Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 255 - 221 You Dare to Compete with Me

Xue Yuantong, insincere, said, “It’s not a big deal anyway.”

“Since it’s not a big deal, let’s go.”

He was ready to lock the door.

Xue Yuantong, annoyed, had no choice but to say, “I remember now, you didn’t take your snacks.”

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“Oh…”

A few days ago, Jiang Ning had agreed to help Teacher Guo Ran, and as a reward, he received a large bag of snacks.

Even though Xue Yuantong was remarkably strong, since the snacks were stored at Jiang Ning’s place, he only brought a portion to the classroom each time, so there was still about half left.

Xue Yuantong knew about the snacks, but since they were Jiang Ning’s, not hers, and she was shy.

She would only take them if Jiang Ning said so.

“You grab them for me,” Jiang Ning said.

Only then did Xue Yuantong respond, “Then I’ll begrudgingly run and do you this favor.”

Although she said this, her actions were swift; she went inside, selected two bags, and stuffed them in a tote bag.

…

As soon as they entered the classroom, the atmosphere was different, slightly more agitated than usual, with a sense of happiness in the air.

Today was Friday, and classes would end after the second period in the afternoon.

Tomorrow would be the delightful weekend, and everyone was in an excellent mood.

Chen Siyu put down her English book and chatted with a few people,

“Yesterday in the dormitory, I heard that our freshman year is organizing a spring outing this month.”

“A spring outing?” Bai Yuxia asked.

“Yes, a spring outing. They said it’s to a newly completed cultural park. I heard from an older student that there have been similar activities before.”

If they went on a spring outing, it would definitely mean a day without classes. She looked excited, and the idea of a joyous group outing always brought happiness.

“Do you know when?”

Chen Siyu replied, “It’s just what I heard; nothing’s confirmed yet.”

Suddenly, Bai Yuxia also looked wistful.

Jiang Ning listened to their conversation with an expressionless face; he remembered this spring outing quite well, scheduled for the Friday after next.

The Fourth Middle School, in the spirit of training their students, would have everyone walk over ten kilometers to the cultural park.

It wasn’t just a one-way trip of ten kilometers; they would need to walk back as well.

The route they would take was right over the river dam Jiang Ning crossed on his way to school.

The cultural park was vast and empty with no facilities for amusement, just a huge statue standing.

There were no restaurants or supermarkets around; everyone had to rely on their packed food and drink cold water.

The worst part was, after the tiring outing, the school required them to write an essay.

Titled “Reflections on the Spring Outing.”

At that moment, Jiang Ning watched Chen Siyu’s joyful smile and said nothing.

He wondered if they would still be able to smile after experiencing it themselves?

…

In the back row, Guo Kunnan asked, “Brother Ma, is it resolved now?”

Ma Shicheng said, “Barely resolved.”

Now, in Fourth Middle School’s forum, the heat around Guo Kunnan’s post had cooled down.

Simply put, overnight Guo Kunnan had become old news.

At present, the hottest posts in Fourth Middle School’s forum were about Pang Jiao giving Shen Xinli CPR.

That photo of the CPR juxtaposed the wildness with the fragile boy, that primitive “beauty.”

The number of replies and the heat were far ahead.

Following that was a rumor post about Pang Jiao confessing her feelings to Zhuang Jianhui.

It was said that Zhuang Jianhui’s account personally refuted the rumor, claiming he had no relationship with Pang Jiao, but nobody really believed it.

Then came posts comparing who was the handsomest in Fourth Middle School, and now even a post had sprung up comparing which female student was the most beautiful.

Compared to that, nobody cared about Guo Kunnan anymore.

Hearing Ma Shicheng’s words, Guo Kunnan asked,

“So, I’m safe now?”

He was worried sick last night after being slandered during the evening self-study and didn’t fall asleep until late. His previously untroubled Dao Heart was completely shattered.

“It’s not completely safe, but for now, there’s nothing much. However, the impression people have of you is definitely still there.”

Ma Shicheng had come early for the morning study session and while getting hot water, overheard Yu Wen and others in the front row discussing Guo Kunnan.

This clearly showed that his actions had indeed caught the attention of Fourth Middle School’s female students.

Guo Kunnan felt a bit sad again.

Ma Shicheng playfully punched him, not too hard,

“Don’t be sad; it’s not a huge deal. In a couple of days, it will blow over. Remember Zhang Chi from our class? That time he fought with Qi Tianheng and got caught eating breakfast, his reputation was ruined, but now it’s not a big deal anymore, is it?”

Ma Shicheng comforted him by citing an example.

However, Ma Shicheng felt that someone like Qi Tianheng from class 2 wouldn’t give up so easily and would still cause trouble for Zhang Chi.

So he gave another example, “Look at Cui Yu, during the English class, he made that gesture in front of everyone. Did it bother anyone?”

“Isn’t he still pursuing Jiang Yanan?”

“People need thick skin to live.”

After hearing this, Guo Kunnan looked over at Cui Yu and suddenly felt much better.

Ma Shicheng said, “You just got embarrassed online, and they just talked about your internet romance and posted an ugly photo of you.”

“If someone asks you about it, just deny it, it wasn’t you anyway.”

“That Shen Xu, people said he wasn’t a good person in junior high, but he still managed to date a pretty girl from the experimental class.”

“It’s no big deal.”

Wang Longlong, who was nearby, listened to their conversation and came over with Brother Ma’s phone, lighting up the screen for Guo Kunnan to see.

The screen displayed a post about artificial respiration.

“Brother Nan, if you really feel miserable, just think about Shen Xinli.”

Once Guo Kunnan saw it, he immediately perked up, even feeling a bit of schadenfreude.

Compared to Shen Xinli, Guo Kunnan felt his future was incredibly bright!

He exhaled and completely let go of these issues:

“Indeed, I cared too much before, but actually, none of these things really matter.”

Hearing this, Ma Shicheng praised him, “It’s good you can see it that way.”

Guo Kunnan said, “Having gone through this, I feel like I’ve grown a lot, and such things won’t happen again.”

He also gained a new understanding that life should be forward-looking, not tangled in unchangeable matters.

Don’t waste time on such things.

Guo Kunnan truly felt, with one thought the universe becomes vast, and with a calm heart, everything becomes light.

He vaguely felt that his unbreakable Dao Heart was beginning to heal.

This time, he would achieve Nirvana.

During the long break, Dan Kaiquan looked towards Bai Yuxia across the river.

Bai Yuxia’s profile was beautiful, her skin fair, her eyes focused on reading.

Dan Kaiquan realized this was a good chance to show himself off, he turned his head and shouted:

“Cui Yu, come play chess!”

His voice was loud, drawing the attention of half of class 8, who all looked his way.

The mention of chess, a skill many students had, stirred some thoughts in those who knew how to play, some felt tempted, others disdainful.

However, Dan Kaiquan did this deliberately, aiming to draw attention, especially Bai Yuxia’s.

He vowed to become the chess king of class 8, so he had to make a name for himself as a master of chess.

Today was his first step towards fame; he planned to defeat the heroes of class 8 and ascend to the highest throne.

Cui Yu shouted, “Let’s have a round!”

He stood up, his left hand extending with an egg in it.

This was a hard-boiled egg he bought in the morning, forgotten and now cold.

He planned to warm it up a bit before eating.

Cui Yu approached, juggling the egg like an old man flipping walnuts at a chess stall, exuding an air of a master.

But Cui Yu’s chess skills were mediocre, and in less than three minutes of the first game, Dan Kaiquan checkmated him.

Cui Yu struggled, “One more game.”

The two played chess with a crowd watching, including Dan Xiao, Dong Qingfeng, Huang Yuzhu, and even Yu Wen from the girls took a glance their way.

Dan Kaiquan smiled triumphantly; this was exactly what he wanted.

In the second game, Cui Yu found an opportunity, checkmating first, his victory seemed ensured.

Dan Kaiquan easily resolved it and checkmated him with a counter-move.

Cui Yu, both overjoyed and distraught, his left hand trembling, accidentally dropped the egg, shattering it on the cement floor.

Cui Yu cried out miserably, “My egg is broken!”

Upon hearing this, everyone in the class turned their attention to him.

Cui Yu quickly picked up the egg, explaining to everyone:

“It’s an egg, an egg!”

After these two losses, Cui Yu refused to play against Dan Kaiquan anymore.

Although young men often have a lot of spirit, he wasn’t foolish; he realized that Dan Kaiquan’s chess skills were far superior, and he could only be beaten.

Once Cui Yu left, Dan Kaiquan spoke up calmly, his tone filled with the air of a master:

“Anyone else want to play?”

Huang Yuzhu, always honest, responded, “I’ll play with you.”

“Yuzhu.” Dan Kaiquan had a good impression of him; he had even asked Yuzhu to bring him food a few times, a very approachable person.

Huang Yuzhu took his place at the chess table.

Cui Yu returned to his seat, unwilling to throw away the egg though it was dirty after hitting the floor, unable to eat it in front of everyone.

He wrapped it in tissue paper, planning to take it home and wash it clean before eating.

Suddenly, a strange boy appeared at the doorway of class 8, waving towards Jiang Yanan’s seat.

Seeing him, Jiang Yanan left her seat and followed the boy out of the classroom.

Meng Gui smoothed his hair and said to Cui Yu:

“Your Jiang Yanan ran off with someone.”

“That boy doesn’t look bad, seems like he’s from class 5.”

Meng Gui wasn’t too concerned, as he had moved on, now fancying Jiang Yanan’s sister, Mu Ying.

Jiang Yanan and the rest, he was tired of them, leaving her to Cui Yu.

Cui Yu watched his beloved girl being taken away by another man, his anger erupting, his eyes blazing with furious fire, like it could ignite the classroom door!

“That bastard, daring to compete with poor Dao for his master!”