"Cheating is disgraceful, did you hear me?"

"Abba, you didn't used to say that before."

"Good boy, whatever your father says is the way it is, understand?" Xu Xiaoba sternly lectured the students sitting behind him, while sneaking a glance at his own desk.

Listening attentively to their conversation, Liao Qing became even more worried. He had originally intended to discuss cheating methods with them, but it seemed that he would have to rely on himself now.

It was too troublesome to cheat using crib notes, and there wasn't enough time to learn at the last minute. Liao Qing had a pen pressed against his lips, as he racked his brains, desperately trying to come up with a cheating method.

Sitting together, the two of them harbored ulterior motives, thinking about the same thing but misunderstanding each other.

After school, the entrance was once again bustling with people coming and going. Unexpectedly, the two bullies who had extorted protection money yesterday appeared again. They were crying and begging on their knees for Liao Qing to accept them as disciples.

"Big brother... please accept the two of us. We can never repay you in this lifetime. We can even be your ox and horse in the next lifetime..."

Although the two of them clearly appeared to be much older than Liao Qing by several decades, it still made one blush when they called him "big brother" so loudly.

"I don't have time to teach you, I need to study!" As she spoke these words, Liao Qing's face turned red.

"No problem, you can show up if you have any business and make a big finale." The two hooligans quickly started to coax, "During holidays like Chinese New Year, it's essential to pay protection fees to show our respects. The money we gave you yesterday was our tuition fee, and you accepted it. It wouldn't be fair if you didn't teach us, right?"

'……'

"We have rules here. When paying respects to a master, one must definitely find a proper place, perform the ceremony of three kowtows and nine knocks, and even serve you tea!"

After being deceived for half a day, the two of them had already been brought to a small alley.

The two individuals who had just moments ago worn a pleading expression on their faces instantly turned sour. They shamelessly yelled, taking advantage of their numbers: "Boss! It's them! Yesterday, they beat us up black and blue and even took away the five thousand yuan we were supposed to respectfully offer you!"

Liao Qing glanced at the person in front of him. He was a big guy, probably around 1.9 meters tall, with a shiny bald head, and muscular body that flexed with each joint. He stood firmly, clearly someone who had trained extensively, and was skilled in using his fists.

Apart from this baldy, there are also many people behind him holding batons. It seems they have come prepared.

"Only you two little brats?" The bald man chuckled and looked down at them with his hands on his elbows. "Alright, I don't have time to play house with you. Show me the money from yesterday, and I'll let you go."

"I can give you the money." Liao Qing opened his backpack.

The bald man's mouth curved upwards, while his fingers lightly tapped his arm.

"However, you must make my desk mate kneel down and apologize to me."

"Pfft..." The bald man choked on his own saliva.

Xu Xiaoba was determined to show off in front of his desk today. He came prepared, feeling confident and fearless: "Hehe, I don't expect you to kneel down, just licking my shoes will do."

Guan Tou coldly stared at Xu Xiaoba, who was taller in stature, and pointed at his nose bone. "Fine, I'll give you credit for being gutsy. How about this, I won't bully the young with my advantage in numbers. Let's have a fair one-on-one fight without any weapons. If I lose, I'll kneel down to you!"

From start to finish, he never looked directly at Liao Qing. Her thin arms and legs were completely outside of his line of sight.

"F*** you, you call this fair?!" Xu Xiaoba raised his middle finger and shook it in front of the bald man. "You're bullying the weak with your size advantage. We'll both take you on."

"Boss! Please don't mess around. That skinny kid from yesterday was formidable. Be careful."

Hearing this, the bald guy couldn't help but feel an itch in his hands. "Alright, you guys go ahead, I'll deal with them," he said.