"Ah!" The lead youth let out a howl that echoed throughout the cafeteria, dropping to the floor.

The four boys trailing him cried out in alarm, "Brother!"

"Hachoo!" The lead youth sat up, let out a prodigious sneeze, and sprayed a mixture of snot and blood in a rather ungraceful display—a clear indication of how maliciously Yang Yi's kick had landed.

"You dared to kick me with the ball?"

"Uh, well, didn't I tell you to catch it? Turns out... you got a face full of turf!" Yang Yi feigned nonchalance, shaking his head as he spoke, though his eyes were dancing with malice.

"Pfft!" Li Qian, standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh. Yang Yi was hilarious; he had clearly done it on purpose yet spoke as if it were a complete accident.

Seeing Li Qian snickering, and noticing Xu Ming and the others suppressing grins, along with the gathering crowd of students also stifling laughs, the youth was filled with sudden fury. Ignoring the messy discharge still dripping from his nose, he roared at the four boys beside him, "Teach them a lesson! A harsh one!"

"Yes, Big Brother~!" The four boys responded immediately, casually grabbing the chairs stacked near the dining tables and swaggering toward Yang Yi and his group.

"Hey, just so you know," Yang Yi taunted, glancing pointedly at the bloodstain beneath the youth's backside, "are you not satisfied with just getting a face full of turf? Do you want to try the 'Swan Dive on the Buttocks' next?"

"Huh?" The youth heard Yang Yi's voice and immediately felt a sense of unease. Following the gaze, he looked down at himself. The instant his eyes met the sight, his pupils constricted, and a sudden, drawn-out wail erupted, "Ah—My mother! My butt..." The lament was even more intense than before; he sprang up, clutching his rear end and hopping wildly.

"Brother!" The four boys saw that their leader had several broken shards embedded in his backside—clearly fragments from the smashed bowls—which were now pressing against his fragrant rear, drawing vibrant streaks of blood.

"Kill him! Kill him dead!" the youth screamed, hopping uncontrollably, past caring about the surrounding laughter, pointing hysterically at Yang Yi.

"Damn it, let's take the bastard out!" One of the four boys roared, raising his chair high.

But as his voice dropped, a figure moved with uncanny speed, appearing directly in front of him. "Thwack!"

"Ah.... Waa.... Waa!" The boy clutched his groin, hopping around like a startled kangaroo. The other three froze instantly, their faces masks of disbelief, the chairs they had raised forgotten in their hands.

Xu Ming, Ye Xiaohou, Lin Fatty, and even Li Qian stared on, utterly dumbfounded.

Yang Yi flashed a ghostly smile, then slowly approached the lead youth. Without another word, he delivered a crushing kick. "Kneel down for me."

"Ah!" The lead youth cried out again as his knees slammed brutally against the ground, kissing the tiles. The bleeding from his backside only worsened.

"Tell me, which bastard sent you to cause me trouble? Hm—?" Yang Yi widened his eyes, arrogantly stepping down onto the boy's knee, leaning in to demand.

"Waa!" The lead youth was now spewing a mixture of snot, blood, and tears.

Yang Yi looked down with utter contempt, showing no pity. "Damn it, didn't you hear me asking you a question?" Yang Yi spun behind him and delivered another kick, this one more insidious, landing directly on the bleeding wound in the boy's rear. "Speak or not, damn it!"

The crowd of onlookers grew thicker. Most students dared not approach the scene, though a few busybodies were already preparing to fetch a teacher.

"Ah—I’ll tell, I’ll tell, wuwu!" The youth lay sprawled on the ground, now openly weeping. "It was Lin Hai who told us to come, wuwu! Please, let us go, wuwu!"

"Lin Hai?" Hearing the name, a sharp chill flashed in Yang Yi's eyes. He kicked the crying youth again.

"Ah!—Wuwu, Mama, wuwu, Mama!" This youth, truly all bark and no bite, was now resorting to calling for his mother.

While the surrounding students found the scene distasteful, Yang Yi's thuggish demeanor kept them silent. At this moment, a slightly braver student stepped forward and addressed Yang Yi. "Classmate, perhaps you should spare him now. He's already taken quite a beating."

"Spare him?" Yang Yi was surprised that someone dared to intervene. A cold thought crossed his mind. "On what grounds?"

"You... what you're doing is a bit too... hooligan-like!" The intervening student felt a prickle of fear creep over his skin under Yang Yi's sharp gaze, causing his voice to waver.

"Hmph, I am a hooligan. So what? You got a problem?" Yang Yi sneered, then addressed the boy on the ground, who was still crying for his father and mother. "Go back and give this message to Lin Hai: I, Yang Yi, accept his challenge. If he has any guts, he should come at me. Otherwise, if this gets boring, he brought it upon himself by seeking his own doom."

With that, Yang Yi turned and walked away. He knew he had made a name for himself, especially after this incident. In fact, achieving this level of notoriety was precisely his goal; he preferred not to have petty trouble constantly seeking him out.

Seeing Yang Yi leave, Xu Ming and the others didn't linger. They walked over to the prone youth, saying dismissively, "Remember to pass the message to Lin Hai, or you'll suffer next." Li Qian watched Yang Yi’s group depart, seemingly only now coming to her senses. She glanced at Yang Yi's retreating back, a faint smile flickering across her face, before casting a look of disdain at the boy on the ground and leaving. No one could decipher the true meaning behind Li Qian's final smile. If Principal Li were present now, he would likely be thrilled, for the real Li Qian might have already recovered—this was a history spanning a long time...

Just then, in a secluded corner on the other side of the cafeteria, two shifty-looking youths were whispering about something. One said, "Hurry, go back now and tell Big Brother the plot has been exposed!"

"Right, I'm leaving immediately!"

One of the youths nodded and sprinted towards the student administration building.

Li Qian stepped out of the cafeteria, intending to catch up with Yang Yi and the others, when suddenly a female student called out to her, "Senior! Senior!"

"Hm?" Li Qian paused, seeing the approaching classmate. "You were looking for me?"

"Yes, Senior!" The female student stopped, then continued, "Senior, someone outside is looking for you."

"Someone looking for me?" Li Qian was puzzled. Why wouldn't they just come into the school? "Who is it?"

"I don't know. He told me exactly what to say: If you want to know the truth about Li Yun's accident, then come out and meet me!" The female student looked just as confused as she delivered the message.

"Li Yun?" Hearing the name, Li Qian shuddered violently, her face paling. Her voice trembling slightly, she asked, "Where are they?"

"They are at the school gate right now!" The female student relayed the location, despite her confusion at Li Qian's sudden pallor.

"Okay, thank you." Li Qian spoke quickly, rushing toward the exit.

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