What happened next was exactly the same as the anime plot.
Tang San and Old Jack handed their Martial Soul Awakening certificates to the guard, but the guard didn’t believe Blue Silver Grass could awaken Innate Full Soul Power, leading to a conflict between the two sides.
Watching from the side, Lin Li couldn’t help but press his palm to his forehead; he hadn’t expected the reason to be so superficial.
But thinking about it, it was normal.
An honest villager like Old Jack wouldn’t know about giving bribes, and even if he did, he probably wouldn’t be able to bring himself to part with the money.
As for Tang San, although he was a reincarnated soul, he was a technical shut-in who had never even been in a relationship.
He spent his whole life tinkering with his Hidden Weapons and was completely ignorant of the ways of the world.
This is likely why the early-stage Tang San had to recall the Tang Sect General Records in his head to decide what to do whenever something happened.
It wasn’t until he got older that he stopped relying entirely on the Tang Sect’s summaries.
One can only say that this is how an assassin trained in a feudal era—especially an unvalued Outer Sect assassin—turns out.
Not only do they suffer from an extreme lack of emotion, but they also have no experience in handling affairs, unable to even tell if others are lying to them.
This refers specifically to Master Yu Xiaogang.
Rumors on the internet said that after Tang San became a god, he found a secluded spot to kowtow to a Man Faced Demon Spider, yet he didn’t even bring Yu Xiaogang along when he ascended.
However, although Tang San’s personality was malleable, Lin Li still had no intention of training him.
On one hand, Tang San wasn’t a completely blank slate; molding his personality would be too exhausting and troublesome.
Furthermore, Tang Hao was constantly watching from the shadows.
On the other hand, it was due to Lin Li’s own personality.
Lin Li had always maintained the fine traditions of not taking the initiative, not refusing, not giving up, and not admitting…
in short, he wasn’t a proactive person and preferred being pursued.
While Lin Li was lost in thought, Tang San’s gaze darkened, and his arm rose slightly.
It looked like he was ready to make a move.
He didn’t even use his brain to think about what he would do if he killed someone in broad daylight, or what would happen to Old Jack, who had cared for him for many years.
When facing trouble, he didn’t think; he only blindly followed the Tang Sect’s education.
Tang San at this stage was quite disappointing to Lin Li; he couldn’t see any qualities in this guy worth befriending.
However, it wasn’t to the point of becoming enemies.
He would stick to his passive approach and see how things went later.
After all, he, this butterfly, had already arrived on the Douluo Continent.
“Wait!”
As expected, Master appeared.
Seeing that this Master’s hairstyle was a sexy buzz cut rather than the white hair from the manhua version, the last bit of expectation in Lin Li’s heart vanished.
This was normal; not everyone could look like their anime version, and Yu Xiaogang was no exception.
Although he had already learned about Yu Xiaogang’s whereabouts and various information from the guard earlier, he couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed upon seeing him in person.
Lin Li didn’t stay to watch the rest of the plot; he planned to go to the cafeteria to eat.
Speaking of which, he hadn’t even had breakfast yet.
Whether Tang San took Yu Xiaogang as his teacher or not was meaningless to Lin Li.
If he and Tang San stood together later, the relationship between Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would be a good card to play.
Walking all the way to the cafeteria, Lin Li habitually went up to the second floor and enjoyed a refined, albeit late, breakfast.
The second floor was great because they would cook to order as long as you paid, much like a tavern.
Speaking of taverns, Lin Li remembered that he hadn’t gone back to tell stories since awakening his Martial Soul.
The owner and some fans had even come looking for him.
However, Lin Li’s mind was only set on becoming stronger and reaching godhood—and ideally finding a true love.
He had no interest in earning that small amount of money.
Thinking about his arrangements for the future, Lin Li realized that none of the God Position inheritances in the God Realm suited him.
Although Lin Li could possess power rivaling or even surpassing a god without inheriting a God Position, the setting of the Douluo Continent dictated that one must become a god to achieve immortality.
And creating one’s own path required gathering faith.
Lin Li happened to be someone who hated trouble, so it was impossible for him to do such a thing.
“It seems a bit troublesome.”
Lin Li frowned, but after a while, his expression relaxed.
Future matters could wait; for now, the focus was on increasing his strength.
Even Blue Silver Grass could inherit the completely unrelated Sea God legacy.
Perhaps in some corner of the continent, there was an inheritance suitable for him.
Since it would be lunchtime in a while, Lin Li didn’t eat too much and instead headed outside.
On the way from the cafeteria back to the dormitory, he had to pass the teaching office.
When Lin Li arrived there, he saw a little girl who looked as delicate as carved pink jade.
Judging by her little pink dress and rabbit-ear hair accessory, it was undoubtedly Xiao Wu.
She was quite pretty, but Lin Li wasn’t a furry-con like Tang San.
Lin Li intended to pretend he didn’t see Xiao Wu and leave, but Xiao Wu proactively approached him.
“Hey!
Do you know how to get to Dormitory Seven?”
“When asking for directions, you shouldn’t shout ‘Hey.’ It’s very impolite.”
Lin Li looked at Xiao Wu and saw no malice in her eyes.
An old rabbit out of the Star Dou Great Forest indeed carried a wild nature.
Lin Li didn’t feel like explaining further how to ask for help, so he simply waved and said, “Follow me.
I’m from Dormitory Seven.”
Hearing this, Xiao Wu’s eyes lit up, and she skipped along to keep up with Lin Li, chattering away like a curious baby.
“My name is Xiao Wu, ‘Wu’ as in ‘dance’.
Are you a work-study student too?
What’s your name?”
“Lin Li.”
Lin Li simply stated his name.
When Xiao Wu introduced herself, Lin Li remembered a Fatty roommate from his past life who had imitated this introduction.
When the phrase ‘Wu as in dance’ came out of a Fatty’s mouth, can you imagine how hilarious that image was?
But after stifling his laughter for a moment, Lin Li couldn’t laugh anymore.
The memories of his past life were slowly starting to fade.
The unique loneliness of a transmigrator washed over him.
Xiao Wu’s rabbit nose twitched.
She seemed to sense Lin Li’s bad mood, so she stopped talking and instead turned her gaze toward the buildings around the academy.
The two of them arrived at Dormitory Seven side by side.
Just as they reached the door, Lin Li saw Tang San and Wang Sheng starting to fight.
It seemed that with his guidance, Xiao Wu had arrived at Dormitory Seven a few minutes early, allowing her to witness the brief glory of the new temporary boss, Tang San.
In a moment, Tang San’s status as boss would be snatched away by Xiao Wu, along with this shut-in’s first heartbeat.
On this point, the anime version did a very good job.
At least it was pure love, which Lin Li, who had been bombarded by overwhelming NTR in his past life, strongly supported.
It was also one of the few areas where he felt Tang San was beyond reproach.
Just asking, who actually likes watching NTR anyway?
“Why are they fighting?”
“It’s not like that, buddy…”
“Do buddies have to fight?”
Listening to Xiao Wu’s somewhat ditzy question, Lin Li had no choice but to tell her that the winner gets to be the boss.
“Boss?
Interesting!” Xiao Wu was clearly excited.
At the same time, Wang Sheng was knocked down by Tang San.
Tang San’s keen hearing also caught Lin Li’s words, and he understood why Wang Sheng had attacked him.
“I have no interest in being the boss.”
Tang San said calmly to Wang Sheng.
He was here to study and also had to find time for blacksmithing, earning money, making Hidden Weapons, and cultivating.
How could he have time to fight these children for the title of boss?
The time spent playing house could be used to make several more sets of Hidden Weapons.
While Tang San had no interest, Xiao Wu was very interested.
“Hey!
Fight me!
I want to be the boss!
You all have to call me Sister Xiao Wu!”
“First of all, my name isn’t ‘Hey,’ it’s Tang San.
Secondly…”
As Tang San spoke, he turned around.
After seeing Xiao Wu’s small face, the second half of his sentence got stuck in his throat.