Chapter 69: Sneaking in, affection rises, enrollment registration

At this moment, the work-study students in the dormitory were intensely playing Five-in-a-Row.

After Dai Xiyu returned, he moved the chessboard and pieces onto others' beds, and he himself sat cross-legged, quietly cultivating.

Soon after, Xiao Wu walked back from outside.

She had deliberately waited outside for a while, wiped away her tears, not wanting anyone to notice anything unusual.

However, even so, her swollen eyes could not disappear in a short while.

Dai Xiyu opened his eyes, looked at Xiao Wu, and said in a normal tone: "Xiao Wu is back, everyone is tired today, let's rest first."

Xiao Wu nodded, went to the bed where the two were together, pulled up the blanket, and lay down.

Seeing this, the others also sensibly stopped their noise and put away the chessboard and pieces.

After a while, Tang San also returned to the dormitory.

Upon entering the dormitory, Tang San immediately looked toward Xiao Wu.

Seeing Xiao Wu move her bed next to Dai Xiyu, Tang San felt even more indignant, yet he could do nothing about it.

Now, he had severed ties with Xiao Wu and was no longer her brother.

Therefore, he had no reason to interfere with what Xiao Wu did.

Thinking about what happened today, Tang San felt a pang of regret and remorse.

Clearly, a better outcome was possible, but he stubbornly forced it to become like this.

He sighed and gave himself a mental consolation.

The present does not represent everything; Xiao Wu was merely deceived by that guy's appearance, and she will eventually realize the truth.

Tang San firmly believed that as time passed and soul power continuously increased, widening the gap, Xiao Wu would realize how useless the one called Xiyu was.

Thinking this, Tang San's mood improved greatly.

But at this moment, Dai Xiyu raised his head and looked toward Tang San.

Tang San put on a sour face, unwilling to give Dai Xiyu a pleasant look.

Dai Xiyu paid no heed, merely pursing his lips toward the cleaning tools.

Meaning, it's already late, everyone is about to sleep, why aren't you hurrying to clean up?

Following his gaze, Tang San instantly flared with rage, wishing to kill that annoying guy on the spot.

However, after glancing at Xiao Wu, who had already pulled up her blanket and was ready to rest, Tang San ultimately restrained himself.

He gave Dai Xiyu a fierce glare, but could only fetch the cleaning tools and begin cleaning.

Sitting on the bed, Dai Xiyu secretly took Xiao Wu's exposed white tender hand, clasping both hands in his palm.

While sleeping, having one's hand held gives a sense of safety and brings comfort to the heart.

Xiao Wu certainly could not fall asleep that quickly; at this moment, her hand being held, she secretly opened her eyes a slit to observe.

Seeing that the one holding her hand was Dai Xiyu, Xiao Wu felt a sense of relief, and the corner of her mouth curled into a smile.

【Harvested fortune from Xiao Wu +1,000,000】

Opportunistic entry is not ideal, but it is the most effective; for fortune, Dai Xiyu cannot afford to worry too much.

Other students were washing up, Tang San was cleaning, and Dai Xiyu opened the Fortune Store.

After just harvesting Xiao Wu's fortune, the fortune balance had already reached ten million.

Currently, the most important thing is soul power, so Dai Xiyu directly chose to purchase soul power twice in a row.

【Successfully exchanged soul power (Level 1), fortune -4,000,000】

【Successfully exchanged soul power (Level 1), fortune -5,000,000】

This time, the increase in soul power price was much higher than before.

After purchasing two levels of soul power, the price for the next level had risen to seven million.

However, Dai Xiyu's soul power level had also successfully risen to seventy-nine.

He was only one level away from being able to absorb the eighth soul ring and officially become a Soul Douluo.

By then, even a Title Douluo would be unable to pose a threat.

"Soul power requires seven million, God-bestowed soul ring requires three and a half million, totaling ten million five hundred thousand. The balance still has one million two hundred thousand left, meaning we still need to plunder over nine million..."

After glancing at the store prices, Dai Xiyu already had a clear idea.

The night passed in silence; early the next morning, Dai Xiyu opened his eyes.

At the moment he opened his eyes, Dai Xiyu looked toward Tang San's position.

Their beds were far apart; Tang San was near the door, while Dai Xiyu's was at the far end against the wall.

A top-tier Soul Sage's perception is extraordinary; as long as Tang San had any movement at night, Dai Xiyu could react instantly.

However, Dai Xiyu was obviously overthinking; Tang San, wanting to survive in the academy, could not commit the foolish act of killing in anger.

Actually, guarding against Tang San was merely incidental.

Dai Xiyu's main purpose was to maintain the persona of a diligent cultivator who replaces sleep with training, and to reasonably plunder Xiao Wu's fortune.

Holding Xiao Wu's hand throughout the night, to say she would not contribute fortune upon waking is impossible.

Moreover, the natural plunder from bodily contact is also a considerable income.

However, Xiao Wu slept for a rather long time.

After Dai Xiyu woke up, he saw Tang San leave the dormitory to cultivate the Purple Extreme Magic Eye, and then watched him return to the dormitory as daylight grew bright.

Xiao Wu still had not awakened.

Dai Xiyu could only keep his eyes closed, feigning cultivation, until the others got up to wash up, and then Xiao Wu slowly woke up.

Upon opening her eyes, Xiao Wu immediately felt Dai Xiyu's large hands enveloping her small right hand in his palms.

Looking to the right, Dai Xiyu was meditating with closed eyes, presumably having sat cross-legged all night.

Gazing at Dai Xiyu's calm face, Xiao Wu felt a warm sensation in her heart, like an electric tingling spreading throughout her body.

And just then, Dai Xiyu saw the system prompt again.

【Harvest from Xiao Wu's fortune +1,000,000】

I have to say, in the early stage when affection is low, grinding fortune is really fast.

It's a pity, it can't stay this fast forever, because the higher the affection, the slower the gain.

After the prompt refreshed, Dai Xiyu timely opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Wu.

Their eyes met, Xiao Wu's pretty face flushed, and she whispered, "Thank you."

Dai Xiyu smiled gently and said:

"Get up, today is the first day of school, we have class."

"Look at your face, all tear-streaked; hurry up and wash properly."

Xiao Wu, lying on the bed, laughed and nodded, then obediently got up to wash up.

Meanwhile, Tang San watched their intimate interaction from afar, naturally feeling gnashing his teeth and helpless.

Today is the first day of school; as a sixth-year student, Dai Xiyu naturally needs to report to the sixth-year class.

The homeroom teacher is a youth around twenty, a great soul master with twenty-nine rank soul power, possessing a beast martial soul of the strong attack system.

During self-introduction, Dai Xiyu claimed his soul power was rank ten.

This is also related to the upcoming activity; Dai Xiyu only learned yesterday that the academy organizes a soul-hunting operation at the start and end of each semester.

All students who have reached rank ten, including those above rank ten who have obtained a soul ring, must participate in this practical operation.

During the soul hunt, students may choose to absorb a soul ring, but if they deem it unsuitable, they may also opt not to absorb it, returning to the academy with an empty slot.

However, such people are still few; in a small city like Nuoding, very few are that picky.

(End of chapter)