Chapter 006: Zhang Kaiwei's Revenge
The skinny guy originally didn't want to make a move. Qinglan High School was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers—if he accidentally offended the child of some important figure, that would be troublesome.
However, seeing that Lin Feng was dressed very plainly, with his t-shirt washed to the point of fading, the skinny guy had no more concerns. He glanced coldly at Lin Feng, stepped forward, placed a hand on Lin Feng's shoulder, and pressed down slightly with force, saying, "Squat down."
"Stop..." Tian Mengqian reached out and grabbed Lin Feng's arm. Though afraid, she still stubbornly raised her head and looked at the skinny guy before her. "What right do you have to hit people?"
Before the skinny guy could answer, Lin Feng pushed Tian Mengqian aside and gave her a confident look.
Tian Mengqian hesitated. Though she didn't step forward again, she didn't leave either.
Lin Feng followed the skinny guy's instruction and squatted down.
He knew the skinny guy was about to show off.
Small-time thugs at the skinny guy's level, when bullying the weak, didn't like to just beat people randomly. Instead, they preferred to make the weak act like puppets, standing or squatting according to their will, and then they would use methods they thought were cool and impressive to carry out the beating.
Having mastered Iron Shirt, Lin Feng still felt like yesterday's stabbing by the thief was like a dream. Now was a perfect opportunity to experience Iron Shirt's power on the skinny guy.
After Lin Feng squatted down, the skinny guy stepped back two paces, then quickly rushed forward, lifting one leg high and slamming it heavily onto Lin Feng's back.
Hiss!
The skinny guy sucked in a sharp breath. The tremendous pain from his foot nearly made him lose his balance. He felt Lin Feng's back was as hard as stone.
However, this completely enraged the skinny guy. He stopped showing off. After wiggling his toes to ease the pain, he rushed forward and began viciously punching and kicking Lin Feng.
Due to his rage, the skinny guy didn't even feel the pain in his hands and feet as strongly. After a flurry of punches and kicks, he finally vented the anger in his heart.
At this point, the skinny guy also felt his hands and feet aching faintly, but he didn't think much of it. He assumed he'd used too much force—if his own hands and feet hurt this much, one could imagine how the other person felt.
However, Zhang Kaiwei and the other thug felt something was off.
From beginning to end, Lin Feng hadn't dodged at all. Moreover, the expression on his face hadn't changed at all, as if the skinny guy's beating hadn't caused him any harm whatsoever.
"Are you done?" Lin Feng stood up, the corner of his mouth curling into a mocking arc. The skinny guy's beating just now was practically like scratching an itch to him.
Not expecting this result, the skinny guy felt confused, momentarily doubting whether he had actually given the other person a harsh lesson. He turned his head, wanting to find answers from Zhang Kaiwei and the other.
Zhang Kaiwei and the other also had their mouths slightly open, looking equally bewildered.
"You're done hitting me, so now it's my turn, right?"
Seeing Lin Feng's wickedly fierce eyes, the skinny guy belatedly sensed tremendous danger. He shouted at Zhang Kaiwei and the other, "What are you standing there for? Attack together!"
Zhang Kaiwei and the other thug finally snapped out of it. The three of them viciously lunged at Lin Feng.
Having already verified Iron Shirt's power, Lin Feng paid even less attention to the three's attack. Without dodging, he let their fists rain down on his body like hail while he focused on completing his own offensive move. He aimed at the skinny guy's nose bridge and threw a heavy punch.
"Ah!"
The skinny guy screamed and squatted down, covering his nose.
The nose bridge is one of the most fragile parts of the human body. Lin Feng's heavy strike directly collapsed the skinny guy's nose bridge, and blood gushed out from between his fingers.
After KO'ing the skinny guy, Lin Feng threw another punch into the other thug's eye. The thug felt a buzzing in his head, sparks flew before his eyes, and he swayed and fell down.
Zhang Kaiwei had already jumped out of the battle circle and stood at a distance, looking at Lin Feng with frightened eyes.
Lin Feng didn't even bother giving Zhang Kaiwei a warning glance. He patted the dust off his body and, bringing along the equally dumbstruck Tian Mengqian, walked straight into the school.
Just after entering the campus, Lin Feng suddenly noticed that many male students were all gazing in one direction with admiring looks, so he turned his head to look in that direction.
What Lin Feng saw was only a graceful figure from behind.
Although he didn't see the girl's face clearly, from others' whispered conversations, Lin Feng still learned that the owner of that silhouette was Qinglan High School's campus belle, Bai Yichen.
It was at this moment that Lin Feng felt the Peach Blossom Manual trigger a new mission.
Eager to know what the mission was, Lin Feng quickly went to his classroom. After returning to his seat, he reached his hands into his desk drawer, took out the Peach Blossom Manual, and looked at it.
[Mission: Write a love letter to Bai Yichen. Mission Grade: Grade-A. Mission completion reward: 2 Peach Blossom Points. Mission status: In progress.]
He hadn't expected that the second mission triggered by the Peach Blossom Manual would be to write a love letter to Bai Yichen.
Any student at Qinglan High School would be familiar with the name Bai Yichen. Back when Bai Yichen was still a first-year, she was already selected as Qinglan High School's campus belle. Countless male students had fallen at her feet. Reportedly, on the busiest day, Bai Yichen received over a hundred love letters.
However, no matter who wrote the love letters, Bai Yichen never looked at them even once. Every time after class, she would throw the love letters into the trash bin unopened.
Whether it was because of this that everyone backed down from the difficulty, in any case, gradually, Bai Yichen's pursuers became fewer and fewer.
Lin Feng also had a campus belle dream in his heart, but he had self-awareness and wouldn't invite humiliation. Whether it was academic performance, appearance, or family background, Bai Yichen made him feel he should keep his distance. Although they'd been in the same grade for three years, Lin Feng's impression of Bai Yichen was limited to having heard her name.
Lin Feng didn't have any special feelings for Bai Yichen, but the mission reward was 2 Peach Blossom Points—this was too important to him!
With just 1 Peach Blossom Point, Lin Feng could master all mathematical knowledge below high school level. He didn't want to fail tomorrow's math test.
He asked Tian Mengqian for two sheets of letter paper and Lin Feng began writing the first love letter of his life.
Although he didn't expect Bai Yichen to write back, this letter was for Bai Yichen after all, so Lin Feng still hoped to leave a good impression on her.
Lin Feng threw himself wholeheartedly into it, consulting dictionaries and looking up famous quotes. After working on it for who knows how long, he finally finished writing the love letter.
Taking a breather and thinking about the 2 Peach Blossom Points he was about to receive, Lin Feng felt exceptionally pleased.
But just at this moment, a large hand suddenly reached over and, catching Lin Feng completely off guard, snatched away the love letter he'd just finished writing.
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