Chapter 384 of "Rural Beauty," Main Text – Chapter 384: Two Openings – Chapter 384: Two Openings When the morning bell rang signaling the end of class, Lu Yun asked Liang Hongyu to eat her meal on her own. Liang Hongyu pouted, clearly unhappy—she hadn’t properly accompanied Lu Yun these days, always rushing off to various places. Though reluctant, Liang Hongyu still nodded and picked up her bowl, heading out of the classroom. Just as Liang Hongyu stepped out of the classroom, Lei said in a serious tone, “Bro Lu, please take good care of yourself. I’ll go and get the others ready.” “Lei, I can manage on my own. Let the others go eat.” Lu Yun didn’t want to make thirty-some people wait hungry just because of his own matter. “Bro Lu, what are you talking about? How can we just stand by and do nothing when you have something to handle? You’ll only miss one meal—won’t die from that. I’m off now. Take care of yourself, and don’t be too confident. Hua Kai’s grandson has heard the situation and is already getting Lei kept patiently urging and, upon seeing Lu Yun nodding, hurried out of the classroom to gather people. To be safe, Lu Yun went to his dorm room and pulled out the screwdriver hidden under his blanket. This tool was even better than a dagger—smaller, easy to conceal, and with outstanding killing power. Running his fingers over the cross-shaped handle, finely sharpened to a keen edge, Lu Yun thought to himself: "I hope today doesn't end in blood. If it does, I'll have to finish off all of you. Out of the dorm, he headed straight for the small forest outside the school. For Lu Yun, this forest was a sacred place—his first time seeing blood here had been when he broke Xiao Yu's body, and the vivid red petals remain vividly remembered. This content is from Chapter 384 of the rural beauty series. Zhao Kai had already arrived at the small grove, accompanied by five or six people, all of whom appeared to be capable fighters. When Lu Yun entered the grove, his first sight was of the bald boy he had knocked down with a single blow during a confrontation at the girls' dormitory. Now, the boy's head was wrapped in a bandage. Seeing Lu Yun enter alone, he drew his iron staff from his back and prepared to charge forward. "What do you want, bald guy?" Zhao Kai said coldly. The bald boy was momentarily stunned. "Bro, don't we already plan to take care of this guy? We can just go in and handle him ourselves. I know there's a well not far from here—once we knock him out, we can just throw him in and be done with it." "Get lost. Do I need you to teach me how to do this?" Zhao Kai spun around sharply, his eyes flashing with sharp, icy intensity. The bald boy, who was nearly a head taller than him, immediately retreated with deference. Lu Yun heard the two speaking the moment he entered the forest. With a barely audible scoff, he stepped confidently and casually in front of Zhao Kai, and said, "Go on, tell me what you want. If you're here to fight, then do it now—I'm still hungry." Zhao Kai hadn't spoken yet, but the bald boy couldn't hold back and shouted from behind him, "What are you, some kind of rookie? Daring to talk to Kai like that? Kai's going to fight anyway—let's just get it going!" Lu Yun coldly replied, "Didn't you take enough hits last time when you were knocked down by that bald guy? Come on, if you're the kind of guy born with a solid backbone, step forward and let Grandpa open two more holes in your bald head." Faced with the challenger's provocation, Lu Yun remained completely undeterred. When he first entered the forest, he had already taken a clear view of the situation within—Zhao Kai had only brought five men, clearly not intending to engage him here. The two clashes had been promptly supported by Lei Zi and Da Peng, whose combined strength of thirty-some young men was far from negligible. As a sharp and strategic thinker, Zhao Kai would certainly not believe that Lu Yun had come alone to meet him in this small grove. If Zhao Kai had intended to fight here, he would surely have brought more than just five men with him. Indeed, as expected, Zhao Kai glanced briefly toward the forest's edge and caught a glimpse of several young men moving around near the grove. Before he had finished speaking, a tall, robust boy stepped forward, wrapping his arms around the bald one who was furious, resembling a bull. He barked, "Bald guy, without Kei's word, you dare to move? Do you think you're going to get a taste of Kei's iron fists?" "He even insulted my mother! How can I let him off?" Though he said this, the bald boy held his ground, clearly indicating that Kei commanded respect among these younger guys. This content is from Chapter 384 of "Rural Beauty." Linzi! Land Yun remembered the name. That day during the fight in the girls' dormitory, it was this guy who led others in through the window, attacking him from both sides—so he had paid special attention. "Lun Yun, let's talk over by the trees," Kei suddenly said, moving directly toward the other side of the grove without waiting for any response from Yun. "We'll have more fun together sometime soon," Yun said with a cold smile, following Kei. The bald man was tightly held by Lin Zi, his eyes blazing with anger, nearly popping out of his sockets, yet unable to contradict Zhao Kai's wishes—could only glare at Lu Yun. Lu Yun stood firm, gazing steadily at Zhao Kai, who was nearly half a head shorter than himself. "Now," he said, "it's time you revealed your true intentions." On Zhao Kai's otherwise composed face, a gentle smile appeared. He spoke slowly, "Lu Yun, we can overlook our past grievances, but just a few days ago, you seriously injured my cousin's chief officer. That debt simply can't be ignored." As he spoke, his smile hovered between amusement and seriousness, clearly waiting for Lu Yun's response. Lu Yun replied casually, "I merely gave a good lesson to a rather dull, pig-like brute. Isn't that enough to make it irrelevant to you?" Lu Yun didn’t yet want to reveal that the man with the scar on his face was actually Zhao Kai’s cousin. He suspected Zhao Kai had ulterior motives in speaking privately with him, though he couldn’t quite fathom the man’s intentions. For now, he could only remain steady and adaptable. “You must have seen that man with the scar, right? That’s my cousin. The one you injured was his senior. Yesterday, my cousin came to the school personally—his clear objective was to eliminate you and avenge his senior. Fortunately, you weren’t there that day. Today, just as my cousin left, you appeared right away. If he had discovered you a little earlier, he would have at least taken one of your arms or legs.” Zhao Kai didn’t seem eager to state his intentions outright. Instead, he spoke slowly and deliberately, unfolding details that Lu Yun already knew, as if aiming to build psychological pressure on him. Lu Yun offered a calm smile. “Then I must be quite fortunate.” Zhao Kai nodded. "It's quite fortunate—he had an urgent matter to attend to in the county town, so he entrusted me with organizing your move. In fact, I knew you had returned the moment you stepped back into the school building." …… Rural Beauty 384, Main Text Updated at Chapter 384!