"Yaaawn~ I'm so sleepy!"
Wang Dong let out a huge yawn and stretched lazily, looking completely unrested.
Su Yunlin said speechlessly, "You slept the entire night and you're still tired? So if I don't cultivate with you, you just don't cultivate at all?"
"It was only one night of skipping cultivation. Just a tiny little break~" Wang Dong grinned, trying to act cute and get away with it.
Su Yunlin finally realized just how lazy Wang Dong truly was. No wonder she was only level twenty-one at eleven years old. If he hadn't been keeping an eye on her, she probably would've been even lazier.
The two headed to the cafeteria together for breakfast. They had already advanced to second year and were also core disciples of the outer court, so their treatment was quite good. The cafeteria for core disciples even had proper tables and chairs.
After eating their fill, Su Yunlin and Wang Dong left the cafeteria, only to find someone outside radiating heavy resentment.
"Finally! I've been waiting for you two!"
The newcomer was none other than Bei Bei.
Su Yunlin raised an eyebrow and calmly asked, "Senior Bei Bei, do you need something?"
Seeing Su Yunlin's indifferent expression, Bei Bei nearly exploded with anger. This guy had beaten him senseless last night, yet today he was acting completely calm.
"Junior Su Yunlin, I really received quite a bit of 'care' from you last night." Bei Bei smiled as he patted Su Yunlin's shoulder.
"Last night? What happened last night? Wang Dong and I were cultivating in the dorm the whole time."
Su Yunlin spoke with a completely straight face. Behind him, Wang Dong was struggling not to burst out laughing. Lying without even blinking—she wanted to learn that skill too.
"Hah, you really… Xiao Ya already told me everything."
Tang Ya stood awkwardly beside him, her pretty face flushed red. Yesterday, she had cooperated with Wang Dong and the others to scheme against Bei Bei, and afterward, Bei Bei had given her quite a bit of "payback."
Su Yunlin wore a look of complete confusion. "What are you talking about? I have no idea. If you don't believe me, go ask the old man downstairs at the dormitory. He can testify for us. Senior Bei Bei, we're leaving!"
With that, Su Yunlin grabbed Wang Dong and immediately fled.
Watching them leave, Bei Bei's lips twitched. "I thought Xu Sanshi was already shameless enough. Who knew there'd be someone even more shameless than him?"
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean, Bei Bei?! When the hell did I offend you?"
Xu Sanshi, who had just walked out of the cafeteria behind Jiang Nannan, immediately protested.
Jiang Nannan nodded seriously. "He really is shameless."
"Nannan~"
...
The registration for the new school year had begun.
However, there was an unexpected issue in Class One. Huo Yuhao, the control-system class monitor, still hadn't shown up to register.
According to Shrek Academy's rules, failing to register within the designated time would be treated as voluntary withdrawal.
"Su Yunlin! Su Yunlin!"
Su Yunlin turned his head to see a fat student running toward him. It was Xie Huanyue from Class Two.
"Su Yunlin, do you know where Huo Yuhao went?"
The moment Xie Huanyue arrived, he immediately asked about Huo Yuhao's whereabouts.
Su Yunlin simply shook his head, indicating he didn't know.
"Sorry to bother you then."
After saying that, Xie Huanyue hurried off again.
Standing beside Su Yunlin, Wang Dong looked baffled. "What's going on today? Why is everyone asking us where Huo Yuhao is? First Senior Bei Bei and the others, then Teacher Zhou, and now Xie Huanyue."
Su Yunlin shrugged. "No idea."
Wang Dong stroked her chin thoughtfully. "Does Huo Yuhao really have that much charm? He's not even good-looking and always looks like he's carrying deep hatred everywhere he goes. If he weren't a fellow Tang Sect disciple, I wouldn't even bother talking to someone like him."
Su Yunlin's mouth twitched slightly. Hard to say.
Wang Dong suddenly wrapped herself around Su Yunlin's arm. "My Yunlin is way better. Handsome, can cook, strong cultivation, knows everything! Hehe, I really hit the jackpot."
Su Yunlin coughed awkwardly. "You're still dressed as a guy right now. I don't really mind, but if people start saying we're into that kind of thing, it'll look pretty bad."
Only then did Wang Dong let go. "Good point. I was careless."
The next day—
As Su Yunlin and Wang Dong were heading toward the cafeteria, a figure suddenly blocked their path.
"Su Yunlin, I challenge you!"
The person standing before them was Dai Huabin.
Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie stood behind him.
Su Yunlin glanced him up and down. "Oh? Level thirty-seven? Not bad, but not that impressive. Why challenge me?"
Why?
Dai Huabin froze for a moment before fury surged through him. Su Yunlin had humiliated him so thoroughly before, yet this was all the reaction he got?
"Tch, you monkey really came back to bother us again? Didn't you get beaten enough already? Are all the people from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion this masochistic? Always asking to get beaten up?" Wang Dong mocked from the side.
She didn't care about offending people. Anyone targeting Su Yunlin instantly became her enemy.
"You're courting death!"
Dai Huabin suddenly struck out with his palm, intending to teach Wang Dong a lesson.
But before he could, Su Yunlin grabbed his wrist.
Crack… crack…
Dai Huabin's eyes widened in shock. His arm was completely immobilized in Su Yunlin's grip. Worse still, Su Yunlin's hand was tightening continuously, causing cracking sounds to ring out from his arm.
"You want to fight? Sounds like you don't want this arm anymore."
Su Yunlin's gaze turned icy. At any moment, he could crush Dai Huabin's arm.
"Enough, Yunlin. This isn't the Spirit Dueling Area. Private fights aren't allowed outside designated zones. Let's just go to the Spirit Dueling Area and play with him there."
Wang Dong grabbed Su Yunlin's hand, signaling him to calm down.
"Hmph."
Su Yunlin released Dai Huabin and looked down at him disdainfully. "If you want to play, come to the Spirit Dueling Area after class."
After saying that, he left together with Wang Dong.
Dai Huabin remained standing there, his right hand trembling uncontrollably. His wrist had already turned blue-purple.
He rolled up his sleeve and saw a vivid crimson handprint imprinted on his wrist.
"What terrifying strength… He's gotten even stronger."
Dai Huabin clenched his teeth tightly as an unprecedented sense of humiliation flooded through him.
"Huabin, are you alright?" Zhu Lu noticed his injured arm and looked at him worriedly.
Dai Huabin shook his head and stared at Su Yunlin's departing figure.
"Su Yunlin! I will definitely defeat you!"
Meanwhile, on the other side—
"Yunlin, that Dai Huabin really is a clown. His strength isn't even that impressive, yet he's ridiculously confident. Let me teach him a lesson later. My Clear Sky Hammer has been needing someone to test it on!
"The White Tiger Martial Soul is supposed to be one of the strongest strength-type Martial Souls? That's only because he's never encountered the number one tool Martial Soul under heaven! I'll show him that his strength means nothing in front of the Clear Sky Hammer!"
Wang Dong clenched her fists angrily. She truly disliked people like Dai Huabin—clearly not that strong, yet constantly making themselves obnoxious.
Su Yunlin glanced at her. "He's still level thirty-seven, you know. You're only at the peak of level thirty-three. You make it sound like you're stronger than him."
Wang Dong placed her hands on her hips and huffed proudly. "I'm a twin Martial Soul user! Besides, I didn't even like cultivating when I was younger. Otherwise, I'd already be a Spirit Ancestor by now.
"And even though I'm only level thirty-three, the quality of my Spirit Power isn't inferior to his at all. Just wait until he gets a taste of my Clear Sky Hammer!"
Su Yunlin shrugged. "As long as you're happy. So where are we going now? There's still some time before classes end."
"First, we eat something. Then we head to the Spirit Dueling Area. Let's see if Dai Huabin even dares to show up! I'm taking the first fight!"
"Fine by me."
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