flstandardbreds Chapter 106 Kill Through
Chapter 106 Kill Through
Upon seeing Lin Fan give up resistance, Ma Sijiao looked anxious.
County Magistrate Lin swung his iron mace down, but it was barely blocked by a black knife that flew out of nowhere. The black knife kept shaking, and the iron mace was right on Lin Fan's head, but he couldn't press it down no matter what.
Lin Fan had already seen through Ma Liangcai; he was utterly afraid of death. As long as he was even less afraid of death than Ma Liangcai, he could easily control him.
Lin Fan's right hand had recovered, and he gripped the black knife with both hands simultaneously. Ma Sijiao wanted to pull back her strength, but it was too late. The two of them exerted force together, and the black knife sliced through the iron mace as easily as cutting tofu.
Bang! Before County Magistrate Lin could react, the three-finger-thick iron mace had been severed, the cut melting as if burned, and a section of the mace flew several meters away.
County Magistrate Lin was horrified; he only had a short piece left in his hand.
He fell backward to the ground. "Liu Feng, you, you mustn't be so stubborn. You've already killed an official of the court. If you kill me too, you'll surely incur the Emperor's wrath, and then he'll relentlessly hunt you down."
"Liu Feng, no, brave warrior, don't kill me! I can give you money, I can kneel down before you!"
Lin Fan ignored him, pressed his head down like a pig being slaughtered, and with a "plop," the black knife pierced his throat.
Lin, the county magistrate, made a hoarse sound, but could no longer speak.
Ma Sijiao's red dress became even more vibrant. She smacked her lips in disdain and disappeared.
Lin Fan drew his black sword, took a deep breath, and shouted at the sky, "Come on, come and kill me! No matter who comes next time—the county magistrate, the prefect, the governor, the director of the Imperial Observatory, the Six Doors, even the emperor himself—I will kill them all! If you dare to kill me, I will slaughter through the entire Great Qian Dynasty!"
As soon as these words were spoken, thunder rumbled across the sky, and in an instant, the weather changed from clear to rainy. The lightning flashed like cracks in the sky, and the thunder roared like the fury of the gods. The torrential rain poured down, extinguishing the great fire in the reeds.
Lin Fan vented his emotions, and Xiao Yi's mangled body crawled out from the scorched and soaked reeds. If the rain had come any later, he would have turned into a wisp of smoke and ascended to heaven.
"Let's go back. This should really be over."
Qian Yong, a minor leader of the militia, was escorting several of the Lin family's servants who had just been captured. The guards who had led the group had all escaped; they were skilled in martial arts and scattered in all directions, making them impossible to catch unless the militia pursued them in groups.
County Magistrate Lin said he had led a large force to pursue the mastermind and would be back soon, but he never returned, even after a heavy rain extinguished the fire at the Lin residence.
Qian Yong watched as the vast Lin family mansion burned down from the old house to the new one, six generations of family property reduced to ashes. Standing in the rain, watching the fire rise and fall, the rain come and go, Qian Yong couldn't help but sigh at the impermanence of life, that there are no permanent stars in the world, and that new generations replace the old.
The ringleaders, on the other hand, escaped even faster. They had no interest in Lin the rich man's wealth and had already fled back to the clinic via back paths before Lin the county magistrate arrived.
Doctor Lei almost drugged the reluctant Chen Ergou with medicine. He didn't care if Chen Ergou died, but it would be fun if he were captured alive by the authorities.
Lin Yue'er didn't sleep well all night, her mind filled with Lin Fan's words. She finally drifted off to sleep in the early morning, sleeping soundly until noon, without any of her family members coming to check on her.
Since returning home, she has become accustomed to this indifference. If she doesn't speak up in this family, her father, mother, and brother will simply act as if she doesn't exist.
Lin Yue'er didn't go to say goodbye to her parents. Her mind was in a mess. She took some millet and red beans from the kitchen and went to the clinic again.
"Brother Xiaofan, why did you get yourself into this state again!"
Lin Fan smiled a little embarrassedly and waved his hand, "It's alright this time. Look how quickly I woke up, and there's a doctor here, so nothing will happen."
Dr. Lei, standing to the side, sneered, "Ha, my dear brother, do you know who the three most difficult patients I've ever treated are?"
No one answered him. Lin Yue'er's eyes were full of heartache, while Lin Fan turned his face away, not really wanting to listen.
"The first was a boy who had been beaten half to death, his right hand swollen like a pig's trotter. Not only was he badly injured, but he was also very weak and couldn't eat or drink. The second was a young man covered in wounds, with a gash in his stomach that had been left untreated and was festering. He had a high fever for many days and almost didn't survive. The third..."
"Alright, doctor, you don't need to say anymore." Lin Fan couldn't listen anymore. "Just say all three of them are me."
"Well, you know that's good. I'm not a god, there are times when I can't save someone. Take good care of yourself, my dear brother." Doctor Lei stroked his beard with satisfaction.
"Doctor," Lin Yue'er called out crisply, interrupting them, "Can Brother Xiao Fan have some porridge? I'd like to use the kitchen for a bit."
Lin Yue'er arrived as soon as Lin Fan woke up. Counting the time, the last thing Lin Fan ate was wontons last night.
Dr. Lei waved his hand, "Go ahead, he's as strong as an ox now. He woke up so quickly despite such a serious injury, so eating is no problem for him."
Lin Yue'er carried the things she had brought from home to the kitchen. As soon as she left, Chen Ergou, Sun Ruolan, and Niu Dadan came in.
Sun Ruolan curtsied with one hand, saying, "Thank you for your righteous help, Brother Lin."
Niu Dadan quickly chimed in.
Lin Fan looked at Sun Ruolan's empty sleeve. "Doctor, can this be put back on?"
Dr. Lei snorted, "I'm a doctor, not a carpenter! How am I supposed to answer that?"
Chen Ergou popped his head out from behind, "Um, I'm the carpenter."
Lin Fan glanced at him speechlessly. Could a carpenter possibly fix this?
Dr. Lei was even more displeased, "Fine, fine, fine! From now on, everyone can switch to wooden ones. Then we doctors won't be needed anymore. We can just let the carpenters do it. How convenient!"
Chen Ergou felt listless because of their gazes and words.
Sun Ruolan herself was quite optimistic, and said with a smile, "Why don't we let Brother Chen give it a try? Even if it doesn't work out, at least it'll be a good example."
Chen Ergou was immediately delighted and patted his chest, guaranteeing, "Don't worry, Madam Niu, I promise I'll make it even neater than before."
Sun Ruolan smiled even more broadly, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Chen Ergou seemed to be getting serious. "But if we're going to fix it, we'll definitely need to work on it..."
Sun Ruolan waved her hand, "It's alright, it's alright, I'm already like this, so I don't care."
Chen Ergou took his tools and got busy in Lin Fan's room. Doctor Lei was furious and stormed off, muttering, "From now on, we don't need doctors anymore, we'll just hire carpenters."
Chen Ergou first polished the severed hand he had picked up to make a tenon, then compared the lengths of the two hands and found a piece of wood of similar color to use as a connector.
When polishing Sun Ruolan's hands, Sun Ruolan was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat, and in the end she had to bite Niu Dadan's arm to finish.
Lin Fan wasn't bothered by why they were doing it in his room. Chen Ergou was usually carefree and irresponsible, but when he was doing this, he became serious. And his skills were indeed quite good, which broadened Lin Fan's horizons.
After completing the final connection and polishing, Chen Ergou reattached the severed hand without using a single nail. Apart from a few minor cracks and color differences, it was virtually indistinguishable from the original, demonstrating his exceptional craftsmanship.
Chen Ergou carefully placed the completed hand down on the table as if it were a precious work of art.
Sun Ruolan happily stroked her completely immobile hand and whispered to Chen Ergou, "Thank you, Brother Chen. I never thought it could recover. I'm very satisfied that it turned out so well."
Chen Ergou looked somewhat disappointed.
Suddenly, Sun Ruolan felt a pain in her missing arm, and her embroidered brows furrowed. She tried her best to endure the pain so as not to worry Niu Dadan. She thought to herself that this was probably the phantom limb pain that Doctor Lei had mentioned.