Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

In an instant, the Black Back Wolf Dog bared its teeth and drooled, charging with a furious bark.

Humans, when faced with such a terrifying beast, often feel an instinctual fear, and the two men were startled, ducking aside subconsciously.

Bi Yue screamed and collapsed to the ground, almost having her courage devoured as the Black Back Wolf Dog pounced on her.

If Uncle Zhang hadn't stopped it in time, it's likely her face would have been torn to shreds.

Bi Yue, having escaped danger, looked absolutely petrified.

The male lawyer was livid, his beloved had been frighted, and he'd certainly lost a lot of points.

Gone was his previous calmness as he sternly said,

"I warn you, inciting a dog to bite someone counts as intentional harm! By the rules, we can penalize the instigator for disturbing public order!"

"You've broken the law!"

Uncle Zhang spread his hands, playing the fool, "It's not my dog. Who incited it?"

He kicked the dog, scolding, "Scram, you damn dog."

The abandoned Black Back Wolf Dog, its dog face licked, walked away on its dog legs to find Jiang Ning's house.

The male lawyer chased up from behind, flashing his lawyer's badge, and sternly said, "I'm telling you, keep your dog in check or you'll face the consequences!"

Xue Yuantong was clueless, what was going on?

Jiang Ning made everything clear, pointing at the Black Back Wolf Dog,

"It's not my dog; it's a stray!"

The male lawyer countered, "Good, since it's a stray, if it hurts someone, we have the right to kill it!"

Enraged, Bi Yue ran over, hating Butcher Zhang to death and hating the stray dog even more. She shrieked,

"Kill it, kill it, I want to make dog meat out of it!"

Xue Yuantong watched coldly from the sidelines. Bi Yue had visited the bungalow before.

One winter, she was eating watermelon at the door.

Watermelon in the summer was nothing special, but in winter, the price skyrocketed, and ordinary people seldom bought it; Xue Yuantong took a few extra glances.

Bi Yue giggled and offered her the eaten watermelon rind, speaking from above,

"Eat the watermelon rind, and I'll give you the watermelon to eat."

Seeing this, her mother said nothing, took her by bike to the city, and bought a watermelon, spending several dozen yuan.

Later, Bi Yue mocked, "The money you earn in a year, I can spend in a day."

Aunt Gu told her, "Every penny we earn is clean and honest."

Bi Yue covered her mouth and laughed, "Because there are people like you who work hard to earn money, I have more than I can spend. Does that make you feel good?"

In her memory, Bi Yue's condescending tone still lingered.

"Kill it, kill it, we'll make dog meat hotpot tonight!"

Bi Yue's attractive features twisted, and she flailed her arms unconsciously.

"Find me a stick, I'll kill it right now!"

Being scared by an animal was Bi Yue's humiliation.

But, Bi Yue talked a big game without taking action, and anyone could see she was all bark and no bite.

Xue Yuantong gave Jiang Ning a small look.

She turned into an impartial mediator, "Don't be too rash, we don't necessarily have to kill it. It's a life, after all."

Bi Yue was fiercely determined, "Once I'm involved, I must have it dead, I want to kill it."

Xue Yuantong said, "There's always a solution; right, Jiang Ning?"

Bi Yue wouldn't be swayed and resolutely clamored, "Only its death will calm me down!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded, "If that's the case..."

He pulled out a small craft knife, genuinely offering, "Use my knife then, it'll be quick."

Bi Yue gripped the craft knife only to see that the blade wasn't even as long as her finger. She suddenly froze, unsure of what to do.

Xue Yuantong urged, "I've given you the knife, go on, kill it?"

Jiang Ning added fuel to the fire, "Are you afraid now, or are you worse than a dog?"

...

Back home.

Xue Yuantong giggled, "Jiang Ning, you're so clever!"

With a glance, he caught on immediately; it's no wonder he grew up eating their family's food.

Facing a large wolf dog, even with a craft knife, Bi Yue didn't dare make a move, revealing her hollow bravado and leaving in embarrassment.

Jiang Ning chuckled to himself, thinking about making trouble for Bi Yue. From what he knew about Tongtong, she wouldn't normally play dirty unless provoked.

In the afternoon, Xue Yuantong popped into Jiang Ning's room. He had intended to play a Hayao Miyazaki animation.

Xue Yuantong pointed out that the old man's animations were becoming scarce, each viewing diminishing the count, and she wanted to save them for watching with a projector in the classroom, for a better atmosphere.

Jiang Ning considered this and thought of asking Shao Shuangshuang to upgrade the Fourth Middle School classroom projector but, on second thought, perhaps the charm lay in watching old movies on an outdated projector.

He simply gave up the idea.

He chose 'WALL·E' instead.

Xue Yuantong prepared a basket of edamame, slowly peeling them, planning to make stir-fried chicken legs with edamame that night.

She also fancied some ribs, but alas, Butcher Zhang had been restraining himself lately, actually stopped gambling, which was quite the disappointment of her life.

After the movie, Bai Yuxia called; she'd be at the River Dam Bungalow in ten minutes and mentioned that the twins were in her car.

Xue Yuantong said, "Let me wash my hands, and I'll go receive them."

Jiang Ning stood up, "Okay, sure."

...

At the river dam, a BMW 5 Series pulled up slowly.

The figure of Bai Yuxia appeared, wearing a simple white short-sleeved shirt with black skinny jeans.

The simple outfits, on her, showcased her extraordinary bearing. Bai Yuxia, who practiced dance regularly, Latin and ballet, had a great figure and excellent poise.

Xue Yuantong glanced at her, thinking she seemed taller after not seeing her over the summer break.

Following closely were the twins, who were much more lively by comparison; one in a black T-shirt and shorts, the other in white, sticking together like Black and White Impermanence.