"Good-for-Nothing" Tang Wulin

Tang Wulin held no malice toward Xie Xie, but he truly hadn't expected that even after pulling his punch, he would still send him flying.

"Xie Xie, are you alright!"

Tang Wulin hurriedly retracted his martial soul and ran to Xie Xie's side, but Xie Xie was already unconscious, his face swollen like a pig's head, and he wouldn't wake up no matter how much he was called.

With no other choice, Tang Wulin had to pull Xie Xie onto his back and carry him toward the academy; now, even if Tang Wulin wanted to treat Xie Xie to a meal, he wouldn't be able to eat.

Finally, Tang Wulin returned to the dormitory just before the academy gates closed.

"Wulin? You're back! Do you have any idea that you missed the opening ceremony and the first class? Teacher Wu is very angry right now." Seeing Tang Wulin walk into the dormitory carrying Xie Xie, Yun Xiao hurried over.

Tang Wulin smiled and nodded.

"Hey... what happened to Xie Xie?" Zhou Changxi, who was nearby, noticed the injuries on Xie Xie and couldn't help but walk over to ask.

Tang Wulin placed Xie Xie onto his own bed and took out a towel to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"I've already explained things to Teacher Wu, and the teacher has forgiven me. As for Xie Xie, he and I had a brief spar just now."

"Was it really just a spar?" Yun Xiao looked at Xie Xie's face, feeling a bit skeptical.

"Xie Xie reported his soul power as rank 18 in class today! Even if you got lucky and knocked him away last time, how did you manage to beat him this time?" Zhou Changxi said, finding it hard to believe.

Tang Wulin rubbed his head, feeling a bit embarrassed: "I'll go get an ice pack to soothe his face first!"

Not long after, Tang Wulin returned with an ice pack and gently placed it on Xie Xie's face.

Whether it was because the ice pack was too cold or not, Xie Xie woke up at that moment.

He grabbed Tang Wulin's hand and looked around in a daze: "Where is this?"

"It's over, he hasn't become an idiot, has he?" Zhou Changxi remarked from the side.

Hearing this, Xie Xie picked up the ice pack from his face and threw it at Zhou Changxi.

"Zhou Changxi, who are you cursing!"

"Xie Xie, this is the dormitory," Yun Xiao said softly.

"The dormitory?" Only then did Xie Xie realize he was holding Tang Wulin's hand: "Tang Wulin? Weren't we at East Sea Park?"

"Uh..." Tang Wulin rubbed his head, looking embarrassed: "We finished fighting, you passed out, so I carried you back."

"What? I lost?" Xie Xie sat up from the bed in excitement, but the pain in his face forced him to hunch over: "Ouch, what happened to my face?"

Zhou Changxi handed a mirror directly to Xie Xie.

When Xie Xie saw what he looked like in the mirror, he immediately shrieked: "Damn it! My handsome face!"

Tang Wulin could only smile awkwardly from the side.

"No way!" Xie Xie suddenly grabbed Tang Wulin's shoulders: "I have to fight you again."

"Sure, sure, but you should probably let the injuries on your face heal first!" Tang Wulin pointed at Xie Xie in the mirror.

"Damn it! Tang Wulin, I will definitely win next time."

"Don't you think Xie Xie is just asking for a beating?" Zhou Changxi whispered to Yun Xiao from the side.

"Exactly, exactly."

That night, Xie Xie was destined not to have a good dream.

Early the next morning, as soon as Xie Xie crawled out from under his quilt, he saw Tang Wulin on the opposite bed meditating, seemingly having not slept all night. As for Zhou Changxi and Yun Xiao, they hadn't even gotten up yet.

"This guy, why is he working so hard!" Xie Xie muttered under his breath before getting dressed and heading out to wash up.

"Hoo!"

Half an hour later, Tang Wulin exhaled a breath of turbid air and slowly opened his eyes.

Ever since absorbing the first layer of the Golden Dragon King seal, Tang Wulin clearly felt that his cultivation speed had increased.

Checking the time, there was still over an hour before class, and the other three in the room were nowhere to be seen.

Tang Wulin touched his stomach; he was hungry.

The last time he had eaten seemed to be the meal his mother, Lang Yue, had made for him at home. Too many things had happened over the past few days, leaving him no time to eat. Fortunately, Yao Lao had given him a Satiety Pill yesterday, otherwise, Tang Wulin feared he would have fainted from hunger on the floor by now.

"I'll go check the academy cafeteria! I remember the academy cafeteria has free food!"

After getting dressed and washing up, Tang Wulin headed toward the academy cafeteria.

A few minutes later.

Tang Wulin walked into a two-story building; the second floor was generally where teachers dined, while the first floor was for students.

As luck would have it, after entering, Tang Wulin saw his three roommates, though Xie Xie was sitting alone in a corner, while Zhou Changxi and Yun Xiao were sitting together.

"Tang Wulin, over here!" Yun Xiao spotted Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin nodded and walked toward the two of them.

"Why is Xie Xie sitting by himself?" Tang Wulin asked, feeling puzzled after sitting down.

"Hey!" Yun Xiao said while eating a bun. "Xie Xie is eating a Grade A Meal, which costs one thousand Federal Coins per serving. We're eating Grade C Meals, which are free and have unlimited refills, so of course we can't sit together. There's also a Grade B Meal, which costs five hundred Federal Coins per serving."

"It's that expensive?" Tang Wulin was shocked to hear the price of the Grade A Meal. He knew that back home, one thousand Federal Coins was enough to cover his family's living expenses for several days.

"Forget about Xie Xie, just hurry up and eat!" Zhou Changxi picked up a bun and handed it to Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin took the bun and bit into it. It was actually quite delicious; the skin was thin, the filling was thick, and soup spilled out with every bite. Although it wasn't as good as the buns his mother made at home, Tang Wulin was already very satisfied.

Tang Wulin grabbed a tray from the side and walked toward the nearby Grade C Meal serving window.

"Uncle, I'd like fifty meat buns, twenty pancakes, and five bowls of meat soup," Tang Wulin said, looking at the menu board on the side.

The man in charge of serving the food couldn't help but ask upon hearing Tang Wulin's request, "Young man, how many people are you eating for? Even though the Grade C Meal is free, you shouldn't be wasteful."

Tang Wulin smiled and said, "Uncle, it's just me. Don't worry, I won't waste any."

Although he was a bit skeptical, the man still followed Tang Wulin's request and kept passing food through the serving window.

Because Tang Wulin had ordered so much, it took him three full trips to collect all the food.

Suddenly, a massive pile of food sat on the table in front of Tang Wulin, almost forming a small mountain.

Many students in the cafeteria were drawn to the scene, and Zhou Changxi and Yun Xiao, sitting nearby, were so shocked they couldn't even speak.

Zhou Changxi had originally thought that being able to eat thirty buns made him quite the eater, but he hadn't expected to encounter a true master.

"Tang Wulin, can you really finish all that?" Yun Xiao asked, sounding a bit incredulous.

Tang Wulin stuffed a bun into his mouth and said, "Of course. I usually eat this much at home, though I feel like this might not even be enough. I'll go grab some more in a bit."

"Th-that's fine then!" Yun Xiao was completely convinced. No wonder he was so strong; it turned out he just ate a lot.

In a corner, Xie Xie was also shocked by Tang Wulin's appetite. "Is this guy a humanoid soul beast? How can he eat so much!"