Wu Xing Fails? (Third Watch)

Dugu Yan's dormitory.

Ye Lingling watched her friend, who was alternating between crying, fussing, and laughing, and felt deeply worried.

She didn't know the specific details of what happened yesterday, but she knew that Dugu Yan had gone to Wu Xing's dormitory wearing that alluring nightgown.

At the time, the girl had even specifically asked her how her outfit looked, which had nearly made Ye Lingling's jaw drop.

She had never seen Dugu Yan like that—not only dressing up meticulously for a man, but seemingly planning to deliver herself right to his doorstep.

This completely overturned everything she had previously known about her good sister!

Yet, to her surprise, the next morning she found Dugu Yan incredibly angry, her eyes red and puffy, clearly having cried.

At first, Ye Lingling thought Wu Xing had bullied her. She looked her over from head to toe; the sheer, gauze-like nightgown from yesterday was a bit disheveled, but it didn't seem like anything had actually happened.

Besides, given Yan Yan's excitement and anticipation last night, if she had really been "bullied," she would likely still be giggling like a fool, not feeling heartbroken.

Could it be? Ye Lingling suddenly thought of a possibility and blurted it out subconsciously.

"Yan Yan, is it possible that Wu Xing... can't perform?"

One couldn't blame her for thinking this. With Dugu Yan's outfit, even if she were a man, she would have been tempted. If Wu Xing hadn't made a move all night, what else could it be?

As for whether Wu Xing might not like women and preferred men instead, that seemed impossible; if that were the case, he wouldn't have let Yan Yan stay in his room all night.

The answer was practically screaming at her.

Wu Xing! Powerful, a genius among geniuses, but he was lacking in that department!

Dugu Yan had just reached an agreement with Qian Renxue and was preparing to tell Ye Lingling that she was fine, when in the next second, she heard her best friend ask if Wu Xing was incapable.

She nearly choked on her own breath, her face turning beet red on the spot.

"Lingling, what kind of outrageous nonsense is that? No, wait, pfft! How could Brother Wu Xing possibly be incapable!"

Dugu Yan glared at Ye Lingling, both anxious and annoyed; her best friend was actually cursing her future sexual happiness.

Although she hadn't gotten her wish last night, in the midst of her infatuation, her own beautiful hands had touched Brother Wu Xing's handle—there was no way he was incapable!

"Then why were you crying?" Ye Lingling was confused.

When asked this, Dugu Yan's face turned even redder. She couldn't exactly say that she had become an incompetent wife last night, having been intercepted and "stolen" by that woman, Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue might not care about her reputation, but she did.

As the granddaughter of a prestigious Title Douluo and a genius of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, being cheated on right in front of her face—if this got out, how could she ever show her face again?

"There's no reason. Just remember this: Brother Wu Xing is very strong. Like, really, really strong."

Dugu Yan didn't know how to explain it, so she could only keep praising her Brother Wu Xing to stop Ye Lingling's wild imagination.

"Oh, I understand now." Ye Lingling's eyes lit up with sudden realization.

Dugu Yan was slightly stunned and asked subconsciously, "What do you understand?"

"It's because your Brother Wu Xing is too strong, and you couldn't handle it, Yan Yan," Ye Lingling teased out of the blue.

"Pfft~!"

Dugu Yan spat out a mouthful of metaphorical blood. Once she realized what was said, she glared fiercely at her best friend and lunged at her with her hands.

"You dead girl, Lingling! See if I don't scratch you to death! What kind of wild, tiger-wolf words are those!"

"Heehee, don't scratch, Yan Yan, I was wrong!" Ye Lingling laughed out loud as she was tickled, hurriedly begging for mercy.

After playing around for a while, Dugu Yan pulled her hands back, looked at her best friend, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Lingling, if only you hadn't rejected the invitation to the Chat Group back then."

If her best friend had been in the group, there would have been no room for Qian Renxue's actions last night, and she certainly wouldn't have been ambushed.

She wouldn't have been left with no one to confide in, fighting this battle alone.

Ye Lingling was stunned. She hadn't expected her best friend to still be feeling regret on her behalf, and she felt quite touched.

Little did she know that what Dugu Yan regretted wasn't that, but rather that if her observant friend had been present, she wouldn't have failed to notice Qian Renxue's arrival.

If Ye Lingling knew what Dugu Yan was thinking right now, she might have screamed at how her emotions had been wasted.

"It's okay, what's missed is missed. Didn't you say there's still a chance?"

Ye Lingling replied, pretending not to care.

"Yeah, right. Anyway, Brother Wu Xing has joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so you'll have plenty of opportunities."

Dugu Yan nodded heavily, then grabbed the other girl's arm and said, "Let's go, let's go find Brother Wu Xing."

However, when she tried to step out of the room, she couldn't pull the other girl along.

"Yan Yan, you're going out dressed like that? It's not nighttime anymore."

Ye Lingling looked at Dugu Yan's impulsive demeanor and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Only then did Dugu Yan react. Her face flushed, and she turned back in embarrassment to change into her usual attire.

When the two of them reached the doorway, Wu Xing happened to walk out from inside.

"Brother Wu Xing." Dugu Yan immediately let go of Ye Lingling's hand and took the opportunity to wrap her arms around his.

Watching Dugu Yan's actions, the corners of Ye Lingling's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Just a moment ago they were sisters-in-arms, and now she was already impatient to cast her aside; what a "good sister" indeed!

Seeing that Dugu Yan no longer had the bristling, ruffled appearance she'd had when she first woke up, Wu Xing teased, "Is your anger gone?"

"Brother Wu Xing."

Dugu Yan stomped her snake-scaled high heels, her face full of resentment. It was clear she had arrived first yesterday, and not only did he not comfort her after being intercepted by Qian Renxue, but he was even mocking her now.

"Haha, don't be angry; she's just a bit starved for affection."

Wu Xing felt a bit unnerved by Dugu Yan's resentful gaze and hurriedly reached out to pat her head as a gesture of comfort.

Soothed by his gentle head-pat, the grievances in Dugu Yan's heart instantly vanished into thin air.

"Mm, I'll listen to Brother Wu Xing and not lower myself to her level."

Seeing Dugu Yan acting so demure and bird-like, Ye Lingling, standing to the side, had already gone numb. She reminded them, "Yan Yan, it's getting late. Let's head to the cafeteria first; we have class soon."

"Right, right, right! Brother Wu Xing, since you just arrived at the academy, you need to introduce yourself to the class first. They'll assign teams after that, but with your strength, Brother Wu Xing, you'll definitely be assigned to our team."

Dugu Yan finally remembered the instructions from their teacher yesterday and nodded repeatedly.

The three of them ate a simple breakfast and arrived at Senior Class One.

At this time, there were already quite a few students in the classroom, including Yu Tianheng from yesterday.

Wu Xing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling walked into the classroom together, naturally drawing the attention of the entire class.

Especially upon seeing Dugu Yan intimately clutching his arm, everyone subconsciously glanced in Yu Tianheng's direction.

However, Yu Tianheng didn't react at all, so the crowd stopped paying attention.

Of course, there was still whispering, with everyone discussing the topic of Wu Xing in low voices.

Not long after they sat down, the class bell rang, and a middle-aged man walked in carrying a textbook.

Just as Dugu Yan had said, the man first had Wu Xing introduce himself to the whole class, and then assigned him to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Core Student Team One.

He replaced one of the minor characters, becoming one of the seven members.

The original minor character was moved into Core Student Team Two, replacing another member who had lower overall strength.

In a world where the strong are respected, that is simply how it is; strength represents everything...