As soon as Xiao Yuxuan arrived, the onlookers scattered in fright, automatically clearing a path for him.
"Oh my god! Xiao Yuxuan's here!"
"Well, Brother Su's in for it now."
"He's really done for! Good grief, Xiao Yuxuan didn't come alone—he brought more than thirty members of the Taekwondo club!"
"No matter how good Brother Su is at fighting, he can't beat that many people."
"And Xiao Yuxuan's Xiao Haoran's biological older brother! He's also the president of the Taekwondo club!"
"He's won the Sanda championship at our school three times in a row!"
"I heard he's about to become a martial artist. He's already a Quasi-Martial Artist!"
"Brother Su beat Xiao Haoran so badly he was crawling on the ground. Xiao Yuxuan's definitely here to avenge his little brother!"
"Xiao Yuxuan's a ruthless one. At the last Sanda championship, he beat the runner-up so badly he spent the whole semester in the hospital!"
"Brother Su's finished!"
Su Yinuo was also scared by the sight of them.
She hadn't expected Xiao Yuxuan to show up!
Xiao Yuxuan was stronger than she was now!
What was more, he'd brought more than thirty older students with him.
She hurriedly grabbed Su Chen's arm and whispered, "Let's run."
"We can't beat them. Xiao Yuxuan's vitality is already at 130 cal. He's a Quasi-Martial Artist, and he's on the verge of becoming a martial artist."
"Ding... Congratulations, host. You are faced with a choice."
"Choice one: Take Su Yinuo and run now. Reward: the title 'Useless at Everything, Champion at Running.'"
"Choice two: Tell Su Yinuo, 'That's it? Why would we need to run?' Reward: one Beginner Martial Arts Upgrade Card."
The choice was obvious, even with his eyes closed.
Although he had no idea whether the Martial Arts Upgrade Card would let him beat the Quasi-Martial Artist Xiao Yuxuan, he wasn't about to accept the title "Useless at Everything, Champion at Running."
Besides, even if he couldn't win after upgrading, he still had another trick up his sleeve.
After all, he didn't have to fight to bring his opponent to heel.
He immediately looked at the more than thirty students in Taekwondo uniforms rushing toward him and said dismissively, "That's it? Why would we need to run?"
"Ding... Congratulations, host, on making your choice. You have been rewarded with one Beginner Martial Arts Upgrade Card."
"Would you like to activate the Beginner Martial Arts Upgrade Card?"
"Activate!"
Su Chen immediately felt a warm sensation spread through his body, as if every bone were being tempered.
His body felt more refined.
He even felt as if he'd been elevated as a person.
He couldn't put the sensation into words.
But he could clearly feel that after activating the Beginner Martial Arts Upgrade Card, he'd undergone a transformation beyond the ordinary.
It was as if he'd been reborn.
Strong!
Unimaginably strong!
Even if all thirty students were as strong as Xiao Yuxuan, he could still carry the whole fight!
Xiao Yuxuan rushed up to Su Chen, looking furious just a moment earlier, ready to avenge his little brother.
But the next moment, he abruptly stopped.
The people behind him hadn't figured out what was going on. They were still charging toward Su Chen, eager to beat him up.
Terrified, Xiao Yuxuan quickly spread his arms to stop them.
Then he shouted, "You sons of bitches, all of you, stop!"
"Silence!"
"No one moves without my order!"
The whole place fell silent.
With the help of an older Taekwondo student, Xiao Haoran came over too.
He thought his brother had told everyone to stop so he could arrive and watch Su Chen get beaten up.
So even though his stomach hurt so much he could hardly lift his head, he came over with his head held high.
He limped up to Xiao Yuxuan and said, "Bro, I'm here. Let's beat him up!"
In his mind, he could already picture Su Chen getting mobbed.
Just thinking about it made him want to laugh out loud with glee.
Su Chen had dared to compete with him for a girlfriend. Didn't he know who his brother was?
So what if Su Chen could beat him and five teammates?
His brother was a Quasi-Martial Artist and a Sanda champion, with a whole crowd of people backing him!
A single spit from each of them would be enough to drown Su Chen!
Smack!
Xiao Haoran was suddenly slapped hard across the face twice, left and right, by Xiao Yuxuan.
His ears rang, and he was left completely dazed.
"Bro...!" he cried in disbelief.
Xiao Yuxuan kicked the back of Xiao Haoran's knee, making him drop to his knees in front of Su Chen.
Then Xiao Yuxuan bent forward, bowing his head lower than Su Chen's, and looked up at him. Gone was his earlier ferocious expression. Instead, he wore a fawning smile as he said, "Brother Su, my little brother was being an idiot. He offended you. Please be the bigger man and let him go like a fart. Don't hold it against him."
"When I came over, I didn't realize it was you, Brother Su. If I'd known, I wouldn't have dared bring all these people to fight you, even if you killed me."
"It was a misunderstanding. This was all a misunderstanding."
As he spoke, Xiao Yuxuan even slapped himself, hitting himself so hard there was no faking it.
His face swelled up.
Xiao Haoran wasn't the only one staring in disbelief.
The more than thirty followers behind Xiao Yuxuan were just as dumbfounded.
Even all the bystanders were left gaping!
Su Yinuo was stunned.
Su Chen, however, looked meaningfully at the older student, who had finished slapping himself and was now pulling out a cigarette. Xiao Yuxuan respectfully offered it to him with both hands, then bowed, holding a lighter in one hand and shielding it from the wind with the other as he lit the cigarette for him.
"Mom, that person looks like such a suck-up~~" A little kid in the crowd stared at Xiao Yuxuan with wide, innocent eyes and cried out in surprise.
The kid's mother quickly covered his mouth, then scooped him up and hurried away.
She was afraid her child's words would bring trouble down on him.
She'd seen how vicious Xiao Yuxuan had looked when he charged over. He'd looked just like a bandit.
Scary!
Someone like him was clearly the type to bully the weak and fear the strong.
He must have suddenly backed down because he'd realized Su Chen was no ordinary person.
Just as the mother had guessed, when Xiao Yuxuan rushed up to Su Chen, he realized that Su Chen's aura had suddenly changed!
He'd only felt an aura like that in the presence of a First-rank Martial Artist!
In other words, Su Chen wasn't an ordinary person. He was a First-rank Martial Artist!!!
How could a mere Quasi-Martial Artist like him possibly deal with that?
The gulf between a Quasi-Martial Artist and a martial artist was wider than an entire galaxy!
Many Quasi-Martial Artists would never become martial artists in their entire lives without the right opportunity!
Even thirty men like him would be crushed by Su Chen!
Martial artists were also the key talents courted by all the powerful factions.
Offending a martial artist could bring a devastating calamity upon an ordinary family!
That was why, as soon as he realized Su Chen was a martial artist, Xiao Yuxuan had been so frightened that he immediately changed his attitude.
After slapping himself more than twenty times, Xiao Yuxuan turned around and reprimanded his own little brother, Xiao Haoran.
"Who gave you the nerve to covet Brother Su's girlfriend?"
"Apologize to Brother Su on your knees right now!"
"Bro, I..." Xiao Haoran still hadn't figured out what was going on, and he tried to fight back.
Xiao Yuxuan kicked him hard.
"Who said you could talk?!"
"Apologize on your knees!"
Only after Xiao Haoran was kicked and hurt did he slowly come to his senses.
He looked up at Su Chen again.
Su Chen seemed like an imperial mountain pressing down on him.
That oppressive aura!!!
It was terrifyingly familiar!
His eyes flew wide open in shock!
Su Chen was a First-rank Martial Artist!!
No wonder his big brother had suddenly changed like that.
Although Xiao Haoran was unwilling to accept it, he obediently kowtowed to Su Chen and apologized.
"Brother Su, my little brother knows he was wrong." Xiao Yuxuan watched Su Chen's expression nervously, fawning all the while.
When he saw Su Chen's brow relax, he immediately kicked Xiao Haoran hard again. "Why are you still here? Get lost!"
"Don't bother Brother Su's girlfriend again!"
"If you don't listen, I'll break your legs!"
Xiao Haoran gritted his teeth through the pain, covered his head, and ran.
His followers scattered and fled right after him.
Su Chen looked at Xiao Yuxuan. Xiao Yuxuan was quick to read the room and glanced at Su Chen and Su Yinuo. He immediately understood. "Brother Su, I won't get in the way of you and Sister-in-law while you're out shopping. I'll get lost now."
With that, Xiao Yuxuan hurried off with his people.
He was afraid Su Chen might change his mind.
He'd probably have to keep out of Su Chen's way from now on.
Su Yinuo stared at her dad in utter shock.
"Dad!" The word burst out before she could even think, as if she'd said it instinctively.
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