Classes Begin

Seeing Xu San Shi's miserable state, Tang Ya stepped forward to examine his injuries. Discovering that Xu San Shi was only seriously injured and not dead yet, Tang Ya breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she was furious with Xu San Shi, if they had actually beaten him to death, they would only be inviting trouble. Not even the academy would be able to protect them. Fortunately, Xu San Shi was merely badly injured. That put reason on their side, and the academy would protect them, so they no longer had to worry about the Xuan Ming Sect behind Xu San Shi coming to cause trouble. Moreover, Xu San Shi might even be expelled for taking the initiative to attack lower-year students.

Tang Ya looked at Xu San Shi's lackeys and shouted, "Hey, hurry up and carry your boss off for treatment. If he dies because you don't treat him, don't blame us."

Then Tang Ya loudly addressed the onlookers, "You all saw it too. Xu San Shi was the one who attacked a newly enrolled junior first. We were simply defending ourselves reasonably, and in the heat of the moment, we hit a little too hard. Mm, he only had a few ribs broken, was seriously injured and unconscious, and bled from all seven orifices. If the academy asks, you'd better testify for us!"

The crowd of spectators unanimously took two steps back. What did she mean, only a few broken ribs, serious injury, unconsciousness, and bleeding from all seven orifices? Was that supposed to be a minor injury?

Looking at the suddenly quiet crowd, Xiao Ya narrowed her eyes and muttered, "Looks like nobody listens to me when Bei Bei isn't around. I need to have a proper talk with Bei Bei about this."

Someone in the crowd immediately called out, "Senior Tang Ya, don't worry! If the academy questions us, we'll definitely take your side!"

Tang Ya's Willow Eyebrows shot up. "What do you mean, take our side? It's called telling the truth and reporting the facts."

"Right, right, right! Telling the truth and reporting the facts!"

Only then did Tang Ya nod in satisfaction. Looking at Huo Yuhao and the other two, she clapped her hands. "Alright, we're done here."

Afterward, they wandered around for a while. Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan told Huo Yuhao about some matters concerning Xu San Shi, reminding him to be wary of the man coming to cause trouble again. Then they each returned to their dormitories.

Over the next few days, aside from cultivating, Huo Yuhao went to the restaurant to improve its recipes. Every day, he also brought food for Jiang Nannan, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Wang Dong.

Speaking of Wang Dong, she had been giving him the cold shoulder again these past few days. Whenever she felt like it, she would puff out her cheeks and snort at him a few times. More than once, he had even heard Wang Dong quietly call him a scumbag.

A scumbag? Huo Yuhao felt that Wang Dong seemed to have some misunderstanding about him.

If he could become a god in the future, his lifespan would be endless. Ordinary people could have more than one wife in a hundred years, so what was wrong with him finding a few more wives over tens of millions of years? Averaged out, he would be more devoted than anyone else in the world. He had merely put his future wives on credit in advance. That was just a form of early consumption.

And with this damned Succubus Physique of his, just ask Wang Dong—wasn't she happy? Her happy floodwaters had even washed over the Dragon King Temple. Pah, a three-second girl like her had the nerve to call him a scumbag? What a shrimp-head.

"Hey, classes start today. Are you still sitting there like an idiot?" Wang Dong's voice jolted Huo Yuhao out of his thoughts.

"Classes start already?" Huo Yuhao asked reflexively. He had been so busy improving recipes and cultivating over the past two days that he had even forgotten the time.

Wang Dong turned her head away haughtily. "There's still about half an hour."

"Then we need to hurry. We haven't had breakfast yet. Come eat." Huo Yuhao took out the food he had made during his experiments over the past two days from his Soul Tool and arranged it on the dorm room's only table.

"Oh." Wang Dong answered blandly, looking reluctant, but her chopsticks moved remarkably fast.

"Next time, I want to eat what we had yesterday at noon." After the meal, while Huo Yuhao was clearing the table, he heard Wang Dong make the demand with no idea what politeness was.

Huo Yuhao paused and turned to look at Wang Dong. Wang Dong turned her head away to avoid his gaze, though a closer look revealed a faint blush on her fair cheeks.

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly. If you're embarrassed, then don't say it so confidently. At least say something nice—I'd be happy to cook for you then!

"No." Huo Yuhao refused flatly. "What we had at noon was too heavy. It isn't suitable for breakfast."

"I can pay!" Wang Dong said through gritted teeth.

She had noticed that Huo Yuhao was probably short on money, so she decided to test his weak spot.

"Even if you pay—" Huo Yuhao did not like doing business with friends and family. Just as he was about to refuse, he reconsidered. The Clear Sky Sect was not short of money for a couple of meals, and there was no need for him to save money for them. So he changed his tune.

"If you pay, that can work."

"One meal costs one thousand Gold Soul Coins. No bargaining."

"I'll book a year's worth in advance. Here's one million Gold Soul Coins." Wang Dong did not even blink as she tossed Huo Yuhao a Black Card containing one million Gold Soul Coins.

"Certainly, customer. May I ask what you would like for lunch?" Huo Yuhao placed his right hand over his chest and politely asked in the manner of a restaurant waiter.

Seeing Huo Yuhao like that, the corners of Wang Dong's tightly pressed lips could not help but curl upward, though she quickly tried to suppress them.

"There's nothing particular I want for lunch. Just serve whatever you have."

Huo Yuhao could not help laughing at Wang Dong. Wang Dong's pretty face reddened slightly, and she turned away as she muttered, "When you cook a bunch of dishes at once on weekends, I'll come along and order. Usually, just make me whatever you eat."

There were not many people in the classroom when the two arrived. They casually found empty seats and sat down. Before long, several young girls pretended to be nonchalant as they moved their seats beside them.

Huo Yuhao quietly said to Wang Dong, "I'm not worse-looking than you, so why do these girls always like looking at you instead of me whenever we walk together?"

Wang Dong shot Huo Yuhao a smiling sidelong glance. "So shameless! Anyone can see that I'm more handsome than you."

Huo Yuhao gave a smile that did not reach his eyes. "You are very handsome. I just wonder who it was a few days ago, sobbing in my arms like a little crybaby, too scared to lift her head and face anyone, rubbing so much water all over my clothes."

"You!" Wang Dong was both embarrassed and angry. Her pretty face flushed crimson as she grabbed Huo Yuhao's hand and wanted to bite it, but then she remembered Huo Yuhao's damned strange ability. She shut her mouth indignantly, threw his hand onto the table, and turned away in anger, ignoring him.

Huo Yuhao smiled and did not provoke Wang Dong any further. Instead, he turned his gaze to the other side.

Wang Dong sat to Huo Yuhao's left by the window, while the empty seat to his right had been taken by a petite little girl.

The girl did not possess the sort of beauty that stunned people at first sight, but she looked clean and delicate, the kind of girl who grew more pleasing the longer one looked at her. Since earlier, her face had carried a hint of shyness, and her gaze had constantly been sneaking left. Unfortunately for Huo Yuhao, she was not looking at him. Her gaze had remained fixed on Wang Dong's handsome face. Whenever Huo Yuhao blocked her view, he felt as though the girl wanted to use her eyes to shove him aside.

When Huo Yuhao mentioned Wang Dong sobbing in his arms, the little girl, who had been pricking up her ears to eavesdrop, instantly formed an image in her mind. Her eyes widened at once as she stared intensely at the two of them without blinking.