Dealing with Guang Long

At the entrance of the Pot-Stewed Beef shop.

Xu Xiaoyan, who had originally intended to strike back in anger, felt her fury vanish the moment she saw Xu Yue arriving from the crowd, a look of joy spreading across her face.

As for Gu Yue beside her, her eyes flickered as she also withdrew the stance she had taken to prepare for a fight.

I originally thought I would have to wait until the Class Promotion Tournament to see him in action, but I didn't expect to have the chance now.

The moment his shoulder was pressed down, Guang Long's expression turned instantly furious, and he threw a backhand punch with the shoulder being held without a second thought.

"Who the hell is it? Daring to touch me! You don't want to live—ah!"

However, before he could even raise his fist, a sharp, intense pain surged from his shoulder and flooded his entire body.

Crack! Crack!

In an instant, Guang Long felt as if he had been clamped by Soul Hydraulic Pliers; his bones trembled violently, emitting a crisp cracking sound.

Immediately after, he caught a glimpse of the figure behind him from the corner of his eye.

It was a boy about the same age as the two girls in front of him, and Guang Long's expression twisted instantly.

"Ah!! Don't you ever let me catch you, or I will definitely skin you alive and pull out your tendons!"

Accompanied by the sound of a dragon's roar.

Iron-gray dragon scales instantly emerged on the surface of Guang Long's exposed skin, and two Soul Rings rose rapidly from beneath him.

However.

Before Guang Long could release his Martial Soul to resist, Xu Yue abruptly withdrew the hand resting on his shoulder.

Guang Long felt his body lighten, and before he could even react.

Xu Yue, standing behind him, had already raised his fist high and then brought it down with a fierce strike.

This punch has three tons of force; can you withstand it?

The next moment.

Boom! Crack!

Amidst the roaring sound, the iron-gray dragon scales shattered, and a bone-breaking sound, even crisper than the previous one, exploded into the air.

"What... what kind of power is this? Was I hit by a... meteorite?"

Before Guang Long could even ponder what kind of power had struck him, his vision plunged into darkness, and he lost consciousness.

At the shop entrance, the scene suddenly fell into a dead silence.

Guang Long's body slumped to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The two fierce-looking lackeys stared blankly at the scene before them.

But they soon reacted; their bodies seemed to have had their spines pulled out, and they fell to their knees on the cold ground with a thud.

"Spare us! We won't dare to do it again! It was all our boss... no, it was all Guang Long who forced us!"

Xu Yue swept his gaze over the unconscious Guang Long on the ground, finally landing on the two trembling lackeys, his voice cold and hard.

"You broke things, don't you need to pay for the damages?"

"Oh... yes, yes! We'll pay right now!!"

The two lackeys acted as if they had been granted amnesty, turning out the Federal Coins they carried and even searching Guang Long's body for more.

After Xu Yue took the money, he thought of Guang Long's older brother, Guang Biao, and looked at the two men coldly.

"My name is Xu Yue, from First Grade Class One of the Intermediate Division at Eastsea Academy. If you want revenge, you can come find me."

"Now, take him and get out of here."

"We wouldn't dare! We wouldn't dare! We're leaving right now!"

The two lackeys nodded repeatedly and fled the Snack Street with Guang Rong as if their lives depended on it.

The conflict ended, leaving only a mess at the shop entrance.

Xu Yue stuffed the Federal Coins he had just collected from Guang Rong and the two lackeys into Uncle Li's hands.

"Guest, you helped me out of a tight spot; I can't take this!" Uncle Li hurriedly refused, but he was unable to resist Xu Yue's strength.

"Just take it, this is for the damages." After saying that, Xu Yue took a business card containing his contact information from his own Soul Tool.

"By the way, this is my business card. If they dare to come back, you can call my communication number."

However, he figured that as long as Guang Long or Guang Biao had even a shred of intelligence, they wouldn't think of revenge once they checked his identity.

Whether it was the Blacksmith Association or the Eastsea City Finance Bureau, neither was something a mere captain could afford to provoke.

Although he couldn't directly govern the Mecha Brigade, exerting indirect pressure was not a problem.

After handling the matter, Xu Yue walked toward Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue, his face returning to its usual smile.

He took two portions of meatballs, still steaming and wrapped in oil paper, from his bag and handed them over respectively.

"Here, I brought these for you."

Guang Yue looked at the meatballs handed to her, a trace of surprise flashing through her cold, clear eyes.

She hadn't expected Xu Yue to bring a portion for her as well. She paused for a second before reaching out to take it, her voice calm.

"Thank you."

Xu Xiaoyan also took her portion, cradling it in her palms.

The aroma drifted into her nose, but her enthusiasm had completely vanished.

Thinking of the arrogant faces of Guang Long and his group, the mood for the shopping trip she had been so looking forward to was utterly ruined.

She looked at Xu Yue, pouting her red lips, and said gloomily.

"What a buzzkill! Brother A-Yue, let's go back to the academy."

Xu Yue glanced at the dispirited Xu Xiaoyan and nodded: "That's fine, let's head back then."

After saying this, he looked over at Gu Yue, who was holding her meatballs with a calm expression, and apologized: "Sorry, classmate Gu Yue, we'll be taking our leave now. See you at the Class Promotion Tournament."

Xu Xiaoyan hooked her arm through Xu Yue's, as if trying to shake off her unhappiness, or perhaps to shake off Gu Yue, and pulled him toward the direction of the academy.

Gu Yue stood where she was, not following them.

She held the warm meatballs in her hand, her gaze quietly watching the backs of Xu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan as they walked away side by side.

"What a pity, it seems I'll have to wait until the Class Promotion Tournament."

Just then, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie walked over, chatting and laughing. When they saw Gu Yue standing alone.

The smiles on their faces turned into undisguised surprise.

"Gu Yue?"

Tang Wulin spoke first, his tone filled with astonishment.

Xie Xie also widened his eyes, looking at Gu Yue, very surprised that she would appear here.

"Gu Yue, why are you here too? Didn't you say you weren't coming?"

Immediately after, he seemed to have a sudden realization, his eyes taking on a teasing glint.

"Oh, I get it. You just didn't want to accept my invitation, right?"

"Even though you acted like you were refusing, your body is still very honest, isn't it? You even bought meatballs."

Having said that, he nudged Tang Wulin beside him with his elbow, winking suggestively.

However, in the face of Xie Xie's words, there wasn't even a hint of expression on Gu Yue's face; she remained as cold and aloof as ever.

Her pink cherry lips parted slightly, and she spat out two words indifferently.

"Boring!"

After saying this, she opened the piping hot meatballs in her hand, skewered one to eat, and walked toward the street corner on her own.

Watching Gu Yue's behavior, Xie Xie stood there blankly for a moment before looking at Tang Wulin: "Did I say something wrong?"

Tang Wulin looked speechless: "What do you think?"

Yet, as he watched Gu Yue's unhesitating footsteps and her gradually receding back, he felt a strange sense of loss in his heart.

Xie Xie chuckled, not taking the matter to heart, and pulled Tang Wulin toward a small shop not far away.

"Come on, come on, I'll take you to eat Pot-Stewed Beef."

Tang Wulin shook his head, casting the inexplicable emotion that had risen in his heart to the back of his mind.

However, when the two of them arrived in front of the shop.

Seeing Uncle Li cleaning up the mess all over the entrance.

Xie Xie immediately asked in surprise: "Uncle Li, how did this place end up like this?"

"Ah, it's nothing, nothing. My hand slipped just now." Uncle Li smiled with a hint of bitterness, "Young man, it's you again."

"Go ahead and sit, Uncle Li will bring it out to you in a moment."