Chapter 31 — A Profound Lesson
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"Sister Yaoyao, Wei Zhao really is pretty tough," Shen Yushu said to Gu Mengyao beside her.
"What does his being tough or not have to do with me?" Gu Mengyao was shaken too. If yesterday's kick that sent Zhong Yongliang sprawling had been a sneak attack, and what happened in the restroom today had been a cheap, shameless trick, then this was undoubtedly genuine skill.
Gu Mengyao knew exactly what kind of person Kang Xiaofeng was. She had never spoken to him, but that sort of boy was the timid type who ran far away from any fight. So the only one fighting alone here was Wei Zhao.
She looked at Gao Xiaofu and Zhang Naipao on the ground. Both were clutching a single spot on their bodies and groaning, which meant Wei Zhao had probably taken them down with just one move each.
"He's qualified to be your shield now. After what happened today, Wei Zhao's name is going to ring loud through this school. When that happens, which of those flies buzzing around you will dare come near?" Shen Yushu said with a giggle.
Gu Mengyao gave a "hmph" and said nothing.
After putting Gao Xiaofu and Zhang Naipao down, Wei Zhao patted Kang Xiaofeng on the shoulder. "You okay? Heh."
"I'm fine." Kang Xiaofeng shook himself out of his shock. He had not expected Wei Zhao to be so fierce, dropping Zhong Yongliang's two top henchmen in a couple of moves. A true master really did keep his talents hidden. "Brother, you're a real badass."
"Zhong Yongliang, I didn't want it to come to this, but you forced my hand. No other way." Wei Zhao walked toward Zhong Yongliang with an air of innocence.
Zhong Yongliang was not one to be scared off so easily. Wei Zhao might be formidable, but he had been watching, and it was all clever trickery: he had kicked Gao Xiaofu when he wasn't paying attention and snatched the chair leg from his hand, then caught Zhang Naipao off guard and swung the chair leg at him.
So Zhong Yongliang did not believe Wei Zhao was all that impressive; he figured the man had mostly gotten lucky. He reached out, and a dagger settled into his hand, which made him feel a little more secure.
"Wei Zhao, spare me the useless talk. If I don't kill you today, I won't be able to show my face in this school again." With that, Zhong Yongliang flashed the gleaming dagger and lunged at Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao had not expected Zhong Yongliang to resort to such an extreme measure. The boy acted without any thought for the consequences. If a murder happened at school, no matter how much pull his family had, they would be in for a world of trouble.
Wei Zhao decided to teach him a profound lesson. Otherwise, if the one standing here today had been someone else, that person would very likely have been stabbed. As Zhong Yongliang's dagger thrust toward him, Wei Zhao seized his wrist in one grip.
By now Zhong Yongliang was nearly insane. Even with his wrist caught by Wei Zhao, he kept twisting his body, trying to use the momentum to drive the dagger into Wei Zhao's flesh, while shouting like a madman, "Wei Zhao, I'll damn well kill you!"
The instant Zhong Yongliang charged, Shen Yushu could not help covering her mouth. She knew what Zhong Yongliang was capable of, and she did not know whether Wei Zhao could dodge such a strike. She wanted to call out and stop Zhong Yongliang, but it was already too late.
Still, when Wei Zhao caught Zhong Yongliang's wrist, Shen Yushu breathed a sigh of relief, and Gu Mengyao, standing off to the side, seemed to let out a faint breath as well.
Wei Zhao tightened his grip. Zhong Yongliang suddenly felt as if his wrist were clamped in iron pincers, tighter and tighter, until the pain set his whole arm trembling and his hand instinctively sprang open. The dagger clattered to the rooftop.
Wei Zhao grabbed a fistful of the incredulous Zhong Yongliang's hair, dragged him roughly to the edge of the rooftop, and shoved hard, pushing half of his body out over the side.