Yu Xiaogang Wants a Disciple, Tang San's Contemplation

At that moment, everyone on the second floor had their eyes fixed on Tang San. His face alternated between green and white.

Yet the anger on his face had not lessened in the slightest.

"Apologize? Why should I apologize?! You were clearly the one doing those filthy—"

Before he could finish, Xiao Wu mercilessly kicked him in the face.

"Gurgle, gurgle!"

Tang San was caught off guard by Xiao Wu's kick. He rolled wildly across the floor two or three times before finally steadying himself.

"Tang San, I hope you can keep your mouth clean. My innocence has absolutely nothing to do with you!"

Xiao Wu had been infuriated by Tang San's series of actions. In front of everyone, he kept talking about her innocence being ruined. She was a girl, for goodness' sake!

If he kept talking like that, even if her innocence had not been ruined, his rumors would ruin it for her!

"No, Xiao Wu, that's not what I meant, but Luo Zixi, he—"

Tang San slowly got to his feet. It was clear he still wanted to argue, to make Xiao Wu see Luo Zixi's true face and escape his clutches.

"You bastard."

Xiao Wu was about to be angered to death by Tang San and immediately prepared to strike again.

"That's enough, Xiao Wu. Little San was once my fellow villager, and now he's our classmate. Whether or not he said something wrong, he is still one of us work-study students."

Luo Zixi held down Xiao Wu's raised fist, signaling with his eyes that she had done enough.

"Hmph! Tang San, count yourself lucky to have such a good fellow villager and friend as Luo Zixi. Otherwise, Sister Xiao Wu would definitely have shown you why flowers are so red today!"

Before Xiao Wu could finish speaking, another furious roar came from a nearby table.

"What are you doing?! Fighting is forbidden within the academy. Do you want to be expelled?!"

The familiar voice rang in their ears. Who else could its owner be but Master Yu Xiaogang?

Immediately afterward, a somewhat tall figure hurried over to Tang San's side and helped him up, then cast a cold gaze at Luo Zixi and Xiao Wu.

Seeing that icy look, Luo Zixi instinctively grabbed Xiao Wu's hand and shielded her behind him.

Warmth lingered in Xiao Wu's palm. She looked blankly at Luo Zixi, who was protecting her behind him.

"Eh? Luo Zixi was protecting me? It feels a little strange, but... it doesn't seem bad."

Luo Zixi tightly held Xiao Wu's soft little hand. Standing behind him, countless thoughts raced through her mind.

She had come out to avenge her mother, but now it seemed that not all humans were bad.

At the very least, she could feel a warmth from Luo Zixi, just like when Da Ming and Er Ming protected her in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Hm? You're the Master who helped Little San out at the academy entrance yesterday?"

Luo Zixi put on a puzzled expression as he looked at Yu Xiaogang.

Upon hearing himself addressed as Master, Yu Xiaogang straightened his back a little, even tightening his grip on Tang San slightly.

As he turned his gaze toward Luo Zixi, a glint flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

"It's you? Tang San's fellow villager—the one with Innate Full Soul Power, yet also a useless martial soul!"

Not long afterward, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San moved to the table beside Luo Zixi and Xiao Wu, intending to observe Luo Zixi's "White Cloth Bag" martial soul.

"Luo Zixi, is it really okay to let that fortune-teller look at your martial soul like this?"

Xiao Wu looked with disgust at the "Master," who was continuously examining Luo Zixi's martial soul.

"Mm, he helped us teach the gatekeeper a lesson at the academy entrance. And now he's Little San's teacher, so it should be fine."

Though he said that aloud, his heart was filled with disdain for Yu Xiaogang.

Go ahead and look. Keep looking until you go silent.

This was a martial soul paired with his system. Even if the God King of the cage-like God Realm came, he still would not be able to see what was special about it.

"Still, I don't think he looks like a good person. You need to stay away from him in the future too, understand?"

Xiao Wu repeatedly warned Luo Zixi.

"Ah? That can't be, right? I think Master seems pretty decent."

Hearing Luo Zixi's innocent words, Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at him.

"You should know that a girl's sixth sense is the strongest. Just listen to me, and you can't go wrong."

However, the two of them did not bother lowering their voices, so Tang San naturally heard every word of their conversation.

Though Tang San was still somewhat angry after hearing this, reason had gradually regained the upper hand in his mind, and he did not lash out.

Thinking back on everything that had happened over the past two days, the now-clearheaded Tang San felt somewhat regretful.

The more he thought about it, the more he realized that he had been muddleheaded lately, as though he had lost his soul. Even his morning cultivation of Purple Demon Eyes had repeatedly gone wrong due to his unsettled state of mind.

Thinking carefully, he realized that Luo Zixi had not really done anything to him since arriving at the academy. He had even distributed Tang San's cleaning duties among the other work-study students.

Before long, his thoughts became clearer as well.

He realized that every time he got angry seemed to be because of this girl named Xiao Wu. It was as if she were invisibly drawing him closer to her.

Whenever Luo Zixi laughed and joked around with the other person, his heart would feel miserable. He did not understand why.

"Customer, your Carrot Porridge and Pumpkin Porridge. Please enjoy."

Very soon, the final two dishes Luo Zixi had ordered were served.

The Pumpkin Porridge gave off a rich, sweet aroma, while the Carrot Porridge was filled with a fresh fragrance.

The moment she saw the Carrot Porridge arrive, a gleam flashed in Xiao Wu's light-red eyes!

"Smells so good!"

The Braised Tendons and Chive Clam Meat both tasted excellent, and Luo Zixi and Xiao Wu polished off two bowls of white rice.

The Mixed Vegetables and porridge that followed made for a perfect finale!

Luo Zixi ate at an unhurried pace, while Xiao Wu had the air of a downright tomboy.

But then again, she was a savage rabbit who had only just entered the human world.

Very soon, Xiao Wu finished her own Carrot Porridge. After drinking it all, she turned her gaze toward Luo Zixi.

"Hey, that's mine!" Luo Zixi hurriedly shielded his porridge beside him. He knew perfectly well that this savage rabbit was capable of anything.

A minute passed quietly.

"Hehe, I'm a girl. So what if I take a couple of sips of your porridge?" Xiao Wu's eyes curved with amusement, while Luo Zixi felt as though the sky had fallen.

He had actually been taken advantage of by a rabbit spirit!

"A couple of sips? I only had two sips! You drank all the rest, you greedy rabbit! Compensate me—"

"Keep you company? How do you want Xiao Wu to keep you company? Warm your bed tonight?"

Damn it! What kind of wild talk was that! Was this really something you, a—oh, right, you were a hundred-thousand-year-old rogue rabbit. Never mind, then.

Xiao Wu's Favorability +15%, Current Favorability 50%

However, just as Xiao Wu and Luo Zixi were bickering, Yu Xiaogang, the "Master" who had been seated nearby observing Luo Zixi's martial soul, spoke up excitedly.

"Luo Zixi, if you take me as your master, I have a fifty—perhaps even sixty—percent chance of cultivating you into a Healing Soul Saint above the Soul Saint rank!"