"So it was Yage. What brought you here?"
Seeing Yage, Mo Xun also revealed a faint smile and said.
If it had been yesterday, then no matter how pretty Yage was, she absolutely would not have been worthy of him giving her any face.
But after just one night, Yage had joined Juxing Club. Though it was only the Blue Sea Team, even he could not afford to ignore her.
With his talent, although Great Wall Academy had specially recruited him, he still was not qualified to sign with Juxing Club.
Even after graduating, he might not necessarily qualify!
As the young master of a financial conglomerate, the environment he had grown up in and what he had absorbed through constant exposure had made Mo Xun more mature than ordinary students. He knew that a woman's success depended in large part on men.
No one could predict that, after joining Juxing Club, Yage would not catch the eye of some Juxing Team member in the future. Even his father had to take members of that main team seriously.
"Mo Xun, give me some face and let this matter go."
Looking at Ji Yu and the others' miserable state, Yage's eyes held a trace of surprise. Then she glanced at Lin Feng without leaving a trace.
Since when had Lin Feng become this formidable?
When she heard the news, she had hurried over, terrified that Lin Feng would be hurt. Yet she had never imagined she would see this scene.
"Fine. I'll give you some face."
A faint smile appeared on Mo Xun's face. His somewhat fierce-looking features put on an air of elegance as he said, "Have him apologize to Ji Yu, and we'll call it even."
"Thank you."
Yage let out a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him. Then she strode over to Lin Feng and urged, "Lin Feng, apologize to Ji Yu. No fight, no friendship. We only have three months until graduation, and we'll still be schoolmates when we meet again in the future."
Yage blinked, anxiety in her eyes, because Lin Feng remained completely unmoved.
"Gao Hai, talk some sense into Lin Feng."
Yage said to Gao Hai. Gao Hai ignored her, and the disdain and rejection in his eyes made Yage's face turn pale.
She seemed to understand something!
The thing she feared most seemed to have already happened!
"Hurry up. Otherwise, this will only get bigger and bigger."
Yage's eyes reddened slightly. She forcefully suppressed the sorrow in her heart, stepped close to Lin Feng, and spoke in a low voice.
In her view, the only reason this could end with an apology was because Mo Xun was giving her face. Otherwise, with the Elite Martial Arts Society's influence, Lin Feng would be dealt with miserably.
Lin Feng could beat a Body Cultivation Eighth Stage fighter, but could he beat a Body Cultivation Ninth Stage fighter?
He could beat one person, but could he beat ten?
Among students, there were no rules to speak of. There was no such thing as one-on-one either. If he truly offended Mo Xun, the school would have no place for Lin Feng.
Other than transferring schools, there was no other way.
"It's fine. I'll handle it myself," Lin Feng said.
Lin Feng understood the girl's good intentions.
But apologizing was unnecessary!
This sort of conflict was bound to happen sooner or later!
He needed time to gain a foothold at school, but there was no need to swallow humiliation and bend over backward.
"Looks like some people refuse a face when it's offered," Mo Xun's expression darkened.
"Why are you so stubborn?" Yage was somewhat annoyed, yet she did not leave. She kept trying to persuade him, but Lin Feng ignored her.
Seeing this, the faint smile Mo Xun had maintained all along vanished.
The Elite Martial Arts Society had become Jiangxin First High School's strongest club precisely because they were the strongest, and no one dared provoke them.
Lin Feng's failure to appreciate the favor had already made Mo Xun lose face!
As vice president, if he did not make Lin Feng pay a price, not only would he be unable to answer to the members, but the membership fees he received next month would probably drop sharply.
Though he did not care about that money, it was a measure of the club's success.
Thinking of this, Mo Xun walked toward Lin Feng, only to be blocked by Yage.
Mo Xun stared at Yage before him. The tall girl not only had a perfect figure, but was also beautiful. Coupled with the halo Juxing Club bestowed upon her, even his heart stirred slightly at that moment.
No wonder that kid Ji Yu had been so impulsive after learning of the breakup.
Mo Xun could see the determination in Yage's eyes. He knew the girl was dead set on protecting Lin Feng today.
Though the two had broken up, they had grown up together after all, and there was still affection between them. If he acted regardless of everything, he would certainly offend the girl.
Leaving aside Yage's future potential, whether offending her now would bring trouble later was uncertain. But one thing was certain: the girl would hate him.
Making such an outstanding girl hate him seemed a little not worth it when Mo Xun thought about it.
"All right, you win."
Mo Xun spread his hands with a smile. At that very moment, the five boys behind him suddenly charged at Lin Feng.
"You..."
Yage had just breathed a sigh of relief, but her expression changed at once. She took a step forward, intending to intercept them, but the boys easily shook her off.
The weakest of these five boys was at Body Cultivation Eighth Stage, while two were even at Body Cultivation Ninth Stage. How could Yage, at Body Cultivation Stage Six, keep up with their speed?
"Tell them to stop." Yage looked at Mo Xun, her tone stern yet carrying a trace of pleading.
"Ah."
Mo Xun sighed softly and said, "I gave you face. I won't make a move, but they're Ji Yu's brothers. Ji Yu was bullied this badly—if you ask me to stop them, wouldn't that be valuing beauty over loyalty?"
"You..."
Yage glared fiercely at Mo Xun, then turned and joined the fight!
Mo Xun did not stop her. He merely gave a subtle signal with his eyes, and a short-haired girl rushed out from the crowd to block Yage.
"Move!"
Yage suddenly whipped out a roundhouse kick toward the short-haired girl's face, but the girl easily dodged it. No matter how Yage attacked afterward, it was futile. The short-haired girl did not strike back and only kept evading, but she firmly blocked Yage, preventing her from getting even one step closer to Lin Feng.
Yage stopped, breathing slightly hard, and said in a grave voice, "Are you really going to stop me?"
The short-haired girl was clearly stronger than her. Knowing she was no match, Yage could only hope her identity would make the other girl wary.
"So what if I am?" the short-haired girl said mockingly.
Though she was far stronger than Yage, she had failed to refine a demon spirit yesterday and could not become a Demon Spirit Master. She was deeply envious of Yage—so envious that it had become jealousy.
In her eyes, Yage's talent was ordinary, and she lived in Anbian Residential Area. Other than being somewhat prettier, what right did she have to compare herself to her? Yet she had never imagined that in a single night, Yage would soar into the heavens with one leap.
Now, at Jiangxin First High School, Yage was the object of every boy's discussions and affection. Even Ji Yu, whom she liked, liked Yage. It made her so jealous she was nearly going mad.
If not for her misgivings and the warning in Mo Xun's eyes, she would definitely have taught Yage a proper lesson. She was not worried about Yage taking revenge; by the time Yage grew strong, she would have long since graduated. Whether she would even still be in River City then was another matter.
"Hehe!"
Seeing Yage's somewhat frantic look, a smile curled at the corner of her lips.
Knowing she could not shake off the person before her, Yage forcefully suppressed the anger in her heart and could only look anxiously toward Lin Feng.
By then, the fight had already begun.
The five boys who had originally charged at Lin Feng suddenly spread apart, rushing at him in a semicircle. Their movements showed considerable coordination.
"Gao Hai, get back."
Lin Feng shoved Gao Hai away. Gao Hai was too weak and was no match for these five. He could easily get hurt.
After pushing Gao Hai away, Lin Feng did something that took everyone by surprise. Faced with the encirclement, he did not retreat. Instead, he attacked first. He took a large step forward, shooting out like an arrow loosed from the bow, seized the boy closest to him, and struck fiercely.
That boy was clearly a little flustered. The instant they came into contact, he twisted slightly, slipping around Lin Feng's frontal punch. But his right hand shot out like lightning and grabbed Lin Feng by the shoulder.
"Got him!"
The boy's voice carried a hint of delight. In his view, no matter how strong Lin Feng was, as long as he tangled him up, Lin Feng would be dragged into their encirclement.
Five against one—there was no suspense in this fight!
Yet the moment the others rushed in to support him, Lin Feng ignored everything and lunged forward, smashing his head directly into the boy's face.
"Ah!"
With a miserable scream, the boy clutched his nose and rolled wildly across the ground, drops of blood scattered everywhere.
"That's too ruthless."
All the onlookers could not help taking a step back, their hearts going cold.
From Lin Feng launching the first attack to the boy's scream, only one or two seconds had passed. The instant he was grabbed, Lin Feng had not hesitated in the slightest and simply slammed him with a headbutt.
That kind of combat experience was simply terrifying.
"You're courting death!"
Seeing his brother's miserable state, one boy swung his fist and smashed it hard toward Lin Feng, only for Lin Feng to dodge. Then another rushed up with a savage roundhouse kick. This time, faced with the encirclement, Lin Feng had nowhere to evade and could only take the blow head-on.
As he staggered backward, Lin Feng used the force of his retreat to yank his right hand back and explosively slam it into the chest of someone behind him.
Crack!
After a crisp sound came an even more miserable scream.
Lin Feng had directly broken that boy's ribs.
"Ah!"
One boy roared loudly, as if to bolster his own courage, and rapidly swung his fist toward Lin Feng's head.
Lin Feng ducked beneath it, then suddenly raised his leg and lashed it into the boy's crotch like a long whip.
Thud.
The boy's face instantly turned deathly pale. Though the pain was excruciating, he did not scream at first. Instead, he clutched his crotch with both hands, dropped to his knees, and trembled all over as cold sweat poured down his body.
The five-man assault was shattered by Lin Feng in an instant. Three people collapsed directly to the ground, their condition too horrible to look at.
With Lin Feng's combat experience, how could these students, who had not even learned martial skills, possibly be his match?
If this had been a fight to the death, these guys would already be dead.
The remaining two looked terrified.
They knew Lin Feng was ruthless, but they had never imagined he was this ruthless.
Not only were his attacks vicious, his abundant combat experience also filled them with fear.
With only three months remaining before the college entrance exam, an injury would inevitably affect their results. Was it worth damaging their exam prospects over a burst of anger?
"Come on!"
A trace of blood stained the hair before Lin Feng's eyes, making his already indifferent gaze seem to carry a hint of bloodlust.
That blood was not Lin Feng's. It belonged to the unlucky guy injured by the first headbutt.
Seeing the two hesitate in fear, Lin Feng slowly walked toward Mo Xun.
"Don't provoke me. Next time, you might not be able to stay standing," Lin Feng said calmly.
Mo Xun frowned as he looked at the boy half a head shorter than himself.
He had never imagined things would develop to this point. At Jiangxin First High School, Lin Feng was the first person who dared threaten him.
"He really is strong, but do you think that means you can act arrogantly in front of me?"
Mo Xun said with a smile.
Lin Feng was indeed strong. Though Mo Xun did not want to admit it, he knew Lin Feng was stronger than him—much stronger!
But so what?
Lin Feng was only at Body Cultivation Seventh Stage. He could not refine a demon spirit or become a Demon Spirit Master. With his grades, he was destined to fail to enter the Nine Elite Joint Schools, which also meant he was destined never to become strong.
More importantly, Lin Feng's family circumstances were poor. He lived in Anbian Residential Area and had no capital to turn his life around.
In the Body Cultivation Realm, one could not cultivate techniques, so powerful fighting techniques could allow someone to challenge opponents above their stage!
But after breaking through the Body Cultivation Realm, martial artists could control spiritual power, and fighting techniques would be replaced by martial skills. As for Demon Spirit Masters, by borrowing the power of demon beasts, they could even instantly kill martial artists of the same rank.
Therefore, in Mo Xun's eyes, even if Lin Feng was strong, he would be eliminated in one or two years at most.
By then, any one of them could utterly crush Lin Feng.
Not to mention that compared to strength, influence and background were also forms of power.
Mo Xun had many ways to make Lin Feng regret this, even to make his entire family unable to find a place in River City.
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