Chapter 6

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"Hey, you're trying to play the hero and save the damsel in distress?" The three boys from Class 2 couldn't help but get angry. A mere underachiever from Meizhuang, who had just enrolled today and hadn't even learned any martial arts, dared to meddle in their affairs. Was he tired of living?

The shortest one sneered, "To save a damsel in distress, you need both strength and the right person to save. But you lack both. First, you have no strength, and second, you've picked the wrong person. This thing isn't a woman; it's just a bitch."

"Shut up, how can you insult women like that?" Li Yan was quite angry. These people had called a pony-tailed beauty a bitch, which was too much. Even if Li Yan had never made a friend in his life, he would never consider people like them. He no longer wanted to be friends with these people and saw them as bullies.

Seeing the situation about to get complicated, Qiao Feng, who had been crouching on the ground, suddenly stood up. She glared at Li Yan with a complex look and said stiffly, "Newcomer, don't meddle in other people's affairs."

"Huh?" Li Yan was taken aback. When the three boys had mocked him, he had been a bit angry, but their reactions were expected. What he didn't expect was that the person he was trying to help would turn against him. He couldn't help but ask, "I came to help you, and you talk to me like this?"

"Did I ask for your help?" Qiao Feng's face flashed with a look of pain. "This is between me and them. It has nothing to do with you. Just go away."

What a thankless world! Li Yan felt like he had been betrayed. Was he really helping the wrong person? Forget it, he wouldn't get involved anymore.

He turned to leave, not wanting to get mixed up in this anymore. Saving a damsel in distress was a man's dream, but he wasn't going to be the one who got bitten by a dog. He wasn't a do-gooder and didn't need to meddle in everything.

Behind him, there was a sharp sound, like a slap. Then a muffled groan. He turned around to see Qiao Feng being kicked in the stomach and falling to the ground. She was tall and not the kind of delicate girl, but her face was already swollen and red, her body covered in mud, and her hair was disheveled, adding a touch of sorrow to her appearance.

One of the boys pointed at Qiao Feng and shouted, "We didn't ask you to speak. Speak again, and we'll beat you until you're crawling on the ground."

The pony-tailed girl's eyes flashed with anger, as if she wanted to fight back, but the anger quickly turned to a look of sorrow and helplessness. Clearly, she had something deeply troubling her, which made her hold back.

Li Yan shook his head. He had seen her boxing skills earlier, which were powerful and impressive, far better than the students he had seen in the courtyard of Class 3. Why was she an underachiever? Why did she let these three boys beat her without fighting back? He couldn't understand it. Maybe she had a reason to endure the beating. Li Yan didn't want to get involved anymore and started to walk away. Just as he took a few steps, one of the boys behind him sneered, "It's easy to come, but not so easy to leave. We haven't settled the matter with this bitch yet. You, a mere underachiever from Meizhuang, dared to be so disrespectful to us three. Don't you have anything else to say?"

Li Yan sighed inwardly. These three villains were using the standard lines that all villains use before they get their faces slapped by the protagonist. Was it really a good idea to say such things? The consequences of being so arrogant would be a face full of slaps, and they would be slapped so hard. So... should he slap them?

Li Yan wasn't sure if he could slap their faces. First, he didn't know their martial arts skills, and second, he didn't know his own. He was still unfamiliar with this strange world.

But... not knowing didn't mean he should back down! A man couldn't be without courage. Even if he was going to get beaten up, he couldn't show weakness, or his thoughts wouldn't be clear. Li Yan slowly squatted down and picked up a branch from the ground. The branch was about three feet long and two fingers thick, feeling similar to a three-foot-long sword, just a bit lighter. It was perfect in his hand.

"Hey? The kid actually picked up a branch to fight back? Ha! That's hilarious!" The three boys laughed mockingly. "You're from Meizhuang, and fighting back won't help. You might as well cower on the ground like this bitch and let us beat you. That would be more manly, hahaha."

"Hmph!" Li Yan snorted angrily. He didn't want to waste words with these three. Not knowing their or his own martial arts skills, he decided to take the initiative. He wasn't someone who couldn't adapt or someone who would wait to be beaten. He knew how to use every opportunity to gain an advantage. With the enemy outnumbering him and both sides' strengths unknown, waiting for them to make the first move would be foolish.

Li Yan leaped high into the air, his athletic skills at their peak. Although this jump wasn't as impressive as lightness kung fu, it was much higher and faster than an ordinary child's. He used a move called "Falling Wild Geese," the small branch splitting the air, creating a flurry of sword shadows that attacked the three boys.

The three boys were taken aback. They were still trying to taunt the underachiever from Meizhuang, but they didn't expect him to be so bold, daring to attack first. Moreover, his branch trembled slightly, forming a sword-like movement.

"Sword technique! He's studying sword technique!" one of the boys shouted. "He said he just enrolled today. He must be lying."

Another boy sneered, "So what if it's sword technique? Can someone from Meizhuang beat us? Attack!"

The three boys, who had been at Heimuya for two months and had been practicing martial arts, launched their attacks simultaneously. They had chosen to study boxing, and their skills were at the beginner level. One of them, crouching and then lunging, threw a punch, which was a "Black Tiger Steals Heart." Another leaped, raised his hand, and chopped down, which was a "Cleaving Huashan." The third, the most devious, crouched and then grabbed upward, which was a "Immortal Plucks Peach."

Actually, dealing with an underachiever from Meizhuang didn't require all three of them. They thought any one of them could easily beat Li Yan. If Li Yan had just argued with them, they would have only sent one person to fight him.

But the situation was different now. Li Yan took the initiative, attacking all three at once, forcing them to counterattack. As a result, they ended up attacking the underachiever from Meizhuang together.

The three boys sneered simultaneously, "You're finished, underachiever from Meizhuang. These three punches will at least give you internal bleeding. Get ready to see the school doctor." They weren't worried about being punished for hurting a classmate because Heimuya was a very free and open school. As long as they didn't damage school property, they wouldn't be punished.

The three attacks targeted Li Yan's upper, middle, and lower body. They could already see Li Yan spitting blood and falling to the ground.

But they were wrong. Li Yan's sword technique was so exquisite that it didn't seem like he was from Meizhuang. It was even better than the students in the regular dorms. The branch split the air, and the tip of the branch tapped the palm of the boy using "Cleaving Huashan," instantly piercing his palm and causing blood to seep out. The boy screamed in pain and quickly pulled back his hand. Then Li Yan's branch lightly flicked the wrist of the boy using "Black Tiger Steals Heart," causing his punch to go awry and hit a nearby tree. The boy, who had only learned boxing and not internal skills, screamed in pain and crouched down, clutching his fist.

Finally, Li Yan used the "Falling" part of "Falling Wild Geese," and the branch landed perfectly in the hand of the boy using "Immortal Plucks Peach," getting stuck between his fingers. The boy's hand crushed the branch into splinters, which pierced his palm, causing him to howl in pain and jump up.

One move, three techniques, and all three boys were injured, while Li Yan remained unscathed.

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