Tang San was so furious his lungs were about to burst.
Xiao Wu was actually treating him like this!
She made him seem like an outsider in Dorm Seven.
In truth, he really was an outsider in Dorm Seven now, always acting all brooding.
And he never spoke to the others.
On top of that, his looks were so ordinary that nobody would notice him in a crowd.
So his presence was practically nonexistent.
And since he had Innate Full Soul Power, everyone else thought he was incredibly arrogant.
Naturally, nobody wanted to talk to him.
After a whole semester, he really had become an odd one out.
Wang Sheng was good at getting things done. Sure enough, he quickly found a curtain and hung it up.
It completely blocked Tang San's view.
The moment his view was blocked, Tang San felt as though something important had left him forever.
In that instant, a powerful killing intent welled up inside him.
It came from nowhere, but it felt incredibly strong.
It took him a long while to force it down. Then he sat silently on his bed.
Lin Ye nearly laughed himself silly.
The mighty protagonist had been reduced to this. It was a little tragic, to say the least.
In the original story, he had held considerable sway in Dorm Seven.
Nearly all the work-study students had followed his lead.
But now? He'd been utterly screwed.
Even Xiao Wu didn't want to talk to him.
"Much better. Lin Ye, let's go eat."
Xiao Wu was in high spirits and wanted a late-night snack.
"Don't be silly. Eating late at night will give you indigestion."
Lin Ye lay on his bed and yawned.
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes but didn't press the matter.
The next day, on the way to class, something fell from a tree as they passed beneath it.
"Whoa, Xiao Wu, you're lucky! It's a Soul Bone!"
Lin Ye put on an exaggerated expression when he saw it.
Xiao Wu's mouth twitched. His acting today didn't deserve any points.
He had clearly been the one to sneakily put it in the tree.
And now, just like that, a Soul Bone had fallen from the sky.
"Quick, find somewhere to absorb it. I'll get you excused from class."
She had to absorb the Soul Bone as soon as possible, before anything unexpected happened.
Only then did Xiao Wu return to the dorm and begin absorbing the Soul Bone.
After she finished, she was truly shocked.
It was actually a thirty-thousand-year Soul Bone! Where had Lin Ye gotten it?
It was unbelievable!
Xiao Wu returned to class after absorbing the Soul Bone. Her whole bearing had changed a little.
The change was extremely subtle. Unless someone looked closely, they wouldn't notice it at all.
Lin Ye sensed it, and Tang San, who had been watching her all along, noticed something was off too.
Unfortunately, his Purple Demon Eye couldn't make anything of it.
He hadn't cultivated it to a high enough level. He couldn't see through it at all.
What's wrong with Xiao Wu?
Tang San was troubled by the question. He kept turning it over in his mind until school let out.
"Xiao San? Xiao San?"
Yu Xiaogang had arrived at the classroom and called out several times, but Tang San still didn't react. His brows furrowed.
Following Tang San's gaze, he saw that he was looking at Xiao Wu and immediately understood.
Tang San had asked him before to take Xiao Wu as his disciple.
Although Xiao Wu had Innate Full Soul Power, Yu Xiaogang didn't think her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul had much potential.
Its growth ceiling was relatively low.
In short, she wasn't worth cultivating and wasn't worthy of becoming his disciple.
Tang San must have already been interested in Xiao Wu back then.
He hadn't expected Tang San's feelings to remain unchanged after a whole semester.
But now Xiao Wu was spending time with Lin Ye.
Lin Ye had a Trash Martial Soul and wouldn't achieve much either.
As expected, birds of a feather flocked together.
Poor students could only hang around with other poor students.
"Xiao San, what you need to do now is work hard at cultivation."
"Once you grow strong, you can have anything. Money, status, fame, women."
"Teacher, I understand."
Tang San looked away, feeling a little ashamed.
His teacher valued him so much, and what was he doing?
He'd lost himself over a girl. He was letting down his teacher's efforts.
"Teacher, I'll work hard at cultivation from now on. I won't disappoint you."
"Good."
Yu Xiaogang nodded, satisfied, and left.
As he was leaving, he glanced at Lin Ye and shook his head to himself.
Students who neglected their studies and focused only on romance were destined to achieve little.
And with a Trash Martial Soul, reaching even the teens in Soul Power would be the best he could hope for.
Time flew by, and graduation was just around the corner.
Life at Notting Academy had been pretty interesting for Lin Ye.
He had found new places to check in.
The rewards for checking in at ordinary places were meager, but every little bit counted. Small gains added up.
There were only a few important places in Nuoding City.
The academy, Dorm Seven, and the Blacksmith Shop.
Then there was the Soul Hunting Forest, the closest one to Nuoding City.
He had already checked in at all these places, and the rewards had been decent.
Time was like sand slipping through one's fingers, vanishing without a sound.
Six years passed, and Lin Ye had grown to a height of 1.7 meters.
At twelve, he stood out among the students.
Xiao Wu was half a head shorter than him, but she had blossomed into a graceful young woman.
They said girls matured faster, and that was certainly true.
"A Ye, are you going back to the village after vacation?"
Xiao Wu asked eagerly.
After six years, the way she addressed him had changed long ago.
What surprised Lin Ye most was that Xiao Wu had trained hard for the past few years. It had left him astonished.
She was incredibly strong now.
Level thirty-nine!
She was just one step away from becoming a Soul Ancestor.
Of course, she owed some of that to his help.
He had given her some of the things he'd obtained from checking in, and her cultivation had shot up.
Xiao Wu was now unquestionably rich. She had plenty of good things in her hands.
"I'll go back for a bit, then head to Suotuo City."
Lin Ye thought it over. Xiao Wu liked life in the village, so they could stay there for a few days.
"Okay! Oh, and after class this afternoon, you have to come to the field. I'm going to beat Tang San up!"
Xiao Wu was fired up.
It had been six years, and she could finally give Tang San a good thrashing!
She had been waiting for the chance all these years, getting stronger and stronger so she could take him down.
Now, her chance had finally come!
She couldn't let such a good opportunity slip by.
Before graduation, she was going to beat him up good and show him that Sister Xiao Wu wasn't someone to mess with!
"Fine, fine. I'll come watch after class."
Lin Ye was at a loss.
He couldn't understand why she was so fixated on this.
She'd been going on about it for six years!
Poor Tang San. For six years, he had kept looking for chances to get close to Xiao Wu.
He wanted to chat with her and all that.
But Xiao Wu always chased him away, never giving him a chance.
Lin Ye found the whole thing incredible.
It was strange having the heroine cling to his side.
Why did it feel so good?
After class, Xiao Wu walked up to Tang San's desk.
"We're about to graduate. Don't leave after class. Meet me on the field behind the academy. We've got some things to settle."
Then she walked away, leaving Tang San bewildered.
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