"Look at the one beside you..."
"She's my younger sister."
"Your younger sister's Clear Sky Flood Dragon Martial Soul could evolve into a Clear Sky Azure Dragon, or even a Clear Sky Divine Dragon, as long as she follows my theories. It's entirely possible."
The more Yu Xiaogang spoke, the more excited he became. He was nearly entranced, and spittle flew with every word.
"Um, Wise One, could you give us some time to think it over?"
"Ah, of course!" Yu Xiaogang suddenly came to his senses, and his tone calmed somewhat. Turning toward the door, he called out, "Old Liu, take care of the two children's enrollment first. Don't let them miss their regular classes."
Before long, all the enrollment paperwork had been taken care of.
"Wise One, I'll take them to the student dormitory first." After informing him, Teacher Liu closed the office door.
On the way to the work-study students' dormitory, Teacher Liu couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you two immediately become the Wise One's disciples?"
"The children here would jump at the chance to become his disciples!"
What kind of talent did we have, and what kind did the kids here have?
Lan Yu was speechless and rolled his eyes.
Seeing that Lan Yu didn't respond, he continued to urge them. "He's the most learned person in all of Nuoding City. With only half a level of Innate Soul Power, he cultivated all the way to level thirty-three. His intellect and schemes are far beyond those of ordinary people."
Level thirty-three?
Lan Yu's pupils contracted at that. Since when had Gangzi become so impressive?
The rest of the way passed in silence.
"Here we are. This is Dorm Seven." Teacher Liu stopped.
"I'll take you inside, so no one with more nerve than sense tries anything."
As he spoke, he pushed open the door to Dorm Seven.
"New kid, take this punch!" Hearing footsteps at the entrance, Wang Hu assumed a newcomer had arrived and had planned to give them a show of force. But when he saw Teacher Liu, his bluster immediately vanished, and his expression changed in alarm.
Before he could finish speaking, a furious shout rang out.
"Wang Hu?! You damn troublemaker, again?! Get out there and stand!"
At Teacher Liu's angry bellow, a boy radiating hostility, his hair practically standing on end, emerged from the dormitory.
So this was the Wang Sheng of this world?!
Lan Yu stared at Wang Hu, muttering to himself.
"Get out of the way! What are you dawdling for?" Seeing Wang Hu dragging his feet, Teacher Liu shoved him in the back. Wang Hu stumbled onto the threshold and nearly fell.
"Pfft—!"
A stifled laugh rang out.
"What're you laughing at?!" Wang Hu abruptly looked up at Lan Yu. The laugh had come from Tang Shan, standing behind him.
"Sorry..." Lan Yu had just started to explain.
"You laughing your—" Wang Hu blurted out a curse.
Hm?! Lan Yu's gaze turned cold. Before Wang Hu could finish, he slammed a straight punch into his face.
"Ow—what are you doing? I give up, I give up." Wang Hu clutched his nose, collapsed to the floor, and repeatedly waved his hands in surrender.
"So what if she laughed?!" Lan Yu glared coldly at Wang Hu.
What ill intentions could Tang Shan have? She simply couldn't hold back.
Besides, Wang Hu had tried to punch someone when the door opened. If Teacher Liu hadn't been there, Lan Yu would've been the one taking the hit.
"Big brother, I'm scared." Tang Shan trembled slightly and hid behind Lan Yu.
Damn Wang Hu. He deserved to die! How dare he scare his adorable little sister!
"Lan Yu, bring your sister inside." Teacher Liu's voice came from inside the dormitory.
Lan Yu had been about to continue teaching Wang Hu a lesson, but he had no choice but to let it go.
"The conditions in Dorm Seven are a bit rough. You two will have to make do for a few days. I'll apply to the school later and get you a room of your own." Teacher Liu looked around, his brows unconsciously furrowing as he tried to reassure them.
"Thank you, Teacher Liu!"
Lan Yu didn't mind where he slept, but his little sister absolutely couldn't be made to suffer.
After Teacher Liu left, Wang Hu, who had been standing at attention, returned to the room and began eyeing the Lan siblings with a complicated expression.
Lan Yu was about to make the bed when he suddenly realized they hadn't brought any bedding. He rubbed his brow helplessly.
"Xiao Shan, sit tight. I'll go buy us two sets of bedding!" With that, Lan Yu headed for the door.
As he reached the doorway, he suddenly stopped and turned to look coldly at Wang Hu.
"Behave yourself. I don't want to come back and break your bones!"
"Got it, big brother. I'll remember!" Wang Hu hurriedly nodded.
The door shut with a heavy thud. Only then did Wang Hu breathe a sigh of relief. He slowly edged over to Tang Shan.
"Little girl, call me big brother and I'll protect you and your brother."
"Hey! I'm talking to you..."
Before he could finish, a slap landed squarely on his face.
"You're noisy." Tang Shan's expression was cool.
"Seriously, why do both of you siblings like hitting people in the face?!" Wang Hu clutched his cheek, looking utterly aggrieved.
"Bother my big brother again, and I'll break every bone in your body!"
As Tang Shan's icy voice rang out, her Clear Sky Flood Dragon Martial Soul appeared behind her.
"A d-dragon?" Wang Hu's eyes went wide, and he began to stammer.
It wasn't only the phantom Martial Soul behind Tang Shan. He could also feel the fear rising instinctively from his own Martial Soul.
A moment ago, Tang Shan had been a little lamb in front of Lan Yu. Now she was like a female tyrannosaur, making the work-study students tremble.
Just then, the dormitory door opened again, and Tang Shan instantly switched back to her sweet, soft little-lamb mode.
"Hello. Is this Dorm Seven?" A cool female voice rang out.
Everyone turned to look at the doorway in unison. A striking girl stood there, her bearing cool and aloof.
"Y-yes!" A work-study student by the door was captivated by the girl's presence and stammered.
"Thank you." The girl stepped inside, sweeping her gaze around the room. Seeing that Tang Shan was the only girl in the dormitory, she walked straight toward her.
Seeing it wasn't her brother, Tang Shan felt a little disappointed and looked toward Lan Yu's bundle nearby.
She was missing her big brother again~
"Hello, I'm Xiao Wu. Is anyone using the bed beside you?" The girl's cool voice sounded in Tang Shan's ear.
"Hm? Hello, I'm Tang Shan. That's my big brother's bed!"
"Then could you ask your big brother to move to another bed?"
"No! My big brother can't move. He has to sleep next to me!" Tang Shan stood up and looked at Xiao Wu with a hint of wariness.
Xiao Wu's lips curled slightly. "How about this? You let me have your bed."
"You can sleep in your big brother's bed, and he can move one bed farther out. That way, you'll still be next to him."
The bed Lan Yu had chosen for Tang Shan was the innermost one by the window, and his own bed was right beside hers.
"Well... all right." Little Tang Shan hesitated. If they switched, she could still be beside her brother. Besides, Xiao Wu had asked her twice. Refusing again would be a little unkind.
Just then, the dormitory door opened once more, and a young teacher came in carrying two sets of bedding. "Which two of you are Lan Yu and Tang Shan?"
Tang Shan immediately raised her little hand. "Teacher, I'm Tang Shan. My big brother just went out. Is something the matter?"
"The Wise One ordered me to bring these sets of bedding over." Seeing Tang Shan's puzzled expression, the young teacher explained.
"Then I can't accept them."
Tang Shan remembered Lan Yu once telling her not to accept things from strangers.
That teacher with the explosive hair didn't look like a good person at all!
The young teacher was secretly troubled. He couldn't very well go back without the bedding being accepted, so an idea suddenly struck him. "Tang Shan, this is actually a benefit the academy gives to students with Innate Full Soul Power. You can accept it without worry."
Only then did Tang Shan take it.
The teacher breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave when Xiao Wu called out to him.
"Teacher, I also have Innate Full Soul Power. Why didn't I get any?"
The teacher froze slightly. He hadn't expected there to be another student with Innate Full Soul Power.
Where was he supposed to get bedding for her?
The young teacher could only fob her off. "Oh, maybe the people in charge forgot about you. I'll go back and report it."
Before Xiao Wu could ask anything else, he hurried out of Dorm Seven.