Enrollment, New Student Class 9

"Brother Wuque, thank you!"

"No need to thank me."

Shaking his head, Ning Wuque cast a meaningful glance to Huo Yuhao's left. A tiny boy, visible only to him and Yuhao, floated in midair.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm scrutinized Ning Wuque, trying to discern what exactly he was plotting from his gaze. Until he figured it out, he would never again sleep with peace of mind.

This feeling of having someone grab him by the tail was truly unbearable for a worm!

Soon, Ning Wuque counted out one hundred Gold Soul Coins and handed them to Tang Ya, completing their transaction.

What surprised Ning Wuque, however, was that Tang Ya immediately passed those hundred Gold Soul Coins to Huo Yuhao and instructed him, "Here, Yuhao, take them. Every inch of land in Shrek City is worth its weight in gold, and expenses there are high. Although you'll have free meals and lodging after enrolling, there's no way you can afford the tuition on your own.

"These hundred Gold Soul Coins are for your enrollment fee. Just hand them in when the time comes. Try not to trouble others too much. If you have time, you can set up a small stall with your grilled fish skills. When that happens, Sister Xiao Ya will definitely be your first customer!"

"Sister Xiao Ya... Everyone..."

"Little Brother Yuhao, just take them. Meeting each other is fate."

Bei Bei propped up half his face with one hand and spoke gently.

Across from them, Ning Wuque's impression of Tang Ya improved somewhat upon seeing this, though he said nothing further.

Had Tang Ya not done this, Huo Yuhao's tuition would definitely have come out of his own pocket. But now, there was no need.

Though Tang Ya had a few minor flaws—like Wu Feng, she tended to speak without thinking—her nature was undeniably kind.

Standing there with the bag of Gold Soul Coins in his hand, Huo Yuhao looked at Tang Ya, then at Ning Wuque, his heart filled with complicated emotions.

For the first time—his first time experiencing the warmest side of humanity. Since his mother's death, a beam of light called "hope" had shone into his darkened heart for the first time.

"We've finally arrived—Shrek City!"

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, the group headed straight for Shrek City, where Shrek Academy was located.

Accustomed to the luxury within the sect, Ning Wuque did not look around like some country bumpkin. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, who had grown up in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, was extremely curious.

He looked around at the incomparably prosperous city, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.

Before long, the group arrived at the registration area for Shrek Academy's outer court, located at the far rear of Shrek City.

"We'll have to part ways for a while now. The special recruitment office and the regular admissions office aren't in the same place. I'll take Yuhao over first, and we'll meet up afterward."

With that, Tang Ya and Bei Bei led Huo Yuhao toward the Special Recruitment Point for his special admission, leaving Ning Wuque and the other two behind to line up at the end of a long queue.

Cutting in line?

Wu Feng had considered it, but both Ning Tian and Ning Wuque stopped her. It would not do.

After a long wait, it was finally the three of them.

Wu Feng went first. With a Soul Power Level of twenty-four, she was admitted without any surprise.

Ning Tian's Soul Power Level of thirty even caused a small stir among those present.

Ning Wuque, on the other hand, seemed somewhat ordinary with his Soul Power Level of twenty-two.

A short while later, after being admitted and officially registered, the three were led away to collect their uniforms and the door numbers for their assigned dormitories.

As expected, Ning Tian and Wu Feng were assigned together in the same dormitory, while Ning Wuque was assigned to Dormitory 107—right next door to Huo Yuhao's room.

After collecting their uniforms, the three checked their class assignments before setting off for the dormitory building.

Unsurprisingly, through certain special arrangements, all three had been placed in the same class: New Student Class 9, led by Mu Jin in the original story.

"Haha, we got assigned to the same class! Wuque, look—that guy got assigned to Class One."

Wu Feng was delighted that the three could remain together. Then, with her sharp eyes, she spotted Huo Yuhao's name.

Having gone through the special channel, he had arrived ahead of them and was probably over at the dormitory building making his bed.

"Let's go. We should head to the dormitory building and sort out our things first. Wuque, I heard Shrek's accommodations aren't very good. Why don't we just move into the city from now on?"

Ning Tian made the suggestion. She had an older brother who had once been a Shrek student, though he had not entered the inner court and had returned to the sect after graduating from the outer court. According to him, Shrek's accommodations were... quite poor. She continued, "My allowance should be enough to buy a two-story residence outside. With two bedrooms, it'll be enough for the three of us to live together."

"No. You know I rarely sleep anyway. The time spent going back and forth would be enough for me to get a lot done."

Ning Wuque shook his head with a smile, declining her offer. In truth, he did not care much about dormitories. At most, he would go to the dormitory building to take a bath or something.

Normally, he was either training or cultivating and researching. Sleep?

Only the weak needed sleep!

"All right, then."

Ning Tian spoke with a somewhat disappointed expression, but she still planned to buy a place in the city.

On one hand, it would be more comfortable to live there. On the other, it would make things easier for Wu Feng's training. That prideful little girl could not possibly ignore others' opinions as completely as Ning Wuque did.

After settling the matter of their accommodations, the three headed toward the dormitory building together. They intended to greet Huo Yuhao, and Ning Wuque also needed to arrange a time to speak with him alone.

Soon, the three arrived at an open space not far from the dormitory building. A good show was unfolding there, and the three had arrived at just the right moment!

"Ning Tian, Wuque, look! It's that blue-haired kid—he's fighting someone!"

Wu Feng's fighting instincts were stirred, and she immediately wanted to add fuel to the fire between Huo Yuhao and the other beautiful young boy, making them fight until the heavens went dark and the earth dimmed!

Fortunately, Ning Tian grabbed hold of her in time. Otherwise, news of freshmen being seriously injured in a fight would probably have spread on the first day of school.

"Mm, Wuque, what's wrong with that old man?"

At that moment, Ning Tian turned and noticed that Ning Wuque was not watching the two people fighting. Instead, he was studying an old man reclining on a wooden lounge chair in the distance.

Ning Wuque shook his head and withdrew his gaze before replying evenly, "Nothing. I'm merely curious. Yuhao will win this fight. His will and determination surpass that other fellow's by far."

"Indeed. He has this feeling of being willing to throw everything aside. I'm really curious what happened to him."

Ning Tian hinted at something. Clearly, she was not interested in Huo Yuhao's past, but in something else.

Seeing this, Ning Wuque replied, "We'll talk after we go into the city and pick out a house. It's the same thing."

"Mm."

"Hey, neither of them even drew blood. That's no fun at all!"

Watching the fight end with hardly any blood or wounds on either of them, Wu Feng let out a disappointed boo.

The content of Chapter 42 has been revised. Readers who helped test it during the first three hours yesterday can skim through it to get the general idea.

Yesterday's fourth update was originally meant for today, so there will only be two updates today. On Friday, there will be one additional update for the monthly ticket bonus. The rules for bonus updates based on follow-ups remain unchanged: every additional hundred or more daily follow-ups earns one extra chapter~