Independent Bathrooms? What the Heck?! The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record's Guiding Principles!

Inside the dormitory building, Tang Qi finally found his room in the farthest corner of the first floor.

108.

He glanced up at the room number, puzzled.

I registered so late. How did I still get assigned this room?

He pushed open the door. A musty smell rushed out, and Tang Qi stepped aside and snapped his fingers.

Snap.

A stalk of blue silver wood sprang from beneath his feet, slithered into the room like a snake, and pushed the window open.

Two more stalks followed, picked up the cleaning tools, and set to work methodically.

Only after a while did Tang Qi step inside.

With the Nine-Colored Goddess Ning Rongrong's Heart Separation Control and the Blue Silver Emperor's innate command over plants, controlling blue silver wood came as naturally to him as moving his fingers.

The room was small, but it had all the basic furnishings. What surprised Tang Qi most was that it even had a private bathroom.

He had been planning to move out the moment classes began if he had to fight four hundred people for a shared toilet.

But now, he supposed he could make do.

Provided it was a single room, of course.

Only a single room was worthy of the master of the Tang Sect.

As for sharing? Who could possibly be worthy of living with him?

Then again, if it was little Huo, he wouldn't mind making an exception.

Tang Qi: Heh heh heh. Sweet, soft little Huo, so insecure and sensitive—come on over!

Meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory.

Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong stood side by side outside a room.

"Shrek Academy is the best academy on the continent. The dorms must be luxurious, right?"

Xiao Xiao rubbed her hands together, little stars of anticipation sparkling in her beautiful eyes.

But the instant the door opened, the petite girl turned to stone.

An indescribable mildew smell drifted out. The room was bare, with a hard plank bed against each wall.

"Is this... a prison cell?" Xiao Xiao's vision went dark, and she nearly fainted.

Huo Yutong didn't mind. It was much better than where she and her mother had lived in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

"Xiao Xiao, wait outside. I'll clean up first." Huo Yutong volunteered, rolled up her sleeves, and went in.

Xiao Xiao was no pampered young lady who had never lifted a finger. After a brief moment of disappointment, she rolled up her sleeves and followed. "I'll help!"

The two girls busied themselves happily.

After who knew how long, the room finally looked brand-new. They collapsed onto their beds, glistening with sweat, their cheeks flushed.

"I'm going to buy some things for the room. Want to come?" Xiao Xiao hopped off her bed and brushed down her skirt.

Huo Yutong shook her head. Her slender fingers touched the Storage Ring Tang Qi had given her, and a smile crept onto her lips. "Brother Tang Qi already prepared everything for me."

Xiao Xiao blinked at her enviously. "Your sect is so nice. Guess I'll go by myself."

Bang.

The door shut.

"Hey, Haki Tong, what are you still daydreaming about? If you don't get moving, you'll be sleeping on bare planks tonight," Tian Meng urged from the Sea of Consciousness, her legs crossed.

At that, Huo Yutong hurriedly took the bedding and sheets Tang Qi had prepared from her Storage Ring and made the bed.

Before long, she had made herself a soft, fluffy princess bed.

"Tsk, tsk. Tang Qi's raising you like a daughter," Tian Meng said meaningfully, floating out with her arms folded.

Huo Yutong froze. She fidgeted, her cheeks turning pink.

Tang Ya treated her wonderfully, and Tang Qi treated her even better. But their kindness felt different.

Tang Ya was like an older sister, while Tang Qi...

He had "good character," a sense of responsibility, and was gentle and considerate. Even the domineering streak Tang Ya complained about seemed like a virtue to a girl as starved for affection and sensitive as Huo Yutong.

The firm way he arranged everything perfectly and left no room for argument gave her a sense of security she had never known.

In Huo Yutong's heart, he was practically... father material.

Seeing her drift off again, with a suspicious blush spreading across her pretty face, Tian Meng pressed a hand to her forehead. "Yutong, hurry up and see what else is in the Storage Ring."

Soon, Huo Yutong pulled out several pieces of clothing.

One glance was enough to turn her face scarlet. She was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself.

The undergarments came in all sorts of styles and sizes, from small to large.

"Sister Xiaoya, honestly..."

Seeing Huo Yutong staring at the floor as though she might evaporate on the spot, Tian Meng came over and spoke earnestly.

"Yutong, you might not be as big as me yet—"

She even gestured with her hands, tracing generous curves.

"But that's fine. Didn't Tang Ya say rubbing them more would do the trick?"

"Oh, Sister Tian Meng! Stop talking!"

Huo Yutong's face burned. Dizzy with embarrassment, she flopped onto the princess bed, arms and legs spread wide.

But she had barely lain there a moment before a sharp pang of guilt struck her for growing complacent.

She still had to avenge her mother and bring down the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. How could she spend her days in comfort?!

"Sister Tian Meng, teach me to cultivate." She sat up, determination in her eyes.

"Me?"

Tian Meng pointed at herself and nearly burst out laughing. What the hell did she know about cultivation?

"Ahem."

Tian Meng cleared her throat and said solemnly, "Didn't Tang Qi give you a copy of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record? Just practice that."

Then she added, "Oh, right. Didn't you have a Mystic Water Pill left over from that day? Why not take it now and tackle this from both sides?"

Huo Yutong took the Mystic Water Pill from her Storage Ring, then pulled out the Mysterious Heaven Skill. After a moment's hesitation, she put the pill back.

"Sister Xiaoya said it works better if I wait a while between doses."

"Then hurry up and read the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record."

At Tian Meng's urging, Huo Yutong opened the book with reverence. At a glance, she recognized the handwriting. Tang Qi had copied it out by hand.

Why he had done so, she didn't know.

The handwriting was elegant and strong. Huo Yutong gently brushed her fingertips over the page, her eyes soft as water.

"Sister Tian Meng... I think I owe Brother Tang Qi too much."

"Oh, what's the big deal? If you can't repay him, just give yourself to him. Throw me in too, if that's not enough. I don't mind."

Tian Meng yawned and waved a hand dismissively.

"Sister Tian Meng!"

Huo Yutong took a deep breath and turned to the first page of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

"First of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record's guiding principles—

"For a spring of kindness, repay a drop.

"For a drop of kindness, pursue them to the death."

"—Tang Qi."

Huo Yutong: "..."

"Pfft."

Tian Meng couldn't hold back a laugh. "Tang Qi really is something. Hahaha! He's obviously teasing you."

Only then did Huo Yutong relax.

I knew it. Brother Tang Qi couldn't be that kind of person.