Hearing the other party's question, Su Moqian still did not reply.
He merely swept them with an expressionless glance, as if they were beneath his notice.
Then his body sank slightly, assuming a combat stance, the meaning clear without words.
The stance Su Moqian took was called Single Whip—compact transitions, varied techniques, and a distinct stylistic flair.
For Su Moqian to directly resort to his main practice of Tai Chi showed that these thugs' actions had truly angered him.
Seeing that the youth before them not only refused to leave but instead assumed an attacking stance to provoke them—
"This kid's got some nerve."
The three thugs exchanged glances, seeing blazing fury in each other's eyes, and immediately surrounded him.
The first to attack was a man in black. With a confident smile, he assumed a karate stance and charged forward swiftly.
His speed was not slow; in a few steps he reached Su Moqian, leaping into a spinning back kick.
"Pathetic."
Su Moqian sidestepped slightly to dodge, while one hand lightly pressed the opponent's ankle, redirecting the attack to miss.
His other hand quickly followed up, hammering into the man's abdomen, sending him flying.
Since the alley was narrow, the knocked-back black-clad man's head smacked straight into the wall, knocking him unconscious.
"You bastard, you're asking for it!"
Another thug, a fat man, brandished a dagger and charged straight in, raising his hand to slash down.
Facing a blade, Su Moqian remained calm, raising his hand to meet it.
With cut-resistant gloves and Tai Chi's deflection techniques, the dagger was utterly useless against him.
Not only did the fat man fail his sneak attack, but Su Moqian twisted his wrist.
"Ah!"
With a crack, the fat man let out a pained cry, the dagger clattering to the ground as Su Moqian kicked it away.
That wasn't the end. Seizing the moment, Su Moqian shook his arms with force, dislocating the fat man's elbow joint as well.
"Useless." Su Moqian showed no mercy.
When outnumbered, strikes must be fierce, each blow aimed at rendering the enemy combat-incapable.
Another pig-slaughter-like scream rang out as the fat man collapsed to the ground, clutching his right arm and convulsing.
Having taken down two enemies in a row, Su Moqian wasn't even winded, merely shifting his stance with agility.
"Baka!"
The furious Blondie yelled, charging in as well and raising his leg for a kick.
Facing the attack, Su Moqian seemed to have anticipated it, lifting both arms to catch the blow.
"Boring."
Su Moqian thrust one foot forward, locking Blondie's supporting leg, then swept his right arm fiercely, easily sending him flying.
"Bang!"
Crashing heavily onto the concrete path, Blondie felt as if his body had fallen apart, unable to rise for a moment.
Su Moqian immediately pressed forward. This time, he used no techniques at all.
Just a simple fist, then a fierce smash toward the other's groin.
With the sound of crushing eggs and a muffled groan, Blondie too could no longer get up, writhing on the ground like his companions.
Looking at the results of his fight, Su Moqian's heart held no ripple.
For ordinary people, no matter how skilled in martial arts, being surrounded by multiple opponents is extremely dangerous.
But he used positioning and dodging to retreat, creating distance from each person, thus breaking down a 1v3 into three 1v1s.
This way, Tai Chi could maximize its advantage, giving him time and space to pick them off one by one.
When the battle unfolded as he had predicted, the outcome naturally held no surprises.
Chapter 6: Who's the Real Blondie?
After the fight, Su Moqian dusted off his clothes.
Then he glanced at Asakura Miyuki deeper in the alley, forcing his voice to sound cold:
"Hey, what are you standing there for? Leave now, and find a way to call the cops."
With that, he turned to leave.
After all, he really didn't want any more entanglement with this yandere girl.
He only saved her because he simply couldn't stand seeing those thugs bully someone.
Just then, a female voice suddenly came from outside the alley:
"Surrender yourselves right now!"
With the sound of the voice, a graceful figure rushed swiftly toward Su Moqian.
Then her body lightly leaped up, raising a hand to throw a punch.
Facing the sudden attack, Su Moqian's eyes showed disdain, without a trace of panic.
Against Tai Chi, attacking midair was a major taboo!
Su Moqian easily tilted his head to dodge the strike.
At the same time, his left hand clamped down on her wrist, his right hand pushed hard against her abdomen, and he smoothly turned to flip her onto the ground.
However, the attacker reacted very quickly.
As she hit the ground, she protected her body with both hands, successfully reducing the impact of the fall.
Then she quickly rolled to her feet, putting distance between herself and Su Moqian.
Only after she stood up did Su Moqian finally get a clear look at the newcomer's appearance.
She wore the uniform of Senba Academy, with a heroic and strikingly beautiful face.
Her soft, white long hair was tied into two braids, and at first glance, her extraordinary aura was unmistakable.
At the same time, this white-haired girl was also observing Su Moqian.
For so long, she had always been fully confident in her combat ability.
But she never expected that even though she had just ambushed him, he had easily countered her.
This made her think a little more highly of this young man.
Moreover, the young man in front of her was handsome, with a kind demeanor—this unique approachability didn't seem like that of a bad person at all.
The white-haired girl couldn't help thinking to herself: "Could I have misunderstood him?"
After finishing her observation of Su Moqian, she frowned and looked at the three thugs lying on the ground, as well as the disheveled Asakura Miyuki behind them.
"What's going on here?"
Her name was Kiana Kaslana. She had been passing by when she heard a girl's scream and men's cries of pain coming from the alley.
So she instinctively assumed there was an act of bullying happening inside.
As a member of the Kaslana family, how could Kiana turn a blind eye?
Without hesitation, she charged straight in.
When she saw a person calmly walking out, she instinctively assumed he was the perpetrator and launched an attack.
But after carefully examining the situation in the alley, she realized the truth seemed different.
The two stared at each other for a moment, then Kiana spoke:
"Who are you?" ×2
Su Moqian asked the same question at the same time.
They both fell silent for a moment, then spoke again:
"Are you with them?" ×2
Another instance of overlapping words, and a hint of awkwardness appeared on both Su Moqian's and Kiana's faces.
Just as the atmosphere was about to freeze, Asakura Miyuki, who had already stood up, spoke first:
"Classmate, don't misunderstand—he came to help me."
"These thugs wanted to assault me, and he stepped in to save me!"
"Is that so?" Kiana raised an eyebrow, a note of surprise in her voice.
This young man, after defeating three people with his bare hands, wasn't even out of breath, and there wasn't a speck of dust on his clothes.
Even she, Kiana Kaslana, couldn't do that so easily.
"That's right."
After clearing up the misunderstanding, Su Moqian let out a sigh of relief and spread his hands to explain:
"I was just trying to help this girl out of goodwill, but these thugs immediately threatened to break my arms without a word."
"I was terrified at the time, and only acted out of sheer necessity to save my own skin."
Having been through this kind of thing so many times, Su Moqian had long become skilled at spinning tales on the spot.
He then pointed at the backpack on the ground and said:
"Besides, my phone is in there recording everything. Miss, if you don't believe me, you can check for yourself."
Watching Su Moqian so smoothly distance himself from the situation, Kiana couldn't help but marvel inwardly:
"How is this guy so practiced at this?"
At that moment, Kiana couldn't help recalling her own past experiences.
On her journey searching for her father, she had done plenty of chivalrous deeds, and many times misunderstandings had caused her a lot of trouble.
But aside from arguing with words, she had never thought of any other way.
Thinking this over, Kiana couldn't help but mutter to herself:
"Clearly, this young lady is so clever, so why didn't I think of a way like that?"
Now that all the misunderstandings were cleared up, Kiana promptly apologized:
"Um, just now I misunderstood you and even attacked you. Luckily, I didn't hurt you."
"Small problem." Su Moqian waved a hand:
"As a girl, being able to stand up when faced with injustice—I really admire that about you."
"My name is Su Moqian. How about we be friends?"
Hearing such praise from the other party, Kiana couldn't help but curl her lips and pat her chest with a laugh:
"Sure, this young lady is called Kiana Kaslana."
At this, Su Moqian was startled: "You're Kiana Kaslana?"
Seeing Su Moqian's reaction, Kiana suddenly grew interested: "Oh? Have you heard of this young lady's great name?"
"Yeah, I have heard of it..." Su Moqian's expression was a bit complicated.
Remembering what the system had said earlier, Su Moqian couldn't help but grumble inwardly:
"So this little girl is the one who steals my Mei in the future?"
Kiana didn't notice Su Moqian's change in expression and just continued happily:
"I never expected you to have heard of this young lady's name. Don't worry, even though I don't like men, I still appreciate people like you. From now on, this young lady will have your back, how about that?"
"...I'm recognizing you as a friend, not hiring you as a boss." Su Moqian's mouth twitched.
"Hehe, it's pretty much the same thing." Kiana said nonchalantly.
Looking at this not-so-bright white-haired girl before her, Su Moqian fell into thought.
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