Conflict

Dao Xuan: "So that's how it is. No wonder every generation of Qingyun Sect leaders suffered qi deviation."

"Junior Niece Lu, if there's nothing else, you may leave for now. If your group friends come to our world in the future, you can take them around Tongtian Peak."

"Yes, Sect Leader Uncle." Lu Xueqi bowed respectfully, then hesitated before adding, "Sect Leader Uncle, what about Zhang Xiaofan...?"

"You needn't worry. Setting aside my opinion, Uncle Tian and Aunt Su would never allow anyone to harm him."

"That's right, Xueqi. You don't need to worry. Xiaofan did nothing wrong. Your aunt won't let him be harmed."

"Yes, this disciple shall take her leave."

The rest had nothing to do with her, a junior disciple.

Douluo Continent.

Chen Yu, who had already awakened, no longer felt sleepy. Seeing that it was getting late, he decided to have dinner.

Before he could leave, everyone else from Dorm Seven returned.

Xiao Wu skipped back to her bed. "Chen Yu, where are you going?"

"To dinner."

He had no intention of inviting Xiao Wu along. If he remembered correctly, Xiao Wu currently wanted another match with Tang San.

There was no way for him to interfere with Xiao Wu and Tang San's sparring match.

He had seen the cafeteria while looking for the library earlier. It was not far from the dormitory building, only a few minutes away.

He did not go to the second floor. Although he had the money his parents left him, he had no source of income himself. Every bit he spent meant less money in hand, so he had to be frugal.

He ordered two steamed buns, an egg, a plate of vegetables, and a bowl of porridge. Even this was better than what he ate in the village.

After eating his fill, he wandered around the academy. When he reached the area near the dormitory building, he saw two people locked together. If nothing unexpected had happened, it should have been Xiao Wu and Tang San sparring.

When he got closer, he saw that it really was the two of them. With a puzzled expression, he asked, "What are you two doing?"

The sudden voice interrupted Xiao Wu and Tang San's argument. They turned and saw Chen Yu, but neither cared as they continued struggling against each other.

He did not care about their attitude either and continued, "The female teacher who helped at the registration desk earlier is coming this way. Are you sure you two don't want to get up?"

Let's see if I can't handle the two of you.

Sure enough, upon hearing Chen Yu's words, the two quickly let go of each other.

After they got up, they indeed saw someone approaching behind Chen Yu. When she reached them, they realized it was the female teacher who had helped with registration at noon.

"So it's you three. Remember to return to the dormitory early. Someone will teach you cultivation the day after tomorrow."

The female teacher clearly remembered the three of them. Three work-study students had appeared all at once this year, and two of them even possessed Innate Full Soul Power. It was only natural that she would remember them.

After the female teacher left, Chen Yu no longer felt like wandering around and went straight back to Dorm Seven.

After that disturbance, Xiao Wu and Tang San no longer wanted to continue sparring either, so they both returned to Dorm Seven.

The next morning was the dull and tedious opening ceremony. Chen Yu yawned boredly. If there had not been so few people, making it easy for the teachers to notice him slipping away, he absolutely would not have attended it.

There were no classes today; lessons would officially begin tomorrow. So after the opening ceremony ended, Chen Yu went straight to the library.

Perhaps because he had never seen Soul Beasts before, Chen Yu found reading books about Douluo Continent anything but boring. Most of the books contained pictures of Soul Beasts, even if they were merely low-level ones.

Only when Chen Yu felt hungry did he realize that noon had arrived without him noticing. He stood, stretched lazily, and headed toward the cafeteria.

From afar, he saw a large crowd gathered at the cafeteria entrance. When he arrived, he heard their discussion.

"Wang Sheng is too shameless, isn't he? He actually let a little girl stand in front of him."

"Brother, you just got here, right? That little girl isn't simple. She's the boss of all the work-study students. Wang Sheng and the others call her Sister Xiao Wu."

"No way, right? I've never seen this little girl before. She should be a new work-study student this year. How could she possibly defeat Wang Sheng?"

"I don't know the details, but this girl named Xiao Wu is now the boss of all the work-study students."

Listening to their discussion from behind them, Chen Yu roughly understood what had happened.

Xiao Chenyu and those noble students had caused trouble for Wang Sheng and the others again.

Today, Xiao Wu had wanted to eat on the second floor and happened to run into Xiao Chenyu and the others, who were also heading upstairs. Naturally, Xiao Chenyu and the other noble students would not miss the chance to mock the work-study students. Xiao Wu, now the leader of the work-study students, had been pushed forward by Wang Sheng to stand at the front. What followed was a confrontation between the two sides.

The cafeteria entrance was packed with people, and Chen Yu could not get in. He could only wait outside.

Only after the crowd dispersed did Chen Yu enter the cafeteria. Xiao Wu and the others were still on the first floor.

When Xiao Wu saw Chen Yu, she immediately asked, "Chen Yu, where did you go? I didn't see you after the opening ceremony ended."

"I went to the library to read. Is something wrong?"

Xiao Wu did not mention the conflict from earlier, and he would not ask about it either.

"Reading? What's the point of reading?" Xiao Wu had only recently come to the human world and did not understand many things here.

"Didn't we come to the academy to learn? Besides what the teachers teach, there are many things in books worth learning. The information about Soul Beasts in books alone is enough for us to study for a long time."

"Oh."

After Chen Yu finished eating with Xiao Wu and the others, he went to the library again.

However, halfway there, several tall upperclassmen blocked his path.

"Kid, you're a new work-study student, right? This is our Boss Xiao. Hurry up and kneel in worship."

An eleven- or twelve-year-old boy stood in front of Chen Yu, pointing arrogantly at another boy about the same age beside him.

Chen Yu looked at them quietly. They had failed to gain any advantage at the cafeteria, and now that they saw him alone, they had come to him looking for a sense of superiority?

The scene had long since attracted the attention of nearby students. Quite a few people had gathered to watch, since Xiao Chenyu had quite a reputation in the academy.

"Who's this? How did he provoke Xiao Chenyu?"

"Judging by his clothes, he should be a work-study student. Xiao Chenyu and the work-study students don't get along."

"That's right, that's right. We didn't get enough of a show at the cafeteria just now, and now there's another good show."

"You're right, brother. They actually didn't fight at the cafeteria, which was a bit of a shame. I hope they fight here. I like watching."

When Xiao Chenyu and the others began to look impatient, Chen Yu softly spat out a single word.

"Scram."

Not only were Xiao Chenyu and the others stunned upon hearing Chen Yu's words, but the spectators were stunned as well.

It took everyone quite a while to come back to their senses.

The boy standing before Chen Yu immediately clenched his fist and swung it at him. "Kid, you're courting death."

Chen Yu shifted slightly aside, avoiding the punch, then raised his foot and viciously kicked the boy in the stomach. The boy was sent flying, while Chen Yu used the recoil to drift backward.

Xiao Chenyu stepped forward with a gloomy expression. "Kid, we only wanted you to lower your head. Looks like that won't do now."

Chen Yu was so angry that he laughed. Just now, they had demanded that he kneel in worship, yet now they called it lowering his head.

Xiao Chenyu looked toward a plump boy behind him. The boy leisurely walked out, like a ball of flesh rolling forward.

Without another word, the boy directly used Martial Soul Possession. His arms swelled at a visible rate, and he charged toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu neither dodged nor retreated. He summoned his Martial Soul, and a pitch-black bow and arrow appeared before everyone.

He drew the bow and fired in one fluid motion.

"Ah! My leg!"

A miserable scream rang out.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw the boy who had just charged at Chen Yu rolling on the ground while clutching his leg. An arrow was embedded in his calf.

Hiss!

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. This new work-study student was too ruthless. Things had become serious now.