The Xiao That Blows

"You have to treat me, and buy me something delicious."

Xiao Wu and Huo Yuhao walked back toward the Dormitory Building while saying that with smiles.

Huo Yuhao did not mind it either; after all, he had earned over a hundred Gold Coins this time, and treating Xiao Wu to a meal wouldn't cost much anyway since the idea had been hers in the first place.

The two had just turned into the hallway when they saw a crowd surrounding the entrance of Dorm Seven.

This group was also wearing Nuoding Academy's School Uniform, varying in ages, and the leading student was about eleven or twelve years old, with an arrogant expression and a faint hint of disdain.

"Where is that work-study girl from the other day? Wang Sheng, you punk, you still dare look at me like that. Do you believe I'll smack you?" the leading student sneered.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu's willow-leaf eyebrows rose, and she said with slight anger, "Hey, are you looking for me?"

Hearing Xiao Wu's voice, the group turned to look over one after another. When they saw clearly that it was Xiao Wu, the leading student immediately walked over with people in tow, a group of fully ten-plus individuals bringing a strong sense of oppression.

Huo Yuhao involuntarily pulled out his Electric Baton.

The leading student walked up in front of Xiao Wu and Huo Yuhao, looking down at Xiao Wu from a superior height. "You little work-study student seem unconvinced by us? You were lucky down in the cafeteria that day, but I won't be polite to you today!"

Huo Yuhao said coldly, "You didn't dare make a move in the cafeteria that day, but now you dare make a move in the dorm?"

The opponent: "..."

The leading student glared furiously at Huo Yuhao. "Do you dare come outside with me for a one-on-one duel?"

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Forget it. Someone who only dares bully little girls—I'd fear dirtying my hands if I hit you."

Gritting his teeth, the leading student said, "That means you don't dare? I didn't expect this work-study student to be so cowardly. Even that punk Wang Sheng dared to single me out despite not being able to beat me, and now a coward has actually come to the work-study dorm!"

Before Huo Yuhao could speak, Xiao Wu pointed at the student and raged, "Who doesn't dare? I accept! I'll single you out!"

Huo Yuhao held back the hot-tempered Xiao Wu, shaking his head. "Don't get angry. Right now, whoever loses their temper first loses."

Hearing that, the student couldn't help frowning.

He wasn't afraid of Xiao Wu right now, but he suddenly felt that this handsome little boy was a bit troublesome.

Frighteningly calm.

The leading student said in a deep voice, "Let's make a bet. We non-work-study students will have a mass fight with all of you work-study students. Do you dare?"

"What are we betting on?" Huo Yuhao asked.

The leading student said, "If you lose, you'll walk around me whenever you see me from now on!"

"Alright!" Xiao Wu agreed directly. "Then if you guys lose, you have to acknowledge me as your boss!"

Huo Yuhao frowned slightly and said to Xiao Wu, "Do you know the other side's strength? You're strong, sure, but you're only one person. Can you beat that many of them?"

Xiao Wu tilted her head to look at Huo Yuhao. "Aren't you here too?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

I can't take on ten either!

"Alright, I agree!" The leading student was very happy. "At noon, let's go to the mountain behind the academy and face off!"

After a pause, the opponent added, "Whoever doesn't show up is a puppy!"

"..." Hearing this, Huo Yuhao felt completely numb all over.

Too childish!

After speaking, the opponent prepared to leave.

Huo Yuhao quickly asked, "What's your name?"

The leading student said proudly, "My name is Xiao Chenyu. The xiao of blowing the xiao, the chen of mundane dust, and yu... uh, yu..."

He got stuck.

Huo Yuhao forced back his laughter and said, "The xiao you said is wrong too. The xiao that blows a bamboo flute can't be used as a surname... Are you illiterate? Or do you want to blow a flute?"

"..." Pretending not to hear, Xiao Chenyu immediately waved a hand. "All of you, follow me! The weather seems pretty good today, haha..."

Huo Yuhao heard the vague dialogue passing between Xiao Chenyu and the person beside him:

"I made a fool of myself again, dammit! Hurry up and find me some high-class words tomorrow that contain my name, you hear me?"

"Boss, my academic score is even worse than yours, you know that..."

"You can't do this and you can't do that either. Why don't you be the boss!"

"This... this wouldn't be very good, right..."

"You punk really want to be boss?"

"No... I don't think so..."

After Xiao Chenyu left, Wang Sheng and the others came out of Dorm Seven and gathered around Xiao Wu.

Wang Sheng asked, "Big Sister Xiao, did you really agree to Boss Xiao's duel?"

Having just been cornered inside Dorm Seven, they had naturally heard the conversation between Xiao Wu and Xiao Chenyu.

Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips and said, "Of course! That so-called Xiao Chenyu definitely can't beat me!"

Wang Sheng said with an ugly expression, "Big Sister Xiao, you don't know this, but that Xiao Chenyu recently obtained a Soul Ring. He's already a One-Ring Soul Master now..."

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and said indifferently, "Who isn't a One-Ring Soul Master these days?"

She pointed down at her own feet. As Wang Sheng and the others shifted their gazes downward, a burst of red light instantly bloomed from Xiao Wu's body, her ears grew longer, her eyes turned red, and a yellow Soul Ring rose from beneath her feet.

"A yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring?!" Wang Sheng and the others couldn't help exclaiming in shock.

For a first Soul Ring, the optimal age limit was the yellow hundred-year tier. Ordinary level-ten Soul Masters simply lacked the strength to hunt down hundred-year Soul Beasts, and could only hunt ten-year-level ones.

Wang Sheng hadn't expected that Xiao Wu's very first Soul Ring would actually be of the optimal age limit!

After the shock passed, Wang Sheng said happily, "With a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring, Big Sister Xiao, you'll definitely be able to beat Xiao Chenyu. Yuhao's strength is also very strong, and with me added, we can at least guarantee we won't lose!"

"Lose?" Xiao Wu said dismissively. "It's impossible to lose! I'm going to make Xiao Chenyu willingly call me boss!"

Seeing Xiao Wu's inflated state, Huo Yuhao couldn't help asking, "You didn't even ask how the competition will be structured, yet you're certain you can win?"

Xiao Wu said with a grin, "Aren't you here? The two of us will join forces and brutally mess them up! Their strongest guy, Xiao Chenyu, only just got his first Soul Ring not long ago..."

Pausing for a moment, Xiao Wu leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear and whispered, "Your Black Iron Rod will have miraculous effects in a sneak attack; a single jab can cripple a person. I'll take care of Xiao Chenyu, and you take care of the rest, how about it?"

As Xiao Wu spoke, she carried a faint, refreshing fragrance that made Huo Yuhao's ear feel a bit itchy. After listening to what she said, he was left speechless.

He had guessed it earlier: daring to agree to Xiao Chenyu meant Xiao Wu had definitely factored him in.

Yet he hadn't expected that Xiao Wu not only factored him in, but also regarded him as the main force!

As the boss of the non-work-study students, Xiao Chenyu would naturally have a hundred followers responding to his call.

If there were ten people, Huo Yuhao could manage if he tried hard, but if there were a hundred people, Huo Yuhao would be beaten to death by them!

Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly. "Xiao Wu, you really think quite highly of me..."

Thinking it over, Xiao Wu said, "Then how about this: lend me your Black Iron Rod, and you deal with Xiao Chenyu while I take care of the rest?"