(Beautiful picture of Tang Ya)
Huo Yuhao's pupils narrowed.
A mission? So this system gave out rewards for completing missions?
He quickly weighed his options.
He was only at rank eleven in Soul Power. He'd gotten into Shrek only because of the Tang Sect's special recommendation, and he was already near the bottom of the pack.
Lose another rank? How could he possibly pass the trials that lay ahead?
Gain a rank, and at least he could climb a little higher.
All he had to do was shout "Ah!" three times.
It would be embarrassing, sure...
But what was face worth compared to strength?
"Huo Yuhao, come over here and register."
Beibei had already taken care of his paperwork. The teacher handed a dormitory key through the window.
The five-minute timer ticked down, one second at a time.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath.
He'd just have to go for it.
He jerked his head up and summoned all his courage.
"Ah!"
The first shout came out with decent force.
"Ah—!"
The second was noticeably louder. Several new students nearby turned to look at him in unison.
"Ah—!!"
The third was practically a roar. His voice nearly cracked.
The air suddenly fell silent.
Everyone froze.
Beibei stood there, dumbfounded. Tang Ya's mouth hung open in an O, and even the teacher handling admissions remained frozen with the key outstretched, staring blankly.
Huo Yuhao's face burned. He wanted nothing more than to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
That was it. He'd died of embarrassment.
But the next moment:
[Ding! C-rank mission complete!]
[Reward: Soul power increased by one level!]
A warm current surged through his body, and his Soul Power really did rise to rank twelve!
Huo Yuhao: "..."
Embarrassing or not, it was worth it!
The teacher's smile froze on her face.
Was there... something a little wrong with this student's head?
She glanced at his application form. A Tang Sect recommendation.
Never mind. She couldn't exactly kick him back out.
She considered herself a teacher with a sense of responsibility, after all.
She quietly withdrew the key she'd been holding out and fished another one from beneath the desk.
With that kind of hyper-aggressive temperament, better to give him a single room. No need to subject anyone else to him.
Even if that room was a little run-down...
"Here. This one's yours."
Huo Yuhao snatched the key and vanished in an instant, beating a hasty retreat beneath the curious stares and chatter around him.
Tang Ya's mouth twitched. "Beibei, do you think... maybe we misjudged him? Yuhao..."
Beibei pondered for a moment, his expression grave. "Perhaps... he has a world of his own inside."
Tang Ya: "..."
What inner world? He was obviously just an adolescent chuunibyou.
At that moment, a string of words appeared on the system panel before Lin Ye:
[Huo Yuhao completed the mission, earned points: 78]
[Current system points: 468]
[Received one lottery draw!]
Lin Ye's lips curved slightly upward.
Not bad, not bad. A great start.
As he was thinking this, the line had already advanced to him.
He glanced at the key in the admissions teacher's hand.
Wasn't this the room she'd just meant to give Huo Yuhao?
Lin Ye took the key and smiled. "Thank you, Teacher."
The gears of fate had begun to turn.
After checking in, Lin Ye followed Tang Ya and Beibei toward the dormitory building.
Tang Ya sighed. "I'm already starting to regret giving him the Tang Sect's admission spot."
Beibei said, "Xiao Ya, isn't Yuhao pretty good? Maybe the Tang Sect needs an oddball like him."
Tang Ya: "...I don't want an oddball like that."
Beibei spread his hands, looking helpless.
Tang Ya glared at him. "Now you're the one acting speechless?"
Lin Ye heard every word loud and clear.
Fine, then. Since that's how it was,
he'd make the fun hit even harder!
The next second, a sharp "Ding!" exploded in Beibei's mind.
A screen appeared out of thin air before him—
[Detected a shrimp-headed man, Void System bound!]
[Dragon might with a pretty face to show,]
[A slight stretch, and his waist would sway!]
[Remember: Do not let others know this system exists!]
Beibei: "??? What the hell?"
Tang Ya frowned. "What do you mean by that? Are you insulting me?"
Beibei instinctively tried to explain, but when he opened his mouth, he found he couldn't speak.
Not a single word would come out.
The screen turned blood-red and flashed wildly:
[Warning: Do not let others know about this system! Silenced for three minutes!]
Beibei: "..."
I swear, I'm innocent!
He frantically waved his hands, mouth opening and closing, but not a sound came out.
Tang Ya folded her arms and pouted. "Well, well, Beibei. You're not saying anything, so I guess that's a yes!"
Beibei: "!!!"
No, just listen to me...
He slowly lowered his waving hands and let out a long, silent sigh.
What kind of ridiculous system was this? Was it here just to mess with him?
Before Beibei could even process the blow of being silenced, another screen popped up in front of him:
[Ding—]
[Received a B-rank mission: Trip Tang Ya!]
[Mission time limit: 3 minutes!]
[Mission completion reward: Improved looks!]
[Mission failure penalty: Become bald on top!]
Beibei's pupils quaked.
What kind of system was this?! It wanted him to trip Xiao Ya?
What a joke.
Tang Ya was the apple of his eye. He usually wanted to cradle her in his hands. She was already angry with him, and now he was supposed to trip her?
That wouldn't just add fuel to the fire. It'd be like pouring gasoline on it.
This lousy system could silence him, but could it really make him go bald?
He didn't believe it!
Beibei would never submit!
Tang Ya waited for ages, and when Beibei still couldn't even get a word out, she stamped her foot in anger and spun around to leave.
Beibei opened his mouth to chase after her, but his throat felt welded shut.
Three minutes. Not long, not short.
"Ding—"
[B-rank mission failed!]
[Penalty: Become bald on top!]
Before Beibei's eyes, a tuft of dark-blue hair drifted slowly to the ground.
His pupils contracted.
His trembling fingers reached up to his head. It was smooth and bare.
Only a few stubborn strands remained around the edges.
A few girls nearby began whispering.
"Isn't that handsome Senior Beibei?"
"How did he... how did he go bald in the middle like that?"
"Oh my gosh, hair really does matter. I'm instantly turned off!"
Beibei stood frozen in place, feeling as if the sky had fallen.
My hair! My handsome, dashing hair!
Tang Ya turned around and froze.
"...Beibei, what happened to your head?"
Beibei's lips trembled. "You think I wanted this?"
Tang Ya was about to say something else.
Beibei clutched his head and bolted.
Watching his miserable retreating figure, Tang Ya couldn't decide whether to be angry or laugh.
Good grief, he was an oddball too.
She sighed, growing more and more frustrated.
The Tang Sect had fallen so far. Every disciple it took in was more unreliable than the last...
I was no good myself. I couldn't even measure up to Beibei, let alone anyone else.
There was probably no hope for me in this life.
Just as she was sinking into despair, a "Ding!" rang out before her, and a screen appeared!
Behind her, Lin Ye looked at the [Binding successful] notification on his system panel and grinned.
He still had 248 points left. No matter, he'd earn them back soon enough!
Tang Ya stared wide-eyed at the glowing screen before her:
[Detected the Blue Silver Saintess, Blue Enchantress System bound!]
[A robe of deep blue, gathering elegant charm,]
[With light, swaying steps, she embraced pure joy!]
[Remember: Do not let others know this system exists!]
Tang Ya covered her mouth with her small hand, her eyes nearly popping out of her head.
A system?!
Had Heaven finally opened its eyes? Couldn't it stand to see her suffer any longer?
Her hands trembled with excitement.
What Lin Ye didn't know was that another line of small text was slowly appearing on Tang Ya's system screen:
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