Rebirth and daily cultivation

Thursday afternoon, it’s dinner time.

The setting sun shines on the floor of the cafeteria door, forming a brilliant light, which is actually a bit resplendent.

There is a small dining table in the cafeteria. Geng Lu is still training in Ancheng and has not returned yet, so there are only 7 people left at the small dining table that originally had 8 people.

Tang Fu, a physical education student, hurriedly took a few bites of rice and ran away in a hurry, not knowing what she was busy with.

Shang Caiwei, who was not good at words, even ate in silence.

Therefore, the atmosphere at the dinner table was basically maintained by the twins and Bai Yuxia, but today, Bai Yuxia, starting from the afternoon, frowned slightly, seeming to have something on his mind.

Xue Yuantong is naturally optimistic. However, in the past, she was only shown in front of her mother and Chu Chu. She was always taciturn and extremely dull to the outside world.

For example, in her previous life, Jiang Ning always mistakenly thought that she was a weirdo with an eccentric personality.

Even if Xue Yuantong encounters an unfair situation, she will only fantasize in her heart about how to get back the situation and torture the other person severely. However, when they meet in reality for the second time, she still behaves very cowardly.

It was different now. Because of Jiang Ning's influence, she was much more stubborn than before and dared to quarrel with Jiang Ning at the small dinner table.

"Hmph!" Xue Yuantong clenched his chopsticks and said with a small mouth, "You can't give in to me, right? Will you lose a piece of meat if you give in to me?"

Jiang Ning: "I really can."

Chen Siyu saw that the two people were competing fiercely with their chopsticks in the rice bowl, and they were stalemate with each other, neither giving in to the other.

In the end, Jiang Ning won, and he took away the last piece of meat from the dry pot cauliflower.

Then he ate it happily in front of Xue Yuantong.

Xue Yuantong took a sip of pumpkin soup angrily.

The dinner was over and the quarrel was a quarrel. Xue Yuantong still picked up Jiang Ning's rice bowl and went to the sink outside to wash the dishes.

Bai Yuxia's job was also taken away by Chen Siyu sisters, because Chen Siyu recently asked for help from Bai Yuxia.

After Shang Caiwei left, only Jiang Ning and Bai Yuxia were left at the dinner table.

Jiang Ning tapped the table with her fingers and said, "Now that they are gone, can we talk?"

Bai Yuxia's expression was obviously not right, something must have happened that affected her mood.

When Bai Yuxia faced Jiang Ning's inquiry, she smiled helplessly: "I lost my phone."

When she came to school this afternoon, her parents had something to do and did not drive her, so Bai Yuxia chose to take the bus. However, when she arrived at school, she found that her mobile phone was missing.

Her mobile phone is not the new iPhone 6, but a 5S. But in 2014, the 5S with 32g of memory was still worth more than 3,000 yuan.

More of a factor, not price, but documentation.

Although iOS has an iCloud cloud disk, Bai Yuxia has many precious photos and videos that cannot be synchronized with the cloud.

After losing her mobile phone, it was not easy to find it. She had no idea whether it was left on the bus or lost somewhere else. Thinking of the consequences of losing her mobile phone, Bai Yuxia, despite her extraordinary mentality, was still worried.

After Jiang Ning heard this, he asked, "Has the search function been turned on on your mobile phone?"

The iPhone has a lost function.

Bai Yuxia: "It's open."

Jiang Ning took out his mobile phone, turned on the assistance mode with a few operations, and then handed the phone to Bai Yuxia: "Enter your ID and password, and I will try to locate it."

Bai Yuxia followed suit.

Sure enough, a map appeared on the webpage, showing the real-time location of the phone.

"Call and ask first," Jiang Ning said.

Bai Yuxia dialed the number and tried to communicate, but as soon as the ringtone rang, she was hung up on.

Bai Yuxia wanted to try again, but Jiang Ning stopped her, "The other party obviously doesn't want to return the property to its original owner."

He took out his car keys and said, "Let's take a walk."

Bai Yuxia didn't react for a while, her eyes flashed with surprise: "Are you going to look for the location?"

Jiang Ning was noncommittal: "Yes, the battery life of the iPhone is too poor. If you miss this opportunity and leave tomorrow, the phone may run out of power and shut down, and you will never find it again."

He stood up and said, "Without further ado, let's get going."

It is time for school to end in the afternoon, and there is still one hour before evening self-study.

Bai Yuxia was a little hesitant. Although she wanted to find her lost mobile phone, she was still slightly uncomfortable with such a resolute action.

Some are confused about whether they can find their mobile phones, and some are worried about accidents on the way.

Jiang Ning said to Huang Yuzhu who had just washed the dishes not far away: "Yuzhu, you will tell Xue Yuantong for me later that I am leaving the school."

Huang Yuzhu immediately agreed. He sat at the dinner table, waiting for the message, and he was honest and honest.

Jiang Ning picked up the car keys, left with Bai Yuxia from the exit of the school supermarket, and arrived at the parking shed.

Bai Yuxia stood under the ginkgo tree outside, waiting for him quietly.

It wasn't until Jiang Ning came out with the cart that he noticed that the students passing by in the square were casting astonishing glances at Bai Yuxia from time to time.

Bai Yuxia is wearing a white sweater jacket as white as snow, which looks soft and waxy. Paired with high-waisted wide-leg pants, the pants are elegant and generous, making her legs look slender.

What is even more eye-catching is that she wore a side braid today, which is elegant and refined. Her bright and simple temperament perfectly reflects the Bai Yueguang of her student days.

Jiang Ning drove a titanium gray battery car, flashing cool lights, drawing a handsome arc, stopped next to Bai Yuxia, and shouted:

"boarding."

At this moment, Jiang Ning felt the envious and jealous eyes of the boys around her.

Bai Yuxia heard that, since she had made a decision, she no longer hesitated, stepped on the pedal, and got on the battery car.

Jiang Ning turned the ignition switch and drove to the school gate in the sight of a group of students.

"Are you looking for death? Dare to ride a bike in school!" Someone thought he was finished and looked from a distance.

As a result, he was seen leaving the campus smoothly.

"Fuck, when did No. 4 Middle School change the rules?" Many students were puzzled, but also eager to try.

The long street at the school gate was quite congested. Jiang Ning slowed down a little. After passing the intersection, the speed of the car suddenly increased a lot, and the street scenes on both sides quickly retreated.

"It's about 8 kilometers away from us, in the suburbs, but fortunately it's not a rural area." Jiang Ning said.

Because of Jiang Ning's acceleration, Bai Yuxia in the back seat couldn't help but get closer to him to seek some comfort.

The wind in front of her blew Bai Yuxia's hair, but at this moment, she was both novel and exciting, and had an indescribable sense of stability.

She and Jiang Ning were riding in the same car, and she could smell the special and pleasant smell on him. Bai Yuxia couldn't describe it specifically. It was not a handmade perfume, nor any fragrance she had smelled before.

It was like a morning when she came to the fields and felt the freshness of flowers and nature.

At this moment, Bai Yuxia finally knew why Xue Yuantong always said that Jiang Ning was a good driver, because the experience as a passenger was indeed very good.

She even wanted this time to be longer.

Jiang Ning asked: "Don't worry, you can get your phone."

Bai Yuxia said softly: "Yeah."

Jiang Ning turned into a commercial street and slowed down a little. The pedestrians on both sides looked at him.

Unlike the little girl Xue Yuantong, Bai Yuxia was beautiful, with impeccable face, figure, and temperament. She was shining in the crowd, and people couldn't ignore her existence.

If you add personality, grades, vision, talent, family background, she is all-round and has no dead ends, and there are almost no shortcomings. In the eyes of ordinary people, she is already the ceiling.

At least among the girls Jiang Ning knew, none of them had the comprehensive conditions to completely suppress Bai Yuxia.

So Jiang Ning riding a bike to take her for a walk was completely different from taking Xue Yuantong for a walk.

Enjoying the attention of the people around him, Jiang Ning adjusted the lighting effect of the battery car, and the next moment, it was even more dazzling.

Bai Yuxia wanted him to be more low-key, but was embarrassed to speak.

Jiang Ning joked: "There are no acquaintances of yours here, right?"

Bai Yuxia reacted quickly and replied: "How could it be, I'm not famous."

"That's good, I'm also worried that your relatives and friends will see it, and then spread it to your parents' ears." Jiang Ning said.

Bai Yuxia's expression was calm: "It's okay, it's not like my parents haven't seen you before, and my parents are very open-minded."

Her parents have received higher education, not the kind of old-fashioned stereotyped people.

Jiang Ning: "Oh?"

Bai Yuxia: "Yeah."

Jiang Ning looked around and suddenly said: "What if I dye my hair yellow?"

Bai Yuxia was silent for a few seconds.

She was amused and angry, and didn't want to talk to Jiang Ning.

In this atmosphere of chatting and joking, Bai Yuxia gradually forgot the haze caused by the loss of her mobile phone.

When passing a pedestrian street, she even pointed at the intersection: "There is a store inside. The almond latte sold is delicious, except for a little dessert."

"Okay, wait until it's over, let's go and weigh half a catty." Jiang Ning said.

Bai Yuxia's mouth corners slightly raised, and a shallow dimple appeared on one side of her cheek: "Okay."

...

Five minutes later, Jiang Ning stopped the battery car at an intersection.

He glanced at the location on the phone, and at the same time, his spiritual sense unfolded to scan the nearby buildings.

Bai Yuxia took the opportunity to look at the surrounding environment. The sun was about to set, leaving only the last ray of afterglow. The wind blew on the street, and pedestrians hurried back and forth.

There was a primary school nearby, but it was empty now that school had ended.

Jiang Ning picked up his steps and walked forward along the street. After more than 20 meters, a cement road appeared in front of him. This road was a secondary road, and there was no traffic light at the three-way intersection.

Jiang Ning looked at a tobacco and alcohol store on the side road and said, "I know where the phone is. Wait for me here."

Although Bai Yuxia lives in the urban area of ​​Yuzhou, she has not been to the vicinity. This place is in the suburbs. Judging from the traffic conditions on the road, it may not be easy to get a taxi.

Besides, I don't know what will happen when I find the phone this time.

It's not that Bai Yuxia is worried, but her parents often teach her not to be alone outside, especially not at night.

Because not everyone has received a good education.

Bai Yuxia has never refuted her parents, nor has she reasoned with her parents, because she knows that bad people are unreasonable.

As the saying goes, a king should not stand under a dangerous wall. Bai Yuxia couldn't bear Jiang Ning to take risks. On the way here, she was in a much better mood.

"Jiang Ning..." Bai Yuxia shouted.

Jiang Ning came back to his senses: "I know the severity."

Speaking of Wan, he walked into the tobacco and alcohol store. An old man in his sixties sat behind the glass cabinet. He was thin, stiff, and weird. He was the type who was unkind and difficult to talk to.

Jiang Ning scanned the scene inside the tobacco shop with his spiritual sense. Behind the door, there was a fully automatic mahjong table. Several middle-aged men and women were smoking, and the table was full of red and green banknotes.

Jiang Ning was happy. As expected, it was difficult to completely eliminate things in human nature.

According to Jiang Ning's spiritual sense, the lost phone was on the mahjong table.

Jiang Ning showed the location to Bai Yuxia, who thought her phone was in the old man's hands.

She felt it was a difficult situation.

Jiang Ning said to her: "Leave it to me."

He needed to find a way to enter the secret partition door.

Jiang Ning scratched his arm and asked: "Boss, do you have mosquito coils? Who would have thought there would be mosquitoes in this weather!"

The old man glanced at Jiang Ning, and seeing that he was not very young, he relaxed his vigilance and said stiffly: "Yes."

"I'll buy a bottle of water and lend you a plate of mosquito coils." Jiang Ning took a bottle of pure water from the freezer, two yuan a bottle, and gave the boss a five-yuan bill.

The old man took out a plate of mosquito coils, broke it in half, and handed the other half to him.

Then he found 50 cents in change.

Jiang Ning: "Isn't the water two yuan?"

The old man had no expression: "One plate of mosquito coils, two and a half yuan."

Bai Yuxia, who was originally watching from the sidelines, changed her expression slightly. She had bought mosquito coils before, not to mention half a plate, even a whole box of more than 10 plates of mosquito coils, the price was only two or three yuan.

However, Bai Yuxia did not say anything. She was not a fussy person and would not ruin a big thing for a little money.

Jiang Ning: "This is not a whole plate, but half a plate."

The old man: "It's enough for you."

Jiang Ning put the water and mosquito coils on the counter: "Forget it, I won't buy it, you can return the money to me."

The old man sneered: "I have already opened it, return it to you? No!"

His face suddenly sank and shouted: "Get out."

After hearing this, Bai Yuxia looked at Jiang Ning. She planned to solve it through official channels.

Jiang Ning suddenly laughed and said happily: "I was just worried about finding a reason to deal with you."

His left hand suddenly stretched out, and instantly crossed half a meter, accurately clamping the old man's neck.

The old man's stiff face showed great astonishment. He was attacked.

He stretched out his hand and tried to grab the hand on his neck, intending to break free, but he felt as if his neck was tightly clamped by an iron clamp, and the powerful force pressed his trachea.

His struggling hands gradually fell powerlessly.

Jiang Ning seemed to be holding a chicken.

Bai Yuxia was still in shock. She didn't understand why Jiang Ning took action just because of a disagreement. For half a plate of mosquito coils?

Based on her understanding of Jiang Ning, he was definitely not a reckless person.

Moreover, according to the rules of the current society, Jiang Ning, a high school student, took the initiative to take action. If someone caught him, he would definitely pay a heavy price.

Bai Yuxia forced herself to stay calm. She advised: "Jiang Ning, put it down quickly."

Jiang Ning didn't look back. He still held the old man and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter."

Bai Yuxia looked at his back and suddenly felt a sense of great strangeness. At the same time, her heart couldn't help but palpitate, and the blood in her body seemed to be pulled by an invisible force.

It seemed that she could also become that kind of person. If it was described concretely, it would be extraordinary.

Bai Yuxia's mind flashed, and she stabilized her faith. She put aside the absurd idea.

Jiang Ning let go of his hand, and the old man fell on the glass counter. His trachea made a "ho ho" sound and he breathed in the air greedily.

Jiang Ning looked at the partition door in the store and said, "The phone should be inside."

Bai Yuxia faintly heard the noise inside the door, she turned around and looked outside. This side road was very remote, even if Jiang Ning took action in the street, no one would notice.

Bai Yuxia wanted to call the police, but she didn't have a phone.

Jiang Ning walked towards the partition door. Bai Yuxia was convinced by his force. Then, she thought of many news reports about national and even world fighting champions being hacked to death on the streets.

Many people claimed to be able to split bricks with their bare hands and break rocks with their chests, but Bai Yuxia had never heard of anyone who could withstand a kitchen knife.

Bai Yuxia wanted to stop him, but Jiang Ning had already pushed open the partition door. The thick smell of smoke came to her face. Jiang Ning waved his sleeves to blow away the smoke.

The people playing mahjong in the room squinted when they saw the door being pushed open.

A bald man shouted, "Where is Lao An?"

"Lao An, Lao An!" the fat aunt shouted.

Jiang Ning interrupted the noise and said, "Old An is asleep."

The bald man cursed, "Damn Old An!"

Another strong man wearing a big gold chain asked, "Who are you? Are you a relative of Old An?"

Jiang Ning showed the screen of his mobile phone and said in public, "No, I lost my phone. I found it here according to the location. Brothers and sisters, have you picked up an Apple phone?"

As soon as this was said, the bald man and the strong man with the gold chain turned their eyes to the fat aunt in makeup.

The fat aunt's face suddenly changed, and she shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Go away!"

Bai Yuxia did not stand idly by. In order to prevent things from changing, she stepped forward and stared at the aunt: "Auntie, if the phone is with you and you are willing to return it, I am willing to give you 500 yuan."

After that, she took out 5 bills from her wallet.

The fat aunt's face flashed with greed, and in an instant, she stopped. She knew that she picked up an Apple phone, which cost several thousand yuan. Five hundred to get rid of her, what a joke?

The fat lady yelled, "Get lost, little bitch! Who took your phone? I'm telling you, if you dare to slander me, I'll tear your face apart!"

She stared at Bai Yuxia's smooth and clean face, full of deep jealousy, which was the undisguised malice of a middle-aged woman towards a young girl.

Bai Yuxia took a step back silently. If Jiang Ning hadn't been here, she would have left without hesitation.

Jiang Ning raised his phone, pointed at the aunt, and said, "The location reality is in your hands. Don't you admit it?"

The aunt's heavily made-up face showed a mean look, and she cursed, "You said it's on me, so it's on me? Will it answer if you call it?"

Jiang Ning: "Hey, Siri."

In the silent space, a mechanical voice suddenly came out: "I'm here."

The fat aunt looked at the handbag on the mahjong table, and her face changed drastically.

Jiang Ning: "See, it's agreed."

He stretched out his hand, "Give it to me."

The fat aunt looked at the three men at the same table, and the man with the gold chain immediately said: "How about this, little brother, I'll make a price, three thousand and five, take out three thousand and five, and we'll give you the phone immediately!"

The bald man next to him said: "Little brother, this price is very sincere. You have done something wrong, so you have to pay a price."

The last man with a leopard tattoo on his neck was different from the other three. From the beginning, he stared at Bai Yuxia with greed in his eyes: "I'll make the decision. You give three thousand and treat us to a drink, and this matter will be settled."

As the few people talked, it seemed as if they had finalized the matter.

After all, he was just a young man. What kind of waves could he make in the face of four adults?

The fat aunt was also fearless.

Bai Yuxia, who was usually calm, thought about the evil of human nature, but was still angry at the shamelessness of several people. His originally fair face was slightly flushed, his chest was heaving, and his eyes were full of disgust.

People who are addicted to gambling often have all kinds of bad habits. The man with the leopard tattoo stared at Bai Yuxia greedily, his eyes were not concealed at all, and he continued: "This is your girlfriend, little brother, you are very lucky, hahaha."

"We have been very kind, you can turn around and leave, and find someone to help, but when you leave this door, the fate of your phone is unpredictable!"

The man with the leopard tattoo took out a small hammer from the side, gestured the action of knocking, and muttered: "Little brother, forgive others when you can, and drink with me..."

He was still talking.

Jiang Ning stepped forward and kicked, and the sharp shadow of his leg cut through the air, like a whip swing, and hit the leopard tattoo man's chin, kicking his neck with a crisp "crack".

As the leopard tattooed man fell on his back, he hit the automatic mahjong machine, and the mahjong pieces flew everywhere, and the scene was full of chaos.

Jiang Ning said coldly: "Spare your mother's head!"

The other three people just reacted, and the fat lady screamed and cursed, bursting out with the extreme vulgarity of middle-aged and elderly shrews, and all kinds of extreme insults popped out.

Jiang Ning heard these ugly insults, his face became colder, raised his right hand, and his whole arm was like a taut bowstring, and he stepped forward.

The fat lady stretched out her sharp nails and tore at his face.

Jiang Ning's shoulder blades sank slightly, and the power condensed in his palms. The next second, he suddenly swung his palm, his muscles and bones bounced, and his palm whistled out, and a powerful and heavy palm hit the fat lady's face.

"Bang!"

Jiang Ning said: "You are very noisy."

Her insults stopped suddenly, her face suddenly twisted, causing her body to twist, and her fat body flew two meters away, hitting the concrete wall, and several teeth spit out blood.

Jiang Ning wiped the makeup off his hands with a piece of paper. He finally knew what it was like for the boys in the class to fight with Pang Jiao.

The gold-chained man and the bald man were furious. Their foreheads were filled with blood. One of them lifted a bench and the other pulled out a steel pipe and smashed it at Jiang Ning.

Bai Yuxia secretly worried for him.

"Die!" The bald man smashed the steel pipe at the back of Jiang Ning's head.

Jiang Ning slid his left foot back, and the steel pipe passed by sideways. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the steel pipe.

Bai Yuxia clearly saw that Jiang Ning's palm was bulging with blue veins, full of power aesthetics.

Jiang Ning held the steel pipe and grabbed it fiercely. The bald man's palm was numb and he let go of the steel pipe.

Jiang Ning swung the stick, and the steel pipe met the gold-chained man's stool and hit it with a bang.

"Ka Ka Ka!" The violent force smashed the stool through, and the fragments flew across. Finally, the stick was like a broken bamboo, and it hit the gold-chained man's shoulder, and a tragic bone fracture sounded.

Jiang Ning swung the steel pipe in the opposite direction, hitting the bald man in the chest. He was hit hard and fell over.

Jiang Ning threw away the steel pipe, walked to the mahjong table, grabbed the fat woman's black bag, tore it open, and found Bai Yuxia's iPhone 5S inside.

He stood in the chaos on the ground, took out the alcohol wet cloth, wiped it gently, and used an alcohol cotton swab to carefully clean the speaker and other places, and then handed the phone to Bai Yuxia.

Jiang Ning said: "Now it has been returned to its original owner."

Bai Yuxia was shocked beyond words. She knew that Jiang Ning could fight, and was very good at fighting, but in the past, those things happened in Class 8, and everyone helped to cover up to prevent it from getting out of hand.

Who would have thought that Jiang Ning was also so fierce in society. Isn't he afraid of being sanctioned?

Bai Yuxia looked at the four injured people, unconscious, broken, and toothless... As the daughter of a doctor, she knew how serious the injuries were.

Once exposed, the consequences would be disastrous.

'What should I do, what should I do? 'In extreme situations, Bai Yuxia remained calm, her eyes wandering. There were no cameras installed in the store, so what happened would not be exposed.

There were no cameras on the side roads outside, but there were definitely cameras at the entrance of the elementary school, and they might have captured their traces.

Bai Yuxia calmly thought about countermeasures to help Jiang Ning avoid punishment.

As a result, she heard Jiang Ning on the phone: "Hello, there are people gathering here to gamble, and there was a fight..."

Bai Yuxia: "?"

'Is there anyone who confuses right and wrong like you? '

Bai Yuxia picked up the wet wipes that Jiang Ning had used, wiped the steel pipes and purses on the ground.

Jiang Ning saw her busy movements and said: "It's okay, I have someone."

Bai Yuxia: "Hmm?"

The sound of vehicles came from outside, and Bai Yuxia's heart tightened.

Then a man in a suit got out of the car. His steps were steady and the distance of each step was very standard. He glanced at the unconscious old man on the glass case, and his face did not change.

He walked up to Jiang Ning and said, "I know about your matter. Let me handle it next."

He had received special training and later transferred to the local area. He was later poached by Changqingye and served as the Secretary Department with an annual salary of 1.8 million. He was responsible for the personal safety of Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong during the summer vacation.

Jiang Ning: "Yeah."

He was about to leave when the man in a suit grabbed three red banknotes from the mahjong table.

Jiang Ning looked at him.

The man smiled and said, "I'll give you the reward for reporting in advance."

Jiang Ning took the banknote and said, "Not bad."

After that, Jiang Ning and Bai Yuxia left the tobacco shop.

Walking on the road outside, Bai Yuxia saw the police car whizzing in the distance. She moved her mouth and finally suppressed the doubts in her heart.

Jiang Ning took the initiative to say: "My parents are one of the executives of Changqing Liquid when it was first founded."

Bai Yuxia was silent, she lowered her head. The content of Changqing Liquid Company in Yuzhou was obvious to all. Her parents had more contact with it, and she was also aware of it.

Someone privately gave a very appropriate evaluation: "King of Yuzhou."

Jiang Ning stopped and stared at Bai Yuxia, and suddenly smiled: "You don't think I'm scary, do you?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Ning found that the atmosphere had changed subtly.

Bai Yuxia was silent for a few seconds, she raised her face, and her fair and beautiful face had a hint of sharpness.

Her eyes also changed, like the wind on the lake stirring the quiet water surface, and her tone was unhappy: "Just now, I was still thinking about how to hide it for you."

How could she think Jiang Ning was scary?

In his eyes, was she such an ungrateful person?

After saying this, she quickened her pace in a huff, as if she wanted to go ahead, leaving only a graceful back to Jiang Ning in the dim evening.

Jiang Ning saw that her side braids swayed above her white sweater with her steps, which actually added a bit of playfulness and cuteness that didn't match her.

Jiang Ning knew that he had wronged her. He hurried to catch up with her and took out the wooden box: "Bai Yuxia, here you go."

Bai Yuxia looked strange.

Jiang Ning opened the box and saw a green jade ring with a warm texture appearing in Bai Yuxia's sight.

At this moment, the dark street lights around suddenly released light, and the world seemed to be ignited. Countless fragments of light were lured by the green jade ring and gathered on the surface of the ring.

Bai Yuxia's face was brightly illuminated by the bright light of the ring, and her eyes seemed to be shining with stars.

Jiang Ning stood in the dark, looking at the girl shrouded in light, and he smiled gently: "Do you like it?"