Chapter 59: War and Chaos

After Li Hong saw that the Third Brother and I had arrived, he sneered and said to us, "I thought you were too scared to come!"

"Why wouldn't I come when there's a chance to beat you? I didn't get enough of a beating in last time; this time, I'm going to loosen your bones properly!" The Third Brother smiled cruelly as he looked at Li Hong.

I looked around at the people nearby but didn't see Chen Du or the others. Could it be that none of them wanted to come? But thinking about it, I couldn't blame them. After all, with this kind of suicidal approach, apart from the Third Brother, no one was willing to follow. The disparity between the two sides was too great; there was simply no benefit to be gained. It was already decent of them not to choose to join Li Hong's side.

"Loosen my bones? Look, besides the two of you, where is anyone else? You are practically lone commanders now. Even Chen Du won't help you anymore! What else do you have to be cocky about?" Li Hong looked at the Third Brother and me with disdain.

Chen Du must hate me to death right now. I didn't count on him coming to help me this time. After what happened with Su Xueya, it would likely be difficult for him and me to be friends in the future. But there was no help for it; I felt quite apologetic toward him. I could only say that if I could help him in the future, I would.

"So what if it's just the two of us? To deal with people like you, the two of us are enough!" The Third Brother took out the club he had prepared earlier and swung it; it looked like he was ready to make a move.

Li Hong and his group were no pushovers either. A whole crowd of them were carrying gear—bench legs, baseball bats, all kinds of weapons. The scene was quite grand.

"Li Hong, prepare to meet your end!" The Third Brother let out a loud shout and charged straight into the crowd with his club, like a god of war descending. He took down one person with every swing. Those people around him were no match for him, and he reached Li Hong very easily.

However, Li Hong was not flustered at all; he wore a sneering expression. Seeing this, I suddenly felt a sense of foreboding and shouted at the Third Brother, "Bad, retreat quickly!"

The Third Brother's reaction was a beat too slow. Two people suddenly jumped out from the crowd and attacked him directly. Seeing this, I hurriedly threw a kick in mid-air. The opponent actually forcibly adjusted his position in the air to meet my kick. We both retreated a few steps, while the other person kicked the Third Brother to the ground.

My expression was ugly. Both of these people were extremely strong, and more importantly, I realized I didn't recognize them. They were clearly not the four great warriors of Zhang Longtao from before. Where did Li Hong find such experts?

The Third Brother let out a cry of pain, climbed up from the ground, and cursed at Li Hong, "You bastard, you're really underhanded. Are these two students from our school?"

"Why wouldn't they be students from our school? They just transferred here from out of town, is that not allowed?"

"Damn it, these two are old enough to be your father, and you call them students? Go lie to a ghost!"

The students watching the commotion were all surprised to see this scene, especially the man who had just traded a kick with me. The moves he used were simply beyond reason, making them unable to believe their eyes. He could actually adjust his position and movements in mid-air; it was practically a violation of the laws of physics. To use a popular saying on the internet: Newton: China is not under my jurisdiction; it's under my brother, 'Awesome'.

"This is just too strong. Are those movements something a human can do? Why does it feel like watching a movie?"

"But Yang Yun and Xu Hongzhi are still quite impressive to be able to fight against people like this!"

"They probably aren't even using their full strength, just playing with them. Those two idiots Yang Yun and the other are just asking for death. Who else would they provoke if not Li Hong!"

Many jeering voices came from around us. The Third Brother's face was ashen. He charged again to attack the person who had ambushed him. Because the Third Brother had been caught off guard by a kick, he didn't have the upper hand and was suppressed by the opponent at every turn. The Third Brother found it increasingly difficult to fight. I really wanted to go over and help him, but the guy in front of me was blocking my path. Judging by the force of the kick he traded with me earlier, this guy was definitely not an ordinary person, and I wasn't certain I could take him down.

Li Hong even shouted to the people around him, "All of you, attack together! Beat them to death!"

The crowd swarmed over. Even though our skills were decent, we couldn't fend them off. Before long, we were both sporting quite a few injuries.

"Stop!"

A voice suddenly rang out, making us stop. I recognized it as Chen Ling's voice.

Chen Ling ran over, glared at our group, and said, "Who told you to fight in school? I've already told the teachers, and I've also called the police. You'd better leave quickly, or you'll all be arrested in a moment!"

"Chen Ling, don't rely on your family's background to protect Yang Yun so recklessly. How long do you think you can protect him?"

The expressions of Li Hong and Chen Ling made it seem as if they had known each other for a long time.

"What does that have to do with you? You'd better pray that I don't get any dirt on you, or I'll have my father throw you in jail!"

"Chen Ling, don't go too far. If you insist on blocking me, don't blame me for not considering our husband-and-wife relationship!"

The sudden sentence left everyone around in shock.

"Chen Ling and Li Hong are husband and wife? This news is too explosive. We've never heard them mention it before, and didn't Li Hong transfer here halfway through? Did he really conquer Chen Ling in just this short time?"

"That's not right, isn't it? Hasn't Chen Ling always been interested in Yang Yun? If they really are husband and wife, wouldn't that mean Chen Ling is cheating on Li Hong?"

"I've never heard of Chen Ling and Li Hong having any interaction!"

Hearing the discussions of the people around, Chen Ling's face turned ashen. She cursed at Li Hong, "Who is your wife? Stop spouting nonsense!"

"What? It was decided by both our parents; do you want to go back on it?"

"It was decided by my father, that's true, but I didn't agree. Go be husband and wife with my father!"

Hearing this, the people around finally understood. It seemed that Chen Ling's family and Li Hong's family knew each other and had a good relationship, so they had arranged a marriage contract, but it looked like Chen Ling didn't acknowledge it.

"Are you determined to interfere in this matter today?" Li Hong didn't continue the previous topic.

"I'm in the student council, and I'm the class monitor for Yang Yun's class. In short, I won't allow you to fight in school!" Chen Ling didn't say she was helping me directly, but anyone with eyes could see it.

"Fine, since you insist on being an adversary, then so be it!"

As Li Hong's voice fell, he gave a wink to those two people. Both of them turned toward Chen Ling simultaneously. It looked like they were going to attack her. Chen Ling was startled by this scene. No one had expected this turn of events, and I, in particular, had not expected Li Hong's heart to be so cruel and vicious.