Chapter 54: Beating

The time had not yet come.

Next, several more people faced the peach blossoms and recited their own poems in clear voices.

Some raised their hands, and some cheered.

However, compared to the one by Sun Yan'er, they were all somewhat inferior.

The result was without suspense.

Sun Yan'er won first place in this competition.

Huang Beicheng was all smiles; he first offered his congratulations, then covered all the expenses for Sun Yan'er's outing.

Amidst the praise of the crowd, Sun Yan'er's face was like peach blossoms, and she smiled reservedly.

Mei Yanqiu smiled again and said: "Yan'er, don't forget, there is still a reward. Do you want to go to the other side and invite a handsome Young Master to accompany you on your outing?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the women all covered their mouths and laughed.

Sun Yan'er's face was flushed red.

The men, meanwhile, each secretly straightened their clothes and puffed out their chests.

Those with folding fans in their hands took them out to fan themselves; those with Jade Pendants hanging from their waists deliberately fiddled with them.

Each one looked like a peacock spreading its tail.

Wang Dafu was even more flamboyant.

Not only did he fiddle with the Jade Pendant on his waist to make it sway, he also deliberately raised his hand to wipe away sweat that wasn't there, revealing the jade thumb ring and the gold bracelet on his wrist.

He even frowned slightly, putting on the deep, thoughtful look of a mature man.

Huang Zhaodi on the other side was amused to the point of rocking back and forth.

Luo Zijun felt embarrassed.

But suddenly, he noticed that Sun Yan'er's gaze on the other side seemed to be directed at him.

Oh no!

A foreboding premonition suddenly rose in his heart!

"Luo Zijun! Are you willing to accompany me on the outing?"

At this moment, Sun Yan'er suddenly spoke up.

Although her face was full of a rosy flush and she looked very shy, her voice was loud, showing a very natural and calm attitude.

It was as if this were just a temporary game.

At this time, everyone's gaze turned in unison toward the young man beside Su Bie.

"I have something to ask you."

Sun Yan'er suddenly added another sentence.

In this way, it made it seem even more like she had no other intentions.

Huang Beicheng smiled and was just about to speak when Luo Zijun suddenly said: "I am not willing."

The crowd was stunned.

The smile on Huang Beicheng's face also stiffened: "Zijun, you..."

"I won't take up too much of your time."

Having been rejected in public, Sun Yan'er's cheeks flushed even redder, and the fists in her sleeves were already clenched, yet the expression on her face and the tone of her voice remained calm: "I just want to say a few words to you and ask you one thing."

"I said, I am not willing."

Luo Zijun refused again.

The matters between the two of them were already in the past; what else was there to say?

He did not want to have any further entanglements with her.

Sun Yan'er's face turned pale instantly.

Mei Yanqiu frowned: "Young Master Luo, everyone came out to have a good time. We already agreed before we wrote our poems; you cannot be like this."

Huang Beicheng also advised: "Zijun, it's just taking a walk and talking together; no one will gossip. We often come out for outings, and it's always like this."

Luo Zijun still did not back down: "But I am just not willing. Didn't we say that one cannot be forced?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

The men looked at him with very strange expressions; was there something wrong with this kid? This kind of thing is something others would beg for, yet you are actually unwilling?

The women were all filled with righteous indignation.

"Luo Zijun! It was clearly agreed upon beforehand; since you are a student of the Academy and came out for the outing, you should follow the rules!"

"Exactly, how could you be like this."

"Sun Guniang chose you, you should feel lucky, why are you being so arrogant! Hmph!"

Luo Zijun: "I am just being arrogant, come and bite me then!"

Everyone: "..."

At this time, the male students nearby also began to criticize him.

"This kid, how can he speak to a girl like that?"

"If you can't afford to play, don't come. Since you came and won't follow the rules, what are you putting on an act for? If you're so capable, why don't you write a poem better than Sun Guniang's?"

"Exactly, how rude, it's a disgrace to the scholars!"

Seeing that he had provoked public anger, Su Bie hurriedly whispered his advice: "Zijun, don't be like this. You just arrived at the Academy, don't offend everyone. Since Sun Guniang won, just go and talk to her; no one will gossip about you two."

Zhang Yitian also advised from the side.

Wang Dafu was even more jealous and said: "Brother Luo, you are truly blessed but don't know it! If you aren't going, should I go instead?"

Luo Zijun immediately said: "Sun Guniang, Wang Dafu said he wants to go and talk to you."

Wang Dafu was suddenly anxious: "I... I didn't say that..."

This guy looked flashy, but it turns out he's a coward; when things came to a head, he chickened out again.

Sun Yan'er could no longer maintain the composure she had been struggling to keep, and with a face as cold as frost, she said, "Luo Zijun! What exactly is your dissatisfaction with me? Speak it out!"

Luo Zijun said, "No dissatisfaction, I just don't want to talk to you."

Huang Zhaodi immediately said angrily, "Luo Zijun, you've gone too far!"

"None of your damn business! I wasn't talking to you!"

Luo Zijun retorted directly to her.

"You..."

Huang Zhaodi was instantly furious: "You bastard, you're actually cursing!"

As she spoke, she charged over aggressively, rolling up her sleeves, seemingly wanting to make a move and beat someone up.

"This guy is too hateful!"

The other women were also immediately filled with righteous indignation and followed her, charging over to demand an explanation.

Seeing that things were going wrong, Huang Beicheng hurriedly tried to persuade them.

Those women, however, ignored him. Even Mei Yanqiu, who had just been chatting and laughing with him, was also full of rage and pushed him away.

"Luo Zijun! You bully us women; if you don't give us an explanation today, we won't be finished with you!"

A group of women surrounded Luo Zijun directly, each of them glaring with rage.

"Calm down! Everyone calm down!"

Huang Beicheng hurriedly tried to persuade them, sweating profusely with anxiety: "Zijun, apologize quickly and go play over there with Sun Guniang."

Sun Yan'er then said bitterly, "I don't care for it!"

Luo Zijun immediately said, "If you don't care for it, why did you choose me? Are you sick or something?"

Once these words were out, they completely ignited the fury of the women all around!

"This bastard! Too much! He's actually cursing again!"

"Beat him!"

"Beat him to a pulp!"

!

Huang Zhaodi truly couldn't endure it anymore and was the first to charge up with her fist raised.

Seeing this, the other women also charged up in a rage.

Although everyone tried their best to maintain their poise and a good image, this guy was simply too hateful, and they couldn't endure it at all.

Although they were women, they were definitely not ones to be bullied!

Su Bie and Wang Dafu were also surrounded in the middle.

Su Bie realized something was wrong and immediately retreated.

Wang Dafu, however, stood beside Luo Zijun and hurriedly raised his hands, saying, "Don't hurt the innocent, don't hurt the innocent! I think... ah! Who hit me?"

"Beat him!"

"Beat him to a pulp!"

The women immediately swarmed up in a flock, people squeezing against people, fists squeezing against fists, and angrily began to beat the person in the middle.

Suddenly, fists fell like a rainstorm, dense and numerous!

Although the force wasn't enough, they made up for it with sheer numbers.

One punch from you, two from me, and before long, they had beaten the person surrounded in the middle down to the ground.

The people in front were squeezed by those behind, stumbling about, while those behind just kept swinging their fists, and one could no longer see the person.

"Beat him!"

"This bastard, actually daring to bully women, beat him until he cries!"

The young ladies' fists swung even more fiercely.

The person in the middle was beaten until he was hunched over with his rear in the air, lying on the ground, clutching his head and howling shrilly.

Su Bie watched from the outside, terrified, and hurriedly said, "Brother Huang, hurry and stop them, someone will be beaten to death."

Huang Beicheng hurriedly went to pull them away, but ended up taking a few punches himself.

"Get lost!"

After Mei Yanqiu gave him a few punches, she charged into the encirclement and began kicking fiercely with her feet.

"This woman is so ruthless!"

Beside Su Bie, a youth said with lingering fear.

Su Bie nodded in deep agreement, and just as he was about to speak, he turned his head sharply to look at him!

"Luo... Brother Luo?"

He was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked back at that pitiful figure surrounded in the middle, being beaten and kicked by the young ladies.

Luo Zijun sighed: "Sigh, Brother Wang is truly pitiful; he was beaten this morning, and now he's being beaten again. He really should go to a temple to pray to Buddha."

Su Bie: "..."

Sun Yan'er said anxiously from the side: "Stop hitting... stop hitting..."

She really hadn't expected things to develop like this.

Luo Zijun said, "Sun Guniang is truly kind."

Sun Yan'er was taken aback, turned her head to look at him, and after being stunned for several seconds, her gaze immediately turned back to the crowd.

"Beat him! Beat him until he cries!"

"Yan'er, don't worry about it! We're venting your anger for you!"

The women seemed to get more energetic the more they hit, and they simply couldn't stop.

Luo Zijun said, "Miss Mei, don't kick the face! Kick the butt!"

Mei Yanqiu turned her head and sneered, "Rest assured, I'm holding back my strength; I won't kick him to death!"

Just after turning her face away, she suddenly whipped back around, eyes wide as she stared at him: "???"

Luo Zijun: "???"

The two stared at each other with wide eyes.

A few seconds later, Mei Yanqiu hurriedly shouted, "Stop hitting! Stop hitting! You're hitting the wrong person!"

"Sister Yanqiu, rest assured, we are holding back our strength; we won't beat him to death!"

"..."

Mei Yanqiu hurriedly went over to pull and drag them away.

Huang Beicheng, Sun Yan'er, and the others also hurriedly went over to help.

After some pulling and tugging, the angry young women finally stopped.

The young women were covered in sweat and panting, looking as if they hadn't had enough, as if something deep in their hearts had suddenly been awakened; they had beaten him with such satisfaction, feeling a comfort they had never known before.

"You're hitting the wrong person! You're hitting the wrong person!"

Mei Yanqiu slapped her thigh and yelled.

At this moment, Wang Dafu, who had been beaten until he was sprawled on the ground with disheveled hair and torn clothes, finally lifted his head and wailed miserably, "I am Wang Dafu! I am Wang Dafu! I didn't bully you all, why hit me? Wuu wuu..."

Everyone: "..."

"Eh? Where is that despicable villain Luo Zijun?"

"He was just here a moment ago!"

Mei Yanqiu suddenly realized that the guy who was supposed to be getting beaten had, who knows when, already disappeared!

"Damn it! Chase him for me!"

Mei Yanqiu was furious.

Wang Dafu, meanwhile, cried out, "Brother Luo! Next time we go to the Brothel, if you don't order eight or ten of the most seductive girls for your brother, I'm breaking off our friendship!"

Luo Zijun had not run away.

Because just now, he had suddenly seen a familiar figure taking a stroll by the river over there.

At the same time, beside that figure, there were two women following!

Even more coincidentally, of those two women, one was wearing white, and one was wearing green!

(End of this chapter)