Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Chapter 1679 - 914: End of Winter Break (2)

The group set out with great enthusiasm, making a grand departure.

"Jianhui, are you going too?" Lin Zida asked curiously.

Zhuang Jianhui straightened up, stretched a bit, and said, "Loosen the bones, perfect time to give it a try."

After speaking, he rented a lantern from Dongdong and also set off for the bamboo forest.

"Gong Jin, what about you?" Lin Zida asked.

The young master sat quietly, still elegant, and casually said, "No rush, I’ll eat first."

Seeing his demeanor, Wang Yong couldn’t help but think, ’If this guy transferred to Class Eight, he might truly spark a wave of reckoning!’

As a member of Class Eight, Wang Yong wasn’t deliberately keeping a low profile. He just couldn’t reach the peak, fearing the divine punishment from the four Divine Spirits.

...

After Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong finished their late-night snack, they took out three Kongming Lanterns from home and ran to the field.

"I heard you need to make a wish before releasing a Kongming Lantern. If the lantern flies up, it means the wish can come true!" Xue Yuantong said happily.

"What wish are you planning to make, to grow taller?" Jiang Ning asked.

Xue Yuantong could say it herself, but she wouldn’t allow him to say it, "Hmph, do you really think I want to grow taller?"

"Then make a wish not to grow taller." Jiang Ning said.

"No way!"

"Alright then."

Jiang Ning steadied the Kongming Lantern, while Tongtong was in charge of lighting the fire. The hot air lifted and inflated the lantern. Jiang Ning let it go, and the lantern slowly ascended, like a candle from nature, blending into the night’s painting.

Xue Yuantong raised her little face, gazing at the slowly ascending lantern. She gently closed her eyes, put her hands together, and softly murmured.

Jiang Ning didn’t hear it clearly, even with his keen insight, he couldn’t decode it.

He joked, "What gibberish are you saying?"

Xue Yuantong gently opened her eyes and patted her small hands, "Alright, alright, I’ve finished making my wish!"

Then the two of them let go of another Kongming Lantern.

Finally, it was Chuchu’s turn.

Xue Chuchu watched the two Kongming Lanterns in the night sky. They emitted a faint orange glow, swaying with the breeze, as if being guided by the moon.

"What wish do you have, you must think carefully, if the Kongming Lantern can’t fly up, it means the wish can’t come true!" Xue Yuantong said seriously.

Xue Chuchu looked at her serious expression, a thought flashed through her mind, and she suddenly said, "What if my wish is for the lantern not to rise?"

Xue Yuantong snatched the lantern, "I’m not letting you release it!"

Jiang Ning touched her small head, "Don’t bully Chuchu."

After releasing the Kongming Lanterns, they each went home to wash up.

Lin Zida was warming himself by the fire at the rural tourism spot, "Seriously, Jiang Ning’s already released their lanterns, and they’re still catching rats?"

Wang Yong corrected, "Bamboo rats, bamboo rats!"

...

9:30 PM.

Tongtong returned to Jiang Ning’s small room, this was the last night of winter break. Tomorrow marked the start of school, meaning their high school days were officially halfway through.

Even though Tongtong had taken a bath, when she saw there was hot water in the teapot on the coal stove, she got a basin, mixed some cold water, and poured two basins of hot water.

Jiang Ning saw this and said, "Oh, you’ve grown up, know how to take care of me now?"

"Are you going to wash?" Xue Yuantong asked with a dismissive attitude, knowing Jiang Ning had a habit of soaking his feet.

Soaking your feet in winter nights feels comfortable, warm, and you can sleep soundly through the night.

"Put it down." Jiang Ning sat on the sofa, directing.

"I’m not specially preparing the water for you!" Xue Yuantong snorted and also put down her small basin, then settled beside Jiang Ning.

After sitting down, she felt the distance was too far, so she inched closer to him.

Jiang Ning felt the soft person beside him, finding it quite wonderful.

The two of them were sticking together, soaking their feet.

Jiang Ning glanced at her hot water and found that though the little girl was short, she could withstand the heat. Her water is several degrees warmer than his.

Soon, her pair of pink feet turned rosy from the heat, judging by her expression, she was probably extremely comfortable.

"Pigs would be boiled to death." Jiang Ning said.

"You’re the pig!" Xue Yuantong couldn’t be bothered to pay him any attention.

"I’ve fetched water for you, so you can take care of pouring the water later." she instructed.

Jiang Ning: "I’ll call Chuchu to come pour the water."

Xue Yuantong opened her eyes: "You’re so despicable! Does Chuchu have any dirt on you? Are you blackmailing her?"

Jiang Ning said: "A reluctantly twisted melon is still a melon."

Xue Yuantong: "But, Chuchu will never give in to you. Chuchu can wash my feet; would she wash yours?"

Jiang Ning glanced at her little rosy feet, just by looking, he seemed to feel the warmth: "Chuchu washing feet? Why not."

Xue Yuantong thought about it, considering it might be a slight possibility, what if Chuchu actually dared, she would lose her authority.

She pondered for two seconds, decided to continue fighting for Chuchu’s right, she declared: "Chuchu even dares to eat my feet!"

Jiang Ning carefully observed her subtle expression, still couldn’t see any clues, for a moment couldn’t figure out if she was bluffing or it really happened.

Jiang Ning criticized her: "You’re too perverted, Tongtong."

Xue Yuantong won the battle.

She tilted her head slightly, smiled at Jiang Ning, eyes curved, extremely cunning: "Chuchu is my vassal, don’t even think about it."

...

Tongtong played games at his house until 11, then went home and snuggled into her little bed.

She didn’t fall asleep like before, but curled up under the blanket scrolling on her phone.

Her bed was very warm, under her was a thick sponge pad, a soft mattress, plus a high-tech water heating mat, then a plush bedsheet, and above her a large cotton quilt.

"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, I can’t sleep." Xue Yuantong sent him a message.

Jiang Ning was checking the file Shao Shuangshuang sent, which included content about cultivation resources, he put it aside for now, replied to Tongtong’s message: "What’s up?"

She said: "School starts tomorrow, feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve been to school."

Jiang Ning: "Mm."

The experiences of this winter vacation were quite rich, he visited his old home, saw relatives from his past life and old classmates in town.

"I wonder if our class will have any new students, whether there will be a spring outing, and the sports day... " she quickly said.

Jiang Ning found it interesting, many times, things Tongtong couldn’t say face to face, she would chatter away across a wall.

"There will be, this year will definitely be more exciting." Jiang Ning said.

The development of the Evergreen Liquid has become regular, Yuzhou City is in rapid development, the urban landscape is changing with each passing day, public education surely won’t lag behind.

A regional central city is not just a slogan, with ample funding, the school leaders definitely won’t stick to the status quo.

"We’ll be assigned seats at the beginning of the term. We should sit together again, right?"

"Do I have a choice?" Jiang Ning retorted.

"Hehe, no you don’t." Xue Yuantong beamed happily.

She was unusually talkative today, chatting away until midnight, still wouldn’t quiet down.

Jiang Ning extended his Divine Sense, finding Zhuang Jianhui and others still digging holes in the bamboo forest to catch bamboo rats, he chuckled, gotta say, these people are quite determined.

Jiang Ning, a cultivator, the uncrowned king of pulling all-nighters, urged Tongtong: "Go to sleep."

"Then tell me a story and I’ll sleep."

"What a bother." Jiang Ning replied.

"Jiang Ning, you weren’t like this before!" Xue Yuantong was displeased.

"Alright." Jiang Ning called her on QQ, began: "Once upon a time, there was a very short princess, very short."

Xue Yuantong immediately fell silent.

"The witch envied her beauty and cast a spell on her, putting her to sleep."

Xue Yuantong said fiercely: "Damn witch!"

"Later, a brave prince discovered her, dispelled the magic with a kiss, and the princess woke up, becoming a tall princess, how tall? Taller than Tang Fu."

Tongtong tilted her head: "Huh? Is that it? You’re so short today?"

"..." Jiang Ning: "Mm, what does this story tell us?"

Tongtong: "About what?"

Jiang Ning: "Without enough sleep, you can’t become a tall princess, goodnight."

Tongtong pouted: "Who wants to be a tall princess?"

She said so, but obediently went to sleep.