Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 1871 1033: Restricting You

River dam, bungalow.

Tongtong sneaked back home, took out three mung bean popsicles from the fridge, and ran to Jiang Ning's little room to play games.

She generously gave one to Jiang Ning.

"This is awesome!" Xue Yuantong sat on a swivel chair, her two slender legs dangling, waiting for the match to start.

Jiang Ning took out an oddly shaped gray-purple stone and studied it carefully.

This was collected by the Evergreen Liquid team from the Middle East, according to a compendium given by Jiang Ning. With a flick of his finger, the rough gray-purple outer layer fell off.

It revealed a slightly bright bluish-white color, with a cooler touch, as strands of pure spiritual energy seeped into the meridians at his fingertips.

Jiang Ning was surprised that it was actually a Star Storage Stone.

This thing is not uncommon in the Cultivation World, but it's almost non-existent in the Real World. In over a year, the Evergreen Liquid team has traveled far and wide without finding it.

The spiritual energy within a Star Storage Stone isn't much, but more importantly, the Star Moon Power stored over the ages has great benefits for Jiang Ning's cultivation efforts.

As long as he has enough Star Storage Stones, Jiang Ning's cultivation can accelerate. Once the Snowflake Lake array is formed, he can use it to break through the Foundation Establishment Realm.

With powerful mana and the cooperation of Divine Sense, he would be capable of confronting 90% of the countries on this planet head-on.

Xue Yuantong was engrossed in the game, completely ignoring her servant Jiang Ning's grand ambitions. She was participating in Weiwei's internal training match.

It must be said, Weiwei's teammates were very strong. Xue Yuantong quickly finished her popsicle and switched to serious mode.

Watching her degenerate like that, Jiang Ning exerted himself in cultivation.

The saying goes, time passes unnoticed, and in the blink of an eye, an hour had gone by.

Jiang Ning heard the sound of an electric scooter outside and knew Chuchu had finished school. He set up a sound insulation array around Tongtong, then left the gaming room in front of her.

When he reached the open space outside, the sun was already setting, with evening clouds spread across the sky.

Jiang Ning watched the sunset for a while, feeling inexplicably broadened; this was why he didn't choose to be an ascetic cultivator, as he wanted to understand the meaning of living.

Uncle Tang was still puzzling over the withered vegetable seedlings, bewildered: "Clearly, I used to be able to keep them alive!"

As Jiang Ning passed by, he heard his words and chuckled softly.

Uncle Tang didn't understand why he laughed.

Jiang Ning stepped into Chuchu's house and said, "Why are you back so late today?"

Xue Chuchu was busy in the kitchen.

When he entered the kitchen, Xue Chuchu finally said, "Bought some groceries."

Jiang Ning glanced at them; there were some chicken feet, lemons, millet peppers, and ginger. He immediately understood what Chuchu wanted to cook.

Since he helped Chuchu with an old debt, this usually steadfast girl seemed unwilling to owe him, always coming up with ways to make amends, frequently preparing tasty snacks for him.

Jiang Ning remarked, "Not bad."

He had been sitting at home for too long; he leaned against the wall, watching Xue Chuchu wash the chicken feet and put them in the pot to blanch.

Xue Chuchu was different from Tongtong, who would always hum, while she was almost silent.

Jiang Ning greatly enjoyed this homely atmosphere, casually asking, "Did you study well at school today?"

"..." Like a primary school student, Xue Chuchu obediently said, "Mm, mainly studied math and physics."

"But you can't neglect the humanities; you need to keep up with that as well."

Xue Chuchu replied again, "Went to the library to read, read 'Temple of Earth and Me.'"

"Just studying isn't enough; you also need to exercise," Jiang Ning advised further.

If it were Tongtong, she might have glared at him by now, but patient Chuchu had a different temperament,

"We had a PE class this afternoon, ran two laps, and did long jump."

Jiang Ning looked at her docile appearance and said again, "That's good, it's right to warm up before exercising."

"Mm, did you jump far?"

Xue Chuchu: "Pretty decent…"

Jiang Ning: "I was the long jump champion at Fourth Middle School; I can give you some pointers."

Xue Chuchu was simmering the chicken in hot water and said, "Ah, isn't PE based on talent?"

Guidance alone isn't much help in improving significantly.

Jiang Ning: "Yes, that's why I want to see if you have the talent."

Xue Chuchu, hearing this, was slightly curious: "How do you determine that?"

Jiang Ning scanned her withered grapefruit pink trousers and said, "By checking your legs."

Xue Chuchu pursed her lips.

Feeling helpless, she had thought he genuinely cared about her, but it was all fake… his intentions were finally revealed.

"No." Xue Chuchu, naturally not that kind of girl, chose to ignore Jiang Ning and continued preparing delicious snacks for him.

Jiang Ning: "You've got to broaden your horizons."

Outside, the figure of Hua Fengmei appeared; she had just gotten off work.

Jiang Ning's Divine Sense had long detected her, but he continued as he pleased.

Hua Fengmei glanced at the tall, slender Jiang Ning, reflecting on his usual conduct and achievements; the more she looked, the more satisfied she became. Not one to smile often, Hua Fengmei showed much kindness: "What do you mean by horizons?"

Jiang Ning spoke first, "I talked to Chuchu about study progress and contemporary literature, and then we discussed physical exercise. Unfortunately, she doesn't want to listen to me in that aspect."

Hua Fengmei understood Jiang Ning, despite not being very robust in appearance, was physically strong. Even Butcher Zhang next door dealt amicably with him, and the family dog obeyed him without question, leaving Butcher Zhang to stew in his resentment.

Hua Fengmei smiled at Jiang Ning but told her daughter, "Jiang Ning is such a good boy, not only talking about studies but also caring about your health—considerate in every way."

Xue Chuchu was speechless with tears in her eyes: 'Sure enough... the wicked complain first!'

She really wanted to tell her mother, 'He's not concerned about me; he's clearly interested in seeing my…"

But she couldn't say this to her mother; she couldn't imagine how awkward it would be otherwise.