The next morning, the first ray of sunlight pierced through the layers of high-rise buildings and shone into the small courtyard.
Wang Lin, who had woken up early and finished washing up, quietly walked out of the courtyard to go to school.
Although the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy was a boarding school, there was one day off every six days.
So Wang Lin would come back once every seven days. There was no need for emotionally wasteful partings; anyway, Wang Lin would come back on time to ask Long Xiaoyao some questions about cultivation.
Walking along the road Zhang Peng had led him through yesterday, Wang Lin bought himself a savory pancake as usual.
Eating while walking, after finishing the pancake in his hand, the gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy entered Wang Lin's vision from afar.
Today, he didn't see the two fat men from yesterday at the academy gate. Instead, a tall and burly middle-aged man with sharp eyes stood there, exuding an aura of authority without anger.
"Wang Lin?"
The man spoke from a distance, his sonorous voice devoid of any emotion.
"Mn, I am Wang Lin."
Wang Lin looked at the man and noticed the gold and white badge hanging on his chest.
The badge had the sun and moon as the background, stars hanging in the air, and a total of eight stars on it.
Having read the Basic Theory textbook thoroughly, Wang Lin naturally recognized that the badge was an exclusive Soul Engineer badge of the Illustrious Virtue Hall. One star represented one level; this middle-aged man was clearly a Level 8 Soul Engineer of the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
"My name is Ma Yuyuan. I am the homeroom teacher of Class 1, and starting now, I am also your homeroom teacher."
The middle-aged man, Ma Yuyuan, said.
"Teacher Ma."
Wang Lin called out.
Ma Yuyuan nodded and led Wang Lin directly into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy without wasting words.
It was early morning, the time when students rushed to classrooms. The ones encountered on the road were almost all lower-grade students, not much older than Wang Lin.
This was due to the teaching model of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. Except for lower-grade students, higher-grade students generally had an exclusive teacher leading a few students, with the teacher's exclusive soul tool laboratory.
Higher-grade students usually studied in the teacher's exclusive soul tool laboratory; there were no fixed classrooms or class times.
So the ones seen at this time were all lower-grade students.
The students on the road seemed to know Ma Yuyuan and greeted him honestly when passing by.
Ma Yuyuan nodded in response to each one.
As the flow of people decreased, Ma Yuyuan brought Wang Lin to the first-grade dormitory building of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.
There weren't many people in front of the dormitory building, but there were still quite a few students walking down from upstairs unhurriedly.
Unlike the students just now, the moment this group of students saw Ma Yuyuan, they reacted like cats whose tails had been stepped on, not even daring to greet him.
Covering their faces and holding their heads, they ran away directly, as if Ma Yuyuan wouldn't recognize them this way.
Although this stern and taciturn homeroom teacher didn't bother with those students, he reached out and touched the white ring worn on his right index finger. The pale blue gem inlaid on the ring flashed.
Swish!
Two sets of school uniforms and a key appeared in Ma Yuyuan's hand. He handed both the uniforms and the key to Wang Lin.
"These are the school uniforms and the key to your dormitory. Go up and change into the uniform. I'll wait for you here. Once changed, I'll take you to the classroom."
"Okay, Teacher Ma."
Wang Lin took the uniforms and the key without wasting words, turning to walk into the dormitory building. The key had the dormitory room number on it.
Climbing the stairs to the third floor in one breath, after counting the door plates, he stopped in front of Dormitory 3011.
Wang Lin inserted the key into the door. Just as he was about to turn it, the sound of a door opening came from behind, followed by a somewhat punchable voice.
"Are you that transfer student who arrived today?"
Wang Lin looked back. A handsome youth with short snow-white hair was leaning against the door frame of Dormitory 3010. The youth had a pair of large, very bright blue eyes, and a slender, upright figure.
His hands were extremely fair and slender; even girls would find it hard to possess such jade-like luster. He seemed to care a lot about his hands, currently staring at them as if appreciating the world's most exquisite work of art.
Wang Lin glanced at this youth and did not answer the question just now because he wasn't sure if that voice came from this "demented" youth staring at his hands in a daze.
Click!
It just so happened that the door of 3011 was opened by Wang Lin. Ignoring the youth, he turned back, walked into the dormitory, closed the door casually, and prepared to change into the uniform.
Click!
But at this moment, the door of 3011 was pushed open abruptly. The youth's face carried anger.
"I was talking to you, didn't you..."
As he spoke, the anger on the youth's face turned into shock, and finally, even a tinge of blush appeared.
The reason was simple: Wang Lin was taking off his pants. Wang Lin, who had just taken them halfway off, hadn't expected the youth to open his door.
Although that youth looked very handsome, they were both men. Wang Lin was shocked for a moment, then reacted without being coy.
He took off the pants completely, picked up the uniform trousers beside him, and prepared to put them on.
This scene stunned the youth directly. The youth turned around immediately, his voice carrying anger.
"What are you doing?"
"???"
Hearing this sentence, Wang Lin had a head full of question marks. Both are men; this reaction isn't right, is it?
Thinking this, Wang Lin suddenly realized a terrifying point. Is this person cross-dressing as a man? I don't want to take Huo Yuhao's script.
Wang Lin immediately asked aloud: "Big brother, you aren't a woman disguised as a man, are you?"
"Uh..."
The youth who had turned around was stunned by Wang Lin's question. He turned back; fortunately, Wang Lin had already put on the uniform trousers.
His bright eyes looked at Wang Lin with a scrutinizing gaze.
"You aren't a native of the Sun Moon Empire?"
"No. You haven't answered my question yet."
Wang Lin shook his head and said in a deep voice, scanning the youth up and down, trying to find signs of female disguise on the youth's upper body.
If this is Wang Dong'er 2.0, I can't handle it.
"No wonder you don't know me."
The youth looked as if he suddenly understood, while his face took on an arrogant look.
"Please remember, my name is Xiao Hongchen!"
"Uh, Meng Hongchen's brother. I've heard a lot about you."
Hearing this name, Wang Lin felt relieved. Fortunately, it's a familiar character, as long as it's not someone unknown.
He didn't want a Wang Dong 2.0, nor did he want to be Huo Yuhao 2.0. However, thinking of Xiao Hongchen's behavior earlier, Wang Lin felt somewhat confused in his heart. Does this Xiao Hongchen like men?
Thinking of this, Wang Lin's brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became serious, as if pondering something.
Xiao Hongchen noticed the change in Wang Lin's expression but didn't know what Wang Lin was thinking.
He privately thought that the person in front of him reacted this way after hearing his name and realizing who he truly was.
Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen's previously furrowed brows slowly relaxed. An arrogant person like him didn't want anyone above him, including his sister.
He, Xiao Hongchen, was just Xiao Hongchen; he disliked the phrase "Meng Hongchen's brother" very much.
"So you are Xiao Hongchen, right? I don't like men."
Wang Lin didn't know what Xiao Hongchen was thinking. He spoke directly; this kind of thing had to be clarified.