A Certain Hack Writer

Because Zhou Yi had been hammered into the ICU by Lin Yun, Class 1's first day of lessons came to a hasty end among the ten first-year classes.

Under Lin Yun's lead, the students of Class 1 took turns introducing themselves. After getting to know one another a little, they dispersed and left the classroom.

Over the following days, not only did the thousand-plus first-year freshmen often hear the five words "Strongest Freshman King," but Lin Yun's reputation also spread widely among the upperclassmen.

As for Jiang Nannan, who had received Lin Yun during registration, someone knew who leaked the news. By the time it had spread around, people were saying she was the person closest to Lin Yun at Shrek Academy.

And then...

Xu Sanshi exploded.

"Damn it, Beibei, don't stop me! I'm going to challenge that freshman to a duel!" Xu Sanshi struggled wildly, his eyes bloodshot.

Meanwhile, Beibei had one hand locked around Xu Sanshi's neck while helplessly covering his forehead with the other.

"Sanshi, give it up. There's no need to fight a battle you can't possibly win!" Beibei's face was full of sorrow.

"Can't possibly win? I don't understand!" Xu Sanshi clenched his fists, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins. "Beibei, you know how I feel about Nannan. Anyone who wants to take Nannan away from me will have to step over my corpse!"

"But Lin Yun has an Ultimate Martial Soul. His Soul Rings are two purple and one black!" Beibei sighed and released the hand he had used to choke Xu Sanshi.

Once he was released, Xu Sanshi lost his earlier impulsiveness. He sat weakly on the bed, his face full of despair.

"Beibei, my life has been like walking on thin ice..." Thinking back to the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth, thinking of how he had set aside his pride and acted with such care, afraid of offending the beauty, Xu Sanshi shed tears in shame.

"Tell me... can I make it to the other shore?"

Beibei's mouth twitched violently. He felt like he could no longer keep acting.

"Sanshi, you're clearly not bad. Aside from occasionally being an asshole, everyone can see how well you treat Nannan. So why is she still unwilling to accept you?" Beibei looked Xu Sanshi up and down, asking in confusion.

"Did something happen between you two before?"

Xu Sanshi, who had been wallowing in despair, shuddered at Beibei's question and frantically shook his head. "No, I can't say it. If I say it, Nannan will kill me!"

"Then there's nothing I can do. You're on your own." Beibei shrugged. "But don't take the rumors too seriously. Nannan and I are in the same class, and since school started, I haven't seen her meet with that freshman even once. It's most likely just a rumor."

"Anyway, Xiaoya is helping my junior brother deal with his barbecue stall tonight. I need to go take a look, so I won't keep wasting time talking nonsense with you."

Beibei waved and left the dormitory.

Xu Sanshi was left sitting on the bed alone, his expression conflicted and struggling.

How could he not understand what Beibei had said?

What Xu Sanshi feared was that the rumors would become real after being passed around enough!

"No, Nannan can only be mine. I have to do something!" Xu Sanshi's gaze hardened. He sprang to his feet and left the dormitory as well.

Because Zhou Yi had been punched twice by Lin Yun, the lessons over the past few days had been taught by a mild-tempered female substitute teacher. Huo Yuhao had not gone out to set up a stall on the first day of school as he had in the Original Work, instead attending classes obediently.

More importantly, after encountering such an upheaval at the start of school, he had no mood to worry about grilled fish. It was only after things had settled down that the idea resurfaced.

He had no choice but to think about it!

He had not had much money to begin with. For the past two days, he could only afford the cheapest meals in the cafeteria, and even then, his wallet had already been emptied. If he did not earn some money soon, he would probably starve to death.

After Huo Yuhao met Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master felt somewhat embarrassed as well.

She and Beibei had only helped Huo Yuhao pay his registration fees. They had not cared at all about how he would survive at the academy afterward.

What a textbook pyramid scheme...

Feeling somewhat guilty, Tang Ya hurriedly helped Huo Yuhao settle everything. All that remained was for him to show off his skills on the snack street after class that evening.

As for Lin Yun...

"Bing'er, have you found that person?" Lin Yun asked casually as he sat by the window, propping up his chin with one hand while gently stroking the emerald-green Scorpion lying across his lap with the other.

"Reporting to Honored One, Myriad Demon King said it will take a little more time!" Ice Empress said. "That person neglects proper work, has no fixed residence, and has no close friends. Finding him is quite difficult."

"Mm, I understand, so there's no rush. As long as you can bring me the one whose pen name is Qingye!" A strange smile rose at the corner of Lin Yun's lips.

There were few forms of entertainment on Douluo Continent, but novels and storybooks still existed. Among them was some hack who wrote under the pen name Qingye, and Lin Yun felt that he had great potential.

After reading just one of that hack's novels, Lin Yun had nearly been unable to stop himself from making Ice Empress turn into a Little Girl and punish him on the spot.

The writing was fucking lewd! There were even quite a few illustrations he had personally drawn in the picture books, making them incredibly immersive.

And Lin Yun needed exactly this kind of talent. It was related to his future psychological torment of Zhou Yi.

"Kehehehe, Shrek, prepare yourselves for the grand gift I'm about to give you!" An eerie, wicked laugh echoed faintly. Even the black cats passing outside the window trembled in fear.

Ice Empress curled herself into a ball, her pair of tiny crystal-yellow eyes filled with terror as she looked at Lin Yun.

As expected of Honored One. Even his laughter was so oppressive!

"Come on, there's nothing to do. Let's go outside and eat something good!" Lin Yun stood and stretched. Ice Empress obediently crawled from his lap into his clothes, hiding herself away.

As a prominent figure among the freshmen, Lin Yun was surrounded by crowds everywhere he went, which annoyed him to no end. Every time he went to the cafeteria, countless eyes gathered on him, making it impossible for him to enjoy his meal in peace.

He especially loved food to begin with, and since he had not eaten his fill in the cafeteria, he soon became hungry again.

Huo Yuhao seems to be going out to sell grilled fish today. Perfect, I'll go take a look and see just how delicious the grilled fish that got praised to the heavens in the Original Work really is. Lin Yun muttered to himself.

After leisurely leaving through Shrek's back gate and arriving at the legendary snack street said to exist across all heavens and worlds, Lin Yun began a thorough sweep.

Most of the people running stalls here were Shrek students from relatively poor families, earning some living expenses for themselves like Huo Yuhao. Their prices were not high, falling within a normal range. With people packed shoulder to shoulder, many did not notice Lin Yun.

He ate to his heart's content.

Finally, after taking a huge bite from the skewer in his hand, he spotted a familiar figure.

It was you! Huo Grilled Fish!

There wasn't much substantial content in this chapter, so I posted it directly. It doesn't count toward the normal daily updates, so consider it a bonus chapter, brothers.