Why Are You City People So Mean

Zhou Changxi hadn't expected Tang Wulin to attack him outright. It wasn't until Tang Wulin's fist was right in front of him that he reacted, but by then it was too late to defend himself. Still, he didn't think Tang Wulin could do much to him with just one punch.

However, when Tang Wulin's fist slammed into him, Zhou Changxi regretted it.

"Bang!"

Zhou Changxi felt as if he'd been hit by a soul-guided car. Then he flew out of the dormitory window and landed on the athletic field outside.

Tang Wulin still held the pose from his punch. His face was flushed, and something seemed to roil beneath his skin.

"Oh no!" Yao Lao seemed to sense something. He appeared in front of Tang Wulin, quickly gathering a ball of pale white flame at his fingertip and pressing it against Tang Wulin's brow.

At once, Tang Wulin's eyes cleared again, and the anger roiling inside him slowly subsided.

Only then did Yao Lao return to the Spirit Ring.

Seeing Tang Wulin punch Zhou Changxi flying, Yun Xiao, who was sitting nearby, backed away several steps in fear. He could tell that Tang Wulin hadn't even used his Martial Soul for that punch.

Tang Wulin glanced at Yun Xiao without saying anything, then simply crouched down and gathered his things.

But just as Tang Wulin was about to pick up the quilt embroidered with little flowers, someone stepped on one of them.

"Why are you city people so mean!"

Tang Wulin was already furious. Seeing someone dare to step on his things, he got up and swung a punch at the boy.

But this boy reacted much faster than Zhou Changxi. He merely shifted slightly to the side, and Tang Wulin's fist missed.

That wasn't all. After dodging Tang Wulin's punch, the boy raised his hand and chopped at him.

Tang Wulin was already off balance. That chop sent him toppling to the ground.

"Bastard!"

Tang Wulin cursed. A golden Soul Ring appeared beside him, and his Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, and Soul Spirit, Golden Scale, appeared in his hand.

"A Century Soul Ring!" Yun Xiao exclaimed in surprise when he saw Tang Wulin's Soul Ring.

But the boy only snorted. A Century Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet as well, and a golden dagger appeared in his hand.

"Another Century Soul Ring!" Yun Xiao cried out in surprise again.

"Thrust."

This was Tang Wulin's first Soul Skill. Several strands of Blue Silver Grass shot toward the boy like sharp blades.

The boy didn't panic. He shifted his feet and swung the dagger in his hand, cutting every strand of Blue Silver Grass that came at him.

"That's it? I thought you'd be tougher!" The boy laughed scornfully.

But just then, the Blue Silver Grass that had been cut suddenly turned soft. The boy didn't notice.

In an instant, the softened Blue Silver Grass wrapped around the boy's feet.

The boy's eyes narrowed. He was about to swing his dagger and cut the Blue Silver Grass from his feet.

But Tang Wulin wasn't about to give him the chance.

Tang Wulin controlled the Blue Silver Grass beneath the boy's feet and yanked it backward. The boy immediately lost his balance.

"Bang!"

The boy braced himself on the ground with both hands, his legs pulled up into the air by the Blue Silver Grass. He hadn't fallen completely, but this position wasn't much different from being down on the ground.

Tang Wulin didn't let this perfect opportunity pass. He clenched his fist and punched the boy in the butt.

"Wait!"

The boy tried to stop Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin was too angry to listen.

"Bang!"

There was now another person lying on the athletic field outside the window. A crowd quickly gathered around him.

"Oh my god, what kind of monster is this guy? He just took down two people, and one of them had a Century Soul Ring. If I'm not mistaken, his Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, right? Since when was Blue Silver Grass this powerful?"

Tang Wulin's strength had completely upended Yun Xiao's worldview. He was now very glad he hadn't touched Tang Wulin's things.

The commotion soon attracted the teachers in charge of the academy.

Ten minutes later.

The four dormmates stood side by side in the disciplinary office.

"You four are quite something, getting into a fight on your first day of school." The head of discipline, Long Hengxu, stood in front of them, sounding almost impressed.

Yun Xiao had just explained the whole story to him, from beginning to end.

Long Hengxu's gaze settled on Tang Wulin. "You sure did well, taking on two people by yourself! Since they provoked you first, I won't punish you. But you broke the dormitory's things, so you still have to pay for them. I'll have the dorm supervisor work out how much it'll cost."

Tang Wulin nodded, accepting Long Hengxu's punishment.

"As for you two, you provoked Tang Wulin first, so you'll each be fined ten thousand Federal Coins."

"Ten thousand!" Zhou Changxi's eyes widened at the amount. His family wasn't well-off, and ten thousand Federal Coins was a lot for him.

The boy beside him, however, didn't react much to the amount. He just kept rubbing his butt. Tang Wulin had punched him there, and it still hurt like hell.

"And you, Yun Xiao."

"Teacher, I didn't take part in the fight!"

Long Hengxu snorted. "It's true you didn't take part, but you were all dormmates, and you just watched them fight. That wasn't right either. You'll have to cover thirty percent of Tang Wulin's compensation."

"Fine," Yun Xiao said, pouting.

The four of them returned to the dormitory in silence.

Tang Wulin quietly gathered his things, which were still scattered across the floor. Then he said to Zhou Changxi, who was sitting on the lower bunk, "You sleep up top."

"Why?" Zhou Changxi was still unconvinced.

Tang Wulin glared fiercely at him.

Zhou Changxi immediately seemed to remember being punched flying. He had no choice but to put his things on the upper bunk.

"You go up too!" The boy on the other side said coolly to Yun Xiao.

"Oh, okay, okay!" Yun Xiao knew very well that although this boy couldn't beat Tang Wulin, he could definitely beat him. After all, he had a Century Soul Ring.

Before long, a young teacher in an academy uniform walked in.

He looked over the damage in the dormitory, holding a small notebook and writing in it the whole time.

"You're quite something, getting into a group fight on your first day of school. I heard you took on two people by yourself! That's pretty impressive." The young teacher looked at Tang Wulin as he spoke.

"But impressive or not, you still have to pay for what you broke. The window, walls, and floor will cost twenty-five thousand Federal Coins to repair."

As he spoke, the young teacher tore off a slip of paper and handed it to Tang Wulin.

"That much!" Tang Wulin stared at the repair costs written on the slip, his eyes wide.

Zhou Changxi, standing nearby, couldn't help wincing when he heard the amount. His hostility toward Tang Wulin dropped considerably. They were both from poor families, after all.

"Pay the fine to the disciplinary office within a month, or you'll be expelled!"

After saying that, the young teacher left the dormitory.