I Think I've Seen This Script Somewhere Before

By the time the two of them left the academy, the sun was already overhead.

On the way home, Jiang Nannan used the subsidy money to buy half a jin of coarse salt and a small packet of brown sugar, along with a small cut of pork.

Jiang Wu followed Jiang Nannan, watching her carefully haggle with the vendors. He felt uneasy.

Money was tight at home. Su Yuehua raised two children on her own, making a living by washing and mending clothes for others.

After his sister became a Soul Master, things at home hadn't improved, mainly because their mother had a heart condition and needed medicine to keep it under control.

Jiang Wu knew the medicine didn't do much, but it was better than nothing.

"Sis, once I earn money, you won't have to be so frugal anymore."

Jiang Nannan glanced back at Jiang Wu and burst out laughing. "You've only just gotten your First Soul Ring, and you're already thinking about supporting the family?"

"I mean it."

"All right, all right, I'll be waiting." Jiang Nannan gathered the things into her basket and took his hand with her free hand, as she always did. "Come on, let's go home."

It was nearly noon by the time they reached Jiang Family Village. The sun was scorching, and far fewer people than yesterday were sheltering from the heat beneath the old locust tree at the village entrance. Only a few children were chasing and roughhousing in its shade.

As soon as Jiang Wu and Jiang Nannan entered the courtyard, they saw Su Yuehua sitting on the stone steps in the courtyard, mending an old garment. Strips of cloth were wrapped around her fingers, and her fingertips were covered in tiny needle pricks.

"Mom, we're home."

Su Yuehua looked up and put down her needle and thread. "Did you finish registering?"

"Mm, and we collected the subsidy too." Jiang Nannan set their purchases on the low table. "I also bought some meat to build up Little Brother's strength at lunch."

Su Yuehua looked at the pork and parted her lips, but in the end said nothing. She got up and carried the meat into the kitchen.

Once their mother had gone into the kitchen, Jiang Wu looked at Jiang Nannan and said, "Sis, I want to teach you something. Do you want to learn?"

He planned to teach Jiang Nannan the Soft Skill to improve her strength.

Jiang Nannan's Soul Skills followed Xiao Wu's, but without the Soft Skill, her combat strength and Xiao Wu's were worlds apart.

Jiang Wu remembered that Jiang Nannan's second Soul Skill was Gravity Control, a pretty good skill.

It had to be said, there were very few bad skills a Soft Bone Rabbit could use.

Jiang Nannan asked curiously, "Sure. What is it?"

Jiang Wu answered, "The Soft Skill."

Jiang Nannan looked at Jiang Wu in surprise. She hadn't expected him to teach her that, and she also wondered when her younger brother had learned it.

After all, the originator of the Soft Skill was Xiao Wu, the wife of Sea God Tang San. Not many people knew the Soft Skill.

Jiang Wu thought for a moment and explained, "Sis, I met an auntie while you were at school before. She taught me."

Jiang Nannan nodded and didn't ask about the details.

This was her younger brother's secret. If he didn't want to tell her, she wouldn't ask.

For the next two months, Jiang Nannan learned the Soft Skill from Jiang Wu.

At first, Jiang Nannan found it a little difficult, but after training for a while, she felt it wasn't that hard.

In just two months, Jiang Nannan had learned the basics of the Soft Skill.

"Mom, we're off to school."

"Mm, be careful on the way."

Jiang Nannan and Jiang Wu said goodbye to Su Yuehua and left home together for school.

The two arrived at school near noon.

Jiang Nannan took Jiang Wu to the academic affairs office to complete his enrollment, then brought him to Dormitory Seven.

Dormitory Seven was for work-study students, and everyone living there was a poor student with little money.

Jiang Nannan said earnestly, "Xiao Wu, if anyone dares to bully you, come find me."

Jiang Wu said helplessly, "Sis, given how strong I am, how many people do you think could bully me?"

Jiang Nannan thought about it and agreed. Given her younger brother's strength, there really weren't many people who could bully him.

After seeing Jiang Nannan off, Jiang Wu pushed the door open and walked in.

When he saw what was happening inside the dormitory, Jiang Wu couldn't help freezing for a moment.

A pretty girl with pink hair was sitting on a bed, while a group of boys with bruised faces stood around her, serving her tea and water.

Jiang Wu: "????"

At the sight, Jiang Wu looked utterly bewildered.

Wait, what happened?

The girl noticed someone looking at her and instinctively turned toward the door.

When she saw Jiang Wu, her eyes lit up.

The girl jumped off the bed and trotted over to Jiang Wu. "Hello, little sister! My name is Wang Dong'er. What's yours?" she said enthusiastically.

Wang Dong'er looked at Jiang Wu expectantly, waiting for him to introduce himself.

For some reason, she felt a sense of closeness when she saw Jiang Wu.

As if Jiang Wu were her mother?

Jiang Wu: "?"

When that question mark popped up, it wasn't because something was wrong with him, but because something was wrong with Wang Dong'er.

Sure, I'm pretty good-looking, but not enough to be mistaken for a girl, right?

He wasn't Long Haochen.

Jiang Wu took a deep breath and said, "My name is Jiang Wu. Jiang as in river, Wu as in weapon. Also, I'm a boy."

When she learned Jiang Wu was a boy, Wang Dong'er looked disappointed, but she quickly perked up.

Wang Dong'er planted her hands on her hips and said, "I'm the boss of Dormitory Seven. According to our rules, newcomers have to fight the boss to decide who's going to be the dorm boss."

Jiang Wu: "..."

He seemed to have seen this script somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where all of a sudden.

No, that's not the point.

The point is, what's the dignified eldest young lady of the Clear Sky Sect doing in this backwater?

Coming here is one thing, but why come to the work-study dormitory too?

Are those two simps Da Ming and Er Ming dead? Or was the Clear Sky Sect wiped out?

Jiang Wu took a deep breath and said, "Do we have to fight?"

Wang Dong'er shook her head, then threw a punch at Jiang Wu the next second.

Wang Dong'er's punch came fast and fierce, the wind from her fist rushing straight at Jiang Wu's face. Jiang Wu tilted his head aside, and her fist grazed past his ear, stirring a gust of wind.

"You're pretty quick to dodge." Wang Dong'er's eyes grew brighter. She pulled back her fist and struck again, her left fist sweeping across right after it.

Jiang Wu retreated half a step, his back pressing against the door. "I really don't want to fight," he said helplessly.

"Cut the crap! The rules of Dormitory Seven can't be broken!"

Wang Dong'er kept up her assault, throwing punches and kicks one after another. Though her moves lacked much technique, she was extremely fast, and it was clear she was in excellent physical condition. The bruised boys around them all shrank into the corner, still looking shaken. Clearly, they had all experienced their new boss's might.

Jiang Wu dodged left and right. There wasn't much room in the dormitory, and Wang Dong'er fought more and more fiercely. One kick sent a nearby wooden stool tumbling over, snapping one of its legs with a crack.

"You'll have to pay for that stool," Jiang Wu said, grabbing Wang Dong'er's ankle as she kicked at him.

Startled, Wang Dong'er pushed off the floor with her other foot, trying to break free. Jiang Wu moved in with her momentum, wrapping his arm around her forearm and pulling. With a twist of his waist, he wound around to Wang Dong'er's side like a supple snake.

Wang Dong'er lost her balance and pitched forward, unable to control her body.

Jiang Wu pressed lightly on her shoulder with his right hand, while his left caught her wrist and twisted it behind her back.