Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1694: Chapter 1674: Bodhi Ancient Wood

After eating and drinking their fill, other than the chicken drumsticks and rabbit legs Luo Qianqian specially asked to keep, all that was left was a floor full of Remnants.

He Wenyu was also completely shocked. Luo Qianqian eating seven or eight fish or whatever was nothing, but the three of them had eaten dozens of jin of meat...

Thinking about it was actually kind of scary.

By the time they carried their stuff through the academy’s side gate and came back, the sky was already getting dark. They couldn’t go to the Glory Hall at this hour, so they could only head back to the dorms. They had just reached the bottom of the building when they saw Ji Lei storming over, fury written all over his face. Their hearts instantly jumped, and the four of them scattered like they were fleeing in panic.

He’s this angry, don’t tell me it’s because they... skipped class again?

But hadn’t they agreed that as long as they cooked something, it’d be fine?

His current look did not say ”everything’s fine” at all, okay?

The four of them froze there nervously, and when Ji Feng saw them, he too charged over in a fury. ”Have you seen Ning Wei?”

Huh? The anger isn’t about them?

Luo Qianqian instantly let out a breath of relief, and her hand that had been clutching the kraft paper loosened a little. ”Haven’t seen him.”

”Then we’ll be going first.” With that, Luo Qianqian cheerfully headed toward the dorm building.

The very next second, the hand she was using to hold the food was grabbed by Ji Feng. He stared at the bag in her hand, eyes narrowing slightly. ”What’s this?!”

”This... is nothing at all. Teacher, you should hurry up and go look for him; time waits for no one! Every second counts!” Luo Qianqian looked at Ji Feng with a completely serious face, trying to pull her hand free, only...

Ji Feng’s grip was like a signature on paper—tight and unshakable, impossible to break free from...

”Confiscated.” As soon as Ji Feng finished speaking, the things in Luo Qianqian’s hand had already left her and landed in his, leaving only a piece of wood in her palm.

Her eyes immediately went round. ”No way, you can’t have that, that’s for Mier!”

”I don’t care if it’s for Mier or whoever. Once it’s in my hand, it’s mine. Smells pretty good. Keep up the good work.” Ji Feng drifted off like a gust of wind.

Luo Qianqian: ”!!!” How long has this guy gone without eating? He snatches anything that looks edible?

”...How about you just bring her some next time. Anyway, we’d never be able to snatch it back from Ji Feng.” He Wenyu sighed and muttered, ”If I’d known, I would’ve eaten less...”

Di Jun, who had eaten the most, tilted his head back and stared at the sky, pretending he hadn’t heard a thing.

Him eat less? Not happening!

”Guess that’s all we can do.” She looked at the piece of wood in her hand and sighed, just about to throw it away.

Long Tu spoke up instead. ”We didn’t lose out.”

”Huh?” Luo Qianqian looked at Long Tu in confusion, only to realize his eyes, still shining in the darkness, were focused on... that piece of wood in her hand.

”You mean this?” Luo Qianqian held up the wood.

”Bodhi Ancient Wood. Artifact Refining material.” Long Tu answered briefly.

Luo Qianqian stared at the utterly ordinary-looking stick of wood in her hand, face full of shock. ”You’ve got to be kidding me, right?”

”...” Long Tu didn’t answer, just silently walked toward the dorm building.

After all, one person’s judgment doesn’t count for much, does it?

He’d only wanted to stop Luo Qianqian from throwing it away. Since Ji Feng had given it to them, there must naturally be some meaning to it.

Otherwise why bother trading the food for this thing?

He just didn’t know what exactly Ji Feng’s intention was...

Luo Qianqian quietly studied the object in her hand for a moment, then stuffed it into He Wenyu’s hands. ”Hold onto it. We might need it someday.”

He Wenyu put it away at once, without any suspicion.

When they got back to the dorm, they saw Luo Mier wide awake and playing the zither. Luo Qianqian immediately felt a little guilty. She’d clearly prepared a present for her, hadn’t she?

But they’d practically reached the building only for it to get intercepted... She couldn’t exactly be blamed for that, right?

”You’re back.” The slightly sorrowful music from Luo Mier’s zither cut off abruptly. She looked at Luo Qianqian, face full of worry. ”Did you find Ning Wei?”

”Huh?” Luo Qianqian was baffled. Why did everyone in Heaven Class know about Ning Wei?

But... which one was Ning Wei again?

Why did she have no impression of him at all? Did he not have the stomach for hardship and run away?

”You don’t know? Ning Wei from Yellow Class got into a fight with Ke E from Mystery Class. The two of them are both missing now... and they injured the classmates who tried to break it up.” Seeing that Luo Qianqian truly had no idea, Luo Mier hurriedly explained, ”Teacher Ji Feng of Yellow Class is going around asking if anyone’s seen him...”

”And who’s this Ke E? Why do I not know anyone?” Luo Qianqian was completely lost. Never mind Ning Wei and Ke E; she hadn’t even finished recognizing everyone in her own class yet, and someone from their class was already out conquering other classes?

Luo Mier gave her a strange look, then fell silent for a moment before saying, ”I heard Ke E is the class monitor of Mystery Class...”

”That’s weird then. Why would some random guy from Yellow Class go pick a fight with their class monitor? Riding on someone else’s authority? It’s not like Di Jun gave them that much confidence.” Luo Qianqian found it even stranger.

Whatever the case, the Mystery Class monitor should be quite strong. Why would this Ning Wei go up against him? What kind of reason could justify that?

And their class getting into a fight now... wasn’t it a bit too high-profile?

They’d already attracted enough attention going off to earn Glory Points, hadn’t they?

”Don’t tell me... you skipped class again?” Luo Mier looked at Luo Qianqian oddly and pressed on.

Luo Qianqian’s face screamed guilty conscience. Being questioned like this by someone who never skipped class was honestly a little embarrassing...

”...” Seeing Luo Qianqian’s expression, Luo Mier had already guessed most of it and could only sigh. ”Yellow Class and Mystery Class have always been irreconcilable rivals. That’s how it’s always been. It’s just that the ones who got suppressed and left first were always from Yellow Class, so there was never anything worth paying attention to. Maybe the existence of you three has threatened Mystery Class, so they started targeting Yellow Class at every turn. Today was the resulting explosion of all that tension.”

”...Does Mystery Class just have way too much time on their hands?” Luo Qianqian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

”I’m guessing Mystery Class’s real targets are the three of you. As long as you get issued a warning, you won’t be allowed to take part in the monthly assessment.” Luo Mier looked at Luo Qianqian very seriously. ”So, don’t give them anything they can use against you.”

After a brief silence, Luo Qianqian nodded gratefully. ”Mm. Thank you, Mier.”

If only she’d actually brought the gift back, that would be even better! If she’d had the present on her, wouldn’t her sincerity seem a bit more convincing right now?

Luo Qianqian couldn’t help thinking that.

Watching Luo Qianqian getting all touched, Luo Mier only tugged faintly at the corner of her mouth and didn’t say anything more.

As she stood up and pressed her slender jade fingers onto the strings, they bore a clear mark where the strings had dug into her skin...