"Xiao Wu, which village are you from?"
"Let me think... Yes, it's Panlong Village..."
"Xiao Wu, who did you learn your soft skills from?"
"I learned them from my family! But my parents are no longer around..."
"..."
On their way to buy bedding, Mo Bai subtly tried to understand the mysterious Xiao Wu.
However, the information he received was mostly inconsequential.
Mo Bai soon realized that this little girl wasn't as innocent as she appeared. Whenever he asked her questions, she would feign curiosity and directly counter-question him about his situation.
"By the way, are you and Tang San really brothers?"
"Both of you have the same martial soul and are innate full spirit power." Finally, Xiao Wu even asked about Mo Bai's relationship with Tang San.
Previously, Wang Sheng had also asked about it in the dorm, but Xiao Wu, now curious, asked Mo Bai about it again.
"No, we have no blood relation, and we are not from the same village." Upon hearing Xiao Wu's words, Mo Bai immediately denied it.
"Oh..."
"Then do you know where he's from?" Xiao Wu nodded in response and continued to question Mo Bai.
"Not really..." Mo Bai stopped walking and looked at Xiao Wu, speechless. "Why are you so concerned about that kid? Did you develop a crush on him after just meeting him?"
Mo Bai knew that Xiao Wu might be the female lead in Douluo Dalu and that she would be paired with Tang San, but they had just met. Could they have feelings for each other already?
It was evident that Tang San was interested in Xiao Wu; he had been stunned upon seeing her before.
However, Mo Bai didn't expect Xiao Wu to continuously ask him about Tang San.
"Not at all! If you keep making things up, I'll get angry!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately stomped her foot and glared at Mo Bai angrily.
In no time, she launched an attack at Mo Bai with her seemingly delicate yet sharp legs.
"Why do you keep asking about him then?" Mo Bai shrugged.
"Because I feel there's something strange about him... Well, I can't explain it properly, but he seems peculiar!" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes, providing an explanation.
In fact, she initially wanted to say that she felt a familiar aura from Tang San, but she realized that saying so would only lead to more misunderstanding from Mo Bai, so she changed her statement.
"Peculiar?" Could it be because of his temperament? An adult's soul in a child's body is bound to be different in some ways.
'But aren't I the same?'
"What about me? Do you think I'm peculiar?" Mo Bai quickly asked, as he thought that maybe Xiao Wu have a sixth sense that could discover a transmigrator.
"No, not at all..."
Xiao Wu looked at Mo Bai and naturally thought he was referring to that sense of familiarity. She shook her head immediately.
Relieved by her response, Mo Bai let out a sigh of relief and reprimanded Xiao Wu, "Forget about 'you' and 'yours.' In the future, you should address me like everyone else, by calling me 'Boss'!"
"No way! I'll challenge you again in a few days and reclaim the position of dormitory leader! The position of 7th Dormitory Leader will undoubtedly belong to me, Xiao Wu!" Upon hearing Mo Bai's words, Xiao Wu's face immediately turned displeased, and she threatened fiercely.
"You? I'll be waiting." Mo Bai scoffed.
"Hmph, you wait for me!" Seeing the disdain in his eyes, Xiao Wu became infuriated. 'In a few days, after awakening my first soul ring, I'll see how arrogant you will be!'
Throughout the journey, Xiao Wu ignored Mo Bai due to her anger.
Mo Bai didn't mind either, as he had no intention of targeting the little girl.
Although he knew she might be the female lead in Douluo and would eventually become beautiful, Xiao Wu was currently just a little girl. Mo Bai hadn't sunk so low as to have feelings for a six-year-old girl.
After purchasing the bedding, they returned.
That single piece of bedding nearly depleted Mo Bai's remaining money.
Fortunately, there were no expenses at school; otherwise, life would be truly difficult.
...
"Students! Today, for the first class, we will teach you Soul Power Cultivation! This is the foundation of Soul asters. Only by mastering the Soul Power Cultivation Method can you quickly enhance your soul power!"
The following day, the first class in the curriculum was about Soul Power Cultivation.
It was the method that all soul masters on this continent had to master.
Curious, Mo Bai followed the teacher's instructions and practiced the cultivation method in the classroom.
However, he soon discovered that the cultivation method taught by the teacher was far less effective than his own Shocking Feather Art. After a few attempts, Mo Bai gave up on it.
Even if he practiced Shocking Feather Art now, it wouldn't have any effect.
He had reached a bottleneck and couldn't break through the first level no matter what.
Based on the few episodes of the anime he had watched, Mo Bai knew that it was because the world had changed, and the rules had changed. Only after he absorbed his first soul ring and advanced from a Soul Scholar to a Soul Master would he be able to break through the constraints of the first level of the Shocking Feather Art.
However, Mo Bai didn't want to be reckless about absorbing soul rings.
He believed it was necessary to have a deeper understanding of martial souls, soul rings, and other related knowledge before absorbing his first soul ring. Apart from the teachers in the classroom, he had learned that there was a library in the Nuoding Academy where students could borrow books.
The only problem was that Mo Bai hadn't learned the written language of this world yet. There were no books to study about it in Village.
"We studied Soul Power Cultivation in the morning, and this afternoon, we will teach you cultural subjects! From now on, this will be our daily routine. Morning sessions for soul power cultivation, and afternoon sessions for cultural classes! As you are all new students, let's start with learning how to recognize characters!"
In the afternoon, the school teachers began teaching cultural subjects.
Swish, swish, swish~
Soon after, the teacher wrote a character on the blackboard.
"This is the character (mò), which is my surname, Teacher Mo!"
"Let's start with this character!"
"After you have learned it, the teacher will gradually teach you the basics!"
This Teacher Mo was also peculiar. He started by teaching students how to recognize his own surname.
"It's a traditional Chinese character!"
Although Mo Bai didn't care about whether Teacher Mo was peculiar or not, he stared at the character (mò), on the blackboard with wide eyes.
Unexpectedly, a pleasant surprise arrived.
It was like when a pillow is delivered when one is about to doze off!