I rolled my eyes at him and tentatively asked, "Do you know the man up ahead?"
The moment Xu Yang saw the man, his eyes lit up. He tugged at my sleeve and said, "Sure I do. This is the old man who came to greet us. I just didn't expect him to be so dedicated today, waiting for us from such a distance."
I let out a slight sigh of relief, stepped aside, and whispered, "The old man?"
The old man ignored me and sneered, "Don't you know whose territory this is?"
This kind of jargon was really embarrassing. But the guy beside me seemed completely oblivious to his own showing - off.
Apart from Yan Yan, everyone around me seemed to be a show - off. I suddenly missed Yan Yan a bit.
Xu Yang kept wiggling his hips charmingly and said to the driver with a straight face, "Come on over. I really want to see your ugly faces. It seems there are few things you can't control, right? Come on, tell me what you're going to do to our little cutie?"
This guy hugged me, his arms full of possessiveness.
I stopped in my tracks, twitched the corners of my mouth, and turned to leave. God knows how embarrassing this was.
"Don't go."
I halted. Xu Yang hugged me tightly in his arms. I was really not interested in a man who once had a partner.
"Stay still. Do you really think I want to hug you?"
Xu Yang's angry voice rang in my ear. I frowned and looked at him in confusion.
His expression was no different from his usual smiling face. The only difference might be that his arm pinching me was quite stiff.
"Hurry up and run over there. Don't let that man see I'm injured and not his match."
I was really impressed by him. He could still act like it was no big deal at this moment. I gave him a thumbs - up and said, "Amazing, really amazing."
The old man seemed quite interesting, his expression full of fearlessness. And it was obvious that the driver was not afraid of us.
"I said you can't beat him, but you were so tough just now?"
I pretended to be nonchalant and walked over there. I even angrily wrapped my arm around Xu Yang's waist, and the two of us swaggered towards the old man.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind came from behind. I instinctively dodged, but Xu Yang turned around and blocked me.
With a puff, a sharp throwing knife directly stabbed into Xu Yang's arm. At this, the old man's face changed. He stepped forward and pulled Xu Yang away.
The fight started instantly and was extremely fast. My face turned pale as I looked at the people around. I surveyed the surroundings with a worried look on my face.
The mountains around began to rustle. I could feel the malicious presence.
"Are you okay now?"
Xu Yang's face was pale. The old man gave us a disdainful look, and the disdain in his eyes was as obvious as it could be.
I awkwardly shrank my neck. A sedan drove over from the mountain road in the distance and stopped in front of the bus.
A man got out of the car. He looked to be in his fifties. His face was very tired, with big dark circles under his eyes. He looked a bit like I did before.
The man got out of the car and ignored us. He surveyed the scene around. When he saw our confrontational situation, he rolled his eyes.
He said impatiently, "You stupid guy. You always know how to cause trouble for me. You're not happy unless you cause some trouble. Is it easy for me? I just want to teach kids in school and have a normal class."
Could this guy be my uncle's friend? It had to be said that the two of them really had something in common.
I surveyed the surroundings, and my movements suddenly froze. Wait, what was that?
The totem on the black sedan. I was surprised to find that it seemed to be a well - known brand.
It seemed that this place was not as my uncle had described it. The old man walked up to me and said, "You're that old ghost's nephew, right? I even carried you when you were a kid."
Well, this was the vulgar courtesy of elders. I gave an awkward smile and nodded at this middle - aged man who was presumably my uncle's friend.
The middle - aged man seemed not to like my perfunctory smile. He rolled his eyes and said, "Stop smiling. You look even uglier than your uncle when you smile. But at least his nephew looks more pleasing to the eye than him. Let's skip the false pleasantries. Just come with me obediently. Dean Liu, deal with these guys. I don't want to see anyone harassing my students again."
Finally, when we stopped, the other man looked at us seriously.
When I first saw this scene, my heart was filled with mixed feelings. What was coming finally came.
The next second, his face changed completely. There was no trace of the previous protection.
He coldly asked, "What's wrong with you two? Can't you even handle such a small thing? I told you not to get noticed, not to get noticed. Do you know how much trouble you've brought to us by leading those guys here?"
Well, men's damned pride. He didn't get angry in front of the enemy.
I lowered my head. Xu Yang didn't give the man any face at all. He was still smiling playfully. But then his face changed, and he sneered.
"You talk a good talk. You shouldn't think we just came here to ask for help, right? You don't take people in for free."
I, who was a bit slow - witted, also realized something. I was really embarrassed before because I had brought so much trouble to others.
But after Xu Yang said this, I also sensed something. After all, old foxes like my uncle and this dean wouldn't let others help for free.
It was impossible that they asked for such a risky favor without giving any benefits. But there was still friendship between them.
Hearing this, the dean's face suddenly changed. He twitched the corners of his mouth, then rolled his eyes at me and turned away.
Looking at his proud little look, one could almost forget about his previous extortion.
I almost burst out laughing but managed to hold it in.
"This dean is really interesting."
After I said this, I saw the guy beside me staring at me like I was a monster. "I find you really strange. Do you like being extorted? It's okay that you're not angry at this time, but interesting? Where do you find this old man interesting?"