"Ah!?"
Xiao Hongchen was instantly stunned. He clearly hadn't expected Wang Lin to suddenly say this sentence.
Wang Lin looked at Xiao Hongchen, but became even more certain of his thought.
He hurriedly put the other set of school uniforms and the clothes he had changed out of into his storage soul tool.
He squeezed past Xiao Hongchen, who was still frozen in place.
"Um, Xiao Hongchen, help me close the door."
Wang Lin said and walked toward the stairs without looking back.
Since he had just arrived at the dormitory and there was nothing inside, he wasn't afraid of Xiao Hongchen stealing anything.
Wang Lin didn't care or mind Xiao Hongchen's sexual orientation. As long as it didn't affect Wang Lin, Wang Lin wouldn't bother with it.
Wang Lin also didn't have the time to deal with this now; his homeroom teacher was still waiting for him downstairs, and he couldn't keep the teacher waiting too long.
He hurriedly ran downstairs.
"Sorry for the wait, Teacher Ma."
"Let's go. I'll take you to the class. Are the things for the practical operation class prepared?"
Ma Yuyuan nodded when he saw Wang Lin come down, unaware that Wang Lin had given Xiao Hongchen a huge shock upstairs.
"Prepared. Director Lin told me."
Wang Lin patted the storage soul tool on his wrist, indicating there was no problem.
As his voice fell, Wang Lin followed Ma Yuyuan toward the classroom.
However, not long after they walked out, a handsome youth chased after them.
"You stop right there."
The one who caught up was Xiao Hongchen, who looked furious.
Xiao Hongchen pointed at Wang Lin, just about to explain himself.
"I, Xiao Hongchen, don't like..."
Just halfway through his sentence, Xiao Hongchen suddenly noticed Ma Yuyuan beside Wang Lin. The remaining words were completely stuck in his throat, finally turning into a simple "Hello, Teacher Ma."
"Since Hongchen is here, let me introduce you. This is Xiao Hongchen, the class monitor of Class 1. You can find him if you have any issues in the class."
Ma Yuyuan looked at Wang Lin and Xiao Hongchen suspiciously and said in a deep voice.
"Hello, Class Monitor. My name is Wang Lin. No need to explain; I know." Wang Lin showed a warm, harmless smile and said.
Xiao Hongchen fell into silence. He really wanted to explain now, but it was hard to explain. After all, the homeroom teacher was right there; saying anything would only make the misunderstanding worse.
"As long as you know each other. Hongchen, since you are here, go to my office and get yesterday's test results to hand out in the class."
Ma Yuyuan nodded.
"Okay, Teacher Ma."
Xiao Hongchen nodded and walked away with a gloomy face. He had now firmly imprinted the name Wang Lin in his mind.
"What happened between you and him?"
Walking on the road, Ma Yuyuan still noticed Xiao Hongchen's abnormality. He actually saw an aggrieved look on that arrogant youth's face. He hadn't even thought that an aggrieved look could appear on Xiao Hongchen's face before.
One must know that Xiao Hongchen was the undisputed number one genius in the Royal Soul Engineering Academy. If not for participating in the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition and going through the motions in the Outer Court, Xiao Hongchen and his sister wouldn't have come to the academy; they had been studying in the Illustrious Virtue Hall all along.
"Nothing much, Teacher Ma. Perhaps a little misunderstanding occurred. It's not a big deal. I'll have a chance to explain clearly to the Class Monitor later."
Wang Lin spoke.
Ma Yuyuan nodded and didn't pry further. In his view, a student with connections like Wang Lin generally knew the pros and cons; after all, even connections had to be judged by the size of the background.
Although he wasn't clear about whose connections Wang Lin used, no matter who it was, Ma Yuyuan didn't believe anyone in this academy had a bigger background than Xiao Hongchen.
So it was only right for Wang Lin to concede, at least Ma Yuyuan thought so. However, he didn't know that Wang Lin had none of these messy thoughts.
Not only did Wang Lin not care about background issues, but in Wang Lin's eyes, Xiao Hongchen was just Xiao Hongchen.
But with Wang Lin's identity as Long Xiaoyao's disciple, he also didn't need to consider these messy things.
No more words were exchanged on the road. Ma Yuyuan led Wang Lin into the teaching building, passing one classroom door after another, and finally arrived at Class 1.
As soon as Ma Yuyuan stepped into the classroom, the originally noisy class instantly quieted down.
Wang Lin followed behind Ma Yuyuan, noticing that there weren't many people in the class. Unlike the other classes he saw when passing by, this Class 1 only had less than thirty students, while other classes were configured for at least fifty to sixty people.
"Quiet down. A new student has arrived today. Come, Wang Lin, introduce yourself."
Ma Yuyuan led Wang Lin up to the podium. As his voice fell, nearly sixty eyes focused intently on Wang Lin.
"Hello everyone. My name is Wang Lin. I am twelve years old this year. My martial soul is the Brain. Please take care of me."
Wang Lin casually gave a brief self-introduction.
Xiao Hongchen happened to walk in with the result slips at this time. He placed the result slips on the podium, glared at Wang Lin, and then sat down beside a girl with long wine-red hair.
"Wang Lin, see where you want to sit."
In a classroom designed for fifty people, there were less than thirty students. Wang Lin quickly scanned the room and finally pointed to the empty seat beside the long wine-red-haired girl.
"There, Teacher Ma."
It wasn't that Wang Lin specifically wanted to sit beside that girl. It was just that there were only two empty seats left in the front: one next to Xiao Hongchen and one next to that girl. Honestly, he didn't want to sit next to Xiao Hongchen, so there was only one choice.
"Uh... Are you sure?" Ma Yuyuan was stunned for a moment. He clearly hadn't expected Wang Lin to be so bold as to choose to sit next to that long wine-red-haired girl.
As soon as Wang Lin said this, many students in the class showed surprised, confused, and angry expressions, glaring fiercely at Wang Lin. The wine-red-haired girl also looked up, somewhat surprised, at Wang Lin.
The girl's skin was like snow, her eyes like a clear spring. Her gaze held an air of refinement and noble grace. Her complexion was like jade, radiant like a newborn moon, and beautiful like flowers piled on snow.
Even Wang Lin was momentarily stunned. He couldn't help but be amazed in his heart at how this little girl grew up.
"Sure. Is that not allowed?" Wang Lin asked after recovering his senses.
"Allowed. Go ahead and take your seat." Ma Yuyuan noticed that Wang Lin was only momentarily spaced out and felt confused in his heart. Boys of Wang Lin's age rarely met that girl without becoming infatuated.
"Okay."
Wang Lin nodded and walked straight to the side of the girl and sat down. The girl's light and ethereal voice rang out.
"Um, you don't know me?"
Hearing this slightly familiar voice, Wang Lin met the girl's beautiful blue eyes and suddenly realized something.
"Uh, you aren't Meng Hongchen, are you?"
"I am Meng Hongchen." Meng Hongchen nodded, a confused look appearing on her face. She hadn't expected Wang Lin not to recognize her.
"I've heard a lot about you. My name is Wang Lin!" Wang Lin immediately became interested and extended his hand to Meng Hongchen.
He was already starting to calculate in his heart how to sell that Snow Toad Ice Blade to Meng Hongchen at a reasonable price.
Meng Hongchen looked at Wang Lin's sudden action, her brows furrowing slightly. She hesitated for a moment, then still extended her hand and shook Wang Lin's hand.
"Hello, Wang Lin."