Chaos

Chaos

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

At the entrance of the Musical Instrument Store.

Baili Qingfeng carried the guqin on his back while Gu Lingying held the xiao, and they bid each other farewell.

"Qingfeng Little Brother, remember to come next door and play with us when you have time. Also, my name is Qin Lanshan."

Qin Lanshan smiled brightly, looking exceptionally happy.

"I hope I'll have another chance to hear the two of you perform a Qin Xiao Duet."

The Musical Instrument Store owner, Yun Shengyan, was smiling as well.

"We will."

Baili Qingfeng glanced at Gu Lingying.

"Mm. Anyway, Xia'er and Blue Sea are both very close to here."

Gu Lingying smiled faintly.

Qin Lanshan waved reluctantly. The three groups parted ways, while Baili Qingfeng carried his small suitcase and headed with Gule toward Xia'er University, three hundred meters away.

"Ah, talented people really are welcomed everywhere. Tell me, which of those two lovely ladies—Qin Lanshan or Gu Lingying—have you taken a fancy to?"

Gule asked enviously on the way back.

"Haven't you always been asking me for the secret to getting good grades?"

"I knew you had a secret. You're willing to teach me?"

Gule's eyes immediately lit up.

"I often remind myself that there are many people in this world who are taller than you, better-looking than you, richer than you, and more talented than you—and on top of that, they were born so intelligent. When facing people like that, what reason do I have not to study hard?"

"I..."

Gule opened his mouth, yet found himself utterly speechless.

Baili Qingfeng and Gule returned to school.

Baili Qingfeng studied social sciences. After all, his dream for the future was to become a thinker and philosopher, sharing his insights into life with others. Naturally, he needed to acquire some professional knowledge in advance.

The other two roommates had already arrived in the dormitory: Momier and Batu, one white and one black.

The relationship among the four was not like the ironclad brotherhood rumored by outsiders. To describe it in one phrase, they had merely met by chance and nodded in passing.

Even after living together for a year, they had only become somewhat more familiar.

Baili Qingfeng made up his bed, and after a busy spell, it was already one in the afternoon.

They did not go to the cafeteria for lunch, instead heading to a restaurant outside the school. It was on an old street across from the campus, less than a hundred meters from the school gate.

Since someone was treating them to a restaurant meal, Gule naturally went along.

While they were eating, a sudden commotion erupted outside. One student after another ran out indignantly, gathering in one direction, and the scene became quite noisy.

"I'll go find out what happened."

Gule was the sort who could never sit still. After saying that, he immediately ran off with the crowd.

By the time Baili Qingfeng had finished eating, Gule had already rushed back in a hurry, his face full of fury. "Qingfeng, come on! There's a fight—we need to help! Those damned Aurora Exchange Students are too arrogant. Every last one of them deserves to go to hell."

"What happened?"

Baili Qingfeng unhurriedly cleared away what he had eaten and threw it into the trash.

"Come!"

Gule seemed too angry to even speak. He led Baili Qingfeng outside.

On the side of the old street, several hundred people had gathered in layers upon layers.

Yet compared with before, the lively atmosphere had noticeably cooled.

"Fight! Beat them to death!"

"You're too arrogant! This is our Xia! You beasts, get out of Xia's territory!"

The shouts of the onlookers could still be heard vaguely.

At this moment, Baili Qingfeng also saw what was happening in the center of the circle.

A powerfully built white man stood there with two others beside him, wearing an arrogant, high-and-mighty expression. Before him lay more than ten people, each groaning in pain and covered in blood. One long-haired man in particular had every bone in his right arm and right leg broken. The degree of distortion hurt just to look at.

"What's going on?"

"It's that beast!"

Though there were many people surrounding the area, most were merely watching the excitement. More than a dozen people were already lying on the ground, and although those remaining shouted fiercely, not one dared step forward.

Seeing this, Russell gave a disdainful sneer. "What, you don't dare make a move anymore? If you don't dare, then get lost!"

"Arrogant!"

A muscular man surrounded by more than ten friends had his Qi and Blood surge. He shouted sharply, "You're provoking all of us! Apologize, unless you want a beating!"

"Apologize?"

Russell's gaze fell on the man. After looking him over, he finally spat out two words: "Trash."

"You called us trash!?"

"No, you misunderstood!"

Russell swept his gaze over everyone present like an eagle surveying wolves. "I wasn't talking about just a few of you. I mean everyone here is trash!"

"Bastard!"

"Fight! Beat him to death!"

"It would be a crime against heaven if we don't send you to the hospital today!"

Humiliated like this, the muscular man roared and charged forward with the dozen or so people beside him.

However, Russell was clearly someone with martial skill. The muscular man might have exercised regularly and even spent some time learning a few moves, but compared to Russell, the gap was far more than a little.

Russell stamped his foot and his body shook. Force surged upward from beneath his feet, then erupted from his arm like a rushing river, striking the muscular man's chest in an instant.

Crack!

The sound of breaking ribs rang out.

The muscular man, who had rushed in first, flew backward even faster than he had come, crashing into and knocking over several people.

But young people had never lacked hot-blooded courage.

With the muscular man taking the lead, the students who had long been filled with fury toward them swarmed forward. At least dozens charged in, nearly drowning Russell completely.

But...

On one side were ordinary students with nothing but hot-blooded courage. On the other was someone proficient in martial arts...

He even appeared to be a Level 2 Warrior who had begun Qi Refining Blood Renewal. The result was obvious...

One student after another was sent flying.

Under Russell's fists, these ordinary people were injured the moment they were struck and fell the moment they were touched. Moreover, he hit extremely hard. There were plenty with broken bones, broken arms, and broken legs. Though the scene was chaotic, most of the screams came from ordinary students. Russell and his companions, on the other hand, formed a battle formation of three, advancing and retreating in coordination, and had suffered no serious injuries at all.

"Qingfeng, let's go! Beat these beasts to death!"

Watching this, Gule's Qi and Blood were stirred by the chaotic atmosphere as well. He shouted and was about to rush forward.

"Don't go. The Guard Division is here."

Baili Qingfeng called out. Looking toward the several cars speeding in from the entrance of the old street, he said, "They can't keep fighting. Let's go. Don't get arrested too."