Beat Him Up a Couple More Times

Shen Ranxi bent her knee into his chest, sending him flying three meters away.

Her fighting style was simple and fierce, nothing but pure violence.

He no longer held back either. Their hands collided with a muffled bang, golden and black light flaring at the same time as a burst of force exploded outward.

Shen Ranxi took two steps back, while the man staggered several steps before managing to steady himself.

This little brat was terrifyingly strong. She wasn't an Ordinary Person! The man was shocked.

Shen Ranxi also felt the difference between two rings and one ring, but so what? She had to win today!

Shen Ranxi struck his lower abdomen with her cudgel. The man clearly felt a strange suppressive force, and a flustered expression appeared on his face. Seizing the chance, Shen Ranxi pulled her hands back, surged forward, and changed her palm into a fist, driving it straight into his face.

That blow split open his eye socket.

The man staggered as he shouted his First Soul Skill, "Desire Fly—Noise Pollution!" He clutched his chest and stood up smugly.

It sounded as though a hundred flies were beating their wings beside Shen Ranxi's ears. Her head swam, but she shook herself and steadied her mind. "Broken Intentions Cudgel First Form—Wind Break."

The man's smug expression froze as he was blasted backward into the wall.

He flipped over, wiped the blood from his mouth, and glared at her viciously. "You little bitch, don't get cocky. You'll pay for this next time!" With that, he turned to run.

Shen Ranxi had been guarding against that all along. She leaped sideways, kicked off the wall to reach its highest point, gripped the Golden Cudgel with both hands, and viciously smashed it into his back. She then put it away, flashed over, and kicked him in the stomach and knees.

She stepped on his head and was about to question him when he suddenly roared, "Second Soul Skill, Foul Breath!"

As long as the Black Mist hit her, her whole body would be paralyzed. Let's see how she dodged that.

A fly opened a mouth larger than its own body and spat out a cloud of Black Mist.

"First Soul Skill, Myriad Shadows, Thousand Layers!"

Shen Ranxi retreated at top speed. The man's fleeing body stalled, and she seized the opportunity to throw the Golden Cudgel at his back. The blow made him vomit blood before he collapsed unconscious.

She had been too close and still inhaled a mouthful of Black Mist. Her mind became muddled. She had been careless. She bit the tip of her tongue.

Oscar, who had been peeking from the side, had clenched his fists throughout the entire fight. When he saw Little Xi get caught off guard, he hurried over and fed her one of Teacher's sugar pills.

Then he ran over to the man and tied him up the way one would truss a pig.

Shen Ranxi circulated her Soul Power. Once she recovered, she stood up and saw this, giving Oscar a thumbs-up. "Quick thinking!"

Oscar said, "Hehe, it was nothing!"

Shen Ranxi walked over, grabbed the man by the hair, and ruthlessly slapped him twice.

The man's face immediately swelled two sizes. He groaned and struggled to open his eyes, only to discover that his field of vision had narrowed. Of course it had—his eyes were reduced to slits.

Shen Ranxi said, "Hand over the money, or I'll beat you up first and take it afterward."

The man was filled with grief and indignation. ...Did you even give me a choice?

Seeing that he did not move for a long time, Shen Ranxi clicked her tongue impatiently. He refused a toast only to drink a forfeit. Rolling up her sleeves, she beat him up again.

"You still won't move? Looks like I'll have to get serious. Is money more important than your life?"

"Waaah, let me go! How am I supposed to get it when I'm tied up?" the man cried out in despair.

Oscar said, "Wait, Little Xi. We seem to have tied him up."

Shen Ranxi's irritated gaze froze. Looking at the man's accusatory expression, her eyes darted away for a moment before she stared at him solemnly again. "Of course I knew that. It's just that this awful man deserved to be beaten up a couple more times."

The man: ...So you finally said what you really meant, huh?

Oscar looked at the man and said righteously, "Little Xi did very well. A rapist like this wouldn't deserve pity even if he were beaten to death."

"I'll search him for the money." Oscar rubbed his hands together and excitedly walked over, feeling the man all over.

Shen Ranxi told the two of them to move farther away, then looked at the man on the ground and raised her foot...

Oscar heard only a tremendous wail, followed by complete silence. Curious, he turned to look, only to find Little Xi walking out with a relaxed expression.

"Little Xi, what did you do? You didn't kill, kill him, did you..." The agony in that scream had been enough to send chills down his spine.

Shen Ranxi gave Oscar a surprised glance, then walked toward the restaurant. "How could I be that cruel? I merely confiscated his tool for committing crimes."

Oscar: ...And that wasn't cruel?

Shen Ranxi divided some of the ill-gotten gains among the two people present. Everyone who saw it got a share.

"You have some too. I'll hold onto it and give it to you when we get back." Little Bell swayed happily atop her head and nuzzled against her.

Oscar's face went blank. Ever since he understood what that tool for committing crimes was, he had been distracted, occasionally glancing at himself in horror.

Shen Ranxi did not care. He would learn about her way of handling things sooner or later. If they could not become friends, then so be it. She would not force it.

Oscar clamped his legs shut. "Little Stream, aren't you scared..." He had never expected Little Xi to act so decisively, with even a faint streak of ruthlessness.

Shen Ranxi rolled her eyes at him. "It's not like I'd do that to you." Thinking of that man ruined the good mood she had been in after eating her fill.

She set down her chopsticks and looked at Oscar. "That man wasn't a good person. He tried to forcibly take a Girl in broad daylight, relying on his identity as a Soul Master to do something so disgusting. I was eliminating harm for the people. But if I let him go this time, who would the next Girl he hurt be?"

She called over a server. "Does that man often prey on girls?"

The server had been there from the beginning and naturally knew she was a Lord Soul Master. He answered with some respect, "Yes, Lord Soul Master. That man is a notorious lecher around here. He often threatens girls, and because many of them are Ordinary People, there is nothing they can do."

Oscar's Eyes Widened. "Doesn't anyone do anything about it?"

The server's tone carried a trace of mockery. "Ordinary People are worth less than ants. Who would stand up for them?" After saying that, he looked at Shen Ranxi with gratitude.

This Young Girl was the first Soul Master he had ever seen who would stand up for Ordinary People.

Oscar walked down the street with Shen Ranxi, looking dejected. Seeing that Little Xi did not seem surprised in the slightest, he became thoughtful.

They entered a clothing store and bought Little Bell two sets of clothes. That scum man was not very capable, but he had quite a lot of money—more than thirty Gold Soul Coins in total.

Shen Ranxi also picked out two everyday dresses for herself. She liked pretty dresses too, and at first glance, she chose a green knee-length dress.

She bought several feet of cloth as well, planning to make a few Medicinal Pillows whenever she had time to help with sleep.

"Oscar, are you done buying?" Oscar followed after her with a grin again, with no sign of the dejected expression he had worn earlier.

"All done. Little Xi, what else are we buying?"

Shen Ranxi helped him put the things into her Soul Tool. "We're going to the medicinal herb shop to buy some Medicinal Herbs, and we need to bring some things back for Teacher too."

A few hours later, the two returned fully loaded.

As evening approached, rosy clouds burst forth, and the horizon before their eyes burned a deep, fiery red.

Taking advantage of the absence of onlookers, Shen Ranxi summoned it and sat on the Somersault Cloud, speeding toward the Academy.

Oscar and Little Bell squealed excitedly, while Shen Ranxi spread her arms and enjoyed this moment of freedom.