Tang San: You're Holding Hands Already?

"Hmm..."

Tang Wulin visibly froze for a moment. Taking someone else's things wasn't right, but if it was Tang San...

Then it counted as giving him a taste of his own medicine.

"How did I pass out...?"

A few minutes later.

Tang San woke up in a daze, his eyes filled with three parts confusion, three parts silence, three parts bewilderment, and one part recollection. What had happened?

"And..."

"Where's my quilt?"

But he soon realized something was amiss.

Where was his quilt? Where was the bedding his dear teacher had given him, the bedding that would let him sleep comfortably in the dorm?

"Did someone steal my quilt?"

"Teacher gave me that quilt!"

Purple light flashed in Tang San's eyes, and he gritted his teeth. What he hated most was other people stealing things!

His gaze swept over everyone in Dorm Seven. In the process, only one person escaped his attention: Xiao Wu, beside Tang Wulin's bed.

That cute girl couldn't possibly have done such a thing. He remembered her coming over to him just before he passed out; she certainly hadn't done it to take his quilt.

And subconsciously, the first person he looked at was Tang Wulin, who had a quilt. Of course, that was even less likely.

In the end, his efforts were in vain.

"Um, Wulin, do you want a carro... I..."

No one's expression changed, except for Xiao Wu, who visibly froze. Even her movement as she smiled and handed Tang Wulin a carrot slowed by half a beat, and her expression was somewhat unsettled.

"Thanks. Here, have this."

Tang Wulin didn't refuse. He tossed her a packet of biscuits in return. The packaging was clean and bore a picture of a little rabbit holding a carrot in its mouth.

These biscuits were made in Holy Soul Village and provided an income for the villagers. Unfortunately, they didn't sell well in Nuoding City, perhaps because the flavor was a little niche.

"Huh? Biscuits..."

"And they're carrot-flavored biscuits!"

Xiao Wu's attention was instantly drawn to them. The emotions she had worn before were plain to see as she happily ate the biscuits.

"..."

"Tang Wulin, my teacher wants to see you."

Seeing that he couldn't find his quilt, Tang San had no choice but to set the matter aside for now. He silently came to Tang Wulin's bedside and spoke in an indifferent tone.

"Hmm. If he wants me to become his disciple or something, please don't bother. I'm not interested."

Tang Wulin didn't even look at him. He set the carrot on the bedside cabinet and continued making his bed as he replied calmly.

"You..."

"Tang Wulin, my teacher thinks so highly of you, and this is how you act?"

Tang San clearly hadn't expected him to have the same attitude. Looking somewhat displeased, he couldn't help speaking up.

He and Tang Wulin were old acquaintances of a sort. They had grown up in the same village, and Tang Wulin's grandfather had brought him meals more times than he could count, so he was somewhat fond of him.

But he really hadn't expected Tang Wulin to be this kind of person. The chance to become his junior brother and their teacher's disciple wasn't easy to come by, yet he didn't appreciate it!

"What kind of attitude do you think I should have? He calls me over, so I should go and obediently kowtow and become his disciple?"

Tang Wulin looked over at him with an unfriendly expression. He had already said he wasn't interested, so what more did Tang San want?

There was nothing wrong with his reply, was there?

"You!"

Hearing that, Tang San couldn't help breathing faster for a moment. Although Tang Wulin hadn't said anything, he always felt as though the words were aimed at him!

His teacher was the Grandmaster, yet this was Tang Wulin's attitude?

At that moment, even if his teacher liked this guy, he, Tang San, didn't quite approve of this future junior brother anymore.

"Hey, you, Tang San or whatever, didn't you hear Wulin? He said he's not interested!"

At that point, even Xiao Wu couldn't stand watching anymore. Her expression darkened as she spoke up.

What was wrong with this Tang San? Couldn't he understand what someone was saying? She really wanted to plug his mouth with a rotten carrot.

"You..."

Who do you think you are...?

For some reason, as Tang San looked at the girl before him, he always felt as though she had him under her thumb. The words were on the tip of his tongue, but they got stuck in his throat and wouldn't come out.

"What about me? You're so annoying. Come on, Wulin, let's go eat. We'll ignore this guy."

Xiao Wu glared at him in annoyance and waved her little pink fist. As she spoke, she stepped forward, grabbed Tang Wulin by the arm, and headed out of the dorm with him.

She was so angry she had gotten hungry. Better to eat first.

"This..."

"They're that close?"

Tang San froze. For a moment, he felt as though something had shattered in his heart.

"..."

"Wulin, that person was so unreasonable. You clearly said you didn't want to go and weren't interested, but he still kept yapping away."

"You can tell at a glance he's a child with no upbringing."

As soon as they left the dormitory building, Xiao Wu let go of Tang Wulin's arm as he pulled it free. Her anger hadn't diminished, and she couldn't help speaking up.

"We should have taken his quilt!"

"..."

"No."

But when Tang Wulin heard Xiao Wu's last remark, he shook his head. He didn't agree with it at all.

"What?"

Xiao Wu paused, looking at the boy before her. For a moment, she didn't understand what he meant.

"No matter who it is or what the situation is, stealing is never right, Xiao Wu."

Tang Wulin looked back at her. It was all the same.

Take Tang San: just because he wasn't allowed to see the Tang Sect Secret Arts, did that mean he should steal them? To put it nicely, he had worked hard to learn them on the sly, but that was the nature of a thief.

And what Xiao Wu had done was truly...

"But..."

"But..."

Xiao Wu hesitated, her two ears drooping at once. In the end, she said nothing, because just as he had said, stealing was stealing.

"I..."

"I'll give the quilt back to him."

Xiao Wu took a deep breath and looked at Tang Wulin as she spoke earnestly. If she stole something, she would be a thief rabbit.

She was a Soft Bone Rabbit, not a thief rabbit.

"Mm!"

Only then did Tang Wulin smile. It seemed Xiao Wu wasn't as excessive as he had thought.

"You finally stopped looking so stern..."

Xiao Wu couldn't help muttering.

Did Tang Wulin really hate thieves?

That made sense. If she met a thief, she certainly wouldn't want to play with them either, and she would hate them a whole lot.

"Then how about we go eat first?"

The next moment, she rubbed her little belly, which had already started rumbling, and spoke without thinking.

"..."

"No."

"And do you have any money? How are you going to eat?"

Tang Wulin felt somewhat helpless. Xiao Wu, oh Xiao Wu, what happened to that look of someone who had just realized her mistake?

"Oh, come on, I'm hungry."

"And..."

"What exactly is money?"

Xiao Wu first touched her hair sheepishly, then suddenly froze and couldn't help asking.

Money.

It was such a strange word, but it wasn't as though she had never heard it before.

When she first arrived in Nuoding City, she had seen so many delicious things, and the people there had all been willing to give them to her. But as soon as they heard she didn't have that thing called money, they had taken everything back.

"Money is used to buy things."

"When other people sell things, you have to buy them with money. This is a Copper Soul Coin. It can buy food that isn't expensive. This is a Silver Soul Coin, and it can buy more things."

"One hundred Copper Soul Coins equal one Silver Soul Coin."

As Tang Wulin spoke, he carefully took a money pouch from his pocket, drew out two coins, and explained them to her.

"So this is money."

Xiao Wu suddenly understood. Copying him, she carefully accepted the coins, examined them closely, and then handed them back.

"Mm."

Tang Wulin nodded in reply.

"Then can money buy a quilt too?"

Xiao Wu's little head worked quickly. Thinking about the quilt she didn't have, she pursed her lips and asked softly.

"Of course."

"Then..."

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up at once. She looked at him, a flicker of anticipation rising in her heart, though she was also a little embarrassed.

Tang Wulin didn't have much money himself, and she really was embarrassed to ask, but he didn't like her stealing things...

"Mm."

"I'll lend these to you."

Tang Wulin handed her both coins, a faint smile on his face. Lending money was a small matter, but...

Stealing was a serious matter.

"Thank you."

"I'll definitely pay you back."

Xiao Wu's face was full of excitement. She reached out and took the Soul Coins Tang Wulin offered her, beaming as she spoke.

She knew it...

Wulin was a super good person!

"Mm, there's no rush."

Tang Wulin smiled. Once they became Soul Masters, they could go to Spirit Hall to collect a monthly allowance.

Xiao Wu could find a place to curl up and condense it at any time, and he also planned to speak to Director Su about it today. When the time came, one Silver Soul Coin wouldn't amount to much.

"Hehe, I knew you were the best."

"Come on, let's go back to the dorm first—"

Xiao Wu nodded excitedly, plainly ready to spend the huge sum in her hand. She immediately took his hand and headed back toward the dormitory building the way they had come.

"You..."

"You two!"

Before Tang Wulin could say anything, Tang San came out of the dormitory building. At the sight before him, he was utterly stunned.

H-holding hands?

What are you two doing, Tang Wulin?!