Just as Ridiculous-Go Easy, Tang Wulin

Xu Xiaoyan was just about to close the door when soft footsteps sounded in the corridor.

"Who are you?"

The voice was cool and carried a distinctive magnetism. Xu Xiaoyan turned to see a girl standing a short distance away. Unlike the silver-haired Gu Yue she had seen earlier, this girl had long, ink-black hair draped casually over her shoulders. Her slightly narrowed eyes were a deep, mysterious purple, as though they held some unfathomable power.

Xu Xiaoyan quickly drew her foot back, straightened up, and bowed politely. "Hello, senior. My name is Xu Xiaoyan."

"You don't need to call me senior." The black-haired, purple-eyed girl shook her head slightly. Her voice was calm, yet carried a natural authority. "Just call me Gu Yue."

She took a few steps closer, her purple eyes lingering on Xu Xiaoyan for a moment. As though she had seen through her confusion, she explained without being asked, "The 'boss' Xie Xie mentioned earlier is Tang Wulin. He's our captain, and he has the highest soul power in Class Zero."

Tang Wulin... Xu Xiaoyan silently repeated the name, a flicker of surprise crossing her eyes. She had not expected the person whom someone as boisterous as her senior Xie Xie called "boss" to have such an ordinary-sounding name.

Still, as Class Zero's captain, he surely had something exceptional about him.

Xu Xiaoyan nodded obediently. "Thank you, Gu Yue. I understand."

Gu Yue nodded without saying anything more, then turned and walked in another direction. Her retreating figure was upright and aloof, her purple eyes gleaming mysteriously in the corridor's shadows.

Watching Gu Yue leave, Xu Xiaoyan felt her curiosity about this mysterious senior grow. It seemed that every single person in Class Zero was extraordinary.

She closed the door, leaned against it, and took a