A Date with Wang Dong'er

Before dawn

Wang Xiao had stayed outside for several hours before returning to Shrek Outer Court.

Shrek City was bustling and prosperous, ablaze with lights and nightlife, with a rich range of businesses. There were hundreds of large and small hotels combined.

It was not that Wang Xiao did not want to stay in one. He did not have a single copper coin on him; he would probably be kicked out the moment he entered.

Who could have guessed that a series of events would unfold tonight? He had happened to leave the Mysterious Water Pill behind in the dormitory.

"Alas, the destruction of Spirit Hall really has not been kind to commoner Soul Masters like me."

Wang Xiao sighed emotionally. Had this been the continent ten thousand years ago, he would not have needed to worry about Gold Soul Coins.

After becoming a Soul Master, one could collect one Gold Soul Coin from Spirit Hall every month, amounting to at least twelve Gold Soul Coins a year.

Upon breaking through to Soul Grandmaster or Soul Elder, the subsidy would increase accordingly. Once one reached Soul Ancestor, one could even obtain a cushy position.

If Spirit Hall still existed, Wang Xiao would not be worrying over a single meal.

"Was the destruction of Spirit Hall really a good thing?"

He did not understand the continent's overall situation, but for ordinary Soul Masters like him, it was certainly not a good thing.

"I seem to remember that there were hardly any Evil Soul Masters ten thousand years ago. It was only after Spirit Hall fell that Evil Soul Masters began running rampant."

"These really are troubled times. I still need to increase my strength as soon as possible. Otherwise, if I get captured by Evil Soul Masters someday, I'll be finished."

At the same time, Wang Xiao deeply despised a certain hypocrite.

That person constantly kept an eye on the continent and meddled with its course, yet turned a blind eye to Evil Soul Masters.

"And he did nothing while the Tang Sect declined, leaving a little girl like Tang Ya to support the entire sect, leading to her family's ruin and deaths. How much pressure did she have to bear?"

The more Wang Xiao thought about it, the angrier he became.

Whenever he was upset, he wanted to pursue Tang Wutong. Whether it was Tang San's fault or not, he directly pinned all the blame on him.

This was called reasonable emotional displacement.

Wang Xiao decided that whenever he encountered something frustrating in the future, he would first curse Tang San to vent his anger.

"Why did Tang Wutong's seal only work on Huo Yuhao?"

The misunderstanding between him and Wang Dong'er tonight had more or less confirmed it. He had not felt any energy obstructing him at all.

It seemed that if he put in a little effort, he really could pierce through that final layer of ambiguity.

Would that count as indirectly cuckolding Huo Yuhao?

"Of course not. This was deliberately arranged by the Sea God Tang, which only shows that he doesn't acknowledge Huo Yuhao as his son-in-law."

"Wait, damn it, why would I even think something like that?!"

Wang Xiao jolted awake and hurried back to the Freshman Dormitory, his back drenched in cold sweat. He had actually developed the instincts of a homewrecker.

The night had deepened, and the sky was especially dark.

Wang Xiao was exhausted in both body and mind. Feeling his way around, he opened the door to Room 202 and walked straight in without much caution.

"Heh heh, you finally decided to come back?"

A voice suddenly rang out in the pitch-black room.

Wang Xiao jumped and looked toward the sound. A pink-haired youth leaned against the wall with her arms folded across her chest, quietly watching him as if trying to look cool.

"Why are you so startled? Am I that scary?"

"I've already thought it through. I'm not going to hit you anymore." Wang Dong'er rolled her eyes.

Wang Xiao wanted to roll his eyes even more. Hiding in someone else's room in the middle of the night looked like an assassination attempt no matter how he saw it.

"If you're not sleeping, why did you come to my room?"

"I... I was because..."

Wang Dong'er stammered, looking a little shy and seemingly unable to bring herself to say it.

"Didn't you say you were treating me to a feast? Of course I was waiting for you. Yes, that's exactly it!"

She lifted her proud little chin slightly and snorted. "Don't get the wrong idea. It's not like I want to stay here with you!"

Wang Xiao gave her a sidelong glance. What a hopeless tsundere.

"Where are we supposed to eat in the middle of the night? At least come back after daybreak." He was speechless. Right now, he only wanted a good night's sleep.

Wang Dong'er's eyes darted about before she said, "Remember, you said that."

Then she opened the door and left.

Wang Xiao could not help feeling surprised. She had actually left that easily—without prying for information, losing her temper, or trying to hit him.

"Was she possessed?"

He was too sleepy to speculate. He collapsed onto the bed and fell soundly asleep.

The night passed, and morning arrived amid restless tossing and turning.

The sky had barely begun to brighten when the door was pushed open.

Wang Dong'er tiptoed inside, a sly smile hanging on her lips.

She came to the bedside, leaned close to Wang Xiao's ear, and whispered, "Wake up, you big bad guy. You're going to be late for class!"

Then she suddenly yanked the bedsheet, nearly overturning the bed and pulling the entire sheet out from beneath him.

Wang Xiao only felt a sensation of weightlessness. He immediately opened his eyes and found himself lying on the floor.

Wang Dong'er stood by the bed, covering her mouth as she snickered.

Wang Xiao instantly realized it was her doing, and his face darkened.

"What the hell is wrong with you? Is this fun?"

"It is." Wang Dong'er nodded seriously, the smile still on her face.

Seeing Wang Xiao's expression grow darker and darker, she deliberately coughed. "Ahem, who told you to treat me like that last night? This is just a small punishment for you!"

"Didn't you say you'd thought it through and that we were putting this behind us?"

"Don't question it! I just like doing it!"

Wang Xiao shut up. He did not want to talk anymore.

Wang Dong'er did not understand herself either. She felt that she should hate this bastard, considering he had done something excessive to her.

Yet she did not know what was wrong with her. She simply wanted to interact with Wang Xiao, and whenever she saw him suffer a setback, she felt inexplicably happy.

In short, she found Wang Xiao very interesting—far more interesting than Huo Yuhao next door.

"Oh, why are you so petty? It was only a little prank. I'm not pursuing what happened last night anymore. I mean it this time," Wang Dong'er said.

Wang Xiao realized that this woman's personality really resembled Xiao Wu's. Both loved fighting, were tsundere, enjoyed pranking people, and could sometimes be mischievous and eccentric.

"Hey, why aren't you saying anything? Didn't you promise to treat me to a feast?" Wang Dong'er stretched out her slender arm and waved it before his eyes.

As if recalling something, she added, "Also, didn't you say you were giving me a gift last night? Remember to make up for it."

Wang Xiao glanced out the window. The sky was gray, the morning sun had not risen, and it was probably around five or six o'clock.

"You really came as soon as it got light." The corner of his mouth twitched.

Wang Dong'er grinned impishly. "Just tell me, is it daylight or not?"

"You win."

Wang Xiao's plan to go back to sleep was shattered, and Wang Dong'er pushed him out the door.

Not long afterward, the two arrived at the Outer Court cafeteria.

In the morning, there were only a sparse dozen or so people in the cafeteria, which covered more than a thousand square meters.

"Hey, hey, hey, didn't you promise me a feast? You brought me to the cafeteria?" Wang Dong'er was dissatisfied.

Wang Xiao did not want to answer such a stupid question and led her to the high-end section on the second floor.

The second floor of the cafeteria looked nothing like a cafeteria. Balloons and ambient lights hung on the walls, candles sat on the tables, and the decor resembled a Western restaurant.

"Hey, isn't this where people from the Outer Court go on dates? Why did you bring me here?" Wang Dong'er's pretty face reddened slightly.

At the same time, her heart skipped a beat. Could Wang Xiao already know that she was a girl?

Otherwise, why would he bring her here?

"Wang Xiao, let's go somewhere else. Look, all the couples around us are on dates. This isn't appropriate for us!"