Chapter 100: Unconvinced? Then I'll Keep Going Until You Are

After hearing the system’s voice, Li Jiansan let out a faint smile. To have made him so furious he was half-dead—now, that was entertaining.

Gu Yue watched Li Jiansan with utmost caution. Seeing the smile on his face, Gu Yue seized the chance and said, “Master Li, could you be magnanimous and forgive my offenses?”

“Gu Yue, how could you behave like this? You truly are a shameless old dog, absolutely disgraceful!” Li Jiansan’s words left Gu Yue utterly baffled.

“Master Li, what did I…”

“In front of everyone, you were bent on killing me and had already made your move. Yet now, you’re kneeling before me?”

“Old dog Gu Yue, who do you take for a fool?”

“You promised you’d kill me, but now you’re on your knees—aren’t you just mocking me?”

“Where is justice? Where is the law? Where is fairness?” Li Jiansan kicked Gu Yue, sending him flying over two meters away, and loudly berated him, looking every bit like a new bride deeply wronged by her mother-in-law.

After Li Jiansan finished, everyone present exchanged bewildered glances.

They were all stunned—no one had expected such a turn of events.

It made no sense, and it certainly didn’t follow the usual pattern.

You’re now the “Little Alchemy King,” disciple of the Three Giants, with a background as solid as a millennia-old tortoise. Who would dare touch you now?

What’s more, Gu Yue has already knelt and apologized. All you had to do was humiliate him a bit, perhaps extort something, or at worst, drag him out and give him a beating. Wouldn’t that suffice?

But Li Jiansan…

He seemed unsatisfied, as if he wanted Gu Yue to stand up and continue the farce.

Have you no shame? Do you know the meaning of the word “shameless”?

You boast of your formidable backers, yet you still want others to keep coming at you?

The key point is, the man has already surrendered. Isn’t this excessive?

People had seen bullies before, but never one as outrageous as this.

The onlookers felt uneasy watching, but no one stepped in—they were too eager to see what might happen next.

Gu Yue was dumbfounded, his mind a tumultuous storm.

He nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

He had seen bullies before, but none so over the top—this was sheer shamelessness!

Li Jiansan, the renowned “Little Alchemy King,” even without the protection of the Three Giants, would be honored as a distinguished guest.

Was all this really necessary?

Did you have to push so hard even when you’re in the right?

I’m an old man, kneeling and kowtowing just to cling to life, and you won’t even grant me that?

What more do you want?

“You…” The more Gu Yue thought, the more aggrieved he felt. His blood surged, his pent-up anger uncontainable, and he spit out a mouthful of blood, nearly dying on the spot.

“You what? Judging by your face, you’re still not convinced!” Li Jiansan said.

“Spitting blood means you’re not convinced, is that it? I’m telling you, even if you bleed three liters today, it changes nothing.”

“This matter is far from over!” Li Jiansan put on a look of deep grievance.

Since he was out to torment, he’d play the villain to the hilt—a true antagonist.

“No, no, Master Li, I… I have no complaints…” Gu Yue stammered.

Li Jiansan retorted, “What, do you think I’ve misunderstood you?”

“No, no, Master Li, you haven’t misunderstood. I submit, I truly submit, I sincerely yield.”

Gu Yue dared not show a trace of displeasure, though he was choking with resentment inside. For now, all he could do was force a smile.

“Smack!” Li Jiansan struck him.

“Oh, you keep saying you yield—so many times. Clearly, it’s not from the heart.”

“Smack!”

“Old dog, after all this, you still look aggrieved, don’t you?”

“Smack!”

“Feels good to keep hitting…”

“Do you submit now? If not, I’ll keep hitting until you yield, heart and soul!”

Li Jiansan grabbed Gu Yue as easily as snatching a chick, and in full view of the crowd, began slapping him mercilessly.

A slap from the left, a blow from the right—again and again, until Gu Yue’s saliva flew, his face swollen and bruised, before finally stopping.

Even the once-arrogant Spirit Array Master was now reduced to a dead dog before Li Jiansan.

Yet Gu Yue dared not show the slightest hint of anger; who could tell how this demon would torment him if he showed even a flicker of resentment?

This outcome was already a blessing. If the president of the Spirit Array Master’s Guild learned he had offended the Three Giants’ disciple for no reason, the old man would probably swallow him alive.

That would be a fate worse than death!

Silence—an oppressive, deathly silence. Everyone held their breath, staring at Li Jiansan in terror.

This young man remembered every slight and retaliated fiercely—best not to cross him in the future…

“Master Li, I yield! I truly yield, utterly and completely—no, it’s heartfelt submission!” Gu Yue stammered, trembling as he kowtowed repeatedly before Li Jiansan. Even though his face was swollen like a pig’s head, he dared not pause, his eyes brimming with regret and self-reproach.

If he could do it over, he’d gladly lose three years of life rather than provoke this scourge!

“Old dog, what do you mean, asking me to spare your life?”

“So, in your eyes, I—who am known for my benevolence—am actually this cruel and inhuman?”

Li Jiansan’s words made Gu Yue shudder. “No, no, I misspoke—I’ll punish myself!”

“Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap…”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Gu Yue began slapping his own bruised face furiously. If he hesitated even a second, who knew what new torment Li Jiansan would devise?

“I am a merciful man; three slaps will suffice.”

“Slap, slap, slap…”

Gu Yue smacked himself a few more times, hard.

Li Jiansan said, “What, I told you three—why so many? Are you dissatisfied?”

If I hit you a few extra times, you’re unhappy?

Gu Yue, full of dejection, spat out another mouthful of blood and promptly fainted.

Li Jiansan walked over, glanced at him coolly, and sighed, “For someone of his age, his mental fortitude is woefully lacking…”

With that, Li Jiansan turned and walked away.

The crowd watched his retreating figure in stunned silence for a long moment, then let out a collective sigh.

“This isn’t good—I think I once offended Li Jiansan. I have to go apologize!”

“I may have spoken ill of him behind his back. I’m doomed—I’d better prepare a lavish gift and beg forgiveness.”

“I think I complained about him to others…”

As they recalled past slights, the crowd saw Gu Yue’s fate and grew increasingly alarmed, each scrambling to find Li Jiansan and offer apologies.

They must make amends and bring generous gifts, for if this scourge ever remembered them and decided to torment them, they’d be finished.

After all, no one wanted to become the next Gu Yue…