Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 686 - 421 Dual Complete Method_2

The game had just started, and Xue Yuantong was skillfully maneuvering Fire Dance, closing in swiftly.

Jiang Ning pulled back a quarter of the joystick, and Big Snake raised its arms—a flash of white light suddenly erupted on the screen, "Sunshine"!

In an instant, Fire Dance lost a significant chunk of health. Xue Yuantong was stunned. Was this hero really that powerful?

She endured one hit and tried to charge again, but Big Snake struck with a black particle, sending circles of black holes her way. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Fire Dance’s health decreased significantly again.

Jiang Ning followed up with another "Sunshine", and Fire Dance was out.

Xue Yuantong was completely flustered. As the next character entered, she still had no resistance and was quickly defeated.

Then, she came to her senses and accused Jiang Ning,

"You’re padding, you chose a padded hero."

Under her vehement protests, Jiang Ning’s Big Snake was defeated, and he switched to the next character, Kyo Kusanagi.

Xue Yuantong looked at the screen, seeing the man dressed in a jacket and pants with a white headband, and felt this character looked normal, not like a glitchy one.

However, Jiang Ning moved the joystick, landed a Super Kill, and in a flash of fire, Lianan’s health was slashed significantly.

She cowered in the corner, barely sustaining on defense, waiting for a chance to counterattack. Then Jiang Ning struck four times with fire, breaking her defense and burning her character to death.

Xue Yuantong was dejected. She was a gaming genius, yet Jiang Ning used the game mechanics so wickedly.

She still wanted to use Game Coins to continue battling Jiang Ning, but upon checking her pockets, she found none left.

Luckily, Xue Chuchu still had one coin, and she suggested, "Tongtong, let’s play Three Kingdoms Battle Chronicles."

Jiang Ning handed his last coin to Tongtong, letting them play together.

Xue Yuantong chose Zhuge Liang, frantically stirring the joystick and hammering the buttons, "Thunderbolt," "Summoning Wind and Rain," non-stop.

They fought their way through opponents and actually managed to clear the game.

Looking at the time, Jiang Ning noticed it was already past midnight; the people who were playing earlier had left, and besides them, only two men in their early thirties had arrived.

Xue Yuantong, still enthusiastic, rubbed her fingers which were starting to hurt.

After finishing the game, Jiang Ning grabbed three ice creams from the front counter, and they sat on the bench outside, eating under the ink-black sky with a moon hanging above.

After the ice cream, Xue Yuantong glanced at her thumbs, red and sore, lamenting, "Jiang Ning, I’ve got blisters."

Indeed, she did.

She had a knack for gaming: playing arcade games until blisters formed.

Xue Chuchu comforted her, "It’ll be gone by tomorrow."

With a few comforting words, Xue Yuantong felt better. Gazing at the pool table with neatly arranged balls, she suddenly asked,

"Jiang Ning, do you know how to play pool?"

"Yes."

Xue Yuantong was tempted, but it was too late today to play.

After finishing their ice cream, Jiang Ning left without lingering and rode his bike home.

It was really late, and few pedestrians and vehicles were on the road; Xue Chuchu’s electric scooter caught up and rode alongside Jiang Ning’s mountain bike.

The late-night city was much emptier, cooling the hot temperatures, and the wind against them while riding was refreshing and cleared the tension from earlier in the barbecue session.

Xue Chuchu felt a serenity in her heart as she quietly admired Yuzhou’s nighttime scenery.

Having been in Yuzhou City for over a year, she felt like a bird in a cage, never out past midnight. Midnight in Yuzhou was alien to her; though she lived here, there were many things unseen.

She actually loved freedom but always shackled herself.

Xue Chuchu opened her mouth wide, took a deep breath of the cool air, twisted the throttle, and her electric scooter whizzed off, quickly outdistancing Jiang Ning’s mountain bike.

Xue Chuchu’s black electric scooter could reach speeds up to 60 mph!

Xue Yuantong had been overtaken, and she hastily poked Jiang Ning,

"Speed up, overtake Chuchu!"

"Jiang Ning, hurry up, pass her!"

She was excited to see Jiang Ning speed.

Jiang Ning adjusted his gears, exerted more force on the pedals, and his bike surged forward, nearly causing Xue Yuantong to fall off, but she held on to him tightly.

The two bikes raced through the night.

...

Below the river dam, a bungalow faintly lit up; it was the light from their home.

A warm feeling stirred in Xue Yuantong’s heart; no matter the time, her mom was always waiting for her to return.

As the mountain bike descended down the dam, it got closer, and closer, and closer.

Xue Yuantong saw her mother’s blurred figure waiting at the door.

Her heart warmed further, recalling that after evening self-study, her mom would always be waiting like now—whether it was hot water to drink or snacks, she was always prepared.

Even though she was out playing until midnight today, her mom was still waiting for her to get home.

This was her own mom!

Only the feather duster in her mother’s hand made Xue Yuantong feel a bit awkward...

"Coming back so late, where did you go? Do you know what time it is?" Aunt Gu was staring at her daughter, a bit angry. It was fine for her to go out with Jiang Ning; she didn’t worry.

But her daughter being out so long without a single call, a text, or a word about when she’d be home; she must have been lost in play.

Aunt Gu had only found out about her daughter’s situation through a call from Jiang Ning.

"Tell me, what were you doing out so late?" Aunt Gu glared at Tongtong, waving the feather duster threateningly.

Xue Yuantong immediately protested, "Mom, I didn’t go to the arcade!"

Xue Chuchu: "..."

Jiang Ning: "Caught."

Xue Yuantong was whisked away, and Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu each went to their respective homes.

...

Xue Yuantong took a bath and washed her hair, using the smell of barbecue as an excuse.

She changed into loose, cute pajamas and shuffled in her slippers towards the door.