Several Girls Meet, Tang Ya's First Appearance

Then he turned to Wang Donger and likewise reached out to ruffle her pink-blue ahoge.

"The Soul Bone of Arcane Arts can increase your maximum soul power by five percent. Your Radiant Goddess Butterfly relies on soul skills to fight in the first place. The higher your soul power limit is, the more Butterfly Goddess's Light you can unleash.

We're a team. Of course, whoever it suits best should get it first."

Xiao Xiao's eyes reddened slightly. Lowering her head, she softly said, "Ziming... thank you."

A faint blush also rose to Wang Donger's pretty face. She turned her head away and huffed, but she did not avoid Jiang Ziming's hand. "At least you have a bit of a conscience... Then I'll reluctantly accept it."

She still wanted to decline a few more times, but Jiang Ziming added, "Don't worry. My family actually prepared a soul bone for me a long time ago, so you don't need to worry about me."

Only then did the two girls finally stop refusing and accept their respective soul bones.

Xiao Xiao held the Void Demon Leopard Left Leg Bone in her hands, feeling its warm, smooth touch as a wave of warmth rose within her.

She secretly glanced at Jiang Ziming and found him smiling as he bickered with Wang Donger. The corners of her own lips unconsciously curled upward as well.

The next day, the first-years were reassigned to classes according to their assessment results.

Students with outstanding results in the assault and control departments were assigned to the strongest class—the freshmen's Class One.

Jiang Ziming was unsurprisingly chosen as class monitor.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had originally met the admission requirements for Class One as well.

But when Dai Huabin saw the name "Jiang Ziming" on the class assignment list, his face immediately darkened.

He recalled kneeling before Jiang Ziming during the finals and calling him Dad.

The audience's roaring laughter, and the obedient looks Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie had worn when they were captured, remained vivid in his mind even now.

An intense wave of shame surged through him, making him wish he could find a crack in the ground and crawl inside.

Without another word, he went straight to the academic affairs office and applied to transfer out of Class One.

The teacher at the academic affairs office glanced at him, then at Zhu Lu behind him. Without asking further questions, the teacher directly processed his transfer.

When Jiang Ziming learned of the news, he merely smiled and said nothing more.

To him, Dai Huabin was nothing more than a clown. Teaching him a lesson had only been a casual matter, not worth any extra thought.

After school, Jiang Ziming packed his bag and was about to return to the dormitory when a frail figure stopped him at the entrance to the teaching building.

Huo Yuhao stood at the bottom of the steps, clutching a paper parcel in his hands, his face carrying a trace of nervous anticipation.

"Ziming!"

The moment he saw Jiang Ziming come out, he hurried over.

"Um... congratulations on winning the championship, and on becoming class monitor!"

Jiang Ziming smiled. "Thanks."

Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment, then gathered his courage and said, "Ziming, I want to treat you to grilled fish... as a celebration for your championship and becoming class monitor!"

Jiang Ziming looked into his sincere eyes, considered it, then nodded in agreement.

He was indeed somewhat interested in Huo Yuhao's grilled fish.

In the original story, Huo Yuhao had won over quite a few people with his grilled fish. Jiang Ziming had wanted to try it for a long time.

However, before heading to the appointment, he first returned to the dormitory.

When he pushed open the door, Xiao Wu was organizing the wardrobe.

She was still wearing that exquisite maid outfit.

The black-and-white short-sleeved top had a vanilla-chocolate style, paired with a matching silk miniskirt. Her legs were clad in those pure white stockings, making her look both elegant and adorable.

Her rabbit ears swayed gently atop her head. The moment she saw Jiang Ziming return, she immediately revealed a sweet smile. "Master, welcome back."

"Mm, you changed already?"

Jiang Ziming looked her over from head to toe, then nodded in satisfaction.

"Perfect. Someone's treating us to grilled fish tonight."

Xiao Wu tilted her head. "Who's treating us?"

"Huo Yuhao, the classmate I mentioned to you before."

Xiao Wu blinked her pink eyes, then smiled and nodded. "Okay, should I go invite Donger too?"

"I already did," Jiang Ziming said.

"Xiao Xiao is coming too."

At dusk.

On the small plaza outside Shrek Academy's main gate, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall had already been set up.

The charcoal fire burned brightly. Several skewers of marinated fish were lined up neatly on the rack, and grease dripped onto the coals with sizzling sounds. Their fragrance drifted through the evening breeze, drawing the attention of many passing students.

Today was Huo Yuhao's final day running the stall.

In fact, he had already passed the Soul Tool Department's selection and officially become the personal disciple of Fan Yu, the vice dean of the Soul Tool Department. He would no longer need to earn his living expenses through a stall.

That was why he had specially prepared extra ingredients today, intending to properly treat those who had looked after him during this time.

Two people stood beside the stall.

One was a girl around sixteen or seventeen, with a flaxen ponytail and a bright smile.

She was Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao's Tang Sect leader.

The other was a tall young man with a steady bearing. He wore a simple white martial outfit and stood smiling at Tang Ya's side. He was Huo Yuhao's senior brother, Bei Bei.

"Yuhao, did you prepare enough fish today? There are quite a lot of people lining up," Tang Ya teased with a grin.

"Enough, enough! I prepared a whole lot!" Huo Yuhao answered as he turned the grilled fish.

Just then, a commotion arose from the crowd.

Huo Yuhao looked up and saw Jiang Ziming approaching from a short distance away.

He wore a simple academy uniform and carried himself leisurely, as though he were merely taking an after-dinner stroll.

Behind him followed three eye-catching figures.

Wang Donger wore a light blue dress, her pink-blue short hair fluttering gently in the evening breeze. A slightly proud smile rested on her delicate face.

Xiao Xiao walked beside Wang Donger in an emerald-green long dress. Her jade-green eyes gleamed softly in the light of the charcoal fire.

The instant the figure behind them appeared, nearly every gaze in the vicinity was drawn toward her.

Xiao Wu wore her brand-new maid outfit. The fitted black-and-white skirt perfectly outlined her slender waist and graceful curves, while an exquisite bow was tied at her collar.

Her long, fair legs, wrapped in pure white stockings, shone softly beneath the streetlights. Her pink hair was tied into a neat ponytail behind her head, and the pair of fluffy rabbit ears atop it swayed gently with her steps.

Her hands were folded before her, and she followed half a step behind Jiang Ziming with a dignified posture, her gaze fixed on the young man's back.

"Damn... it's Jiang Ziming's maid again! No matter how many times I see her, she's like a huge celebrity!"

"She's anything but ordinary!"

"So pretty... I only caught a distant glimpse of her at the plaza last time. Seeing her up close this time, she barely seems real..."

"And she changed into a new maid outfit today! Those legs... those stockings..."

[Ding!]

[Passing students saw you arriving at the grilled fish stall with three beautiful girls of distinctly different styles. They were so envious they nearly wanted to see the psychological counselor—Emotion Points +99!]

Ignoring those stares, Jiang Ziming walked straight to Huo Yuhao's stall and greeted him with a smile. "Yuhao, business is pretty good."

Huo Yuhao snapped back to his senses, hurriedly wiped his hands, and warmly welcomed them. "Class monitor, you're here! Sit, sit! I saved the best seats for you!"

As he spoke, he led Jiang Ziming and the others to a folding table beside the stall.

Bowls, chopsticks, and small dishes of seasonings had already been placed on the table. They had clearly been prepared in advance.

Tang Ya and Bei Bei also came over, and Huo Yuhao quickly introduced both sides.

"Class monitor, these two are my friends. This is Tang Ya, the leader of our Tang Sect, and this is Senior Bei Bei, the Tang Sect's senior brother."

He then turned to Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

"This is the Class Monitor Jiang Ziming I often mention to you, along with classmates Wang Donger and Xiao Xiao—the champions of this freshmen assessment!"