Additional Bonus Chapter: Dedicated to my First sister's birthday tomorrow 10-11-2022. Please wish her a Happy birthday!!
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Xuan Yuan calmly watched Tang Ren's punch as it approached his chest.
"That dumb bastard. At least he should try to dodge that!" One of the students said.
"Not good! If that punch lands on his chest, considering Tang Ren's monstrous strength, it won't end with just a few broken bones. He might even end up in the hospital for a few weeks" One of the female students said in concern.
"That's the consequence for going against Bro Tang Ren" One of Tang Ren's said proudly.
As everyone thought Xuan Yuan will be crippled by Tang Ren's punch, Xuan Yuan simply dodged to the side and as if wielding a sword, swung his right palm at the exposed bulging vein at Tang Ren's neck.
Tang Ren didn't see that coming and met Xuan Yuan's strike squarely on his neck. His whole body trembled from the impact as he spat a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
Silence!
Xuan Yuan's simple movements left their jaws on the ground as everyone looked at Xuan Yuan in horror!
One strike!
That was what it took Xuan Yuan to make the mighty Tang Ren spit blood and fall uncontrollably to the ground!
Even Bai Qingyuan who saw it coming felt she lacked the brain to process what was laid in front
of her.
Tang Ren was the overlord in the class and have made the students in the class submit to his tyrannical ruling. It was just as he said. His words were the law. Anyone who disagreed had a taste of his overbearing fists.
Even Bai Qingyuan was leveraging on her status as the class president to stand against him earlier.
Although she knew before that Xuan Yuan wasn't what he presented himself to be, what she was expecting was for Xuan Yuan to fight Tang Ren to a standstill. Never in her wildest imaginations did she predict that Xuan Yuan would take care of Tang Ren in just one move.
"Such a barbaric way of fighting. Can't believe I stooped so low to avoid you all these years" Xuan Yuan said as he returned to his seat with confidence.
Bai Qingyuan smiled as she followed him. Finally, he'd broken free from the shackles bounding him. Now no one would dare to find trouble with him again.
Being in the same class with Tang Ren, they knew very well that he was anything but weak. They knew better than to fall for how Xuan Yuan made Tang Ren seem so weak. No one was confident in remaining unscathed after confronting Tang Ren. And that's what made them so dumbstruck.
Someone they had been bullying since day one suddenly beat the one they had been worshipping...
Everyone quietly slipped back to their seats while Tang Ren's subordinates helped him to his feet. He was not severely injured, just a momentary paralysis. They also returned to their seats and waited for the teacher to arrive.
While they were waiting, no one made a sound. They all sat looking like rats that just saw a fellow rat murder a cat. They all avoided glancing at Xuan Yuan afraid he'd notice and come at them.
While the teachers came to give their lectures, they were surprised as to how obedient the class behaved. 'Could they be up to something?' They thought...
The school bell rang for closing time, but no one in Xuan Yuan's class stood up to leave. Not until Xuan Yuan stood up. Packed his things and left the class. As soon as Xuan Yuan was out of sight, the class burst in an uproar as everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
"I was so frightened today, didn't know Dumb Yuan was so formidable!"
"You'd better watch your tongue, if he overhears you, you'd be dead before you know it!"
"Shush!... Be careful, Bai Qingyuan can hear you. If she reports you to Xuan Yuan..." A male student cautioned and everyone drew a sharp breath the earlier scene replaying in their minds.
Bai Qingyuan struggled to keep herself in check. But as she left the class she laughed so hard that she nearly rolled off the steps...
"Qingyuan, do you think Dumb... I mean Xuan Yuan will hold a grudge because of how we behaved to him yesterday?" Yue Ying asked Bai Qingyuan.
"Seriously! If you won't change the way you address him I'll have to bring the matter up to him" warned Qingyuan.
"You're really going to betray us?" Yue Xi, one of the four girls asked.
Qingyuan nodded.
"For that dumb guy?"
"Don't forget that he's now the Titan of the class. He was so cool this morning. I might have to consider taking up the role of Mrs. Xuan" Qingyuan smiled to herself.
"If I had known, I'd have been nicer to him in the past!" Xingyao, the last among them said.
"I don't think he'll take revenge. If he wanted to, he had enough reason and chance to revenge on everyone but he simply let everyone be. Maybe he didn't take all that to heart" Shen Rou commented from the side. As if trying to come herself too.
"Shen Rou is right, he won't take revenge" Qingyuan added.
"Oh!! I nearly forgot. As friends of Mrs. Xuan, He won't dare lay his hands on us! I'm really happy that I'm your friend today" Yue Ying said proudly.
Qingyuan ".... I'm no friend of yours!"
"Why aren't you warning us not to address you as Mrs. Xuan today?" Yue Xi asked.
"Don't tell me you got your heart stolen already!!" Xingyao exclaimed.
Qingyuan "....." She was speechless looking at the suspicious gazes the three girls were giving her...