Qin Qi: You're Too Green at Knocking People Out!

That evening, everyone returned to the dormitory to prepare for sleep, as classes would officially begin the next day.

Qin Qi wasn't humiliated that night, but that didn't matter; he had grown accustomed to sleeping in the open and braving the elements over the years.

He could sleep soundly even on the floor, and he could now supplement his mental energy by meditating and practicing the Five Treasures Body Protection Method.

Just as Qin Qi entered a state of deep meditation, he suddenly heard movement around him. He opened his eyes to see Wang Sheng and his group quietly surrounding him.

"Old Wang, what are you doing?"

Qin Qi asked with a simple, honest smile on his face.

"What do you think? Even though we got along okay during the day, I haven't forgotten about you ambushing me!"

"Now, let me beat you up, and we'll call it even!"

Wang Sheng wore a sinister grin. Eating together during the day was one thing, but it was nighttime now.

It was time for revenge!

"Old Wang, actually, I think you're a pretty great guy—generous, responsible, and a good person."

Qin Qi said with the utmost sincerity.

"Y-you really think so?"

Wang Sheng paused, stunned. He hadn't expected Qin Qi to praise him like that; he had assumed Qin Qi would call him shameless.

"Really. I heard everyone say that the boss of Dorm Seven is responsible for protecting everyone from being bullied."

"And before we arrived, you were the one protecting everyone, taking plenty of beatings for it. You're a real man!"

Qin Qi's expression was solemn as he reached out and gave Wang Sheng a thumbs-up.

"Actually, it's just what I have to do. It's not easy for us work-study students; if we aren't united, we won't survive."

Wang Sheng sighed, his guard dropping as he spoke.

"Exactly. Old Wang, you're great in every way, except for one thing: you aren't very bright."

"What makes you think that if you try to ambush me in the middle of the night and I catch you, I'm just going to let you go?"

Qin Qi's smile remained, but on the floor where no one could see, a green Bamboo Green Snake had already slithered past everyone's feet.

As soon as Qin Qi finished speaking, the Bamboo Green Snake suddenly lunged, its body coiling directly around everyone's ankles.

"You!"

It was too late by the time Wang Sheng reacted. Qin Qi stood up abruptly and gave a sharp tug, causing the group to lose their balance and crash to the floor.

At the same time, the Qi Poison seeped into Wang Sheng and the others through contact, leaving them completely limp and powerless.

"You're still too green to be playing the ambush game with me."

Qin Qi climbed off his bed, walked over to Wang Sheng, patted his face, and then headed toward Wang Sheng's bed.

"My snake is poisonous. You've all been poisoned now, and if you take more than seven steps, you're dead for sure!"

"So, you'd better not move. Just stay put until morning, and I'll give you the antidote then."

Qin Qi was bluffing. The Tang Sect did have a poison called Seven-Step Kill, but Qin Qi didn't have the money to buy the ingredients.

The poison he had mastered wasn't very potent; it couldn't kill anyone directly, but it was enough to leave them paralyzed and unable to move.

Besides, his cultivation wasn't high enough yet; if he wanted to kill someone with poison, he would have to hold them down and pour a bucket of Qi Poison down their throat.

"Ugh! You—you're too despicable!"

Wang Sheng and the others lay on the ground, unable to move. They didn't dare gamble on whether Qin Qi was telling the truth or not.

After all, this guy's personality changed too quickly, and his thoughts were impossible to guess—he was always smiling.

You couldn't tell if he was joking or being serious.

"Ah, aren't you the ones who were despicable for trying to ambush me? Don't call the kettle black; we're all the same."

Qin Qi lay down on Wang Sheng's bed; it had bedding, and it was comfortable.

"Sigh, it's a pity you're all broke. Otherwise, I could have made a profit off this. What a shame."

Qin Qi shook his head. He hadn't made a single cent from teaching them this lesson, which was truly a pity.

[First use of Qi Poison in actual combat. Performance: Good. Reward: 100 credits, 2 achievement points.]

"Huh, that works too? I suppose learning through combat is still learning."

Qin Qi was stunned when he heard the notification in his mind, but he quickly realized what it meant, his smile remaining as bright as ever.

He had accumulated 6 achievement points in such a short time; he wasn't far off from the 100 points needed to summon a new teacher.

The dormitory gradually grew quiet. Tang San quietly opened his eyes and looked toward Qin Qi.

This person... is very strange!

Tang San watched Qin Qi carefully. He couldn't read the boy's intentions. If you called him bad, he wasn't exactly evil.

If you called him good, he hadn't done anything particularly virtuous either.

What was even stranger was that smile. As Tang San looked at that simple, honest expression, a chill kept running down his spine.

It felt just like the time he faced those top-tier assassins back in the Tang Sect.

"Impossible. This person is just a six-year-old child. Forget killing people, he probably couldn't even kill a chicken."

Tang San shook his head, feeling he had overthought things. Those kinds of elite killers were already extremely rare even within the Tang Sect he once belonged to.

How could a six-year-old child possibly reach that level now?

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, feeling that Tang San had been acting a bit strange since the events of the day, chose not to sleep in the same bed as him that night.

Sleeping alone, her poor posture caused her to roll right off the bed while clutching her quilt.

Even then, she remained fast asleep.

Young people really had resilient bodies; she was out the moment her head hit the pillow.

Taking advantage of the sleeping hours, Qin Qi spent ten study credits to enter the Study Space once again.

Energy was not consumed within the Study Space, allowing it to serve as a substitute for sleep, so he continued his diligent cultivation inside.

One hour later.

"What the hell!"

Qin Qi realized he had been scammed. The system had mentioned a free daily opportunity to open the Study Space.

It lasted for one hour each time, and every hour beyond that cost 10 study credits.

Qin Qi had assumed those 10 credits covered one hour of real-world time! He had even thought it was quite cheap.

He thought it meant one hour in the outside world equaled one day in the Study Space, but he had thought wrong; the subsequent charges were for one hour of Study Space time! Not real-world time!

"No wonder study credits were so easy to earn—the expenses are even higher!"

Qin Qi felt he had rejoiced far too soon, but he still had to use it.

The study time in the Study Space was essentially extra time, meaning he could have twenty-five hours in a single day.

It didn't seem like much in the short term, but it would add up significantly over time.

A genius's talent was important, but the accumulation of time was just as vital!

The night passed quickly, and the next morning arrived.

"Wake up, wake up! The sun is already hitting your butts, you guys!"

Xiao Wu had risen early. Seeing Wang Sheng and the others sprawled on the floor, she walked up and gave each of their backsides a kick.

"Sister Xiao Wu, we've been awake for a long time, but we didn't dare move! We're poisoned—it's the Seven-Step Death!"

Wang Sheng said helplessly. After speaking, he glanced toward where Qin Qi was.

At this moment, Qin Qi had also gotten up and noticed Wang Sheng's resentful little gaze.

"What Seven-Step Death? I was just messing with you. Alright, hurry up and get up for class."

After saying this, Qin Qi walked out of Dorm Seven. Wonderful campus life, wonderful achievement points and study credits—here I come!