Delivering Bedding, Treating Them to a Meal

Xiao Wu set her school uniform aside, excitement showing on her face as she smiled. "Sure, come on."

"Then watch out!"

Wang Sheng stomped both feet against the ground and charged at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's reaction was clearly faster than Wang Sheng's. After dodging his attack, she bent her right knee, snapped out her toes, and kicked straight at Wang Sheng's chin.

The kick did not seem particularly powerful, but it was incredibly fast and startled Wang Sheng.

Still, he had been the boss for years and often fought with Xiao Chenyu's group, so he had plenty of combat experience.

He darted to the left, dodging the incoming foot, then answered with a textbook roundhouse kick.

Xiao Wu quickly evaded it. She could tell that Wang Sheng was strong but slow, so she chose to kite him.

Though she was not as strong as Wang Sheng, punch after punch landed on him, dealing considerable damage. Before long, Wang Sheng could not take it anymore!

"Stop, stop, stop! You win! I can't beat you!"

Wang Sheng conceded with a dark expression. He had run into a Soul Master who countered him, so he could only count himself unlucky.

After watching Tang San fight Lin Hao, seeing Lin Hao break through, and then being toyed with by Xiao Wu...

Wang Sheng had lost interest in the position of Dorm Seven's boss. He wanted to cultivate seriously. He wanted to become a level ten Soul Scholar too!

"According to the dorm rules, since you beat me, you'll be Dorm Seven's boss from now on. You have to protect us Work-study Students from being bullied!"

A trace of delight appeared in Xiao Wu's eyes as she said happily, "Boss? That sounds fun. Alright, I'll be your boss from now on."

Perhaps it was because Lin Hao had been the first to greet her, or perhaps because he was handsome, but Xiao Wu directly chose the bed beside Lin Hao's this time.

After putting away her luggage, she looked at Lin Hao and asked, "Hello, could you tell me about the academy?"

"Sure. Us Work-study Students are basically responsible for cleaning the academy."

Lin Hao repeated what Wang Sheng had said in the original story and also introduced the other students in the dorm.

After hearing Lin Hao out, Xiao Wu glanced at him and asked, "What level is your Soul Power? I think you're strong, so why was Wang Sheng the boss?"

Lin Hao did not hide it and replied with a smile, "I just broke through to level ten. I often go outside the academy, and the boss has to protect the Work-study Students, so Wang Sheng became the boss."

"I see. Then let's spar when we have time!"

Upon hearing that Lin Hao was stronger than Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu blinked and immediately challenged him.

At that moment, a teacher in his thirties entered from outside with bedding in his arms. "Is there a new Work-study Student? Step forward."

Xiao Wu immediately rose from her bed. "Hello, Teacher. My name is Xiao Wu!"

"Hello. My surname is Mo, so you can call me Teacher Mo!"

Teacher Mo nodded, then looked around again and asked in confusion, "I remember there were supposed to be two new Work-study Students. Where's Tang San?"

"Teacher Mo, he sparred with me just now and got a little injured. He should be in the Infirmary now!"

Lin Hao had no intention of hiding the matter and said so directly.

"Lin Hao, causing trouble again? Your punishment is to sweep the ground in front of the dorm once!"

Mo Hen had long known that Lin Hao was a troublemaker. He scolded him irritably before continuing, "This is the bedding Grandmaster gave him. Put it on his bed, and tell him when he comes back."

"Got it, Teacher Mo!"

Wang Sheng took the bedding and nodded.

Mo Hen then explained Tang San and Xiao Wu's assigned duties before leaving.

"Bedding? That seems to be a problem."

Xiao Wu stared blankly at the bedding in Wang Sheng's hands, embarrassment showing in her eyes. She had forgotten to prepare any!

Several quick-witted students noticed immediately, and one of them said, "Boss, use my mattress first. I can use my quilt as half bedding and half cover."

Xiao Wu frowned at that form of address. "Stop calling me boss all the time. You're making me sound old. Call me Xiao Wu-jie from now on."

Before she could say anything else, Lin Hao took out the bedding he had brought from Li Si and handed it to her. "I heard the teacher say that one of the incoming Work-study Students was an orphan, so I guessed you probably hadn't prepared this.

"So I specifically asked the teacher for a set of bedding. It's for you!"

"Thank you!"

Xiao Wu froze for a moment, warmth flowing through her heart. Aside from Da Ming and Er Ming, Lin Hao was the first person to care about her!

"You're welcome. I'm an orphan too, and I've gone through this before. Hurry and make your bed. Once you're done, we'll go eat together. I'll show you the cafeteria."

The moment she heard there would be food, Xiao Wu immediately jumped up. In no time at all, she had made her bed and asked excitedly, "Sure! What delicious food are we going to eat?"

Wang Sheng and the other Work-study Students exchanged looks and smiled bitterly. "What good food can Work-study Students afford? We'll just buy something from the cafeteria to make do."

The excitement on Xiao Wu's face instantly froze. "Do you need money to eat? Those Soul Coins Teacher Mo mentioned just now?"

"Alright, I'm treating today. I just broke through to level ten, so later I'll take everyone to the second floor and let you eat your fill!"

Lin Hao broke the awkward atmosphere and declared boldly.

"Haha, thanks, Hao-ge!"

Wang Sheng and the others knew that Lin Hao often went to Soul Hunting Forest and was not short on money, so none of them refused.

Xiao Wu had no idea what the second floor meant, but she immediately beamed and began bouncing around happily.

Soon, the group of eleven left Dorm Seven and headed toward the cafeteria under Lin Hao's lead. The cafeteria was inside the teaching building, so they had to cross the entire field.

By then, the field had already become lively. Many students in academy uniforms could be seen heading toward the teaching building, clearly all going to eat.

"Well, if it isn't Wang Sheng and his bunch of poor wretches?"

The moment they entered the cafeteria, an unpleasant voice rang out. Xiao Wu turned toward its source.

A group of upper-year students stood on the stairs between the first and second floors, looking down at them from above.

The speaker was a handsome male student who looked around eleven or twelve years old.

"Xiao Chenyu, your body doesn't hurt anymore, does it?"

Lin Hao stepped to the front with Xiao Wu and spoke coldly.

"Lin Hao!! When did you get back!?"

Xiao Chenyu jumped in fright and hurriedly hid behind his lackeys.

"Not long ago. What, want to spar?"

Lin Hao replied, then led the Work-study Students toward the stairs in an imposing procession.

Seeing this, Xiao Chenyu thought Lin Hao was bringing people to beat him up and quickly shouted, "Lin Hao, this is the cafeteria! Fighting isn't allowed here, so don't go too far!"

"Look at you, scared witless. Can't I come to the second floor to eat? Move it, you're blocking the way!"

Lin Hao walked up to Xiao Chenyu's group and snapped impatiently.

This guy was like a junker car—leave him alone for three days, and he started falling apart!