Chapter 19: The Intensification of Contradictions

  Yang Fan had just left, and Zhang Daoshi came to visit him after hearing the news. He also hinted that he wanted to take Li Mang as his apprentice and teach him the skills of catching ghosts. For this reason, Li Mang politely declined, indicating that for the time being, he did not want to learn this skill. This time, he was scared enough, so forgive him for having no love for ghost-catching.

  Although he now has a certain degree of immunity to ghosts, Li Meng still feels a bit uncomfortable when thinking about the female ghost's appearance. So, rather than learning Tian Shi's techniques from Zhang Daoshi, it would be better to focus on managing his own Shan Hai Jing space well and eating more rare treasures to naturally increase his strength without worrying about it not being enhanced.

  Moreover, wanting to learn the Tian Shi's technique is not as easy as just saying it, without a few years of time, one can't even touch the door frame. Li Mang knows that he is not a genius, and even if he were, there is no way to become a god in just one day. In comparison, he prefers being a foodie.

  Daoist Zhang could only leave with regret, but he still didn't give up. Before leaving, he left a sentence: "Whenever you come to your senses, feel free to tell me."

  "Alright, Master Zhang, take your time!" Li Meng saw him out the door, but then welcomed an eight-year-old kid who came running in a flurry, who else could it be besides Little Fatty.

  The little kid saw Li Meng and shouted from a distance: "Li Meng, you're finally awake again!"

  "Anyway..." Li Meng's face was sulky, but he didn't say anything else and opened the door to let him into the courtyard.

  "Li Meng, is it fun outside?" The little kid asked with a look of yearning.

  Li Meng put his dirty clothes into the washing machine and replied without lifting his head, "There's nothing fun about it. There are many bad people outside, not as carefree as in a big courtyard!"

  "You lied to me, I saw on TV that the outside world is so much fun, there are beautiful cars, tall houses, fun toys, and many many interesting things!" The little kid's face was full of innocence.

  Li Mang couldn't help but shake his head. For a young kid like that, such a childhood was indeed terrible, but it was also unavoidable. He had been born with supernatural powers and was mentally weak, unable to take care of himself in the outside world. His destructive power was immense, not to mention that if he were to be exploited by someone with ill intentions, the consequences would be unthinkable. Yan Huang's methods may have been harsh, but they weren't actually wrong.

  Seeing Li Meng not speaking, the little kid's admiration for the outside world also disappeared, and he smiled and said: "Yesterday I beat up Xiao Tu from Group 8, that bastard actually dared to speak ill of our Group 9!"

  Looking at the little kid who raised his fist, Li Meng felt amused and casually asked: "What did he say about us?"

  Xiao Tu is the secretary of Group 8, with a position equivalent to Li Meng's. However, it is said that Xiao Tu used to be an assassin and has considerable strength, whereas Li Meng has always looked down on him. Moreover, due to the grudges between Groups 8 and 9, their relationship is not harmonious.

  "That bastard said our ninth group has no strong ones, said our ninth group is ranked last in the Yan Huang Academy, even the secretary is a bookworm who can't even catch a chicken. I got angry and beat him up, beating him until he cried for his dad and mom, haha!" The little kid laughed with glee.

  Li Meng mourned for Nuo Tu Mo, despite his previous identity being so powerful. Once he entered the Yan Huang Academy, not only was his status lower than others, but even a little kid could beat him up.

  Of course, in terms of killing people, Xiao Pianzi is naturally no match for the former, but even if he was given a water tank to make Shaoyu do it, he wouldn't dare kill Xiao Pianzi, otherwise he would die miserably.

  But to be honest, the ninth group was indeed the last one in the Huangpu Institute. After all, it was the last group established in the institute, and more than a dozen members were newcomers, so they couldn't compare with the previous eight groups. However, this matter had nothing to do with Xiao Tumao, and he deserved to be beaten by that little kid for meddling in other people's business.

  "That little brat deserves to be beaten, let him be arrogant, and besides, their eighth group is not much stronger than us!" Li Meng cursed as he hung clothes in the yard. As for Xiao Tu, Li Meng also disliked him, because he was too arrogant and had bullied him many times before.

  "Exactly! A little secretary also dares to talk big!" The little kid echoed in agreement.

  “……” Li Mang was speechless, he was also a secretary, wasn't he? This little kid had a hint of sarcasm! Although it was unintentional. Just then, Li Mang suddenly felt a strange killing intent enveloping himself, and instinctively raised his head to look outside, his eyebrows furrowed in an instant.

  A man in his thirties stood still in front of the courtyard, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with a shaved head and piercing eyes, but at this moment he was looking gloomily at Li Mang inside the courtyard, who happened to be passing by as Secretary Xiao Tu of the Eighth Group.

  "Li Meng, what did you just say!" Xiao Tu asked with a hint of anger.

  "Xiao Tu, you little brat, are you looking for trouble?!" Before Li Meng could speak, the young punk had already started scolding him with an air of superiority, he was someone who dared to burn Cao's old house, why would he be afraid of Xiao Tu.

  "Hmph!" Xiao Tu coldly snorted, but didn't dare to refute the little kid. After all, the little kid's strength was evident, and his potential was limitless, so it wasn't good to offend him to death.

  "I just said, you're asking for a beating with that mouth of yours!" Li Meng repeated himself very calmly, saying this while also hanging clothes to dry, and didn't take Xiao Tu seriously at all.

  "……" Xiao Tu Zhang's mouth was agape, staring at Li Meng in disbelief. Is this still the same Li Meng who used to be so timid and submissive when facing him? Suddenly, his anger surged, and he narrowed his eyes, saying: "Don't think that just because you have a little punk protecting you, you can do whatever you want! If you've got guts, come out and fight me!"

  "Xiao Tu..." The little kid originally wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Li Meng's outstretched hand.

  "What's wrong, aren't you daring?" Xiao Tu was even more pleased with himself.

  "Do you really want me to hit you?" Li Meng asked with a serious expression.

  "If you have the ability, come out!" Xiao Tu said disdainfully.

  Li Mang shrugged and suddenly took two steps forward, crossing the courtyard fence with a heavy step, transforming into a flying eagle. The more than one-meter-high fence was easily crossed, and he even appeared directly in front of Xiao Tu, who was more than two meters away from the courtyard.

  "What...". Xiao Tu had already been stunned, but as a former killer, his reaction speed was still there. After being shocked awake, he decisively and quickly retreated to the back.

  However, he was quick, but Li Meng was even quicker. He bent down and threw a punch at Xiao Tu's abdomen - "Bang!"

  Xiao Tu only felt his body lightened, and then he heavily crashed onto the flowerbed on the opposite side. His abdomen was hit and ached vaguely, and his intestines were churning! But seeing Li Meng approaching again, he hastily used his hand to prop himself up and jumped into mid-air, wanting to stand up.

  "Hey!" Li Meng smiled and quickly raised his foot, heavily stomping down on Xiao Tu who was just standing in mid-air, then continued to stomp, kick, and trample!

  No exaggerated moves, no magical powers, relying solely on speed and strength, Li Meng brutally trampled Xiang Tu, a master of the assassination world, to the ground, kicking him at will, beating him like a dead dog! This is the difference between ordinary people and superpowered individuals. No matter how powerful Xiang Tu was before, he was just a result of brutal training, unable to break through the limits of human physiology.

  Actually, Li Mang is a kind and gentle person who rarely gets angry. However, during his time at Huang Da Yuan, he has been constantly bullied by others, despite getting used to it, he can't help but feel angry and stifled inside, now Xiao Tu has become the target of his anger.

  Every time he kicks him, Li Meng feels a little better in his heart, and his whole skeleton is smooth. He doesn't know if he's abnormal or not, but he knows he needs to vent the suffocation in his heart.

  Xiao Tu's body was severely injured, he felt that his body no longer belonged to him, and in the end, he even lost all sensation of pain, and was on the verge of losing consciousness.

  "Stop!"

  A shout of "Halt!" came from ahead, and Li Meng immediately felt a sense of danger approaching. He looked up to see a dark figure already standing in front of him.

  Li Meng was greatly shocked, but the enemy's speed was simply too fast, he couldn't react in time, and it was inevitable that he would be hit.

  Bang!

  Li Mang only felt a violent collision in front of him, the strong wind blowing against his skin made him feel a dull ache, and as he instinctively took a step back, his back was covered in cold sweat.

  With a fixed gaze, Yang Fan, wearing glasses, had appeared in front of him at some unknown time, standing with his hands behind his back, his posture was particularly **. And in the front was a wise-looking man in his forties, Li Mang was not unfamiliar with him, it was actually Cai Cuo, the person in charge of the eighth group!

  "Thank you, Yang." Li Meng slightly bowed to Yang Fan. He knew that if it wasn't for Yang Fan's timely intervention, he would have been seriously injured by now. Even if he didn't die, he would probably need to lie in bed for another ten days or half a month.

  Yang Fan slightly nodded, then expressionlessly stared at Cai Cai in front of him, and sarcastically asked: "Cai Cai, you're also a senior with status, what do you call hitting your junior?"

  Cai Cai's face turned gloomy as he gazed at Xiao Tu, who was half-dead on the ground. He then turned to Li Mao and said, "Your secretary is so ruthless! Was I wrong to discipline him?"

  "Cai Guanshi, you may not know this, but Li Meng only took action because your secretary personally asked him to hit someone. I heard it clearly, if you don't believe me, you can ask the surveillance team to retrieve the surveillance video." Yang Fan said with a sarcastic smile.

  Li Mang stared at his superior in surprise, not expecting that his actions had been seen by Yang Fan, and yet he hadn't even come out to stop him. But thinking of Yang's relationship with Cai Guo, Li Mang relaxed, Yang must be delighted about this matter!

  Cai Cai's face suddenly turned into a liver color, he knew that Yang Fan would not deceive him for this, and he also understood Xiao Tu's character, and guessed the cause and effect after a temporary brain supplement.

  However, upon hearing Yang Fan allowing Li Meng to brutally beat him without intervening, Cai Gu's inner anger was extreme, his upper and lower teeth tightly clenched together, with blue veins bulging on the back of his hand.

  "Hmph!" Cai Cai let out a cold snort, walked up to Xiao Tu's side, and easily lifted him up with one hand. He gave Li Mao a deep look before turning around and leaving. This matter was Xiao Tu's fault from the start, if he still insisted on being stubborn, in the end it would only make things uncomfortable for himself.

  "Haha, well done!" Yang Fan patted Li Mang's shoulder, gave a licentious smile and praised him with two sentences before leaving. He was truly delighted to have made Cai Guo lose face.

  Li Mang remained silent for a long time.