Assassination Attack

"Those who live in Courtyard No. 1 are generally candidates for the position of dean! However, you are not true candidates yet. Only when you persevere through all kinds of challenges will you become the true masters of Courtyard No. 1!"

"Of course, the challenges won't only be one-on-one battles. There will also be two-on-two battles... class battles, and more."

Wang Sheng understood, but he could not feel happy about it at all.

After all, his ambition was to become a god. Being challenged nonstop would only affect his cultivation.

"Wang Sheng, you're really in for it now! You have to accept every challenge. You can't even hide from them!" Wu Xiao'ai sounded somewhat delighted by his misfortune.

Wang Sheng replied forcefully, "Hmph! Then I'll beat up a few of the ringleaders. As long as I beat them badly enough, let's see how many people still dare to come!"

He was not joking. After all, he did not have much time to waste playing around with these talentless trash.

"Wow, Brother Sheng! So domineering!" Wu Xiao'ai looked at him with admiration.

"Hmph, Xiao'ai, you're not allowed to call him Brother Sheng!" Mei Hu, standing to the side, was unhappy.

Wu Xiao'ai was a little confused. "Then what should I call him?"

"Hmm!"

Mei Hu thought for a moment. "Call him Sheng."

Wu Xiao'ai: "..."

Wu Xiaodong: "..."

The siblings were instantly speechless. How much difference was there between "Brother Sheng" and "Sheng"?

Xue Yue, who was walking ahead of them, also had a face full of dark lines. She could not help but realize that Mei Hu's attachment to Wang Sheng was anything but ordinary.

A smile appeared on Wang Sheng's face instead, because he understood. The words "Brother Sheng" were Mei Hu's exclusive form of address. No one else was allowed to use them.

Was this little girl declaring her claim over me?

Soon, they arrived at the classroom. Nearly everyone had already arrived, and Xue Yue immediately introduced them. "All right, before class begins, let me introduce two new students: Wang Sheng and Mei Hu!"

"Hello, everyone. I'm Wang Sheng!"

"Hello, everyone. I'm Mei Hu!"

"Wow, so cute!"

"So beautiful!"

"Why does she feel even prettier than Teacher Xue Yue?"

"This is too wonderful! Such a beautiful girl actually joined our class!"

Sure enough, standing beside Mei Hu, Wang Sheng was gloriously ignored.

Wang Sheng and Mei Hu found seats together and sat down.

This was a theory class, covering various common Soul Beasts.

As a Soul Master, this was extremely important, so Wang Sheng listened carefully. Mei Hu, however, was clearly absentminded. Before long, she had actually sprawled across the desk and fallen asleep.

Wang Sheng could only smile helplessly.

Two hours later, Mei Hu stretched lazily and said, "Wow, class is finally over!"

Xue Yue's calm voice drifted over from the podium. "There will be a test on this. When the time comes, don't cheat."

"Huh?"

Mei Hu's expression stiffened slightly, and she quickly asked Wang Sheng beside her, "Brother Sheng, today's lesson was all about Soul Beasts, right?"

"Yes!"

"Then that's good, that's good!" Mei Hu immediately relaxed upon hearing that.

"How is that good? Don't tell me you already know all this Soul Beast knowledge?" Wang Sheng looked unconvinced. He had deliberately paid attention over the past few years, yet he still knew very little about Soul Beasts.

"Hehe, Brother Sheng, don't worry about that. Anyway, I'll definitely pass."

After saying that, she skipped over to Wu Xiao'ai. "Xiao'ai, let's go shopping! I have so many things to buy today!"

"Sure!"

Wu Xiao'ai clearly loved shopping as well. Without even thinking, she agreed.

As she spoke, Wu Xiao'ai grabbed Wu Xiaodong. "Brother, come on. Let's go shopping together!"

"No way!"

Wu Xiaodong instantly felt that something was wrong. He said weakly, "Xiao'ai, can't you just go with Mei Hu?"

Wu Xiao'ai put her hands on her waist and puffed out her cheeks, looking extremely dissatisfied. "Brother, do you want us two beautiful girls to carry everything ourselves?"

"Gulp..."

Looking at Wu Xiao'ai's expression, Wu Xiaodong's momentum weakened even further. "Th-this... isn't Wang Sheng here too?"

Mei Hu pounced in from the side with a giggle. "Hehehe... Brother Sheng only carries things for me!"

As she spoke, she linked her arm through Wang Sheng's and headed toward the door.

"Waaah... We're both brothers, so why is the difference so huge?" Wu Xiao'ai looked aggrieved, tears already welling up in her eyes.

"Stop! I'll go, all right? You make it sound like I've committed some terrible crime!"

There was no helping it. Even though he knew Wu Xiao'ai was putting on an act!

As a sister addict, however, he could never withstand this move from Wu Xiao'ai. Whenever she used it, it worked every single time!

Thus, the siblings followed Wang Sheng and Mei Hu outside.

One looked utterly lifeless, while the other was overjoyed, as though she had won a great victory!

Canghui Academy was not like Shrek, located in some remote place. It was situated within a large city.

Therefore, not long after leaving the academy, they arrived at the city's busiest street.

Seeing the wide variety of goods, Mei Hu's large eyes lit up completely.

Since coming to this world, Wang Sheng had stayed cooped up within his clan and had never properly gone shopping, so he could not help looking around as well.

Not far away from the three of them, four suspicious-looking people appeared.

One of them, a dark-faced man, had killing intent flash in his eyes. "Just as Young Master said, they came out shopping today!"

A pale-faced man said, "But there are two more of them. That may cause some trouble. After all, all four are from Canghui Academy. They must have some skill."

The dark-faced man looked disdainful. "Are you scared?"

The pale-faced man snapped, "Scared my ass! I'm afraid we'll ruin Young Master's plan! The three of us can't attack all four of them at once. If they send out even a single signal, have you considered the consequences?"

"You..."

The dark-faced man was immediately left speechless.

Seeing the two of them arguing, the leader barked, "Argue, argue, argue! All you know is how to argue! Do you even know what time this is?"

When the dark-faced man and the pale-faced man saw the leader speak, they immediately shut up. Clearly, this man carried considerable authority.

The leader said to the dark-faced man, "Snake Two is right. The three of us can't deal with all four of them at the same time. To ensure nothing goes wrong, go draw away the two in the back!"

"Snake Two and I will complete Young Master's task. In a two-on-two situation, we absolutely won't fail!"

"Hm?"

Wang Sheng, who was walking ahead, frowned and instinctively grabbed Mei Hu's hand.

He was extremely sensitive to killing intent, and he had sensed a trace of it! Though it had only flashed by, he had still noticed it.

He pretended to look at the merchandise while secretly observing the surroundings, but he found nothing unusual.