Little Zhu, Are You a Girl?!

"I'm Mo Hen. You can call me Teacher Mo. Master asked me to bring you these bedding supplies."

As he spoke, the young man handed over the bedding. After Tang San accepted it, he explained the work-study students' daily cleaning duties and the time of the opening ceremony before turning to leave.

Only then did Tang San turn around and glance at Zhu Wu. They had arrived together, yet Master had not prepared any bedding for Zhu Wu. That was clearly rather unfair. But after giving him a once-over, Tang San understood. Zhu Wu's skin was not only fair but rosy and radiant, and his looks were exceptional. On closer inspection, he was hardly inferior to Xiao Wu. He certainly did not look like he came from a poor family that could not afford bedding.

Master must have noticed that, which was why he had not prepared any for him.

Tang San admired Master's powers of observation even more. No wonder he had been able to glean so much information from a single look at Zhu Wu's martial soul certificate.

"Since school doesn't start until tomorrow, why not visit Master later?" The thought arose naturally.

"Bedding? That seems to be a problem!" Xiao Wu's voice suddenly rang out.

"Indeed!" Zhu Wu chimed in. "I don't have any either. Sister Xiao Wu, shall we go out and buy some bedding later?"

"No way!" Xiao Wu refused without hesitation. "We've been walking all day. I'm exhausted and really don't want to move."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Tang San's bedding.

"Tang San, can we discuss something?"

Zhu Wu glanced at her face, which did not have a single bead of sweat or even a hint of oiliness, and decided against testing her by offering to lend her money to buy some.

To be honest, he had suspected in his previous life that Xiao Wu had done this deliberately after learning that Tang San possessed Innate Full Soul Power, or perhaps after sensing the soul beast bloodline within him. Otherwise, she had had time to go out and buy bedding that afternoon, so why insist on sharing a bed with Tang San? How much could a set of bedding possibly cost? Even if she had no money and did not want to go out, couldn't she have borrowed from the other roommates and asked them to buy it for her?

And Tang San too. He was over thirty when both lives were added together, yet he had actually agreed. What happened to being pure and virtuous?

If he truly wanted to be kind, he could have just given it to her and bought another set himself that afternoon. If he truly had no money, couldn't he have shared a bed with a male roommate until he could afford some?

It just felt rather unreasonable.

He could dodge Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track soul skills, yet he could not dodge a girl taking the initiative to kiss him? Zhu Wu could not help thinking of that.

He had originally wanted to test whether Xiao Wu was doing this deliberately, but now that he thought about it, there seemed to be no point.

Tang Hao had already set his sights on Xiao Wu, while Zhu Wu currently lacked the ability to change anything, much less do anything like killing the rabbit for its bone and munching on Spicy Rabbit Head.

I need to improve my strength as quickly as possible. He could not help sighing inwardly. Right now, he really was far too weak.

"What do you want to discuss?" Though he had his suspicions, Tang San could not help asking.

"Of course, sharing the bedding!" Xiao Wu said something shocking. "Your bedding looks quite large. It definitely won't be a problem for two people to share it. How about this? We push the two adjacent beds together. Then won't we both have bedding to sleep under tonight?"

"Huh?" Tang San was somewhat startled. "Men and women should not have such intimate contact. Isn't that inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it?" Xiao Wu gave a soft snort and declared dominantly, "I'm a girl, and even I don't care. What are you afraid of?"

"What, are you afraid I'll lose control at night and force myself on you?"

"..." Seeing this unfold with his own eyes left Zhu Wu speechless.

"Uh..." The surrounding roommates, Tang San included, were all dumbfounded.

They had never expected a girl to say something so fierce in front of so many boys.

"Uh what? Hurry over and push the beds together. Weren't you pretty strong when you fought me just now?" Xiao Wu urged impatiently. "If you're a man, hurry up. Don't dawdle around like a girl. You're making me feel embarrassed for you."

I don't know whether he's a man, but I do know he's short one ball, Zhu Wu thought.

Still, Xiao Wu's provocation was undeniably effective. Tang San instantly flushed red and hurried forward to push the beds.

Seeing this, Zhu Wu turned to the other roommates and scratched his head. "Then I'll just go out and buy bedding myself."

"It's already noon. Let's go eat lunch in the cafeteria first," Wang Sheng said instinctively.

"It's fine." Zhu Wu shook his head. "I'll just buy something to eat outside later."

"All right." Since Zhu Wu had said so, Wang Sheng did not press him further.

Nodding, Zhu Wu stopped paying attention to Tang San and Xiao Wu, who were discussing the issue of crossing boundaries, and walked straight to an empty bed near the corner with decent ventilation.

He set down his bundle, grabbed his school uniform, and ran into the washroom. When he emerged after changing, the roommates froze.

He had not seemed like much in his plain clothes, but now that he had changed into the clean, neat school uniform—

He looked damn good!

Notting Academy's school uniform was the same for boys and girls. If they had not known beforehand that Zhu Wu was male, they truly might not have been able to tell.

He had an oval face, fair skin that seemed to glow, a smooth full forehead, curled eyelashes, and large brown eyes that shone like crystals with a lively brilliance. His long hair, the same brown color, was tied behind his head. His cheeks carried a faint blush from the sun outside earlier, and his temperament was simply unmatched.

One look was enough to tell—he was the gentle, lovable type.

"Little Zhu, are you a girl?!" Xiao Wu widened her eyes and spoke first.

Come on, let's go into the washroom. I'll pull it out and show you. Zhu Wu's forehead darkened with black lines. He shook his head. "No."

Xiao Wu opened her mouth, disappointment appearing in her eyes. The male roommates around her looked the same.

What are those looks supposed to mean? Goosebumps rose on the back of Zhu Wu's hand.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first." As he spoke, he quickly walked to the bed, opened his bundle, and took out some clothes to set aside. He left behind the medicinal herbs he had already dried and prepared, which he had deliberately kept in Tang San's line of sight as a cover, adjusted them slightly, tied up his bundle, slung it over his back, and strode out of the dormitory.

The other roommates were left staring at one another.

"Come to think of it, Little Zhu really is quite good-looking. He really does look like a girl." Since Xiao Wu had called him Little Zhu, Wang Sheng followed suit.

Then he looked up at Xiao Wu and Tang San. "Sister Xiao Wu, Tang San, it's time for lunch. Shall we go together?"

"Sure, sure!" Xiao Wu jumped off the bed at once, her face full of excitement.

"..."

Meanwhile, Zhu Wu left the dormitory and ran straight out of the school gates, following the route he had taken earlier to reach the commercial district along the main road. He was indeed unfamiliar with the area around Notting Academy, but he knew the rest of the city well enough. He had wandered around it before when he came to sell herbs with the villagers.

Wearing the Notting Academy uniform, no one dared bother him along the way, and his trip went smoothly.

Soon, following familiar streets, Zhu Wu arrived at a secluded spot. He summoned Little White and had it release the fresh herbs stored in the bamboo basket, then strode toward the apothecary.

Tang San had just enrolled and met Xiao Wu. Zhu Wu did not think Tang Hao would follow him over. It was perfectly safe.

Without wasting any time, he hoisted the bamboo basket onto his back and hurried toward the apothecary.

"Boss, I'm here to sell herbs again!" Before long, Zhu Wu walked into the apothecary and greeted them familiarly.

"You are...? Xiao Wu from Holy Soul Village?" The shop clerk looked him over, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"You awakened soul power?" the owner beside him asked in surprise.