Who Dared Hit Him?

"You motherfucker, you dared hit me." Guan Dahai pointed at Lu Yang and cursed.

Lu Yang still said nothing. With icy eyes, he walked up to Guan Dahai, picked up a brick, and smashed it hard toward Guan Dahai's head.

There was another bang. Guan Dahai did not react in time and was knocked straight to the ground. The intense pain and Lu Yang's sudden outburst filled Guan Dahai with an inexplicable fear.

"Y-you, what are you doing?" Guan Dahai turned his head and asked in a trembling voice. He was just a neighborhood punk, not even a real gangster. He dared bully ordinary people, but when faced with someone like Lu Yang, who was willing to risk his life against him, he cowered.

Lu Yang had seen plenty of people like this during the last five years of his previous life. Hurt them badly once, and they would never dare provoke you again. Walking over, Lu Yang grabbed Guan Dahai by the collar with one hand and hauled up his limp body. His eyes suddenly burst with the bloodthirsty killing intent from his past life as he asked, "You dared hit my brother?"

Bang! Before Guan Dahai could speak, Lu Yang struck him with another brick.

"You dared hit my brother?"

Bang! Lu Yang hit him with another brick.

Guan Dahai was terrified from the beating and begged, "I won't dare again."

"You won't dare again?" Lu Yang raised the brick once more.

"I really won't dare again!" Guan Dahai howled.

Lu Yang sneered, then turned and pointed at Xiao Liang, who was curled up on the ground with bewilderment in his eyes. "Go apologize to my brother. If he forgives you, this ends here. Otherwise, I'll beat you to death today."

Guan Dahai was utterly terrified of Lu Yang's gaze. He hurriedly scrambled up and ran toward Xiao Liang. Though the distance was only a dozen meters or so, he nearly fell twice. When he reached Xiao Liang, he fell to the ground again. He did not get back up, only said in terror, "X-Xiao Liang, I was wrong."

Xiao Liang was still sitting on the ground, trying to shrink back in fear. Lu Yang sat down beside him, threw an arm around his shoulders, and gave him a firm squeeze. "Brother, Guan Dahai is apologizing to you."

"Huh? H-he's apologizing to me?" Fear showed in Xiao Liang's eyes. Thinking of all the times Guan Dahai had bullied him since childhood, he did not dare face him at all.

Lu Yang happened to spot a fruit knife for cutting watermelon behind Xiao Liang. He picked it up, spun it in a beautiful flourish, then gripped the handle in reverse and held the tip one centimeter from Guan Dahai's eye.

"Ah?" Guan Dahai tried to retreat in terror, but Lu Yang seized his collar tightly.

"What are you doing?" Guan Dahai asked.

"I don't think your apology is sincere. Are you still planning to get revenge later?" Lu Yang slowly moved the blade closer to Guan Dahai's eye.

The instant Guan Dahai apologized, he had remembered all the times he had bullied Xiao Liang, and his heart had filled with resentment. He had planned to get through today first, then come back with others to settle the score with Lu Yang and Xiao Liang. But now, as the knife tip drew closer and closer to his eye, Guan Dahai was truly afraid.

"I was wrong! I really was wrong! I'll never dare again!" Guan Dahai screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

Xiao Liang was dumbfounded beside them. In all his life, he had never seen Guan Dahai look so terrified.

"This..."

Lu Yang switched the fruit knife from his right hand to his left. With one hand holding the knife toward Guan Dahai and the other around Xiao Liang's shoulders, he said, "Brother, remember this. From now on, no one will dare bully you. Whoever bullies you, I'll kill him."

The shining knife tip was right in front of Guan Dahai. He said in a trembling voice, "I won't dare. I absolutely won't dare again."

"Get lost," Lu Yang said.

He could tell that Xiao Liang would not be able to accept Guan Dahai's apology anytime soon. If Guan Dahai stayed here any longer, the bastard might bleed to death. Lu Yang had finally been reborn, and he had no intention of ending up with a murder charge. It was better to let him get lost.

Xiao Liang looked at Guan Dahai fleeing, then at Lu Yang's confident expression. Bewildered, he asked, "Boss, why do you seem like a completely different person today? You never used to clash with Guan Dahai."

A faint smile curved across Lu Yang's lips. "Brother, remember this. From now on, no one can bully us."

"Oh." Xiao Liang did not understand, but he still responded before asking, "Boss, why did you come looking for me today?"

Lu Yang did not answer. Instead, he asked, "What have you been busy with lately?"

The smile that had just appeared on Xiao Liang's face instantly faded. He said blankly, "What else can I do? I didn't get into college, and my family is poor. My parents can't afford to send me to vocational school either. They want me to go sell vegetables at the market like them."

"Sell vegetables?" Lu Yang asked. "Do you like it?"

"No." Xiao Liang hugged his knees and buried his head in his arms. "But what can I do if I don't like it? I didn't get into college, so I can only listen to my parents and sell vegetables."

Lu Yang patted Xiao Liang's shoulder. He remembered that when he had found Xiao Liang in his previous life, Xiao Liang had been at the vegetable market.

"Brother, wait here for me," Lu Yang said.

Walking to the courtyard gate, Lu Yang picked up a cardboard box from the ground and returned to Xiao Liang's side. He patted the outside of the box and said, "Come on, take a look. What is this?"

Xiao Liang looked up, and his eyes immediately froze on the image printed on the box. He said excitedly, "Is this... a Virtual Helmet?"

"Catch." Lu Yang tossed the Virtual Helmet to Xiao Liang. "It's for you."

As if he were holding the most precious treasure in his life, Xiao Liang cradled the box in both hands. He looked at Lu Yang in delight and said, "Boss, you mean this is for me?"

Lu Yang nodded. "Of course."

"Boss..." Xiao Liang did not know what to say. This was the first time in his life someone had given him something so valuable, and the first time someone had treated him so well. As though making up his mind about something, Xiao Liang gave Lu Yang a deep bow and said seriously, "Boss, thank you."

Lu Yang said, "Why are you being polite with me? You're my brother."

Brother, I owe you a life. This time, your big brother will look after you. I'll definitely give you a different life.

"Brother..." After a moment of confusion, Xiao Liang solemnly remembered those words.

"All right, stop standing around. Log in soon and familiarize yourself with the place first. I'll log in after I get home, then I'll take you to level up," Lu Yang said.

"Oh, okay. I'll log in right away." Xiao Liang hurriedly ran back into the house.

Lu Yang shook his head with a laugh. "That kid ran off without even telling me his name."

But Lu Yang did not mind. Every game helmet had its own unique serial number. As long as he knew that number, he could find Xiao Liang online.

After returning home, Lu Yang did a few simple stretches. Then he put on the helmet and entered the game once again.