Defeating Wang Sheng—Tang San, You're Up!

"Let me go, damn it!"

Entangled by the Cloud-Soaring Vine, Wang Sheng tried to struggle, but Bai Ge could not help frowning at the sight.

"Still struggling?"

Seeing that Wang Sheng refused to accept defeat, Bai Ge suddenly flicked the Cloud-Soaring Vine in his hand, flinging Wang Sheng into the air before slamming him hard onto the ground.

Since Bai Ge had not thrown him very high, and Wang Sheng had activated his Soul Power, he was not injured. But it still looked painful!

Seeing Wang Sheng, who was far taller and sturdier than Bai Ge, get flung around by Bai Ge, the other children in the dormitory were stunned.

"Are you all right?"

At the side, seeing what had happened, Tang San quickly walked over to Wang Sheng and asked with concern.

Though he did not particularly like Wang Sheng either, if they beat up one of their dorm mates the moment they arrived, it would not look good if word got out.

"I'm fine. I didn't expect you two to be so strong. From now on, I'll give you the position of boss of Seventh Dormitory."

Although he had been thrown to the ground, Wang Sheng had not fallen from very high. Combined with the protection provided by his activated Soul Power, he had not been injured, though his back hurt a little.

The physical pain was minor, but the blow to his pride was much worse. Having been the boss of Seventh Dormitory for quite some time, only to have the position taken from him today, left Wang Sheng rather disappointed. Still, he was broad-minded. After thinking it over, he did not dwell on it and instead turned to Bai Ge.

"Hey, I don't want to be anyone's boss. My Third Brother is much stronger than I am. He should be the boss of Seventh Dormitory."

Seeing Wang Sheng look at him, Bai Ge hurriedly declined.

He had no interest in being some dormitory boss. Not only were there no benefits, but he would also have to stand up for his underlings whenever something happened. With that time, he would rather cultivate!

"Then... how about you become the boss, Tang San?"

Hearing Bai Ge refuse and say that Tang San was stronger, Wang Sheng hesitated before turning his gaze to Tang San.

But Tang San was also conflicted. He did not want to be a boss either, but Bai Ge had dumped the responsibility on him, so he could not exactly refuse.

Just as Tang San was wavering, a clear voice suddenly came from outside the dormitory door.

"Is this Seventh Dormitory?"

A delicate, crisp voice rang out from outside the dormitory.

Hearing it, everyone turned toward the doorway, where a little girl stood prettily.

She looked only six or seven years old, with a slightly baby-fat face. Though it was oval-shaped, it was round and chubby, fair and rosy, making her look utterly adorable.

Despite her young age, she had a head of black hair that seemed quite out of place for someone her age. Her long hair was tied into a Scorpion Braid that hung to her waist, giving her a distinctive look.

Dressed in plain pink clothes, the little girl stood at the door. Seeing the boys in the dormitory staring at her in a daze, she burst into laughter.

"What are you staring at? You're all completely dumbstruck!"

She covered her mouth and laughed.

"Hey, Wang Sheng... right? Boys and girls can live together here?"

The girl's laughter snapped everyone out of their daze. Looking at her, Tang San quietly asked Wang Sheng beside him.

"Yes. Since everyone is still a child, the academy doesn't separate the sexes in the dormitories. But I heard they do at the Intermediate Spirit Master Academy. Strange, though. There weren't any Work-Study Students last year, but three showed up all at once this year. Boss, go on—give her a Show of Force."

Wang Sheng nodded, explaining as he urged Tang San to give the little girl a Show of Force.

"Wang Sheng, Wang Sheng... you really are doomed to be single. Giving you the War Tiger Spirit was such a waste. They should have given you a Husky instead..."

Bai Ge was utterly speechless.

Although he had never met this little girl, if his guess was right, she should be Xiao Wu.

Wang Sheng had been stunned by Xiao Wu's beauty just moments ago, yet in the next breath he was egging Tang San on to teach her a lesson. He really was still a child.

His methods for attracting girls were still stuck at bullying them to leave a deep impression on them. It reminded Bai Ge of when he had been a child in his previous life...

"Um, Boss Bai Ge, do you want to go too?"

Seeing Bai Ge seemingly muttering to himself, Wang Sheng assumed Bai Ge wanted to go as well. After all, bullying girls seemed both impressive and a good way to attract their attention at their age. It was a great deal!

"I..."

Hearing Wang Sheng's words, Bai Ge was speechless.

He had already said he did not want to be the boss, yet Wang Sheng wanted him to fight Xiao Wu. Was that not pointless? Since he had already dumped the responsibility of being boss onto Tang San, Tang San should naturally handle this.

"I don't want to. Tang San should go."

Tang San definitely did not want to bully a girl, but everyone was looking at him—especially Bai Ge, whose expression clearly said, You've really hit the jackpot. Tang San was completely speechless.

"Hey, what are you all whispering about? I asked you a question. Is this Seventh Dormitory?"

Seeing Bai Ge, Tang San, and Wang Sheng whispering among themselves without a single one answering her, Xiao Wu became annoyed.

"Uh... this is Seventh Dormitory. My name is Tang San. Hello."

Seeing that neither Wang Sheng nor Bai Ge was doing anything, Tang San ultimately stepped forward reluctantly and spoke to Xiao Wu.

"What were you all whispering about just now? No one paid any attention to me for ages!"

Hearing Tang San's words, Xiao Wu puffed out her cheeks in irritation.

"Uh... we were discussing who should come forward to welcome you. After all, you're the only girl in our dormitory. We had to show enough importance for our first meeting."

Tang San scratched his head.

"Oh, so that's how it was. I misunderstood you!"

Hearing Tang San's explanation, Xiao Wu immediately looked as though she had come to a sudden realization, leaving everyone beside her sweating inwardly.

She believed that so easily?

"Um, my name is Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing. Hello, everyone!"

Xiao Wu smiled sweetly at the group.

"Um, Xiao Wu, my name is Tang San. It's like this, I'm... uh... the dorm leader. What is your Martial Soul?"

Tang San stammered for a long while before finally asking.

"My Martial Soul? My Martial Soul is a rabbit—a very cute little white rabbit. What's your Martial Soul?"

Xiao Wu rolled her bright, watery eyes and smiled.

"Doesn't your Martial Soul happen to counter mine? My Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, the food of your Martial Soul."

Gradually, Tang San stopped feeling nervous. He even unexpectedly flirted with Xiao Wu through the relationship between their Martial Souls, which gave Bai Ge an amused look.

Was this a fated encounter?

Having played together for three or four years, Bai Ge knew Tang San very well.

Both of them had somewhat reclusive tendencies. Neither liked talking to strangers much, nor did they enjoy drawing attention to themselves.

But while Bai Ge was reclusive, his experiences from his previous life meant he understood everything. Tang San's reclusiveness, however, was more the isolated kind.

Perhaps because he had come from a martial arts world in his previous life, Tang San was mentally mature, but aside from making Hidden Weapons, he knew little about many other things, such as how to interact with girls.

Yet now Tang San was actually chatting happily with Xiao Wu. Although it was only an ordinary conversation, one could only say that the fated male and female leads really were compatible!

After thinking it over, he decided not to take Xiao Wu after all. The protagonist's character could not exactly be called saintly, but he was deeply loyal and repaid even a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude. His principles were also the kind of "respect me an inch, and I'll respect you a foot." He did not like causing trouble, but he was never afraid of it either. If he took Xiao Wu, not only would my outline fall apart, even the protagonist's character might collapse somewhat.

So, to all the readers who wanted Xiao Wu to be taken in, I can only say sorry. If I ever have the chance to write another Douluo fanfic, I'll choose a different female lead and a different path to becoming stronger. But the female lead of this book should be Ning Rongrong.