After finishing his daily sword practice, Lin Xi returned to the dormitory once again.
Hearing him, Wang Dong hurriedly looked up.
Lin Xi sat on the bed, facing her.
"Well, Miss Dong'er? Have you made up your mind?"
Wang Dong lightly bit her lower lip, her face full of conflict.
"Who exactly are you? How did you find out my identity?"
She had been pondering this question the entire time Lin Xi was away from the dormitory.
Just who could uncover information about the Clear Sky Sect, a great sect hidden from the world? She had racked her brains without finding an answer.
Lin Xi sighed and said speechlessly:
"That's all you came up with after thinking for so long? Stop overthinking and answer me: are you changing rooms or not?"
Wang Dong gritted her teeth, finally glaring indignantly at Lin Xi as she proposed:
"If you've got the guts, stop threatening me. Let's fight. Whoever wins gets the final say."
Back in the Clear Sky Sect, who hadn't treated her like a little princess?
Yet she had been bullied like this as soon as she arrived at the academy. Where would she put her face if she didn't fight back?
"Sure." Lin Xi agreed without hesitation and beckoned to Wang Dong. "Come on. We'll settle this in one move, right here."
"Ugh..."
His ready acceptance instead made Wang Dong uneasy.
Could this bastard actually be stronger than her?
No, impossible.
Wang Dong shook her head, driving the thought out of her mind.
She was a genius. She would never lose to a lecher who only knew how to threaten people!
"Get ready! My fury won't be extinguished so easily!"
Azure butterfly wings unfurled behind her. Wang Dong floated into the air, then lunged toward Lin Xi.
"Heh."
Lin Xi sneered.
In all fairness, Wang Dong belonged among the most talented in Douluo II.
Not only did she have twin Martial Souls, she was also the youngest Soul Emperor among the Shrek Seven Monsters.
And that was despite her spending most of her time slacking off before obtaining her third ring.
Among Shrek's first-year freshmen, those stronger than her could be counted on one hand.
Unfortunately, Lin Xi happened to be one of them.
He was also the strongest. Without exaggeration, Lin Xi could even solo the entire outer court.
Just Wang Dong alone?
Easy peasy.
Ignoring Wang Dong's already unleashed first Soul Skill, Lin Xi stepped forward and grabbed her arm.
Grab, turn, throw-the movements flowed like clouds and water, seamlessly natural. Before Wang Dong could react, she had been hurled hard onto the bed.
She had just started to get up when Lin Xi pinned her hands, leaving her unable to move.
The corners of Lin Xi's mouth lifted slightly as he said cheerfully:
"How about now? Willing to move out?"
"..."
Wang Dong stared blankly at him, unable to believe it.
Someone her own age had actually taken her down without using a Martial Soul?
"Hey, are you listening?" Lin Xi waved a hand in front of Wang Dong's eyes irritably. "You lost the bet, so accept it. Hurry up and move out. Get going."
"Ugh..." Only then did Wang Dong come back to her senses. "Who exactly are you? Why are you so against sharing a room with me?"
No matter what, she was a top-tier beauty. Wasn't fear of boys harassing her the very reason she had disguised herself as a boy? Yet Lin Xi, despite knowing her sex, not only had no designs on her, he practically couldn't get away from her fast enough.
A frightening suspicion arose in her mind. Could this fellow be an enemy of the Clear Sky Sect?
Otherwise, why would he know her circumstances like the back of his hand, yet refuse to live with a beauty like her no matter what?
"...What are you thinking?" Lin Xi saw through Wang Dong's thoughts at a glance and said expressionlessly, "I just think there are too many things to consider when living with a girl, and I don't want the hassle. As for my identity... you'll find out eventually."
Actually, Wang Dong's guess wasn't all that far off. He really was an enemy of her elders.
But he would never admit it. He wasn't about to beat the grass and startle the snake.
"Too many things... to consider?" Wang Dong repeated softly, then abruptly raised her head.
She felt as though she had grasped something crucial.
"Exactly." Lin Xi looked impatient. "Are you leaving or not? Do I have to throw you out?"
Having gone this far, his words should have been enough to anger someone with Wang Dong's spoiled young lady temper into leaving.
Yet contrary to Lin Xi's expectations, Wang Dong not only wasn't angry at his words, she burst out laughing.
"Hehe, hahaha, you're really a good person!"
Covering her mouth as she chuckled, she asked with smiling eyes:
"What's your name?"
"Lin Xi." He hadn't intended to hide his name anyway. She would find out sooner or later. He frowned. "What's wrong with you? Calling someone a good person after they threaten you-do you have masochistic tendencies or something?"
"No, no, no, Lin Xi, you wouldn't do that." Wang Dong said happily, "After all, you know my true circumstances inside out, and you're strong enough to crush me. If you really wanted to take advantage of me, you'd have opportunities everywhere. But you haven't done that. Instead, you're trying to drive me away using the hassle as an excuse. Isn't that because you're a good person with morals?"
"..."
True.
Lin Xi wasn't some great philanthropist, but he did possess basic moral standards.
Peeping on a girl and taking advantage of her like some thug was something he might talk about, but actually doing it was out of the question.
"So I've decided." Wang Dong sat up and smiled smugly. "I'm not changing rooms. Rather than tiptoe around some other boys' room worrying they'll discover my secret, I might as well live openly here with you."
Lin Xi's expression turned somewhat ugly.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course."
Wang Dong nodded with a light chuckle.
Although living with a boy who knew her true sex made her feel somewhat uncomfortable, conversely, she didn't dare gamble that other boys wouldn't discover her identity.
If that really happened, who knew whether that boy would be as gentlemanly as Lin Xi?
Thinking of it that way, living with Lin Xi was the optimal solution.
Yet she had forgotten to consider Lin Xi's own opinion.
"Fine, then." He sighed helplessly. "I'll change rooms. Enjoy living here."
He had only asked Wang Dong to move out because he wanted to avoid the hassle. It made no difference if he moved instead.
As long as he stayed away from her, that was enough.
Wang Dong immediately panicked.
"Wait! Do you really dislike me that much?"
Lin Xi couldn't be bothered with her and stood up to leave.
Wang Dong hurriedly blocked his path.
"Th-then how about this? Can we make a deal? As long as you share a room with me, I'm willing to give you something in return."
Without even realizing it herself, her position had somehow shifted to insisting on living with Lin Xi.
Lin Xi stopped and gave her a teasing look.
"Are you sure?"
Wang Dong swallowed.
"As long as it's not too much."