Notting's Three Sworn Siblings: Big Brother, Second Sister, Third Brother!

Lu Duzhou had not gone far before Tang San caught up with him.

Seeing Lu Duzhou looking utterly dejected, Tang San said,

"Senior Student, don't be sad. He isn't worth it."

Lu Duzhou sighed.

"Junior Student, I'm also a work-study student."

"For children like us who came from the countryside, it isn't easy at all."

"My Innate Soul Power was only half a level, yet I was the only person in my entire village to possess Soul Power."

"As the hope of the whole village, I wanted to make something of myself too!"

"After entering the academy, I learned about Master and discovered that his Innate Soul Power had also only been half a level. I was overjoyed."

"I begged to take him as my teacher, hoping to become a Soul Grandmaster like him."

"Yes, you heard right. At first, my goal was merely to become a Soul Grandmaster."

"For someone with only half a level of Innate Soul Power, that was already an extremely lofty goal."

After a pause, Lu Duzhou's expression shifted as though he had recalled something unpleasant.

"But he rejected me."

"He said he didn't take students."

"Moreover, he advised me not to waste my effort. With talent like mine, no connections, and no resources, I might never break through level ten in my life or become a true Soul Master."

"At that time, I swore that I would work even harder and surpass him!"

"I didn't do this to prove how remarkable I was."

"I just wanted to prove myself right—to tell myself that those who worked hard had done nothing wrong!"

At this point, Lu Duzhou glanced at Tang San.

"Only today did I understand that Master didn't refuse to take students. He simply wanted to take a genius."

"I once regarded his so-called Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls as treasures."

"He said there were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters."

"That sentence encouraged me to cultivate diligently for the past year, until I finally reached level three."

"But he himself didn't believe that a Waste Martial Soul could achieve anything great!"

Tang San could not help saying,

"Senior Student, I believe you will succeed!"

Lu Duzhou stopped and looked at Tang San solemnly.

"Xiao San, from now on, call me Brother Lu!"

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone a single word of what I heard today."

"In my eyes, you are simply the Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power."

Tang San understood that Lu Duzhou was promising not to reveal the secret of his Twin Martial Souls.

He was deeply moved.

They had only met for the first time, yet Lu Duzhou had not only encouraged him but also valued him so highly.

He was practically better to him than his Biological Father, Tang Hao.

"Brother Lu, thank you."

Tang San spoke earnestly.

Lu Duzhou nodded slightly and said with a smile,

"Come with me. I'll take you to register first, then show you to the dormitory."

A moment later, as they walked, Lu Duzhou introduced the academy to Tang San.

"There aren't many students in the junior academy. Students from each grade live together in one large dormitory."

"But Seventh Dormitory is rather special. Its conditions are the worst, and it is specifically for work-study students."

"Regardless of grade, all work-study students live here."

"So we'll be living together from now on."

When they reached the entrance, Lu Duzhou paused.

"Oh, right. Most children our age are competitive and fond of fighting. The strongest person becomes the Boss. There's a rule in the dormitory: when a newcomer joins, they must fight the current Boss. Only the winner can remain Boss."

"The strongest work-study student right now is Wang Sheng. His Martial Soul is War Tiger, and his Soul Power is level eight."

"Once you go in, he'll probably challenge you."

"If you aren't confident of winning, you can surrender directly."

Tang San had been worrying about how to repay Lu Duzhou for treating him so well. Hearing this, he immediately had an idea.

Upon entering the dormitory, they indeed saw quite a few people gather around.

Lu Duzhou took the initiative to introduce him.

"This is the new work-study student, Tang San. His Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and he has Innate Full Soul Power."

Wang Sheng, who stood at the front, said in surprise,

"Blue Silver Grass can actually reach Innate Full Soul Power!?"

"No matter what level your Soul Power is, Xiao Zhou should have already told you the rules, right?"

Tang San nodded.

"A fight, then. Come on!"

Seeing that Tang San did not seem to take him seriously, Wang Sheng immediately felt a little angry. Young and hot-blooded as he was, he did not want to be looked down upon.

He attacked Tang San directly, only to be easily defeated by Tang San using techniques such as Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.

Wang Sheng lowered his head.

"I lost."

Lu Duzhou said in surprise,

"Xiao San, was that a Self-Created Soul Skill you used just now? It looked amazing!"

Though he did not understand what a "Self-Created Soul Skill" was, Tang San could roughly infer the meaning. He nodded slightly, tacitly admitting it.

He looked at Wang Sheng and the others.

"So I'm the Boss of Seventh Dormitory now, right?"

Wang Sheng and the others shouted together,

"Boss!"

Tang San nodded.

"Good. Then I hereby announce that I'm no match for Brother Lu. From now on, the Boss of Seventh Dormitory will be Brother Lu!"

"If anyone refuses to accept that, you can fight me. If you beat me, you can challenge Brother Lu."

The crowd looked at one another. In the end, Wang Sheng took the lead in calling out to Lu Duzhou,

"Boss!"

Lu Duzhou had no interest in being the Boss of a bunch of little brats, but Tang San's actions pleasantly surprised him.

This proved that Tang San knew how to repay kindness, so his plan could continue.

He stepped forward and patted Tang San on the shoulder, saying with gratification,

"Xiao San, thank you."

"Come on. I'll take you to buy bedding, and we can look around the city while we're at it."

But just as he turned around, he saw a girl with a long Scorpion Tail Braid skipping toward them.

"Is this Seventh Dormitory?"

Lu Duzhou thought, What a coincidence. I actually ran into Xiao Wu right as she made her entrance.

"Yes, this is Seventh Dormitory. Are you also a newly registered work-study student?"

Xiao Wu nodded.

"Yes, I'm Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing."

Although the dormitory housed boys and girls together, all the work-study students currently staying there were boys. At the sight of the adorable girl with rosy cheeks, every one of them stared blankly.

Even Tang San was a little dazed.

Only Lu Duzhou remained composed. Smiling, he said,

"Welcome to Seventh Dormitory."

"May I ask what your Martial Soul is? What level is your Soul Power?"

Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes. Her gaze swept over the group, paused briefly on Tang San, and finally settled on Lu Duzhou.

"My Martial Soul is a rabbit—a very cute little white rabbit."

"My Soul Power is level ten. What about you?"

Lu Duzhou replied,

"My name is Lu Duzhou. My Martial Soul is a patch of land, and my Soul Power is level three."

"Your Soul Power is level ten, so you're also a genius with Innate Full Soul Power, just like Tang San."

As he spoke, he patted Tang San on the shoulder.

"Tang San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. My Martial Soul happens to be land that can grow Blue Silver Grass, and Xiao Wu, your Martial Soul can eat Blue Silver Grass! Hahaha!"

Xiao Wu said with a giggle,

"Wow! That's so interesting!"

"Then the three of us will be good friends from now on!"

Lu Duzhou laughed heartily.

"Sure! I'm one year older than you two, so from now on, I'm the Big Brother, you're the Second Sister, and Tang San is the Third Brother!"