Huo Yutong's Roommate

"Hmm... Dormitory 503, is it on the fifth floor?"

After parting ways with Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong looked at her New Student Badge and dormitory key as she searched for her room.

At that moment, a childish voice rang out in her mind.

"Wah, I finally got away from that kid! Staying with him all the time was terrifying!"

Huo Yutong's expression immediately turned helpless.

"That's why I've told you so many times—Wulin isn't a bad person. You don't need to be so afraid of him, Sister Tianmeng."

"No, no, no, Yutong, you simply don't understand."

The figure of a blonde little girl in pajamas appeared out of thin air beside Huo Yutong and spoke with great seriousness.

"The Golden Dragon King's bloodline is not something humans can withstand. That kid is definitely not normal. He must be a soul beast in human form. If he discovers me, he might even eat me as food!"

Strangely, despite how loud she was, no one around them noticed her.

Huo Yutong asked curiously, "But didn't you say before, Sister Tianmeng, that soul beasts who take human form can only manifest a corresponding Beast Martial Soul? Wulin's Martial Soul is Bluesilver Grass. No matter how I look at it, that has nothing to do with the Golden Dragon King."

Tianmeng said smugly, "That's why I say you don't understand anything, Yutong. After particularly powerful soul beasts transform into humans, they can choose not to use their own soul beast species as their Martial Soul. If that kid really possessed the Golden Dragon King's bloodline when he was still a soul beast, then even if he has the ability I just mentioned, it wouldn't be strange at all."

"..."

Why did that sound like she was forcing the logic?

Huo Yutong looked at the utterly serious Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and sighed helplessly.

Thinking about it carefully, the experiences of the past few days had truly been bizarre.

First, she had met Sister Tianmeng, who claimed to be a Million Year Soul Beast and had willingly become her soul ring. Then, the Gray Sphere of unknown origin had invaded her Sea of Consciousness, and she still had no idea where it came from.

Then she met Tang Wulin, reunited with Beibei and Tang Ya, joined the Tang Sect, and entered Shrek, the continent's number one academy...

Huo Yutong felt that the days she had spent recently were more colorful and eventful than the rest of her life combined.

Tianmeng pouted.

"Speaking of which, why do you trust him so much, Yutong? What merits does he have that make you believe in him so much?"

Huo Yutong shrugged.

"There are so many. He speaks politely, he's considerate and serious about feelings, he never wastes food, he's talented, and he's quite cute too. I think it would be difficult for me to dislike someone like that."

"This..."

Tianmeng was rendered speechless.

Thinking about it carefully, Huo Yutong did make sense.

Tianmeng had not dared relax for even a moment these past few days and had kept watching Tang Wulin, so she knew Huo Yutong was not exaggerating.

Could it be that she was really wrong? Was Tang Wulin not a threat?

"Hmmph!" Tianmeng puffed out her cheeks and said sulkily, "Fine, you said it. If anything goes wrong, you'll be responsible. I'm going to sleep!"

After saying that, she plunged headfirst back into Huo Yutong's Sea of Consciousness and went quiet.

Tang Wulin had frightened her so badly over the past few days that she was mentally exhausted. It had been a long time since she had enjoyed a good sleep.

Since Huo Yutong insisted that Tang Wulin posed no threat, she was going to catch up on her sleep properly.

Meanwhile, Huo Yutong had arrived at the door to her dormitory.

When she pushed the door open, there was already someone inside.

She was a black-haired girl with a side ponytail. She was not very tall and had a petite figure. Though she was not exceptionally beautiful, her features were delicate and pleasing to the eye.

When she saw Huo Yutong enter, she hurriedly stood up to welcome her.

"Hello, I'm Xiao Xiao. Are you my roommate?"

"Mhm, hello. My name is Huo Yutong. Please take care of me."

As Huo Yutong replied, she walked over to her bed and began making it.

Xiao Xiao leaned closer and asked curiously, "Yutong, have you looked at the class assignment list? Which class are you in?"

Huo Yutong paused what she was doing. Recalling it, she had indeed looked at the class assignment list before coming to the dormitory.

She said, "I think it was First Year Class Seven."

Xiao Xiao's face immediately fell.

"Huh? You're that lucky?!"

This immediately piqued Huo Yutong's interest.

"Is First Year Class Seven that impressive?"

Xiao Xiao shook her head like a rattle drum.

"No, it's not that First Year Class Seven is impressive. On the contrary, I envy it precisely because it's so normal."

"?"

Seeing that Huo Yutong still did not understand, Xiao Xiao let out a helpless sigh.

"It's like this: people in the same dorm are usually assigned to the same class, so I originally thought you'd be placed in First Year Class One with me. But from what I heard, that old woman who serves as First Year Class One's homeroom teacher has an extremely violent temper. The slightest mistake gets you severely punished. Being assigned to her class is like I've had rotten luck for eight lifetimes."

"Is that so?"

Huo Yutong was slightly taken aback.

She could not help worrying about Tang Wulin. Which class had that child been assigned to?

Hopefully not First Year Class One. He was only nine years old—he should not have to suffer so much.

While worrying about Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong finished arranging her bedding.

Once she was done, she dusted herself off, climbed onto the bed, and sat cross-legged to begin cultivating.

Xiao Xiao quickly stopped her.

"Wait, wait, wait! What are you doing?"

Huo Yutong looked at her in surprise.

Wasn't it obvious?

"Cultivating."

"Cultivating my ass!" Xiao Xiao said in disbelief. "This is our first day reporting to Shrek Academy! Don't you think we should enjoy campus life first?"

Huo Yutong found that baffling.

"Isn't academy life a life of cultivation? What else is there?"

Xiao Xiao was speechless.

"Of course there are plenty of other things to do! We're already in Shrek City—wouldn't it be a huge waste not to take a look around? Besides, this is the first time we've been away from our parents for such a long time. How can we not take the chance to have some fun?"

Huo Yutong replied calmly.

"My mom passed away several years ago, and I never had a father from the moment I was born. So my parents have actually never been by my side."

"Ah, sorry..."

At once, Xiao Xiao wilted.

What she had just said was far too insensitive to an orphan.

Huo Yutong gently shook her head.

"It's fine. I didn't take it to heart. But sorry, if you want to go play in the city, don't count on me. There's something I want to accomplish, and for that, I have to cultivate diligently."

After saying that, she closed her eyes and began cultivating.

Xiao Xiao stared at her blankly.

She did not know what Huo Yutong had been through, nor did she know what Huo Yutong's goal was. But from her words, she could hear the unwavering conviction in them.

After a long while, Xiao Xiao gave a soft huff.

"Hmph. It's just cultivation. It's not like I can't do it."

With that, she climbed onto her own bed and began cultivating as well.

The once-noisy dormitory immediately fell silent, leaving only the steady breathing of the two Young Girls.

I actually have no issue with Tian Meng. If anything, I like him quite a lot.

But in my previous book, more than one person chased after me to curse me out because I didn't genderbend him.

So sorry, Brother Sky Dream. Say goodbye to your little buddy. (No mercy.)