An Unexpected Turn (Five Updates, Please Vote with Recommendation Tickets)

Xiao Wu's face was flushed red from holding back her anger. If Ao Tian had not held her shoulder down, she would have already leaped up.

"Want me to keep you company? No way!" Xiao Wu snapped.

"Oh, I like fiery little peppers like you. Since you won't keep me company, then hand over some money." Boss Xiao teased.

The Lackeys behind him openly looked down on Wang Sheng and the others, their smiles utterly arrogant.

"Money? We don't have any!" Xiao Wu was so angry that smoke practically seemed ready to pour from her nostrils.

"Hehe... so you've chosen the third option?" Boss Xiao cracked his knuckles, his eyes gleaming with cruelty. "Without you as Meat Shields for the past two months of summer break, my body's practically rusted up."

Ao Tian released his hand, and Xiao Wu immediately stood up. "You want a fight? I'll fight you to the end!"

Clap, clap, clap... Boss Xiao applauded, then looked at Wang Sheng. "You really are becoming more and more useless. You actually need a little loli to stand up for you."

"I'm the Boss of Dormitory Seven now!" Xiao Wu said.

Xiao Chenyu gave Xiao Wu a surprised look. He knew the Rules of the Work-Study Student dormitories.

Since this little loli had become the Boss of Dormitory Seven, that meant she was stronger than Wang Sheng.

Boss Xiao's interest in Xiao Wu grew even stronger. He clapped his hands together and laughed. "Then it's settled. At the little hill behind the academy, none of you had better think about running away."

Wang Sheng had been furious, but he suddenly remembered Xiao Wu and Ao Tian's strength. Especially Ao Tian—when he had sparred with Tang San, the strength he displayed had clearly surpassed Xiao Chenyu's.

With that thought, the anger in his heart faded, replaced by endless hatred and a trace of satisfaction.

Very soon, they would be able to take revenge.

Ao Tian stood up and tossed the Gold Soul Coin in his hand to Wang Sheng. "Go pay the bill."

Wang Sheng gave Boss Xiao and the others a cold look, forcefully shouldered his way through, and walked out.

"You're courting death!" one of Boss Xiao's Lackeys said.

"Don't rush. They'll get what's coming to them soon enough," Boss Xiao said.

His gaze fell on Ao Tian, and he was quite surprised.

Because he had become a Work-Study Student, Ao Tian's originally luxurious clothes had become ordinary.

Boss Xiao had thought Ao Tian was merely a poor Child with a pretty face. He had not expected him to be able to take out a Gold Soul Coin.

"Caw, caw... kid, you're pretty rich, huh?"

"Yes, I'm very rich." Ao Tian smiled.

He swept a hand over the table, and a pile of gleaming Gold Soul Coins appeared on its surface—at least several hundred of them.

Everyone in the room stared wide-eyed, looking at that little mountain of gold in disbelief.

Boss Xiao and his group were practically drooling.

They might have money, but there was no way they could have that much spending money. Several hundred Gold Soul Coins was an enormous sum even to them.

Ao Tian smiled faintly and waved his hand, putting all the money away.

Boss Xiao's face was full of greed. He studied Ao Tian's face but could not think of any young master in Nuoding City who was this beautiful.

"Do any of you know him?" he asked as he turned around.

All the Lackeys shook their heads.

Boss Xiao sneered, finally at ease.

Within Nuoding City, he was the Crown Prince. No one had a status more noble than his.

If Ao Tian came from another major city, why would he come to a place like Nuoding City to study? And as a Work-Study Student, no less.

Boss Xiao had already decided Ao Tian was his for the taking.

Before long, Wang Sheng returned, clutching a handful of Silver Soul Coins, which he stuffed into Ao Tian's hand.

Ao Tian waved him off. "Since you've taken over my work, consider that your payment."

Wang Sheng glanced at Boss Xiao and the others. Thinking that it was not a good time to refuse, he accepted it.

"Let's go, everyone." Boss Xiao sneered and turned to leave.

Wang Sheng and the others followed behind Ao Tian and Xiao Wu, already treating the two of them as their backbone.

Xiao Wu asked worriedly, "Wang Sheng, will we be punished for fighting?"

Wang Sheng shook his head. "No, as long as the Teachers don't catch us."

Then he asked, "Should we go back and inform Tang San? With him around, our chances of winning would be much better."

As he spoke, he looked at Ao Tian.

He knew that Ao Tian and Tang San were not on very good terms.

Ao Tian shook his head with a smile. "No need."

The moment he finished speaking, an "Aiyo!" rang out from ahead, followed by a series of rolling impacts and miserable screams.

Boss Xiao and his group had actually all tumbled down the Stairs.

Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others stared blankly at the scene, their minds somewhat befuddled.

"What are you standing around for? Let's go watch the show." Ao Tian smiled.

Xiao Wu and the others came to their senses and quickly followed Ao Tian to the stairway.

At the bottom of the Stairs, eight people were piled on top of one another, with Boss Xiao pinned at the very bottom.

Cries of pain continued without end, drawing the attention of every student still eating in the Canteen.

"Damn it, you're crushing me!" Boss Xiao kept roaring from below.

His Lackeys hurriedly got up and pulled him to his feet.

Groans and sharp breaths rang out continuously. All eight of them had bruised, swollen faces, and several absurdly huge lumps had risen on their foreheads, each one like an egg.

Xiao Chenyu, who had looked refined and somewhat handsome moments ago, had instantly become an ugly freak.

He kept sucking in cold breaths. The pain in his face made him question his entire life, and his whole body trembled from the intense agony.

Bursts of laughter rose from the first-floor hall. Everyone who saw the scene could not help but laugh.

Boss Xiao and the eight others looked at one another's miserable faces and understood what they looked like. Their faces turned red with embarrassment.

"Go," Boss Xiao growled, then rushed out of the Canteen.

His Lackeys rushed out after him.

Right now, they only wanted to find the School Doctor for treatment. They had no time to worry about Ao Tian and the others.

"Let's go. We're full, so let's head back and take a nice afternoon nap." Ao Tian smiled and walked downstairs.

"Look, that Child is so handsome! So cute!"

No one knew which Girl had screamed, but everyone's eyes immediately focused on the Stairs.

Ao Tian descended with a smile on his face, his every movement elegant.

Although he was dressed plainly, his appearance and the aura he radiated instantly won over countless admirers.

The boys' eyes were filled with intense jealousy, while the girls screamed nonstop.

"How vulgar." Ao Tian shook his head and sighed.

Wang Sheng and the others followed behind Ao Tian with wry smiles, finally understanding just how great Ao Tian's charm was.

Even after leaving the Canteen, quite a few bold Girls continued to follow them.

"Boss Xiao getting thrown around like that was so satisfying," one Work-Study Student remarked.

"That's karma." Wang Sheng also looked thoroughly pleased.

Whenever he thought of Boss Xiao and his group's appearance, he could not help wanting to burst into laughter.

Then his expression turned serious again. "The School Doctor has Healing Soul Masters. They'll recover very quickly, so we can't let our guard down. This battle probably can't be avoided."

As he spoke, he looked at Ao Tian and Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu clenched her fist fiercely. "Don't worry. When the time comes, I'll beat them until even their mothers won't recognize them."

Ao Tian merely smiled without saying anything.

Why would he waste his time on such a trivial matter? That man called Boss Xiao would not be able to recover within a few days.

Even the most powerful Healing Soul Master on the Douluo Continent would be useless.

They returned to the dormitory, only to find that Tang San was not there.

Wang Sheng placed the packed food for Tang San on Tang San's bed. "He probably went to see the Grandmaster. The Grandmaster mentioned it earlier."

Ao Tian lay down on his bed, closed his eyes, and began to rest. Xiao Wu thought for a moment, then lay down on the other side.

Wang Sheng shook his head, returned to his own bed, and sat cross-legged to meditate and cultivate.

The others did the same.

Their talents were mediocre to begin with. Only through diligent cultivation could they possibly rise above the rest.

It was not until evening, when the sun was gradually setting, that Tang San returned.

More tomorrow. It should still be five updates, I think. Since it's On Recommendation, I'll work a little harder over the weekend.