[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation":3,"chapter-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-186":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},549265,797,"Chapter 186 167 They Are So Sad","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-186",186,"\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng was warm-hearted and eager to help, especially a coworker sitting in the back row. There was no way he'd just stand by and watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have my ways with girls,\" Ma Shicheng boasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With that confidence, Brother Ma, I'll trust you this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan took out his phone and entered a four-digit password to unlock it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened QQ and showed the chat window to Ma Shicheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl's avatar was a cute cartoon cat, instantly likable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Manman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I ask you something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This message was from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan said, \"What does she want with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng thought for a moment. \"Let's check out her space first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan hesitated. \"That's not so nice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't a prestigious Yellow Diamond user of QQ, and visiting someone else's space would leave a visitor's footprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just take a look,\" urged Ma Shicheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then.\" Guo Kunnan clicked in. In fact, he wanted to see too. Previously feeling alone, now with Ma Shicheng by his side, he felt reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl's QQ space was very fancy, filled with special effects, and the first things that caught his eye were several fashionable selfies posted as status updates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She looks okay, right?\" Guo Kunnan remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan scrolled further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Posts included her complaints about trivial matters, and one with a creepy picture attached claimed, 'If you see this and don't share, your entire family will die within three days.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl's posts typically had over one hundred likes, followed by a long string of comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng usually referred to this type of girl as a \"Web Princess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked on her profile, which had some detailed information, including a phone number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of online confrontations allowed Ma Shicheng to quickly memorize the number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask her what she wants,\" Ma Shicheng suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Guo Kunnan replied to the girl, \"Sorry, was a bit busy just now, what do you need to ask? (grinning)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adolescent boys, when facing pretty girls, often feel inherently inferior and subconsciously lower themselves, even aiming to please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman replied, \"Well, here it goes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you give me the contact info of the guy who played basketball with you today on the playground, the really handsome one in a white jacket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You surely know him (smile).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan's face fell, a false hope dashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng was equally speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ma, what should I reply?\" Guo Kunnan asked weakly. Why was it always like this? Why did he always end up in such situations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng didn't know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just handle it yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan had no choice. He replied, \"He's our class leader, and yeah, quite handsome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you give me his QQ then?\" Manman asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan voiced his confusion. \"The class leader is a nice guy. Why don't you ask him directly instead of asking me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"Hahaha, I saw your group, and you're all dark and silly looking. I thought you wouldn't say no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Ma Shicheng twitched his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sulking, Guo Kunnan conceded he might be a bit dark-skinned, but still decent looking. Why would she call him silly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"You're not mad, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boys should be a bit more generous, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng's eye twitched again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan had been a bit angry, but that comment deflated it, making him appear unmanly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied, \"And here I thought you were asking for my QQ because of me (grinning)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"No way, no way (sweating).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So funny, dude, you're thinking too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan: \"Haha, guess I was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"Now can you give me his QQ?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before giving it, Guo Kunnan asked, \"Do I really look silly to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"A bit, you look kinda silly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's mainly because you're a bit too confident. That's not good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan: \"I guess I'll try to change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing impatient, Manman urged, \"You keep trying, and can you give me your class leader's QQ now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll send it over now.\" Guo Kunnan went back to the list to find Huang Zhongfei's QQ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Ma Shicheng asked, \"Are you really going to give it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan: \"Yeah, I'm a man of my word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng was dumbfounded, blurting out, \"After all her belittling, you're still giving her the QQ? Give her a smack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hadn't seen this chat, I couldn't imagine there were men like you in real life. Aren't you embarrassed? I'm embarrassed for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at what she's said. What right does she have to look down on you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She asks for help while acting all superior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And she dares to say you're too confident! I think she's the overconfident one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng's words were loud and clear, leaving Guo Kunnan dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gimme that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng grabbed Guo Kunnan's phone with a shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll show you what a real man is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied to the girl, \"You want the class leader's QQ, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, yeah, send it quick, I'm about to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng sneered internally, You leaving? Might as well be your funeral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many girls would use that line to pressure guys into doing what they wanted, lucky for her, she ran into Brother Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I won't waste time, call me 'bro' and I'll send you his QQ,\" Ma Shicheng typed out a line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Manman was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on, say it. I've already copied the class leader's QQ.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"Well…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng: \"Say it nicely, call me 'good bro.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're asking for too much,\" Manman grew impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just say it, will you?\" Ma Shicheng asserted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"Good bro, please give me the QQ now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng gave Guo Kunnan a knowing look, proving that the girl was desperate enough to chase after others, confirming her eagerness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to settle the score for Guo Kunnan, he was far from done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ma Shicheng continued, \"Still not feeling it, call out in a voice message.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman paused for ten seconds, then replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, do you know what you're saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan hurried over to grab the phone, \"Brother Ma, she's angry, she's angry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan was scared. A pretty girl getting angry was a big deal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng didn't give him the phone, but said, \"Trust me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied to the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, just call me once more and I'll give it to you, one last time, and let me remind you again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our class leader has no girlfriend, and he usually doesn't accept girls as friends. Once you call, I'll speak to him on your behalf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng confidently put down the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a voice message came from the other side. Guo Kunnan excitedly opened it, and indeed, it was a sweet voice saying \"big brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan said, \"Should we give it to her now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it's about time,\" Ma Shicheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent a string of QQ numbers over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan suddenly said, \"Something's off, this isn't the class leader's QQ.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng said, \"Yeah, it's my secondary account. I'll send you the QQ password later. You can practice with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This girl is a bit of something; we can't let her get close to the class leader,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no,\" Guo Kunnan, a righteous man, refused as he couldn't participate in such shady business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, opportunities to practice are rare. Are you sure you don't want it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng leaned in, \"Only Heaven, Earth, you and I will know. Later you can chat with the girl secretly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not very nice to Huang Zhongfei.\" Guo Kunnan still refused as he had his principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his phone, closed all the background apps, logged onto QQ, switched to his secondary account, and indeed, there was a red dot in the contacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked 'accept.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan asked the girl in chat, \"Did you add it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manman: \"Added, you're such a good person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to go out now, goodbye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan: \"Okay, okay, you're busy, goodbye (bye).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Ma Shicheng's QQ received a few messages:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, you're so handsome when you play basketball (shy).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you don't have a girlfriend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, are you missing a girlfriend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan, seeing the messages on Ma Shicheng's QQ, felt deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to confront Manman, only to find out she had deleted him as a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng spread his hands, didn't reply to the girl's messages, but said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you change your mind, I can send you the secondary account password anytime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>February 22, Saturday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weather is clear, and the clouds leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the river dam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain bike rides leisurely, the winter air warmed by the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong wore fingerless gloves, holding a bag of celery, the celery slightly overgrown, pale green leaves peeking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong rubbed Jiang Ning's cotton-padded coat, feeling the warmth with her fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ning, your clothes are warm from the sun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun today was exceptionally good. Xue Yuantong, rarely up at 8:30 AM, energetically went to the market with Jiang Ning to buy groceries, planning to cook herself as a treat for both Jiang Ning and herself at noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through, at the river dam lined with several people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong, still on the bike, spotted rabbits among the crowd, and quickly yelled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, stop the bike, I see rabbits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning didn't apply the brakes; the mountain bike slowed under the force of Spiritual Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong, holding the celery, agilely jumped off the back seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bounced a few steps to the edge of the river dam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the roadside, an old man dressed in a tattered cotton coat and an old-fashioned leather hat sat on a mat. In front of him were several rusty iron cages containing several white rabbits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the cages, a dirt-yellow hardened paper was placed, crookedly written with a line:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>15 yuan each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong squatted in front of the cages, staring unblinkingly at the white rabbits, their ears fluffy and listless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring for a while, she ran to the mountain bike on the other side of the dam, telling Jiang Ning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ning, I want to raise a rabbit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slightly raised her head, smiling brightly, eyes twinkling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning glanced at Xue Yuantong without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong's smile faded, feeling as if Jiang Ning was looking down on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, \"What, you don't believe in my ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning chuckled, \"Oh I believe, I believe in your ability to eat rabbits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong felt slighted, realizing this was the image she had in Jiang Ning's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've raised rabbits before, a black one even,\" Xue Yuantong narrated her past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black rabbit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly white rabbits were available in the market, black ones being much less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, a black one. We had a wooden crate at home. When I was little, I often carried the crate with a sickle and came here to cut grass for my precious rabbit,\" Xue Yuantong stated confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that's impressive,\" Jiang Ning responded nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I'm not just rabbit-eating, I really can raise rabbits, you underestimated me,\" Xue Yuantong wasn't willing to only have the image of a rabbit-eater in Jiang Ning's mind, she was a little genius at everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you prefer black rabbits or white rabbits?\" Jiang Ning asked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black rabbits,\" Xue Yuantong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do black rabbits bite?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They do, I almost got bitten when I was little, but luckily I dodged fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rabbits must be pretty fat, right?\" Jiang Ning continued asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty fat, I can't even lift them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning immediately asked, \"Are rabbits cute?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Super cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning quickly asked, \"Are rabbits spicy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong, without pausing, \"Very spicy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled her mother's stir-fried spicy rabbit and unconsciously moistened her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing something, she incredulously looked at Jiang Ning, her expression indignant; he was trapping her with her own words!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning pushed the mountain bike, \"I think we can leave now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong, grasping the back seat of the mountain bike, turned her head, reluctantly looking at the rabbits in the cages, mumbling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuu, look how sad they are in the cages, just let me eat one of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2041,"2026-05-30T14:39:42.568Z","2026-06-01T04:31:29.709Z",1,"novelbin.me","54314a1b7a96ddbb27f6e2dd02b5e9b89a152e818d9c76a7c64763dd3db14a51","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-187","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-185",1809,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-cover.jpg"]