What the Heck, an En Suite Bathroom?! The General Principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record!

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

108.

He looked up at the number plate, feeling a little puzzled.

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

He pushed open the door, and a musty, decaying smell rushed out at him. Tang Qi stepped aside and raised a hand to snap his fingers.

Snap.

A stalk of blue silver wood sprouted out of thin air beneath his feet, slipped into the room like a slithering snake, and pushed the window open with precision.

Two more stalks of blue silver wood followed close behind, coiling around the cleaning tools and beginning to clean in an orderly fashion.

Only after a little while did Tang Qi step into the room.

With the Heart Separation Control he had obtained from the Nine-Colored Goddess, Ning Rongrong, combined with the Blue Silver Emperor's innate control over vegetation, manipulating blue silver wood was as effortless 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 an en suite bathroom.

He had been planning to move out immediately if attending school meant competing with four hundred people for communal toilets.

But now, it seemed he could make do.

Of course, that was contingent on having a single room.

Only a single room befitted his status as the Tang Sect Leader.

A double room? What caliber of person could possibly deserve to room with him?

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

Tang Qi: Hehehe, sweet and soft, insecure and sensitive little Miss Huo, come right into my bowl!

Meanwhile, at the Female Dormitory.

Xiao Xiao and Huo Yutong stood side by side in front of a dorm room.

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

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

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

An indescribable mildew smell drifted out. The room was bare, with two hard plank beds set against the walls on either side.

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

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

"Xiao Xiao, wait outside for a moment. I'll clean it first." Huo Yutong volunteered, rolling up her sleeves and stepping inside.

Xiao Xiao was no pampered young lady whose ten fingers had never touched dishwater. After a brief moment of disappointment, she rolled up her sleeves and followed her in. "I'll help!"

The two little girls busied themselves with gusto.

After an unknown amount of time, the room finally looked brand-new. They slumped onto their respective beds, drenched in sweat, their little faces flushed.

"I'm going to buy some daily necessities. Are you coming?" Xiao Xiao hopped off her bed and patted her skirt.

Huo Yutong shook her head, her slender fingers touching the Storage Ring Tang Qi had given her. A smile unconsciously curved her lips. "Brother Tang Qi already prepared everything for me."

Seeing this, Xiao Xiao blinked and said enviously, "Your sect is so nice. I guess I'll have to go by myself."

Bang.

The door closed.

"Hey, Haki Tong, what are you spacing out for? If you don't get moving, you'll be sleeping on bare planks tonight." Inside the Sea of Consciousness, Tian Meng urged her on with her legs crossed.

At those words, the girl hurriedly took the bedding and sheets Tang Qi had prepared for her out of her Storage Ring and began arranging them.

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

"Tsk, tsk. Tang Qi really is raising you like his daughter." Tian Meng floated out and folded her arms, sighing meaningfully.

Huo Yutong's movements froze, and she grew bashful, her little face flushing.

Tang Ya treated her extremely well, and Tang Qi's kindness knew no bounds. But their kindness felt different.

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

He had "good character," a sense of responsibility, and a gentle, considerate nature. Even the male chauvinism Tang Ya complained about became a virtue in the eyes of this sensitive girl starved for affection.

That forcefulness of his, arranging everything perfectly and allowing no argument, gave her an unprecedented sense of security.

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

Seeing her spacing out again, a suspicious blush spreading across her pretty face, Tian Meng couldn't help pressing a hand to her forehead and urging, "Yutong, hurry up and see what else is in the Storage Ring."

Soon, she dug out several articles of clothing.

The girl took just one look, and her whole face turned scarlet. She was so embarrassed she didn't know where to put her hands or feet.

The undergarments came in various styles, with a full range of sizes from small to large.

"Honestly, Sister Xiaoya..."

Seeing her bow her head as though she wanted to evaporate on the spot, Tian Meng hurried over and spoke earnestly.

"Yutong, although yours aren't as big as mine yet-"

As she spoke, she deliberately gestured with her hands, outlining those surging waves.

"But that's all right. Didn't that little girl Tang Ya say it? Just rub them more."

"Oh, Sister Tian Meng! Stop talking!"

Huo Yutong's cheeks burned, and she flopped onto the princess bed in a spread-eagle sprawl, utterly dizzy.

But she had barely lain there for a moment before guilt over her own idleness suddenly surged through her heart.

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

"Sister Tian Meng, teach me how to cultivate." The girl raised her head, her gaze resolute.

"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 with a perfectly straight face, "Didn't Tang Qi give you a copy of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record? Just practice that."

She added, "Oh, right, didn't you have a Mystic Water Pill left over from that day? Why not take it now and attack from both sides?"

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

"Sister Xiaoya said it works better if I leave some time between doses."

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

At Tian Meng's urging, the girl opened the book with the reverence of a pilgrim. One glance was enough for her to recognize the handwriting. Tang Qi had copied it out himself.

As for why, she didn't know.

The handwriting was elegant and forceful. Huo Yutong gently brushed her fingertips over the paper, her gaze tender as water.

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

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

Tian Meng yawned and waved a hand, looking utterly unconcerned.

"Sister Tian Meng!"

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

The first general principle of the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record"-

"Repay a gushing spring of kindness with a single drop.

A single drop of kindness is a path to courting death."

"-Tang Qi."

Huo Yutong: "..."

"Pfft."

Unable to hold it in, Tian Meng burst out laughing. "Tang Qi really is something! Hahaha! Obviously, he's teasing you."

Only then did Huo Yutong breathe a sigh of relief.

I knew it. How could Brother Tang Qi be that kind of person?