Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 55: Two Ambushes

Jiang Ning returned home to find Xue Yuantong with her elbows on the dining table, chin propped in her small hand, her eyes eagerly fluttering over to him.

"Jiang Ning, you're back!"

Xue Yuantong chirped, she had been waiting for quite a while.

She had thought that Jiang Ning wouldn't come back.

Initially, Xue Yuantong planned to wait only five minutes; if Jiang Ning didn't return, she would eat alone, and all the tasty food would be hers!

But she ended up waiting for fifteen minutes, and Jiang Ning still hadn't come back.

She hadn't touched her chopsticks the entire time.

Then, Xue Yuantong realized she might have gotten a little too excited and immediately calmed down.

Why should I be happy just because he's back?

With a look of disdain, she eyed Jiang Ning:

"Where have you been for so long? I'm starving to death here."

"Just had something to do, come on, let's eat," said Jiang Ning.

Xue Yuantong pointed to the spoon and bowl on the table, "You're back too late, your punishment is to serve me my meal."

"Sure, no problem," Jiang Ning had no objections.

"Hmph! You're only allowed to have one piece of the sweet and sour pork today."

"Sure, no problem."

"Are you a parrot?" Xue Yuantong probed again:

"You're doing the dishes today."

Jiang Ning said, "No, that's not okay."

...

Before afternoon classes began, Jiang Ning received a phone call that greatly lifted his spirits.

The herbalist claimed that the Soul Suppressing Fragrance had arrived, totaling about three pounds, and asked Jiang Ning how much he needed.

The price of Soul Suppressing Fragrance was three thousand yuan per tael, with three pounds amounting to thirty taels; the total price was ninety thousand yuan.

Last time, Jiang Ning had sold two gold bars and profited over a hundred thousand yuan, so he had more than enough to take all of the Soul Suppressing Fragrance.

Soul Suppressing Fragrance significantly boosted the cultivation of Divine Sense; it wouldn't be long before Jiang Ning's Divine Sense would greatly expand, allowing him to obtain the Divine Sense Secret Method 'Small Divinity Separation'.

By then, he would be capable of doing much more.

Jiang Ning directly transferred the ninety thousand yuan to the herbalist's account, instructing him to send it through Shunfeng express delivery.

The herbalist's shop wasn't small; located in the wholesale market of medicinal materials, it wouldn't just close and run away over tens of thousands of yuan.

Moreover, a person who could casually spend tens of thousands of yuan wouldn't be unknown to the herbalist; they knew very well that the client's net worth was certainly more than that.

...

Fourth Middle School, Class 8 of Grade One.

After the second class of the afternoon ended, Dan Kaiquan, with an annoyed face, sought out Ma Shicheng:

"Brother Ma, the day before yesterday, you and Miao Zhe were joking around, and you said Miao Zhe wasn't up to snuff. I didn't take it seriously at first, but now I really have to say, this guy seriously needs a beating."

Hearing this, Ma Shicheng responded indignantly:

"Yesterday he went to the mini-mart, and I thought, being in the same class and all, I asked him to grab me a bottle of water. And would you believe it, that bastard asked me if I didn't have legs?"

"Damn it, if it weren't for my kind nature, I would have hit him right then and there!"

Ma Shicheng was still fuming at the thought.

Dan Kaiquan muttered resentfully, "Just now, I saw him on his phone, so I gave him a slap, just a friendly tap, right? What's the big deal?"

"But no, he had to go and hit me back hard. I returned the favor, and then he fought back with his claws!"

Dan Kaiquan pointed at his neck, where there were two scratch marks.

Ma Shicheng hadn't noticed until just now, and it immediately enraged him.

Dan Kaiquan continued, "He scratched me once, and I asked him, 'Are you for real?'"

"Do you know what he said? He told me I deserved it!"

Ma Shicheng exclaimed, "What the hell, is this guy a dog or something? You didn't take him down?"

"I did! I punched him. Had it not been for the class president breaking it up, I would have beaten that son of a bitch to death!"

Dan Kaiquan spoke with scorn.

Miao Zhe wore glasses and wasn't very tall; without someone to break it up, he could take on two Miao Zhes.

Ma Shicheng thought for a moment and said, "This guy is trouble, don't hang out with him anymore, he can't take a joke."

"It's too late, Miao Zhe has sparked public anger, our dorm's Cui Yu has spoken, he plans to deal with Miao Zhe this afternoon."

Ma Shicheng said, "Isn't that a bit much?"

If one classmate did this, wouldn't it look too bad?

Dan Kaiquan interjected, "Cui Yu and the others have already decided. It's out of our hands now."

He looked on with a face that was eager to watch the excitement.

Dan Kaiquan looked towards Jiang Ning's seat which was empty, and he asked,

"Where's Jiang Ning?"

"He seems to have gone out with Geng Lu," Ma Shicheng said with a tone of envy, recalling how Geng Lu had forcibly pulled Jiang Ning out earlier, not sure what for.

Dan Kaiquan suddenly said, "If Jiang Ning so much as touches Miao Zhe, he definitely wouldn't dare to retaliate."

"Isn't that obvious?" Ma Shicheng thought to himself, as Miao Zhe was no fool.

There was no one in Class 8 who dared to challenge Jiang Ning.

"It seems that Jiang Ning doesn't usually hang out with other students," Dan Kaiquan remarked with a sigh.

He had a very positive impression of Jiang Ning who had previously stepped out during study hour to resolve a conflict.

He had heard from Guo Kunnan that last week, when he had no money for the bus ride home, it was Jiang Ning who lent him the fare. Once vacation ended, Guo Kunnan immediately repaid Jiang Ning.

Speaking of Jiang Ning, their conversation took on a note of melancholy.

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"Forget about it, I heard Miao Zhe likes to go off-campus for stir-fried noodles, Cui Yu and the others plan to make their move during dinner. Let's go watch the spectacle," Dan Kaiquan said, reveling in the schadenfreude.

Nobody dislikes watching a scene unfold, especially when it's someone they dislike getting their comeuppance. Ma Shicheng decided he must go.

...

When Jiang Ning returned, he was holding a bottle of Pocari Sweat, chosen as a condition of accompanying Geng Lu to the mini-mart. She insisted Jiang Ning pick any drink he wanted.

Jiang Ning originally chose a bottle of mineral water, but Geng Lu said it was too cheap and switched it for a more expensive one.

Pocari Sweat, Jiang Ning actually liked it quite a lot. Funnily enough, this was the first time a girl had ever bought him a drink.

The last period of the afternoon was Teacher Guo Ran's chemistry class.

Jiang Ning twisted the cap off and took a sip of the Pocari Sweat.

The time stated on the envelope he gave to the girl's family was exactly during break time after afternoon classes.

As expected, the family was going to show up at Fourth Middle School looking for trouble with Yan Bo.

To prevent Teacher Guo Ran from getting injured, Jiang Ning intended to follow along and keep an eye on things. If the plan failed and Guo Ran was implicated, that would be quite the spectacle.

For male students, a forty-minute class with Chen Haiyang was more torturous than four hours, as they'd sometimes be called upon to answer questions. Fail to answer, and you'd be punished by standing.

On the other hand, a class with Teacher Guo Ran felt as if it were over in less than four minutes, leaving them wanting more.

After class, Xue Yuantong walked to Jiang Ning's desk and slid over a ten yuan note:

"Get me a squid roll, spicier than mild, no lettuce, no onions."

"Also, buy me a cup of Osmanthus Rice Wine."

"Keep the change for your trouble."

Jiang Ning looked at her, seeing her act generous.

Ordinarily, Jiang Ning would have bought it for Xue Yuantong, but not today; he had things to do.

He said, "I don't feel like moving either."

Xue Yuantong sighed deeply, "Jiang Ning, you're such a disappointment."

With a pout, she left to buy it herself.

After Xue Yuantong left, only seven or eight students remained in the classroom.

Jiang Ning activated the Spiritual Seed within Teacher Guo Ran. Within this range, Guo Ran's whereabouts were completely within his control.

Perhaps Teacher Guo Ran was delayed for a bit because it wasn't until about fifteen minutes later that Jiang Ning sensed the Spiritual Seed move.

At the right moment, Jiang Ning got up and walked alone towards the school gate.

From a distance, he glanced at the main path of the campus. By the lamp near the flower bed, Yan Bo was waiting.

During classes, the gates of Fourth Middle School were closed, preventing outsiders from entering. Now, during the afternoon break, the coming and going of students and teachers was plain to see, naturally it was not so strict.

Two days ago, Yan Bo had stood in that very same spot, and to make it easier for the girl's parents to find him, Jiang Ning had deliberately marked it.

Jiang Ning took another quick look and indeed, a middle-aged man in a grey vest seemed to be watching Yan Bo surreptitiously.