13: Chapter 13 Those who speak harshly and aggressively are all cowards.

There was not a single person on the playground.

Having nothing better to do, he simply went through a routine of Eight Extremities Fist.

He didn't stop until the bell rang to hand in the papers, then he wiped the sweat from his face.

He munched on an energy bar and headed toward the classroom.

He entered his classroom, moving against the flow of the crowd.

Along the way, students were chattering and discussing the exam questions.

"I feel like the questions this time were so hard. If the Gaokao is like this, I'm doomed." These were the ones with decent grades.

"I didn't feel like it was that hard. It was quite easy; I think my score won't be low this time." These were clearly the slackers.

"I think it was alright..." These were the top students.

Returning to the classroom, there was no one there; students from the same school wouldn't be assigned to their own school for the exam.

Just then, his phone rang. A glance showed it was Mother Lu.

So, he picked it up.

"Xiao Feng, have you finished the exam?" In the video, Mother Lu was in her police uniform, looking valiant and heroic.

"I'm finished. Don't worry, Mom, it's no problem. You just focus on your work and wait for me to take first place in the city-wide unified exam."

"Then Mom will wake up laughing from her dreams!" Mother Lu smiled very happily.

Someone could be heard calling her on the phone. She turned her head and responded, then said, "Xiao Feng, Mom has to get busy. Send me what you want to eat for dinner. That's all for now!"

Hanging up the phone, Lu Qingfeng smiled happily. First place in the city—he had to take it.

If only because he had bragged about it in front of his mom.

The phone rang again. He thought it was Old Lu, but a look showed it was actually the Female Devil.

He hesitated for a moment but still answered.

"Xiao Liuzi, eh? Why are you back at school already? Did you hand in your paper early again?"

Seeing that she was about to launch into a stormy barrage of nagging, Lu Qingfeng quickly interrupted her.

"First place in the city—I, Lu Qingfeng, am definitely taking it!"

In the video, the beautiful young girl was dumbfounded. She stared at him blankly with her mouth hanging open.

"Xiao Liuzi, you don't have a fever, do you? Don't think that just because you scored a 745 in the school exam last time, there are no talented people in Hongzhou, okay?"

"The questions this time were much harder. You can't be careless!"

Sure enough, she didn't mention the early submission again. "Got it, got it. Even my mom isn't as annoying as you. Hanging up, hanging up!"

"Wait a second!"

"What now?" Lu Qingfeng was a bit impatient.

"Are you free this weekend?"

"No, I have to review!"

"Then I'll go to your house and review with you!"

Lu Qingfeng was flabbergasted. If the Female Devil came over, he would have no peace. He quickly thought of a way out.

"I have an appointment with Tianran. I'm going to his house to help him review!"

"Oh... well, alright then." Shen Qianxun looked a bit dejected in the video.

"Alright, some classmates are coming. Let's leave it at that. Bye."

Lu Qingfeng quickly hung up and breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally got rid of that Female Devil.

Then he thought something wasn't right—hadn't they agreed he was going to give her a beating?

Forget it, forget it. He'd wait until he reached Hidden Power to be safer.

Lu Qingfeng felt it was coming soon.

As soon as he entered Hidden Power, he would practice more profound Stance Trainings.

At the same time, he could also practice other fist techniques.

As time passed, students began returning one after another.

He saw Li Hao walking over, looking dejected.

Lu Qingfeng stopped him.

"Li Hao!"

"Huh?"

*Cough*... "We're classmates after all. How about we change the stakes of our bet?"

Li Hao's eyes lit up. These past few days, he hadn't eaten or slept well, his mind constantly preoccupied with this bet.

He regretted it; his heart was green with regret.

Who knew that guy's grades would suddenly explode?

Why did he have to provoke a hothead like Lu Qingfeng for no reason?

And he clearly didn't even like the class monitor.

So he quickly nodded and said:

"Right, right, right... we're classmates after all, why make things so embarrassing? So, what should we change it to?"

Lu Qingfeng pretended to ponder for a moment. "Li Hao, I know your family has money. Let's just bet some money. What do you think?"

Li Hao looked at him suspiciously. Was this guy really being this kind-hearted?

One had to know that the nickname 'Old Six' didn't just mean he was the sixth child at home; Lu Qingfeng was a real 'Old Six'—a sneaky schemer!

Could it be that he didn't do well on the exam this time? That he wasn't sure about getting into Yan University?

Li Hao was uncertain.

Seeing that he hadn't responded for a long time, Lu Qingfeng gave him a slap on the shoulder.

*Smack...*

"Ouch..."

Li Hao immediately clutched his shoulder and crouched down.

"Holy crap..." Lu Qingfeng was startled. He had forgotten to restrain his strength just now and had slapped him casually.

One must know that for a martial artist, even without using Obvious Power, that level of force was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

So he quickly helped Li Hao up.

"Are you okay?"

"I agree, I agree!" Li Hao quickly pushed him away.

He thought to himself: *I only hesitated for a second and he nearly slapped me to death.*

In that instant, he felt as if his shoulder had almost been cracked open by the slap.

"Then how much is appropriate?" Lu Qingfeng saw he wasn't in too much trouble and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Feng, you have the final say!" Li Hao rubbed his shoulder and pulled his shirt aside to look.

*Hiss...* It had actually turned red.

He looked at Lu Qingfeng with dread. Was this guy a monster?

He hasn't even had a Cancerous Mutation yet and he's already this fierce. It's a good thing I didn't offend him to the point of no return.

"Hmm? How about a hundred thousand?" He thought for a long time and gave an amount that Li Hao could afford.

After all, he was just a high school student. No matter how rich his family was, if the amount was too high, it would be difficult for him to get it.

"Good, good, good... that works!" Li Hao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, then asked carefully:

"Brother Feng? Can I go back now?"

Lu Qingfeng looked at him strangely. "Of course you can. I'm not stopping you!"

Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his seat.

Lu Qingfeng turned around, not bothered with him anymore. How bizarre, he even called him 'Brother Feng'.

Wait, I didn't slap him stupid, did I?

Or did I slap the fear into him?

He looked back at Li Hao, making the boy's eyes shrink in fear.

He stammered, "Wh-what?"

"It's nothing. Can't I look at you?"

"Oh, oh..." Li Hao lowered his head.

Lu Qingfeng saw how cowardly he was, yet he acted so smug every day.

If I'd known a single slap could solve the problem, why did I bother talking to him so much?

He remembered a saying.

Those who are fierce in voice and countenance are all cowards.

But with a hundred thousand in hand, he wasn't worried at all about the boy reneging on the debt.

Because he knew where Li Hao lived. If he reneged, he shouldn't blame him for showing up at his door.

Hehehe...

...

As time passed, almost all the students had returned.

Miejue also very generously said the words: free activities.

Come back in the afternoon to review.

Everyone cheered and scattered.

"Hey... Old Six, what's wrong with Li Hao? He suddenly seems to be avoiding you. What's going on?"

Li Tianran bumped him with his shoulder and asked.

Lu Qingfeng was just about to bump back when he suddenly thought of the Li Hao incident and stopped himself.

"I changed the stakes of the bet with him."

"Holy crap... you're not going to watch him run naked? What did you change it to?"

*Cough*... "What's there to see about a little earthworm? I bet money with him, a hundred thousand!"

"What the hell?" Li Tianran was shocked. He looked around to make sure no one was there and whispered:

"Playing that big?"

"Is it that big?"

Li Tianran nodded. "My parents' combined annual salary is probably only a bit over a hundred thousand. You call this not big?"

Lu Qingfeng had never had much of a concept of money because Mother Lu would arrange everything for him regardless of what it was.

He felt his pocket money was sufficient too. If he wanted to buy something and Mother Lu didn't agree, he would tell Old Lu.

He would receive it the next day.

So, in terms of family, he was very happy.

He also once believed that money wasn't hard to earn.