Eastsea City

On the train, the buildings on both sides sped backward as the train rumbled along.

In the window seats, two nine-year-old children were chatting.

"Remember to listen to my arrangements when we get off. Uncle and Aunt entrusted you to me, so I can't let you get lost at the station."

Luo Qing sat opposite Tang Wulin and spoke seriously.

"I'll listen to Big Brother's arrangements in everything!"

Tang Wulin patted her chest in assurance.

"Are you nervous? It's your first time going to a city outside your hometown."

Luo Qing watched the familiar scenery vanish before his eyes, then turned to ask Tang Wulin.

"A little at first, yeah!"

"But with Big Brother by my side, I'm not scared at all!"

"That's good, then—"

Luo Qing smiled at Tang Wulin's energetic appearance and reached over to rub her head.

Tang Wulin was just about to say something when she suddenly smelled the aroma of food.

"Beer, drinks, mineral water—"

"Boxed meals, fast food—"

"Passenger, please pull your legs in."

Two train attendants slowly pushed a food cart and a snack cart down the aisle.

As if the scent of the food cart had stirred it, Tang Wulin's stomach let out a series of growls.

"Hungry again?"

"Hehe, Big Brother, you know me. I eat a little more than most people..."

Seeing her silly grin, Luo Qing took out two Federation coins from his pocket.

"Hello, five boxed meals, please!"

The train attendant looked astonished. "Little friend, our boxed meals are quite large. Most children struggle to finish even one. Wouldn't five be too wasteful?"

"The Soul Master in front of me has a special martial soul and a bigger appetite, so that's why I ordered so much."

The attendant suddenly understood. Opening the food cart's lid, he neatly placed five boxed meals in front of Tang Wulin.

With a single glance, Luo Qing could tell that the attendant had not lied—the portions were indeed large. But before Tang Wulin's bottomless-pit-like stomach, they were hardly worth mentioning.

In barely half an hour, Tang Wulin stared at the five empty meal boxes before rubbing her stomach unconsciously.

"Let's just eat this much on the train for now. Once we get to Eastsea City, I'll take you out for a proper meal."

Luo Qing could tell at a glance that she was not full yet. However, considering that eating more would make her stronger because of her bloodline awakening, he naturally said nothing more.

A somewhat helpless voice sounded in Tang Wulin's mind. "Wu Lin, eating like a whirlwind in front of a boy will hurt his impression of you."

Old Tang earnestly tried to persuade her.

Although he had won their bet that day, judging by how things looked, his daughter was likely set on the person before her.

There were only nine years left until they came of age. To him, who had already lived through ten thousand years, that was no more than a drop in the ocean.

Besides, after observing him for some time, the character of this boy before him was more than a cut above even his original body.

Perhaps he could entrust her to him?

"Is that so? But Big Brother doesn't seem disgusted by me."

"That's just politeness—politeness!"

"Would you directly say it if your impression of someone dropped?"

Tang Wulin shook her head. "I'd spend less time with that person afterward."

The moment she said it herself, she understood.

"Then what should I do? Is there any way to make up for it now?"

She had no experience in this matter and could only seek help from the seemingly reliable Old Tang.

"You've come to the right person. I know a thing or two about relationships between men and women."

Time passed as Tang Wulin earnestly studied Old Tang's earth-shattering wisdom about romance.

Before long, an announcement came over the train broadcast that they had arrived at the terminal station.

"Wu Lin, stop sleeping. We're getting off."

Luo Qing gave Tang Wulin, who was asleep with her head on the table, a gentle push.

Tang Wulin opened her eyes groggily and found that the scenery outside had changed completely. "Are we in Eastsea already?"

"Yes. How does your first visit to a big city feel?"

"It's pretty novel."

After getting off the train, the two looked around in every direction.

The city's roads were indeed far wider than those of the small city of Aolai City, and just beyond the train station was a bustling commercial district.

The surrounding crowds surged with people, and the shops were packed with customers.

Compared to the slow-paced coastal town, life here moved at a much faster pace.

"Big Brother! Look at that—"

Tang Wulin pointed in surprise at the holographic projection in the center of the plaza.

The projected advertisement looked real, and Tang Wulin, who had never seen one before, widened her eyes.

"That's a soul power holographic projection. Most of them are rented by businesses to play advertisements now."

On the way to the academy, Tang Wulin directly experienced the dramatic changes soul guidance technology had brought to everyday life.

After leaving the train and walking for a while, they entered a subway station.

When they emerged from the subway exit, Eastsea Academy stood not far away.

"Looks like we're here. You need to work hard at the new academy too."

Tang Wulin nodded seriously. Just as she was about to step forward, she discovered that a large crowd had appeared from nowhere.

"Make way, make way—"

Several people who looked like bodyguards stood nearby, driving the crowd aside. Their manner made the people around them avoid them like the plague.

Luo Qing had excellent eyesight and easily spotted the person surrounded by the bodyguards.

It was a boy about their age. With brown hair and emerald-green eyes, he was exceptionally handsome.

Though he still looked somewhat immature, his expression was extremely cold, as if he cared about nothing around him.

"What young master is this, going out with such a grand entourage?"

A middle-aged woman watched them push through the crowd with an unhappy expression. She held a supermarket discount flyer in her hand and was clearly on her way to snatch up discounted vegetables.

"That's the Eastsea Xie Clan, a famous mecha family."

An elderly man carrying a birdcage pushed up his reading glasses, making sure he had not mistaken them.

Perhaps sensing someone watching him, the boy subconsciously looked toward Luo Qing.

Luo Qing did not avoid his gaze. His green eyes met the boy's directly.

Their gazes locked, but in the end, the boy was the one who looked away first.

The bodyguard entourage soon departed, and the road opened up again.

They arrived at the academy's registration office. There was no need to say anything about Luo Qing and Tang Wulin's talent; they were quickly assigned to Class One.

Class One's teacher was a young woman named Mu Qian.

She was around twenty years old and youthful in appearance, but she was extremely strict with students whose grades were slightly worse. She also showed some disdain for students with insufficient talent or poor martial souls.

She had just been promoted to become Class One's homeroom teacher after the previous teacher had been transferred upward.

The position had fallen right into her lap, and naturally, she wanted to achieve something and secure her place.

When she saw their files, one was level 28 and the other level 19. She was nearly so excited that she fainted. "Could this year's outstanding evaluation be mine again?"

But when she excitedly turned the page, she found that Tang Wulin's martial soul was listed as Blue Silver Grass.

Her young face immediately fell. "How could it be Blue Silver Grass?

Could this little one have some twin martial soul that hasn't awakened yet?"

Mu Qian gathered the files in her hands.

She planned to ask in person.