Helping Xiao Wu attend Balak Junior Soul Master Academy was not actually difficult.
One simply needed to take Xiao Wu to Spirit Hall for her Awakening and obtain a martial soul awakening certificate.
After that, they could visit a village near Yu Village that had an unused quota for a Work-Study Student and claim it for her.
The Work-Study Student quota waives six years of tuition and fees at an Elementary academy, which is a great benefit for children from poor families.
Yu Yan's entire net worth was only 1 gold coin, 20 silver coins, and 600 bronze coins. This wasn't much, as it had to cover his living expenses for a long time; naturally, he had to save wherever possible.
Having figured out the next steps, Yu Yan shared this perfect plan with Xiao Wu.
"Can we not go to Spirit Hall?"
Hearing about Spirit Hall, Xiao Wu's first reaction was refusal. She was afraid of encountering a Titled Douluo at Spirit Hall who might see through her identity.
"Do you have a grudge against Spirit Hall?"
Understanding why Xiao Wu didn't want to go, Yu Yan threw out a topic he had prepared long ago. To coax a child, one must take it slow and offer guidance through patience.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's exactly it."
Worried about how to refuse Spirit Hall, Xiao Wu immediately nodded at Yu Yan's words, claiming she didn't want to go because of a grudge.
Of course, she did indeed have a grudge against Spirit Hall.
Seeing that Xiao Wu's answer was almost exactly as he expected, Yu Yan followed up: "Which Spirit Hall Spirit Master do you have a grudge against? Or rather, which specific Spirit Masters?"
"Huh?"
Xiao Wu's mind hadn't caught up yet; she didn't understand what Yu Yan meant.
"Let's put it this way: Spirit Hall is a massive organization spread across almost every city on this continent. There are many people in it, from Titled Douluo to ordinary Spirit Masters. You can't possibly have a grudge against everyone in Spirit Hall, right?"
Yu Yan spread his hands, explaining his point in detail.
"No, no, how could I have a grudge against everyone in Spirit Hall?"
Xiao Wu could not and would not treat every Spirit Master in Spirit Hall as an enemy; her enemies were only a few specific individuals within it.
"The Awakening ceremony is held every year; it's a very common and minor event. The highest-ranked Spirit Master we'll encounter is likely just a Spirit Grandmaster. It won't cause any waves at all; you don't need to fear meeting your enemies."
"Unless your talent is exceptional, no one will even notice us on this trip."
At this point, Yu Yan couldn't help but think of the original story where Xiao Wu had Innate Full Spirit Power.
It was quite absurd; two geniuses with Innate Full Spirit Power were staying in Nuoding City, yet not a single major power came to recruit them, and it barely caused a ripple.
Considering the highest spirit power of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation was only Rank Nine and a Half, it was strange that no one came to recruit or inspect Xiao Wu and Tang San, whose spirit power was even higher.
Regarding this, Yu Yan felt that the local powers of Douluo Continent were far too honorable in this regard.
Hearing that they would at most encounter a Spirit Grandmaster during the Awakening, Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back against her chair again.
"Then there's no problem. When are we going to Spirit Hall for the Awakening ceremony? By the way, Yu Yan, what is your Innate Spirit Power Level?"
Leaning back, Xiao Wu planned to slightly control her Innate Spirit Power Level to match Yu Yan's.
"My Innate spirit power is rank seven and a half. I'm considered a bit of a Genius."
Xiao Wu's thoughts were truly easy to guess; her intention to copy Yu Yan's Innate spirit power was practically written on her face.
Yu Yan didn't expose her little scheme and told her his Innate Spirit Power Level.
"Okay, okay, I see." Knowing what her Innate spirit power should be, Xiao Wu's thoughts turned to another matter: "Yu Yan, when are we going to Balak City for the Awakening? I've never been to a city before."
With her biggest worry resolved, Xiao Wu was incredibly eager to see the bustling human city she had never visited and had only heard about from her mother.
Yu Yan had already thought about this question, and as soon as Xiao Wu asked, he immediately replied:
"We'll go to the Village Head's place this afternoon to ask when the villagers are going to Balak City. We can hitch a ride on the village carriage; it'll be faster and save energy."
"Can't we go in the morning?"
Xiao Wu, anxious to see the city, wished she could just fly there right now.
"Grandpa Yu isn't home in the morning; we won't find him even if we go. It should be just right around two in the afternoon. This morning, let's clean up the room you'll be staying in."
As a man living alone, you couldn't expect his living quarters to be very clean, much less the rooms he didn't use.
Now that Xiao Wu was staying, and it was impossible for her to live directly with him, he naturally had to clean up.
"Oh."
Hearing about cleaning, Xiao Wu's interest waned, but she didn't refuse.
The room Yu Yan prepared for Xiao Wu was his late parents' room. It was slightly larger than his own, which pleased Xiao Wu greatly.
At noon, to welcome Xiao Wu, Yu Yan specially prepared one meat dish, two vegetable dishes, and a radish soup, which could be considered a grand spread.
Judging by how Xiao Wu ate until her stomach was bulging, it was clear she was very satisfied with the meal.
After the meal, sitting with Xiao Wu, Yu Yan reminded her that this was a celebratory meal for her arrival, and future meals wouldn't be so luxurious.
Xiao Wu rubbed her stuffed belly and said it didn't matter; as long as future meals were as good as breakfast, she would be satisfied.
Seeing how easily satisfied Xiao Wu was, Yu Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart—this little rabbit was really easy to raise.
Xiao Wu sat there thinking that human society was truly great, with good cultivation methods, delicious food, and very, very good people... At two in the afternoon, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu went together to Old Man Yu's house.
Yu Yan explained the tragic background of his distant cousin Xiao Wu to the Village Head—well, a tragic background fabricated based on absurd stories from his previous life.
It was roughly that Xiao Wu's parents had died accidentally to wild beasts while gathering herbs in the mountains, and her wicked relatives had seized her inheritance and tried to make her a child bride for their foolish son.
To escape those people, Xiao Wu had no choice but to come and seek refuge with her aunt's family, who had always been kind to her.
Yu Yan stated that while his parents were indeed dead, he couldn't ignore this poor cousin.
Xiao Wu had arrived in a hurry and hadn't undergone Spirit Awakening yet, so he wanted to take her to Spirit Hall for her Awakening the next time the villagers went to the city.
Yu Yan's mother had indeed married in from elsewhere and wasn't a local of Yu Village, and Old Man Yu didn't know where she had come from either.
This story, which was thirty percent truth and seventy percent lies, left Old Man Yu stunned, but judging by his indignant expression, he believed it.
The only drawback was that the story seemed a bit over-the-top.