Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 717 - 434 Climbing Assembly_2

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The next morning,

At the village head on a dirt road, Dan Kaiquan was sweating from his morning run; although it was summer vacation, he still followed the school habit of exercising daily.

"5 kilometers in 25 minutes," Dan Kaiquan checked the time, nothing impressive.

Because the rural road was rugged, far different from the school’s plastic track, he was a bit slower.

Aside from the time, there was a new text message on his phone, a notification of funds received, which made Dan Kaiquan clench his fist in excitement.

Last night, he had confessed to his parents about his plan to climb Taishan and told them his compositions were poor, believing that broadening his horizons would help improve his writing skills.

Upon hearing this, his parents didn’t say much, only told him to be careful and provided financial support, sending him 1000 yuan.

This money was enough for the trip to Taishan.

Dan Kaiquan, facing the brilliant morning sun, walked home at a leisurely pace and messaged Guo Kun Nan privately,

"Brother Nan, I’m planning to go to Taishan for some fun, wanna join?"

He didn’t hold much hope in his heart, knowing that Brother Nan’s family wasn’t like his, but he still wanted to go with a good brother.

Guo Kun Nan was puzzled, "Why the sudden idea?"

Dan Kaiquan replied, "I want to see the mountains, just to clear my head."

Guo Kun Nan ignored his reply, guessing, "Is it because Bai Yuxia mentioned Taishan in the group chat yesterday? Please, she only said a sentence and isn’t climbing Taishan."

Dan Kaiquan: "Whether she goes or not doesn’t concern me, we’ve long been disconnected."

Now Guo Kun Nan was puzzled, unable to understand Kaiquan’s motive.

Dan Kaiquan asked, "Brother Nan, have you ever climbed a mountain?"

"I’ve barely ever left Yuzhou."

"Then don’t you want to see it?" Dan Kaiquan continued.

Guo Kun Nan replied, "What’s there to see in a lousy mountain? Check out my new profile picture, cool isn’t it?"

He had chosen an anime male character, the Sergeant from ’Attack on Titan’, with an abstinent facial expression and sharp eyes.

Dan Kaiquan perfunctorily commented, "Pretty cool."

"Brother Nan, think about these past few days, you’re not even outshining those younger students in the group chat; they can talk about anything, totally stealing your thunder," Dan Kaiquan persuaded.

He glanced at the freshman group chat, where several active freshmen were discussing guitars, and someone even shared a humming voice note, garnering much admiration from the young girls.

Guo Kun Nan felt sour inside; as a rural kid, where would he encounter instruments like the guitar? And as a senior, he could only be a foil to others.

He was not willing to accept this!

Guo Kun Nan scoffed, "A few greenhorns, they won’t be arrogant for long, I’ve asked Brother Ma to step in."

Dan Kaiquan: "Kicking people out again? Last time Longlong did that, it caused a lot of resentment."

Follow-up discussions reached the forums, forming small groups, and if Wang Longlong hadn’t deleted the posts, it might have really taken off.

"Not kicking out, just watch," Guo Kun Nan confidently stated, trusting in Brother Ma’s capabilities.

During the conversation, someone using Mr. Yan’s profile picture requested to join the freshman group, startling Guo Kun Nan; clicking on it, the profile page revealed a middle-aged man.

Wang Longlong private messaged: "Brother Nan, that’s Brother Ma, cooperate a bit."

After that, Director Yan (impersonated) joined the freshman group.

Wang Longlong immediately announced, "Welcome our grade director Mr. Yan to visit and observe!"

He switched between three accounts rapidly, greeting Mr. Yan.

Dan Kaiquan quickly posted, "Welcome Mr. Yan for guiding us."

The usually active freshman group instantly quieted down.

Director Yan (impersonated): "Hello everyone, I am Mr. Yan, the head of the grade group, feel free to bring up any issues about the school, let’s progress together!"

Once this message was out, everyone fell silent.

Originally a group for casual chat, now a teacher had joined, and not just any teacher, how would everyone continue chatting?

Mr. Yan’s comment only received a few sparse replies, everyone else remained tight-lipped.

And at that moment, following the message from Brother Ma, Guo Kun Nan took action.

Guo Kun Nan posted: "How audacious!"

Along with it came an emoticon with glowing red eyes.

The whole group was stunned.

Director Yan (impersonated): "What do you mean by this, young man?"

The next second, Guo Kun Nan kicked out Director Yan (impersonated) and announced in the group:

"I’ve kicked him out, everyone can chat in peace now."

The entire group went silent, scarily silent. Someone checked Mr. Yan’s profile and indeed, he was kicked out.

Instantly, the freshman group exploded with applauds like "Awesome!" "So strong!" "Big bro, take me with you to show off!" and other words of praise emerged.

The chat page went crazy with messages.

At this moment, Guo Kunnan became the center of attention, undoubtedly the star of the day!

Many freshmen had never seen someone so daring.

Guo Kunnan’s smile wildly stretched across his face, crooked like a Nike swoosh.

"Talking about guitars, talking about running shoes, what’s the use? I’m the most eye-catching person in the freshman group!"

Guo Kunnan indulged in this illusionary world.

He continued to type, compellingly: "From now on, everyone just chat freely in this group. I’ve got your backs, no need to fear!"

Coupled with his Sergeant avatar, his words carried much conviction.

The group revolved around discussions about Guo Kunnan, many students empathetically agreed that if Mr. Yan truly stayed in the group, many topics could not be discussed.

This thought further emphasized how cool Guo Kunnan was.

Those few who used to talk about guitars disappeared completely; only Guo Kunnan remained the divinity of the freshman group!

Guo Kunnan, excited, thanked Brother Ma: "Brother Ma, you really have a way. Now the whole group knows how awesome I am!"

Ma Shicheng responded, "Cherish the opportunity."

"Definitely, definitely! I’ll take you and Longlong out for some pot chicken when I visit the city in a few days!" Guo Kunnan promised, never stingy towards the brothers who helped him.

This was also why, whenever Guo Kunnan got into trouble, there were always people willing to give him a hand.

Good things often come in pairs. Just after making a promise, Guo Kunnan received a friend request. It was an avatar of a foreign blonde girl.

Guo Kunnan immediately recognized her, a girl from the freshman group. Two nights ago when the group did a photo burst, this girl had the highest beauty score.

Back then, a bunch of boys cheered, but unfortunately, the pretty junior rarely bubbled up in the chat.

Who would have thought, she actually took the initiative to add him as a friend!

Guo Kunnan gloated: "Hahaha, I’m being admired!"

He originally wanted to act aloof as a senior, but his fingers uncontrollably clicked ’Accept.’

Guo Kunnan maintained his silence.

As a prestigious Yellow Diamond user, he entered Space, clicked the privacy settings, chose to visit in stealth mode, and added the junior’s QQ. This way, no browsing record would be left.

Guo Kunnan entered the junior’s Space, scrolled down, and indeed saw his favorite selfies. Some were taken in front of a bulletin board, some in the strawberry garden picking strawberries, and some mountain climbing.

There were also cute and beautiful photos of her wearing ski gear, cradling a snowboard, standing in the snow.

Seeing that pure skiing photo, Guo Kunnan fell silent, because he had never skied before.

Immediately, he comforted himself, "So what if she skis? She still admires me, right?"

Halfway through browsing, Guo Kunnan received a message from the junior: "Hello, senior."

Guo Kunnan continued to play it cool: "Hmm."

"Hahaha, next she’ll probably ask about my recent act of bravery. How shall I put it to highlight my charismatic personality?"

"Maybe I should ask Brother Ma?" Guo Kunnan was undecided.

The junior asked: "What’s that character in your avatar?"

Guo Kunnan was stunned, why was it different from what he had expected?

Still, he replied: "It’s the Sergeant from ’Attack on Titan’."

"Very handsome." That was the last message from the junior.

The chat window stopped there.

Half an hour later.

The junior’s avatar changed to another more handsome Sergeant.

Guo Kunnan suddenly realized, "She wasn’t admiring me after all; she liked the Sergeant’s avatar."

A while later.

Dan Kaiquan sent a message: "Brother Nan, I’m going to ask Dong Qingfeng and the others about the date to climb Taishan. Are you going? Let’s buy the tickets together."

Remembering the junior, Guo Kunnan looked complex: "I’ll sacrifice myself for noble friends."

Dan Kaiquan was pleasantly surprised: "Why the sudden change of heart?"

Guo Kunnan, in a gloomy mood: "I also need to clear my mind now."