Chapter 10 Ye Liuyun Appears
Wang Sheng was trampled in the mud, and although he was wincing in pain, he knew exactly what was going on.
I can't tell!
Now that Tang San is crippled, if we call the boss over again, he'll face so many people alone, and his fate will definitely be the same as Tang San's!
As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn!
As long as the boss doesn't show up, they won't dare to do anything to us!
Once we've recovered from our injuries, gathered everyone from Dormitory 7, and with the help of our leader, we'll have a chance to turn the tide!
If Ye Liuyun were crippled by now, then the work-study students would have no hope left.
"I don't know!" Wang Sheng gritted his teeth and shouted defiantly, "Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"
The other work-study students also shut up. Although they knew that Ye Liuyun often went to the back mountain, they were surprisingly united at this moment, and no one gave in.
"You're being stubborn, aren't you?"
Boss Xiao snorted coldly and turned his gaze to Tang San on the ground.
"You!"
Boss Xiao kicked Tang San, "Do you know where Ye Liuyun is?"
Tang San was so badly injured that he was somewhat delirious. Upon hearing this, he instinctively shook his head.
"I...I don't know..."
He really didn't know!
He had just returned from the forest and was looking for Ye Liuyun, but before he could go anywhere, a fight broke out!
However.
"Have no idea?"
Boss Xiao clearly didn't believe it and grinned maliciously.
"So you're quite loyal, huh? You'd rather get beaten up yourself than not protect Ye Liuyun?"
"Keep hitting him!"
"Keep beating him until he tells us!"
Bang bang bang!
Another barrage of punches and kicks ensued.
Tang San clutched his head, curled up on the ground, feeling more wronged than Dou E, tears mingling with blood as they streamed down his face.
I'm innocent!
I wish you would beat Ye Liuyun to death! Why would I protect him?!
I really don't know!
You bunch of idiots!
Tang San roared inwardly, but could only let out painful whimpers.
Seeing that Tang San was beaten so badly but still wouldn't give in, Boss Xiao couldn't help but feel a little "admiration," and then turned to humiliate Wang Sheng:
"Look at their awareness. And look at you, a bunch of poor wretches, thinking you can turn the world upside down?"
Although Wang Sheng was beaten, he watched as Tang San was brutally beaten "to protect his boss".
A sense of respect arose in his heart, and he cast a grateful glance at Tang San.
Tang San felt that the gaze was incredibly piercing.
If he knew where Ye Liuyun was, he would have told him long ago.
No, if he knew where Ye Liuyun was, he wouldn't care about these kids fighting.
He had already fought Ye Liuyun.
Boss Xiao's laughter sounded particularly jarring in the setting sun.
Tang San, lying on the ground, had completely lost consciousness due to his injuries. After all, this body was only 6 years old and had suffered from long-term malnutrition.
The other work-study students all had their heads down, silent like a group of corpses.
They're faking their deaths.
This is the wisdom of survival at the bottom—resistance will only invite more brutal beatings, while silence may at least reduce physical suffering.
"A bunch of spineless good-for-nothings."
Boss Xiao stood on Wang Sheng's head, looking at the group of children who didn't even dare to utter a sound, his contempt growing even stronger:
"That Ye Liuyun is a coward too. I bet he knew we were coming and was so scared he wet his pants and hid away."
"Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power? I think that's a joke."
"Pooh!"
Boss Xiao spat a mouthful of phlegm onto the ground.
"No money, no power, no strength, and you still want to fight me?"
"Let me tell you, if any of you dare to curse Ye Liuyun right now, I'll treat you to a meal. The harsher the curse, the better the meal! From now on, I, Boss Xiao, will have your back at Notting Academy!"
Upon hearing this, the senior students around him burst into laughter, their laughter filled with mockery.
In their eyes, these poor bastards would fight tooth and nail for half a steamed bun; no one could resist such a temptation.
However.
One second, two seconds, three seconds passed.
No one spoke.
Some of the work-study students began to sob softly, their shoulders shaking violently, but they bit their lips tightly and refused to utter a single word.
They didn't cry when they were surrounded, they didn't cry when they were beaten, and they didn't cry even when they were covered in bruises.
But now, faced with the humiliation of that meal, they cried.
Because that's their bottom line, the only thing they have left in this discriminatory academy—dignity.
A faint yet remarkably clear laugh rang out.
Wang Sheng, who was under Boss Xiao's feet, suddenly pushed off Boss Xiao's feet with an unknown force, and got up with his face covered in blood.
He stood swaying, as if a gust of wind could blow him over, but a fire burned in his swollen eyes.
"Don't look down on people..."
Wang Sheng grinned, revealing bloody teeth; his smile was more like a grimace.
Boss Xiao was stunned for a moment, then frowned.
"What are you doing standing up, you piece of trash? Haven't you been beaten enough?"
"I do not understand."
Boss Xiao looked at Wang Sheng.
"You're clearly so poor you can't even afford to eat, so why do you insist on clinging to that ridiculous sense of dignity?"
"Can dignity feed you? Can it make you stronger?"
Wang Sheng shook his head, his voice hoarse, yet each word resounding:
"I am indeed poor, and I can't refute your claim that I am poor."
"But you remembered it."
Wang Sheng suddenly straightened his back.
"The poor also have dignity!"
"We've acknowledged Ye Liuyun as our leader, so we'll never betray him! You want to humiliate us? Dream on!"
This roar, like a thunderclap, resounded in the ears of every work-study student.
The children who had been crying with their heads down raised their heads one by one, and their eyes lit up again.
Boss Xiao's face darkened, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Those ignorant fools."
"Since you want to die, then I'll grant you your dignity! Beat them!"
Several senior students rushed forward with sinister smiles.
Bang!
Just then.
A pink figure descended from the sky, delivering a clean and decisive flying kick that sent the person charging at the front flying.
Xiao Wu landed, her long scorpion braid swinging behind her, her pretty face filled with murderous intent.
"Who dares to touch my underlings?"
Boss Xiao glanced at his subordinate who had been kicked away, and his face became even uglier.
"Another tough nut to crack? Are six-year-olds these days all this good at fighting?"
"In that case... everyone, attack! Cripple this girl too!"
Whoosh!
Nearly a hundred people surrounded them again, this time including the Soul Masters who had activated their Martial Souls, their auras menacing.
Xiao Wu's expression changed instantly.
Although she has extensive combat experience, her current body is too weak.
Faced with such a massive attack, and with the enemy also having Soul Masters, she had no chance of winning.
"Hey, big guy!"
Xiao Wu grabbed Wang Sheng and whispered.
"Don't be foolish! A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. While you still have the strength, run!"
"I won't run."
Wang Sheng broke free from Xiao Wu's grasp, reverting to his less-than-perfect fighting stance, his eyes filled with a terrifying determination:
"If we run away now, we'll really lose all our dignity."
"Sister Xiaowu, you take Tang San and leave first. They won't dare to kill me, at most... they'll cripple me again."
Xiao Wu was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.
Are you stupid?
Just then.
A warm hand gently patted Wang Sheng's blood-stained shoulder.
A calm voice sounded from behind.
"You've got guts, you haven't lost face."
Wang Sheng was startled and turned around. He saw Ye Liuyun standing behind him at some point.
"Boss!" Wang Sheng's eyes reddened.
Ye Liuyun walked up to the two of them.
"Leave the rest to me."
"But boss… there are too many of them…" Wang Sheng said worriedly.
Ye Liuyun glanced at the dense crowd opposite him and still had the mind to joke.
"Why don't you surrender?"
Wang Sheng was amused when he saw Ye Liuyun's obvious smile.
"Of course I won't surrender."
The two men exchanged a smile, determined never to surrender.
What else can we do but fight?
[end of the chapter]