Xiao Wu: Why Does the Top of My Head Feel Chilly?

Without the incident involving Yu Xiaogang from the original story, Lin Qingchen and Tang San quickly finished their enrollment registration.

The teacher in the academic affairs office was surprised that the gatekeeper had let a guardian in with them, but it was hardly a serious matter, so he didn't dwell on it and promptly completed their registration.

"Your dormitory is Dorm Seven. You can go there yourselves. As for your guardian, there's no need for him to go along."

Old Jack nodded, then said to Lin Qingchen and Tang San, "All right, just do as the teacher says. I'll be going now. If I leave any later, it'll be dark."

"Mm, take care on the road," Lin Qingchen said.

After Old Jack left, Lin Qingchen and Tang San made their way to Dorm Seven.

It was the work-study students' dormitory. Since there weren't many of them, students from every grade lived together.

Even so, in this large room with fifty beds, only eleven had bedding on them, indicating that they were occupied.

In the end, only a few people in small villages could awaken Soul Power.

Lin Qingchen knocked on the door, and all eleven children inside, ranging from eight to twelve years old, immediately turned to look.

"New arrivals?" The tallest of them brightened and covered the distance to them in three strides instead of two.

"New work-study students? I'm Wang Sheng. My Martial Soul is the War Tiger, and I'm a future Battle Soul Master. I'm also the boss here. Boys, what are your names? What are your Martial Souls?" Wang Sheng asked proudly, chin raised.

"Lin Qingchen."

"My name is Tang San. My Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."

"Even Blue Silver Grass can have Soul Power?" Wang Sheng burst out laughing. Then he patted Tang San on the shoulder. "Remember this: I'm the boss here. From now on, you two listen to me. Understood?"

"Sigh..." Lin Qingchen shook his head and tossed the school uniform in his hands onto a nearby bed. Then he vanished from where he stood.

"What?"

Wang Sheng had no time to react. His vision blurred, and Lin Qingchen appeared right in front of him.

Lin Qingchen drove a fist straight into Wang Sheng's chest. Wang Sheng couldn't even raise his hands to defend himself before the blow sent him flying, and he crashed heavily to the floor.

"Looks like your skills aren't as tough as your mouth." Lin Qingchen clapped his hands and picked up his uniform from the bed.

Tang San was utterly shocked.

How fast!

Even he hadn't seen how Lin Qingchen had appeared in front of Wang Sheng. He used Hidden Weapons and had cultivated the Purple Demon Eye, so tracking moving objects should have been his strong suit, yet he hadn't seen it clearly at all.

Does he really only have rank-one Soul Power and an ordinary village dog Martial Soul?

Tang San fell into deep self-doubt.

Could Lin Qingchen actually have Twin Martial Souls, just like me?

That was what Tang San thought.

Still, he felt no jealousy or anything else over Lin Qingchen's strength. As far as he was concerned, Lin Qingchen was from his hometown, and away from home, that naturally gave him a little more trust in him than in others.

"All right, since you're no match for me, Dorm Seven is my territory from now on. Got it?" Lin Qingchen announced, looking at Wang Sheng on the floor.

As the loser, Wang Sheng naturally had no right to object, and the others were all weaker than him, so they were even less likely to object.

Tang San shook his head as well. He wasn't the competitive type; as long as someone didn't provoke him, he saw no need to determine who was stronger.

Besides, having Lin Qingchen as the boss was good for him too. After all, they were from the same hometown...

Just then, a girl with a scorpion braid walked in.

"Is this Dorm Seven?"

Looking at the girl's big, limpid eyes, Tang San felt his heart skip half a beat for some reason. Then he said instinctively, "That's right, this is Dorm Seven."

Lin Qingchen glanced at him and knew the boy seemed to have fallen in love.

On Tang San's page in his Book of Talents, the talent [Fate of a Deceased Wife] was flashing wildly.

"Tsk, tsk. Looks like Xiao Wu still can't escape this calamity?" Lin Qingchen shook his head inwardly.

He actually had no intention of breaking those two up.

Of course, that wasn't because he was a great believer in pure love or had any particular respect for the original pairing. At the root of it, he valued his life.

Damn it, who knows where Tang Hao is watching from? A Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast as conspicuous as Xiao Wu is wandering around here. Does anyone really think he's blind?

So, as long as Xiao Wu appeared here, there were only two possible outcomes: either she got together with Tang San, or Tang Hao took her down and turned her into a Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

As for those fanfics where Xiao Wu was whisked away, Lin Qingchen simply took their protagonists for lunatics.

Of course, if someone had a protector far stronger than Tang Hao or a special golden finger, they could give it a try.

But Lin Qingchen had neither, so he wasn't interested.

And to be honest, he didn't feel much of anything for Xiao Wu.

Let's leave it at that.

Lin Qingchen merely glanced at Xiao Wu before looking away and turning his attention to the Book of Talents.

The pages of the book flipped, and new content appeared on another page.

[Target: Xiao Wu]

Talents: [Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast (Transformed)] [Fortune Upon the Body] [Shining Death Calamity Star (New)] [Will of Lust] [Easily Changed Original Intent] [Person of Pure Love] [Space Affinity] [Troublemaking Maniac]

[Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast (Transformed)]: A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that has taken human form. Its true form is a Soft Bone Rabbit. Upon death, it will inevitably produce a Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Affinity with Soul Beasts increases slightly. After leveling up, the owner need not absorb Soul Rings and can use their origin to condense them instead. Cultivation speed increases.

[Fortune Upon the Body]: Favored by the fortune of this world...

[Shining Death Calamity Star]: New talent, linked to [Fate of a Deceased Wife (Source: Tang San)]. A death calamity has manifested; the owner will inevitably experience death at least once in the future.

[Will of Lust]: The owner's lewd instincts and ability to learn lewd things are enhanced.

[Easily Changed Original Intent]: Easily forgets their original goals and becomes immersed in a comfortable life.

[Person of Pure Love]: Loyalty to their beloved rises to the highest level.

[Space Affinity]: Affinity with space increases, making it easier to comprehend spatial abilities.

[Troublemaking Maniac]: The finest practitioner of Shrek Academy's motto, "Those who dare not make trouble are mediocrities." The owner fears neither heaven nor earth and does as they please.

As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, Xiao Wu had far more talents than Tang San, but at a glance, every one of them was hard to describe.

Never mind the Death Calamity Star—that's because our Buddha Ancestor Tang dragged her down with him. But what's with Easily Changed Original Intent and Will of Lust?

That's our hooligan rabbit for you...

Lin Qingchen shook his head. Looking over the whole list, it seemed [Space Affinity] was the only one worth choosing. Soul Skills like Teleportation and Nothingness in the original story were probably related to it.

Still, he wanted to see if he could find a better choice.

He had looked over everyone in Dorm Seven, and not one of them had drawn a reaction from the Book of Talents. Considering that wondrous objects were all catalyzed by the power of fortune, he figured the Book of Talents worked the same way.

By his reckoning, there should be one more person at Nuoding Academy he could try.

That was our Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang.

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, standing by the door, suddenly felt a chill on top of her head, as though something were watching her.

But she looked around and found nothing unusual, so she could only let it go.

"Um, I heard you talking about a boss from way over there just now. Are you the boss here?"

Xiao Wu clenched her fists at Tang San.

"Uh... well, Dorm Seven does seem to have a custom of showing your strength to decide who the boss is, but I'm not actually the boss here." Tang San scratched his head and spoke a little shyly.

For some reason, in front of Xiao Wu, he seemed to have become a real child all at once. There was no sign that he had lived two lives.

But if Lin Qingchen knew what he was thinking at that moment, he would definitely roll his eyes on the spot.

Isn't Tang San obviously repressed?

On second thought, though, Tang San had been a textbook shut-in in his previous life. Every day, he opened his eyes to Tang Sect Secret Arts and closed them to Tang Sect Hidden Weapons. He really didn't seem to have had time to lose his virginity.

Now that he was also under the influence of his [Fate of a Deceased Wife] talent, it was perfectly normal for him to behave this way.

"So you're not the boss here..." Hearing Tang San's answer, Xiao Wu pouted in disappointment, then called out to the others, "Then which of you is the boss? Come on, step forward!"

Wang Sheng and the others: Stare-

Xiao Wu's gaze immediately shifted to Lin Qingchen at the side. "You're the boss here, aren't you? Come on, fight Sister Xiao Wu. I'll show you who the real boss is."

Hearing Xiao Wu's challenge, Lin Qingchen pinched the bridge of his nose, his head aching.

This rabbit really does love making trouble.

Then he raised his fist.

"Bang-"

"Thud-"

"Clang-"

"Smack-"

"Urgh-"