Try to Settle Things with Your Fists!

Accept the mission.

[You have to let off steam: As the old saying goes, if you can settle things with your fists, keep the shouting to a minimum! Beat the crap out of him and show them what a fist as big as a clay pot looks like. Time limit: ten minutes. Countdown begins: 9 minutes, 59 seconds. Enjoy the following BUFF during the mission: Iron Fist Boy (Strength +10%)]

The moment Li Xian accepted the mission, he felt strength surge through both arms. The Iron Fist Boy BUFF was clearly doing its job.

His Strength attribute had only gone up by five points, and it was still below average, but that was more than enough to deal with the scrawny Lu Yang in front of him.

In this life, no one could escape becoming Wang Jingze in the end.

Li Xian was no exception. His fists had been itching for a fight, but the game's rules had made him hold back a little.

Now, though, the system had given him a mission. He no longer had any reservations—and he could even claim he was "Sent by Imperial Decree to Punish Evil."

Heh, this game was pretty considerate.

It kept me within certain limits when it came to right and wrong, but it didn't stop me from enjoying myself.

Not bad. I like it!

Li Xian licked his lips and narrowed his eyes to slits. Wearing the menacing look of a major villain, he approached Lu Yang and Zhang Ning.

"Are you deaf? Hurry up and get lost. Just look at yourself. You're a broke loser, and you think you can chase Ningning..."

Lu Yang was still running his mouth, completely unaware he'd already entered Li Xian's range. Why would Li Xian waste time arguing? While Lu Yang was busy blabbering, Li Xian swung his arm and slapped him hard.

"Smack!"

The clear, melodious slap echoed through the empty underground parking garage like the opening notes of a symphony. That first blow set the tone for the whole performance, followed by a rapid-fire barrage of forehand and backhand slaps.

"I'll teach you to act like a big shot!"

"And you think you can play the knight in shining armor!"

"Pah! You're just a pathetic simp. Go eat shit!"

The sudden slap left Lu Yang completely stunned. Before he could even figure out why Li Xian had attacked him, he was hit with a relentless beating.

Strike first and gain the advantage. Who the hell needed to explain why?

It took only seconds for Lu Yang's face to go from hurting to numb. His head was ringing, and he couldn't think, let alone fight back.

Li Xian kept the old saying "Strike while he's down and finish him off" firmly in mind. He gave Lu Yang no chance to turn things around, lifting his leg and kicking him in the upper thigh.

There was a nerve there; a strike to that spot would leave someone unable to move for several minutes. Sure enough, Lu Yang's body spasmed. He stumbled back two steps, lost his balance, and fell onto his backside.

"Stop!! Li Xian, have you gone crazy!!!"

Li Xian was just about to climb onto Lu Yang when a shriek came from behind him. It was Zhang Ning.

The woman had probably been too shocked to react at first. Now she wanted to stop Li Xian, but it was already too late.

"If you don't want a beating, get lost! Don't make me hit a woman!" Li Xian paused and shot her a vicious look over his shoulder. Then he climbed right on top of Lu Yang, pinning him firmly beneath his nearly two-hundred-pound weight.

Zhang Ning was too frightened to move. She stood rooted to the spot.

"Smack!"

"Still acting tough?"

"Smack..."

"Still putting on a show?"

"Smack..."

"I told you to quit acting tough!"

"You said we were like brothers... Smack..." As he spoke, Li Xian slapped him across the head.

"Let's... sing... Mm... Mm..."

"Don't try to act like we're close. I don't have a dumbass little brother like you..." He punctuated his words with another slap.

A minute or two later, Li Xian finally took a break to catch his breath.

Behind him, Zhang Ning had gone from frightened to completely dumbfounded.

The Li Xian before her was nothing like the one she'd known.

They'd been together for six months, and she'd never seen him this violent.

In her eyes, Li Xian had been an honest homebody. He sometimes flirted, but he was all talk and no nerve. Put simply, she'd thought he was weak and easy to bully.

That belief had let her stay in control. She'd used her looks to keep Li Xian hooked while bossing him around.

Now she'd lost that psychological advantage. She was afraid of Li Xian, and the abrupt reversal left her unable to accept it.

How could this happen?

This wasn't how things were supposed to go!

So narcissistic and selfish was Zhang Ning that she couldn't get past this. It hadn't even occurred to her to check on Lu Yang's injuries. Perhaps Lu Yang, like Li Xian, had simply been an accessory she used to show off her charm.

The only difference was who had more money. If it weren't Lu Yang, there might have been a Zhang Yang, a Zhao Yang, or countless others...

Whatever his name, Lu Yang had been the one to run into trouble. He could only blame his bad luck. Who told him to act so tough? He'd been asking for it!

[Mission complete: Time taken: 4 minutes, 58 seconds!]

[Mission reward: Character Attribute Points +1, one lucky draw, Buff Card: Iron Fist Boy (upgradeable). Please check your rewards!]

Huh? It was over already?

After reading the system notification, Li Xian glanced down at Lu Yang, curled into a ball with both hands over his head. He stood up, still wanting more.

"Dumbass, you got off easy today." Li Xian gave him one last kick to the butt, then shook out his slightly numb hand.

Force really did come back around. His whole palm had turned red.

You shouldn't bully an honest man. When an honest man finally snapped, even he could scare himself.

"Let's... sing... Mm... G-go... Stop... hitting..."

"Get lost, you little punk..." Li Xian couldn't be bothered to look at him. He headed straight for Zhang Ning. Lu Yang, as if granted a pardon, scrambled across the ground to the nearest support pillar and leaned against it.

"Don't worry, I'm not here for you... Xiaoxue, long time no see!" Li Xian passed Zhang Ning. Seeing her jump in fright amused him, and he continued on to Cao Xue.

The girl seemed remarkably unfazed. She'd been watching the whole time, and when Li Xian came over, she didn't look scared. Instead, she joked, "Li Xian, you're not here to give me trouble, are you? I haven't done anything to you."

"Heh. I said I wouldn't hit a woman, and I meant it." Li Xian smiled and took out his phone. "I'll transfer you a thousand first. Go slap Zhang Ning once, then get in my car. I'll transfer you another thousand."

"Huh?" Cao Xue was a little bewildered. She couldn't keep up with Li Xian's train of thought.

"You didn't understand?"

"No... no... You're really giving me two thousand?"

"Hahaha... Of course. I've already transferred it." Li Xian grinned and waved his phone. He'd known Zhang Ning's behavior would make her unpopular among her girlfriends, but he hadn't expected Cao Xue to agree so readily. She was kind of cute.

Zhang Ning was always showing off to her circle of girlfriends. In Northeast China, that was practically asking for a slap.

"Really? Let me see..." Cao Xue immediately pulled out her phone and opened VX. When she saw the thousand-yuan transfer, her face lit up. "Whoa, a thousand yuan... Thanks, handsome!"

Tsk, tsk. I told you I was pretty handsome!

Li Xian patted his chubby face and turned toward the taxi.

The driver who'd brought him there hadn't left. He'd been watching the show, and was now chatting away over his radio with his fellow drivers, bragging.

"Listen up, guys. I saw a dumbass today who drove a BMW 3 Series and dared to mess with a G-Wagon... No, they didn't crash. It was a relationship thing. The guy in the BMW 3 Series dared to steal the girlfriend of a guy driving a G-Wagon, then kept acting tough. Wasn't he asking for a beating? The young guy in the G-Wagon was fierce, too. He took down the guy in the BMW in no time. The whole scene was... Uh... Hold on a second..." The experienced driver saw Li Xian coming over and immediately fell silent, giving him an awkward smile.

"Hey, young man. What can I do for you?"

"Um... Sir, did you bring cash today?"

"Sure did!"

"How much?" Afraid the driver might misunderstand, Li Xian explained, "I didn't bring any cash today. I'd like to exchange some with you. I can transfer the money through VX. Would that work?"

"Oh, you need cash? No problem!" The driver cheerfully agreed, turned, and pulled a handful of bills from his bag. "I just took out five thousand this morning to buy my kid a computer. Is this enough?"

"That's plenty... Thanks." Li Xian took the cash and promptly transferred the money, adding another fifty yuan as a service fee.

The rich really knew how to spend!

The driver marveled to himself. He watched Li Xian walk toward Lu Yang, then got back into his car and resumed bragging to his old buddies.

Li Xian counted out twenty or thirty bills, tossed them at the two of them as if tossing them a handout, and said lazily, "Take that and get medical care. Don't say I didn't pay your medical bills. And if you want to come after me, you're welcome to try anytime."

With that, he turned and walked toward his G-Wagon without looking back.

You often saw scenes like that in movies and thought they were toxic and stupid. But when you did it yourself, it felt damn good. No wonder screenwriters loved writing scenes like this.

Was it going to make people hate me?

Absolutely!

But it felt so good!

Li Xian patted his chubby face and decided he might have what it took to be a bully.

Just as he was about to open the car door and get in, he heard a sharp crack. Glancing over, he saw Cao Xue had already done it.

Heh, that little girl had potential, too!

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