5: Tarzan - Xiao Yuan

A small frontier town.

Beside a bus stop, a group of passengers gathered, waiting for the bus.

Among them, a tall figure was extremely conspicuous. He had an honest face, but his physique was even sturdier than some fitness influencers; at over two meters tall, he looked just like a human tank.

At this moment, he was wearing a tattered undershirt and carrying a canvas bag, his gaze occasionally drifting toward the road, as if waiting for something.

Others subconsciously kept their distance from him, casting strange glances his way, with whispers breaking out from time to time.

"Holy crap! Is this even human? He's even bulkier than Rao Ming, right?"

"Even Tyson would have to kneel if he saw him!"

"He looks so reliable, I want to date him."

"Hiss! You really are famished!"

"What do you guys think my odds would be if I got into a fight with him?"

"Three-seven, I'd say. He hits you three times, and you'll be at your funeral in seven days."

"..."

The honest-looking man, however, seemed not to hear the whispers of the crowd and continued to gaze into the distance.

"Huh? Didn't Father say someone would come to pick me up? Why aren't they here yet?"

"Father said he's sending me to study, and it's free too. Hehe, I'll finally be able to become an educated person just like Cuihua back in the village!"

"But Cuihua said there's a lot of school bullying on campus. Will I get bullied if I go?"

"Whatever! As long as I can get ahead, I'll just have to endure it!"

...

"Buddy, the phrase is 'get ahead'."

A man nearby couldn't help but speak up.

The sturdy man turned his head to look at him, grinned, and flashed a mouthful of big white teeth as he said: "Is that so? Thank you, classmate."

The man's mouth twitched: "Do I look that… young?"

He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, clearly an office worker; how could someone call him a classmate?

The man couldn't help but ask: "From what you said, you're going to school? How old are you then?"

The honest-looking man counted on his fingers and answered earnestly: "I just turned eighteen!"

The man was instantly petrified: "What?"

You look like you're thirty, for heaven's sake!

The man shut his mouth, feeling dejected.

Fine, looks like he's not quite right in the head; better stay away from him.

The honest-looking man didn't know why the other person had suddenly stopped talking, which made him feel a bit insecure.

Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted nearby: "Robbery!"

The crowd was instantly panicked and thrown into chaos; being robbed in such a desolate place was truly a hopeless situation!

Two fierce-looking men holding knives surrounded the group.

Yes, two people had surrounded seven or eight.

Among them were two or three elderly people.

"Hand over all your money! We brothers only want money. If you're obedient, you'll avoid physical suffering!"

Under the thugs' ferocity, everyone tremblingly took out their money.

An old man scolded angrily: "Pah! Robbing people in broad daylight; you young people don't go to work and instead turn to robbery! No ambition!"

The thug was instantly enraged upon hearing this, kicked the other man over, and spat with a 'tui' sound: "What are you nagging me about! How can working like a beast of burden ever be as fast as robbery?! Enough nonsense, old man, hand over the money!"

The old man wailed on the ground: "Oh my! Hitting an old man! You animals! There's no justice!"

The thug's eyes turned vicious, and he violently lunged with his knife: "Damn it! Still trying to scam me, huh?"

"Boss! Come look! We're rich!"

Fortunately, at this moment, the other thug exclaimed, attracting his attention.

The latter walked over to take a look, and his eyes immediately lit up. He saw his lackey rummaging through a bag, which actually contained a stack of bills—at least twenty or thirty thousand, to say the least!

"Oh my! I was wondering why the magpies were chirping today! We're rich, haha!"

The thug leader laughed out loud.

"Th-that, could you please not take my money? That's money for my grandfather's medical treatment!"

A young girl said tremblingly.

However, how could ordinary people reason with thugs?

After the two thugs set their eyes on her, their eyes lit up like hungry wolves.

"Hehehe! There's actually such a pretty girl here!"

The young girl's eyes showed panic, and she quickly said: "Didn't you say you only wanted money?"

The two exchanged a glance, and the leader laughed lecherously: "It's only reasonable to occasionally rob some beauty, right?"

"Boss, should we leave the men and take the girl?"

The lackey rubbed his hands excitedly.

A buck-toothed auntie quickly covered her chest, saying in panic: "Young man, don't joke with someone my age!"

The crowd: "..."

The thug leader reached out his hand, about to grab the young girl.

The latter hurriedly backed away, but bumped into a 'wall'.

The thug leader's gaze fell on that 'wall', and his eyes suddenly widened: "Holy crap!"

Where did this giant come from?

The honest-looking man looked at them and said earnestly: "Father said that robbing people is wrong."

The two thugs huddled together, their daggers already raised.

"Big guy! This has nothing to do with you. Considering you look like trouble, we'll let you go this once, get lost!"

The honest-looking man took a step forward and said sincerely: "Then can you please not rob things?"

A stifling sense of oppression emanated from the tall figure, and both their foreheads were covered in sweat.

"Boss, what do we do?"

The lackey was a bit scared and asked tremblingly.

The leader felt a bit guilty, but quickly gritted his teeth: "The timid starve to death, the bold die of gluttony! What are you afraid of? This guy is clearly an idiot, we have knives, the advantage is with us! Take him down!"

After speaking, he rushed directly to the sturdy man with his knife, a fierce gleam in his eyes. If he took this guy down, he could brag about it for a year!

Thwack!

The blade slashed fiercely onto the sturdy man's body, but the latter didn't dodge or evade, standing there like a block of wood.

The thug leader's eyes exploded with surprise: "Hahaha! Fighting me? What kind of strength do you have, old… Nani?!"

Immediately after, he suddenly widened his eyes, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Not only him, but everyone else also stared fixedly at the sturdy man with incredibly shocked eyes.

It turned out that the thug leader's knife had indeed slashed onto him, but at the point of impact, a layer of Earth Element armor had appeared, blocking the opponent's attack.

"An Earth Element martial artist? Interesting."

Not far away, a minivan was parked, and the two people inside witnessed this scene.

Fang Bai looked at the big guy and thought to himself: Is this my classmate? He looks pretty fierce!

At this moment, the sturdy man also became angry and said in a deep voice: "Father said, if people don't offend me, I won't offend them; if it's unbearable, there's no need to endure it anymore!"

As he spoke, he lightly slapped out with one hand.

It was indeed light, but in the eyes of the thug, it felt as if a steel plate was rushing toward him!

It's over!

As soon as this thought appeared, his body was directly slapped away several meters, collapsing onto the ground and twitching uncontrollably.

Everyone was stunned to see this scene!

Whose subordinate is this, to be so fierce?

"Boss!!"

The thug lackey let out a sorrowful roar, and the next moment he immediately... ran away in a flash!

Damn it! The boss was taken out in one move; why the hell should he keep robbing?!

After the thugs were dealt with, the crowd immediately cheered.

The group hurriedly thanked the sturdy man.

The latter scratched the back of his head rather shyly, looking extremely modest.

Just then, he suddenly sensed something and turned his head to look.

An old minivan slowly drove over and came to a stop. A Middle-aged Man in a suit stepped out of the minivan and smiled at the sturdy man.

"I am the Director of Personnel for the Martial Academy. Welcome to the Martial Academy, Earth Element martial artist, Xiao Yuan."