The next morning, Ge Dongxu carried his suitcase onto the minibus that traveled between the countryside and the city.
Ge Family Village was not actually far from the county town of Songyang Town, only about forty kilometers away, but because it was all mountain roads, and the roads at that time were not as good as they are now, it took almost an hour and a half with several stops along the way for Ge Dongxu to reach the county town of Songyang.
Dongxu had previously visited the county town with his parents twice. However, those trips had always been with a purpose, and as soon as their business was finished, they left; they had never spent the night in the county town, let alone played there. But this time, he was here to study and live, and for the next three years, he would spend most of his time here.
Today was Saturday, and it was not actually the official day to enroll at Changxi County No.1 High School. Ge Dongxu had come two days early because he needed to find a place to rent before school started.
Carrying his suitcase, he stood at the bus station and roughly felt the energy flow of the county town, then headed towards the direction of the sun.
The east belongs to wood, and from the bus station looking over, there was a small mountain, richly covered with trees. The air nearby should be relatively fresh and contain more of the spirit of wood, making it a somewhat more suitable place for him to cultivate. Of course, it could not compare to Baiyun Mountain.
Carrying his suitcase, he walked along the streets toward the east.
Back then, the streets were not as wide as they are now, and the buildings on either side of the street were basically all four or five stories tall, with high-rise buildings being a rare sight. Cars were still a rarity, so the streets were mostly filled with people and bicycles, and it was rare to see a few vehicles, which meant the traffic situation was good.
However, all of this was only relative. Dongxu had not walked for long when he saw a young woman being blocked by a Yamaha motorcycle.
The woman had a ponytail, wore a white casual tee on her upper body, and denim shorts below. She was about 165 centimeters tall, quite tall. Just her figure alone was enough to turn heads, not to mention her innocent face with a hint of innate allure – it was hard not to attract attention.
"Xinyu, this bike is cool, isn't it? Come on, I'll take you for a ride," the man on the motorcycle said to Dong Xinyu with a proud look on his face, his eyes occasionally scanning her chest and long legs.
In the nineties, motorcycles were a symbol of wealth and coolness among the young, which was evident from the envious glances many young people threw at the bike as they passed by on the street. Some girls even looked at Dong Xinyu with envious eyes, as if they wished they were the heroine.
"Thank you, but I don't need it," Dong Xinyu said, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she then moved to walk away.
But she had barely taken a few steps when the man chased after her and grabbed her arm from behind.
"Hey, Chen Zihao, what are you doing?" Dong Xinyu hadn't expected Chen Zihao to come up and grab her arm directly, she was somewhat taken aback and began to struggle to shake off his hand, calling out at the same time.
"Dong Xinyu, don't think you're all that just because you have a pretty face. There's no girl that Chen Zihao wants to chase that he can't. Today you might not want to go for a ride with me, but you're going to have to accompany me anyway," Chen Zihao said, holding onto Dong Xinyu's hand without letting go, a look of bullying on his face.
"Chen Zihao, let go!" Dong Xinyu cried out.
Chen Zihao, however, did not pay any attention to Dong Xinyu, but furrowed his brows fiercely and looked around, saying, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a couple having a quarrel?"
The people around, seeing how fierce Chen Zihao was, and noticing that he was riding a motorcycle, and through the conversation between the two, it was obvious they knew each other, so no one dared to interfere.
"Chen Zihao, you bastard, who's your couple!" Dong Xinyu, seeing she couldn't break free, raised her other hand to hit Chen Zihao, but he caught her other hand too and chuckled, "Fighting is intimacy, scolding is love. You even want to hit me, aren't we a couple then?"
Dong Xinyu saw Chen Zihao grabbing her hands and teasing her like that, and she was so angry and anxious that tears were rolling in her eyes.
"Hey, big guy, bullying a girl in broad daylight like this, isn't that a bit shameless?" Just as Dong Xinyu's tears were rolling in her eyes, a plainly dressed boy who was clearly from the countryside approached, holding a bag. He patted Chen Zihao on the shoulder, showed a row of snow-white, neat teeth, and asked with a smile.
This youngster was none other than Ge Dongxu, who had come to the county town to attend high school.
"Fuck, you're just a countryside bumpkin whose hair isn't even fully grown yet, and you dare meddle in my business, are you tired of living? Get lost!" Chen Zihao turned his head, saw that it was a clearly rural boy daring to interfere with his affairs, and anger made him release one of Dong Xinyu's hands. He then raised his hand and swung a slap towards him.
But just as Chen Zihao's hand was swinging over, there was a "smack!" as Ge Dongxu grabbed his wrist, and immediately felt his wrist clamped by an ice-cold iron pincer, causing him so much pain that he immediately began to wail.
"Kid, let go, you're killing me!" Chen Zihao shouted, while he had already let go of Dong Xinyu's other hand and threw a punch at Ge Dongxu.
However, his punch only got halfway before his wrist was grabbed by Ge Dongxu again.
"Whose daddy are you? Try calling out again and see what happens?" Ge Dongxu detested people who always called themselves 'daddy' in front of him. His face slightly chilled, and he increased the strength of his grip a bit more.
"I won't say it, I won't! Let go of me!" Chen Zihao, with both hands in pain, finally didn't dare to be arrogant anymore and hurriedly begged.
Ge Dongxu didn't want to cause trouble, so seeing Chen Zihao begging for mercy, he let go of his hand.
"Damn it!" As soon as Ge Dongxu let go, Chen Zihao immediately regained his bullish arrogance, stepped out of the car, and aimed a kick at Ge Dongxu.
"Watch out! Chen Zihao, what are you trying to do?" Dong Xinyu saw Chen Zihao raise his foot to kick Ge Dongxu, and shouted in shock and anger.
But before Dong Xinyu's voice had died away,
there was a loud "bang!" Ge Dongxu had already kicked Chen Zihao's stomach in advance, causing him to feel a sharp pain in the belly, and the whole person lunged forward, falling face down to the ground.
Immediately, Dong Xinyu's eyes widened, and she covered her small cherry mouth with her jade hand, unable to believe as she looked at Chen Zihao who had fallen to the ground.
Some people who were watching this scene were also very surprised.
Because whether in terms of body size or age, Chen Zihao appeared larger, yet it was Chen Zihao who ended up being the one knocked down by a kick.
"Well kicked!" But soon someone shouted out.
Even though these people saw Chen Zihao riding a motorcycle, tall and looking arrogant, they didn't dare to step forward to help. However, they didn't mind cheering when someone stepped up to teach him a lesson.
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