They joked and bickered all the way.
Before long, the two of them were back at Dormitory Seven.
As the two of them stepped into Dormitory Seven, the sky had already begun to darken, and under the shadow of the dormitory building, a tall, dark figure slowly disappeared.
"Boss, Sister Xiao Wu! You're back."
As soon as they entered the door, someone greeted Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu.
"Mm!"
Ye Qiu responded faintly. He had walked a lot today and was already a bit tired, so he wasn't in high spirits.
"Mm-hmm... Sister Xiao Wu is back!"
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was still full of energy. Holding the candy in her mouth, she had already forgotten the previous unpleasantness and wore a smile on her face.
Ye Qiu threw a whole set of bedding onto Xiao Wu's empty bed. After making his own bed next to hers, he carried his quilt back.
Then he lay down on the bed he had just made, letting out a comfortable sigh of relief.
"Hoo~ It's still most comfortable lying down!"
Tang San, whose bed was already made, had finished his dinner of dry rations and water.
He was sitting cross-legged on his bed meditating when he heard the greetings from the other students and opened his eyes.
What came into his sight was the charming Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was standing by the bed, looking longingly at the quilt Ye Qiu had carried away.
Chewing on her candy, she glanced around, then quickly and blushingly made her own bed.
Then, under the astonished gazes of Tang San, Wang Sheng, and the others, she propped her hands on the edge of the bed and pushed her bed towards Ye Qiu's with effort, only stopping when the two beds were side by side.
Tang San looked at this scene in confusion.
Having learned from his previous attempts at warming up to her, he no longer questioned Xiao Wu, but instead asked Ye Qiu.
"Ye Qiu, what is this?"
Unfortunately, this time Ye Qiu was also too lazy to speak.
After a long time, seeing no response from Ye Qiu, Tang San couldn't help but frown.
Xiao Wu rubbed her bottom. Hearing his question, she was about to answer when Ye Qiu suddenly sat up.
"Little San, can't you tell? That silly rabbit has no quilt to cover herself!"
"Ye Qiu~"
Xiao Wu, who was about to pull the quilt between the two of them, immediately frowned and called Ye Qiu softly, signaling him not to call her a silly rabbit.
"Even so, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you two to share one quilt?"
Tang San looked at Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu strangely.
Xiao Wu spread out the quilt and said haughtily, "Nonsense! What's inappropriate about it? The quilt Ye Qiu bought is very big, look... it almost covers both beds perfectly!"
"Alright, alright..."
A few black lines appeared on Tang San's forehead. Since Xiao Wu, the person involved, didn't mind, why should he worry unnecessarily?
"This is all your fault!"
Ye Qiu glared at Xiao Wu irritably. Only after lying down did Ye Qiu suddenly remember that not only had he failed to buy a second quilt, but he had also forgotten to buy a pillow in his anger.
"I, I, I didn't do it on purpose..."
Xiao Wu stammered twice, then lowered her head grumpily and began tidying her things.
Wang Sheng and the others were even more surprised, feeling that Xiao Wu seemed to have changed quite a bit after going out.
Plop!
A small box suddenly landed on the quilt in front of Xiao Wu. It was the ointment Ye Qiu had bought.
Ye Qiu's instructions sounded out.
"When you finish your bath later, apply it to your butt yourself, then apply it to your eyes in front of a mirror... If there's no mirror, I can help, of course, provided I'm not asleep."
"Mm-hmm, Sister Xiao Wu understands."
Xiao Wu nodded somewhat obediently, taking the ointment in her hand.
"Wang Sheng, which way is the bathroom?"
Although Xiao Wu's injuries on her butt and waist were healed, Ye Qiu still mentioned it.
After speaking, he picked up his school uniform, asked for directions to the bathroom, and walked out the door.
Xiao Wu looked at the ointment in her hand and pouted slightly.
She looked up and glanced towards the door, immediately noticing the others' eyes fixed on her, and instantly felt a bit embarrassed and annoyed.
She snapped, "What are you looking at? If you keep looking, Sister Xiao Wu will kick your butts rotten!"
Wang Sheng and the others were so scared they quickly averted their gazes.
Sure enough, it was just their imagination earlier. Sister Xiao Wu hadn't changed at all!
...
Night gradually enveloped the land.
Most of the students in Dormitory Seven had finished washing up.
Xiao Wu returned to the dormitory with her hair down. Her fair and rosy little face and waist-length black-red hair looked quite charming.
Tang San, who had never had contact with girls before, stared for a moment, and so did Wang Sheng and the others.
"Hmph! What are you looking at?!"
Xiao Wu snorted softly and glared at them. Seeing them avert their gazes, she quickly walked to her bed.
Ye Qiu was sitting cross-legged on the bed, trying to cultivate by circulating the soul power movement path he had obtained from Xiao Wu's memory.
"Ye Qiu, what should we do if we don't have pillows?"
Xiao Wu, who had just applied the ointment and felt a bit cool around her eyes, was lying on the quilt, her two jade feet gently swaying, her hands propped under her chin, looking at Ye Qiu with a red face.
Ye Qiu didn't even open his eyes and replied, "Just make do with your clothes for now. I don't have enough money right now either. I'll buy two after I hunt for a soul ring in a few days and register as a Soul Master."
After speaking, Ye Qiu opened his eyes, not looking at Xiao Wu, but at his hands. Feeling the not-so-obvious increase in soul power within his body, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
"Alright!"
Xiao Wu nodded helplessly, got up, and folded her old clothes twice.
A cloth handkerchief floated out. Xiao Wu's expression froze for a moment. She gently picked it up and put it into her pink satchel along with the ointment Ye Qiu had bought.
As soon as she looked up, she found Ye Qiu lying on his side on the bed, propping his head with one hand, looking at her with interest.
Xiao Wu's face immediately flushed with embarrassment. She put her small bag in the middle of the two beds with a red face.
"You can't cross the line tonight... Otherwise, otherwise..."
Xiao Wu wanted to say something threatening, but thinking that her weakness was still in Ye Qiu's hands and that she couldn't beat him, she couldn't say any harsh words for a moment.
"Tch! I'm not interested in little kids like you."
Ye Qiu pouted, placed his package in the middle of the head of the bed, then directly lifted the quilt, lay down, and closed his eyes.
...
Xiao Wu wrinkled her small face and raised her fist at the closed-eyed Ye Qiu, then also lay down under the quilt.
She sniffed and suddenly smelled a sweet scent. Turning her head towards Ye Qiu, she quickly discovered that the scent was emanating from Ye Qiu's package.
Her scarlet eyes rolled. She had already guessed what was inside.
...
The sound of a rooster crowing outside could be heard, and a little light spilled through the windows of Dormitory Seven.
"Ah~"
Xiao Wu, who was lying on Ye Qiu, yawned, slowly opened her eyes, withdrew the little hand that was wrapped around Ye Qiu's neck, and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
She smiled and greeted Ye Qiu below her:
"Good morning, Ye Qiu!"