Another Reunion

"Washing supplies, mm... all ready!"

Going by his memories, Huo Yuhao bought some necessities at the store with the rest of his allowance. Only then did he learn that what he held wasn't just a student ID, but also a record of his funds.

They called it... a bank card?

Bank... Huo Yuhao quickly understood what the word meant. It was probably some kind of state-run organization, like a money house.

Before long, Huo Yuhao found his dorm. The moment he opened the door, a fresh fragrance greeted him, like the blended scent of many different plants. Just smelling it made him feel refreshed and clear-headed.

Most importantly, compared with the first time he'd come to the dorms in his previous life, this place was so clean it looked as if someone came in to tidy it every day. Huo Yuhao even felt that Long Xiaoyao's reminder to prepare cleaning supplies had been unnecessary.

He took a quick look around. The room had everything except a kitchen: a private bathroom, a single bed, a desk, and an enormous wardrobe.

And most importantly, the dorms at Spirit Soul Academy were all single rooms. Huo Yuhao had noticed even before entering that the dorm buildings took up an absurd amount of space on campus. According to the map, they occupied nearly a third of the grounds.

Of the remaining two-thirds, a third was taken up by the Mimicry Cultivation Ground. The classrooms, teachers' dorms, and ten cafeterias together filled the rest.

It seemed that although students at Spirit Soul Academy didn't get much time to rest, the school placed great importance on making that time count.

After closing the door, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a little... out of sorts.

From his previous life up until now, he really hadn't spent much time alone for long stretches.

Looking back, Huo Yuhao realized that there always seemed to be someone by his side through every turn of his life: his mother, Brother Sky Dream, Teacher Electrolux, and...

Huo Yuhao remembered the girl he'd first met at Shrek Academy: a girl disguised as a boy.

He shook his head, casting aside the irrelevant thoughts. Now wasn't the time to think about her. Besides, at this point, she was either still wandering around the Divine Realm as a young lady with nothing to do, or had just been sent to the Clear Sky Sect. How could she possibly show up now?

It took him a while longer to put away all his luggage. When he glanced at the clock on his bedside table, he realized it was already nearly noon.

Grrr—

"Mm... I really did take a while." Huo Yuhao rubbed his growling stomach. Fortunately, Spirit Soul Academy had built a full ten cafeterias across the campus to make sure no student would go hungry because of the distance. He had to give the school a thumbs-up for that.

With his student aid funds, he didn't need to skimp on meals to make ends meet. He could indulge himself now and then and try some of the foods he was curious about.

But as soon as he reached the cafeteria entrance, he saw a large crowd gathered together, as if watching something.

Someone was causing trouble! That was Huo Yuhao's first thought.

He hadn't expected Wang Hong to warn him that the academy might not be peaceful, only for him to run into trouble on his way to eat. Didn't these people worry about their student status at all?

He really wanted to step in, but considering his own enrollment, it was probably better not to invite trouble...

"Excuse me, please let me through!"

All right, he'd gotten himself caught up in this mess after all. What if this wasn't a fair fight, but some rich young master bullying a poor kid?

There was no way he could just stand by and do nothing.

He forced his way through the crowd, but the scene before him was somewhat unexpected:

A sturdy boy dressed in black held a splendid bouquet and knelt on one knee, gazing tenderly at a golden-haired girl in a white dress as he said something to her.

Huo Yuhao reached out and touched an invisible Soul Power barrier. He'd wondered why he hadn't heard even the slightest hint of a scuffle. It seemed the barrier was blocking out the pair's voices.

And looking at the scene before him... Huo Yuhao understood why so many people had gathered.

Once, at a gathering with his ancestor Dai Mubai in his previous life, Dai Mubai had told him, "People are born to watch a spectacle."

And this scene was the number-one entry on the list of the "ten spectacles people love watching most" that his ancestor had given him... a student confessing his love!

Huo Yuhao's expression shifted through a whole range of emotions. He didn't even know what to say.

After all, these two... were two more familiar faces he'd seen today.

"Um... Big Brother, could I borrow you for a moment?"

Huo Yuhao pulled aside a boy about the same age as the two inside. He was almost certain who they were, but still wanted to confirm their identities.

"Sure! I'm telling you, there's no gossip in this academy that I, Zhou Yuan, don't know!"

The boy who introduced himself as Zhou Yuan patted his chest and slung an arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulders.

"Junior, if I'm guessing right, you want to know the love and hate between these two?"

"Or maybe what the head instructor had for lunch today, or the mysterious old man in the dorms and his tangled love life?"

"Uh, it doesn't have to be that complicated, Senior... Just tell me their names."

What was all that supposed to mean? And what was this about Long Xiaoyao's mysterious love life?

Well, actually, Huo Yuhao was a little interested in that topic. In his memories from his previous life, Long Xiaoyao really had gone through a strange romance. Still, when Huo Yuhao thought of him, he mostly remembered the powerful Dragon Emperor Douluo.

"Oh, that's easy."

Zhou Yuan pointed at the boy holding the bouquet. Huo Yuhao realized that even after several minutes, the boy was still talking nonstop.

"That guy's Xu Sanshi, a young master from a prominent family, but he's a hopeless romantic. Apparently, he's been pursuing Jiang Nannan ever since he enrolled at six."

"Oh, Jiang Nannan's the girl. She's widely considered a future campus belle at Spirit Soul Academy. She... doesn't have any particular family background; she's just beautiful."

Huo Yuhao nodded. Yep, just as he'd thought—it was those two.

And just as he'd expected, their pasts had changed quite a bit, too.

Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan's original relationship... had been even more absurd.

"There's something else I should warn you about." Zhou Yuan leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear and whispered.

"Even though we can watch the spectacle here, and Xu Sanshi seems to be taking it well, he's no empty-headed playboy. He's got real strength to back up his reputation."

"In our department, Xu Sanshi is a peerless genius who can stand shoulder to shoulder with 'Thunderbolt Bei Bei'!"

"Thunderbolt Bei Bei?"

"That's right, Big Brother Bei Bei, known as Thunderbolt Bei Bei. He's a peerless genius with the Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul! They say he's already a Soul Elder... Heaven, can you believe a ten-year-old Soul Elder?"

"Xu Sanshi can hang out with him, so he's naturally talented, too. His Martial Soul is said to be one of the four divine beasts..."

"Black Tortoise!"