Those underlings, some lay on the ground, others stood aside. They were scared by the scene just now, each of them watching but not daring to step forward. Because the martial prowess Hao Jian just displayed was simply too strong; he took down more than ten people instantly without them even having a chance to fight back.

As for Hao Jian's side, it was just him and Lin Dongyang, and it seemed that without Lin Dongyang, those ten-plus people wouldn't be a problem for him either; if he wanted them down, they'd be down. They had heard of Hao Jian's impressive skills before, like the time he single-handedly took down Liu Jie's group in the hallway of the teaching building without them fighting back. But they didn't expect Hao Jian to be this powerful.

For a moment, they all looked at each other, no one daring to step forward, and then they turned their gaze to Gu Peng.

Gu Peng was surprised by Hao Jian's martial skills as well, but no matter how astonished, he couldn't hide his inner anger at that moment. Imagine, he called so many people thinking to humiliate Hao Jian good, making everyone witness his prowess, yet everyone saw his people being beaten by Hao Jian and Lin Dongyang without daring to step forward. How embarrassing was that?

Thus, his anger now was apparent on his face. Unexpectedly, Hao Jian suddenly looked over at him, and before he could react, Hao Jian walked up to him, glaring and asking, "Want to fight more?"

He suddenly froze, originally full of rage, but as Hao Jian charged to his face and asked him that, for some reason, he couldn't utter a word; his previous angry aura dimmed considerably.

Only after that oppressive force dispersed did he come to his senses, looking at Hao Jian, unable to say anything.

Everyone present turned their eyes here; originally overwhelming in numbers, Gu Peng now seemed the loser. What was this all about? Many looked at Hao Jian with curiosity.

Yet, seeing Gu Peng silent, Hao Jian pointed to the person who bullied Lin Dongyang in the restroom before. It was the same person who mocked Lin Dongyang.

"You, come here," Hao Jian said calmly.

Unsure why, upon hearing this, that person originally wanted to resist, but after seeing Hao Jian's gaze full of killing intent, he was instantly terrified and walked towards Hao Jian without a second thought.

Gu Peng immediately wanted to act out, yet somehow, words failed him as Hao Jian shot him a glance; startled, he couldn't speak. By the time he regained his composure, his underling had already walked up to Hao Jian.

Hao Jian then turned his gaze to Lin Dongyang and said, "You know what to do."

Lin Dongyang walked up to that person. Once, he was someone despised and bullied by him, beaten nearly to a shock. If Hao Jian hadn't timely appeared to save him, he surely would have been beaten to hospitalization.

But now, in just a moment, he stood in front of him, no longer the Lin Dongyang who dared only to hang his head low. Faced with him, his eyes were filled with killing intent.

"Slap!" Suddenly, he dealt a direct smack to that person's face.

That person's face instantly flushed with anger, raising his head aiming to hit Lin Dongyang. For he viewed Lin Dongyang still as Lin Dongyang, someone who he'd bullied before; thus, regardless of change, he never considered him worthy. Moreover, someone he once belittled dared hit him today, naturally enraging him.

In his eyes, garbage remains garbage, waste remains waste; despite changes, he's still deemed a waste.

However, the next second told him his thinking was wrong.

Just as he was hit by Lin Dongyang and tried to retaliate, Lin Dongyang's hand caught his as he reached out. Instantly, a grimace flashed on his face and an "ah" cry echoed in everyone's ears.

"Bang!" Lin Dongyang kicked him straight in the chest, sending him flying, lying on the ground, then stepped on his back. He struggled but couldn't stand up.

At this moment, Gu Peng watched, but his rage had reached an uncontrollable level, pointing at Lin Dongyang, demanding, "Stop it!"

Lin Dongyang glanced at Hao Jian's gaze, withdrew his foot, then returned behind Hao Jian.

He's Hao Jian's man, thus follows Hao Jian's orders; whatever Gu Peng says, he never hears. Yet doing so highly disgraced Gu Peng's authority.

But Hao Jian didn't care a bit about this.

Lin Dongyang felt quite exhilarated after hitting that person; he could barely control himself. In the past, someone he dared not even regard was nothing but a target of bullying for him, plus the person took away the one he adored the most. Before, he was only beaten, uttering no words.

But today, he turned the tables as a person; he not only hit him, but furiously so, pounding him to the ground helplessly. Today, he tasted what it's like to be the one in charge, revengeful instead of bullied and beaten.

His mood exhilarated beyond measure, for the first time feeling confident and proud, akin to rediscovering humanity's dignity. All was brought to him by Hao Jian; from the moment Hao Jian promised to make him stronger, he transformed into a new Lin Dongyang.

At this moment, he felt profound gratitude for Hao Jian, for all of this was thanks to him. During class, Hao Jian messaged, foretelling what might happen today, asking if he was confident, to which he demonstrated assurance. Hao Jian responded favorably, inviting him to follow this afternoon.

Resulting in a feeling of revenge and refreshed existence.

Concurrently, aside from Hao Jian drawing attention, Lin Dongyang did too, transforming from an unknown figure to a prominent one.

Gu Peng reacted immediately, however before he could, Hao Jian stood before him, fearlessly staring, firmly saying, "I dare you to bet with me, will you?"

Without any hesitation, he said, "I dare! Why not?"

Hao Jian smiled, "Great! I'll bet with you: next Friday after school, at the hill behind the school, we each bring our men, brawl up there, see who wins. Whoever loses must call the winner 'dad' three times and cower afterward. Will you accept the bet?"

The last part of Hao Jian's challenge carried a heavy tone, but Gu Peng, filled with bravado, replied without a thought, "I dare! Why not! Let's see if you're the one begging then."

Initially, he wondered what Hao Jian would bet; unexpectedly, it was this—competing who has more people in a brawl; something he's never feared. Today's outcome taught him the hard lesson of failing to expect Hao Jian's prowess, mistakenly assuming him unthreatening, resulting in this disgrace.

But now, Hao Jian unexpectedly proposed a group fight next Friday on the hill, bringing men to brawl; whoever has more usually wins, simple student brawls, without tactics or strategies, numbers dictate victory.

And he's Gu Peng; he's been around Yawen long enough, knows countless individuals both in school and society. Listening to Hao Jian's challenge of a brawl, would he feel fear? Not if he's truly Gu Peng.

Sure enough, upon his declaration, the onlookers chuckled. While Hao Jian's martial skills impressed them, a group fight ain't won by individual prowess, it's about leading a whole posse.

Looking at this, Hao Jian only had one person accompanying him today. In group fight terms, who could he call upon, here at Yawen, with Gu Peng's familiarity? Believing no one to support, Gu Peng's one call would muster countless followers to the hilltop brawl.

Thus, at present, they viewed Hao Jian amusedly, except for Lin Dongyang, whose eyes brimmed with belief.

Gu Peng suddenly chuckled, eyes full of killing intent, watching Hao Jian, saying, "It's settled then; next Friday at the hill, see you there! Whoever skips it is a coward!"

He deliberately emphasized 'coward', speaking louder and heavier.

Hao Jian chuckled, "Deal!"

With those words, he turned and left with Lin Dongyang from the crowd.

Surrounded initially, as he stepped out, they moved aside, creating a path.

Once he emerged, Zhang Danlin nervously ran over, followed by Hu Lai and Fatty.