From Now On, We'll Each Go Our Own Way

"Very well, from now on, I am the boss of Dorm Seven. From here on out, you will all call me Sister Xiao Wu!"

Inside Dorm Seven, amidst the incredulous stares of the other work-study students, Xiao Wu stepped on Wang Sheng's backside, clapped her hands, and looked incredibly smug—as if she were a completely different person from the one standing outside the door just moments ago.

Another group of little boys deceived by the appearance of a hooligan rabbit.

Tang Yin, who had watched the entire scene, shook his head slightly. Still, he felt a sense of relief in his heart; it was indeed Sister Xiao Wu, not Brother Xiao Wu.

Just as Tang Yin was feeling fortunate, he felt a warm puff of air brush against his ear.

"Brother, be careful, this girl is very strong!" Tang Sanmei had finished tidying her things at some point and was now whispering into his ear, her eyes fixed on the smug Xiao Wu with full vigilance.

"Oh? Even you are no match for her?" Tang Yin raised an eyebrow.

Tang Sanmei pondered for a moment before nodding quite seriously: "Relying solely on my minor-success Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, I am not her match."

Of course, that was what Tang Sanmei said, but she hadn't factored in her unique hidden weapons.

However, she did not want to use such insidious and ruthless weapons in front of her brother.

She was, after all, her brother's gentle and considerate little cotton-padded jacket, a pure and unsullied white lotus.

When she first arrived in this world and met her brother Tang Yin, she had intended to leave those things behind, but the appearance of that little beggar last month had made her sense a crisis.

If a mere little beggar could toy with her brother, what would happen if it were truly a malicious person?

Sigh! Brother is still too kind and too naive; he doesn't understand the deceit and treachery of the human heart.

I must protect Brother well!

Having made up her mind once again, Tang Sanmei looked at Xiao Wu and found her looking less and less like a good person.

"Hey! Little sister, you smell so good!"

While Tang Sanmei was lost in thought, Xiao Wu had learned that students were expected to bring their own bedding. Accustomed to doing as she pleased, Xiao Wu immediately decided that her new underlings should offer up their bedding.

But the work-study students were all from poor families, and their bedding was dirty and tattered. Thus, the only pair that looked clean and tidy—Tang Yin and his sister—became her targets.

As soon as she approached the siblings, Xiao Wu sniffed the air, then sat down next to Tang Sanmei with a wicked grin, blurting out those brazen words.

"I can lend you money to buy bedding, but snatching other people's things is not a good habit!" If Xiao Wu weren't a girl, Tang Yin would have definitely used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon on her without hesitation.

A bratty little girl like that deserves a good lesson.

Well, never mind. Even Sanmei says my minor-success Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon aren't enough. I'll endure it.

"Oh? You're going to lend me money?" Xiao Wu, who was being pushed away by Tang Sanmei, saw her eyes light up at these words, staring at Tang Yin with anticipation as if her eyes were twinkling stars.

So people can actually make that expression!

Tang Yin sighed inwardly and was about to take out his money, but his hand, reaching into his robe, was grabbed by Tang Sanmei at his side.

"Brother, Father said our money is hard-earned and we must spend it sparingly." Tang Sanmei's eyes revealed an unusual glint.

"But I see that Xiao Wu is truly pitiful. How about I give her my bedding, and I'll squeeze into a bed with Brother?"

"After all, Brother often teaches me that one must have a kind heart. When encountering others in need, if one is certain they are a good person, one should be brave enough to help!"

Did I ever say that? Tang Yin was startled, but seeing the surrounding children looking at him with admiration, he immediately straightened his posture.

"Right, that is how I taught you. You did very well."

He could not destroy these children's yearning for noble virtues.

If this could lead to a few more upright and kind-hearted people in this Douluo Continent, which was so obsessed with romance, Tang Yin felt he was duty-bound.

"Xiao Wu, you can sleep in my bed from now on. I'll reluctantly squeeze in with my brother." Tang Sanmei suddenly found that Xiao Wu, who had looked more and more like a villain, was actually quite pretty.

"Ah, this... this wouldn't be good, would it?" Xiao Wu suddenly felt a bit bashful.

As a soul beast, she had always believed in the law of the jungle. With Daming and Erming to protect her, she had run rampant in the Star Dou Great Forest.

In the past, when she snatched things from other beasts, they would offer them up with hateful yet helpless expressions, which gave her a great sense of satisfaction.

But upon arriving in the human world, she found humans to be so friendly that it actually made her feel a bit embarrassed.

The human world isn't as dangerous as Daming and Erming said. Xiao Wu's simple train of thought shifted, and she quickly stopped worrying, adopting the expression of a big sister.

"Your name is Tang Sanmei, right?" Xiao Wu patted Tang Sanmei on the shoulder.

"I've decided: from now on, you're my little sister. In this dorm, you're the second-in-command after me. I'll look after you from now on."

Tang Sanmei nonchalantly pulled the hand off her shoulder and instead hugged the arm of Tang Yin, who was currently looking righteous and upright.

"No way. In Sanmei's eyes, Brother will always be the greatest!"

Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, then turned her gaze back to Tang Yin, remembering that he had been willing to lend her his shiny gold coins, so she felt too embarrassed to lash out.

Having been in the human world for so long, she knew that these shiny things could be traded for many carrots.

"Fine, then you'll be Sanmei, and I'll be Second Sister Wu. As for your brother..." Xiao Wu paused, a flash of inspiration crossing her mind.

"As for you, I've got it figured out. You call me sister, I call you brother. From now on, we'll just go by our own separate titles."

"Pfft~" Tang Yin considered himself to have a high threshold for humor; ordinary jokes wouldn't make him laugh unless he really couldn't help it.

He hadn't expected this "Second-Rate Wu" to possess such earth-shattering wisdom.

"Brother, why do you laugh?" Tang Sanmei asked instinctively.

"Nothing, I just remembered something happy!"

"Eh, Brother, is there something interesting? Tell me so your sister can have a laugh too~"

Suddenly, a burst of joyful laughter rang out in the work-study dormitory.

Meanwhile, in the Dean's office not far from Dorm Seven.

The faint noise drifting over from the nearby academy dormitory made Yu Xiaogang frown slightly; the pages of data flipping through his hands had yet to reveal a suitable candidate, leaving him feeling somewhat irritable.

"I'm telling you, Xiaogang, lower your standards a bit. This is just a remote little town, after all; where would you find so many good seedlings?" The Dean looked at his friend of many years, feeling somewhat helpless.

Yu Xiaogang remained silent, merely flipping through the documents incessantly. Seeing this, the Dean shook his head, stood up, and walked to the window to look at the dormitory building in the distance.

"The new students this year are truly full of vitality. It's so good to be young!"

Knock, knock.

A sudden knock came from outside the door, followed by a woman wearing glasses who walked in holding a stack of documents.

"Dean, these are the files for the new students who reported to the academy today."

"En, thank you for your hard work." The Dean nodded and began to flip through them out of habit, but his body stiffened when he reached the page for Tang Sanmei, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power!"

Yu Xiaogang, standing to the side, was slightly startled, then glared at the Dean with a sour tone.

"Old man, stop trying to pull my leg. How could there possibly be a Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power in this world?" Having said that, Yu Xiaogang put down the documents, crossed his fingers on the table, and a flash of wisdom crossed his eyes.

"I once investigated six hundred and forty-seven people whose Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass. Among them, only sixteen possessed any soul power, a probability of less than three percent. And even among those sixteen, not a single one had soul power exceeding level one. According to one of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul that I have researched, the magnitude of Innate Soul Power is directly proportional to the quality of the Martial Soul. Blue Silver Grass clearly cannot satisfy this."

The Dean's mouth twitched slightly as he listened to Yu Xiaogang rattling on about his Ten Core Competencies. He didn't bother to explain further and simply shoved the document in front of Yu Xiaogang.

"I already told you..." Yu Xiaogang wanted to continue, but the moment his peripheral vision caught the document, his eyes widened instantly.

"Aiya, why didn't you show me sooner!"

Having said that, Yu Xiaogang snatched up the stack of documents and stormed out of the Dean's office in a flurry.

"Wait, why did you take all of them!"