Ten Thousand Gold Soul Coins

After saying their goodbyes, Zhu Zhuqing followed Tang San into Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.

Tang San took Zhu Zhuqing to the Academic Affairs Office to complete her enrollment paperwork.

Then Tang San took Zhu Zhuqing to the cafeteria to get a meal card.

The field behind the academy's teaching building was the work-study students' territory. Ever since Xiao Wu and Tang San had enrolled, the work-study students had claimed it for themselves, leaving everyone else to find somewhere else to go.

Xiao Wu was practicing soul skills with a group of work-study students. When she saw Tang San approaching with a familiar face, she hurried over.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you're finally here! How was it? You must have been walking for half the day, right? Come on, Sister Xiao Wu will introduce you to all the work-study students today!"

Xiao Wu happily grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's hand and pulled her toward the field, leaving Tang San standing there in a daze.

On the large field, a dozen or so boys and several girls stopped what they were doing. All of them looked over curiously.

The boys at the front were already drooling, their eyes fixed on her.

Their Sister Xiao Wu had brought over an innocent-looking girl. More importantly, this girl was simply too adorable and beautiful.

A classic princess hairstyle, flowing hair, large eyes, a delicate oval face, crystalline fair skin, a slender waist, and long legs-a living, breathing beauty.

Xiao Wu pointed at a somewhat thickheaded-looking boy. "This is Wang Sheng. His martial soul is a tiger. Wang Sheng, hurry up and call her Sister Zhu Zhuqing."

Wang Sheng foolishly rubbed his head and called out with a red face, "Sister Zhu Zhuqing."

His heart was racing wildly, and unfamiliar thoughts kept surfacing. He wanted to pursue this Sister Zhu Zhuqing, but under Xiao Wu's fierce gaze, he did not dare say anything.

"Mm, hello." Zhu Zhuqing offered him a greeting.

He was a supporting character who barely had any role later on. However, his martial soul was very unusual-a tiger. There was something out of the ordinary about his identity.

Xiao Wu pointed at a fairly handsome boy. "This is Shi Zhiwu. His martial soul is a goat. Shi Zhiwu, say hello! What are you standing there like an idiot for?"

The handsome boy blushed, too shy to speak.

Xiao Wu nearly kicked him, but Zhu Zhuqing stopped her. Zhu Zhuqing nodded to him before moving on.

"This is..."

Before long, all dozen or so work-study students had been introduced, and Zhu Zhuqing had gotten to know each of them. A few might end up in her class, so this counted as greeting them in advance.

Xiao Wu was fuming now. Pouting, she shouted at the introverted boy, "Shi Zhiwu, you're dead today! How dare you not greet her? You're making your Sister Xiao Wu lose face! Go back and greet her properly!"

The handsome, introverted boy finally gave in to Xiao Wu's furious shouting. He walked up beside Zhu Zhuqing and said in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, "Sister Zhu Zhuqing."

"Mm, hello." Zhu Zhuqing smiled and nodded.

Perhaps encouraged by the look in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, the boy called out again. This time, his volume satisfied Xiao Wu.

With her hands on her hips, Xiao Wu addressed the young boy in a commanding tone:

"You little brat, be sharper from now on. Go clean the dorm. Sister Zhu Zhuqing should be staying with us today."

The field erupted at Xiao Wu's words. The boys from Dorm Seven raced toward the dorm like madmen, eager to clean up and clear a bed for her.

Tang San gave Xiao Wu a resentful look. "Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing isn't staying on campus. Her grandmother rented a place for her in Nuoding City."

Xiao Wu's eyes instantly lit up. Her watery eyes fixed on Zhu Zhuqing as a mischievous idea sprang into her mind.

She trotted up beside Zhu Zhuqing, swung her hand desperately, and looked at her with pleading eyes. "Sister Zhu Zhuqing, I want to live with you."

Zhu Zhuqing did not dare agree. What was going on? If I took Xiao Wu away, would Tang San end up a bachelor?

Were these two still supposed to develop their feelings for each other later?

"Heehee, personally, I'd be happy to, but does your Brother San agree?"

Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips toward Tang San and looked his way. Her meaning was clear: she was not refusing, but Tang San had to agree. After all, the two were close as brother and sister.

Tang San felt reluctant to part with her. He had shared a bed with Xiao Wu for over a year now. Honestly, he seemed to have grown somewhat dependent on her. With his father absent, Xiao Wu had stayed by his side like family.

Still, as they grew older, there were inevitably awkward moments between a boy and a girl, especially when they slept at night. Xiao Wu always liked kicking off the covers. If his practice of the Mysterious Heaven Skill had not already made him impervious to heat and cold, anyone else would have fallen ill long ago.

Xiao Wu glared fiercely at Tang San. That dorm was full of boys. If she had not been broke, she would never have stayed there, even if someone beat her to death. The bed was terribly cramped when they slept, and several times she had wanted to kick Tang San off it.

Under Xiao Wu's glare, Tang San did not dare speak. He spread his hands, indicating that it was up to them. They could do whatever they wanted.

"Hmph, he's just a block of wood. If I didn't nag them to clean Dorm Seven every day, it would stink to high heaven by now. I don't care. I want to live off campus with you," Xiao Wu complained disdainfully.

Now it was not Tang San who felt awkward-Zhu Zhuqing did too. This meant forcibly splitting up a future couple. If she took Xiao Wu to live off campus, would Tang San still fall for Xiao Wu later?

Would this brat fall for Hu Liena instead? After all, he spent a long time alone with Hu Liena later on.

As Zhu Zhuqing's thoughts ran wild, the sound of the Time Gear turning reached her mind. It seemed to come from the depths of time and space, or from distant eternal antiquity, yet it also seemed close enough to touch.

"Ding! The gears of destiny have shifted. A quest has been triggered automatically!"

Option one: refuse Xiao Wu's request. Refusing may cause Xiao Wu to feel aversion toward the host. (Quest completion reward: 5 destiny points)

Option two: persuade Xiao Wu to stay and persuade Tang San to keep her here. Choosing this option will lower both Tang San's and Xiao Wu's favorability toward the host. (Quest completion reward: 3 destiny points)

Option three: let Tang San and Xiao Wu decide for themselves whether to stay or leave. (Quest completion reward: 10,000 gold soul coins and 1 destiny point)

Zhu Zhuqing was no fool. She immediately knew which option to choose. Tang San and Xiao Wu were not quest NPCs. They had minds of their own.

I choose the third option, Zhu Zhuqing said silently.

Seeing Xiao Wu's fierce little expression, Tang San understood. He spoke earnestly to the two girls. "You can live off campus, but I have to pick you up and walk you home every day."

Xiao Wu's eyes instantly lit up. Someone would pick her up in the morning and take her home at night, and she would have a place to live for free. Maybe she could even get free meals along with her lodging. This was the pinnacle of rabbit life.

"Mm, okay! It's happily settled, then!"

Xiao Wu cheerfully high-fived Tang San, leaving him bewildered. He had been worried that Xiao Wu would be unable to sleep at night, but it turned out he had worried for nothing.

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing was also happily receiving her quest reward. Ten thousand gold soul coins kept tumbling into her storage soul tool bracelet, nearly filling it to capacity.

She, Zhu Zhuqing, liked money too. Who would complain about having too much?

The storage soul tool her second brother had given her was a little too small after all.

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