Back home, Jiang Nan flopped onto his bed.
Looking at his bright smile in the photo, he felt a bit dissatisfied.
He tweaked it slightly with editing software before sending it to Xia Yao.
Jiang Nan: “Xia Yao, who’s this guy? He came looking for me at the night market! Know him?”
Sure enough, Xia Yao replied soon after.
Message from “Wolf Extinction”:
“Pfft… hahaha! What’s this! How’d you make Luo Tianxiang look like that!”
“His trousers are soaked? That expression!!!”
“(Image).gif ₍ᐢ⸝⸝›̫‹⸝⸝ᐢ₎”
A little white rabbit GIF, rolling on the ground, laughing and kicking its legs!
“Little Nan! I absolutely love you! ♡♡♡!”
Jiang Nan, thrown off by Xia Yao’s username and avatar, replied: “He brought people to the night market, told me to stay away from Xuexue. I sent him packing!”
Xia Yao: “You okay? Luo Tianxiang’s a jerk, but he’s strong! Bronze Eight-Star, with a beast-transformation ability!”
“Worried!”
Nan God: “What do you think? Look at my dazzling smile!”
Xia Yao: “Hahaha! How’d you even do it!”
“But don’t let your guard down, he’s vile, always scheming behind backs! Xuexue and I have both suffered because of him!”
Jiang Nan frowned: “What’s the deal? What were you about to say at dinner?”
Xia Yao: “You know, us Spirit Warriors usually enter Spirit Ruins in teams!”
“I’ve got beast-transformation, Xiaoxue’s fire-based, Luo Tianxiang’s lightning, and Han Cheng’s the tank!”
“Luo Tianxiang likes Xuexue! The Luo family’s got deep roots, influential across the north, and Grandpa Zhong seems to want them together!”
“The team was fine at first! But once Luo got his family’s backing!”
“He got worse! In the Spirit Ruins, he kept finding ways to get close to Xiaoxue! Wouldn’t let her talk to other guys!”
“Xiaoxue would never be with someone like him, she’s so annoyed!”
“But the Zhong family helped her, and with Grandpa Zhong pushing, she’s torn!”
“Once at a team dinner, he even spiked Xiaoxue’s drink!”
“If I hadn’t noticed in time, it would’ve been bad!”
“After that, the team’s been a mess. I feel sick just seeing that guy!”
Reading Xia Yao’s flood of messages, Jiang Nan’s face turned ice-cold.
He was no saint!
Zhong Yingxue was the only person in this world who truly mattered to him!
Life in the orphanage was tough, and they relied on each other.
Every bit of kindness from Zhong Yingxue was etched in Jiang Nan’s heart!
This bond was unbreakable!
Now that they’d finally reunited!
If someone targeted the person he cared about?
Luo family or not, Luo Tianxiang would pay!
He replied: “Tomorrow’s Saturday, school’s off! Little miss, fancy a date?”
“(Image).gif! Looking forward to it!”
Xia Yao: “What are you planning to do to him? ⌯’ㅅ’⌯”
Jiang Nan, lying on his bed, got goosebumps.
Picturing Xia Yao’s silver short hair and stunning figure, he swallowed hard.
This gorgeous girl was so cooperative?
Not mad about the shorts thing anymore?
“I wouldn’t dare! Scared of your invincible chokehold!”
[Resentment points from Xia Yao +333!]
“Hmph! I don’t just choke anyone! (￣^￣)”
“Spill it, what’s the plan for tomorrow?”
Jiang Nan: “Obviously, we’re going to stir up trouble! An eye for an eye!”
“It’s come to this, why keep him around? Strike first!”
Xia Yao: “Going after Luo Tianxiang? Got a plan? Take me! Take me!”
Unbeknownst to Jiang Nan, Xia Yao, lying in bed with her phone, was bouncing with excitement!
Jiang Nan: “Ahem… covert operation, don’t tell Xuexue…”
Xia Yao: “Oh no! I was too loud! Xiaoxue’s coming to my room!”
Jiang Nan: “???”
Too loud? Wait, they live together?
Since when!
They’re actually…?
Did Xia Yao make a move?
Jiang Nan felt like he’d stumbled onto something huge!
“No more talk! I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning!”
…
Zhong Yingxue, in a breezy white nightdress, rubbing sleepy eyes, pushed the door open: “Xia Yao, why the late-night screaming? Not sleeping…”
Xia Yao whined: “I had a nightmare! So scared, Xuexue, sleep with me!”
Zhong Yingxue, expressionless: “Dream on!”
She turned, shut the door, and left!
Cold as ice!
Back in bed, Jiang Nan mulled over tomorrow’s plans.
A rough plan was forming in his head!
“Heh heh!”
He let out a mischievous grin.
Checking his resentment points, he had over 700,000!
Mostly from those lovely classmates!
The detox beans were indeed potent!
Time for a ten-draw!
[Thank you for your patronage!] Consolation prize: one jin of detox beans!
…
After a string of “thank you”s, Jiang Nan was used to it!
Five draws in, he got three marrow-cleansing fruits! Forty-seven jin of detox beans…
The detox beans were now in the system shop!
200 resentment points to buy!
Jiang Nan was too tired to complain!
The remaining two ten-draws yielded another marrow-cleansing fruit! The other nineteen draws brought a new consolation prize!
[Thank you for your patronage!] Consolation prize: one bundle of spiritual leeks!
[Spiritual Leeks!]
Effect: Makes you more masculine, happier! Lasts three days and nights! Edible by men and women! A must-have for tough guys and beauties!
Jiang Nan was stunned!
Spiritual leeks?
Aren’t these just blue pills?
Three days and nights! Non-stop?
Impressive, impressive!
On a whim, Jiang Nan thought about frying some leeks with eggs to taste!
But he chickened out!
This was serious!
How could he try it lightly? What if something went wrong?
It’s about lifelong “happiness”!
Still, he took out the four marrow-cleansing fruits from the draw!
Like a hamster munching seeds, he ate them all!
Jiang Nan felt his talent rise, his cultivation hitting Black Iron Ten-Star peak!
One step from Bronze!
So far, he’d eaten six marrow-cleansing fruits!
After the fifth, he felt no more talent boost!
He’d hit the drug’s limit!
As expected, marrow-cleansing fruits appeared in the system shop, 100,000 resentment points each!
Not cheap!
Next ten-draw, the proper prize wouldn’t be marrow-cleansing fruits. Who knows what it’ll be!
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Nan suddenly remembered something.
He quickly checked his alternate dimension!
And let out a heart-wrenching wail!
The 100,000 yuan from selling Nongfu Three Punches was, as expected, split 9.99:0.01!
He was left with just 1,000!
Skill points: 1,013!
His miserable cry even woke Zhou Yuqing.
“Mmm… what’s wrong with Brother Jiang Nan?”
That sound was like…
Stubbing a toe on a table!
Kicking a cabinet door!
Zipper catching the chin!
Phone smashing the face!
Just as tragic…
