A Fight in the Classroom
“Gu ChangSheng, someone hit your little brother!”
The crowd suddenly dispersed. Who knew who had shouted it, but a boy who was a little taller and partially resembled the youth that had been knocked down stepped forward.
He looked at the three brothers from the marquis manor and said with a bit of hesitation: “Why did you hit my little brother?”
Gu Yi coldly snorted, “Gu ChangMing bullied Yu Fu. As I saw it, he found life to be too long, so I decided to grant his wish!”
Gu ChangSheng glanced at Yu Fu and saw a bit of her hair in a mess. He then looked at Gu ChangMing, who was laying on the ground.
“Sixth brother!”
Yu Fu stood behind Gu WenQing and poked her head out, “I’m fine. Don’t fight, or you’ll end up being punished again when we get back.”
Gu ChangSheng seemed to have gained something to rely on, hastily saying: “Look, even your own little sister is saying that she’s fine. You having beaten ChangMing to such a degree should count as offsetting it; moreover, I know that this younger sister of yours is not blood-related. Why are you so upset?”
To Gu Yi, the first half sounded rather reasonable, but the latter half infuriated him once more.
Before Gu Yi could act, Gu WenQing had grabbed a hold of Gu ChangSheng’s wrist. Gently twisting it back, he made Gu ChangSheng begin to cry out.
“Whether or not Yu Fu is father’s daughter is none of your business. You only need to know that she is a young miss of Marquis Gu’s Manor. Even if she is just a normal little girl, could it be that there is reason to bully a little girl?”
“Let go of my older brother!”
Who knew Gu ChangMing had stood back up, but when he saw that Gu ChangSheng’s wrist had been firmly grabbed, he did not think much before picking up a chair and throwing it over.
It would be very easy for Gu WenQing to avoid it, but Yu Fu was standing behind him. If he avoided it, the one to be hurt might be her.
Communicating verbally would be too slow, while the chair was traveling fast. Giving just a look, Gu Xiang understood and soared into the air, kicking away the chair.
An entire chair was reduced to splinters that flew all over.
“Fourth brother, stop fighting. Quickly try and stop fifth brother and sixth brother!”
Yu Fu was becoming frantic from watching. All of the students at Guang Sha Study were part of the Gu clan. If things got out of hand, Gu HuaiJiang would definitely find out about it.
When that time came, the ones to suffer would be Gu WenQing’s group.
Gu WenQing was a little bit older, and he disdained using martial arts to bully others. Thus he coldly snorted and released his hold on Gu ChangSheng’s wrist.
“Gu ChangMing, Gu ChangSheng! As long as you apologize to Yu Fu, I will not follow up on today’s matters.”
The commotion over here had gotten too large, as all of the older students from the neighboring class ran out and began to watch the scene unfold.
Gu ChangSheng and his brother were willing to admit their wrongdoing. It was natural that they could not compete against Gu WenQing’s group, whose background was in martial arts. It was possible that even if the two brothers worked together, they could not even defeat the youngest in Gu Yi.
But to have them apologize to a young girl in front of so many people, it was something that would tarnish their reputation a little too much.
“I say, Gu ChangSheng, you should just apologize! She is the young miss of the marquis manor. How could we possibly afford to offend her? Do you also want to offend the three sirs of the marquis manor?”
Yu Fu sought out the source of the voice. The person that had spoken was the youth who was seated in front of her, the one that had accused her of deceiving Teacher Zhou.
It would have been better if this had not been said. Now that it had been said, Gu ChangSheng and his brother felt even more embarrassed.
If they apologized today, would they not be discussed as being so afraid of the marquis manor’s young sirs that they would even be afraid of a little girl of unknown origins?
But if they did not apologize…
Seeing Gu Yi glare at them with his eyes bulging out like bronze bells, if they did not apologize, they would definitely be given a serious beating.
Just as they were hesitating, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi lost their patience, “You won’t apologize, is that right? Then taste my fist!”
Saying this, he dragged Gu ChangMing over, smashed his fist into his face, and cursed: “I heard that you had a frail body when you were young, and that’s why your dad chose the name ChangMing for you. Why do I feel like you should be called BuYaoMing? You definitely only dared to bully Yu Fu because you don’t want to live!”*
Just as Gu ChangSheng was about to try and save his little brother, he was also dragged to the ground and held there by the two. He grimaced in pain while his face became battered and bloody.
Gu WenQing simply stood to the side with his hands behind his back. Turning his head, he gave Yao Lan a look to have her come over and re-tie Yu Fu’s hair.
Naturally, he could not interfere.
Gu Xiang and Gu Yi were both young. Their martial arts were not very good, and they would not beat the two too harshly. It would just be a bit of a lesson.
If he interfered, the bullying would be far too much for two people who did not know any martial arts.
Yu Fu seemed to understand what he was thinking. She just sighed. While allowing Yao Lan to tidy her hair, she said: “Fifth brother, sixth brother, they definitely know that they are wrong. In truth, they did not do it on purpose. Just let them go, ok?”
If Gu ChangSheng and Gu ChangMing were previously reluctant to apologize because they were afraid of losing face, now that their faces were beaten black and blue, they naturally no longer cared about face.
“That’s right, that’s right, Yu Fu is right. We know that we were wrong!”
Gu Xiang looked at Yu Fu. Yao Lan had already picked up the pearl from the ground and taken care of fixing her hair.
Although it was no longer as tidy as it had been in the morning, there did not appear to be any problems. Only then did he nod in satisfaction.
“Alright, since Yu Fu said it, we’ll spare you this once. If you dare to bully Yu Fu again, you won’t even get the chance to apologize!”
“What happened?”
An old and strict voice rang out from the door.
The students that had previously been hanging around and watching the spectacle scattered like birds startled by the twang of a bowstring. They all returned to their own classrooms to read.
This was bad. It was Teacher Lin!
“Teacher Lin!”
Upon seeing him walk over, Gu ChangSheng and Gu ChangMing exchanged a glance and rushed over in unison.
Lin FengMiao was given a fright.
“What happened to you two? Your faces are all bloody and bruised.”
“It was Gu Xiang and Gu Yi and… They were beating us!”
The two knew that Gu WenQing was Teacher Lin’s favorite pupil, and they did not dare mention his name, thus they only brought up Gu Xiang and Gu Yi.
Those two frequently skipped classes, and Teacher Lin was already quite dissatisfied with them. Now that they had been tattled on, he naturally believed it a bit.
“Gu Yi, I had just lectured you, yet you just went further. To come and beat a schoolmate, you really are preposterous!”
“I… Very well, Gu ChangMing, you two really are quite good. Vile people tattle first! How can you dare to not tell teacher that it was you two who bullied Yu Fu first?”
Gu Yi was in a fury and wanted to rush forward to argue with them. Their faces were already bruised and swollen to the point of looking like pigs, and they shrank back behind Teacher Lin.
Suddenly feeling something tug at the corner of his clothes, Gu Yi turned back and saw Yu Fu shake her head with her brow furrowed.
“Sixth brother, don’t bring that up. Teacher Lin does not like me. If you bring this up, he will get even angrier…”
Her voice was very quiet, but Teacher Lin had sharp ears and instantly brushed his beard.
*TN: ChangMing’s name as mentioned in the previous chapter has the characters for long life.
A Fight in the Classroom
“Gu ChangSheng, someone hit your little brother!”
The crowd suddenly dispersed. Who knew who had shouted it, but a boy who was a little taller and partially resembled the youth that had been knocked down stepped forward.
He looked at the three brothers from the marquis manor and said with a bit of hesitation: “Why did you hit my little brother?”
Gu Yi coldly snorted, “Gu ChangMing bullied Yu Fu. As I saw it, he found life to be too long, so I decided to grant his wish!”
Gu ChangSheng glanced at Yu Fu and saw a bit of her hair in a mess. He then looked at Gu ChangMing, who was laying on the ground.
“Sixth brother!”
Yu Fu stood behind Gu WenQing and poked her head out, “I’m fine. Don’t fight, or you’ll end up being punished again when we get back.”
Gu ChangSheng seemed to have gained something to rely on, hastily saying: “Look, even your own little sister is saying that she’s fine. You having beaten ChangMing to such a degree should count as offsetting it; moreover, I know that this younger sister of yours is not blood-related. Why are you so upset?”
To Gu Yi, the first half sounded rather reasonable, but the latter half infuriated him once more.
Before Gu Yi could act, Gu WenQing had grabbed a hold of Gu ChangSheng’s wrist. Gently twisting it back, he made Gu ChangSheng begin to cry out.
“Whether or not Yu Fu is father’s daughter is none of your business. You only need to know that she is a young miss of Marquis Gu’s Manor. Even if she is just a normal little girl, could it be that there is reason to bully a little girl?”
“Let go of my older brother!”
Who knew Gu ChangMing had stood back up, but when he saw that Gu ChangSheng’s wrist had been firmly grabbed, he did not think much before picking up a chair and throwing it over.
It would be very easy for Gu WenQing to avoid it, but Yu Fu was standing behind him. If he avoided it, the one to be hurt might be her.
Communicating verbally would be too slow, while the chair was traveling fast. Giving just a look, Gu Xiang understood and soared into the air, kicking away the chair.
An entire chair was reduced to splinters that flew all over.
“Fourth brother, stop fighting. Quickly try and stop fifth brother and sixth brother!”
Yu Fu was becoming frantic from watching. All of the students at Guang Sha Study were part of the Gu clan. If things got out of hand, Gu HuaiJiang would definitely find out about it.
When that time came, the ones to suffer would be Gu WenQing’s group.
Gu WenQing was a little bit older, and he disdained using martial arts to bully others. Thus he coldly snorted and released his hold on Gu ChangSheng’s wrist.
“Gu ChangMing, Gu ChangSheng! As long as you apologize to Yu Fu, I will not follow up on today’s matters.”
The commotion over here had gotten too large, as all of the older students from the neighboring class ran out and began to watch the scene unfold.
Gu ChangSheng and his brother were willing to admit their wrongdoing. It was natural that they could not compete against Gu WenQing’s group, whose background was in martial arts. It was possible that even if the two brothers worked together, they could not even defeat the youngest in Gu Yi.
But to have them apologize to a young girl in front of so many people, it was something that would tarnish their reputation a little too much.
“I say, Gu ChangSheng, you should just apologize! She is the young miss of the marquis manor. How could we possibly afford to offend her? Do you also want to offend the three sirs of the marquis manor?”
Yu Fu sought out the source of the voice. The person that had spoken was the youth who was seated in front of her, the one that had accused her of deceiving Teacher Zhou.
It would have been better if this had not been said. Now that it had been said, Gu ChangSheng and his brother felt even more embarrassed.
If they apologized today, would they not be discussed as being so afraid of the marquis manor’s young sirs that they would even be afraid of a little girl of unknown origins?
But if they did not apologize…
Seeing Gu Yi glare at them with his eyes bulging out like bronze bells, if they did not apologize, they would definitely be given a serious beating.
Just as they were hesitating, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi lost their patience, “You won’t apologize, is that right? Then taste my fist!”
Saying this, he dragged Gu ChangMing over, smashed his fist into his face, and cursed: “I heard that you had a frail body when you were young, and that’s why your dad chose the name ChangMing for you. Why do I feel like you should be called BuYaoMing? You definitely only dared to bully Yu Fu because you don’t want to live!”*
Just as Gu ChangSheng was about to try and save his little brother, he was also dragged to the ground and held there by the two. He grimaced in pain while his face became battered and bloody.
Gu WenQing simply stood to the side with his hands behind his back. Turning his head, he gave Yao Lan a look to have her come over and re-tie Yu Fu’s hair.
Naturally, he could not interfere.
Gu Xiang and Gu Yi were both young. Their martial arts were not very good, and they would not beat the two too harshly. It would just be a bit of a lesson.
If he interfered, the bullying would be far too much for two people who did not know any martial arts.
Yu Fu seemed to understand what he was thinking. She just sighed. While allowing Yao Lan to tidy her hair, she said: “Fifth brother, sixth brother, they definitely know that they are wrong. In truth, they did not do it on purpose. Just let them go, ok?”
If Gu ChangSheng and Gu ChangMing were previously reluctant to apologize because they were afraid of losing face, now that their faces were beaten black and blue, they naturally no longer cared about face.
“That’s right, that’s right, Yu Fu is right. We know that we were wrong!”
Gu Xiang looked at Yu Fu. Yao Lan had already picked up the pearl from the ground and taken care of fixing her hair.
Although it was no longer as tidy as it had been in the morning, there did not appear to be any problems. Only then did he nod in satisfaction.
“Alright, since Yu Fu said it, we’ll spare you this once. If you dare to bully Yu Fu again, you won’t even get the chance to apologize!”
“What happened?”
An old and strict voice rang out from the door.
The students that had previously been hanging around and watching the spectacle scattered like birds startled by the twang of a bowstring. They all returned to their own classrooms to read.
This was bad. It was Teacher Lin!
“Teacher Lin!”
Upon seeing him walk over, Gu ChangSheng and Gu ChangMing exchanged a glance and rushed over in unison.
Lin FengMiao was given a fright.
“What happened to you two? Your faces are all bloody and bruised.”
“It was Gu Xiang and Gu Yi and… They were beating us!”
The two knew that Gu WenQing was Teacher Lin’s favorite pupil, and they did not dare mention his name, thus they only brought up Gu Xiang and Gu Yi.
Those two frequently skipped classes, and Teacher Lin was already quite dissatisfied with them. Now that they had been tattled on, he naturally believed it a bit.
“Gu Yi, I had just lectured you, yet you just went further. To come and beat a schoolmate, you really are preposterous!”
“I… Very well, Gu ChangMing, you two really are quite good. Vile people tattle first! How can you dare to not tell teacher that it was you two who bullied Yu Fu first?”
Gu Yi was in a fury and wanted to rush forward to argue with them. Their faces were already bruised and swollen to the point of looking like pigs, and they shrank back behind Teacher Lin.
Suddenly feeling something tug at the corner of his clothes, Gu Yi turned back and saw Yu Fu shake her head with her brow furrowed.
“Sixth brother, don’t bring that up. Teacher Lin does not like me. If you bring this up, he will get even angrier…”
Her voice was very quiet, but Teacher Lin had sharp ears and instantly brushed his beard.
*TN: ChangMing’s name as mentioned in the previous chapter has the characters for long life.
