A Bet?

Xiao Xiao stared at Tang Wutong with wide, lively eyes, looking utterly pitiful.

"Hmph, do as you like. With the Clear Sky Hammer in my hand and the Goddess Butterfly at my back, no one in this year's freshman class can last a single exchange against this princess!"

Tang Wutong brimmed with confidence. Then she caught sight of Xiang Jun beside her and hastily added, "Except Xiang Jun!"

As for Gu Yuena, whose cultivation was one level higher than hers...

Just watch this princess elbow you!

"Yay! That's our vice class president!" Xiao Xiao clenched her little fists and gazed at Tang Wutong in admiration.

Wah, I want to be as strong as the vice class president too!

Beside her, Xiao Xiao's deskmate Huo Yuxi sat with her head lowered, saying nothing. As the weakest freshman, she hadn't been asked to join a single team.

Seeing this, Tang Wutong puffed out her small chest. "Hey, since you go to all that trouble bringing Xiang Jun and me breakfast every day, you can join this princess's team too!"

When Tang Wutong looked her way, Huo Yuxi pointed at herself in confusion.

Wutong, are you talking to me?

"Yes, you. It won't make any difference to this princess anyway." Tang Wutong's pretty face shone with confidence. She clearly thought nothing of the other freshmen.

"Thank you, Wutong!" Huo Yuxi was a little moved. Apart from competing with her for Big Brother Xiang Jun, Tang Wutong suddenly didn't seem quite so annoying...

As for the time Tang Wutong had put her in a chokehold, Huo Yuxi had long since forgotten it.

Xiang Jun smiled knowingly. He wondered whether Tang Wutong would still be smiling once she learned Huo Yuxi's true identity.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I'm not laughing. You're seeing things."

"You clearly are! You haven't stopped!"

"Sorry. I've had professional training. I don't usually laugh unless I can't help it."

"This princess is going to bite you to death!"

On the other side of the Classroom, Gu Yuena, still one teammate short, approached Zhu Lu, who was sitting alone.

Because of Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's aloof personality, no one else had dared approach her. She still had no team.

"Zhu Lu, would you like to team up? We're short one person." Gu Yuena extended a hand with a smile, but her eyes rested on Tang Wutong, who was fooling around with Xiang Jun in the distance.

Heh, laugh while you can. Let's see if you're still laughing during the Freshman Assessment!

If I don't send you flying with an elbow then, consider yourself lucky!

To make sure she could land that elbow on Tang Wutong, Gu Yuena had deliberately sought out Zhu Lu, who was strong but unpopular with their classmates.

"Huh, me?" Zhu Lu looked at the fair-skinned hand held out to her. After only a moment's hesitation, she agreed.

"Sure!"

With Dai Huabin still recovering from his injuries, Zhu Lu had been on her own. She hadn't expected Gu Yuena to reach out to her.

"Then we're teammates from now on. I look forward to working with you."

Whatever else could be said about Gu Yuena, she was remarkably good at playing human. Aside from how easily she gave herself away, she could read humans with ease.

If this had been a dating game, Gu Yuena might even have seen Zhu Lu's affection rating rise by +1, +2, +3...

By the time Han Ruoruo returned to the classroom, everyone had finished forming their teams.

As vice class president, Tang Wutong stood and prepared to hand the team list to Han Ruoruo.

Looking at one of the Outer Court's acknowledged beauties, everyone blinked in confusion.

Come to think of it... why is the vice class president wearing only one white stocking? Is that some new fashion trend?

Even Huo Yuxi was puzzled. She had clearly seen Tang Wutong wearing a matching pair that morning. How had she ended up with just one?

"All right, class dismissed. Get to know your teammates so you'll be ready for the Freshman Assessment coming up soon!"

"Yay!"

Han Ruoruo held the team list against her chest and left the Classroom first.

The moment Han Ruoruo left, Xiao Xiao eagerly spoke up. "Vice class president, why don't we find somewhere to talk things over?"

Despite what she said, Xiao Xiao's gaze kept drifting toward Xiang Jun.

Heh heh heh. The vice class president is so close to Xiang Jun. If I get in with them, won't I have a chance too?

How clever of me!

Xiao Xiao knew how close the two were because she had caught Xiang Jun and Tang Wutong rustling around under the desk more than once.

Not once or twice, but five times, six times, seven times...

"Sounds good. Let's go."

Seeing that Xiang Jun had no objections, Tang Wutong nodded.

But just as Tang Wutong was leaving the Classroom, she ran straight into Gu Yuena coming the other way.

"What do you want?"

Tang Wutong curled her lip. For some reason, merely seeing Gu Yuena irritated her.

Gu Yuena felt exactly the same way.

"Can we talk? Just the two of us." Gu Yuena leaned against the doorframe and smiled at Tang Wutong.

Talk? What would this princess have to talk about with you?

Tang Wutong's brows drew together, but for the sake of appearances, she answered casually, "Sure, let's talk."

As the two headed toward a secluded corner, Xiang Jun narrowed his eyes. Something about Gu Yuena had always struck him as strange.

With that in mind, Xiang Jun called out in his mind, Senior, are you there?

"What do you want with this god?" Inside the Sea God Temple, Poseidon, who had been absorbed in a book, answered Xiang Jun's call without much interest.

"What's going on with the Sea God's Light on Gu Yuena?"

"Well, well. You noticed? Seems your affinity with the Sea God Godhood has grown quite a bit lately."

Meanwhile, after Tang Wutong and Gu Yuena reached a deserted corner, Tang Wutong spoke first. "Well? What did you want with this princess?"

"I hear you're the second-strongest freshman this year?" Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes, already making plans.

"That's right. Aside from Xiang Jun, no one can beat this princess. No one!"

Tang Wutong proudly puffed out her small chest. But when she noticed Gu Yuena's was obviously larger, she quietly deflated again.

Damn you, Gu Yuena. How dare you be so ridiculously well-endowed?

You're asking for it!

"Is that so? Then how about a wager?" Gu Yuena said with a soft laugh.

A wager?

"What are we betting?" Tang Wutong frowned. She had a nagging feeling she was walking into a trap.

"We'll bet on the Freshman Assessment. If you lose, you'll swap seats with me and move out of Dormitory 404."

"Of course, if I lose, I'll withdraw from Shrek Academy immediately, and you'll never see me again!"

Swap... seats?!

Tang Wutong might not have been the sharpest, but even she understood now.

What the hell? This white-haired, stone-faced girl is after Xiang Jun!