Willing

The stabbing pain in her head made Wang Dong furrow her brows tightly. By the time she regained consciousness, she was curled up like a kitten in Jiang Yuheng's arms.

Jiang Yuheng neither rushed nor pressed her, simply looking at her gently. Since one of them was leaning while the other lay down, their bodies were practically pressed together, their faces only a few dozen centimeters apart. If Jiang Yuheng wanted to, he could easily steal Wang Dong's first kiss.

Of course, he would definitely take that first kiss. Just not now. This was only their first meeting—if she were suddenly attacked by a man, her favorability would plummet. Forget winning her over; she might beat him to death the moment they met again.

Wang Dong was blushing as well, staring at him in bewilderment. Never in her life had a boy been this close to her.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Yuheng asked with concern as he looked at the downcast Wang Dong.

Only then did Wang Dong realize that she was still sprawled on top of Jiang Yuheng. She immediately sprang up, instantly putting distance between them.

She raised her head and said something in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz. Then, without any hesitation, she returned to the dormitory, leaving Jiang Yuheng lying on the ground, temporarily unable to get up.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao hurried forward, grabbed Jiang Yuheng's arm, and pulled him to his feet.

"Are you okay?"

Jiang Yuheng answered honestly, "It's nothing serious. Just some scraped skin; I didn't hurt any bones. I'll be fine in a day or two."

Huo Yuhao said, "You should still get it checked out. The day after tomorrow is the first day of class for us new students. I asked the seniors about it. They said that you can underestimate anyone, but never underestimate Teacher Zhou Yi's ability to punish people. If she finds out, she really will expel you."

Jiang Yuheng nodded. Indeed, Zhou Yi in the original story was an overbearing Medusa, the kind who always meant what she said.

Still, her protectiveness toward her students was quite nice. She had the bearing of a true homeroom teacher.

"Then let's go. The School Hospital isn't far from our dormitory anyway."

Just as the two turned to leave, a familiar yet slightly shy voice sounded behind them.

"I have medicine for scrapes. Come upstairs—you don't need to go to the School Hospital."

Jiang Yuheng turned around and saw Wang Dong leaning against the railing, her body turned sideways as she spoke with a hint of shyness in her voice.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to say that ordinary medicine for scrapes might not work, Jiang Yuheng had already appeared beside Wang Dong and followed her into the room with a broad grin.

Damn, when did Brother Yuheng unlock a teleportation skill? And when did the two of them become so close?

Seeing this, Mu En smiled approvingly. "Ah, young people."

After returning to the room, Wang Dong had Jiang Yuheng turn around so she could apply medicine to him from behind.

"Sorry to trouble you," Jiang Yuheng replied calmly.

Wang Dong did not answer, focusing intently on treating Jiang Yuheng's wounds.

Saying it did not hurt would definitely have been a lie.

He had fallen from three or four meters up without any Soul Power protection. It was already fortunate that his bones had not cracked.

As she carefully treated his wounds, Wang Dong moved closer and closer to him. A faint, fresh fragrance drifted through the air, and it smelled wonderfully pleasant.

No wonder readers called Huo Yuhao an idiot. Thinking about it carefully, what boy smelled that nice? Wasn't that something only girls had?

A few minutes later, the medicine had been applied. Wang Dong visibly let out a sigh of relief, though her furrowed brows did not relax.

She then leaned in for another careful look. Only after confirming that the medicine had indeed been applied to the wounds did she finally relax and lie back on her own bed.

"Wang Dong, thank you." Jiang Yuheng appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly, he was overjoyed. He had not expected things to progress so quickly on the very first day—Wang Dong had even treated his wounds herself.

That fall had been completely worth it. I really want to do it again, hehe!

Wang Dong lay on her side without looking at him, but her voice carried an indescribable tension. "No need. You were injured because of me in the first place."

Jiang Yuheng said sincerely, "Then I should thank you even more."

"Wang Dong, you have no idea how expensive a visit to our School Hospital is. They're like a bunch of heartless profiteers. Without you, my little life might have been done for!"

"Serves you right. Who told you to catch me?" Wang Dong said with a smile, her mood clearly much better.

Jiang Yuheng answered as if it were only natural, "But you're my roommate. Besides, this was just a spar, not a life-or-death match. Saving you was entirely my own choice."

When she heard the words "my own choice," Wang Dong's body unconsciously curled further inward. For some reason, her cheeks grew hotter and hotter, though she still kept her back to Jiang Yuheng.

"Will you shut up? Go to sleep already, I'm tired!" With that, she wrapped herself in the quilt made from exquisite beast hide.

Jiang Yuheng smiled. "Alright. Good night."

Over the next two days, their relationship clearly improved quite a bit. They would occasionally chat with their arms around each other's shoulders, though Jiang Yuheng was always the one who took the initiative.

Every time, Wang Dong would either move away or push him off, but the force she used grew weaker and weaker. Even she herself was puzzled by this. What exactly was going on?

Huo Yuhao continued to maintain his habit of training in the mornings. His Soul Power was only at rank fifteen; if he did not want to fall behind others, he had to put in twice the effort!

During his free time, Huo Yuhao would also go to the Soul Dueling Arena to spar with Spirit Masters around his own level, bravely improving his practical combat experience. After two days, he had become incredibly proficient at using the two abilities Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had given him: Spirit Detection and Spirit Sharing!

Just like that, the third morning arrived—the first day of school.

"Stop cultivating already. It's one thing for Huo Yuhao to work hard, but why are you joining this rat race?" Wang Dong said as she picked up a book with one hand and smacked Jiang Yuheng on the shoulder with the other.

Jiang Yuheng chuckled. "I'm just pretending to work hard a little. Seeing him work so hard all the time makes me feel bad."

Wang Dong's eyes widened as though she had heard something utterly novel. "You're joking, right? You actually know how to feel bad?"

And so, as the two bickered without realizing it, they strolled along and entered the classroom together with Huo Yuhao, who had just finished cultivating.

Both Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong were exceptionally good-looking, naturally attracting the attention of quite a few girls.

Among them, a girl named Li Yue stood out in particular. With long white hair and pale red eyes, she stared blankly at Wang Dong, unable to say a word. She had clearly been completely captivated by him.

By comparison, Huo Yuhao seemed somewhat ordinary. However, he did not care about such superficial things and instead seized the time to continue cultivating.

Not even a second could be wasted. Truly worthy of being a hardworking protagonist. Sure enough, success was inseparable from one's own effort! Jiang Yuheng could not help but praise him inwardly as he glanced sideways at him.

As class time drew closer, more and more students entered the classroom. Quite a few female students chose to sit behind Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong.

After all, with a handsome guy right in front of them, class became a little less boring.