Chapter 329: 329: The Price
Chapter 329: Chapter 329: The Price
In the evening, Xiao Han asked Lan Yudie out.
The two roamed freely, walking on the road outside of the school. According to Chen Aiguo, once you leave the school, not only can the school not manage your romantic relationships, but even the Heavenly King himself can’t meddle in a relationship with your own student.
Lan Yudie relayed Chen Aiguo’s perspective to Xiao Han.
“Principal Chen is quite tolerant,” Xiao Han said with a smile.
“Yes!” Lan Yudie nodded and said, “Principal Chen has always been a very tolerant head of the school. The achievements and status Shuimu University enjoys today are all due to Principal Chen’s efforts. If those who are pedantic, those with narrow minds, were to manage Shuimu University, I’m afraid it might fall from a first-tier university to the list of second-tier ones.”
“Any university should pursue openness and the liberation of thought,” Xiao Han nodded in agreement.
Lan Yudie blinked at Xiao Han, still unable to understand why she had fallen for someone three or four years her junior. Moreover, this person was her student. However, whenever she was with Xiao Han, Lan Yudie never felt that he was younger. If she didn’t know Xiao Han’s age, Lan Yudie might even think that Xiao Han was older, or at the very least, not younger than her. Xiao Han’s knowledge, Xiao Han’s scholarship, knowing everything from astronomy to geography, was limitless.
There were many attractive points about Xiao Han, which always drew her in and fascinated her.
“Xiao Han, how come you know everything?” Lan Yudie asked curiously.
“What do you mean by ‘everything’?” Xiao Han asked, puzzled.
“Knowledge, talent!” Lan Yudie looked at Xiao Han with a giggling smile.
Xiao Han, with a somewhat shy expression, then said, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
“No!” Lan Yudie shook her head and said, “I find that you know a lot, whether it’s philosophy, psychology, astronomy, geography… you know a bit of everything. Plus, piano, guzheng… you can play all of them. Xiao Han, I actually think you’re a polymath!”
“Really?” Xiao Han laughed proudly and said, “I wouldn’t dare claim to be a polymath, I just know a little.”
“Modest!” Lan Yudie giggled.
Xiao Han chuckled and then said, “Just being honest.”
The two chatted and laughed all the way, drank some coffee at a cafe, and shared some of their inner thoughts. Then, they went on a shopping spree in the mall. Although Lan Yudie was a teacher, she was also a girl and enjoyed shopping immensely. From handbags to shoes, from shoes to clothes…
She actually bought five or six sets of autumn clothes in one go.
Xiao Han, tirelessly swiping his card from behind, paid the bill.
Ever since Lan Yudie knew that Xiao Han was the mysterious owner of the Hanmen Restaurant, she felt quite at peace spending Xiao Han’s money, and Xiao Han was happy to let Lan Yudie spend his money. In Xiao Han’s words, what’s the joy of earning money if you can’t let a woman spend it?
“Wow, for the first time, I feel the joy of shopping!” Lan Yudie exclaimed excitedly, “It turns out shopping really can be addictive.”
“Then you should also consider how this person lugging the stuff feels,” Xiao Han said with a wry smile.
Lan Yudie glanced at Xiao Han, then suddenly burst out laughing ‘puchi’.
Xiao Han’s hands were full of items, carrying two pairs of shoes, five or six sets of clothes, along with several handbags. Two bags hung around his neck. The sight was indeed comical, with only Xiao Han’s head visible, moving as if a pile of goods had grown a head that was moving about everywhere.
“Hee hee…” Lan Yudie giggled and said, “Let me help you carry them!”
“No need, I’ve got it,” Xiao Han said with a smile.
Lan Yudie squinted her eyes, a sparkling gleam in them, and said, “Then… then I’ll give you a reward!”
Having said that, Lan Yudie gave Xiao Han a light kiss on his lips.
“Giggle…” After the kiss, Lan Yudie let out a string of bell-like laughter and ran away.
Watching Lan Yudie’s retreating figure, Xiao Han suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of happiness in his heart. He felt incredibly joyful, as if it was a man’s prerogative to feel this way.
When they left the mall, they had quite a few items in hand.
Xiao Han was just about to hail a car on the road back to the university.
At that moment, four vans suddenly sped towards Xiao Han from four different directions.
Screech…
Suddenly, the vehicles stopped quickly. Then, dozens of sturdy men got out of the vans. Nearly eight or nine people were packed into each vehicle. With four vans, there were more than thirty, nearly forty men surrounding Xiao Han and Lan Yudie, sealing off the area completely.
“What do you want!” Lan Yudie exclaimed in alarm.
Slap…
A man raised his hand and slapped Lan Yudie, angrily shouting, “Stop screaming here!”
“Ah!” Lan Yudie was struck by the slap, and she immediately covered her face.
Xiao Han hurriedly pulled Lan Yudie, protecting her behind him. Xiao Han asked, “Xiao Yu, are you alright?”
“I… I’m fine!” Lan Yudie’s eyes were brimming with tears, looking pitiful. The slap was painful; it nearly made stars appear in Lan Yudie’s eyes. Xiao Han found it especially heartbreaking. He took a deep breath and said, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here!”
“Kid, are you Xiao Han?!” The man who had just started to hit people stood with his potbelly, holding a watermelon knife in his hand.
“That’s right!” Xiao Han nodded.
“Hehe…” The man chuckled slyly and said, “Well, sorry to say, but someone has paid for your hands and legs, they want to turn you into a crippled man!”
“Who?” Xiao Han instinctively asked.
“I can’t tell you that!” The man laughed with a wide grin, “When you get to Hell, go ask King Yama yourself.”
“What are you guys?” Xiao Han squinted his eyes.
“Kid, seeing as you’re about to die, this old man will tell you, we’re from Dao Meng!” The man chuckled again.
“Dao Meng?!” Xiao Han was startled and asked in surprise, “Are you with Liu Sandao?”
“Fuck, do you think you can casually mention Dao Ye’s name?” The man barked furiously.
“Today I don’t care who you are or who sent you!” Xiao Han’s body was radiating Cold Qi as he spoke. “Today you laid your hands on my woman. You will pay the price for that!”
As he spoke, a fierce look flashed across Xiao Han’s face.
The man sneered coldly and then said, “Kid, you’re way too arrogant! In the territory of the provincial city, no one dares to talk to me like this!”
“It was your right hand that hit her!” Xiao Han completely disregarded what the other party was saying, and replied with a cold laugh, “Then today, I’ll dismantle your right hand.”
“Fuck!” Upon hearing this, the man flew into a rage and yelled, “I’ll kill you first!”
After that, the man rushed at Xiao Han with the watermelon knife in hand.
Although Xiao Han’s build was not as burly as the other’s, his advantage lay in his agility. Xiao Han’s most important asset was his exceedingly advanced brain, which provided his body with near-superhuman driving force. His eyes fixed on the other man, Xiao Han could clearly predict his next move, including where his next step would land, thanks to his superbrain.
Whizz…
Xiao Han made his move, seizing the opponent’s arm with the speed of lightning and hooking a single leg onto the man’s ankle.
Thump…
The man’s eyes bulged as he could only watch helplessly as his body tilted forward. At last, his face planted onto the concrete ground.
“Aiyo…” The man screamed in agony. The fall knocked out two of his front teeth and even skewed his nose sideways, while the flesh on his face was ground against the cement until it was mangled and bloody. The man nearly collapsed completely. In desperation, he shouted, “Damn it, quick… help me up!”
“Who dares!” Xiao Han bellowed, and the people around him retreated several steps.@@novelbin@@
At that moment, Xiao Han snatched the watermelon knife from the man’s grip and sneered, “It was the right hand, wasn’t it?”
“Brilliant!” At that point, a leading man walked out from the crowd. He wasn’t tall or fat, with a pair of gloomy eyes and a hook-nosed face, his lips curled into an almost indiscernible smile while he clutched a cigarette. He showed no sign of any remarkable attributes. Everyone around him shouted in unison, “Big Brother!”
“Big Brother, save… save me!” The sturdy man on the ground also pleaded for help.
“Let him go, and I’ll leave you a whole corpse today,” said the lean man.
“Who are you?” Xiao Han asked coldly.
“Since you seem to have some strength, I’ll tell you who I am today!” The lean man smiled and said, “I’m Hou Qingguo, the Deputy Gang Leader of Dao Meng. They call me Monkey King!”
“I don’t care who you are!” Xiao Han scornfully said, “Even if Liu Sandao himself showed up, today I’m still going to dismember this arm of his.”
Hou Qingguo narrowed his eyes and said, “Kid, don’t be too arrogant. Dao Meng is not something you can afford to offend.”
“Everyone has principles and lines that should not be crossed,” Xiao Han replied with a sneer, “My principle is: I don’t provoke others; but if someone provokes me, I will retaliate.”
“Listen to me,” Hou Qingguo stared into Xiao Han’s eyes and said, “Only the strong have principles and lines that shouldn’t be crossed. The weak’s principles are meant to be trampled on. Their lines are meant to be insulted. Understand?”
“You!” Something deep within Xiao Han seemed to be profoundly agitated.
Hou Qingguo was not wrong; dignity was afforded only to the strong, the weak’s dignity was there for the strong to trample. Therefore, Xiao Han knew he must become powerful.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Han said, “You can try.”
Hou Qingguo’s eyes narrowed, his gaze suddenly sharp, and he flicked his finger.
A spark flew towards Xiao Han, who quickly dodged it.
Crack…
Suddenly, the opponent moved like a shadow, charging swiftly at Xiao Han. Hou Qingguo threw a punch directly at Xiao Han.
The opponent’s movements seemed rapid, but in Xiao Han’s eyes, they were merely average. Xiao Han’s superbrain was furiously calculating the trajectory of the man’s movements, with Xiao Han executing actions under its guidance.
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