Don't get me wrong, Su Youyu's words, her self-assured expression, and the imposing aura Su Chen gave off...
Really did intimidate Meng Ding and the other seven men.
While they were stunned, Su Youyu immediately grabbed Su Chen and turned to run.
As they ran, she said to Su Chen, "Big brother, thanks for standing up for me just now. Once we're out of this alley, you should hurry and run."
"The thugs' boss is the son of someone who owns a martial arts school. Ordinary people like us can't afford to offend them."
The thugs, who had finally come to their senses, shouted behind them.
"Damn it, that brat tricked us!"
"Quick, if we don't catch her, the young master will make us kneel on durians!"
As soon as Su Youyu pulled Su Chen out of the alley, five burly men appeared.
They were each at least 183 centimeters tall, broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, with fierce-looking faces.
They surrounded the two of them.
The sight drew curious glances from passersby.
Then a chubby man cosplaying as Tang San, Wu Dongyang, shoved past the five muscular men and walked up to Su Chen and Su Youyu.
"Xiao Wu, don't run. Come with me to shoot a cosplay stage play, and I can make you famous overnight."
"I have plenty of money. I'll make you blow up in the anime and manga scene."
Su Youyu scoffed. "You think I'll become famous if I shoot a stage play with you? Aren't you giving yourself too much credit?"
"Move, now! Otherwise, my big brother is really going to get angry! Even I'm scared when he gets mad!"
"Tell me, are you scared or not?"
Meng Ding, who had caught up with them, shouted, "Young master, she's bluffing. Don't listen to her nonsense. If that uncle were really tough, would the two of them have run?"
When Wu Dongyang had first seen Su Chen, he'd felt a little uneasy.
But as soon as he heard his subordinate Meng Ding's words, that unease vanished.
All that remained was confidence.
That was right. If Su Chen were tough, would he have run?
He was all looks and no substance!
After all, he was an uncle in his thirties.
The five burly men he'd brought were all officially trained in martial arts at his family's school.
They were nothing like those people who only trained in Taekwondo to put on a show.
These were real martial artists!
Though they hadn't officially entered the Martial Artist realm, every one of them was already a Quasi-Martial Artist!
Each could dominate an entire street!
Su Chen wasn't the sort to throw a punch for no reason or meddle in other people's business.
Now that he'd seen what was happening, he roughly understood why.
These people really did want to abduct the girl and make her shoot a stage play. She refused, so they were planning to take her by force.
"Ding... Congratulations, host. You are faced with a choice."
"Choice one: Help the girl escape. Reward: 1 million."
"Choice two: Stay out of the girl's business and leave. Reward: +2 fortune."
"Choice three: Help the girl escape, cosplay as Tang San, and shoot a short video with her. Reward: God-tier Chef Skill."
These three choices were genuinely a little difficult.
The people surrounding him posed no challenge at all.
He could deal with them barehanded.
So all he had to do was decide which reward suited him best.
The reward for choice one was 1 million.
He was short on money right now.
The more money he invested in the stocks he'd bought, the more he'd earn.
A million would let him make even more money.
Choice two offered +2 fortune. Though he didn't know what two extra points of fortune would do, it sounded like a pretty good thing too.
Choice three offered God-tier Chef Skill.
That skill was very tempting to him.
The meals he cooked were tasty, but they were only ordinary home cooking. They couldn't compare with the dishes made by professional chefs at restaurants.
They were even further from the food served by chefs at five-star hotels.
Before he'd had a daughter, he hadn't cared much about this skill.
But now he had daughters, and they especially loved to eat. He wanted the skill.
Especially since his second daughter was coming over for dinner tonight.
If he got God-tier Chef Skill, the Seafood feast he made tonight would absolutely astound both his second and eldest daughters!
Girls were always easy to win over with delicious food.
The misunderstanding between him and his second daughter might even be wiped clean.
The trouble was, one of the requirements for that reward was to cosplay as Tang San and shoot a short video with the girl...
A man in his thirties, shooting a cosplay video with an eighteen-year-old girl.
Emmm~
The image was a little strange.
"System, will God-tier Chef Skill show up as an option again in the future?"
"It may or may not."
Su Chen made up his mind at once.
He put an arm around the girl, drawing her into the protection of his embrace, then looked down at the chubby Wu Dongyang. "I'll give you one chance. Get lost. Now."
"Otherwise... you'll bear the consequences."
Hearing Su Chen's domineering words, Su Youyu hurriedly whispered, "Uncle, thanks for being willing to help me, but you should still run."
"They brought too many people. That fatso looks disgusting, but for the sake of our safety, I'll just reluctantly go shoot a stage play with him."
Su Chen patted her shoulder. "I'm here. Don't be afraid."
He was a father now. Seeing a girl about the same age as his own daughter being bullied immediately set his sense of justice ablaze.
Su Youyu had cosplayed as Xiao Wu from Soul Land that day, so she'd put on very heavy makeup and a wig, and even wore red contact lenses. She looked nothing like she did normally.
Even if Su Zihan had been there, she wouldn't have recognized Su Youyu.
Su Chen had only ever seen ordinary photos of Su Youyu, so there was even less chance he'd recognize her.
Wu Dongyang planted his hands on his hips and burst out laughing. "Uncle, I advise you to listen to Xiao Wu and leave right now. Don't wait until I make you regret it!"
"So you won't get lost? Then come at me together," Su Chen said calmly.
Wu Dongyang's eyes turned cold. "Get him! Don't you dare so much as hurt a hair on Xiao Wu's head!"
As he spoke, he retreated behind the five burly men.
The five men and Meng Ding's group of eight charged at Su Chen together.
They showed no mercy.
Su Youyu was so frightened she didn't dare blink.
"Uncle, this is bad. You're done for."
"This is all my fault."
"Oh my god, I didn't think this would happen... Wu Dongyang, tell them to stop! I..." She hadn't finished saying she'd give in when suddenly, the world spun around her.
Then she saw her shoe planted on a big man's face.
She immediately stomped down hard several times.
Then excitement flooded her.
Oh my god, she never expected that the uncle she'd just run into was actually a Martial Arts Master.
Using an opponent's strength against them.
What a brilliant move!
It made her feel like she'd become a master herself.
It was just like playing whack-a-mole.
She stomped one, then another.
She was flying through the air.
At first, she'd been a little scared, but as she stomped on more and more people...
She grew more and more excited, and her fear was completely replaced by exhilaration and satisfaction.
"Got another one! Hahaha!"
"This is so satisfying!"
"I told you ages ago my big brother was amazing! He's a Martial Arts Master, but you wouldn't believe me."
"You just had to ask for a beating."
"I almost feel sorry for you guys~"
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