Tang San's Nonsense

No. 7 Work-Study Student Dormitory at Notting Academy.

Or Seventh Dormitory for short.

Though it was called a work-study student dormitory, to put it bluntly, it was really just a dormitory for commoner Soul Masters.

After all, what truly wealthy and well-connected Soul Masters would need to work at the academy in exchange for pay?

They would be better off using that time to cultivate and improve themselves.

Notting Academy's student dormitories were coed, with more than forty students crammed into a dormitory of roughly three hundred square meters.

Even if divided evenly, each student had less than ten square meters of space, and that did not even include the common areas.

In his previous life, Jiang Li could make do with spending a night on a park bench when things got bad enough, so he naturally did not mind the dormitory conditions. But with Xiao Wu around, it was different.

Although nothing had happened during Xiao Wu's boarding school life in the original story, Jiang Li was still worried that she might accidentally reveal her identity as a transformed hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.

That was why Jiang Li had returned this time to pack his things and move out of the academy.

"Boss Jiang Li, you're back?" An older child saw Jiang Li return and immediately brought another child over. "This is Tang San, a new work-study student who enrolled this year."

As he spoke, he patted Tang San on the shoulder and introduced him, "This is the boss I just told you about, the boss of our Seventh Dormitory, Jiang Li."

"It's you?" Tang San exclaimed in surprise after getting a clear look at Jiang Li.

The boss of Seventh Dormitory before him was the child who had helped him and Old Jack deal with the academy gatekeeper earlier.

"You know Boss?" Wang Sheng looked at Tang San in surprise.

"More or less." Tang San nodded, then said to Jiang Li, "Thank you for what happened earlier."

"It was nothing." Jiang Li waved a hand before asking Wang Sheng, "Wang Sheng, what is it?"

"Uh, well..." Wang Sheng hesitated.

He had always called himself the second-in-command of Seventh Dormitory, yet today he had been easily defeated by Tang San, a newcomer. He truly found it hard to say.

And after seeing Tang San beside him, how could Jiang Li not know what had happened?

It was nothing more than the same situation as in the original story. Wang Sheng had relied on being stronger than the other students and wanted the newly enrolled Tang San to acknowledge him as boss, only to end up as a prop for Tang San to show off and slap in the face.

Still, that was normal. Though Tang San was young, he had practiced Tang Sect martial arts since childhood and possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

The reason work-study students were called work-study students was because their parents were commoners without Soul Power. Most of them only awakened one or two levels of innate Soul Power, so naturally they could not be Tang San's match.

"If you don't want to say it, then forget it. I actually came back this time to pack my things and move out." Jiang Li patted Wang Sheng on the shoulder. "From now on, you'll be the boss of Seventh Dormitory."

"Huh? Boss Jiang Li, you're moving out?"

Wang Sheng was immediately dumbfounded. After losing to Tang San, he had wanted Jiang Li to help him regain his dignity.

Now that Jiang Li said he was moving out, what reason did Wang Sheng have to ask him to help recover his dignity?

As for becoming the boss of Seventh Dormitory?

He had lost to Jiang Li last year, then lost to Tang San this year. What qualifications did he have to be boss?

"Yeah, something came up, so I'm moving out." Jiang Li nodded, merely saying that something had come up. He and the people from Seventh Dormitory were little more than acquaintances, so there was no need to explain in detail.

"That makes sense. Dragons do not dwell with snakes. How could someone like Boss keep living in Seventh Dormitory?"

Wang Sheng quickly accepted the reality that Jiang Li was moving out, though he felt a little sad that Seventh Dormitory might no longer have anyone to look out for them.

"I'm only moving out. It's not like I'm applying to graduate early. I'll still be at Notting Academy for several more years." Jiang Li spoke as he packed his belongings.

There was not much to pack, really—just a quilt and two pillows.

Jiang Li was not picky about beds when he slept, but he was particular about his quilt and pillows.

If the pillows and quilt he had used for a year were suddenly replaced, he would genuinely feel unaccustomed to it.

"That's true. Then, Boss Jiang Li, can we come to you if we run into trouble in the future?" Wang Sheng nodded and hurriedly asked.

"Wouldn't Tang San do? If I remember correctly, he should be a Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power, right? Although his Martial Soul is a bit lacking, he should be getting his first Soul Ring soon." Jiang Li looked toward Tang San.

"Sure."

Tang San considered it for a moment. They would all be dormmates in the future, and Jiang Li had helped him earlier. If something happened, helping them deal with it would not be a problem.

"Alright, that's enough chatting. I'm packed, so I should go." Jiang Li picked up the pillows and quilt he had packed, then seemed to recall something and said to Tang San:

"Oh, right. At the academy gate earlier, I think I saw you following Master Yu, didn't I?"

"Yes, I took him as my teacher," Tang San answered.

Sure enough, just like in the original story, Tang San had still taken Yu Xiaogang as his teacher.

But that had nothing to do with Jiang Li. He could only wish Tang San good luck and hope Tang San would be as fortunate as he had been in the original story, rather than getting himself killed by Yu Xiaogang.

"No way, Tang San. You actually took that Master Yu, who only spouts useless theories, as your teacher?" Unlike Jiang Li's calmness, Wang Sheng could not help mocking him.

"What's wrong with that?" Tang San asked. "And my teacher's theories aren't useless."

At the very least, Master Yu really had guessed that he possessed Twin Spirits.

Besides, Tang San had great confidence in his own talent. What he needed most now was theoretical knowledge about Soul Masters.

"You probably don't know this, but Master Yu wanted to take Boss Jiang Li as his disciple last year. Boss turned him down," Wang Sheng said.

Hearing that, Tang San turned his gaze toward Jiang Li.

"What Wang Sheng said is true." Jiang Li nodded. Tang San would learn about this from Yu Xiaogang sooner or later, so there was no need to hide it.

Tang San said nothing, but the look in his eyes clearly said that Jiang Li was blind and unable to recognize what was good for him.

"Jiang Li, are you done yet?"

Just then, Xiao Wu, who had grown impatient waiting at the dormitory entrance, walked in and linked her arm through Jiang Li's.

"I'm done, I'm done. Let's go, Xiao Wu."

When Xiao Wu came over, Jiang Li could no longer be bothered to argue with that foolish child Tang San.

After all, Tang San had followed Yu Xiaogang, a theoretical master whose mouth was stronger than anyone's, while Xiao Wu had followed him.

We all had bright futures ahead of us!

So he found himself a cute girlfriend. No wonder Boss Jiang Li wanted to move out. Wang Sheng muttered to himself.

Meanwhile, Tang San was instantly dumbstruck when he saw the playful Xiao Wu.

Is she called Xiao Wu? What a cute little girl.

But when he saw Xiao Wu's hand hooked around Jiang Li's arm, for some reason, an inexplicable rage suddenly rose in his heart.

Originally, Jiang Li's rejection of Yu Xiaogang had merely made Tang San somewhat displeased with him. But now, Tang San wanted to teach Jiang Li a good lesson in front of Xiao Wu.

"Jiang Li, I challenge you! I'll prove to you that my teacher's theories are correct. You refused to become his disciple because you're blind and unable to recognize what's good for you!"