Chapter 10: Go Show Him Some Colors
At the entrance of the alley, a barbecue stall had a table full of people.
The leader was shirtless, a thick gold chain around his neck, with a tattoo of a shoulder-dragon spanning across his back. He was shouting and making a ruckus.
Beneath him sat half a dozen young punks—white vests, tight pants, bean-toe shoes—the very picture of trendy thugs.
The most striking thing was they were all clean-shaven, making them noisy as hell!
At nearby tables, several older guys were frowning, wearing expressions of disgust.
The shoulder-dragon leader looked up and cursed, "F*ckin' hell, why's it takin' so long? Can we get the booze or not? If the booze don't come soon, I'm gonna run outta skewers to munch on!"
Aunt Zhou forced a smile and said, "Coming right up, boss!"
Zhou Yuqing, who had come to help after school, had her hair tied in a ponytail and wore an apron. She carried over half a dozen large mugs of draft beer and hurriedly delivered them.
Now the shoulder-dragon leader and his gang weren't paying attention to the booze anymore.
Zhou Yuqing was pretty, delicate, and charming—the perfect girl-next-door type.
Their stares made her flustered. She said timidly, "Boss, I've put the beer here. This extra cup is on the house!"
The shoulder-dragon leader perked up instantly!
He grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and grabbed Zhou Yuqing's wrist. "Little sis, don't run off!"
"Come have a drink with big bro? I'll give you an extra thousand bucks!"
Fear filled Zhou Yuqing's eyes. She instinctively tried to pull her hand back.
But she was no match for that bald man's strength; her wrist was red from his grip.
Aunt Zhou immediately came over to pull her daughter away, smiling apologetically, "Boss, let's just forget it! My girl's still young…"
"How about this: this table's on the house!"
"Yuqing? Why don't you head home now?"
The underlings stood up and shouted, "What's the matter? You lookin' down on our boss?"
"You think my boss cares about a few measly bucks?"
The shoulder-dragon leader didn't let go. His face was full of tough flesh as he sneered, "What? You lookin' down on me? Today I want her to keep me company!"
Zhou Yuqing had never seen anything like this. Her eyes were red, and she kept trying to free her hand.
Just then, a guy at a nearby table couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up and cursed, "Are you so full of cheap booze that you don't even know who the hell you are?"
"The girl's still in high school! Do you have any f*ckin' decency?"
His blood was up, and the people next to him couldn't hold him back.
The shoulder-dragon leader got fired up. He grabbed a bottle and was about to smash it over that guy's head!
But at that moment, a hand caught the bottle steadily. Jiangnan stood there with a faint smile.
"Whoa? What the hell?"
"Where'd this little bald kid come from?"
"Jiangnan gege?" Zhou Yuqing stared at Jiangnan with wide, red-rimmed eyes.
For some reason, she didn't feel so scared anymore.
"You little bastard, where'd you pop out from?"
"What, you wanna meddle too?"
Jiangnan grinned and said, "Boss! It's me!"
"Don't you get it?"
He pointed at his own bald head.
The shoulder-dragon leader looked confused. "Bald? So what? You wanna join our Bald Gang too?"
Jiangnan acted shy. "Heh heh, I've heard so much about your reputation, boss. Just never had the chance to meet you."
"Oh, right, what's your name again?"
Shoulder-dragon leader: "???"
You say you wanna join the gang, and you've heard of my reputation, but you don't even know my name?
[Resentment points from Wang Qiang +666!]
"Brother Qiang! Tsk, Brother Qiang! I forgot. Look at my memory!"
Wang Qiang sneered, "You say you wanna join? Fine! Go show that little punk some colors! Then I'll let you in!"
Though he had no idea where this fool had come from.
Run into my hands... Hmph!
Jiangnan laughed. "That's easy."
He picked up a bottle and walked over, slung an arm around the kind-hearted guy's shoulder, and forced him to sit down!
The kind-hearted guy cursed, "You little bastard, going along with the bad guys. No good at such a young age!"
Jiangnan didn't mind.
He pointed at the bottle in his hand.
The kind-hearted guy blinked. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Jiangnan said, "See this? It's green! Yeah, that's right!"
Then he pointed at the plate.
"And this... is white!"
"This beer in the cup is yellow. In English, it's called yellow!"
The people at the nearby tables were dumbfounded.
What the hell? This is some crazy move!
Wang Qiang: "..."
F*ck your "show him some colors"!
I meant for you to crack his head open!
And you actually show him colors?
And "yellow"? Yellow your uncle!
[Resentment points from Wang Qiang +999!]
[Resentment points from the kind-hearted guy +666!]
[Resentment points from Zhou Yuqing +521!]
"You little punk are playing with me, aren't you?"
"You're asking for it!"
Wang Qiang immediately got angry.
He was about to stand up when Jiangnan picked up the bottle and swung it back, smashing it right on that bald head!
*Bam*
Shards of glass flew everywhere. Blood covered his face.
The sudden blow startled everyone around.
This kid is ruthless!
He cracked Open Head Qiang's skull? Holy crap?
Jiangnan pointed at Wang Qiang, whose face was now covered in blood.
"See this? What color is it?"
Kind-hearted guy: "R... red?"
Jiangnan looked gratified. "Ah! That's the right color!"
"Go on, cripple him for me!"
Baldy Qiang covered his bleeding head and shouted.
Several underlings, eyes bloodshot, smashed bottles and lunged at Jiangnan.
Jiangnan's eyes were quick and his hands fast. He grabbed one's wrist, twisted it hard, then kicked him out.
That kid flew seven or eight meters and slammed headfirst into the alley wall.
[Skill triggered: Hand-to-Hand Combat!]
[Current level! Hand-to-Hand Combat: LV1!]
[Add skill points?]
[Current skill points: 123!]
Jiangnan paused. So this was the skill panel that had taken his money.
The skill points came from converting the stall fee he had paid.
"Add! Max it out for me!"
[100 skill points added. Remaining skill points: 23.]
[Hand-to-Hand Combat: LV100!]
[Auto upgrade! Hand-to-Hand Combat (Proficient): LV1!]
In an instant, a flood of information poured into Jiangnan's mind.
His eyes lit up!
So that's how you fight?
Facing another bottle thrust at him,
Jiangnan easily sidestepped, pressed down on the guy's head, and drove his knee up.
The nose cartilage shattered, splattering blood everywhere.
In a flash, all seven or eight thugs were lying on the ground moaning.
Baldy Qiang was dumbfounded.
Jiangnan raised his hand and slapped him across the face.
It spun him three times on the spot and knocked out half his teeth.
Zhou Yuqing covered her mouth, her pretty face full of shock.
Jiangnan gege was this tough?
He had so much guts!
Just now, she felt like she was watching an action movie.
Seven or eight people, and not one had touched Jiangnan. He had taken them all down in a few moves!
"Hah! So satisfying! That drunkard was so damn noisy! So annoying!"
"Little brother, you're fierce!"
Jiangnan rubbed his head and laughed. "Keep eating, everyone! Don't let this spoil the fun. I need to have a word with this scumbag."
With that, he grabbed Baldy Qiang's belt.
The 250-pound fat guy was picked up one-handed without any effort.
The underlings looked terrified.
They had clearly messed with the wrong person today!
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