At those words, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Ye Lin were all stunned.
Tang San: Why did I say that? What was that? I came here to become his disciple! I'd never heard those words before, so why had they come out so smoothly? They were clearly so hard to say, yet why had I said them so easily?
Yu Xiaogang: Why did Tang San say he wanted me to be his adoptive father? Wasn't I asking him to become my disciple? Should I accept or not? If I refuse, will I hurt Tang San's feelings? Will he still become my disciple?
Ye Lin: I only changed it to "father," so how did Tang San suddenly become possessed by Marquis Wen, Lu Bu? He just shouted out Lu Fengxian's line! I thought he'd only say, "I'm willing to take you as my adoptive father."
Tang San and Yu Xiaogang looked at each other, both struggling fiercely with their thoughts.
At last, Yu Xiaogang made up his mind. Adoptive father it was. It wasn't all that different from being his teacher.
"Good!"
"My son, Tang San!"
"Please, get up!"
Yu Xiaogang hurried forward and helped Tang San to his feet.
Ye Lin couldn't help sighing again. Yu Xiaogang had suddenly become possessed by Dong Zhuo. The system's changes really did work by rewriting the rules, making people say things that were completely out of character.
[ Ding, plot modification complete. Yu Xiaogang has taken Tang San as his adoptive son. Reward: storage ring, Na Ring. Note: the ring contains a mustard seed in a Sumeru world, with a storage space of 10,000 cubic meters.]
Once the reward arrived, an ancient-looking brown ring appeared on the middle finger of Ye Lin's right hand. It was so inconspicuous that no one would notice it without looking closely.
When she saw that it had a storage space of 10,000 cubic meters, Ye Lin's eyes widened.
"A storage space of 10,000 cubic meters? It's that huge!"
She remembered that Tang San would later receive a storage Soul Tool belt from Yu Xiaogang. Its twenty-four gemstones provided a storage space of twenty-four cubic meters. Yu Xiaogang had obtained it from a secret realm many years ago. That meant its storage capacity was less than one percent of the Na Ring's.
After accepting Tang San, Yu Xiaogang turned his gaze to Ye Lin.
Although she was far less impressive than Tang San and his Twin Martial Souls, she was at least a genius with Innate Full Soul Power.
He had also determined that Ye Lin didn't have Twin Martial Souls. Since her Martial Soul was a sword, it had to be a powerful mutated Martial Soul capable of granting her Innate Full Soul Power. Only someone with a second Martial Soul could have Blue Silver Grass, that kind of useless Martial Soul.
"Ye Lin, would you be willing to take me as your teacher?"
As expected, Ye Lin thought to herself. Yu Xiaogang really did have designs on her.
But becoming his disciple was out of the question. She didn't like Yu Xiaogang in the slightest. The fact that he had deceived Bibi Dong's feelings alone was enough to put her off.
She lowered her head slightly. "I'm sorry, Grandmaster. I don't want to think about that just yet."
"Hm?"
Yu Xiaogang was taken aback. She'd actually refused?
How could that be? He was the renowned Grandmaster, yet someone had refused to become his disciple?
If word got out, he'd be utterly humiliated. At least no one else had seen it.
He quickly composed himself. "You and Tang San are from the same village, and Tang San is my adoptive son. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
"I'll take you both to the academic affairs office to register."
The two soon finished registering and headed for the Work-Study Student dormitory with the uniforms they'd received.
"Tang San, go on ahead. I want to look around the academy first."
"Sure," Tang San replied, then left.
Clutching her uniform, Ye Lin sat quietly by the roadside, waiting for someone else to appear.
Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu arrived after Tang San, and she came quickly.
Before long, Ye Lin saw Xiao Wu emerge from the academic affairs office.
The two girls were both holding uniforms. Almost at the same time, they asked,
"You're a Work-Study Student too?"
They exchanged smiles.
"Hello, I'm Xiao Wu. The Wu in my name means 'dance.'"
"Hello, I'm Ye Lin. Ye as in Ye Lin, and Lin as in Ye Lin."
[ Ding, a new daily task has been issued: modify Xiao Wu's plot. The greater the change to the plot, the greater the reward.]
The two girls had plenty to talk about. Before they even reached the dormitory, they'd already become friends.
Inside Dorm Seven, Tang San had clearly already taken Wang Sheng down and become the new leader.
Wang Sheng kept egging Tang San on to step forward and teach the two girls a lesson.
Tang San was hesitant and clearly didn't want to fight.
"Well, um, the rules of Dorm Seven say that newcomers have to spar. Whoever wins gets to be the leader."
"Oh?" Xiao Wu immediately perked up, looking excited.
"Ahem." Ye Lin coughed softly. "Let's not spar. Girls shouldn't go around fighting. It's not nice. Besides, we don't want to be the leaders."
She pulled Xiao Wu over to an empty bed, and the two of them sat down.
"Huh? Why not?" Xiao Wu asked in a puzzled whisper.
Ye Lin whispered, "Tang San is from our village. The kids there have disliked him since he was little. He's practically depressed."
"Oh, I get it." Xiao Wu nodded. "We both recognize you as the leader."
[ Ding, plot modification complete. Xiao Wu will not become Dorm Seven's leader. Reward: one 500-Year Spirit Ring Age Enhancement Card.] [500-Year Spirit Ring Age Enhancement Card: Upon use, you can designate one Spirit Ring to have its age increased by 500 years. If you don't have a Spirit Ring, you will directly obtain one with an age of 500 years.]
"Huh?"
Ye Lin was a little surprised. This time, she hadn't completed the task by changing a single word. Clearly, changing the plot didn't necessarily require altering the wording; other methods could work too.
The reward had come at just the right time. She needed a Spirit Ring, but the most efficient way to use the card would be to obtain one first and then increase its age.
Tang San was terribly awkward. He scratched his head, having no idea what to say.
"Which one of you is Tang San, and which one is Ye Lin?"
A voice came from outside Dorm Seven, finally getting Tang San out of an awkward spot.
"I'm Tang San, and she's Ye Lin."
Tang San called out to Teacher Mo Hen, who had come over.
"Grandmaster asked me to bring you these two quilts. Wang Sheng, explain the Work-Study Student duties to them."
Teacher Mo Hen handed the two quilts to Tang San and quickly left.
Ye Lin couldn't help reflecting on the matter. Yu Xiaogang really was something. Was he trying to curry favor with her?
But there was no way she'd become his disciple. She'd just pay him for the quilts when she saw him again and consider them purchased.
There wasn't even a shop in the academy where they could buy bedding.
"I don't think I have any bedding," Xiao Wu suddenly realized, noticing the serious problem.
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