"Which school are you guys from? I'll give you ten seconds to disappear, or you won't be leaving at all!"
Upon hearing this, Brother Ji was first taken aback. He turned to see a girl in a black uniform, with an imposing presence, staring coldly at them.
Their first reaction wasn't fear, but rather to start teasing her.
"Gotta say, this chick is pretty hot."
"We've been staking out this place for a while, and she's the best-looking one by far."
"Hey, girl, don't be so serious. Wanna hang out with us?"
The girl in black remained expressionless. "Five seconds left."
"Ooh, feisty, are we?"
Far from being intimidated, Brother Ji and his crew grew even more excited.
"Do you even know who we are? The Dragon Gate! Heard of it? From now on, we call the shots in the university district!"
The girl in black: "Three seconds."
Just then, three young men, also dressed in identical black uniforms, approached from not far away.
Brother Ji and his friends noticed them too.
It had to be said, the uniforms were seriously cool, especially the dragon-element emblem on the chest, which looked particularly domineering.
"Hey, is that the university uniform for Finance University?"
"Not sure, but it's really stylish. I kinda want a set myself."
"I feel like I've seen this uniform somewhere before... I think I've seen some seniors at our school wearing it."
"Really? Our school has uniforms like this too?"
"........"
While they were discussing, the three newcomers had already run up to the girl in black.
"Sister Xin!"
"Sister Xin!"
The girl addressed as Sister Xin had just counted to the final number.
"One!"
"You've run out of chances."
Then she said to the three Dragon Society members, "Throw these guys out!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, the three Dragon Society members moved. Brother Ji and the other boys didn't even have time to react before they felt the world spin, then found themselves lying on the ground, and the next moment, they were dumped by the roadside.
Only Guigui, the girl, was left, staring dumbfounded at the unfamiliar girl before her.
Before she could even process what happened, she felt a sharp pain in her scalp. The other girl had grabbed her hair, yanking her away from the school gate, dragging her all the way to where Qiangge and the others were, and shoved her forward.
Fortunately, Qiangge caught her in time, or she would have surely fallen.
"Qiangge, look at her! She's such a bully!" Seeing Qiangge, Guigui seemed to find her pillar of support and started complaining tearfully.
Before Qiangge could say anything, the girl in black spoke again.
"All of you have violated the rule against gang gatherings at the Finance University gate. You must accept punishment!"
The Dragon Gate members were instantly furious. How audacious!
Throwing their people right in front of them and still daring to threaten them? Were they looking for death?
If they did nothing now, how could they ever establish themselves in the university district again?
Even if the person in front of them was a girl, they wouldn't go easy on her.
"Fuck your mother! You dare touch our Dragon Gate people?"
"Beat them to death! You really think we're pushovers!"
"If we don't teach this bitch a lesson today, our Dragon Gate might as well pack up and leave the university district!"
"........."
Amidst the rising anger, the thirty-plus crowd pressed forward in unison, a chaotic brawl seemingly on the verge of breaking out.
"Everyone, stop!" Qiangge roared, stretching out his arm to block the crowd.
"Qiangge! They're bullying us like this, can you just take it?"
Qiangge ignored them because he noticed that this girl remained completely unfazed even facing their large group. He suspected she might have some backing and wanted to probe her background first.
"My name is Xu Qiang, a freshman from the Vocational College. May I ask, miss, which... which 'path' do you walk?"
He had already categorized Yu Xin as someone from the underworld, given her aura and manner, which really didn't seem like an ordinary student.
Yu Xin said coolly, "I don't walk any 'path.' I won't repeat myself. You'd better put your hands on your heads and squat down now to accept punishment."
Seeing the girl in black still acting so arrogantly, Xu Qiang was thoroughly enraged.
"Miss, you're way too arrogant!"
"My brothers and I have staked our claim today. I'm their leader!"
"I don't care what forces existed in the university district before, but from today on, there will be new rules here, and that's us, the Dragon Gate!"
"You dared to mess with our Dragon Gate people, don't blame us for being impolite!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the few Dragon Society members who had just arrived were first stunned, then burst into loud laughter.
"Hahahaha... You bunch of misfits staking a claim?"
"Are freshmen these days so ignorant of their own limitations?"
"Oh my, I'm dying of laughter... wanting to set rules in the university district..."
"Really, it's been a long time since I've seen such reckless fools."
"Gotta say, the name they picked is pretty audacious, huh? Dragon Gate? Clearly trying to leap over us!"
"Got guts! Admirable! Admirable!"
".........."
The Dragon Gate crew, seeing these people in black not only ignore their threats but also dare to mock them so brazenly in public, felt both humiliated and furious.
"Fuck! Are you looking to die?"
"Say that again if you dare!"
"Believe it or not, we'll finish you off right now!"
"......."
Xu Qiang's face grew darker and darker. With over thirty of his brothers standing here, these people still dared to laugh and look down on them?
Fine, fine, fine! We'll use you lot to establish our authority then!
They only had four people. We have over thirty. By any measure, the advantage is ours!
"Since you're asking for trouble yourselves, don't blame us for being impolite!"
"Surround them all!"
More than thirty non-mainstream thugs immediately swarmed forward, completely surrounding Yu Xin and the three members of the Dragon Society.
The Dragon Society members, who had been laughing just moments before, instantly turned serious.
Well, well! It's been so long since anyone actually dared to lay hands on us?!
"What, want to fight?" Yu Xin said.
"Scared?"
Xu Qiang smirked triumphantly. "Kneel down and apologize now, and we might consider going easy on you."
The group of Vocational College freshmen behind him, who had been stewing in anger, immediately started shouting in unison.
"Kneel! And we might spare you!"
"Kneel! And we might spare you!"
"Kneel! Kneel!"
"......"
Meanwhile.
The students and security guards at the Finance University gate were watching from a distance. They clearly saw Yu Xin and the others at a disadvantage, yet no one called the police.
Instead, everyone got instantly excited as if watching a show.
"Whoa! Here it comes! The main event is about to start!"
"These guys probably have no clue who they're dealing with, right?"
"Hey, do you think these punks will actually dare to lay a hand on the Dragon Society people?"
"Probably not... unless they're truly tired of living."
"Placing bets, placing bets! Odds are one to two for kneeling and apologizing within five minutes, one to five for kneeling and apologizing in ten minutes or more."
The reason for setting such long times was mainly because they hadn't seen other Dragon Society members arrive yet. It would take at least a few minutes for them to get here, right?
What none of them knew was that even without anyone notifying them, part of the Ten Thousand Dragons Society's forces were already on their way here and would arrive shortly.
For no other reason than that the young lady had returned today.
Some high-ranking members with status and core members who had free time were sure to come welcome her, even if the young lady had told them not to. They would still come.
It was a matter of attitude.
Yu Xin's appearance at the school gate was no coincidence; she was waiting for someone.
Including Li Xiaohui, who was busy with her club, was also on her way.
As soon as the betting pool opened, everyone eagerly placed their bets.
"I bet a pack of spicy strips on ten minutes. Go big or go home—maybe I won't have to buy spicy strips all semester."
"I'm betting on five minutes."
"I'm betting on five minutes too."
"........"
Seeing that most people were betting on five minutes, someone couldn't help but voice a different opinion.
"Hey, how come you all have so little faith in these outsiders with dyed hair?"
"What, you actually think these guys stand a chance? If they don't kneel within five minutes, I'll eat my words!"
"Not exactly. I just think these guys don't even seem to recognize the Ten Thousand Dragons Society's black suits—probably a bunch of reckless fools. Reckless fools fight fiercely, even desperately, you know?"
"Bro, what's your point?"
"I'm betting on one minute!"
"Can we add another option? Kneeling within one minute, with twenty-to-one odds?"
".........."
On the other side.
Yu Xin looked at the surrounding dyed-haired hoodlums ready to throw down and sneered.
"Good, very good!"
"In Pearl City, no one has ever dared to make someone from the Ten Thousand Dragons Society kneel. You're the first."
"Relying on numbers, are you? Then let's see who has more people!"
