Chapter 7

"What are you, daring to talk to me like that!" The teacher felt his dignity challenged and yelled in anger, waving his hand in the air.

Liu Xiangtian stared at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was gnashing his teeth and waving his hands, without blinking. A feeling of annoyance arose within him, and he pointed at the man and said, "You're actually nothing in front of me! It's better not to mess with me, otherwise you'll know the bitter taste of regret." After speaking, he pulled up his pants leg and sat down.

The teacher wanted to say something, but when he saw Liu Xiangtian's beast-like eyes, he swallowed the words he had to say. He didn't want to admit that he was scared by a new student, but his trembling legs betrayed him.

He secretly remembered Liu Xiangtian's name, smirked, and continued calling out the names of the students. Li Shuang turned around and asked Liu Xiangtian, "Tian Ge, are we just going to let it go like that?" Liu Xiangtian squinted his eyes and said, "There will be opportunities in the future!" Then he climbed onto the desk and prepared to sleep.

Lately, Liu Xiangtian had been feeling particularly fond of sleeping. He used to wake up at 4:30 am, but now he could sleep until 6:00 am and still not want to get out of bed. If someone interrupted his sleep, his mood would be exceptionally irritable.

After the teacher finished calling out the names, he then selected the class leaders. Of course, although Liu Xiangtian had the best grades, he had made too much of an 'impression' on the teacher, so he didn't end up being chosen. However, the teacher didn't know that Liu Xiangtian was very satisfied with this result. Finally, the class leaders happily went to move the new books. After the books were distributed, the teacher said, "School's out now, remember to come to school at 7 o'clock tomorrow and class starts at 8 o'clock. Don't be late." After speaking, he walked towards the classroom door, thinking about how to get back at Liu Xiangtian who had embarrassed him earlier.

Liu Xiangtian and Li Shuang walked out of the classroom, and their classmates who were also in the same class followed them out. When they saw several people standing in the corridor, all wearing the uniforms of the No.1 Middle School, and they saw Liu Xiangtian and Li Shuang, the student whose face was swollen like a pig's head pointed at them and said to the person next to him, "It's them, hehe~~" He pointed too hard and felt a sudden pain.

Liu Xiangtian took a closer look and realized that it was the 'small eyes' that Li Shuang had beaten in the morning. He was quite impressed, as the fact that he was still able to walk after being beaten up by Li Shuang showed his remarkable resilience. Li Shuang also saw him and sneered, "What's your problem? You still have a problem with us?"

The student who was called Tiger by 'small eyes' walked over and looked at Gao Shuang, saying, "Brother, you're new here and you're not giving the old students any face. You beat people like this, so I can't just sit back and do nothing." This 'Tiger' was over 1.8 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a big waist. When he lifted his eyes, there were three wrinkles on his forehead that looked a bit like a tiger's stripes.

"What do you want then?" Gao Shuang didn't dare to underestimate this Tiger, as he wasn't confident about taking him on alone.

Tiger nodded, "Let's meet behind the small grove by the playground later and settle this." After speaking, he turned around and left. 'Small eyes' limped behind him, looking back at Gao Shuang as he walked away, "You better have a stretcher ready, anyone who doesn't come is finished!"

"I'll go f*** off, find some people, and we'll 'heat you up'! Wait for me."

At this time, Gao Qiang also arrived and asked Liu Xiangtian, "Tian Ge, what's going on?"

Before Liu Xiangtian could speak, Li Shuang took over, "The two guys we fought with in the morning at the bike shed have brought people and want us to go to the small grove behind the playground to 'settle' things."

After hearing this, Gao Qiang laughed and rubbed his hands together, "Tian Ge, it's been a long time since we had a big fight. Today is a good day to 'exercise' properly."

Liu Xiangtian nodded, it seemed that they couldn't avoid a confrontation here. After all, this was the "concentration camp" for the school's delinquents. "Qiangzi, go and call all the brothers here. I have a plan!" Gao Qiang agreed and ran off.

The small grove in No.1 Middle School was not big, located behind the playground, with overgrown weeds and garbage everywhere. The school leaders never came here, so it became a gathering place for the school's delinquents, where they would fight one-on-one or in groups, or hold parties. Dry bloodstains on the ground could still be faintly seen.

Liu Xiangtian and Li Shuang walked into the grove with more than ten brothers behind them. From a distance, they saw Tiger leading a group of people inside, all holding "Fang Zi" weapons. The two sides met in the middle of the grove and sized each other up. Liu Xiangtian looked at Tiger and spoke first, "Who are you in No.1 Middle School?"

Tiger smiled, "Who are you? What makes you think you can talk to me?"

Li Shuang lit a cigarette for Liu Xiangtian and said, "This is Tian Ge, our leader!"

Tiger looked at Liu Xiangtian and said, "Tian Ge, huh? Never heard of you. I don't care where you came from. No.1 Middle School is the territory of 'Big Gao.' Since you're here, if you're a dragon, you have to coil up for me; if you're a tiger, you have to lie down. If you want to be the king here, you have to look in the mirror first. Today, let's talk about how you beat up my brother!"

Li Shuang lit his own cigarette and said, "I don't know who this 'Big Gao' you're talking about is, what kind of person is he...?" Liu Xiangtian stopped Li Shuang from continuing. "The person we beat up was your brother. What we do about it is up to us. You don't have the right to interfere."

Tiger said, "Fine, kid, you've got guts. We won't talk about that for now. Let's talk about how you beat up my brother. How do we settle this?"

Li Shuang shouted, "I don't give a f*** about settling anything. F*** your mother, who the hell do you think you are? You think you're a tiger just because you have a few wrinkles on your forehead?"

"Hehe!" Tiger sneered, "Fatty, there's no need for you to be so arrogant right now. I'll make you crawl on the ground looking for your teeth later!"

Li Shuang unbuttoned his shirt and rolled up his sleeves, "Come on, you f***er! Let's see how you make me crawl on the ground looking for my teeth!"

Liu Xiangtian held out his arm, knowing that he couldn't pass this test without a fight, and stared at Huoge, saying, "This battle has to be fought. I was hoping to avoid it, but now that we're here, I have no choice." Without any warning, he charged towards Huoge, lifted his leg, and viciously kneed him in the stomach. Huoge didn't expect the attack to come so quickly and was caught off guard, bending over in pain. Liu Xiangtian seized the opportunity to press Huoge's head down and kneed him in the face.

Huoge was also an experienced fighter and quickly reacted by using his arm to block Liu Xiangtian's knee. Liu Xiangtian saw that the knee was ineffective, so he switched to using his elbow to strike the exposed back of Huoge who was under him. The elbow is the hardest part of the human body, and Liu Xiangtian used all his strength to strike, causing Huoge to cry out in pain and fall to the ground. Huoge underestimated his opponent, and he had not yet had a chance to retaliate before he was knocked down. Liu Xiangtian knew that he couldn't go easy on his enemy. Since he had started the fight, he had to make sure his opponent couldn't get back up. At this point, his eyes were shining with a beast-like light, and he no longer saw Huoge as a human being. He grabbed his hair and slammed his head into the ground, and in no time, Huoge's face was covered in blood, and he was in a daze.

When Liu Xiangtian charged towards Huoge, Li Shuang didn't stand still either. He shouted and charged towards Huoge's little brother who had come with him, and the other brothers behind them took out the sticks that they had hidden behind their backs and followed suit. Li Shuang saw Little Eyes from a distance and grinned, "You think you're cool? Today I'll play with you!" Little Eyes stood at the back of the crowd and saw Li Shuang running towards him with his eyes wide open. He was so frightened that he limped away. Li Shuang didn't give him a chance and caught up with him in a few steps, beating him down to the ground. In the morning, he had spared him a bit, but this time he didn't hold back and used all his strength to beat Little Eyes. The others also found their own opponents, and the fight became a melee. At this time, more than thirty people came in from outside, holding the sticks that they had just taken from the chairs. The one leading them was a tall, flamboyantly-haired man with his shirt open, and it was none other than Gao Qiang.

For a moment, the small forest was filled with shouts and screams. The students on the playground were used to this and continued chatting or playing ball as if nothing was happening, creating an atmosphere of "harmony". However, the forest was like hell on earth, with students whose bones had been broken lying on the ground screaming. The students whose faces were covered in blood, even if they were still standing, couldn't hear anything except for the enemy in front of them. This was how the conflict between the newly arrived group and the original group of One Middle School began.

Liu Xiangtian stood up, his hands stained with blood, and his face covered with bloodstains. Tiger, who had already passed out, lay on the ground. Liu wiped the blood off his face, bent down, grabbed Tiger's hair, and pulled him up.

"Stop it!" Liu Xiangtian shouted loudly, his voice no less than Li Shuang's. The students heard the call and stopped to look over at Liu Xiangtian. Everyone was startled because in their eyes, the figure standing there was not a person, but a demon. After wiping away the bloodstains on his face, the blood on Liu Xiangtian's face spread out and made him look exceptionally grim. His body was covered in blood, and it was unclear whether it was his own or someone else's. He held Tiger's hair and lifted his upper body, not knowing if he was dead or alive. He looked just like a demon that had just emerged from hell.

"Mom~~~" "Help~~~!" Tiger's two henchmen yelled and ran towards the edge of the forest, only to be intercepted by about ten brothers that Liu Xiangtian had arranged outside the forest, and then kicked violently. They were then dragged back and thrown to the ground. Tiger's henchmen were all stunned.

Liu Xiangtian's mouth curled up, "Nobody here is leaving today!" After hearing Liu Xiangtian's words, some people were already sitting on the ground crying, while others had lost all their fighting spirit. Liu Xiangtian's mouth curled up even higher, pleased with the effect. In fact, he was just trying to scare them. "You either be like him!" Liu Xiangtian lifted the body of his henchman, Hu Ge, in his hand, "Or follow me! It's up to you!"

Looking at Hu Ge who didn't know if he was alive or dead, and the devilish Liu Xiangtian beside him, as well as dozens of Liu Xiangtian's little brothers staring at them, some people threw away their weapons and loudly said, "Dong... Brother Dong, I'll follow you!" There were also more than ten students who were more loyal to Hu Ge standing there, hesitating.

Liu Xiangtian smiled and nodded at them, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Take your injured people and go, and take him too." He pushed Hu Ge's body forward and continued, "Tell 'Gao Laoda' that I did this, and it was my doing. If you don't agree, come find me. My name is Liu Xiangtian!" Seeing that these people had all understood, "You can leave now, I spared you this time. Don't blame me for not warning you if you confront me next time."

These people looked at Liu Xiangtian and saw that he wasn't joking, so they said "Thank you" and carried away the injured. However, they could never forget what Liu Xiangtian looked like today, and it left an indelible mark on their lives.

After they had all left, Liu Xiangtian said to his brothers, "Take the injured to the hospital, quickly! Qiang, you go with them!"

Gao Qiang responded, and he and his brothers carried the injured out of the woods. Liu Xiangtian lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then said to Gao Qiang, "Find San Yan when you get to the hospital, he has money!"

Gao Qiang had already walked far away, and he turned back and shouted loudly, "Tian Ge, I got it!" Then he headed towards the school gate.

Li Shuang walked over and laughed at Liu Xiangtian, "Tian Ge, that was really satisfying! I took down three of them. But you're still more ruthless! Even the tiger is about to die!"

Liu Xiangtian shook his head and almost laughed when he saw Li Shuang. Li Shuang's clothes had several large tears in them and were stained with blood. Sweat and dirt mixed together on his face, making him look like a beggar. Liu Xiangtian took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Li Shuang, saying, "Clean your face first!"

Li Shuang took the handkerchief embarrassedly and wiped his face a few times. He thought to himself: Tian Ge's face isn't much cleaner than mine.

Liu Xiangtian said to the people who just said they would follow him, "I know you followed me because you had no choice, but since you're with me, I'll treat you as my own brothers. I hope you won't do anything that would betray me, otherwise... I don't want to say what will happen. Now I'm giving you another chance to choose. If you're willing to stay, I welcome you. What's mine is yours. If you don't want to stay, I won't force you. Leave right now!"

Some of these people were conquered by Liu Xiangtian's ruthlessness, while others were forced to join. After hearing Liu Xiangtian's words just now, they were really in a dilemma. Liu Xiangtian saw this and said loudly, "From now on, you are my people. I won't spare anyone who dares to harm you, no matter who it is! Today is an example. When I say something, I do it!"

After hearing this, these people had no more concerns in their hearts and bowed to Liu Xiangtian together, saying, "We are willing to follow Brother Tian. If anyone has any other thoughts, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"

Liu Xiangtian smiled and said to his former brothers, "Everyone has seen it. These people are now our own brothers. Let's take care of each other!" It was funny that these enemies who were just fighting each other with fists and feet had now become comrades. Their fate was intertwined by one person.

One of them said to Liu Xiangtian, "Brother Tian, I think you are very powerful, but 'Boss Gao' is not an ordinary person. You may have beaten us, but Boss Gao will not let it go easily!"

Liu Xiangtian looked at the person and asked, "What is your name?" "Brother Tian, my name is Zhang Yanjiang. I am from Class 22 of Gao Er High School."

Liu Xiangtian nodded and asked him, "Can you tell me what's going on in Yizhong School? Just tell me the main points."

Zhang Yanjiang thought for a moment and said, "Before you came, there were two forces in Yizhong School. One was led by 'Boss Gao', and the other was created by Liu Jinglong called the Black Dragon Brotherhood..." Liu Xiangtian interrupted him and asked, "Who is Liu Jinglong? What is the Black Dragon Brotherhood?"

Zhang Yanjiang said, "Liu Jinglong is a senior student at Gao San High School. Everyone calls him Brother Dragon. He was one of the earliest gang leaders in Yizhong School, and many senior students were his followers. However, not long after, Boss Gao came and brought some hooligans from nearby areas to quickly establish his own gang. The two sides had numerous fights, and the most intense one was a big fight involving over 200 people on the school grounds. Three people died, and countless others were injured." Zhang Yanjiang still felt a bit scared when he mentioned it.

Liu Xiangtian asked, "Did the school do anything about it?"

Zhang Yanjiang sneered, "Do anything? The school wouldn't bother with this kind of thing. The principal said, 'These people are all scum of society. One less dead is one less to worry about.'"

Li Shuang asked loudly, "But it's not a small matter if people die in the school. The principal should be dismissed even if he is not prosecuted, right?"