After making my way back to my little nest, I locked my 28-inch Bicycle to the old locust tree by the entrance.
The 25-square-meter rental wasn't big, but Jiang Nan kept it neat and tidy.
There were also plenty of cheap goods he'd bought for his stall piled under the bed.
Jiang Nan ignored his stomach growling with hunger, drew the curtains, and with a thought, the Marrow Cleansing Spirit Fruit appeared in his hand.
Looking at the bright red fruit in his palm, which looked like a plum, Jiang Nan swallowed.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's not like I have anything to lose!"
As he spoke, he swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Spirit Fruit in one bite!
It melted as soon as it entered his mouth...
And then it was gone!
Gone!
What happened to cleansing my marrow and refining my body?
Even a plum would've tasted a little sweet, wouldn't it?
But five minutes later, Jiang Nan suddenly felt his sense of the spiritual energy around him grow sharper, and it began rushing toward his body like crazy.
In the blink of an eye, his cultivation had been boosted to Black Iron Seven Stars!
Jiang Nan could feel that his talent really had improved!
Though he didn't know what level it had reached, it definitely wasn't E-class anymore.
He was so excited he could barely contain himself!
His hands were shaking!
But once he came to his senses, Jiang Nan hurriedly felt himself all over to see if anything was missing.
Thank goodness, all his parts were still there!
After drinking the Strength Potion, he'd ended up bald.
Who knew what side effects the Marrow Cleansing Spirit Fruit might have?
Still uneasy, Jiang Nan stripped naked and examined himself inch by inch.
Just as he was checking the most important part...
"Brother Jiangnan, you got back so late. You must not have eaten, right?"
"I made you a bowl of noodles..."
The door swung open. A pretty young girl with a ponytail and a floral dress stood in the doorway, holding a bowl of noodles.
The first thing she saw was Jiang Nan frozen in place!
A whole expanse of whiteness greeted her.
His hands were still shaking with excitement...
The girl's mouth fell open. She looked at Jiang Nan, then at the crumpled tissues in the trash can...
And suddenly, she understood!
Her pretty face turned bright red.
With a bang, she shut the door.
"I... I left the noodles outside. You can eat them when you're done, Brother Jiangnan!"
Jiang Nan: "???"
Hey, hey, hey!
What do you mean, "eat them when you're done"?
Did you misunderstand something?
Do you think I'm doing something weird?
Before Jiang Nan could explain, the girl had already run off, her face red.
The noodles were pretty good, just a little salty...
Don't ask. Let's just say they tasted like tears!
He'd have to explain when he got the chance. She was the landlady's daughter, and she went to the same high school as him, so he'd have plenty of opportunities.
Once his emotions had settled, Jiang Nan started carefully looking into the system.
He checked his Resentment Points. He had more than 110,000.
He'd made a killing by beating Wang Lin to a pulp, and Li Muyan had contributed quite a bit too.
That was enough for another Ten Consecutive Draws!
If he got another Marrow Cleansing Fruit or something, wouldn't that be great?
[Lucky Roulette! Ten Consecutive Draws begin!]
[Thanks for playing!] Consolation prize: one Strength Potion!
[Thanks for playing!]...
After all ten draws, Jiang Nan's face had gone dark!
Darker than a coal miner's.
"Thanks for playing," my ass! Why was "Thanks for playing" even an option on the Lucky Roulette?
Was it because I was bald?
His inventory now had ten more "bottles" of Strength Potion.
Wait!
He could set up a stall and sell the Strength Potion!
Sure, it made you go bald, but it also made you crazy strong!
He could even earn Resentment Points along the way!
Nice!
Having made up his mind, Jiang Nan lay down on the bed and pulled out the Domestic Divine Machine he'd bought at a street stall for fifty yuan.
He planned to browse his phone for a while, then go to sleep.
Instead, he ended up in the group chat for Spiritual Martial Class One.
Everyone was chatting away.
"Hey, guys! Have you seen that video on Weibo of the Jiangcheng Night Market Bald Guy beating up a Spiritual Martial University student? It's got over 400,000 views!"
"What happened? Send it over!"
Before long, someone posted a short video.
In the clip, Bald Jiangnan was sitting astride Wang Lin, wearing a Hello Kitty T-shirt.
He was hammering him over and over with a little stool!
"Holy crap! That bald guy's brutal!"
"That guy's screaming so badly! I can feel the pain through the screen!"
"If I'm not mistaken, the guy getting beaten is a Bronze-level Strength Element Spirit Warrior, right?"
"That Bald Guy doesn't look like much, but he's strong enough to crush him—and he's out running a street stall?"
"Real masters are among the people!"
Jiang Nan snickered at his screen. He hadn't expected someone to record it.
The video was just blurry, though. The person filming had shaky hands!
"Hey, am I the only one who thinks that Bald Guy looks a bit like Jiang Nan from our class?"
"Him? Give me a break. He's so weak he can barely stand. You think he could take down a Bronze-level Strength Awakener?"
"True. It took him all three years of high school to reach Black Iron Three Stars! What a waste of the spirit pearls they gave him every month. And he's supposed to have the Space Element? Yeah, right!"
"After tomorrow's monthly exam, we won't be classmates anymore, will we?"
"Good riddance!"
"Good riddance, good riddance!"
Watching everyone chatter back and forth, Jiang Nan said nothing. He just sneered.
Tomorrow? Jiang Nan had no intention of leaving!
Just wait until their eyes nearly popped out!
"Hold on. Isn't that Li Muyan from our class helping the guy who got beaten leave at the end of the video?"
"No way! It really is her!"
"I heard she was dating a guy from Spiritual Martial University!"
"@Li Muyan, what's going on, Sister Yan?"
"@Li Muyan, how did the fight start? Tell us!"
"@Li Muyan, is your boyfriend okay?"
[Li Muyan's Resentment Points +555]
Li Muyan's Resentment Points were rapidly ticking up in the system.
Jiang Nan was delighted! Suddenly, he thought his classmates were so sweet. That girl was obviously looking at the group chat too!
How could she not be mad? She was still at the hospital with Wang Lin while he got his stitches...
So Jiang Nan sent a message too.
South God: "@Li Muyan, is the hospital Wi-Fi super fast? I'm so jealous you get to mooch off their internet! I'm almost out of data..."
[Li Muyan's Resentment Points +999]
Was I there to mooch off their Wi-Fi?
Could you be any more shameless?
You know damn well who did it!
She didn't say a word the whole time, but her Resentment Points kept ticking up in the system.
They were still going up when Jiang Nan fell asleep...
Women sure knew how to hold a grudge... Tsk, tsk, tsk.
The next day, Jiang Nan was in a great mood. As soon as he stepped out, he ran into the landlady's daughter, who had her schoolbag on and was ready to head to school.
"Little Yuqing, about yesterday..."
Zhou Yuqing glanced at Jiang Nan, and her pretty face turned red again.
She said shyly, "Brother Jiangnan, make sure you go to bed early tonight, and take good care of yourself!"
Then she ran off, her ponytail swinging. She was fast!
Jiang Nan was at a loss for words. "I can't clear this up now, can I..."
Come on, little sis, listen to me!
I'm really not that kind of guy.
I was just giving myself a checkup. The tissues in the trash were tissues I'd used to blow my nose!
With a baseball cap pulled low over his bald head, Jiang Nan rode his 28-inch Bicycle to Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, accompanied by its clattering.
The monthly exam was about to begin!
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