Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 254 - 220 Jiang Ning Can You See This

She was proud and noble.

‘Xue Yuantong, don’t bow your head, your crown will fall.’

In her desperation, she suddenly had an idea.

And so, in the crisp night air, her clear voice rang out:

“It’s too cold tonight, but as the strong one, I surely won’t be cold. I understand that you’re freezing and want to get home quickly, but I won’t compromise on the matter of my little cake.”

“However, I, Xue Yuantong, am not unreasonable. Let’s play a game to settle our scores,”

“What do you say?”

The slight chill made Xue Yuantong fold her arms across her chest.

She looked up, locking eyes with Jiang Ning, her gaze haughty, her expression as if she was bestowing great mercy.

Jiang Ning watched her act: “What game?”

Xue Yuantong reached into her pocket and pulled out some candy.

“Guess how many pieces of candy I have in my hand.”

“If you guess correctly, I won’t hold the cake incident against you, but if you’re wrong, you owe me two cakes.”

After laying out the rules of the game, she asked him:

“Did you understand?”

Jiang Ning responded, “I agree, but I have a suggestion.”

“If I guess correctly, you give me half of the candy in your hand.”

This seemed a reasonable condition to Xue Yuantong. Compared to two cakes, candy was nothing.

She planned her move and said with feigned nonchalance:

“If you can guess right, I won’t just give you half; I’ll give you all three candies in my hand.”

After saying this, Xue Yuantong quickly covered her mouth, feigning extreme regret.

Jiang Ning said, “You’ve given yourself away.”

“Yes, I have, ah!” Xue Yuantong lamented.

She stealthily sized up Jiang Ning, thinking, come on, guess, please guess.

Jiang Ning looked at her: “I already know the answer.”

Xue Yuantong retorted stubbornly, “What if I was lying?”

She tried to make it appear as if her previous act was genuine.

Jiang Ning said, “Indeed you were lying.”

With his Divine Sense, he stated, “You have two candies in your hand.”

Xue Yuantong: “…”

Inside she screamed, ‘Ah!’ Her carefully woven trap failed to snare Jiang Ning!

“Let’s see them,” said Jiang Ning, a sly smile on his face.

Reluctantly, Xue Yuantong unfolded her palm to reveal two candies lying there.

Jiang Ning picked one out—it was blueberry-flavored, still warm from her touch.

He tore off the wrapper and popped it into his mouth.

Saddened by her defeat, Xue Yuantong hung her head, no longer having her little cake, and now her candies were halved too…

She had lost both the lady and the soldier.

With no other choice, she ate the strawberry-flavored candy and handed the wrapper to Jiang Ning.

Xue Yuantong, no matter the situation, never littered, a lesson her mother had drilled into her since childhood, and she kept it close to her heart.

When she indulged in snacks outside, she always folded the wrappers neatly and kept them until she found a trash can to dispose of them properly.

Facing Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong handed over the candy wrapper.

Jiang Ning took it, folding both candy wrappers together and stuffing them into his pocket.

Xue Yuantong nibbled on the hard candy, her tongue darting playfully; the candy was sweet, softening the blow of her earlier defeat.

“Let’s go home.”

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The mountain bike started moving, and Xue Yuantong hopped on from behind, still sitting side-saddle.

The night wind grew stronger, blowing across Jiang Ning’s side and causing a few of Xue Yuantong’s strands of hair to flutter.

She tapped Jiang Ning’s back gently and murmured a complaint:

“Bad guy!”

Jiang Ning rode steadily as if he hadn’t heard.

Xue Yuantong noticed the warmth emanating from Jiang Ning, like a cozy furnace, making her want to snuggle closer, but she just moved a bit nearer and cautiously held the hem of his clothes, not daring to go further.

Jiang Ning cycled so smoothly it was as if there were no bumps; the bike seemed not to be moving at all.

Xue Yuantong sat on the back, feeling at peace.

She tilted her head up, the night sky like a vast pond of purple water, with stars floating on its surface, sound asleep, not stirring at all.

At this moment, the whole world seemed to stand still.

Her childlike brows and eyes moved, and she waved her arms, patting Jiang Ning, calling out:

“Jiang Ning, can you see the moon from up front too?”

“Obviously, I can,” he retorted.

…

Bungalow.

Jiang Ning sat in front of his desk, staring at the computer monitor, just staring.

In the last class of evening study, Li San, the high school sophomore who had previously disturbed Geng Lu, fainted during class due to the aftereffects of Jiang Ning’s “Shocking God Stab,” which he had suffered multiple times.

Jiang Ning figured that this time, Li San would be out for at least three days and that even when he woke up, his will would be blurred for several more days.

The sophomore year was tight on schedule, especially in the experimental class, so as soon as Li San recovered, he’d return to school immediately.

By that time, if Li San still harbored any ill intentions, Jiang Ning would continue to cast spells not to kill him in one blow but to have fun.

Although it was a bit of a hassle, he didn’t have much to do on campus, so he played.

Xue Yuantong ran over with a towel, “Jiang Ning, I’m going to take a shower, don’t go to sleep yet.”

“Yeah, go ahead,” said Jiang Ning.

Taking a shower at night, Xue Yuantong always washed her hair, which she found troublesome to blow-dry. Thus, after every shower, she would run into Jiang Ning’s room for him to help her dry her hair, while she enjoyed the comfort.

After getting Jiang Ning’s affirmative answer, Xue Yuantong, holding her towel, went to take her shower.

Yuzhou City was located at the junction of the north and south, and it was common for temperatures to dip down to negative seven or eight degrees in the winter. Now it was March, the lunar period of “Jingzhe,” hinting at a warmer climate.

However, the temperature was still very cold, and during such times, most Yuzhou people would choose to visit the public bathhouses for their warmth and comfort.

Xue Yuantong disliked going, although her home wasn’t well off, they still had a solar heater and a water heater installed.

In the summer, they used solar energy, and in the winter, the water heater, along with a bathroom heater and a warm air machine, which allowed for a barely satisfactory shower.

Jiang Ning was worried she might catch a cold, so he added an Array to Xue Yuantong’s bathroom.

When Xue Yuantong entered the bathroom, she didn’t feel the cold at all.

She turned on the showerhead intending to first let some hot water flow, but as she looked down, she realized she was still wearing cotton slippers.

She quickly changed into the flip-flops she wore in the summer.

After Xue Yuantong finished her shower and washed her clothes, she hung them out to dry in the yard.

Then, she went inside to wipe her feet dry and put the cotton slippers back on.

She made her way over to Jiang Ning’s room.

As she entered, Xue Yuantong remarked, “Despite being only separated by a wall, every time I come here, I have to first exit my yard and make a turn to get here.”

“It’s such a hassle. If I hadn’t just showered, I’d feel like knocking the wall down!” she proclaimed wildly.

“Can we put a ladder in the yard so that next time, I don’t have to go through the main gate, and I can just climb over to find you?” Xue Yuantong pondered the feasibility of this method.

“Do you dare to climb a ladder?” Jiang Ning asked.

“You underestimate me. See if I dare to climb. I had the guts to climb trees and swipe bird eggs when I was little,” boasted Xue Yuantong.

Jiang Ning expressed surprise, “Wow, really?”

“I’ll ask Aunt Gu tomorrow,” he said.

Xue Yuantong silently pulled out a small stool and urged, “Stop talking so much, just help me dry my hair.”

She sat down resolutely on the low stool.

Jiang Ning plugged in the hair dryer, and rather than standing to blow dry, he sat down because Xue Yuantong was sitting too low—if he stood up, he wouldn’t reach her.

He turned the chair around, leaned on it, and took the hair dryer, tenderly holding Xue Yuantong’s hair to blow it dry.

During the process, Xue Yuantong squinted her eyes, enjoying the warm air from the hair dryer.

It was so comfortable!

Soon, her hair was dry, and Xue Yuantong was not quite satisfied; she wanted to stay on the stool for a bit longer, hoping Jiang Ning would keep blowing.

Jiang Ning did not continue to blow her hair.

Xue Yuantong’s pouting was in vain, and she left in her slippers.

She was slightly regretful; if only tomorrow were Saturday.

Then she could’ve stayed longer in Jiang Ning’s room tonight, played games, and watched movies with him.

Sadly, tomorrow was Friday, and she was a high school student with school to attend.

After returning home, Xue Yuantong closed the main gate but didn’t lock it from the inside. If she did, Jiang Ning wouldn’t be able to come in the next morning.

As for sleeping with the door unlocked and any potential danger, with Jiang Ning around, Xue Yuantong wasn’t worried at all.

She went back to her little room.

Windows shut, desk lamp on, and the room was filled with a warm glow.

Xue Yuantong lay on the bed, her hair spread out, her body feeling soft and relaxed.

“Marvelous, marvelous!”

She lay on the blanket, the warmth in the room ensuring she wouldn’t be cold.

Xue Yuantong grabbed her phone from beside the bed, its surface impeccably clean, without a speck of dust.

She had specifically asked Jiang Ning to clean it after school.

She opened an app, swiping through it, finding a particularly pretty anime wallpaper—it was a matching set.

First, she set it as her phone wallpaper, then sent the other half to Jiang Ning, telling him to use it as well.

After Jiang Ning changed it, he took a screenshot and sent it to her.

Xue Yuantong was content as she put her phone down, massaging her sore arms.

She laid on the blanket, planning what to eat tomorrow morning.

“Hmm, tomorrow I’ll use the electric griddle to make unleavened pancakes and stir-fry a bowl of dried shrimp batter.”

“One dish isn’t enough—maybe I should stir fry some green pepper and potato shreds too. There are still two small potatoes at home, I’ll just use them up.”

“Then pour two bowls of egg tea, sprinkle a few drops of sesame oil—so fragrant!”

In that moment, Xue Yuantong felt that life was simply wonderful.

She excitedly rolled on the bed, lifted the blanket, and rolled into it.

She tossed her phone aside on the table. Set an alarm? Impossible!

“Let’s see if I wake up, if not, Jiang Ning can wake me.”

Before sleep overtook her, Xue Yuantong burrowed under the covers, resolute in her tone, she chanted:

“If I say there is no light in the world, then there shall be no light.”

As soon as the words were spoken, she slapped the desk lamp switch.

And with her words, the room plunged into darkness, void of any light.