Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 1685 - 918: New Student Rumors (Part 2)

Upon hearing their words, Lu Qiqi became certain: "You two are really lacking in virtue!"

Cui Yu taunted her: "You’re the only one with such high morals, but how come you’re not as good as Yu Wen?"

A sharp pang hit Lu Qiqi's chest, the remark truly wounding her.

...

Once the clapping subsided, Shan Qingrong examined the classroom's seating arrangement and issued an order: "Gong Jin, sit behind Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong for the time being. We'll reorganize seats tomorrow when things kick off officially.’

Gong Jin had originally set his sights on the vacant spot beside Xin Youling. Clearly, being next to the girl with captivating eyes beat sitting in isolation.

To avoid Gong Jin feeling upset, Shan Qingrong offered an explanation unprompted: "Our class started with 52 students. Geng Lu is on leave today but joins tomorrow for the real start, totaling 53. Yet..."

Shan Qingrong halted for two seconds here: "Yet, another quite unique student will enter our class tomorrow."

This statement sparked even greater excitement among the students.

Yu Wen asked: "Mr. Shan, is the student a boy or girl? Why all the secrecy?"

While speaking, she displayed her gold necklace dangling from her neck, gold earrings in her ears, gold ring on her finger, and gold bracelet on her wrist. The high-end brand's gold accessories gleamed impressively, their shine nearly blinding Shan Qingrong.

Shan Qingrong thought inwardly: ’Certain students ought not to show off so much; what good are all those counterfeit trinkets?’

Jiang Yanan joined in: "Is it a boy? As good-looking as Gong Jin today?"

Gong Jin, heading to the back, sensed his likability rise by 1 at those words. He looked at Jiang Yanan, admiring her extremely pale skin, refined lips, and nose. Her eyes were a bit narrow, the sole drawback, but it rendered her more relatable.

’She’d be a fine companion,’ Gong Jin decided, choosing not to confront Jiang Yanan like previous newcomers might have.

Shan Qingrong ignored the girls' queries about the enigmatic new student's looks.

To stop any resentment toward the newcomer from disrupting school intentions, he started with: "Most students at Fourth Middle School hail from Hui Province. Lately, Yuzhou’s economy has boomed, though its education ranks middling to low provincially."

"For boosting Yuzhou’s school standards, the education department brought in out-of-province students. Principal Yu himself welcomed them, offering numerous perks to retain them."

Shan Qingrong spoke smoothly from the lectern.

Atop the teacher’s desk, Right Protector Dan Xiao seized the moment to sneak out his phone, employing a stealthy angle to text Lu Qiqi: "Gong Jin’s down jacket is Moncler, costs over 20,000, wealthy dude, approach him fast.’

Lu Qiqi: "Thanks a lot."

She fired off an 8.88 yuan QQ red envelope too.

Lu Qiqi adhered strictly to the idea of gaining an early advantage.

Seeing Gong Jin without books, she pulled out an English textbook, a fresh fancy notebook, a fountain pen, wet wipes, dry tissues, a Rubik’s cube, Wangwang milk, three pork jerky packs, and five Big White Rabbit milk candies...

As Gong Jin arrived at his spot and prepared to grab a tissue for his desk and chair, Ma Shicheng ahead said: "No need to wipe; someone already handled it for you."

Gong Jin, in high spirits, responded: "Oh, that's thoughtful of them."

Just then, Cui Yu got Lu Qiqi’s welcome bundle. Realizing its intent, he pocketed one pork jerky pack and two Big White Rabbit candies before handing it to Wang Longlong.

Wang Longlong, no scoundrel, passed it straight to Gong Jin: "This comes from our classmate Lu Qiqi."

Gong Jin eyed the varied items with slight astonishment and spotted a card on the notebook.

He lifted it to read: "Hello new classmate, I’m Lu Qiqi. Our evening self-study drags on, and Mr. Shan chatters endlessly. If boredom strikes, use these to kill time~"

The note closed with a cute smiley face.

Even Gong Jin, used to sycophancy, felt a subtle warmth in his heart, his arrogance softening: "This class seems decent."

While sorting the goodies, Gong Jin questioned the boy ahead: "Did Lu Qiqi clean my desk too?"

Ma Shicheng pondered briefly: "Yu Wen wiped it, but Yang Sheng instructed Yu Wen to do so."

"Yang Sheng?" Gong Jin still didn’t know many eighth class names.

Wang Longlong pointed her out to him: "The one to the right of the podium, Right Protector."

Sudden realization dawned on Gong Jin. Earlier, from his spot on the podium, he'd spotted that short-haired girl, her look radiating a bold, untamed fierceness that grabbed attention fiercely.

Such a vibe proved irresistible to a guy like him, born into a world where he dominated nearly everything, acting like an addictive toxin.

"Yang Sheng," he whispered under his breath, savoring the name, "sounds pretty good."

Since Qi Tianheng, Wang Longlong's top backer, had faced defeats at Yang Sheng's hands before, he warned, "Don't mess with her; Yu Wen already tried that."

"Oh?" Gong Jin exclaimed in astonishment, "If she can make people serve her, she's got real skills."

"She doesn't just boss Yu Wen around," Wang Longlong replied. "Pay up, and you could boss Yu Wen as well."

A frown creased Gong Jin's face as he caught the underlying hint, something reminiscent of S and M scenes.

Yang Sheng indeed cut a striking male figure, hugely favored in such crowds.

Gong Jin felt a twinge of annoyance and confusion: "She bosses people around right in front of you all—don't any of you mind? How do you even tolerate it?"

Ma Shicheng felt those words hit home, declaring, "Yeah, some of us tried stepping in to halt her. Even with Yu Wen under her thumb, she can't wildly command her, trash her pride, or treat her like some owned toy!"

"What came next?"

Ma Shicheng spoke bluntly: "In the end, we all turned into her personal possessions."

...

Dan Qingrong continued her speech: "Our class's new international student this time hails from Africa."

The moment the international student's origins dropped, chaos exploded in the classroom, shattering the earlier quiet like a pot suddenly bubbling over.

Dan Qingrong observed the stirred-up crowd in silence. The promising talent Gong Jin had picked Class 8, but Director Yan insisted on not letting him hog every perk, so they dumped the African exchange student into Class 8 for balance.

"A black exchange student? Bet he's super ugly," Yu Wen scoffed with contempt.

Tang Jing wrinkled her nose in revulsion: "Stinks so bad! I heard they never wash!"

Jiang Yanan wondered: "Does he even know Chinese? How's daily chat gonna work?"

Cui Yu mocked: "Awesome, Class 8's got its own class slave now!"

Duan Shigang balled his fists: "I dream of becoming world ruler, lording over every race!"

Hu Jun leaned in: "He show up solo? No mom tagging along?"

Dan Kaiquan shifted away, face etched with utter disbelief: "Brother Jun, you that desperate?"

Chen Siyu warned Bai Yuxia and Xue Yuantong: "You girls better watch out and stay safe!"

Xue Yuantong cozied up to Jiang Ning: "No worries here!"

Jiang Ning eyed the trio of girls, each fitted with Protective Spiritual Objects. Upgraded as they were, not even a straight mortar hit could pierce them; he'd boosted them further with mana. Be it the Green Jade Ring, Koi Bracelet, or White Jade Bear, none could be taken off, averting any routine mishaps.

Unlike Tongtong, Chen Siyu fretted more over her fragile desk mate: "Yuxia, stay extra cautious!"

Her gaze flicked to Bai Yuxia's ears—in the chilly winter, those dainty, perky ears looked adorably soft.

"Black folks crave elf girls like you above all!" she stated gravely.

Bai Yuxia shot back instantly: "Don't goblins and demons fancy elf girls most?"

Chen Siyu froze: "Uh?"

Right after blurting it out, Bai Yuxia caught her slip-up. Her perky little ears flushed crimson.

After a brief two-second think, Jiang Ning commended: "Bai Yuxia, you've gotten better."