After All, I'm No Demon Either!

Watching Yang Ming walk toward him, Boss Xiao's two legs shook ungratefully and incessantly like a shaking sieve, almost scaring him enough to piss himself.

"Big... Big Boss!"

Boss Xiao long since lost any thought of making an enemy of Yang Ming in his heart. He asked himself sincerely, even if he were already an 11th-rank Battle Spirit Master, it would be impossible for him to defeat more than twenty senior students with such ease as Yang Ming did. A smile uglier than crying squeezed out onto his face as he said:

"You have a vast and magnanimous nature. Considering my father is the Lord of Notting City, please let me off this once!"

Yang Ming paused his footsteps, stood in front of Boss Xiao, and abruptly raised his right palm.

Boss Xiao thought Yang Ming was going to slap him across the face. Scared into a shudder, he quickly closed his eyes and silently chanted in his heart:

Don't hit my face, don't hit my face, don't hit my face...

Watching the expression on Boss Xiao's face look like unpredictable weather—turning green for a moment, then white for a moment—Yang Ming inwardly marveled. He hadn't expected there to be a talent in this world capable of performing such "face-art." The raised right palm gently pressed down onto Boss Xiao's shoulder.

Of course Yang Ming wouldn't fear mere petty officials of a border city. It was just that today's matter actually had nothing much to do with him; he was merely standing up for someone else.

Yang Ming's voice, as sweet as celestial music, poured into Boss Xiao's ears. Just as he let out a sigh of relief because Yang Ming hadn't punished him, his heart abruptly leapt back up into his throat.

"Whether to forgive you or not doesn't depend on me, but rather on..."

Boss Xiao's eyelids twitched slightly. He lifted his eyelids a fraction and, following the direction of Yang Ming's finger, looked at the graceful Xiao Wu. A trace of understanding instantly flashed through his eyes.

Boss Xiao swore that he must have taken the wrong medicine earlier to utter such foolish words. Had he known earlier that Xiao Wu had this big boss backing her up, he definitely wouldn't have come courting trouble!

It was all because the intelligence was erroneous!

Whoever said Yang Ming and Xiao Wu weren't close, come out here right now. See if I don't beat you to death!

Boss Xiao mustered up all his strength, rolling and crawling to Xiao Wu's feet, and said with vivid emotion:

"Xiao Wu—ah no, Sister Wu, I was wrong. I really was wrong. I feel ashamed for what I just said to you without any responsibility. I admit my mistake, and I beg you to forgive me, alright?"

Seeing the previously arrogant and domineering scion now whining and begging for mercy at her feet, Xiao Wu felt both exasperated and amused.

What exasperated her was that Boss Xiao's acting skills were too poor; the tears and snot on his face were applied by dipping his fingers in saliva, making it completely unprofessional.

What amused her was that this contrast was simply too huge!

"Pfft!"

Xiao Wu covered her mouth with a giggle and shook her head. Amidst Boss Xiao's confused gaze, she turned to look at Yang Ming, her big, cute eyes blinking playfully as she said:

"I don't know how to punish people, so why don't you make the decision for me?"

Boss Xiao's heart tightened, and then he began to grow restless and uneasy, terrified that Yang Ming would cook up some weird tricks.

It wasn't just Boss Xiao; the rest of the senior students following him lowered their heads one by one, acting like misbehaving students facing a teacher's punishment, not daring to draw a single breath for fear of attracting Yang Ming's attention.

To put it plainly, today's matter was merely a small conflict among students.

Furthermore, Yang Ming wasn't the kind of bloodthirsty person who would take lives over a single disagreement. Fundamentally, as long as people didn't cross him, he wouldn't cross them.

However, Yang Ming also knew in his heart that without giving them a slight warning, it probably wouldn't be enough to establish his prestige. In the future, some random nobodies would still jump out; though they wouldn't disturb him, they would still be very annoying.

Amidst the agonizingly long, day-like wait of Boss Xiao and the others, Yang Ming finally made his decision:

"How about this, all of you take off your shirts, draw a frog face on your upper bodies, and then walk a lap around the playground on your hands."

The faces of Boss Xiao and the others instantly turned black.

It must be pointed out that this was currently the class break and lunchtime period. There was a constant flow of people on the playground with heavy pedestrian traffic.

Moreover, these senior students like Boss Xiao were considered star figures in the academy. Once they did as Yang Ming said, they would probably become the laughingstock of the academy in an instant, and even after graduation, it would be widely circulated among the students.

"This..." Boss Xiao wanted to struggle a bit. "Big Boss, can we change to another plan?"

"Sure!"

The corners of Yang Ming's mouth tugged upward, revealing a row of sparkling white teeth.

"Otherwise, you guys can go to the bathhouse and pick up soap for everyone!"

"After all, I'm no demon either!"

Senior students: "..."

Boss Xiao really wanted to buy a piece of tofu and crash into it right now, seriously!

Choose to lose face in public?

Or choose to pick up soap in the bathhouse?

Any man would make the correct choice!

Boss Xiao and the crowd of senior students lowered their heads, took off their shirts, and used paintbrushes to crookedly leave a frog image on their bodies. Facing the way pedestrians on the road looked at them like gen-tle-men (perverts), they supported the ground with their hands and walked on their hands.

Yang Ming and Xiao Wu walked along the road, faintly hearing suppressed laughter coming from the surroundings.

Boss Xiao usually acted tyrannically in the academy and frequently bullied other students. Considering he had a city lord father and formidable personal strength, many of the bullied students dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak. Now, seeing Boss Xiao fall into misfortune, they instantly felt the pent-up frustration in their chests vent out. In a single word: exhilarating!

Of course, it wasn't enough for just one person to feel exhilarated.

As the saying goes, sharing happiness with others is better than enjoying it alone. Of course they had to call upon friends and companions, dragging along little partners to watch the commotion strongly together. Only then would it be the most exhilarating!

In less than a moment, the entire playground was teeming with people. It was packed three layers deep inside and outside, and quite a few people pointed and gestured at Boss Xiao and the others, a burst of roaring laughter erupting from time to time.

Yang Ming's figure disappeared into the flow of people and he arrived at the first floor of the cafeteria.

Many people on the first floor had gone to watch Boss Xiao, making it appear somewhat empty and desolate. Yang Ming easily found a seat.

Just as Yang Ming sat down, a wave of fragrant wind swept over. Xiao Wu plonked herself down right across from Yang Ming, resting her chin on one hand. Her large eyes seemed capable of speaking as she stared straight at Yang Ming.

"Why aren't you going to watch the fun?"

Yang Ming looked up and glanced at Xiao Wu, instantly feeling a headache coming on. He feared girls entangling with himself the most, and said with indifference:

"I'm going to eat!"

"Oh~~"

Xiao Wu pouted. She hadn't expected Yang Ming to still be the same as before toward her; originally she had thought everyone was already good friends.

At this moment, Yang Ming didn't have the time to pay attention to Xiao Wu, his attention entirely focused on the system notifications.

"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for speaking the classic line from the movie Love on Delivery, obtaining one lottery chance. Would you like to launch the lottery roulette?"
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for speaking the classic line from Back Street Girls, obtaining one lottery chance. Would you like to launch the lottery roulette?"

Love on Delivery was Stephen Chow's movie and didn't have anything good, so it was directly ignored by Yang Ming, who kept the lottery count preserved.

As for Back Street Girls, it was somewhat interesting.

Yang Ming was quite curious, what kind of treasures would this comedy anime produce?

(Extra chapter for reaching 3000 book coins, thanks again to Jin for the reward.)

(Thanks to Yu for the 5 book coins reward, thanks to Long for the 5 book coins reward, thanks to the four older brothers from Qidian for the rewards.)