Ye Zhi hadn’t been in a fight for a long time; as the blows came quickly, she couldn’t dodge and could only close her eyes, bracing for the pain.
"Ah."
A cry of pain reached everyone’s ears.
Huh, her face doesn’t hurt. That cry wasn’t hers. Ye Zhi opened her eyes. It was the guy in black who shouted.
It turned out to be Shen Chen, who had found a stone somewhere and smashed it at him...
The person who got hit had a small trickle of blood on his forehead; it wasn’t serious, just a minor injury.
He stood up straight, his expression as cold as ever. His lips moved slightly and he said, "If you touch her again, I won’t be so nice to you."
He clutched several stones tightly in his hand.
He wasn’t very confident, but he couldn’t stand to see her get hurt, especially right under his nose.
"Oh, I’d like to see how you won’t be nice."
The boy in black stopped and walked straight towards him, clearly changing his target.
Ye Zhi became anxious at the sight, "Shen Chen, what are you doing? Run! I’ll hold him off." In her eyes, Shen Chen was someone who couldn’t even truss a chicken, and she swung a wooden stick at the man again.
This time, the man wasn’t holding back and kicked at her stomach. She couldn’t dodge in time and got hit.
She staggered a few steps before falling to the ground.
"Ugh, it hurts." Tears fell immediately, and once she started crying, her eyes and nose turned red.
Shen Chen threw all the stones he was holding at the man, then punched him.
Tan Huanhuan saw her friend getting hit and, without thinking, joined in to fight the assailant. With Shen Chen’s help, they were like a tiger with wings. Soon, the boy in black was defeated, covered in a few wounds.
On the other side, Ji Changzhou had also rested, picked up a stick, and hit him twice. The three of them thoroughly subdued the man.
They tied up his hands and feet and released him only when they were sure he couldn’t move.
Ye Zhi, who always avenges herself, walked over trembling and with her stomach covered, her almond eyes red. She kicked the man in black twice and didn’t feel satisfied, so she kicked him two more times.
She didn’t have the heart to kick too hard, so the four kicks didn’t cause him any harm.
When no one was paying attention, Shen Chen struck the man’s shoulder and acupoints known for causing pain, which made him faint instantly from pain.
The other three thought he had fainted from exhaustion and didn’t pay much attention, finally able to have a normal conversation.
(The boy in black had a grievance to air: it wasn’t exhaustion, it was being knocked out from pain, okay?)
Tan Huanhuan exposed the whole reason behind the argument with great enthusiasm, nearly foaming at the mouth as she spoke, practically turning the man into a villain of the worst kind, her little mouth jabbering endlessly.
With this stance, if the boy in black had not fainted, there would definitely have been another fight.
The ancient saying goes: "It is difficult to deal with women and villains."
There’s some truth in it, not without reason.
Ji Changzhou, as one from Tan Huanhuan’s faction, occasionally interjected with indignation, echoing her words with fierce agreement.
He cooperated very well.
Ye Zhi nodded, thinking that person was truly bad. Unconsciously, she regarded Huanhuan and Changzhou as her good friends, naturally standing on their side. Good partners should fight against a common enemy; besides, that person didn’t look like a good person. If he’s so ruthless now, what about when he’s older? Hopefully, he won’t end up in the same academy as them.
If not, after today’s battle, there will surely be many conflicts in the future.