The First Military God of the Border

The constables still surrounded the numerous thugs.

Without Wang Ping's orders, they remained motionless, their eyes alert.

As Wang Ping finished speaking, everyone present looked on incredulously.

The villagers of Sigou Village, in particular, never imagined that Lin Hui would become such a good friend of the county magistrate after just one trip.

Previously, they looked at Lin Hui with disdain; now, their gazes towards him held a greater sense of awe.

An Shicai was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

He was the most confused of all.

They thought they could kill Lin Hui this time and seize the Water Flying Kite, but who would have thought that Lin Hui's backer was actually the county magistrate.

In a border county like Linjiang, the county magistrate wields immense power; matters large and small can be decided with a single word from him.

He was a local tyrant in his small hut, but compared to the county magistrate, he was like a mayfly compared to an elephant.

The matter is already very clear.

An Shicai will not be able to avenge himself today.

It's even more likely that offending Lin Hui will affect the entire An family.

"Young Master An, I've made myself perfectly clear. What do you think we should do?"

Faced with Wang Ping's questioning, An Shicai had no desire for revenge at this point, perfectly demonstrating the principle of "a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle."

He changed the subject abruptly, saying obsequiously, "Military Advisor Wang, I understand. Look at what I've done!"

"It's all a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."

"I'm leaving now..."

"What are you all standing there for? Let's go."

Upon hearing An Shicai's order, the thugs were overjoyed and, disregarding everything else, rushed outside.

As for An Shicai, he didn't utter a single harsh word and ran away faster than a rabbit.

Lin Hui watched An Shicai's hasty retreat without stopping him. The time agreed upon with Cangying Ridge was approaching, and the An family would not have an easy time then.

Now, he's not in a hurry.

As for Li San, he can be dealt with along with An Shicai.

Lin Hui decided to find a time to deal with Zhang Laoqi personally.

Turning to look at the frightened Shui Feiyuan, Lin Hui held her hand and could clearly feel that Shui Feiyuan's body was trembling slightly.

"Don't be afraid... I'm back..."

Shui Feiyuan could no longer hold back and threw herself into Lin Hui's arms, crying her heart out.

Seeing this, Wang Ping chuckled. Now she knew why Brother Lin cared so much about his beautiful wife. Who wouldn't cherish such a beauty?

Just then, a yamen runner hurried up to report.

"Lord Wang, we caught someone at the gate. I remember this person had just left, but then he reappeared suspiciously at the gate."

"Um?"

Wang Ping was taken aback. With so many yamen runners sitting here, how could anyone dare to turn back and investigate the situation?

Wang Ping waved his hand: "Bring the man up here and hand him over to Brother Lin for disposal."

Several yamen runners dragged Zhang Laoqi in from outside as if he were a dead pig.

After being thrown to the ground, Zhang Laoqi immediately shouted, "Lin Hui... Lin Hui... I was wrong... Please forgive me... I'll never dare to do it again."

Zhang Laoqi was truly terrified. Lin Hui was now a friend of the county magistrate; killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

He kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy: "Lin Hui, please forgive my mistake, for the sake of our village, please let me off this time. I promise, I swear to God, I will never dare to do it again."

Lin Hui stared expressionlessly at Zhang Laoqi, who was begging for mercy, and walked towards him step by step.

"Lin Hui, I'll work for you, I'll be your slave, spare my life, spare me..."

The repeated kowtowing had caused blood to seep from Zhang Laoqi's forehead, but Lin Hui remained unmoved.

He didn't say a word.

Lin Hui's silence gave Zhang Laoqi a tremendous sense of pressure; he could even feel Lin Hui's killing intent.

Zhang Laoqi and Lin Hui's eyes met. Lin Hui's eyes were incredibly clear, as if nothing had happened, but the clearer they were, the more afraid Zhang Laoqi became.

Lin Hui slowly lifted his foot, and then heard the sound of Zhang Laoqi flying out and landing.

Zhang Laoqi tried to get up, but Lin Hui wouldn't give him that chance. He rushed up and stomped on Zhang Laoqi's thigh.

All that could be heard was the sound of bones cracking.

Then came the screams of a pig being slaughtered.

His thigh bone was broken, and the excruciating pain made him roll around on the ground.

Wang Ping's expression hardened, somewhat surprised by Lin Hui's decisiveness, but he did not stop him.

As for the villagers who were watching, they all fell silent, none of them daring to speak.

Lin Hui wasn't satisfied with breaking Zhang Laoqi's thigh with one stomp; he then broke Zhang Laoqi's arm with another stomp.

Just as Zhang Laoqi screamed in agony, Lin Hui spoke up: "Last time, I spared you, but I didn't expect you to still dare to cooperate with An Shicai and keep trying to take advantage of my wife. Consider breaking one of your legs and one of your arms as interest."

"From now on, there is no one in Sigou Village who is called you."

"You can get out now."

At this point, Zhang Laoqi was lucky to be alive, so he dared not ask for anything else. When he heard that Lin Hui was letting him go, he was overjoyed and scrambled out of Lin Hui's yard.

As Zhang Laoqi left, the villagers who had been watching gradually dispersed.

"Brother Lin, I'm leaving now. Remember to come visit me next time you're in town."

Before leaving, Wang Ping had all the things Lin Hui had purchased moved into the courtyard, and then he left with the yamen runners.

The water kite, who was initially scared, couldn't stop smiling when she saw the yard full of various supplies.

Shui Feiyuan was especially shocked when she saw the winter clothes and quilts.

There's also rice, several whole bags of rice, enough to last us a whole year.

"Husband...you...you...how did you bring back so much stuff?"

Lin Hui chuckled, his arm around Shui Feiyuan's slender waist. "You forgot? When your husband left this morning, he was carrying venison. These are the supplies I bought in the county town after selling the venison."

"With them, we won't have to worry about going hungry or cold anymore."

"Come on, try it on quickly and see if the clothes fit."

As he spoke, Lin Hui took out a cotton-padded coat and carefully helped Shui Feiyuan put it on.

Feeling the warmth emanating from her body and Lin Hui's gentle treatment, Shui Feiyuan shed tears of emotion.

"My husband, you are so good to me..."

Lin Hui said dismissively, "Feiyuan, what's the big deal? It's my duty to prepare these things for you."

"By the way, Feiyuan, the village chief always comes to help us, as does Sister Qiang at the village entrance. They are so kind to us, we can't forget their kindness. Cut off a piece of meat and take a few pounds of rice to them."

Shui Feiyuan nodded, watching Lin Hui still busy packing his things, and asked, "Husband, have you eaten yet?"

Lin Hui replied, "Feiyuan, it's okay, I've already eaten. You can eat by yourself in a bit."

"Oh, my husband, am I going to eat by myself? You just got back and you're going out again?"

Lin Hui nodded.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. You eat well and wait for me at home. I'll be back soon."

After giving his instructions, Lin Hui left the courtyard and headed towards the dark official road.