Chapter 39: Ningshuang Treats

In his past life, Jiang Xincheng had his limbs broken by Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei on this very night, when he accidentally saw them doing something. His Cultivation Foundation was severely damaged, his talent dropped sharply, and he never recovered for the rest of his life.

Humiliation, abuse, vicious curses… That night was the pain of Jiang Xincheng’s entire past life, a pain that made him shudder just thinking about it. Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei had almost ruined Jiang Xincheng’s life.

Now that he was reborn, he finally got his revenge. Jiang Xincheng felt refreshed and extremely happy. The flow of Primordial Force inside his body also sped up a little. With this big problem solved, he could focus on cultivation. Ximen Changkong, it won’t be long before I stand before you, cut you into pieces, and scatter your ashes to the wind, to avenge the deep hatred from my past life.

“I found them! Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei are here. I discovered them. They are putting on their clothes. Strong Brother, come quickly and catch them.”

“Yujing, we found Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei. Come quickly, don’t let this awful couple escape.”

“Oh no, they discovered Brother Ma first. Let’s hurry and save Brother Ma.”

…

Right then, Jiang Xincheng heard shouting from the small grove behind him, mixed with the unbelievable exclamations of Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei. But these exclamations soon turned into screams. Clearly, this awful couple was receiving punishment from Li Qiang and Bai Yujing.

Jiang Xincheng smiled slightly and walked away, deciding not to get involved further. He had already taken his revenge tonight. From now on, Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei would have a hard time and no future in this life. The pain he had endured in his past life, Ma Jinyuan and Wang Mei would now experience one by one, and ten times worse. The anger that had burned for decades was finally completely released.

“Who was the one secretly filming? I, Ma Jinyuan, will definitely kill you!”

Not long after he walked away, Ma Jinyuan’s extremely angry roar came from behind. Jiang Xincheng smiled again, his steps becoming even lighter.

At the school’s west gate, Lin Anan, Xuanyuan Ningshuang, Zhang Feng, and Yang Ning were also smiling, very happily, because Xuanyuan Ningshuang had just broken through from the Early Tendon Refining Stage to the Mid Tendon-Training Stage. Her power had surged greatly. Encouraged by Zhang Feng and Lin Anan, they planned to go out for a meal to celebrate.

They were going to have a big feast, so how could these food lovers not be happy? As they walked and chatted, Yang Ning suddenly spoke without thinking, “Anan, where has your little boyfriend been lately? I haven’t seen him at all.”

“Little boyfriend?” Lin Anan was stunned, then realized what she meant. She rolled her eyes and said, “I’ve said it many times, Xincheng is not my boyfriend. We’re just good friends. Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Liar!” Yang Ning pouted. “He publicly thanked Liu Yijun and Liu Yifeng, thanking them for letting him have such a good girlfriend like Lin Anan. Now everyone in the College of Computer Science and our Finance and Economics College knows you’re taken, that you belong to the College of Computer Science, that you found a little boyfriend younger than you, and you still try to fool us.”

“Yeah, so many people know about it. Anan, you didn’t break up with him because you looked down on him, and that’s why he’s not showing up, right?” Xuanyuan Ningshuang also teased with a laugh. Only Zhang Feng’s expression wasn’t very good, and she didn’t say anything.

Lin Anan said gloomily, “No way. That day, Xincheng only said that to teach Liu Yijun and Liu Yifeng a lesson. He and I are really just good friends. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have disappeared for so long. I even called him, but his phone was off, and I couldn’t get through. Doesn’t that prove we’re just good friends, not boyfriend and girlfriend at all? If we were, we wouldn’t have been apart for so long.”

“Wow, Sister Anan, this time you actually took the initiative. It seems Sister Anan has really fallen this time, actually starting to chase Jiang Xincheng.” Unexpectedly, Lin Anan’s words not only didn’t clarify her relationship with Jiang Xincheng, but instead gave Yang Ning something to latch onto. She exclaimed in surprise.

Xuanyuan Ningshuang smiled sweetly and teased, “Anan, don’t be so forward. You should be more reserved in the future, or boys won’t value you. It’s really too much that he hasn’t contacted our Anan for so long, making Anan take the initiative to contact him. This boyfriend needs a good lesson.”

“You…” Lin Anan was left speechless by Yang Ning and Xuanyuan Ningshuang’s coordinated remarks. She widened her big eyes and said, “I’m not talking to you anymore. Anyway, Jiang Xincheng and I are definitely not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. We’re just good friends…”

“Jiang Xincheng!” Before Lin Anan could finish, she saw Yang Ning pointing ahead and shouting in surprise. She raised her delicate eyebrows and looked in the direction Yang Ning was pointing. “Don’t try to fool me. You’ve used this trick many times. I won’t be tricked again…”

Before she finished speaking, she saw a boy dozens of meters away, wearing ordinary jeans and a black T-shirt, smiling as he looked at her. “Sister Anan, where are you going? What a coincidence. Hello, Xuanyuan Ningshuang and Yang Ning too.”

Xuanyuan Ningshuang smiled slightly. Yang Ning giggled and said, “Jiang Xincheng, where have you been all this time? Our Sister Anan really missed you.”

“Uh…” Lin Anan was taken aback, then hit Yang Ning once. “Xincheng, don’t listen to Yang Ning’s nonsense. I just hadn’t seen you for a long time and called you. Where have you been lately? Why haven’t we seen you at all?”

Lin Anan’s words, which tried to cover up but only made it more obvious, warmed Jiang Xincheng’s heart. He smiled slightly and said, “I’ve been busy with closed-door cultivation lately and haven’t come out for a long time. I even turned off my phone, so you couldn’t contact me. I live in the bamboo grove now. You can come find me if you have time.”

“Bamboo grove?” Lin Anan and the other girls were surprised. “That’s so far away. Why don’t you live closer to the school?”

Jiang Xincheng said, “Although it’s a bit far, the environment is good, the Heaven and Earth Yuan Power is abundant, and it’s very quiet with no one to disturb me. It’s perfect for cultivation.”

Lin Anan nodded, somewhat surprised, and said, “I didn’t expect Xincheng to cultivate so diligently. It’s the weekend today. Are you out to get food?”

“Yes, I was just about to buy some food,” Jiang Xincheng said with a smile.

Lin Anan said, “No need to buy any. We were just about to go eat. Let’s go together.”

Jiang Xincheng felt happy inside and was quite willing, but he still glanced at Xuanyuan Ningshuang and Yang Ning. As for Zhang Feng, it was fine to ignore her.

“Let’s go, Jiang Xincheng. I’m treating tonight. I don’t mind one more person,” Xuanyuan Ningshuang said with a sweet smile. Yang Ning also nodded and said with a sly smile, “Of course it’s okay. Our Anan has missed you for so long. Now that we finally run into you, you can’t just leave.”