The Marquis Mansion's Elite Class-Chapter 199

Zong Wenxiu looked at Qin Shi and remembered how his aunt had taught them how to help Lin Yu become self-reliant. Indeed, that was the truth. Teaching someone to fish rather than giving them a fish could solve the problem once and for all.

Being bullied once might be a coincidence, twice could still be chance, but three times was definitely not. The problem lay within Qin Shi himself. If he didn’t have the will to resist, they would have to keep helping him over and over again, endlessly.

Beside him, He Zheng scratched his head and said, "Jincheng, isn't it 'give a man a fish, give a man a fishing rod' rather than saying it twice? How can you repeat the same idiom?"

Zong Wenxiu: “……”

Right, his brother had successfully confused He Zheng once again.

Zong Jincheng patted He Zheng’s shoulder and said, "Don’t worry, brother. Wait until my big brother finishes his business, and he’ll explain it to you."

“Alright, big brother! What should I do?" asked He Zheng.

Zong Wenxiu: “……”

I really can’t stand hearing such absurd titles from you two.

Little Demon King pushed through the crowd, but before he could reach them, he saw the bully pushing Qin Shi to the ground. Zong Wenxiu rushed to help Qin Shi up, but was stopped by Zong Jincheng.

“Loser, you think you can skip grades like your brother? With your lack of knowledge, how dare you even consider the Child Prodigy Class?" taunted the bully.

Qin Shi remained motionless on the ground, neither resisting nor arguing. He silently picked up his books.

The bully stepped forward, kicking the books out of Qin Shi’s hands, his foot grinding down on Qin Shi’s copy of "The Geography Chronicle." Qin Shi’s hand trembled, but he still didn’t move.

This, however, infuriated He Zheng, who loved books dearly. To him, desecrating books was as painful as grinding on his own face. He shouted, "Stop! If you want to beat someone, do it—why ruin the books!"

Zong Wenxiu: "……" Well, he has a bit of compassion, but not much.

He Zheng rushed over, pushed the bully aside, and picked up the books from the ground. He dusted them off, wiped them against his chest, and didn’t seem to mind that the ordinary books were worth far less than the silk and satin clothes he wore.

Surprised by this gesture, Qin Shi thought, *This rich young lad really loves books. That’s rare.*

Just as Qin Shi was about to stand up, the bully pushed him again, "Didn’t you hear? They’re only defending the books, not you. Why bother standing up? Want me to beat you again?"

Qin Shi remained silent and decided to endure it once more.

At that moment, an arrogant and wild voice rang out, "Qin Shi, how long are you planning to endure this?"

Qin Shi looked up and saw Zong Jincheng with his arms crossed. He looked even more like a bully, but Qin Shi knew he wasn’t. On the contrary, Zong Jincheng had helped him twice, even helping his younger brother.

However, being watched like this was indeed quite humiliating. Qin Shi pushed the bully away and slowly stood up, saying, "It’s just a minor matter. No need to quarrel over it."

Little Demon King understood.

It was precisely Qin Shi’s attitude that invited constant bullying. Those stronger than him, and even those weaker, couldn’t resist kicking him down a peg. After all, he never fought back.

"Alright, we won’t intervene today," Little Demon King said, turning to Shunzi and ordering, "Bring a chair."

Shunzi’s mouth twitched, but he still went to a nearby vendor and bought a chair. Little Demon King sat comfortably in it, taunting, "Go ahead, I’m watching."

Qin Shi: "……"

He Zheng and Zong Wenxiu stood next to the eldest young master. Though they didn’t understand what he was doing, they obediently kept quiet.

They trusted their brother/big brother knew what he was doing.

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Qin Shi clenched his fingers, trying to calm himself as he said, "Liu Xu, you’re a student of the Martial Academy, and I’m at the Literary Academy. We don’t overlap academically. Why are you picking on me?"

Liu Xu pushed him as he replied, "I just don’t like you, that’s all. What reason do I need? Does everyone who wants to beat you need a reason?"

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After a moment of silence, Qin Shi said, "Then go ahead, hit me. It should be over after this."

Zong Wenxiu: "???"

Little Demon King: "?????"

He Zheng: "?????"

The three spectators nearly had a stroke from sheer frustration.

Little Demon King rubbed his forehead and shouted, "Liu Xu, is it just you? Qin Shi now has guards who can fight. Are you sure you don’t want to call more of your Martial Academy buddies? You might not be able to handle it alone."

Suddenly exposed, Qin Shi: "?"

After Zong Jincheng had warned his family about Luo Chen harming Little Ye, his father had assigned each of them a martial guard. However, Zong Jincheng was now directly telling Liu Xu about this?

Sure enough, Liu Xu immediately understood, "Thanks, buddy! I’ll go get some backup!"

Qin Shi glared at Zong Jincheng, deeply confused by his actions today. Previously, Zong Jincheng had always been helping him, but now, not only was he not helping, he was even assisting the bully in coming up with ways to hurt him.

Little Demon King met his gaze, showing no signs of guilt and instead taunted, "Well, can you endure all the beating within fifteen minutes?"

Qin Shi clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "I don’t want trouble. I just want it to end. Why... why are you making things harder for me?"

Little Demon King replied naturally, "Because even if we beat you, there’s no consequence. So why not do it? Me and Liu Xu will block you at the north gate every day until we get bored. Oh, although I don’t know much about Liu Xu, I’m pretty dedicated. It won’t be over in just a year or two."

"You!" Qin Shi finally showed some emotional response.

His reason for not arguing was that he didn’t like conflicts, and he just wanted things to pass quickly so he could return to his quiet reading. But according to Zong Jincheng, if he didn’t fight back, Zong Jincheng and Liu Xu would block him and beat him up for a year or two...

That sounded terrifying.

Qin Shi said firmly, "No, you wouldn’t. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have helped me and Little Ye before. You’re not that kind of person."

Little Demon King tilted his head and said to He Zheng, "Brother, introduce us to him."

He Zheng stepped forward and boasted, "I, He Zheng, the eldest son of the Ministry of War; he, Zong Jincheng, the eldest grandson of Yangyuan Marquis Manor. Together, we make up the most infamous group of four young playboys in the entire capital. There’s nothing we dare not do, and no one we cannot beat under the heavens!"

After that, he flexed his fists and said mindlessly, "Jincheng, I’ve been reading lately, and it’s been a while since I last fought. Let me go first this time."

Little Demon King: “……”

Brother, I’m just acting! You’re putting real emotion into this!

"So you’re Zong Jincheng," Liu Xu said as he returned with a group of friends, still greeting Little Demon King, "Leader of the Four Young Playboys in the capital. Your reputation precedes you. What a pity you didn’t join the Martial Academy."

Little Demon King smiled and said, "Let’s get started."

Liu Xu and his gang, along with He Zheng, all clenched their fists and approached.

Qin Shi instinctively took a step back.

His guard worriedly reminded him, "Young master, resist! Otherwise, even if you don’t get killed here today, you’ll constantly be surrounded by them in the future. They are all reckless young masters. Even if they beat someone, they won’t face any punishment."