Lin Qingmo felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze.
He simply turned his head away and pretended to tidy his bed.
In his heart, however, he was complaining frantically.
'The plot has collapsed way too ridiculously!'
'The Hooligan Rabbit turned into a Cowardly Rabbit, what the hell is going on?'
Not long after.
The dormitory door was pushed open again,
And Tang San walked in.
He was still wearing those plain clothes and carrying a small bundle,
His gaze was calm.
Yet it carried a faint, hidden sharpness.
Seeing Tang San,
Wang Sheng immediately perked up.
Having two new students admit defeat in a row just now had made him feel bored.
Now another one had arrived.
It was the perfect time to establish his authority.
"Newbie, do you know the rules?"
"If you want to stay here, defeat me!"
He threw a punch as he spoke.
Tang San originally wanted to refuse.
But now, he couldn't.
Wang Sheng's fist swung toward him.
His body shifted slightly to the side.
With a gentle lead from his right hand,
A soft force neutralized Wang Sheng's momentum.
At the same time, he pushed with his left hand as part of the motion.
Wang Sheng's body fell backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily onto the ground.
This move of the Tang Sect technique, Controlling Crane Catching Dragon, was clean and efficient.
It instantly intimidated all the Work-Study Students in the dormitory.
"You... you win!"
Wang Sheng struggled to climb up.
His gaze toward Tang San was filled with awe.
This place revered the strong.
"From today on, you are the boss of the Work-Study Student dormitory!"
Tang San nodded slightly.
He didn't say much.
His gaze swept over the people in the dormitory.
It lingered on Lin Qingmo for a brief moment.
Because Lin Qingmo was cleaner and more handsome compared to the others.
Seeing that he was just a seemingly ordinary child, he didn't take it to heart.
He then turned his gaze toward Xiao Wu.
His eyes held a hint of curiosity and friendliness;
She was a very cute girl.
Sensing Tang San's gaze, Xiao Wu's heart was being eroded by fear.
She subconsciously leaned closer to Lin Qingmo.
A trace of fear leaked from her eyes, and she didn't dare to meet Tang San's gaze at all.
Tang San's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Is she afraid of me?
He couldn't help but feel puzzled by this.
He didn't think he had ever met her.
But he didn't dwell on it.
He found an empty bed and began to organize his things.
"???"
Lin Qingmo watched from the side, dumbfounded.
Tang San was still that Tang San, his strength was still formidable, a total cheater.
But Xiao Wu's reaction was way too off!
Not only was she afraid of Tang San,
She even actively leaned toward him!
The plot has completely gone off the rails!
He couldn't help but wail in his heart: 'Fellow group members, look at this! This Douluo plot has collapsed so hard even its own mother wouldn't recognize it!'
...Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong was standing alone by the window.
Gazing at the distant sky, her expression was complex.
Ever since she saw Lin Qingmo's complaints about Yu Xiaogang in the group,
She had been feeling unsettled.
She forced herself to recall various things from the past,
Trying to find reasons to refute Lin Qingmo.
But the more she recalled... the more she felt Lin Qingmo's words had merit.
"Could it be that for all these years, I have just been a joke?"
Bibi Dong murmured softly.
Her tone carried self-deprecation and bewilderment.
She found that her perception of Yu Xiaogang could no longer overlap with her past memories at all.
A deep sense of powerlessness surged in her heart... In the Dean's office of Blue Tyrant Academy,
Liu Erlong was also pacing around restlessly.
A cup of long-cooled tea sat on the table in front of her.
Lin Qingmo's words were like a thorn, deeply embedded in her heart.
"Is Xiaogang... really that kind of person?"
Liu Erlong covered her face,
Her voice trembling slightly.
For a moment,
Liu Erlong fell into deep confusion and pain... At dusk,
The afterglow of the setting sun spilled through the window into the Work-Study Student dormitory.
The dormitory door was pushed open.
Tang San walked in.
Differing from before, he was holding a set of brand-new bedding in his arms.
The quilt cover and sheets were a clean blue, looking soft and comfortable.
It formed a sharp contrast with the tattered bedding of the others in the dormitory.
And Lin Qingmo immediately understood the meaning behind this set of bedding.
'It seems Tang San has successfully taken Yu Xiaogang as his master.'
This bedding must have been a gift from the Grandmaster.
'What a pity, I didn't get to see the famous scene of Tang San's apprenticeship with my own eyes. A bit of a regret.'
Tang San walked to his bed.
Just as he was about to lay out the bedding,
His gaze inadvertently swept over Xiao Wu's bed.
He found that Xiao Wu's bed was completely empty, without any bedding.
There was only a tiny bundle.
Tang San remembered the Grandmaster saying that Xiao Wu was the only one in the academy with Innate Full Spirit Power like him.
However, she seemed to be an orphan.
After a moment's thought,
Tang San brought the bedding to Xiao Wu.
His expression was gentle.
"Hello, I'm Tang San."
"Don't you have any bedding? You can have this set."
"!!!"
Hearing Tang San's voice,
Xiao Wu's body suddenly shrank back.
Like a startled rabbit, she shook her head repeatedly.
"No... no need, thank you."
She subconsciously moved closer to Lin Qingmo.
Her small hand gently tugged at Lin Qingmo's sleeve.
"Classmate, could you... could you come with me to buy some bedding?"
Her voice carried a hint of pleading.
"Huh?"
Lin Qingmo was completely stunned.
He blinked his eyes,
Looking at the pleading Xiao Wu,
Then at the somewhat bewildered Tang San holding the bedding.
His mind went blank!
This plot development had exceeded his understanding.
In the original work, Tang San and Xiao Wu clearly had their first interaction here.
Tang San gave Xiao Wu bedding, and Xiao Wu happily accepted, leading to them sharing the bed.
Their relationship became close because of it.
But now, not only did Xiao Wu reject Tang San's kindness,
She even took the initiative to ask him to accompany her to buy bedding!
Why did this Hooligan Rabbit suddenly become clingy with him?
Lin Qingmo hesitated for a moment.
Meeting Xiao Wu's large eyes filled with fear and pleading,
He eventually nodded anyway.
"Al... alright."
He was very curious about why Xiao Wu was so afraid of Tang San.
Seeing Xiao Wu reject him without hesitation and turn to Lin Qingmo instead,
Tang San's gaze became somewhat unreadable.
He stood in place,
Holding the brand-new bedding in his arms,
Watching the backs of Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu walking out of the dormitory with a complex expression... The sun set in the west.
There were few pedestrians left on the street.
Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu walked side by side.
Xiao Wu seemed to have relaxed a little bit,
Unlike her trembling state in the dormitory.
She lowered her head and kicked a small pebble beneath her feet,
While softly saying, "Thank you."
"It's nothing."
Lin Qingmo waved his hand,
But he still couldn't help but ask,
"Why didn't you want Tang San's bedding? It looked new."
Xiao Wu's footsteps paused for a moment,
Her gaze flickering slightly.
She said vaguely, "I... I just didn't want it. I can obviously buy it myself."
She couldn't exactly say she was afraid of Tang San having a Titled Douluo for a father, so she didn't dare get too close to him, could she?
Lin Qingmo twitched his lips,
"...But you're spending my money!"
"Ugh, I-I'll pay you back later."
Seeing she wasn't willing to say more, Lin Qingmo stopped asking.
"Um... my name is Xiao Wu, 'Wu' as in dancing."
"Lin Qingmo."
Lin Qingmo responded with a smile.
"'Qing' as in clear, 'Mo' as in silent."
She really is Xiao Wu.
Lin Qingmo muttered to himself.
It's just that this personality is really too far from the original work.
He didn't know that she had just been scared by his words... Late at night.
The Work-Study Student dormitory was silent.
Most people had already fallen asleep,
With only the sound of light breathing rising and falling.
Xiao Wu lay on her bed with her eyes open.
Facing the ceiling, she had no desire to sleep.
The events of the day, and those things Lin Qingmo said in the group, kept circling in her mind.
She tossed and turned for a while,
And finally couldn't help but open the Chat Group.
[A Rogue Rabbit]: @Daddy Douluo, about that Titled Douluo thing you mentioned before...