Am I Supposed to Be Afraid of a Little Girl?

The room was spacious and lofty, a full two hundred square meters. An enormous floor-to-ceiling window provided ample lighting.

Ma Xiunuo said kindly, "Little girl, just stand in the center of the formation pattern and reveal your Martial Soul."

Xiao Wu obediently walked to the center of the formation and underwent Martial Soul Possession. In an instant, red light bloomed from her body, and rabbit ears sprouted from her head.

A yellow Soul Ring rose from beneath Xiao Wu's feet.

"A yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring?" Ma Xiunuo was slightly astonished. He had not expected this unassuming little girl to obtain a Hundred-Year Soul Ring as her very first Soul Ring!

Ma Xiunuo looked at Xiao Wu and nodded slightly. "Soul Power Rank Eleven, with one Soul Ring. You are indeed a one-ringed Soul Master."

"Little girl, would you be willing to join our Spirit Hall? Our Spirit Hall has..."

"I won't! I'll never join Spirit Hall!" Upon hearing Ma Xiunuo's words, Xiao Wu suddenly grew agitated, her tone filled with rejection.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly tugged Xiao Wu and said to Ma Xiunuo, "Master Ma Xiunuo, sorry about that. My classmate hasn't been in a good mood lately, and sometimes she gets angry for no reason. Please don't hold it against her..."

Hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation, Ma Xiunuo shook his head with a smile. "I'm already this old. Why would I get angry with a child? Little one, do you take me for some great villain?"

Looking at the kindly Ma Xiunuo, Huo Yuhao gave a simple-minded grin.

Seeing that Xiao Wu was unwilling to join Spirit Hall, Ma Xiunuo led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu out of the room.

Back in the office, Ma Xiunuo issued Xiao Wu a certificate and gave her a badge specially crafted by Spirit Hall.

From then on, Xiao Wu could use the badge to collect a monthly stipend from Spirit Hall.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu left Spirit Hall.

On the way back.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Huo Yuhao asked, "Xiao Wu, do you have a grudge against Spirit Hall?"

Xiao Wu pressed her red lips together and spoke in a low voice. "Yes. An irreconcilable, life-and-death grudge... My mother was killed by someone from Spirit Hall..."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao immediately understood.

Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit. Her mother had surely been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as well.

No wonder Xiao Wu has always hated Spirit Hall...

I just don't know who her enemy is...

Huo Yuhao thought to himself.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to ask, Xiao Wu sniffed, looked at him, and asked with a smile, "Are you afraid now?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "What am I afraid of? I'm not the one with a grudge against Spirit Hall."

Thinking about it, Xiao Wu felt that was true. She continued, "Then can we still be friends?"

A trace of unease, carefully concealed, lay in her eyes. Huo Yuhao was the only good friend she had made since entering the human world. She was truly afraid that he would leave her.

Huo Yuhao smiled. "Of course we can still be friends."

At those words, Xiao Wu's eyes curved into crescents. It was as though she had instantly found confidence. She patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said, "Alright, then I'll protect you from now on. If anyone bullies you, tell me. I'll beat them until they can't take care of themselves!"

Huo Yuhao could not help shaking his head with a laugh.

The two returned to the academy. Xiao Wu suddenly said, "Xiao Chenyu is my underling now. Wouldn't he be getting off too easily if I didn't give him something to do?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

What are you planning to do to him this time?

Xiao Wu tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Cleaning the garden is too much trouble. From now on, Xiao Chenyu can do that job!"

"That works." Huo Yuhao nodded. He did not want to clean the garden either, so handing that tiring work to Xiao Chenyu was not a bad idea.

The two then entered the dormitory building. Rather than returning directly to Dorm Seven, they came to Dorm Six.

Dorms One through Six housed students from Years One through Six, and Dorm Six was for sixth-year students.

Dorm Seven was the separate dormitory for Work-Study Students.

The door was not open. It was tightly shut, and they were probably taking a nap.

Xiao Wu thought for a moment and said, "Yuhao, move aside a little."

Huo Yuhao was somewhat puzzled, but he still stepped back two paces.

Xiao Wu also retreated two steps, then took a running start. Her fair little foot slammed into the dormitory door and kicked it open.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Bang!

The wooden door flew violently inward with a loud bang.

"Who is it?"

The older students inside the dormitory all woke with a start and cried out in anger.

Xiao Wu strode inside and said, "Why lock the door in broad daylight? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were doing something shameful in here!"

The students: "..."

What shameful things could we possibly be doing?

The older students had originally wanted to lose their tempers, but when they saw it was Xiao Wu, they all swallowed their anger.

"Big Sis Xiao Wu, what are you here for?"

Xiao Chenyu asked.

Xiao Wu walked over to Xiao Chenyu and said, "I don't want to do my Work-Study Student job anymore. Find someone to clean the garden every day."

Xiao Chenyu asked in confusion, "Big Sis Xiao Wu, if you don't want to do it, you can just tell the teacher. The teacher will arrange for someone else."

Xiao Wu shook her head. "But I still want the money."

Xiao Chenyu: "..."

Good grief, you want all the benefits, don't you?

He grumbled inwardly, but Xiao Chenyu did not dare say it aloud. He had been electrocuted badly during the day, and it had nearly left him traumatized.

Xiao Chenyu nodded in agreement. "Fine. Starting today, Big Sis Xiao Wu, you won't need to clean the garden anymore. I'll find someone to do it."

Xiao Wu was very satisfied with Xiao Chenyu's attitude. She nodded and left Dorm Six with Huo Yuhao.

After Xiao Wu left, Xiao Chenyu immediately raised his head slightly. "Stop standing around. Hurry up and close the door, then go back to sleep... I'd just fallen asleep, damn it!"

Someone immediately got up to close the door and reached for the lock.

Seeing this, Xiao Chenyu immediately stopped him. "Don't lock it. Never lock the door again!"

One of his underlings said quietly, "Boss Xiao, there's no need for us to be afraid of a little girl. She may have beaten us, but if we don't acknowledge her as our boss, what can she do?"

Xiao Chenyu slapped the back of the man's head and snapped angrily, "Who said I'm afraid of her? Me, afraid of a little girl? I just don't want to lock the door!"

"Then what about cleaning the garden..." the underling could not help retorting.

Xiao Chenyu said earnestly, "Besides Soul Power, the most important thing for us Soul Masters is physical fitness. Doing more labor helps improve your physique. Do you think I'm cleaning the garden because Xiao Wu told me to? How could I listen to her?"

"She told me to clean the garden this afternoon, so I'll clean it at night. I'll clean it whenever I want. Do you think she'd dare say another word?"

"I'm telling you all, don't think we're the ones losing out. We actually snatched away her chance to improve her physical fitness!"