Tang Wulin and Xie Xie

"Innate soul power of rank three."

"It seems this child must have some extraordinary qualities."

Wu Changkong was silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

An innate soul power of rank three—to put it mildly, even a dog would shake its head at it. It was equivalent to six of the Grandmasters from twenty thousand years ago. His talent was truly limited, so if the other party valued him, he must have advantages in other areas.

"Indeed, he is a very interesting child. Once you meet him later, you will surely like him."

Lu Li nodded with a smile and then said.

"Oh?"

Wu Changkong was stunned. A little guy who could earn his approval? He didn't believe it.

"What Xie Xie? Even if you are from a big city, you can't bully people!"

Just then, a voice filled with grievance drifted over.

In Lu Li's line of sight, he saw Long Hengxu standing near the dormitory building with an angry expression on his face, accompanied by two young boys.

Tang Wulin was among them.

"I didn't expect to witness this scene."

As Lu Li watched, his gaze locked onto the cold, arrogant boy standing next to Tang Wulin; that must be Xie Xie.

"What Xie Xie..."

"You people from the big city can't just bully others."

At this moment, Tang Wulin was clenching his fists in grievance, looking very much like a victim—which, in reality, he was, but...

The cold, arrogant youth beside him was already bruised and swollen, one of his green eyes larger than the other, looking quite comical.

"You two are something else. Fighting on the first day of registration, what am I supposed to say to you..."

Long Hengxu sighed, sounding frustrated and disappointed.

"Teacher, he stepped on my quilt. My brother said that one shouldn't look for trouble, but one must never be afraid of it either. He was looking for trouble..."

"So I had to let him taste my fists."

Tang Wulin's expression remained unchanged as he spoke earnestly. He had already held back; if he hadn't considered that the other party was just a soul master, he would have swung his hammer.

"..."

Xie Xie, standing to the side, didn't speak. His face was written with humiliation, his teeth gritted and his fists clenched in fury.

To be defeated by a soul master weaker than himself, especially one with a Blue Silver Grass martial soul—how could he accept this?

He was a genius with Twin Martial Souls!

Who was the one who deserved to be beaten, anyway?

"Fighting is one thing, but you also damaged public property in the dormitory. Tell me, how..."

"Teacher Lu Li!"

Just as Long Hengxu was about to say something, his eyes swept toward Lu Li in the distance. His eyes instantly cleared, a smile appeared on his face, and he immediately greeted him.

"Are you showing Teacher Wu around the academy?"

His gaze flicked to Wu Changkong beside Lu Li, thinking that he was indeed worthy of being from Shrek Academy. It looked like his relationship with His Excellency Lu Li was quite good.

"Teacher Lu Li...?"

"Ah, Big Brother Lu Li, why are you here!"

Hearing that familiar name, Tang Wulin's body trembled. He turned to look in the direction everyone else was looking, and his face was instantly covered in pleasant surprise.

"Director Long."

"What happened to these two children?"

Lu Li nodded slightly, smiled at Tang Wulin, and then turned to look at Long Hengxu, asking with feigned confusion.

"Teacher Lu Li, this..."

"It's this child who caused trouble for the little guy, and the two of them had a fight. I was just about to handle it."

Long Hengxu's eyes darted quickly as he spoke immediately.

Since this child named Tang Wulin knew Lu Li, it couldn't possibly be his fault; it had to be Xie Xie's.

Xie Xie, you must take responsibility for your own actions!

"..."

Xie Xie remained silent, looking at Director Long in disbelief. That wasn't what you said just a moment ago—how did you change your tune so quickly?

"Director Long, leave these two to me."

"Understood."

As soon as Lu Li said this, Long Hengxu walked away quickly, showing no intention of staying a moment longer.

He was very eager to advance his career.

"Big Brother Lu Li, you've come to Donghai Academy to be a teacher?"

Tang Wulin looked at Lu Li with anticipation and pressed him for an answer.

"That's right. I'll be staying in Donghai for a while. This is Teacher Wu, and you'll be dealing with him quite often from now on."

"Tell me, what's going on here?"

Lu Li responded with a smile, briefly introduced the Wu Changkong standing beside him, and then turned the conversation back to the matter at hand.

"Big Brother Lu Li, it's like this."

"The two of us are roommates. Earlier, when I was tidying up my things, he stepped on my quilt with his foot..."

"So we started fighting."

Tang Wulin spoke indignantly, his expression serious.

"Is what he said true?"

Lu Li nodded slightly, his gaze falling on Xie Xie, who was standing to the side, as he asked.

"Mm..."

"Yes, it is."

Xie Xie's face remained cold as he nodded.

"In that case."

"You were being quite impolite, weren't you?"

A "kind" smile appeared on Lu Li's face as his gaze swept over to where Xie Xie stood, and he spoke in a calm tone.

His words were exceptionally calm, yet to Xie Xie's ears, they sounded exactly like a summons from death.

At that moment, just from the other man's glance, his body couldn't stop trembling.

From the very first moment he saw him, he had been able to sense a powerful pressure emanating from within the man, and the moment he was locked in that gaze, the pressure became undoubtedly even greater.

This Teacher Lu Li...

Just what kind of cultivation level does he have?

"Teacher Lu Li, this..."

"Actually, it was a misunderstanding."

A flash of embarrassment crossed Xie Xie's face, and he spoke up, his hands moving somewhat unnaturally.

"Did you or did you not step on his quilt?"

Lu Li's gaze remained calm as he continued.

"I did..."

"Then let me guess. After he told you not to step on it, you kept doing it anyway?"

"Mm..."

A flash of shame crossed Xie Xie's face.

Even without the other man saying it, he realized he had handled the situation poorly; he had indeed been acting a bit unreasonable.

"Then apologize to him."

Lu Li's expression was calm as he spoke slowly.

Refusing to correct one's mistakes is not what a genius should do—well, Xie Xie didn't really count as a genius anyway.

"Sorry, Tang Wulin."

"I didn't mean to."

Under the pressure of Lu Li's presence, Xie Xie had no choice but to look toward Tang Wulin and offer an apology, though he was far from calm.

"It's fine, I forgive you."

"I'll just wash it myself when I go back."

Tang Wulin didn't dwell on the matter either. Seeing that the other boy had apologized, he immediately waved his small hand and said with a smile.

"Huh? You're not blaming me anymore?"

Xie Xie was somewhat surprised and asked in return.

"Why would I blame you?"

"We're roommates, not enemies, right? As long as you admit your mistake and correct it, we can still be good friends."

Tang Wulin looked at him suspiciously and blinked.

"Isn't that how it works?"

"It is..."

Is that how it works?

Xie Xie didn't know what to say for a moment. He nodded blankly, looking at the boy standing before him with a calm expression, and felt as if the other boy were glowing.

Especially that line about being good friends had truly moved him a little.

"Wulin is indeed a good kid..."

Watching Tang Wulin's magnanimous demeanor, Lu Li chuckled softly; this was also the reason why he had gone to Aolai City three years ago to help him.

For one, the other party's martial soul was superior to his own, and he would certainly be no match for him in the future, so he naturally had to leave a good impression in his heart from a young age.

For another, he was indeed the most upright protagonist among the three generations, unlike Tang San who had no father or mother, Dai Yuhao who watched his own mother die right in front of him, and this one raised by foster parents...

At least in the early stages, he was upright to the point where there was nothing to criticize.