Seventh Dorm

Chapter 7: Seventh Dorm

Ye Qiu and Tang San had just arrived at the entrance to the Seventh Dorm.

The dormitory door stood wide open, and faint sounds of laughter and horseplay drifted out from inside.

Ye Qiu's eyes flickered slightly as he unobtrusively fell a step behind Tang San.

He followed Tang San inside.

The moment they entered,

Ye Qiu's first impression of the Seventh Dorm was that it was spacious.

There were dozens of beds in view, but most were bare. Only eleven had bedding on them.

At that moment,

seven or eight children between the ages of eight and twelve were playing around.

Knock, knock!

Tang San glanced at Ye Qiu behind him and raised a hand to knock on the doorframe beside them.

At the sound of the knocking,

the children who had been fooling around immediately turned to look at them. After briefly sizing up Ye Qiu and Tang San, they exchanged glances.

In the end, their gazes settled on an older child.

That must be Wang Sheng, Ye Qiu thought to himself. Holding his school uniform, he stood quietly behind Tang San.

Surrounded by the other children, Wang Sheng slowly stepped forward. He looked Tang San over, then looked at Ye Qiu.

Although the clothes on Ye Qiu and Tang San were fairly neat, they were covered in patches. It was easy to guess their identities.

Wang Sheng was two heads taller than Tang San and rather sturdily built. Stopping before the two of them, he looked down at them and said,

"New work-study students?"

"Hello. We're work-study students from Holy Soul Village."

Tang San nodded slightly, forcing a relatively friendly smile onto his face.

"Hello!"

Meeting Wang Sheng's gaze, Ye Qiu greeted him.

Wang Sheng nodded, folding his arms with a rather proud look.

"Let's get acquainted! My name is Wang Sheng. My martial soul is the Battle Tiger, and I'll become a Battle Spirit Master in the future. I'm the boss here. Kid, what's your name? And what's your martial soul?"

Tang San frowned. He did not like the other boy's tone and replied flatly, "My name is Tang San. My martial soul is Blue Silver Grass."

"Blue Silver Grass? Since when could a trash martial soul like that cultivate?"

Wang Sheng looked extremely shocked, and most of the children in the dormitory joined in laughing.

Before Ye Qiu could speak, Wang Sheng was already getting impatient.

"Alright, Little San. From now on, I'm your boss. As long as you behave, I'll—"

"My name is Tang San, not Little San!"

Tang San's expression darkened. Before Wang Sheng could finish, he cut him off. At the same time, he glanced back at Ye Qiu, who always liked calling him "Little San."

Ye Qiu shrugged, looking entirely harmless.

"I'll call you Little San. What, don't like it? If you've got the guts, beat me! If you win, I'll call you boss!"

Wang Sheng raised a hand and shoved Tang San's shoulder, forcing Tang San to stagger back two steps.

Ye Qiu smiled.

Tang San smiled too.

Only, Tang San was smiling out of anger.

He had wanted to get along with them as an ordinary person, but all he got in return was bullying. Since that was the case, Tang San would not be too polite.

"Ye Qiu, hold this for me!"

"No problem."

Ye Qiu smiled as he took Tang San's school uniform.

So that he could study here happily and peacefully, Tang San decided to return Wang Sheng's show of force!

He arrogantly beckoned Wang Sheng over.

"Come on!"

"Fine!"

Wang Sheng charged forward, then went flying flat on his face.

Having been thrown down by a child and landing face-first on the ground, he became somewhat furious from embarrassment.

"You little brat, Little San! You're asking for it!"

A yellow glow appeared around Wang Sheng's body. Letting out a tiger-like growl, he charged at Tang San again.

Tang San's gaze turned cold. Though he was curious about the power of martial souls, he was not afraid of it!

"Ahhh!"

"No, don't! Don't touch there! Oh~"

Amid Wang Sheng's cries,

Tang San directly used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to throw him over his shoulder and slam him onto the ground!

The match ended with Wang Sheng hitting the ground once again.

Tang San used a grappling hold to restrain Wang Sheng's arm and said calmly, "Can we talk properly now?"

"L-Little—Tang San, yes, yes."

Wang Sheng had still wanted to spout more nonsense, but when Tang San began applying force, he immediately cried out in pain.

Hearing Wang Sheng correct the way he addressed him, Tang San released him.

"Tang San, is your martial soul really Blue Silver Grass?"

Wang Sheng climbed up from the ground and flexed his wrist. He still had lingering fear over Tang San's fighting techniques.

"Of course!"

Hearing was false, seeing was believing.

Tang San raised his right hand and activated his martial soul. A faint blue glow emerged from his palm, revealing a blue blade of grass swaying in the wind.

"Then how are you so strong?"

This was not only Wang Sheng's question, but the question of everyone else in the dormitory as well.

"Because he has Innate Full Soul Power!"

Ye Qiu's voice came from behind Tang San as he stepped toward the bed he had already picked out.

"What?! Innate Full Soul Power!"

Wang Sheng's expression changed drastically, and the other students in the dormitory erupted in an uproar.

They had never imagined that there would be a genius with Innate Full Soul Power among the work-study students.

"Ye Qiu."

Tang San frowned at Ye Qiu. The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record had taught him never to reveal all of his strength before others.

Though Innate Full Soul Power was indeed impossible to hide, he still felt somewhat displeased by Ye Qiu's habit of speaking without consulting him.

"They would find out sooner or later."

Ye Qiu waved a hand. He had already placed the clothes in his arms on the empty bed beside him and sat down.

Wang Sheng looked at Tang San, a complicated glint flashing through his eyes. There was envy, but also regret.

"Tang San, I'm really sorry about earlier. This is a required lesson for every newcomer. To stick together and resist bullying from the other students, we need a boss."

Tang San could not help but smile.

"So you deliberately provoked me earlier so you could defeat me and recruit me?"

Wang Sheng's face reddened, and he gave an awkward smile.

"It was you who gave me a show of force. Now that you've beaten me, you'll be the boss of our Seventh Dorm from now on!"

Tang San shook his head.

"I came here to study."

"Little San, just agree already."

Ye Qiu took out a lollipop and put it in his mouth. Spreading his hands helplessly, he said, "Didn't you hear? Work-study students are often bullied, and we're work-study students too. We can't avoid it."

"Yeah, yeah."

Seeing that Tang San still wanted to refuse, Wang Sheng quickly rolled up his sleeves to show Tang San something.

Large bruises covered his body and arms.

"Look, I got these just yesterday when I arrived at the academy. If I ended up like this, let alone the others?"

The students from the other dormitories kept nodding as well, looking hopefully at Tang San. The weak could only survive better by relying on the strong.

Tang San frowned as well.

Wang Sheng was not weak, yet even he had been bullied this badly. It seemed there really was no way to remain uninvolved.

With that thought, Tang San nodded slightly.

"Since that's the case, once I become the boss, I naturally won't stand by and watch people from the same dormitory get bullied."

"Great! From now on, the task of protecting the Seventh Dorm and the work-study students is yours!"

Wang Sheng beamed and patted Tang San on the shoulder.

Just then, a crisp, pleasant voice suddenly came from the entrance of the Seventh Dorm.

"Excuse me, is this the Seventh Dorm?"

Everyone looked toward the doorway at once, and their expressions immediately turned stunned as they froze in place.

Wishing everyone a happy life!