Dorm Seven: Xiao Wu's Little Thoughts

"Teacher, this..."

Hearing him say that, Tang San hesitated. Leaving aside the fact that the two of them weren't that close, there was also the fact that...

Even when Teacher had been right in front of Tang Wulin earlier, he hadn't shown the slightest intention of becoming his disciple!

Besides, who had ever heard of a teacher taking in a disciple and immediately sending him off to recruit someone else? At the thought, black lines appeared on Tang San's forehead. He couldn't help feeling that his teacher was a little unreliable...

Still, Tang Wulin was indeed qualified to become his junior brother. It remained to be seen whether he had the good fortune.

"Come on, Little San. I noticed you didn't bring any bedding with you. I happen to have some in my office. You won't sleep well in the dorm without it, so come with me and get it."

Just then, something occurred to Yu Xiaogang. A thoughtful look appeared on his face as he spoke with concern.

"All right! Thank you, Teacher."

At the mention of that, Tang San's eyes lit up. His teacher had even noticed he didn't have a quilt. He really was considerate.

"..."

"This should be Dorm Seven."

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin had long since found Dorm Seven after entering the dormitory building. It was at the very end of the corridor. Seeing that the door was ajar, he pushed it open and walked in.

As soon as he entered, he took in his surroundings. It was a large space, over three hundred square meters, with a full fifty beds.

Although there were plenty of beds, only eleven actually had beds and bedding, representing the number of work-study students at Nuoding Academy.

"Another work-study student's here."

Several work-study students in a group nearby spotted Tang Wulin and immediately began talking among themselves.

Before long, the biggest child stood up. He looked to be eleven or twelve, and he walked over to Tang Wulin.

"I'm Wang Sheng, the boss here. New guy, what's your name?"

There was a hint of curiosity in Wang Sheng's eyes.

"My name's Tang Wulin."

"All right. Dorm Seven has a rule: whoever has the toughest fists gets to be boss. It applies to everyone who comes here. Come on, have a match with me."

After saying that, Wang Sheng stepped back a few paces, observing the rules of combat. He released his Martial Soul, the War Tiger, and stood ready to fight.

The rule had been left behind by a boss of Dorm Seven many years ago, and Wang Sheng had kept it going ever since becoming boss himself.

"All right, but let me say this first..."

"I'm not interested in being boss or anything."

Tang Wulin had barely put his luggage on a bed before he looked helplessly at Wang Sheng and spoke, his face showing little reaction.

"All right."

"A newborn calf really isn't afraid of tigers..."

Seeing that Tang Wulin showed no fear at all, Wang Sheng couldn't help but pause. Then, without further hesitation, he put strength into his hands, which had transformed into tiger claws, and charged.

"Boom—"

But just as Wang Sheng was about to reach him, Tang Wulin sent him flying with a single casual punch. Wang Sheng cried out in pain and fell to the ground.

"Boss Wang, what happened to you...?"

The other children clearly hadn't expected this either. They hurried to Wang Sheng's side and asked after him, though they were even more incredulous at what Tang Wulin had done.

After all, Wang Sheng wasn't just the strongest of the work-study students. He ranked among the top five in the entire academy, with Soul Power as high as rank nine.

"You..."

"Are you really a new student? How could a six-year-old freshman be this strong?"

Wang Sheng's eyes widened as well. He slowly climbed to his feet, wiped the dust from his face, and stared at Tang Wulin, dumbstruck.

"Yeah. I have Innate Full Soul Power, and my Martial Soul is a dragon. It's only natural you couldn't beat me."

Tang Wulin smiled and shook his head.

"Innate Full Soul Power, and a dragon Martial Soul too!"

Wang Sheng's expression grew increasingly exaggerated. Deeply shaken, he stared at Tang Wulin in a daze.

The other work-study students might not have known what Innate Full Soul Power meant, but as a sixth-year student, he knew very well. It marked a true top-tier genius!

What was more, his Martial Soul was a dragon, a Beast Martial Soul that stood above all others and naturally countered Wang Sheng's.

So what if he was a work-study student today? He might well become an important figure in some faction one day!

"Everyone, come and greet the boss!"

"From now on, you're our boss."

Wang Sheng looked at Tang Wulin respectfully as he spoke.

"Mm..."

Tang Wulin only smiled without replying. Having a twelve-year-old call him boss when he was six was a little bizarre, especially since he didn't share a certain someone's tastes.

"Excuse me."

"Is this Dorm Seven?"

Just then, a clear, light voice came from outside the dormitory. The door swung open, revealing a little girl dressed in pink.

She was very pretty, with a long braid and a pair of striking pink eyes. Holding a rabbit shoulder bag in her arms, she curiously looked around the dormitory.

"A..."

"A girl?"

Several work-study students behind Wang Sheng stared in a daze. They hadn't expected the work-study dorms to be mixed. Wasn't that a bit much?

Wang Sheng looked just as astonished. But how was it that he was only learning about this now, when he was about to graduate?

"Welcome to Dorm Seven."

Tang Wulin had expected this. He stepped forward, his gaze falling on the little bunny girl. He had finally met her in person.

"Mm! Thanks. Looks like I came to the right place."

"But..."

Xiao Wu smiled, but her little head soon realized things weren't so simple. She walked up to him, looking a little puzzled.

"The presence you give off..."

"It's very different from everyone else's!"

Xiao Wu suddenly froze and couldn't help murmuring. For some reason, this human gave her a particularly strange feeling. It wasn't a feeling of closeness, but seemed to be...

Like a king high above her, a presence that made her want to submit just by drawing near.

Submit...

How could I feel that way?!

She was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, a beast king in her own right.

"Hm? What's going on?"

Tang Wulin looked at her, curiosity on his face as well. Was his Golden Dragon King Bloodline affecting Xiao Wu?

"I don't know either."

Xiao Wu started to speak, then stopped. In the end, she silently shook her head. She didn't know what was happening herself. She couldn't very well tell him she wanted to submit to him!

At the thought, a blush crept onto her cheeks. How could she say something like that?

"What's your name?"

Tang Wulin didn't dwell on it. As he spoke, he studied her reddened face, baffled.

Why the bubble teapot are you blushing?

"Hm?"

"My name is Xiao Wu, Wu as in dancing."

"What about you?"

Xiao Wu immediately came back to her senses. She gave him a lovely smile and held out a hand as she introduced herself earnestly.

She had a feeling his name would sound lovely.

"Tang Wulin."

Looking at her outstretched hand, Tang Wulin smiled and shook it as he answered.

"Wulin? That's a lovely name..."

Xiao Wu looked thoughtful. Was he a dancing qilin? Whoever gave him that name must have been a little genius.

"Mm..."

Then again, hearing the name Wulin from her lips did feel a little strange to him.

System, check in.

Tang Wulin put the thought aside and spoke silently in his mind. He wondered what rewards Xiao Wu would bring him.

The next moment, the system's mechanical voice rang out in his mind—

[Checked in with Xiao Wu. Check-in successful.]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining a teleportation skill: Space Teleportation; congratulations, host, on obtaining a divine defensive skill: Invincible Golden Body.]

[Space Teleportation: instantly changes location within a spatial range. The range increases as strength improves;]

[Invincible Golden Body: grants immunity to all attacks below the divine level. Five uses per day. A top-tier divine life-saving skill.]

[Ding! Since this is the host's first check-in, an additional reward will be drawn from random Gold Soul Coins, a random Soul Ring improvement, and a Soul Bone of a random age.]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone: Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Right Leg Bone.]