Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 1830 - 1004: Riding Forth

"Jiang Ning, you’ve impressed both the black and white worlds, you’re amazing!"

Xue Yuantong sat on the float, expressing his admiration.

Jiang Ning snapped his whip, the unmanageable zebra instinctively shivered. It wanted to escape, but it sensed an extremely terrifying aura and couldn’t run away.

The three antelopes quickly bowed their heads in submission.

Jiang Ning said calmly, "These creatures bully the weak and fear the strong."

After saying this, he untied the rope from one of the antelopes and tied it around the zebra’s neck.

Ma Shicheng: "?"

Collecting Pocket Monsters here?

Chen Siyu: "Great, we’ve now got the strength of one horse and two goats."

At that moment, Ma Shicheng and the others moved closer. Even as they came nearer, it was hard to believe what they were seeing—an upright zebra weighing hundreds of pounds.

Chen Qian adjusted his glasses and warned, "Jiang Ning, you better not let the zebra pull the cart. This creature has never been tamed by humans, and..."

He focused on the zebra pulling the cart and said solemnly, "If it kicks you, the consequences are unimaginable."

Jiang Ning held the whip, "No problem."

After saying this, he got onto the float, waved his whip, and proceeded steadily.

After walking several dozen meters, they encountered Qi Tianheng.

Zhao Xiaofeng was crouching on the ground, pinching his philtrum, "Brother Tian, Brother Tian, wake up!"

Chen Siyu was puzzled, "I remember the zebra wasn’t chasing him just now?"

But Xue Yuantong saw it clearly and shouted loudly, "He got chased by the zebra, panicked and ran into a tree."

Chen Siyu was shocked, "What? Did he knock himself out?"

Xue Yuantong glanced again at the lying Qi Tianheng, saying, "He’s not unconscious; he just opened his eyes a moment ago!"

"No wonder his pose looks cool." Chen Siyu asked again, "Why doesn’t he stand up, then?"

After saying this, she kindly offered, "Classmate, if you want to sleep, go to the chair nearby."

Qi Tianheng, pretending to be unconscious, twitched the corner of his mouth: ’Damn it!’

The reason for his feigned unconsciousness was simply due to the overwhelming embarrassment.

Chen Siyu then looked at Zhao Xiaofeng and recalled, "I remember the last time I saw him, he was smiling happily. Why isn’t he smiling now?"

Jiang Ning was directing the zebra to eat the flowers from Zhao Xiaofeng’s float.

Xue Yuantong: "Because a forced smile doesn’t last long."

Zhao Xiaofeng sneaked a glance at the zebra pulling the cart, and quickly looked away, feeling a deep sense of shame thinking about how he and Brother Tian looked so defeated in front of a zebra.

’Damn it! If only I had used the whip!’ Zhao Xiaofeng regretted deeply.

After the zebra finished eating the flowers and popped all the balloons on the cart, Jiang Ning departed contentedly.

Zhao Xiaofeng: ’...’

Qi Tianheng secretly opened his eyes: ’This is just too much...’

The zebra led, flanked by two antelopes acting as the Left and Right Protectors, pulling the cart together.

"Not bad, the horse is indeed impressive, much faster than the goats earlier!" Xue Yuantong was very satisfied.

Especially since the zoo was now empty, with many classmates heading towards the entrance plaza for refuge. The route was clear and unobstructed, leading to the Mystic Bird Rainforest.

"Where are Yuxia and the little goat?" Chen Siyu wondered.

The antelope bleated.

Jiang Ning snapped the whip, "Behave."

The antelope immediately lowered its head and continued its duties.

Xue Yuantong: "They’re up there."

Chen Siyu and her sister looked up, and sure enough, a roller coaster raced by overhead, faintly showing two familiar outfits.

After waiting a while, Bai Yuxia and Yang Sheng indeed emerged together.

"You guys?" Bai Yuxia instinctively took a step back.

She’s no fool; she knows zebras are notoriously feisty animals.

"Hahaha, Jiang Ning caught a zebra," Xue Yuantong showed off, she and Jiang Ning were just too capable.

Bai Yuxia considered carefully, her eyes fixed on the zebra, "Is it okay?"

Chen Siyu: "It’s fine; it just got whipped a lot."

Yang Sheng circled the zebra, clicking her tongue in wonder, having previously watched a zebra riding competition show where shortly after it started, the zebra went wild and the contestants were thrown off.

Yang Sheng: "Can it really pull a cart?"

Jiang Ning didn’t explain; he picked up the rope and connected their sightseeing cart with Bai Yuxia and Yang Sheng’s float.

"Alright, let’s give it a try," Jiang Ning said.

In the study group chat, Teacher An Chan sent a message announcing a gathering at the plaza—seems rumors spread quite effectively, making them gather ahead of time.

...

At the same time.

The plaza at the zoo entrance was crowded with students.

Class 8 was positioned in a shaded area. Originally, Class 9 was supposed to be next to them, but Class 3’s monitor, Chen Shuaishuai, took the spot first.

Chen Shuaishuai felt mighty pleased with himself, looking at the disordered class and scolding, "Gu Changyan in the 2nd row, why do you keep turning back to talk?"

"Yun Tingting in the 3rd row, can you be more proper?"

"Everyone, stand at attention! Let other classes see the discipline of our Class 3!" Chen Shuaishuai was brimming with spirit!

Today, Class 11’s Xu Yan dared to provoke Class 3? Don’t they know their standing? Aside from discipline, Class 11 is nothing!

With that thought, Chen Shuaishuai glanced at the nearby unkempt Class 8.

Many students in Class 8 lazily sat on the ground, playing on their phones, cracking sunflower seeds, bragging, and some even slicing watermelon—utter chaos.

Chen Shuaishuai: ’If it weren’t for Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning, along with the newcomer Chen Qian, do you even compare to our Class 3?’

"But 8th class really has a lot of pretty girls..." Chen Shuaishuai resisted his fantasies. If he were the class president of the 8th class, he would definitely take good care of these female classmates!

"What, you’re asking if there’s any law? Ha! Does Chen Shuaishuai even need their consent to take care of female classmates?"

As he thought more about it, Chen Shuaishuai became more thrilled. Seeing Yun Tingting still feverish, he scolded her again: "Yun Tingting, drink some water, drink water. Are you this thirsty?"

Yun Tingting looked displeased.

At this moment, Dong Qingfeng picked up a neatly sliced watermelon, showing the most elegant and gentlemanly smile, "Yun Tingting, would you like to taste this watermelon of gratitude?"

Yun Tingting glanced over. This watermelon did indeed look good—thin skin, lots of flesh, very few seeds.

Comparing it to Chen Shuaishuai, who wouldn’t even let her drink water...

Yun Tingting fanned herself at the towering white chest, speaking coyly, "Then I won’t be polite?"

Dong Qingfeng responded politely, "It’s my honor."

Then Yun Tingting walked just like that into the 8th class formation, sat down, and started eating watermelon.

Liu Chuandao and Duan Shigang, like flies attracted to scent, enthusiastically surrounded her. Girls from other classes really were more alluring!

Guo Kunnan, nearby, was supporting the act with jokes, his expression particularly serious, "One day, a watermelon asked its mom, are we fruits or vegetables? The mom said, nonsense, the watermelon can actually talk."

There was a few seconds of awkward silence, then Zhang Zhaodi, who originally felt down, suddenly chuckled "hehe."

"I’m convinced, when a person is utterly speechless, they really might laugh," remarked Ma Shicheng.

Soon, the laughter joined together as one, ringing in Chen Shuaishuai’s ears.

Class president Chen Shuaishuai of class 3 clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "Yun Tingting, come back here!"

But Yun Tingting didn’t go back; she stayed in the 8th class eating watermelon. Needless to say, on a day like today, having a bite of big watermelon was really refreshing.

Plus, Liu Chuandao and the others were challenging each other to eat a watermelon in a second, their mouths opening wide like toads.

For a moment, Yun Tingting felt that 8th class was really nice, not only were there melons to eat, but there was also a play going on.

And in a slightly forward location, there were staff holding tranquilizer guns, along with all sorts of tools, fulfilling their guard duties.

"Principal Yu, our staff checked the surveillance; absolutely no tiger ran out," the director patiently explained, "Only a zebra went missing."

Principal Yu gradually felt relieved; the great him still had to lead Fourth Middle School to greatness!

Gao Heshuai came over with a rod; knowledgeable as always, he glared with bull-like eyes, "Zebras are still very dangerous. You’d better investigate quickly. If students get hurt..."

Gao Heshuai added, "Principal, you may not know, zebras have a higher injury rate than tigers and lions combined!"

Principal Yu’s dropped heart rose up again, his mind starting to consider his connections. If there were casualties, he wondered if his student Shao Shuangshuang could protect him!

The director repeatedly assured, "I’ve instructed the staff to investigate quickly, it won’t happen!"

Director Yan from the academic office and the deputy principal, as well as many school leaders, all had stern faces.

Teacher Xiao Tao stood nearby with reddened eyes, An Chan glanced at her and sighed inwardly, ’What kind of careless teacher is this? If you don’t get criticized, who will?’

The school waited for news about the zebra while waiting for the students to assemble, even the accompanying cameraman had stopped working.

Time ticked by second by second.

To reassure the students, the school still informed them of this news.

This was followed by a wave of astonishment.

Dan Kaiquan’s expression was odd, "Just one zebra went missing?"

Xiao Shaoxiong loudly retorted, "Isn’t a zebra enough? A zebra’s kick can kill someone! Back in our village, there was a horse..."

Yun Tingting interjected, "Horses generally won’t harm people, right?"

"That’s a zebra!" Xiao Shaoxiong, having watched Animal Planet, launched into an explanation for Yun Tingting.

At the same time, high school first-grade formations on the plaza had received the message too.

Lan Zichen sat quietly against the building wall, listening to the chatter of classmates around.

"Xiaoye, aren’t you really good at football? You got confidence to kick against a zebra?"

Zong Xiaoye was like, "Even C Luo would be kicked away by a zebra, I mean, that’s not something humans can match!"

What kind of concept is it to kick a lion to death?

Lan Zichen knew the boy named Zong Xiaoye, very famous within the grade. The sports teacher had mentioned him several times.

A little further away, Zhou Jinglan wore the Fourth Middle School uniform, acting as a model.

The student photographer raised a thumb, "Zhou Jinglan, this school uniform is phenomenal, once this photo is out, those fans will probably go mad."

Zhou Jinglan remained calm, expressing indifference. Although she was popular on forums, there weren’t any real monetary benefits, just a few groups created with her as the group leader.

Nowadays, the monetization capability of internet celebrities was nothing compared to future generations.

Principal Yu scanned over dozens of formations again and asked, "Has the zebra been found yet?"

The director checked his phone and said, "Already tracked down..."

While answering, suddenly a commotion erupted from the west.

Principal Yu and Gao Heshuai along with others looked over, only to see a horse with black and white stripes galloping forward with four strong legs, its stripes dazzling in the sunlight.

"Coming here?" A jolt went through Principal Yu!

"Wait!" Gao Heshuai suddenly shouted.

In front, the zebra ran, flanked by two antelopes and pulling two sightseeing cars front and back, appearing grandly in the field of vision of the students.

Jiang Ning sat high on the flower chariot, wielding a whip, the sound of the whip cracking resonating everywhere, speeding up the carriage.

Xiao Shaoxiong had just been explaining to the lovely Yun Tingting how formidable zebras were, when he turned his head and saw this scene, instantly exclaiming angrily, "Damn it!"

Wei Xiu Yuan was advancing the final steps in his strategy for Dong Jiayi when suddenly he saw Dong Jiayi standing up.

"Jiayi, what’s wrong?"

In the next moment, Wei Xiu Yuan also saw Jiang Ning riding the horse, leaving him speechless.

Everywhere the flower chariot drove, countless exclamations rose.

Ma Shicheng suddenly started clapping, Wang Longlong wasn’t slow to react either, shouting loudly, "Brother Ning is awesome!"

From the 8th class formation, applause began to spread, quickly joining together as one.

The chariot raced through the high school second and first-grade formations, galloping to Principal Yu’s front in sight of several thousand students.

The zoo director was dazed for two seconds, then enlightened, "This is my horse!"