"Luo Chuan."
"So you're leaving that side to Wu Lin?"
Gu Yue stood beside Tang Luochuan with a faint smile, her voice light as she asked.
"Wu Lin's Martial Soul completely suppresses him. Surely you can see that... Even with one less soul ring, fighting him is no different from beating up an experience dummy."
Tang Luochuan shook his head, his tone indifferent.
Guang Long? Just an experience pack, nothing more.
"Experience dummy? That's quite the term."
Hearing such a description, Gu Yue couldn't help but laugh. Who would refer to an enemy like that?
"Mhm, but running into this kind of experience pack really ruins the mood of our outing."
A trace of helplessness crossed Tang Luochuan's face. He only knew about this minor character from the original story, but who would've thought he'd pop up so soon?
When fighting Guang Long, he even had to hold back to avoid accidentally killing the guy with excessive force...
"Oh? So your mood was good before?"
Gu Yue blinked, suddenly asking.
"Yeah."
"But why do you ask?"
Tang Luochuan nodded without hesitation before responding.
"Just curious. So, going out for a walk with me actually made you happy too."
Hearing his words, Gu Yue lifted her head to look at him, a sweet smile on her face.
This little Tang Luochuan...
He really was something.
"Did you just use..."
"Too?"
"No, you misheard."
"Oh~ So I misheard~"
"Hey! If you keep this up, I won't play with you anymore!"
"..."
"Learned your lesson yet?"
Not long after, Tang Wulin retracted his hammer, staring coldly at the bruised and battered Guang Long before him.
"Yes, yes..."
Guang Long gulped, rubbing the swollen lump on his head as he nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
If anyone ever told him kids were easy to bully again... he'd be the first to disagree!
"Apologize to Uncle Li!"
"I'm sorry..."
"Did you not eat enough? Louder."
"I'M SORRY—"
At this moment, Guang Long felt like crying but had no tears left. For the first time, he truly understood what it meant to be at someone else's mercy, with only one thought in his mind:
"Bro—"
"..."
"N-No need..."
Meanwhile, Uncle Li and the other shopkeepers were utterly stunned, unable to speak. Even if Guang Long apologized, they didn't dare accept it!
But they truly hadn't expected...
These kids could actually defeat Guang Long!
"Can I... go now?"
Guang Long, on the verge of tears, couldn't help but ask.
"You can."
"But if we ever see you collecting protection money or bullying people here again..."
"I'll have another nice chat with you about Reason."
Tang Wulin looked at him seriously.
"..."
Guang Long fled in panic, while Xie Xie and the others burst into laughter at the sight—especially Xie Xie.
Served him right for bullying Uncle Li!
Absolutely deserved it!
"Kids, thank you."
"But you really shouldn't have beaten him so badly. He's not the forgiving type, and even if you're children..."
"He'll come after you."
After Guang Long left, Uncle Li looked at the group with worry. Would they really be okay?
"Don't worry, Uncle Li. We're not afraid of him."
"More importantly..."
"Where's our braised beef?"
Xie Xie shook his head with a smile.
"Oops!"
"I'll make it again for you right away—"
Uncle Li immediately patted his forehead and said with a laugh.
"The uniforms of Eastsea Academy..."
"You're students from Eastsea Academy, aren't you? I'll make you pay for this..."
In a hidden corner of the alley, Guang Long clenched his already numb fist tightly, his eyes filled with cold fury as he watched Tang Luochuan and his group happily eating.
The uniforms of Eastsea Academy—he recognized them!
Then, he took out his Soul Guidance Camera and clearly photographed each student's face.
He would definitely demand an explanation from the school!
Early the next morning.
"Teacher Wu, it's bad, Teacher Wu!"
"Something big has happened!"
Long Xuheng rushed into the first-grade classroom with a panicked expression, looking as if disaster had struck.
"..."
Watching this scene, Tang Luochuan and the others seemed thoughtful, especially Tang Wulin, whose eyes flickered with contemplation.
Brother had said yesterday that this guy would come looking for trouble, but they hadn't expected him to come so soon. However...
If he came, he wouldn't just get beaten up by them again.
At that age, even Teacher Wu could easily handle him!
"Director Long, didn't I say before?"
"Don't interrupt my class."
Wu Zhangkong stopped writing on the blackboard, turned around, and gave him a glance.
"Speak. What's the matter..."
"Outside—outside the academy, there's a group of White Mechas, even Yellow Mechas! The one leading them is Guang Biao!"
"Guang Biao, the captain of Eastsea City's Mecha Brigade!"
Long Xuheng gasped for breath, his eyes wide with panic.
"Guang Biao?"
"Why is a Mecha Designer coming to the academy?"
Wu Zhangkong looked puzzled.
"What does this have to do with me?"
What did this have to do with the academy? And even if it did...
What did it have to do with his teaching?
If Eastsea Academy ever faced real trouble, rest assured—he'd just go teach at another academy instead.
"No, this is a huge problem!"
"He's holding a banner at the academy gates, saying 'repay debts, pay with life for injuries'..."
"The photos in his hands are of—"
"Tang Luochuan, Gu Yue, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, Wei Xiaofeng, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin!"
Long Xuheng pulled out the photos, which clearly showed each of their faces. Even in the corner of the picture, there were two bystanders lying on the ground, ignored.
"..."
"Huh?"
"You went out and beat someone up?"
Wu Zhangkong looked thoughtful, his gaze shifting toward Tang Luochuan and the others, his expression contemplative as he couldn't help but ask.
So something like this had happened.
"Teacher Wu."
"That guy was bullying the uncle selling food, demanding protection money, so we hit him..."
"But we didn't expect him to be so weak."
"He's already in his 30s, yet he can't even beat a bunch of kids! And he still dares to collect protection money?"
Xie Xie said helplessly.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Hearing this, Wu Zhangkong laughed.
"So..."
"You beat up an old guy, and now an even older one is here to back him up?"
"Let's go. I'll see what this is about."
Wu Zhangkong wore a smile on his face, but his eyes carried a sharp glint. To think someone would dare cause trouble for his student and then come demanding an explanation...
It had been a long time since he'd encountered such a situation.
His teacher had once told him not to provoke others, but if someon
e came looking for trouble out of sheer boredom...
Well then, he might as well draw his sword properly?
"A Soul Emperor, and a Mecha Designer at that."
"It's been so long since I last acted that even some random Soul Emperor from who-knows-where dares to trouble me now..."
(End of Chapter)