Chapter 33: Thunderous Means

Chapter 33: Thunderous Means

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Su Hao led He Qingqing and Xiaopang out of the restaurant. The two money pouches they took from the thieves were now in Su Hao's possession, although there wasn't much in them, just a total of 10 silver yuan.

He Qingqing and Xiaopang couldn't hide their admiration in their eyes. They knew Su Hao was capable, but they didn't expect him to be so much more than just capable.

As they reminisced about the events that had unfolded, He Qingqing suddenly spoke, "Xiangwu, we've retrieved the money. If we break his other hand, don't you think..."

Su Hao chuckled, "If it wasn't your money that was stolen, would you still think I've gone too far? Ask Xiaopang, does he think I've gone too far?"

Xiaopang looked at He Qingqing hesitantly and said, "Well, I think breaking one hand is understandable, but breaking two hands might be a bit excessive. But it doesn't matter as long as we've recovered the money."

Su Hao shrugged, "You feel it's too harsh because you don't understand the value of the money. Losing two hands is nothing compared to if someone were to steal from my head, then I'd break one of their legs."

The thought of Su Hao breaking someone's legs made both He Qingqing and Xiaopang shudder involuntarily.

Su Hao said to them, "We are no longer the guards of Chashan. We have to rely on ourselves now. We won't actively provoke anyone, but if someone dares to provoke us, we must respond with thunderous means, so they never dare to think of causing trouble for us again."

"Because once you show weakness, others will see you as an easy target, and you'll be constantly bothered. Do you understand?"

He Qingqing and Xiaopang nodded, somewhat grasping the meaning.

Xiaopang asked, "Xiangwu, what are thunderous means?"

Su Hao smiled, "Well, thunderous means can vary depending on the situation. Let me give you an example. Let's say you really love eating buns, and I have a bun in my hand. I offer to give you the bun in exchange for one of your arms. Would you do it?"

Xiaopang trembled and immediately hid his arm behind his back, taking two steps back. "Of course, I wouldn't want to. Xiangwu, don't try to take advantage of me."

Su Hao sighed, "I was just giving an example."

He continued, "Why wouldn't you want to exchange? It's because giving up your arm in exchange for a bun is not worth it, right?"

Xiaopang nodded, "Right!"

Su Hao extended a finger toward He Qingqing and Xiaopang, "So, you just need to understand one thing. As long as you make the person who wants to bully you realize that the price they pay for bullying you will far exceed the joy they get from it, nobody will dare to bully you anymore."

Seeing the pensive expressions on He Qingqing and Xiaopang's faces, Su Hao summarized, "So, the price the other party has to pay is what you call thunderous means."

After that, without caring if the two understood or not, he took them to a random restaurant to have dinner.

...

After Su Hao and the others left, a group of young boys and girls around ten years old, who were also dining on the second floor of the restaurant, began discussing.

"Big Brother Yan, that short-haired boy was amazing just now. He seems to be a new student this year, right?" A girl with pigtails said, leaning closer to a cold-looking boy with long hair.

The long-haired boy, Jin Dayan, was the third young master of the Jin family, one of the three major clans in Lingyun Town. He was hailed as one of the most talented martial artists in the Jin family. At the age of only ten, he had already reached the high-level ordinary warrior rank, surpassing the talents of his older brothers. He had become quite famous in Lingyun Town, although very few people had actually seen him.

Another girl in a pink dress couldn't stand it any longer and quickly stood up, pulling the girl with pigtails aside, and said loudly, "Moxin, stay away from my brother."

The girl in pink, Jin Xiaohan, was Jin Dayan's younger sister. The naming tradition of the Jin family was quite interesting, where the boys were all called "Big" and the girls were all called "Little," which was a source of amusement for others.

Moxin, the girl with pigtails, complained, "Isn't this far enough? Xiaohan, you're too sensitive!"

Jin Xiaohan glared at her, "Your face was practically next to my brother's face!"

Moxin just giggled and turned to Jin Dayan, "Big Brother Yan, the boy just now seemed younger than all of us, but he easily defeated three intermediate warriors. Could he also be a high-level ordinary warrior?"

Jin Dayan shook his head, uncertain, "I'm not sure, but if it were me, I don't think I could have taken down three people so effortlessly."

Jin Xiaohan and Moxin's smiles froze, and they quickly said, "That's impossible! That kid was just lucky."

Jin Dayan smirked and said, "Maybe! We'll see."

...

By this time, it was already dark, and only a few dim lights were illuminating the academy. Thankfully, the moonlight cascaded down like a thin veil.

After Su Hao sent He Qingqing back to her dormitory, he took the opportunity to introduce Xiaopang to her roommates, making it clear that He Qingqing had someone looking out for her, so she wouldn't be isolated in the girls' dormitory.

Although Su Hao considered himself experienced, he still couldn't fully understand the complexities of a girls' dormitory. In He Qingqing's case, coming from a village for the first time, she didn't understand anything and could easily become a target for bullying.

After Su Hao and Xiaopang returned to their dormitory, they found their two roommates already there.

One of them was tall and muscular, with a dark, sunburned face, towering over Su Hao by almost a head. His muscles bulged, and he looked at least twelve years old. It seemed he had just made it into the academy.

The other was a small child, around ten years old, who looked somewhat malnourished compared to others of the same age. He appeared even skinnier than He Qingqing. The small child was currently huddled in a corner of his bed, looking timidly at the tall, dark-faced boy.

It seemed that these two weren't on the same team.

The dark-faced boy, Kong Yang, wore a bright smile when Su Hao and Xiaopang returned. He said, "Heh! Welcome back to my dormitory. Let me introduce myself. I'm Kong Yang, you can call me Brother Yang. From now on, I'm the boss here, and what I say goes. Now, it's your turn! You little guys!"

Su Hao had a headache. These kinds of things were everywhere.

He glanced at Xiaopang and saw that he was already feeling nervous.

Xiaopang said, "Hello, Brother Yang. My name is Li Cunzhi, but you can call me Cunzhi."

Kong Yang frowned and said disdainfully, "What Cunzhi? Hmph, you're obviously a fatty."

Xiaopang didn't dare to speak up.

Kong Yang smiled victoriously when he saw Xiaopang's fear, and proudly turned to Su Hao, "And what about you? Little guy!"

Su Hao adjusted his clothes and turned to Xiaopang, saying, "Watch and learn what thunderous means is all about."

Xiaopang nodded, somewhat confused.

Then Su Hao beckoned Kong Yang with his finger and said, "Come on, let's go outside and talk!"

After that, he turned and walked out.

Kong Yang smirked and followed with large strides.

Once they were both standing outside, under the moonlight, their expressions were unclear.

"My name is Wu Xiangwu. Are you ready?" Su Hao prompted.

"Hehehe, you come at me first. Since we're roommates, I'll show you some mercy," Kong Yang said as his muscles began to bulge.

"Watch closely!" Su Hao said. He moved his foot and disappeared from his original spot.

Kong Yang was shocked, "Where is he?"

"Boom!"

Su Hao kicked him from behind, sending him flying.

Kong Yang got up in a daze and, seeing Su Hao standing exactly where he had been before, angrily exclaimed, "You ambushed me!"

Su Hao retorted, "Then take a closer look. I'm coming at you again."

"Boom!"

Another punch to the face sent Kong Yang tumbling.

"You..."

"Boom!"

"I..."

"Boom!"

...

After a while, Kong Yang stopped moving and lay on the ground. He was crying as he said, "Big brother, stop hitting me. I surrender. From now on, you're my big brother, and I'll listen to you!"

Su Hao finally stopped and then turned to the dumbfounded Xiaopang, asking, "Do you understand what thunderous means is now?"

Xiaopang stuttered, "I... I understand!"

At that moment, their small roommate rushed out and said to Su Hao, "Big Brother Xiangwu, my name is Hua Wanli. Can you teach me? I can pay you tuition."

Su Hao glanced at him and smiled, "You don't need me to teach you. You can learn it at the academy."

( translated by begs