaker than the move he used on Song Sheng at the beginning of the school year, or else Li San wouldn’t have lasted three rounds.

Even so, consecutive “Spiritual Stabs” had resulted in some lasting effects that Li San endured.

Jiang Ning figured that Li San would, at the very least, need to take a week off like Shen Xinli from Class 9 next door.

Seeing Jiang Ning’s confident demeanor, Geng Lu fully believed him. His established authority over the long term did not allow her to doubt him.

Without hesitation, she said, “To thank you, I plan to… to treat you to something nice in the future!”

Jiang Ning looked at her thoughtfully.

Geng Lu suddenly felt that Jiang Ning saw right through her, making her blush; then, she defiantly met his gaze—as if saying, so what if you see through me!

Jiang Ning spoke loud enough that Chen Siyu in the front row heard the name Li San. She tapped the desk, signaling everyone to pay attention.

“Jiang Ning, Geng Lu, are you talking about what happened at noon?”

Jiang Ning calmly responded, “Yes.”

Bai Yuxia curiously asked, “What happened?”

Chen Siyu briefly explained the incident with Li San at lunch.

After listening, Bai Yuxia remarked, “These kinds of things happen often.”

Chen Siyu asked, “Have you encountered it before?”

“Yes, there are even stranger things than this,” Bai Yuxia flicked her hair strands, her face elegantly beautiful.

Across the river, Dan Kaiquan who was playing Chess alone took notice and felt his heart explode like fireworks.

Bai Yuxia was truly beautiful!

He moved his Chess piece “soldier” across the river.

“The time I remember most clearly, I was in my second year of middle school, dining out with classmates, and a few uncles next to us, quite overweight and wearing tank tops, ordered a bowl of rice for me, pushed it in front of me, and got urgent when I wouldn’t eat,”

Bai Yuxia recalled.

All the while, Dan Kaiquan, who had been paying attention, couldn’t contain his anger upon hearing this and dropped his chess piece,

“What kind of people are these, doing such a thing? If I had been there, you would have seen me handle them!”

Chen Siyu’s focus was different; she asked,

“What happened then?”

“Later I was scared, I didn’t eat the food they ordered and just left with my classmates,” Bai Yuxia now said calmly with a composed expression.

Actually, being in that situation at the time, her heart had been extremely panicked, she had even felt helpless.

“I and my sister have encountered something similar,” Chen Siyu sighed.

Bai Yuxia changed the subject, “Let’s not talk about this anymore.”

Chen Siyu agreed, “Yes, alright. Do you guys know about the basketball game this afternoon between Class 1 and Class 7?”

Dan Kaiquan who had just heard Bai Yuxia’s words was thinking about her protection, intending to engage in the conversation, but they had shifted the topic to basketball.

Wu Xiaoqi, keenly aware, caught the word ‘basketball’ and immediately turned his attention.

Wu Xiaoqi, whose friend Song Sheng was missing on his left and another classmate missing further left, was blocked in by Pang Jiao to his right.

Wu Xiaoqi, like dodging in basketball, swiftly moved past two stools to get behind Dan Kaiquan,

“Are you guys talking about basketball?”

“People are competing on the playground, did you know?” Chen Siyu said.

Wu Xiaoqi patted the beloved basketball in his arms,

“Those rookies from Class 7 got trashed by Class 1.”

Chen Siyu shared, “I heard many girls went to see the match, not just from Class 7 and Class 1, but other classes too, skipping class to watch.”

“Everyone was there to see Zhuang Jianhui.”

Speaking of him, Chen Siyu remembered the beginning of the school year, the military training, when Zhuang Jianhui from Class 1 was dunking on the playground; he was incredibly cool.

In terms of coolness, only when she and her sister were walking on the playground and a basketball flew towards Jiang Ning, who casually addressed the crisis, caught the basketball, and effortlessly threw it into the hoop could compare.

Upon hearing Zhuang Jianhui’s name, Wu Xiaoqi bristled as if seeing an enemy; he disdainfully said,

“What crap Zhuang Jianhui, all for show. Just let him try a match with me next time, and you’ll see how I trash him.”

The king of the court at Fourth Middle School should have been him, Wu Xiaoqi, yet suddenly Zhuang Jianhui appeared, dunking in front of everyone at the beginning of the school year, which made Wu Xiaoqi dismissive.

It was just because of his height. If Wu Xiaoqi was given an extra ten centimeters, to make him 175 cm, dunking would be a piece of cake for him.

Although Dan Kaiquan was annoyed by Wu Xiaoqi, upon hearing his words, they briefly formed an alliance to defend their class’s dignity.

He said, “Beating Class 7 isn’t a big deal, we casually won against them last semester too. Next time, I’ll find an opportunity to challenge Class 1.”

Wu Xiaoqi felt pleased at those words, “You set up the challenge, and then watch me block Zhuang Jianhui.”

Yu Wen, overhearing their conversation, sarcastically remarked,

“Do you think Zhuang Jianhui is famous for his skills? It’s that face of his.”

Wu Xiaoqi angrily said, “Pretty boys just rely on their looks!”

Dan Kaiquan added, “What’s so great about a good-looking face? I heard Pang Jiao even confessed her feelings to Zhuang Jianhui.”

Wu Xiaoqi incredulously responded, “Huh?”

“You didn’t know that, did you?” Dan Kaiquan said mysteriously.

While they were chatting, Jiang Ning pulled out a cup and pushed it towards his desk mate.

Xue Yuantong was massaging her wrists; she had just finished a test paper, feeling exhausted.

Jiang Ning said, “Pour me some water.”

He never wrote test papers; if the teacher collected them, Jiang Ning would have Xue Yuantong copy one for him. Just now, Xue Yuantong had been copying his test paper.

She copied quickly, and the handwriting was pretty too.

Xue Yuantong massaged her wrists, opened the water bottle, and poured him half.

She planned to rest and play with her phone, but just as she unlocked the screen, Jiang Ning nudged her again.

Bothered by the interruption, Xue Yuantong glared at him as if ready to bite,

“Didn’t you see I was resting?”

Jiang Ning pulled out a bunch of crisp-looking grapes and commanded,

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“Go wash these grapes for me.”

Xue Yuantong’s eyes sparkled briefly, then, unusually for her, her reason took over,

“You’re too much, Jiang Ning.”

“What did I do?”

He knew Xue Yuantong was lazy daily, sticking to either the bed or the desk, and he often found ways to get her to do chores.

“Hmph, you’re just too much, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to, you’re terrible!”

Xue Yuantong accused him, first making her write the test paper, then pour water, and now to wash grapes.

Did he think she was his little maid?

She even recalled cooking for him at home, airing his quilt, and tidying up his room…

It was too much; Xue Yuantong angered, snatched back the water she had just poured for Jiang Ning.

After all, she had painstakingly poured the water, yet every time he drank it all.

“You’ve always been using me!” Xue Yuantong stated flatly.

Jiang Ning retorted, “Nonsense, it’s not using; I rely on you.”

“Hmph, you think I’m easy to bully,” Xue Yuantong was convinced.

Jiang Ning shook the grapes, which Shao Shuangshuang had specially asked the company to buy—thirty yuan per 500 grams, plump and obviously delicious.

“If you don’t wash them, you won’t get any,” Jiang Ning said.

Xue Yuantong swallowed hard but pridefully responded,

“Cut it out, do you think I care?”