Confess and Get a Lighter Sentence, Resist and Rot in Prison

"Brat, you actually dared to look down on me? I'll one-shot you with a combo!"

Fist Overlord laughed loudly. As Xiao Wen's head drew closer and closer to his fist, and he watched the shock and panic on Xiao Wen's face, the smile on his own face grew broader. "See that? This is the difference between a wild player and a top-tier player. I can toy with you however I want!"

"Is that so?"

All of a sudden, the panic vanished from Xiao Wen's face, replaced by a strange smile. "It's just a fist technique. Is that really something to be proud of?"

Xiao Wen shifted his footing, planted one foot in front of himself to halt his momentum, then threw a punch straight at Fist Overlord's fist.

"You want to go fist against fist? I'll grant your wish!"

Fist Overlord narrowed his eyes and glanced at his green-grade gloves. He had no intention of backing down as he drove his fist toward Xiao Wen's.

He might have felt a little uncertain if they were fighting with weapons.

But a mere summoner without even a weapon wanted to trade punches with a Fist Master?

Was he courting death?

Courting death?

The corners of Xiao Wen's lips curled upward. Just as his fist was about to collide with Fist Overlord's glove, he loosened his clenched fingers, swung his arm aside to evade the other man's fist, and grabbed his wrist.

"What! Th-this is..."

The moment he saw Xiao Wen's movement, a look of shock appeared on Fist Overlord's face.

Why did this scene feel so familiar?

Long ago, he had encountered a mysterious young man. He had clashed with him, and just like now, the other man had dodged his punch and seized his wrist.

Once his wrist was caught, it felt as though it had been clamped by iron pincers, instantly cutting off the force in his fist.

At the same time, Xiao Wen yanked his arm back. Instead of retreating, he surged forward, lowered his right shoulder, and slammed it into Fist Overlord's chest, sending him stumbling backward.

HP -450.

A bright red damage number floated above Fist Overlord's head, and nearly half of his health bar had been depleted.

With Fist Overlord locked in the stagger from retreating, Xiao Wen only needed to follow up with two more punches to empty the rest of his health bar. Yet he did not do so.

After landing only that shoulder strike, he chose to stop.

"I say, Fat Uncle, five years have passed, and your skills haven't improved much. If I'd wanted to, you'd already be dead."

Xiao Wen shrugged and looked at Fist Overlord with a half-smile.

Fist Overlord did not move. He remained frozen in that backward-leaning posture, his mouth slightly open, his throat tight, his eyes fixed on Xiao Wen.

"My... Mysterious Kid, is... is that really you? You're back?"

Fist Overlord's voice choked up, and virtual tears seemed to glimmer in the corners of his eyes.

Mysterious Kid... that mysterious young man...

Xiao Wen smiled and nodded.

"Good! This is wonderful! Mysterious Kid, your big brother has missed you so much!"

Fist Overlord rushed forward in a single stride and pulled Xiao Wen into his arms.

He was too excited, far too excited!

The legend of the past, the only man in Nine Provinces who had once stood a chance of matching a god.

Today, he had finally returned!

"Holy shit! In broad daylight, in public, two grown men are hugging each other?"

"Oh my god, a pretty boy with a burly uncle? This is way too explosive!"

"Pah! Little sis, let's go. Don't let this dirty your eyes."

"Morals really have gone to the dogs. What is this world coming to?"

"As expected, only people of the same sex are true love. The opposite sex is only for carrying on the family line."

Perhaps their earlier battle had drawn quite a few people over to investigate. Now that they saw Xiao Wen and Fist Overlord, two grown men, embracing each other, they naturally could not help having other thoughts.

"..." Xiao Wen.

"..." Fist Overlord.

The two grown men flushed with embarrassment and immediately shoved each other away.

"What are you looking at?! Have you never seen brothers reunite? You fucking keep staring? I'll remember you! You little brat named Wang Tailang, just you wait! I'm going to kill you back to level zero!"

Under Fist Overlord's ferocious threats, the crowd gradually dispersed.

The two of them draped their arms around each other's shoulders and chatted for a long time, starting from the previous game, then Xiao Wen's battle with that godlike figure, where he lost in half a move, and finally how he had stepped in to teach Yang Cheng and Yang Lu a lesson.

"Brother, you mean you saved those two little brats, and those little bastards actually bit the hand that fed them and took a cheap shot at you?"

Upon hearing this, Fist Overlord's expression instantly turned cold.

It was true that he was a godfather who protected his own.

But even he had principles when it came to protecting his own.

At the very least, what Yang Lu and her younger brother had done was not something he wanted to see.

Not to mention that the person they had offended was his old friend.

"Brother, let this old brother apologize to you here. Yang Lu's a rather strong-willed girl. A while ago, she had a falling-out with her father and ran away from home with her brother. They're staying at my place now, and she refuses to go back no matter what. You know my big brother's temper—he's a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest spark. She tried to kill you only to get some equipment drops and scrape together tuition money. She wants to stand on her own."

Xiao Wen smiled and patted Fist Overlord's shoulder. "Don't worry, old brother. We're both elders. What would it look like if we argued with the younger generation? I'll give you those two green items. Take them back to those two kids. As for that green-grade staff, I'll keep it. I have..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Wen suddenly received a rapid succession of logout notifications from the system.

Ding! System Notification: Someone in the outside world is calling for you. Would you like to log out?

Ding! System Notification: Someone in the outside world is calling for you. Would you like to log out?

...

What's wrong with Sis? Is it something urgent?

Xiao Wen muttered to himself, patted Fist Overlord's shoulder, and said he had something urgent to do and needed to log out. He tossed the two green items to him, hurriedly added him as a friend, then logged out in a rush.

"Oh, right, old brother, don't forget one more thing. Help me keep my return a secret. It isn't time to announce it yet."

The words drifted into Fist Overlord's ears. Looking at the spot where Xiao Wen had disappeared, a gratified smile appeared on Fist Overlord's face.

"The legend has finally returned. Mysterious Kid, keep going! This time, we'll guard you and send you to the pinnacle, drag that man down from his pedestal, and establish the might of our Nine Provinces!"

Inside the room, Xiao Wen logged out. The Gaming Pod opened, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Ya standing there with her hands on her hips, her face full of anger.

"S-Sis, what's wrong?"

Xiao Wen looked utterly confused, completely at a loss.

Xiao Ya slammed the bank card Xiao Wen had given her onto the table, crossed her arms, and snorted. "Explain this. What's going on with this card? Where did the one million inside come from?"

"Don't tell me you earned it! How old are you? How could you possibly make that much money? Your sister is so outstanding, and I only make ten thousand a month. Hurry up and confess for a lighter sentence!"

Xiao Wen let out a sigh of relief and rolled his eyes.

He had thought his sister was furious over something serious. So it was just this?

"Sis, have you ever heard a saying?"

"What saying?"

"Confess and get a lighter sentence, resist and rot in prison; resist sternly, and go home for the New Year..."