"Li Ping'an, make your move!" Xiao Wu urged.
Li Ping'an didn't know what Xiao Wu was thinking, but he knew that for the sake of the reward, she probably wouldn't hit him too hard.
"Xiao Wu, please go easy on me!"
With that, Li Ping'an threw a punch at Xiao Wu.
Li Ping'an knew that the better one's physical condition, the longer the Soul Ring one could withstand when absorbing it.
So even though he knew he might not have any Innate Soul Power and be unable to cultivate, he had never given up on training his body.
But before awakening his Martial Soul, he was afraid of hurting himself and didn't dare train too intensely.
Only after awakening his Martial Soul and being able to cultivate Soul Power did he finally let loose.
So Li Ping'an was actually in quite good physical condition.
But when it came to fighting, he didn't have much technique.
Watching Li Ping'an make his move, Tang San shook his head to himself and silently assessed him.
"Li Ping'an's punch looks powerful, but it's really just brute force. He isn't using inner strength—or rather, Soul Power—at all."
But how strong could a six-year-old child be without the backing of a strength-type Martial Soul?
Sure enough, the next moment, he saw Xiao Wu use the same move she'd used against him, instantly wrapping herself around Li Ping'an.
As long as Xiao Wu activated her Self-Created Soul Skill, she could knock Li Ping'an down.
If she intended to kill, Xiao Wu could even take down Li Ping'an, who had only one level of Soul Power, in a single move.
But in the next moment, surprise appeared on Tang San's face.
"This..."
He saw that after Xiao Wu wrapped herself around Li Ping'an, she didn't use the skill she'd just used against him.
Li Ping'an had just thrown a punch when his vision blurred. Xiao Wu had slipped into his guard and wrapped herself around him.
Her legs were now locked around Li Ping'an's neck, while her whip-like legs tangled with his.
Xiao Wu wasn't heavy, and her body was soft. Her weight on top of Li Ping'an didn't make him uncomfortable.
And she didn't smell like a rabbit, either. Instead, she carried a faint, sweet fragrance.
But what Li Ping'an was thinking was, I got taken down in one move? That was way too fast!
I was hoping to gain some Soul Fighting experience by sparring with Xiao Wu!
Without fighting experience, how could he take part in Soul Fighting later? He couldn't exactly turn it into a turn-based game, taking turns firing off skills and clashing from a distance, could he?
Li Ping'an was about to admit defeat, but the next moment, he felt Xiao Wu's strength.
Although Xiao Wu's body was soft, once she used Soul Power to drive her Soft Technique, she could unleash tremendous strength.
But right now, Xiao Wu wasn't using her full strength.
She pressed down gently, pinning Li Ping'an to the ground, then sat on his chest.
"Li Ping'an, you lose!" Xiao Wu said smugly.
Li Ping'an had fallen to the ground, but he didn't feel any pain. He realized that Xiao Wu had gone easy on him.
"Thank you for the pointers, Boss!" Li Ping'an said.
Xiao Wu waved her hand. "You don't have to call me Boss. You can just call me Xiao Wu from now on!"
"But as the boss of Dorm Seven, I'll have your back if you ever run into trouble!"
Xiao Wu racked her brains, thinking only of ways to make Li Ping'an like her more.
Sure enough, the next moment, she heard the system's notification.
[Li Ping'an's favorability toward the host +5!]
"What? Why only five points?"
Xiao Wu was a little disappointed. She'd tried so hard, yet his favorability had only gone up by five points.
Does Li Ping'an not like it when I act this way? Humans are so complicated! Xiao Wu thought.
Still, seeing the progress bar move gave Xiao Wu a little sense of accomplishment.
Although his favorability wasn't rising quickly, she believed that one day, she would win Li Ping'an over.
"Xiao Wu, could you get up first?" Li Ping'an reminded her.
Xiao Wu wasn't heavy, and having her sit on his chest didn't make him uncomfortable.
But it didn't feel particularly comfortable, either.
He was still young and had no thoughts of that sort. Besides, Xiao Wu hadn't developed yet, either; she was just a little girl.
"Oh! Okay!" Afraid that Li Ping'an wouldn't like it, Xiao Wu hurriedly got up.
She reached out to help Li Ping'an to his feet, then thoughtfully brushed the dust off him.
The other work-study students, Tang San included, stared in stunned silence.
"Could Xiao Wu be interested in Li Ping'an? When she knocked me down just now, she didn't even help me up!" Tang San thought.
But he only mused on it briefly and didn't dwell on it.
His goal now was to study, improve his strength as quickly as possible, and take control of his own fate.
Otherwise, if Tang Hao ever tried to harm him, he would be done for.
The other work-study students watched Li Ping'an enviously. They were all at least two years older than him, and they understood a thing or two.
Besides, Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent tended to mature early, so some of them began entertaining improper thoughts.
Wang Sheng scratched his head and looked at Xiao Wu. "Boss, I want to spar with you too. Is that okay?"
Xiao Wu had wanted to chat with Li Ping'an and raise his favorability, but her little underling Wang Sheng had interrupted them, putting her in a bad mood.
"You want to spar?" Xiao Wu asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Mm-hmm! Please give me some pointers, Boss!" Wang Sheng said excitedly.
He was already imagining himself just like Li Ping'an, pinned to the ground after Xiao Wu had subdued him.
"All right, then!"
Seeing Xiao Wu agree, Wang Sheng hurriedly said, "Wang Sheng, Martial Soul: War Tiger, an eight-level Battle Soul Scholar. Please go easy on me!"
Xiao Wu didn't introduce herself. Instead, she immediately activated her Soul Power and used a Rabbit Kick to kick Wang Sheng in the chin.
Wang Sheng had just taken a beating from Tang San, and neither his stamina nor his Soul Power had recovered.
Xiao Wu's kick sent his vision black, and he lost consciousness, collapsing stiffly to the ground.
"B-Boss... Wang Sheng!" Several work-study students who'd been watching hurriedly got out of bed to check on him.
They breathed a sigh of relief when they found that Wang Sheng had only fainted, but they didn't dare challenge Xiao Wu again.
Only then did they realize that they weren't like Li Ping'an.
"Li Ping'an's only better-looking than us, isn't he?" the work-study students grumbled resentfully.
But they didn't think too much of it. As work-study students, they were bullied by rich kids all the time, so they didn't dare entertain too many ideas.
After dealing with Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu turned around and looked at Wang Sheng, only to find him staring at her.
She quickly explained, "I didn't expect Wang Sheng to be so weak. Li Ping'an, you don't blame me for hitting him too hard, do you?"
Li Ping'an shook his head. "Xiao Wu, thank you for going easy on me just now!"
Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief. As her gaze swept past, she suddenly spotted her uniform lying on Li Ping'an's bed.
In an instant, she came up with a new idea to raise Li Ping'an's favorability.
"Li Ping'an, where did you get your quilt?" Xiao Wu asked.
"Xiao Wu, I bought mine myself. If you want one, you can get it at the academy store!" Li Ping'an said.
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