"Come on, sis, isn't that enough? You've been feeling me up for ten minutes."
Huo Yuhao spoke with a fair amount of resignation. Only then did Xiao Xiao withdraw her hand and give him a sweet smile.
"Feels pretty nice. You look so reckless, I didn't expect you to take such good care of your skin."
Huo Yuhao was speechless for a moment, then said to Xiao Xiao, "Well, that makes us even. I've got things to do, so I'll be going."
Xiao Xiao smiled and nodded. Afterward, Huo Yuhao took another lap around Shrek Academy, then decided to explore Shrek City after lunch.
Huo Yuhao didn't return to the dormitory building until just before Shrek Academy's curfew.
Back at Room 108, Huo Yuhao had barely opened the door when he heard something whistle through the air. A white pillow came hurtling at him.
A startled cry accompanied the flying pillow. Huo Yuhao sidestepped it, then saw Wang Dong standing on his bed in pajamas.
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
Huo Yuhao frowned and swept his gaze over Wang Dong as he asked.
Wang Dong collected himself, then pointed at Huo Yuhao and said,
"Why didn't you say anything before opening the door? Are you playing ghost or pervert this late at night?"
Huo Yuhao almost laughed in anger. He held up the key in his hand and said,
"Why should I announce myself when I'm coming back to my own room? Besides, why would I creep on a guy like you? Or are you a Soul Master who's afraid of ghosts?"
Wang Dong swallowed, then glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao.
"So you do remember this is your room! You vanished for the whole day, then suddenly came back in the dead of night!"
Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong and casually tossed the pillow back, his tone turning colder.
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
Wang Dong spoke to Huo Yuhao with an imperious air.
"Since you arrived before me and even cleaned the room, I'll graciously allow you to share a room with me..."
Huo Yuhao cut him off coldly.
"I don't need your gracious permission. I'll apply for a room change tomorrow."
With that, Huo Yuhao walked straight toward his bed. This time, it was Wang Dong who froze.
"What's that supposed to mean?!"
Huo Yuhao glanced sideways at Wang Dong and pointed at his own temple.
"Your IQ is too low. I'm afraid it might be contagious."
Wang Dong bristled with rage and abruptly unleashed his Martial Soul. The magnificent wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly spread behind him.
"Say that again?!"
Huo Yuhao snorted coldly. A vicious red glow blazed around him, and the outlines of his Qiongqi tattoo faintly showed through his clothes.
Four Soul Rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—appeared at his feet. Although Wang Dong was standing on the bed, far higher than him,
the moment the Qiongqi tattoo emerged, the balance of their auras instantly reversed.
Looking at Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong involuntarily took a small step backward. Without him even noticing, a trident mark had appeared on his forehead.
The gap in their strength was simply too great. Even though Huo Yuhao hadn't deliberately released any oppressive aura, the suppression from his Soul Power cultivation alone still put considerable pressure on Wang Dong.
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to speak, an impatient curse suddenly came from the room next door.
"Who the hell is unleashing their Martial Soul this late at night? Just because you aren't sleeping doesn't mean nobody else is!"
That shout immediately gave Wang Dong a way to back down, and he took the opportunity to withdraw his Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul.
"It's too late today. If you want to fight, we can do it tomorrow."
After saying that sulkily, Wang Dong lay back down on his bed.
Huo Yuhao shrugged, then withdrew his Martial Soul and lay down on his own bed as well.
After a long silence, Wang Dong suddenly spoke again.
"Um, don't apply for a room change tomorrow. It'd be such a hassle."
Huo Yuhao didn't answer directly. He simply closed his eyes and settled down to rest.
Early the next morning.
"What are you thinking? Do you think dorm rooms are cabbages you can swap whenever you please? Pretty much all the boys in this year's intake are already here. The rest had their beds assigned before enrollment. Who would you swap with?"
Smiling, Huo Yuhao took out several Gold Soul Coins and slapped them onto the desk, then said to the dorm supervisor,
"Don't be so absolute about it. Help me out."
The dorm supervisor frowned, then pushed the money back and said to Huo Yuhao,
"I don't care who taught you this sort of thing, but it won't work on me. I'm not deliberately making things difficult for you, either. If you'd asked yesterday, I would've done my best to help you switch rooms, but every spot has already been assigned now."
Huo Yuhao nodded, then put away the Gold Soul Coins and said,
"Then forgive my presumption. Sorry for bothering you."
When Huo Yuhao walked out of the dorm supervisor's office, he saw Wang Dong waiting there.
"You actually went through with it?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at Wang Dong, then said to him,
"Since I can't switch rooms, let's stay out of each other's way and not interfere with each other."
Wang Dong nodded, then spoke to Huo Yuhao with some hesitation.
"Everything else is negotiable, but if you come back really late, could you open the door a little more slowly and give me some time to react?"
Wang Dong looked awkward and deeply uncomfortable as he said to Huo Yuhao,
"Something really disgusting happened to me when I was little, so I have a psychological hang-up about other people seeing my body."
Of course, Huo Yuhao knew Wang Dong was a girl disguised as a boy. Seeing him awkwardly invent an excuse, he couldn't help finding it a little amusing.
"All right. I don't usually come back that late anyway. Yesterday, I went out to explore Shrek City."
Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao, then nodded and volunteered,
"I went a little too far with what I said last night. I was a bit cranky after waking up... and I've had some bad experiences before. I'm sorry."
Huo Yuhao waved it off, while Wang Dong continued,
"Since the dorm assignments are pretty much finished, the class lists should be out too. Want to go take a look together? Usually, roommates have a pretty good chance of being in the same class."
Huo Yuhao nodded. Although the original Huo Yuhao had been assigned to Class One, the path he was taking now was completely different, after all. Perhaps things might turn out differently.
In front of Shrek Academy's noticeboard, Huo Yuhao glanced at the list and couldn't help sighing inwardly. How unimaginative.
Although he had gotten in with an entirely different recommendation letter, he had still been assigned to Freshman Class One.
And his homeroom teacher was still that Old Hag Zhou.
Wang Dong, on the other hand, studied the list with interest and said,
"We really are in the same class. Looks like we're pretty fated to be together."
Huo Yuhao gave an irritated snort and coolly spat out two words.
"Ill-fated."
Wang Dong immediately took offense. Clicking his tongue softly, he looked at Huo Yuhao and said,
"Wasn't I just a little rude to you last night? I already apologized, and you're still keeping score. How petty."
Huo Yuhao flexed his wrist and said,
"If we'd been on my turf, I would've planted you in the dirt yesterday."
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