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The sun shined through the small rectangular window, casting it's light upon Lu song's face. Lu song was quite annoyed at the bright light, He twisted his body to face away from the light. However, he felt something warm against his chest. At first, he thought his blanket, but after slightly opening his eyes, he noticed a head full of black hair and snoring under the blanket. His squinted eyes widened in a split second, laying down on the bed still dumbstruck.

'Eh?W-W-Who is this..?' Was his first thought.

Not daring to move an inch of his body, his eyes looked further down. The blanket was covering the intruder's face.

'Oh. My. Heavens.'

Lu song's face became horrified. He thought he was still dreaming.

'No way, no way... It can't be...'

His hands trembled, slowly peeling away the blanket, revealing the number one person he really didn't want to see.

"Gyaaa--!!!"

"Ahh---!!"

A heaven startling shriek pierced the clouds and the sky, shocking everyone in the sect out of their deep slumber. The scream awoke Zhou Wei xing who was next to him, as he saw Lu song's face, his scream joined together with Lu song's.

Both Lu song and Zhou Wei xing tumbled out of the bed, still in stunned states. They started to breathe disorderly , it felt like they were-

"Stop narrating, it's awkward."

"Oof--!"

Celio whacked Eva on the head, who was sitting on the bed next to Zhou Wei xing.

"Oww.. I was just playing a prank on them, you doorknob licker."

Eva stuck her tongue out at Celio, who looked with disapproval.

Back to the two prank victims, their shock turned into anger and embarrassment.

"Y-You...What were you doing in my bed!"

"That's my question, you damn weirdo!"

Zhou Wei xing pointed his shaking finger at Lu song, who was red from head to toe.

"Hm? What happened...?"

Huo yi drowsily got up from his bed, woken up by their screaming. Eli who was sitting on the chair, explained to Huo yi.

"Eva played a prank on them. Nothing to worry about."

"Oh."

Lu song looked at the position of the bed, realizing that the bed really wasn't his, his face was in disbelief.

"You shitty commoner, just because my bed is more comfortable, do you really need to intrude while I am sleeping?"

Zhou Wei xing spat out, his skin was red as a tomato. Just thinking of someone like Lu song sleeping with him was body prickling.

"Who would wan't to sleep in your bed? I didn't sneak or go near your bed at all! It must have been a mistake."

"Mistake my ass, if it was then explain why you were in my bed!"

"I--"

The door slammed open, the dorm master entered the room. Behind him was a crowd of students who were listening in on the argument.

"What's all the commotion about?! Boys, you better have a good reason for screaming like that."

The stern dorm master stomped his foot.

"..."

Do they have to say it?! 'My roommate slept in the same bed as me so I screamed.' or 'I found myself wandering to my roommate's bed while I was unconscious." No way in hell, that answer would make them a laughingstock.

Not having an answer, they couldn't respond.

"Well?"

Lu song and Zhou Wei xing were already sweating. Before they could open their mouth, Huo yi butted in.

"Sir, it was a small mistake."

"Oh?"

The attention drew towards Huo yi, who was already tapping his feet towards the dorm master.

"Uhm, what really happened was..."

'Don't say it!!' was written all over Lu song's and Zhou Wei xing's face.

"Yesterday, brother Zhou Wei's back was sore from doing the breathing technique, so brother Lu song tried to massage his back for him. But I think he hit a bad spot and he screamed. As I watched, brother Zhou Wei panicked and tried to move, pushing brother Lu song off the bed, hitting his front leg against the bed frame."

Huo yi delivered a story, both believable and unbelievable. He had learnt it carefully from Celio, both on how to act and how to make excuses.

.....

Silence.

"Bah! Screaming so loudly because of a small wound. Be more careful next time, understand?"

The dorm master snorted, closing the case, he shooed off the spectators, leaving the three boys in the room.

"...Thanks, Huo yi. I guess."

"...Yeah. Thank you..."

"I-It was nothing."

After a brief moment of silence, they started getting ready for the day, trying to act as if nothing happened. It was evident on their face though, they still had red blushes from their cheeks up to the tip of the ears.

"Hahahahahaha! Oh man, Their fucking faces were hilarious! Good job maggot, your story fooled everybody! Gahahaha!"

Eva laughed loudly, her hands were clutching her stomach.

"Haah..."

Both Celio and Eli sighed. Their sister was a riot.

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Five days later...

After eating breakfast, Huo yi and Zhou Wei xing quickly went to their class. They had to gather at the training field later on, since their lesson was first lectures, followed by breathing technique, and then finally, practical lessons.

During the five days, Huo yi and Zhou Wei xing had already mastered the breathing technique, they could maintain it for at least 9 hours now. They also learned attack and defense spells, such as Aerial strike and Wind barrier. Sometimes after class, Huo yi and Zhou Wei xing would share their skills, making themselves the strongest of the class.

They got to their seats, and chatted with other classmates for awhile. The female lecturer entered the classroom, attracting the attention of all her students with her voice.

"Good morning students, I have something important to tell you. For the practical lesson next week, we will be having a inter-class mock battle with the Fire Ki class. So be prepared for it~"

"The Fire Ki class? Aren't they the strongest bunch?"

"No way, we would lose!"

Students began to chatter once the lecturer finished her words. It was a fact that the Fire Ki class had students who were able to defeat some of the Warrior division. A few of the senior Fire mages were already at imperial Ki rank, which was higher than gold. It won't be easy to defeat them in the inter-sect tournament. Some of the Fire Ki juniors were already gaining fame in the sect.

"Brother Zhou Wei, won't this mean we get to spar with brother Lu song?"

Huo yi excitedly asked.

Zhou Wei xing looked at him, his mood got dark after hearing Lu song's name.

"Don't mention that bastard, I don't want to think of his face!"

Zhou Wei slammed the desk with his fist, making everyone look at him.

"Zhou Wei xing, what is the matter?"

"Er... Nothing teacher."

Hearing his confirmation, the lecturer began to talk about new spells and the types of air magic. Zhou Wei xing slid his hand back to his side, feeling embarrassed after his outburst. Huo yi patted his shoulder, trying to comfort him. Meanwhile, Lu song sneezed loudly in his class, making the flame held in his hand disperse.

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During the evening, Huo yi headed towards the dorm, seemingly tired. Today's practical was a sparring lesson between the class, since Zhou Wei xing had more experience in dodging, Huo yi couldn't keep up. He decided to train with Celio in the soul dimension, thinking he could gain some experience in fighting against another mage.

Celio looked at Huo yi, he seemed to understand the situation.

"Alright, I will teach you."

"Thank you, Big brother Ce!"

Huo yi happily thanked Celio, who was busy placing the furniture inside to a corner. Eva and Eli sat at the side, wanting to observe the match. Once he placed everything aside, he walked to the opposite of Huo yi, stretching his neck a little. Huo yi adopted a readied position, closely watching every movement Celio made.

"Whenever you are ready."

"...Aerial shot!"

Huo yi casted aerial shot, it headed straight towards Celio with fast speed. Celio side-stepped with a tap of his foot, easily dodging the attack. He mumbled a spell, boosting his speed. He shot forward to Huo yi, who was hurriedly placing a defensive barrier.

"W-Wind shield!"

"Too slow."

Celio had already grabbed Huo yi's shirt, throwing him towards Eva.

"Gah!"

Eva catched Huo yi by the collar with one hand, placing him on the floor. Huo yi was already seeing the stars circling his head.

"...What a disappointment. It ended in five seconds flat."

Eli snorted with an uninterested tone.

"...Huo yi, do you know what you did wrong?"

"...I was too slow?"

"Not only that, you also lack the tactic to take down the opponent."

Huo yi sat down next to Eva, listening intently to Celio's words. Tactic?

"Maggot, you can't just use brawn without brains. At the start of the fight, you didn't even use any defensive spells. What if there was a person or an assassin behind you? You would be defeated instantly."

Eva added on to Celio's critique, Eli also had something to say.

"....Because you are a mage, you can't fight head-on with an opponent. For example, Earth mages can manipulate the ground around you, if you aren't careful, you might end up digging yourself a grave, literally."

Huo yi looked at Eli with horrified eyes, he took down a mental note to not fight without precaution.

Celio nodded with his sister's wisdom.

"Exactly, so during the whole week, I want you to fight against me and Eva, Eli will observe the fight. So that you will have the experience of fighting a warrior and a mage. Also, you must learn the techniques we are about to teach you."

"...Okay."

Huo yi agreed, Celio then rearranged the furniture back to their original places.

"Say, why don't we let maggot watch some anime? Their fight scenes are quite good."

Eva jumped onto the couch, pulling her dried cuttlefish snack from under the cushion.

"...That's.... Not a bad idea, actually."

"...."

The four people comfortably positioned themselves, watching the television screen.They were on board with the idea of seeing fighting cartoons or anime. While most of the scenes they have watched already, Huo yi was amazed and also astounded at this heavenly device which shown live people fighting and beating each other up.