Don't You Find It Ridiculous?

After eating his fill, Yang Ming left. But just after he stepped out of the noodle shop, he ran into Gong Lizi in an alley!

Or rather, Gong Lizi had been waiting there specifically for him!

"Yuexia Ming!"

Gong Lizi looked at Yang Ming with a complicated expression!

She felt conflicted toward this person who had disappointed her, yet also astonished her.

"Is something the matter?"

Yang Ming spoke indifferently.

His expression was cold, as though he were facing a stranger.

Hearing his voice, Gong Lizi could not help sighing inwardly and shaking her head.

"It's nothing, really. I just didn't expect you to be working at a construction site. But Lord Kusakage told you to attend the ninja school, so you should study hard. Don't let this delay your education, and don't disappoint Lord Kusakage's expectations!"

"Disappoint Lord Kusakage's expectations? That's what you think. But setting that aside for now, who are you? What does what I do have to do with you? Is it any of your business?"

Yang Ming spoke blandly. The person before him was now completely a stranger.

With that, he turned and left without another word!

Before long, he vanished into the alley, leaving behind only a voice as cold as ice echoing through it.

"You and the orphanage are square with me now. I saved you from Chong Chunyi, so that repaid the kindness you showed me over the years. You raised me for five years, and I saved your life. From now on, neither of us owes the other anything!"

"Neither of us owes the other anything? It seems I truly misjudged him and hurt his heart."

Upon hearing those words, Gong Lizi stood in the alley for a long time. In the end, she let out a long sigh and left dejectedly.

I'm no longer the Yuexia Ming I used to be. Trying to bind me with ties to the orphanage is truly ridiculous!

After leaving, Yang Ming found a hotel and checked in. After washing up, he lay on the bed and gazed at the bright moon through the window. Recalling what had happened in the alley, Yang Ming sneered inwardly.

Someone like Gong Lizi was worldly and sharp-tongued. She had come looking for Yang Ming, hoping to bind him with the orphanage, yet she did not know that Yang Ming was no longer the Yang Ming he once was.

He was a transmigrator!

She had judged things accurately, and her plan had been well thought out. If it had been the original Yang Ming, he might indeed have been bound by it. After all, the kindness of raising him for five years was unforgettable and deeply engraved in his heart.

Unfortunately, she had encountered Yang Ming, so her plan was doomed to fail.

"If there is anyone in this world who can bind me, then in the entire ninja world, there is only one person. That person is the woman I loved beyond measure in my previous life, the woman I dreamed of obtaining."

Yang Ming murmured as his thoughts returned to his previous life, his eyes fixed on the radiant moon in the sky.

A face of peerless purity and ethereal beauty faintly appeared in his mind.

He slept dreamlessly through the night. The next day, Yang Ming went to the ninja school and continued studying.

Through chatting and getting acquainted, Yang Ming also came to know many of his classmates.

For instance, Gui Wenda, the number one prodigy. Though only six years old, he had already refined chakra equivalent to half that of a genin. His kunai skills, ninjutsu, and hand seals were all flawless, making him the strongest student in the class.

There was also Gang Qingtai, who stayed by Gui Wenda's side. He ran errands for Gui Wenda like a lackey and followed him everywhere.

More than half the class followed his lead, and they often bullied others.

The class representative, Fujishima Jun, did nothing about it. However, she was the prettiest girl in the class, and many people pursued her. Unfortunately, she was arrogant and looked down on everyone, having eyes only for Gui Wenda.

The girl seated opposite Yang Ming was named Chang Jiaye. She was the school's ice queen, no less beautiful than Fujishima Jun.