Another Reunion

"Toiletries, hmm... everything is accounted for!"

Following his memory, Huo Yuhao used the remaining subsidy at the convenience store to purchase necessities, only then realizing that what he held was not just a student ID, but also a voucher for his funds.

The people here called it... a bank card?

Bank... Huo Yuhao quickly grasped the meaning of the term; it must be a state-run institution similar to a money house.

Before long, Huo Yuhao found his dormitory. The moment he opened the door, he was greeted by a faint, refreshing fragrance, like the scent of many different plants blended together; just smelling it made one feel refreshed and relaxed.

Most importantly, compared to the first time he arrived at a dormitory in his past life, this place was so clean it felt as if someone came to tidy it every day. Huo Yuhao even felt that Long Xiaoyao's reminder to prepare cleaning tools had been entirely unnecessary.

He took a rough look at the layout; the room had everything except a kitchen: an en-suite bathroom, a single bed, a desk, and an oversized wardrobe.

Furthermore, the most significant detail was that the Spirit Soul Academy dormitories were single-occupancy. Huo Yuhao had noticed before entering that the dormitory building occupied an absurdly large portion of the academy grounds; according to the map, it took up nearly a third of the entire area.

Of the remaining two-thirds, one-third was dedicated to simulated cultivation grounds, while the rest—the teaching buildings, faculty dorms, and ten cafeterias—made up the final portion.

It seemed that while students at Spirit Soul Academy had little free time, the quality of that rest was highly valued.

Closing the door, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a bit... unaccustomed to the silence.

From his past life to now, he truly hadn't had much experience spending long periods entirely alone.

Reflecting on it, Huo Yuhao realized his life's trajectory always seemed to have someone by his side: Mother, Brother Sky Dream, Teacher Electrolux, and...

Huo Yuhao remembered the girl he first met at Shrek Academy, a girl who disguised herself as a boy.

He shook his head, casting the irrelevant thoughts aside. Now was not the time for such reflections, and at this time, she was either still a carefree young lady in the God Realm or had just been sent to the Clear Sky Sect; how could she possibly appear here now?

After spending some more time, he finally finished organizing his luggage into the dormitory. Checking the clock on the nightstand, he realized that, without noticing, it was already nearing noon.

Gurgle----

"Ugh... I really did spend too much time on that." Huo Yuhao rubbed his growling stomach. Fortunately, Spirit Soul Academy had built a total of ten cafeterias across the campus, ensuring students everywhere wouldn't go hungry due to distance—a point Huo Yuhao had to give a thumbs up.

With his student subsidy, he didn't need to scrimp and save on living expenses and could occasionally indulge himself by trying the delicacies he was interested in.

However, just as he reached the entrance of the cafeteria, he noticed a large crowd gathered in a circle, as if watching something.

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

Huo Yuhao truly hadn't expected that just after Wang Hong warned him the academy might not be entirely peaceful, he would run into something on his way to eat. Did these guys not care about their student status at all?

Although he really wanted to intervene, for the sake of his own enrollment, he decided it was better not to borrow trouble...

"Excuse me, please let me through!"

Fine, he had gotten himself dragged into this mess anyway. What if this wasn't a fair fight, but some rich young master bullying a poor kid?

He couldn't just sit by and watch.

He pushed his way into the crowd, but the scene before him was somewhat unexpected:

A sturdy boy in black clothes was holding a gorgeous bouquet, kneeling on one knee, looking affectionately at a golden-haired girl in a white dress, saying something.

Huo Yuhao raised his hand and touched an invisible barrier of soul power. He had been wondering why he hadn't heard a single sound of conflict; it seemed this soul power barrier was isolating the voices of the two.

And looking at this scene... Huo Yuhao understood why so many people were gathered here.

When he had gathered with his ancestor Dai Mubai in his past life, he had told Huo Yuhao: watching the excitement is human nature.

And the scene before him was the top of the 'ten most popular spectacles for humans' that his ancestor had listed: a student confession!

The expression on Huo Yuhao's face shifted rapidly; he didn't know how to react.

After all, these two people... were two more old acquaintances he had seen today.

"Excuse me... big brother, would it be convenient to step aside and talk?"

Huo Yuhao pulled over a boy of similar age to the two inside. Although he was ninety percent sure, he still wanted to confirm their identities.

"Sure thing! Let's put it this way: there isn't a single piece of gossip in this academy that I, Zhou Yuan, don't know!"

The boy who called himself Zhou Yuan patted his chest and threw an arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulder:

"Junior, if I'm not mistaken, you want to know the love-hate history of these two?"

"Or perhaps you want to know what the dean had for lunch, or the mysterious debt of love involving the old man in the dormitory building?"

"Uh, it doesn't need to be as complicated as love-hate history, Senior... just tell me their names."

What was all that... and what on earth was this mysterious debt of love involving Long Xiaoyao!

Well, actually, Huo Yuhao was a bit interested in that topic. In his memories from his past life, Long Xiaoyao did indeed have a strange emotional history, but his impression of Long Xiaoyao remained that of the powerful Dragon Emperor Douluo.

"Oh, oh, that's simple."

Zhou Yuan pointed at the boy holding the bouquet. Huo Yuhao noticed that several minutes had passed, yet his mouth was still moving non-stop.

"That guy is called Xu Sanshi, a young master with a prominent background, but he's a pure-hearted fellow. It seems he's been chasing Jiang Nannan ever since he enrolled at age six."

"Oh, Jiang Nannan is that girl, the recognized future school beauty of Spirit Soul Academy. She... doesn't have much of a background, she's just naturally beautiful."

Huo Yuhao nodded. Hmm, it really was those two.

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

The original relationship between Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan... had been even more absurd.

"Also, there is one more thing I must remind you of." Zhou Yuan leaned into Huo Yuhao's ear and whispered:

"Although we can watch the excitement here, and Xu Sanshi seems quite happy about it, he is no mere playboy with an empty reputation; he possesses genuine, hard-earned strength."

"In our department, this Xu Sanshi is a super genius who can be mentioned in the same breath as 'Thunderbolt Bei Bei'!"

"Thunderbolt Bei Bei?"

"That's right, Big Brother Bei Bei, known as Thunderbolt Bei Bei, a super genius who possesses the Golden Sacred Dragon martial soul! It is said that he is already a powerhouse at the Soul Elder level... Heavens, can you believe a ten-year-old Soul Elder?"

"Since Xu Sanshi can hang out with him, his talent is naturally not inferior. His martial soul is rumored to be one of the four great divine beasts..."

"The Black Tortoise!"