Douluo Continent: Possessing Tang San's Body, Inheriting Life and Destruction

Mohen continued, "Tang San, you and Xiao Wu are first-year work-study students. From now on, you'll be responsible for cleaning the garden on the south side of the playground. Ten copper soul coins per day, remember..."

Mohen went on and on about a lot of things to be careful about, but Tang San didn't really listen.

"Did you hear me clearly?" Mohen asked finally.

Tang San and Xiao Wu nodded at the same time, indicating that they understood.

Mohen nodded, turned around, and left.

After the ink stains disappeared, Dormitory 7 returned to quiet.

Xiao Wu's gaze fell on the quilt in Tang San's hand, then she looked at her own bare bed, a hint of embarrassment flashing in her eyes.

"Bedding? Doesn't the school provide bedding?" Xiao Wu asked softly.

Tang San glanced at the bedding in his hand, then at Xiao Wu's slightly embarrassed face, and a scene from the original story suddenly flashed through his mind. According to the plot, Xiao Wu should be sharing a bed with him tonight.

Tang San didn't want to share a bed with this rogue rabbit; what if he couldn't resist one day...?

A picture of a litter of baby rabbits chirping incessantly flashed into Tang San's mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.

He cursed himself inwardly as a beast, shook his head vigorously, and tried to banish the horrific image from his mind.

Although the other party is at least 100,006 years old, Xiao Wu's body is only six years old, just like mine!

Without saying a word, Tang San handed the bedding to Xiao Wu, his tone sincere: "Xiao Wu, you're the eldest in the dormitory, how could I mistreat you? You can have this bedding."

Xiao Wu paused for a moment, then subconsciously waved her hand in refusal, a blush of embarrassment appearing on her face: "How can that be? You don't have any either."

"Just take it." Tang San pushed the bedding forward a little further, his attitude sincere and his expression frank. "My grandfather gave me some money. I'll just go outside the academy and buy another bedding later."

Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, pursed her lips, and finally reached out to take the blankets, hugged them to her arms, and said with a smile, "Okay, thank you then. I'll take good care of you from now on."

Tang San smiled but didn't reply.

What I was thinking was: I don't need to be taken care of, just don't share a bed with me.

It was lunchtime.

Wang Sheng stood up from his bunk and called out, "It's time for lunch, Sister Xiao Wu, Tang San, let's go together."

Upon hearing that it was time to eat, Xiao Wu immediately jumped out of bed, her eyes sparkling, and asked, "Great! What delicious food are we having?"

His tone was filled with immense anticipation.

Wang Sheng and the other work-study students exchanged awkward glances. Wang Sheng said with a wry smile, "What good food can we work-study students eat? We just buy some cheap food in the canteen and make do. It only costs one or two copper soul coins."

Xiao Wu's excitement suddenly froze. She tilted her head and asked innocently, "You have to pay for food? What are copper soul coins?"

Upon hearing this, the work-study students were stunned and exchanged glances: Where on earth did this girl come from?

Tang San shook his head and said decisively, "Let's go, let's go. I'll treat everyone to a good meal today."

In this life, Tang San wasn't penniless like in the original story. With forty gold soul coins tucked into his pocket, he was quite confident. What was a meal? He could afford it.

The students in this dormitory are all work-study students, all from impoverished families. Awakening innate soul power is already a stroke of good fortune; where would they find the extra money to feed and care for them at the academy? They are all sallow and thin, a sight that evokes a pang of sadness.

Upon hearing Tang San's generous words, Xiao Wu beamed and skipped over to pat him on the shoulder: "Alright! Tang San is so sensible!"

Having been protected by Da Ming and Er Ming in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu was used to ruling and dominating. Her tone always carried a kind of old-fashioned and comical feel. Tang San's lips twitched when he heard this, but he didn't reply.

Soon, a group of more than ten people, including Tang San and Xiao Wu, walked out of Dormitory 7 and headed towards the cafeteria under Wang Sheng's guidance.

The other work-study students were whispering amongst themselves, their faces beaming with the excitement of celebrating the New Year.

Where else can you find someone treating you to a nice meal?

The cafeteria is not far from the dormitory building; it's just a few steps away.

It was lunchtime, and long queues had already formed in front of the cafeteria windows.

"Isn't this Wang Sheng and his gang of penniless bastards?"

As soon as I stepped into the cafeteria, a discordant voice rang out.

Tang San looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of senior students standing on the stairs leading from the first floor to the second floor, looking down at them.

The speaker was a male student who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old. He had regular features, was dressed smartly, and had an arrogant smile on his lips. He was shaking his index finger at Wang Sheng and said, "A poor wretch is a poor wretch. I'm afraid he'll never be able to eat on the second floor."

As soon as he finished speaking, several of the male trainee's companions burst into laughter, their laughter striking the hearts of the work-study students with deadly force.

On the way to the cafeteria, Wang Sheng had already told Xiao Wu about the rule that the leader of Dormitory 7 had to stand up for the work-study students. Of course, Xiao Wu readily agreed to a fight.

Seeing someone provoke her, Xiao Wu's anger flared. Hands on her hips, she tilted her head back and shouted up the stairs, "Who do you think you are? What's so great about being on the second floor?"

The students getting their meals around them all turned to look, some out of curiosity, others watching with anticipation.

Wang Sheng looked embarrassed and quickly leaned close to Xiao Wu's ear, lowering his voice to explain, "The second floor is where you order food separately, and the prices are very expensive. We really can't afford it."

The students on the stairs saw Xiao Wu's appearance, and the male student who spoke immediately brightened up: "What a pretty little loli, too bad she's just a work-study student. Wang Sheng, I'm going to eat now, I'll let you go this time."

After saying that, the group went up the stairs to the second floor.

Xiao Wu couldn't stand it, so she took off after him.

Although Douluo Continent is a world where the strong prey on the weak, Tang San doesn't consider himself weak. Therefore, instead of trying to stop Xiao Wu as in the original story, Tang San followed along with Wang Sheng and the others.

Upon reaching the second floor, Xiao Wu's gaze quickly locked onto the male student. Pointing at him angrily, she shouted, "You, you! Who were you calling a poor wretch just now?!"

The male trainee sized her up and down, then said arrogantly, "I'm not talking about one person, but all of you. If you're so capable, come up to the second floor and have a meal today."

It was obvious that the male trainee was certain that the work-study students couldn't afford the money.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu looked at Wang Sheng, who was standing to the side, with a puzzled expression. She saw that Wang Sheng and the other work-study students all had their heads down and were looking away, none of them daring to respond to the conversation.

The atmosphere became somewhat tense for a moment.

Tang San stood in the crowd and glanced at the menu hanging on the wall. The most expensive meal cost only one silver soul coin per person.

Tang San took a step forward and shouted, "If we ate on the second floor today, would you apologize to us?"

Upon hearing this, the male student felt a little uneasy seeing Tang San's composed expression. But he had already spoken, and he couldn't back down in front of so many people.

The male trainee, steeling himself, lowered his voice by half a tone compared to before: "So what?"