Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 123 - 121: In a Glance, the Vastness of the World

Chapter 123: Chapter 121: In a Glance, the Vastness of the World

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Song Sheng’s return had gone mostly unnoticed by Class Eight apart from a brief moment during the early morning self-study.

With New Year’s Day approaching, most of the classmates were busy preparing for the talent show, planning to surprise everyone and establish a whole new image for themselves during the New Year’s Eve party.

After registering for a comic dialogue act, Guo Kunnan roped in Dan Kaiquan to achieve a better performance state.

Dan Kaiquan was somewhat reluctant; he had become ecstatic upon learning that Bai Yuxia had signed up for a dance program—he was dying to watch it.

Thus, he didn’t sign up for any program for the New Year’s Eve party, of course, part of the reason being that he didn’t have any particular talent to showcase.

He wanted to save his energy, to fully enjoy Bai Yuxia’s dance at the party; that was the dance of the woman he loved.

But Guo Kunnan was his good brother, and even used the leverage of sharing a few bites of food with him as a threat, which led Dan Kaiquan onto the metaphorical pirate ship, practicing the comic dialogues with Guo Kunnan in the dorm after night self-study every day.

Aside from practicing the dialogues, Dan Kaiquan also kept an eye on Song Sheng at other times in the class.

He still remembered the face he had lost at the start of the school term, and he intended to get it back sooner or later.

Dan Kaiquan noticed that after his return, Song Sheng had become somewhat more subdued, and while his gaze was still irksome at times, Song Sheng spent most of the time reading and doing exercises, seemingly preparing for the final exams, aiming for good grades.

Dan Kaiquan was dismissive; Song Sheng didn’t seem like the studious type to him.

There was one other thing that puzzled Dan Kaiquan: lately, Song Sheng had been guzzling pure milk, even going so far as to bring a whole box from home and place it in the classroom, drinking it whenever he felt like it.

The milk Song Sheng drank was of good quality, imported; its carton was covered in English characters, giving off a high-end vibe.

After searching online, Dan Kaiquan was shocked to find out that the small carton of milk Song Sheng drank was worth nearly ten yuan.

He had thought the milk brand was quite good and even considered buying some for Bai Yuxia, but then he thought better of it.

“Choke on it, you fatso! So fat and still drinking milk every day!”

Unable to afford the milk himself, Dan Kaiquan bitterly cursed Song Sheng.

Moreover, Song Sheng seemed to love showing off; in the cold winter, while others drank something hot, he would brazenly grab a cold milk to drink.

Once, while Dan Kaiquan was enjoying some hot porridge, he was met with Song Sheng’s disdainful gaze, which really annoyed him.

Of course, there were also classmates who were curious about what Song Sheng had been up to during the months he was absent, and once, while Song Sheng was drinking milk, Dan Xiao came to the back row to throw away some trash.

Concerned, Dan Xiao asked Song Sheng if something had happened at home.

The response he received was a dark look from Song Sheng, who nearly attacked Dan Xiao.

Dan Kaiquan really felt that Dan Xiao was unjustly blamed.

Although Dan Xiao seemed a bit simple-minded usually, he was a good person at heart; he had only asked Song Sheng out of concern, yet he received such treatment. Dan Kaiquan truly felt it was unfair to Dan Xiao.

Afterward, Dan Kaiquan even sought out Dan Xiao, advising him not to bother with someone like Song Sheng.

Dan Xiao glanced at Song Sheng in the back row and said nothing.

…

Thursday night, 10 p.m.

Jiang Ning was sitting in a chair, pinching a dark silver-colored ring in his hand.

The ring was entirely made of stainless steel. At first glance, it looked like just a simple steel band, but the surface was marked with shiny silver cloud patterns.

The patterns covered the whole ring, adding an air of mystery to it.

In fact, it was an array made from “Space Crystal Silk,” which endowed this ordinary ring with the power to store things.

Jiang Ning activated the ring with his Spiritual Power, giving it a light flick, and his phone appeared in hand out of nowhere.

Then, Jiang Ning repeatedly put the phone back and took it out of the ring, playing with it for a while before he stopped.

Having storage space had been his dream in his past life; without emotional fluctuations, it seemed like nothing much, but now holding it, he found it hard to let go.

His palm brushed over the surface of the desk, storing several Elixir Pills in Jade Bottles into the ring.

The Space Crystal Silk that Jiang Ning obtained was of rather average quality, the space inside the ring amounting to about three cubic meters.

For now, that space was ample for Jiang Ning’s use; he didn’t have so many Spirit Stones, materials, Magic Artifacts, or miscellaneous items.

Now that he had the Storage Ring, one of Jiang Ning’s goals was fulfilled. At present, he was thinking further ahead, preparing to refine a Puppet.

With his current abilities, he could remotely control a Puppet. If he could refine one, many tasks he found inconvenient could be done by the Puppet.

For guarding his loved ones, or protecting Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine.

However, refining a Puppet required a variety of materials, possibly even more so than what was needed for a Spirit Wood Boat, and he might not be able to collect everything he needed.

This is what Jiang Ning’s thoughts.

“Forget it, I’ll just send the materials list to Shao Shuangshuang for now; whatever can be collected will be collected,” Jiang Ning planned.

…

In the city center, in a residential complex on the sixteenth floor.

With the air conditioner on, the living room was warm and cozy. Lin Zida sat on the sofa, gripping the controller tightly, his eyes glued to the 55-inch Sony TV.

On the big screen, an assassin character was boldly taking out a target.

Lin Han, with her meticulously made-up face, holding a fork, sat on the edge of the sofa with a plate of salad, glancing between the TV and the engrossed Lin Zida.

“Lin Xiaopang, is gaming really that fun?”

Lost in the gaming world, Lin Zida responded half-heartedly:

“This is a PS4 console, the latest installment of Assassin’s Creed. How could it not be fun?”

After the release of the PS4, Lin Zida immediately purchased one and since had been playing it to the point of obsession—the graphics were amazing!

It was a huge leap beyond the PS3, definitely next-gen!

From now on, he was done with mobile games—they were all trash.

At that moment, a girl stepped out of the bathroom. Her footsteps were light, her skin was flawless, and her hair fell loosely around her shoulders, apparently fresh from a shower.