Chapter 6

Lin Mu's transformation, in the eyes of his teacher, was not considered the right path, but it was not considered evil either. Since his academic performance was poor, the fact that he could earn money by writing novels, making three to four thousand yuan a month, was already considered a sign of success in the teacher's eyes.

Apart from trying to minimize the impact of Lin Mu's situation on the learning atmosphere in the class, there was nothing else particularly noteworthy.

Shen Bingjiao also secretly paid attention to Lin Mu. When the second issue was not published, she had thought about whether to comfort him, but as the third and fourth issues were published, her heart gradually eased, and she began to focus on her studies, recovering her grades.

Other students who were not directly affected gradually got used to having a novelist in their midst and returned to their calm and peaceful study lives.

However, some girls who were not good at studying and considered themselves pretty would occasionally try to hook up with Lin Mu, either for money or for his fame as a published novelist. But Lin Mu knew what he should be doing and, while he befriended them, he did not pursue deeper relationships with them.

All of this was satisfactory to the head teacher, Shang Zhicheng.

However, in the eyes of the physical education representative, Chang Qiankun, it was extremely envious.

No one knew what kind of person Lin Mu used to be better than him. As a fellow underachiever, he even considered himself superior to Lin Mu because of his position as a class representative.

But Lin Mu suddenly turned things around. Girls came to him one after another, and now even the top students in the class regarded him with respect, no longer seeing him as a poor student.

Moreover, after Lin Mu started earning money, he had ignored Chang Qiankun's half-joking requests for a meal, which made Chang Qiankun extremely frustrated.

Some people, when they feel depressed, can adjust their mood on their own; but when Chang Qiankun felt depressed, he decided to target Lin Mu!

"Brother Peng, that's Lin Mu. You should know, he's made quite a bit of money over the past two months, probably over ten thousand yuan!"

At noon, when school was dismissed, Chang Qiankun pointed to Lin Mu, who was coming out to eat, and said to a young man with a round, muscular build standing beside him.

Beside them were three other young men with dyed yellow and green hair, clearly not upstanding citizens, causing passersby to avoid them from a distance.

"Brother Peng" nodded and, without saying anything else, walked directly towards Lin Mu, with the three others following closely behind. Chang Qiankun, however, walked into a nearby bookstore, pretending to browse books while secretly observing.

The bookstore owner, Old Chen, glanced at him and, noticing Lin Mu in the distance, felt a tightening in his chest.

...

"Brother, you're Lin Mu?"

Lin Mu put down his chopsticks, which he was using to eat noodles, and looked up. The three men behind the speaker had already seated themselves around him. The early-arriving students had mostly left, leaving many empty seats.

Having lived two lives, if Lin Mu didn't know their intentions, he would have been a fool!

"Ha ha, just get to the point!" Time was precious, and Lin Mu didn't want to waste it on idle talk.

"Brother Peng" was taken aback; few people in the area around the school dared to speak to him like that.

A green-haired youth beside him suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily, "Show some respect to Brother Peng..."

Before he could finish, "Brother Peng" waved his hand to stop him and said, "Interesting! I'll be straightforward. I'm Wang Peng, and I have a bit of a reputation around here! My brothers and I are a bit short on cash lately. We've heard that you, Brother Lin Mu, have made some money, and we'd like to borrow some!"

His words were a test. Wang Peng secretly observed Lin Mu's reaction. If Lin Mu was a pushover, it would be easy to handle, and he could become a regular source of money. If Lin Mu's attitude was not firm, he could be intimidated and some money could be extorted from him.

The noodle shop owner glanced at them and quickly lowered his head. His shop was small, and if he offended these young hooligans, his business would be ruined.

Lin Mu looked at the four of them and suddenly laughed. "How do you want to borrow it?"

Wang Peng, though surprised by his reaction, was straightforward. "Just a thousand yuan, not much. In three to five months, you can come find me, and I'll pay you back!"

Lin Mu threw down his chopsticks and took a napkin to wipe his hands. "What if I don't lend it?"

Wang Peng's lips curled into a sneer. "Not lend? It seems you look down on me, Brother Lin Mu, and won't give me this face?"

In the past, when Wang Peng said this, even if the other party didn't want to give money, they wouldn't want to offend him and would explain with soft words.

But the more they explained, the more they revealed their inner weakness, and Wang Peng would gradually become more aggressive, forcing the opponent to comply.

Today, however, he encountered Lin Mu...

"Exchange 'Jeet Kune Do' D-level skill, requiring 10,000 reputation points. Do you want to exchange?"

"Yes!"

The exchange in his mind was successfully completed in a few words.

Lin Mu looked directly into the other's eyes. "Who said we're brothers? You're not worthy to be my brother, Lin Mu!"

The green-haired youth suddenly slammed his hand on the table. "F*ck! Brother Peng is giving you face, and you dare to act up?!"

Before he could finish, Lin Mu's right hand suddenly pressed down on the back of his head and slammed him onto the table!

Caught off guard, the green-haired youth's entire face was pressed into the table by Lin Mu, his head hitting the bowl of noodles Lin Mu had just eaten. Noodle soup and leftover noodles immediately splashed all over his head!

With his face pressed into the table, snot and tears mixed with the noodle soup, making him look extremely wretched and temporarily losing his fighting ability.

Wang Peng's expression changed. He had almost never encountered such a fierce and decisive opponent, but since one of his own was already injured, he had no choice but to fight, even if he didn't want to.

Lin Mu, having injured his opponent, immediately pushed the table to force the others to back off, creating some distance between them.

He placed his hands in a Jeet Kune Do starting position and was ready to fight these guys!

It was just a fight, and even if there was blood, what was the big deal? Could it be worse than the difficulties he faced in his previous life?

"What are you doing!" A loud shout startled the four men.

Lin Mu looked and saw that it was his head teacher, Shang Zhicheng, who was hurrying over, clearly having received a message.

"Today, I'll give Teacher Shang some face! Kid, this isn't over! There will be a day when you'll be on your knees calling me 'Brother Peng'!"

Wang Peng's expression changed when he saw Shang Zhicheng. He turned to Lin Mu and said menacingly, then called his subordinates to leave with the injured.

As mentioned earlier, No. 1 High School was one of the most important institutions in Shuizhen. The teachers, though seemingly ordinary, had considerable influence. If Wang Peng dared to attack a student or even a teacher in front of a teacher, and the school leadership felt their face was lost, they could deal with him in a matter of minutes!

After all, he was just a small-time hooligan, part of the gray area, and it was daytime. When he saw Shang Zhicheng, he already had the intention to retreat.

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