Sleeping in the Same Bed

They bickered and roughhoused all the way back.

Before long, the two returned to the Seventh Dorm.

By the time they stepped inside, the sky had nearly darkened. Beneath the shadow of the dormitory building, a burly black figure slowly faded away.

"Boss, Sister Xiao Wu! You're back!"

The moment Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu entered, someone greeted them.

"Mm."

Ye Qiu responded blandly. They had walked quite a long way today, and he was already rather tired, with little interest in talking.

"Mm-hm. Sister Xiao Wu is back!"

Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was still full of energy. With candy in her mouth, she had already forgotten the earlier unpleasantness, a smile on her face.

Ye Qiu tossed an entire set of bedding onto Xiao Wu's empty bed. After laying out the mattress on the neighboring bed, he carried the quilt back over. Then he lay down on his freshly made bed and let out a comfortable sigh.

"Phew~ Lying down is still the most comfortable!"

Tang San, who had already made his bed, had finished dinner with dry rations and water.

He was sitting cross-legged on his bed in meditation. Hearing the other students greeting them, he opened his eyes as well.

The first thing he saw was the pretty Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu was currently standing by the bed, staring pitifully at the quilt Ye Qiu had carried away.

With candy between her lips, she looked around, then quickly made her bed with a red face.

Then, under the astonished gazes of Tang San, Wang Sheng, and the others, she braced both hands against the bedframe and pushed her bed toward Ye Qiu's with all her strength. She did not stop until the two beds were pressed together.

Tang San looked at the scene in confusion.

Having learned his lesson from trying to be friendly only to be rebuffed, he no longer asked Xiao Wu. Instead, he turned to Ye Qiu.

"Ye Qiu, what are you doing?"

Unfortunately, Ye Qiu could not be bothered to speak this time either.

After a long while without an answer from Ye Qiu, Tang San could not help frowning.

Xiao Wu rubbed her butt. Hearing his question, she was just about to answer when Ye Qiu suddenly sat up.

"Little San, can't you tell? That silly rabbit doesn't have a quilt to cover herself with!"

"Ye Qiu~"

Xiao Wu, who was about to pull the quilt between them, immediately frowned and softly called out to Ye Qiu, signaling that he was not allowed to call her a silly rabbit.

"Even so, isn't it a little inappropriate for the two of you to share one quilt?"

Tang San looked at Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu strangely.

Xiao Wu spread out the quilt and said arrogantly, "Nonsense! What's inappropriate about it? The quilt Ye Qiu bought is huge. Look! It can pretty much cover both beds!"

"Fine, fine."

Several black lines appeared across Tang San's forehead. Since Xiao Wu herself did not mind, why was he worrying for nothing?

"Isn't this all your fault?"

Ye Qiu glared at Xiao Wu irritably. Only after lying down had he suddenly remembered that not only had he failed to buy a second quilt, he had even forgotten to buy pillows in his anger.

"I-I wasn't doing it on purpose."

Xiao Wu stammered, then lowered her head with a huff and began sorting through her things.

Wang Sheng and the others were even more surprised. They only felt that Xiao Wu seemed to have changed quite a bit after going out.

Pah! A small box suddenly landed on the quilt in front of Xiao Wu. It was the ointment Ye Qiu had bought.

Ye Qiu's instructions followed.

"After you bathe later, apply it to your butt yourself, then use a mirror to put it on your eyes. If there's no mirror, I can help—provided I'm not asleep."

"Mm-hm, Sister Xiao Wu understands."

Xiao Wu nodded obediently and took the ointment in her hand.

"Wang Sheng, which way is the bathhouse?"

Although the injuries on Xiao Wu's butt and waist had healed, Ye Qiu still mentioned it.

After saying that, he picked up his school uniform, asked for directions to the bathhouse, and headed out.

Xiao Wu looked at the ointment in her hand and pouted.

When she looked toward the door, she immediately noticed everyone else staring at her. She instantly felt embarrassed and indignant.

"What are you looking at? Keep staring, and Sister Xiao Wu will kick your butts to pieces!"

Wang Sheng and the others hurriedly looked away in fright.

So that really had been an illusion. Sister Xiao Wu had not changed one bit!...

Night gradually blanketed the land.

Most of the students in the Seventh Dorm had finished washing up.

Xiao Wu returned to the dorm with her hair loose. Her fair, rosy little face and waist-length blackish-red hair gave her a distinctly charming look.

Tang San, who had never had any contact with girls, stared blankly for a moment. Wang Sheng and the others were the same. "Hmph, what are you looking at?!"

Xiao Wu gave a delicate snort and glared at them. Only after they withdrew their gazes did she quickly walk to her bed.

Ye Qiu was sitting cross-legged on his bed, trying to circulate the Soul Power Operation Trajectory he had obtained from Xiao Wu's memories as he cultivated.

"Ye Qiu, what should we do without pillows?"

Xiao Wu had only recently applied the ointment, and her eye sockets felt a little cool. She lay on top of the quilt, her Jade Feet swaying lightly as she propped up her chin with both hands and looked at Ye Qiu with a blush.

Without even opening his eyes, Ye Qiu replied, "Make do with your own clothes for now. I don't have enough money anymore. In a few days, after hunting soul beasts and registering as Soul Masters, we'll buy two."

After speaking, Ye Qiu opened his eyes. He did not look at Xiao Wu, but at his own hands. Sensing the slight increase in Soul Power within his body, he could not help smiling.

"Fine!"

Xiao Wu nodded helplessly, then got up and folded her old clothes a couple of times.

A piece of cloth drifted out. Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then gently picked it up and placed it, together with the ointment Ye Qiu had bought, into her pink shoulder bag.

The moment she raised her head, she found Ye Qiu lying on his side, propping up his head with one hand and watching her with great interest.

Xiao Wu's face instantly flushed with embarrassment. Red-faced, she placed her little bag in the middle of the two beds.

"You're not allowed to cross the line at night. Otherwise, otherwise..."

Xiao Wu wanted to make some threat, but remembering that Ye Qiu still had something on her and that she could not beat him, she could not think of any harsh words to say.

"Tch! I'm not interested in a child like you."

Ye Qiu curled his lips, placed his bundle between the bedheads, then directly lifted the quilt, lay down beneath it, and closed his eyes.

"..."

Xiao Wu scrunched up her little face and waved a fist at the eyes-closed Ye Qiu before lying down beneath the quilt as well.

She wrinkled her nose and suddenly caught a sweet fragrance. Turning her head toward Ye Qiu's side, she quickly discovered that the scent was drifting from Ye Qiu's bundle.

Her crimson eyes shifted, and she had already guessed what was inside.

Roosters crowed outside, and faint light spilled through the windows of the Seventh Dorm.

"Ah~"

Xiao Wu, sprawled on top of Ye Qiu, yawned and slowly opened her eyes. She pulled back the little hand wrapped around Ye Qiu's neck and rubbed her sleepy eyes.

Smiling, she greeted Ye Qiu beneath her, "Good morning, Ye Qiu!"

Wishing everyone a happy life!