Chapter Six: Beating

  "Second egg, look!" Yang Chen's father took Yang Chen to a place not far from the Tian Dao Gate and pointed at a vacant lot in front of them, saying: "There are all people there. It seems they should be like you, coming here to pay respects to their masters. Let's hurry over too!"

  From a distance, there were almost two hundred people standing there, but almost all of them were guards or parents who came to send their children from home. There weren't many children who actually wanted to become apprentices.

  Yang Chen nodded slightly excitedly and followed his father into the crowd.

  Yang Chen walked in and only then discovered that the crowd here had divided into two teams. One team consisted of only five people and two children, all wearing similar tattered clothes to Er Dan's, which made it clear that their backgrounds were probably similar to Yang Chen's, all coming from remote villages.

  As for another group of people, they were dressed in bright and luxurious clothes, and at a glance, they looked like some wealthy families.

  Yang Chen's father looked at the crowd, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and pulled Yang Chen's hand, about to walk away to one side.

  However, at this time, those who were dressed in finery saw Yang Chen and his father.

  "Look, here comes another one!"

  "It's not a couple, these two people are probably just beggars passing by! Look at the clothes they're wearing, they're all patched up!"

  "Really? Someone like him can come and pay respects as a junior? Hmph! Just one look and you can tell he's an ignorant person!"

  "Right, right, with us together, it's simply throwing away our people!"

  .....

  The crowd looked at Yang Chen and his father, who were dressed in tattered clothes, and said with a face full of disdain, their expressions filled with contempt.

  Yang Chen's father's face suddenly turned red and he stood there in a daze, unsure of what to do.

  Yang Chen's hands instantly clenched into fists, his face filled with anger as he glared at the crowd. No matter how they scolded him or looked down on him, Yang Chen could endure it all, but if anyone dared to mention his loved ones, that would be crossing a line he refused to tolerate.

  As the saying goes, a dragon has an inverted scale that will provoke its anger when touched, and his parents are his inverted scales.

  When he was in the village, there was a playmate who criticized his father's incompetence in front of Yang Chen. Yang Chen immediately turned against him and fought with seven people alone. In the end, he was beaten all over and could hardly move. He was sent back home after being discovered by passing villagers. However, since then, no one in the village, whether children or adults, dared to criticize Yang Chen's parents in front of him again.

  Yang Chen's father was anxious to understand his son's temperament, and seeing Yang Chen's appearance, he hastily grabbed Er Dan's shoulder and said, "Er Dan, don't provoke him, endure everything!"

  Yang Chen's face turned bright red as he listened to his father's words, his eyes blazing with fury as he gazed at the crowd. In his heart, he secretly gave himself a death order: this time, no matter what difficulties he encountered, he had to succeed! He wanted these people to know that insulting his father now would be the biggest mistake of their lives!

  "Hey, look at this country bumpkin, he thinks he can still fight? Doesn't even know what he is!" A handsome-looking kid walked over from behind the crowd, looking at Yang Chen's angry expression and jokingly said.

  The child was about the same age as Yang Chen, wearing a luxurious brocade garment and a pair of official boots, with a handsome face that looked like he came from a wealthy family.

  Everyone listening to the child's words couldn't help but burst out laughing, and soon more and more people gathered around. Among them were some who had similar family backgrounds to Yang Chen's and also came from villages. At this time, these people all showed a sympathetic expression on their faces, yet not one of them stepped forward to stop these people.

  Obviously filled with fear in his heart, he was unwilling to offend these wealthy and powerful people because of the unfamiliar father and son, Yang Chen.

  Yang Chen's father suppressed his anger and gently pulled Er Dan back, saying: "Er Dan, you're tired, let's go rest on the side."

  However, Yang Chen's father pulled Yang Chen away, were these people willing?

  The child who had just mocked Yang Chen looked at Yang Chen's father and saw that he was ignoring him, his face turned cold and said: "Stop them for me!"

  As soon as the child's voice fell, four burly men rushed out from behind and surrounded Er Dan and his son.

  Four burly men, with slightly bulging temples and bulging blue veins on their arms, were obviously martial artists, possessing some rough and shallow kung fu skills.

  "What do you want to do!" Yang Chen could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, glaring at the four big men as he walked forward, his face filled with rage as he stared at the arrogant and handsome young boy in front of him.

  Yang Chen's father secretly thought it was not good, and hastily stepped forward to stop Yang Chen. With a flattering smile, he said to the handsome child: "Young master, we are all farmers, we don't understand what etiquette is, you mustn't treat us as equals!"

  At the same time, he scolded Yang Chen: "Hurry up and apologize to the young master!"

  Yang Chen glanced at his father with a stubborn expression, furrowing his brow tightly, but didn't say a word.

  "You..."

  Yang Chen's father's face turned urgent, actually he wasn't afraid of the child in front of him, but now his own son was following him, he was worried that his son would suffer a loss. Otherwise, as a seven-foot-tall man, how could he tolerate this child's cold words?

  The handsome young man burst out laughing and said, "Good! Good! I'd like to see just how hard your bones are!" He immediately turned cold and ordered the four burly men, "Beat him until he admits his mistake!"

  The burly man listened to the child's words and directly approached Yang Chen and his father.

  Yang Chen's father was shocked and hastily pulled Yang Chen into his own arms, looking at the 4 strong men with some trepidation.

  "Hit me, hit me hard!"

  At the order of the handsome young man, 4 big men rolled up their sleeves and rushed over, with fists as big as sandbags mercilessly striking Yang Chen's father.

  No!

  Yang Chen watched as the four big men's fists had already landed on his father's body, let out a roar of anger, and immediately tried to break free from his father's embrace, rushing towards the outside.

  However, Yang Chen's father shielded him with his arms and used his back to block the attacks from the crowd.

  A fist as big as a sandbag fell on Yang Chen's father's back, making a dull sound like a heavy rain.

  Yang Chen's father was just a farmer, although his usual labor made his body stronger than ordinary people, but the four strong men were all martial artists, physically strong and extraordinary in strength. After a few punches, Yang Chen's father had already reached the verge of collapse.

  A loud roar kept coming out of Yang Chen's mouth, but at this time it was just a useless roar, and no one would listen to it.