"Really?" Xu Yi said with an amused smile.
Then he turned serious and spoke to the person on the other end of the phone.
"Principal, I miss my father again..."
"???"
The principal heard Xu Yi and immediately tensed up, asking anxiously, "What happened? Xiao Yi, is someone bullying you?"
"Not many people are bullying me. Just a dozen or so."
"A dozen!"
The principal felt like the sky was falling.
"They came here determined to kill me. At least now I'll get to see my father. How nice."
"Xu Yi, Xiao Yi! Send me your location. I'm coming right now! Don't be scared... The one who should be scared now is me.
"Oh, and just tell me about this. Don't bother Uncle Yu or Uncle Li."
"Okay."
The principal hung up and didn't dare waste a second.
He grabbed an assistant and drove straight to the location.
"So, kid, have you decided who you're fighting one-on-one?" Jin Wang asked.
"Give it a little longer. The people I called will be here soon." Xu Yi was completely unruffled.
"Ha! It doesn't matter how many show up. They'll all get wrecked."
Little Fatty looked worried. "Bro, can the person you called actually fight?"
"No."
"Huh? Then aren't you just dragging him into trouble?"
"But at least he can take half the damage for me."
"..."
The Taekwondo Club members started warming up.
Perhaps to show off, Jin Wang had someone hold a target two people high. Then he leaped up and kicked it flying.
"How about that? Could you block a kick with twenty years of power behind it?"
Next came a 720-degree tornado kick, followed by all sorts of flashy moves.
Xu Yi turned to Little Fatty. "Fighting Taekwondo is pretty dangerous."
Jin Wang said, "You bet."
"The match hasn't even started, and your opponent's already on the hook for twenty thousand."
Negative Emotion Points +50
"Hahahaha..."
Little Fatty couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
"You're asking for it!"
Jin Wang's expression turned vicious. "Forget giving you time to choose. Zhao Xiao, go beat him up. Hold back a little. Just make sure he can't get out of bed."
"Sure thing, Club President."
He had barely taken a step forward when the entrance was kicked open with a bang.
The principal shouted, "Everybody, stop!"
"Principal?"
Jin Wang froze, then hurried forward at a jog.
"Principal, what brings you here? Don't worry. Our Taekwondo Club is representing the school in the competition this time, and we'll definitely place."
The principal gave him a cold look and said grimly, "I heard you were going to beat him up?"
Jin Wang froze, then replied, "No. We were just having a friendly spar. A chance to make friends through martial arts."
The principal said nothing. He just walked around the gym twice.
"The fire safety measures are inadequate. Starting now, you're closed for rectification. You can reopen when the higher-ups say so."
Jin Wang: "???"
Jin Wang panicked. "No, Principal, we just ordered fire extinguishers online. They'll arrive in a couple of days. Please give us a chance..."
The principal glanced at him. "Then go stand outside first."
Jin Wang scampered over to the entrance.
"You stepped out with your left foot first. Your Taekwondo Club is disqualified."
"???"
Before the others could recover from their shock, the principal had already walked over to Xu Yi.
"Xiao Yi, are you satisfied with how I handled this?"
"Thank you, Principal."
The principal immediately broke into a pleased smile.
Negative Emotion Points +30 Negative Emotion Points +30 Negative Emotion Points +50
Seriously, man, if you're this powerful, why didn't you say so sooner?
Xu Yi walked up to Jin Wang and looked down at him. "What good is knowing how to fight? Out in the world, you need connections and clout."
Jin Wang nodded in a daze. "Yes, bro. I was way too loud with you just now. I'm sorry."
Xu Yi smiled. A one-on-one fight?
That was so childish!
In the adult world, who settles things one-on-one? You crush them with your connections first.
"I never take the subway. Know why?"
Jin Wang asked, "Why?"
"Because it's packed with people, bro."
"Only one of the ten lotus flowers in the pond behind us is left."
"Hm?"
"Pick that one, bro!"
Negative Emotion Points +50 Negative Emotion Points +50
Jin Wang swore he had never wanted to beat someone up so badly. Xu Yi was the first.
But Xu Yi had too much clout. He wasn't worth provoking...
He was so jealous he could cry. Why didn't he have connections?
He'd already hung his best buddy up and beaten him for two days and two nights, and the guy still refused to admit he had connections.
Was Xu Yi a little too arrogant and domineering?
If he had connections like Xu Yi, he'd stop eating beef altogether!
At that moment, Little Fatty looked at Xu Yi with a serious, admiring expression.
"Bro, you never told me you had connections like that."
"Ah, it's all just a little hardship. You can go get your girlfriend back now."
But the bull-headed Little Fatty looked thoroughly disgusted. "No, no. I have a thing about cleanliness."
"Then why did you get physical just now?"
"That was a fight for my dignity, not for a woman."
Let's hear some applause!
Although Xu Yi said everything was fine, the principal still wasn't reassured. He cleared his throat and continued, "Who's your coach? Get him over here."
"Our coach is Jin Debiao."
The principal froze. "The one from the national sports team?"
"Mm-hm..."
"Then get him over here too, right away, whether he's delivering bananas or fixing cars..."
Huh? Why did I say that?
You could say university principals had quite a lot of power.
Just one phone call was enough to send Jin Debiao rushing over.
"What's going on, Principal? I've been busy with international competitions these past two days, so I haven't been keeping a close eye on the students."
The principal glanced at Jin Wang, then at Xu Yi.
"The fire safety measures are inadequate, the place is filthy, and the aging wiring is a safety hazard."
Jin Debiao listened in confusion as the principal spoke. It was obvious he was targeting their Taekwondo Club.
What was going on?
Jin Wang shrank his neck. "We just offended the principal's relative."
The nerve!
Jin Debiao was furious. "I've told you again and again: before you fight anyone, check their background first. Did you all just let that go in one ear and out the other?"
"Do you remember the rules of our Taekwondo Club?"
Jin Wang lowered his head. "I do."
"Recite them."
"Uh..."
"Now!"
"Keep your eyes open before challenging someone. Don't challenge the rich, because you can't beat their money. Don't challenge people with connections, because you can't beat their connections. Don't challenge the sick, because they'll scam you. Don't challenge the strong, because you can't beat them.
"Don't challenge people who talk too much, because they'll get you mobbed online. Don't challenge the weak either, because there's no point in beating them.
"Don't challenge the little fairies, because they'll post your confession on the school's confession wall."
Jin Debiao sighed again. "If you all know that, why were you going to fight?"
"Coach, we were wrong."
"Don't be. You still have to fight when the time comes. Otherwise, what's the point of martial arts?"
"Who's this kid, telling me what to do?"
"Coach, he's the principal's relative."
"You're absolutely right!"
Xu Yi said, "Zhao Xiao, let's have our match."
Little Fatty hurriedly grabbed him. "Don't, bro. Isn't everything settled already? Why fight now?"
"I took a job as a substitute fighter. I have to fight. Using connections is like using cheats. I usually don't resort to that."
"Bro, you've done more than enough. I'm really grateful."
"No!"
Xu Yi swept a hand through the air. "I made two thousand five hundred from a single phone call? I can't make money with a guilty conscience. I have to take the match today."
Little Fatty was about to cry.
Bro, don't mess with your new account!
If you so much as get a scratch, the principal will have my skin!
Xu Yi's expression turned extremely serious. "They're only backing down because they're afraid of me. They haven't accepted defeat.
"Don't you want to prove the worth of traditional martial arts?"
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