Lan Yu, Almost the Shame of Transmigrators! Ah Yin's Beginner's Gift Pack!

"Black-hearted merchants! Just because they're near the academy, they dare to sell bedding at such an exorbitant price!"

On the other side, Lan Yu walked out of a shop near the academy, his face twisted in pain.

"I've only got a few measly coins on me, and I still need to save money for food!"

Lan Yu muttered under his breath, walking down the street and looking around to see if there were any other shops.

"Xiao Yu~"

"Who's there!" Lan Yu whipped his head around.

"There's no one here?"

Lan Yu scratched his head. He could have sworn he heard Ah Yin calling him just now.

It must be auditory hallucinations!

"Xiao Yu~"

"I didn't mishear it!"

Lan Yu's footsteps came to an abrupt halt. He looked toward a secluded side path, his brows furrowed.

After a moment of hesitation, he stepped forward.

As Lan Yu drew closer, a woman dressed in a pale blue gown gradually came into view.

"Xiao Yu, I..."

Ah Yin revealed a smile and was just about to speak when Lan Yu coldly interrupted her.

"Wait!"

"Why did you leave without saying goodbye?! Do you have any idea how worried Xiao Shan and I were about you? Can you stop causing me trouble for once? You're a support-type Spirit Master, what are you doing wandering around—"

Watching Lan Yu's incessant nagging, Ah Yin stepped forward and pulled him into a tight embrace.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Yu. It's Mother's fault."

Ah Yin rested her chin on the top of Lan Yu's head and said softly.

Seeing that Lan Yu remained silent and only struggled to break free, Ah Yin sighed. "Can you forgive me? I went to prepare some things for you two this time."

"Mmph~"

"I can't breathe!" Lan Yu finally managed to squeeze out a gap and shouted weakly.

"Ah!" Hearing this, Ah Yin quickly let go, looking at Lan Yu, who was now sitting on the ground, with a face full of self-reproach.

"Xiao Yu~ Mother didn't mean it."

Damn it! Did I almost become the first transmigrator to be smothered to death by a face-wash?!

"What's that smell? Why is there such a faint fragrance?" Lan Yu rubbed his cheeks and sniffed his palms carefully.

A blush crept onto Ah Yin's cheeks. She stepped forward to pull Lan Yu up and gently stroked his head. "Is your body still uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine now. Mother, what did you say you prepared for Xiao Shan and me?"

Lan Yu brushed the dust off his backside, his eyes full of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Ah Yin took off the pale blue ring on her left hand and handed it to Lan Yu.

"Is this... a storage spirit tool?!" Lan Yu turned it over in his hands, his eyes gleaming.

"Xiao Yu, you even know about spirit tools?" Ah Yin, who had originally wanted to show off a little in front of her child, was slightly stunned.

You gave me a ring for no reason; what else could it be besides a storage spirit tool?

Lan Yu raised an eyebrow and stared straight at Ah Yin.

Ah Yin felt a bit uncomfortable under Lan Yu's gaze. She coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Let Mother teach you how to use it."

Lan Yu didn't decline this time and nodded obediently.

"Inject your spirit power into it, then use your consciousness to store or retrieve items."

Following Ah Yin's instructions, Lan Yu probed his consciousness into the interior of the ring.

"Why are there so many gold spirit coins in here?"

He withdrew his consciousness, his face showing surprise.

If you had money, you should have said so earlier!

"I put them all there."

"Back when A Hao and I were traveling across the continent, we wiped out a group of fallen Spirit Masters who were entrenched in a village. We gave a portion of the wealth to the surviving villagers, and kept the rest. These two storage rings were also spoils of war seized during that time."

As Ah Yin spoke, she raised her right hand, revealing an identical pale pink storage ring on her ring finger.

Only then did Lan Yu notice it.

"A Hao and I agreed that these two rings would serve as our token of love. The rings are still here, but he is..." Ah Yin lowered her eyes to look at the ring, the light in her eyes dimming bit by bit.

"Mother, you still have Xiao Shan and me to keep you company." Unable to think of the right words to comfort her, Lan Yu stepped forward and hugged her gently.

Before Ah Yin could respond, he released the embrace, his eyes fixed eagerly on the ring in his hand.

He had been worrying about how to obtain his first soul ring.

He never expected Ah Yin to deliver a beginner's gift pack directly; it was certainly more reliable than abandoning Haozi!

With money in his pocket, whale glue, and various hidden weapons, he could finally start making preparations.

Watching Lan Yu hold the ring and giggle foolishly, Ah Yin couldn't help but curve her lips into a smile.

"Mother, are you going to leave again?" Lan Yu slipped the ring onto his finger and suddenly spoke up.

"This..." Ah Yin's expression turned hesitant, and for a moment, she didn't know how to answer.

Seeing her look like this, Lan Yu's brows furrowed slightly.

You're actually thinking of leaving? Tang Hao wanders around aimlessly because he's a power-attack type Douluo, but why are you, a support-type Douluo, joining in the fun?!

"Can you bear to abandon Xiao Shan?"

"Listen to me, just rent a small courtyard in Nuoding City and stay to accompany her. Xiao Shan is only six years old and has lacked fatherly love since she was little; must she also lose her mother's companionship?"

Seeing that Ah Yin was still indecisive, Lan Yu grew anxious and had no choice but to use his ultimate move.

A healer should just stay with the team and protect the dual carries; why are you always off solo-laning?!

Both of them have innate full soul power and are invincible in the late game, yet you insist on being greedy for that little bit of early-game damage!

"...Alright." Looking at Lan Yu's firm gaze, Ah Yin finally relented and compromised.

"I will go arrange a place to stay first and come find you tonight. Don't tell Xiao Shan yet." With those words, Ah Yin transformed into an afterimage and vanished.

Watching Ah Yin disappear, Lan Yu shook his head.

He had to go back first and have Xiao Shan draw the blueprints for the Silent Sleeve Arrow and the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

Distracted by the incident with Ah Yin, the matter of buying bedding was completely forgotten by Lan Yu; his mind was set solely on rushing back to Notting Academy.

Moving like the wind, Lan Yu arrived at the academy dormitory building in no time.

Just as he was about to step onto the stairs, a crisp voice called out from above.

"Brother, you're back!"

Lan Yu looked up and saw Tang Shan running down the stairs excitedly.

"Slow down!" Lan Yu quickly called out a warning.

But no sooner had he spoken than Tang Shan slipped and tumbled straight into his arms.

"Did you get hurt?" Lan Yu's heart tightened as he hurriedly checked her for injuries.

"Mm~" Tang Shan, nestled in his arms, blushed, let out a soft whimper, and rolled her eyes slightly.

"Ouch, Brother, I feel so dizzy."

"What?! I'll take you to the infirmary right now!" Lan Yu panicked and immediately moved to pick her up and head out.

"No!"

"Brother, just let me lean on you for a while and I'll be fine," Tang Shan quickly stopped him, burying her head in Lan Yu's chest and saying softly.

Lan Yu sighed helplessly and sat down on the steps so she could lean more comfortably.

"While I was out, did anyone in Dorm Seven bully you?" he asked casually.

"No, I made a new friend." Tang Shan reached out a small hand and gently twirled a stray lock of hair by Lan Yu's ear.

"Is that so? Who is it?"

"Her name is Xiao Wu."

"Oh—Xiao Wu, huh!" Lan Yu nodded subconsciously.

Wait! Xiao Wu?!

A thunderbolt seemed to flash through Lan Yu's mind, and he instantly sobered up.

If the Tang San of this world was Tang Shan, could Xiao Wu's gender have changed as well?

Thinking of Xiao Wu's mischievous personality in the original work, what if she had turned into a male...?!

An image couldn't help but surface in Lan Yu's mind.

Xiao Wu, sporting dyed yellow hair, riding a ghost-fire scooter, carrying Tang Shan, and flashing a wicked, charming smile at Lan Yu: "Hey, middle-aged man! I parked my scooter downstairs at your place; it won't get stolen, right?"

And Tang Shan, clutching his arm, saying to Lan Yu: "Brother, I won't allow you to talk about him like that!"

No! This absolutely cannot happen!

Xiao Wu, I see you have already brought the path of death upon yourself! How dare you covet my cute little sister!

At this thought, Lan Yu's eyes turned blood-red, and his breathing grew ragged without him realizing it.