The First Military God of the Border

An Shicai's room was very bright.

The giant candlesticks illuminated his room as if it were daytime.

The old woman had already washed the little girl clean and changed her into a clean set of clothes.

The little girl was only ten years old and didn't understand anything. As she watched the man rush towards her, she could only instinctively resist and shrink into a corner.

Tears welled in her watery eyes.

"Young lady, I've arrived..."

As he spoke, An Shicai lunged forward.

"Why are you hiding?"

An Shicai walked up to the little girl with a smile, cupped her face in his hands, and said, "Come here, let this young master take a look."

The little girl turned her face away and hid in another place. She felt helpless and didn't know what to do.

An Shicai wasn't angry. He walked over to the little girl, squatted down, and grinned lewdly.

An Shicai's mouth was like a pig's snout, wanting to kiss her, but no one expected that the little girl would actually make a move.

With a snap.

The little girl slapped An Shicai across the face.

An Shicai was stunned. He touched his face. The girl's touch wasn't strong, but An Shicai, who already had injuries on his face, felt a burning pain.

"You dare hit me?"

An Shicai's face immediately darkened. He grabbed the little girl by the chest and lifted her up.

The little girl struggled desperately, trying to grab An Shicai's arm with her own hands.

But it was no use. An Shicai simply tossed the girl onto the bed.

"Since you're so oblivious to the situation, I'll show you what it means to wish you were dead..."

At this point, An Shicai had revealed his bestial nature and had become utterly inhuman.

But just as he was preparing for his next move, to savor the young girl, a voice suddenly rang out from inside the room.

"Are you even human?"

"How old is she?"

"Who is it?"

"Come out! If you don't come out, I'm going to call for help!"

"Go ahead and shout, I want to see if anyone will come in."

"Help! Help!"

The guards outside were far away, but they still heard the shouts from inside the house, and one of the guards made a move to go in.

But a guard beside him stopped him: "Are you out of your mind? Have you forgotten what the young master just said?"

"No one is allowed to disturb us, no matter how loud the noise is."

The guard who was about to go in chuckled: "Young master has quite the appetite; he can eat anything, young or old."

"You just don't understand."

…………

Inside the house, An Shicai called out for a long time, but no one came in.

Lin Hui emerged from the shadows.

When An Shicai saw that it was Lin Hui, he immediately trembled with fright, then burst into laughter: "Lin Hui, there is a road to heaven but no gate to hell. You actually came to my An family. Today I will make sure you die a horrible death."

"Yeah?"

Lin Hui's tone was icy, and before An Shicai could react, a dagger was already at his neck.

"What are you doing here? Lin Hui, this is my home, you'd better let me go."

"Let you go? I'm here to kill you, of course."

"Of course, your An family will also disappear completely from now on."

An Shicai was taken aback at first, then he laughed.

He reacted as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world: "You? Do you even know what kind of family the An family is? Even the bandits in the mountains wouldn't dare to mess with the An family. Who do you think you are?"

"Lin Hui, I advise you to put down the knife. If you dare to lay a finger on me in my house, just try and see what happens."

"Even if you have the magistrate backing you up, so what? Do you think the magistrate is a fool? Would he completely offend the An family for a peasant like you?"

Lin Hui remained expressionless: "I'm killing you because you're a beast. No one cares about the life or death of a beast."

Seeing that intimidating Lin Hui was ineffective, An Shicai changed his tone and put on a smiling face.

Moreover, An Shicai heard the commotion outside, a very unusual commotion.

The footsteps outside were unusually chaotic.

There sound like fighting.

"What did you do?"

Why are there sounds of fighting?

Lin Hui laughed heartily: "It's too late to realize this now?"

"But we've only just begun; we're barely at it yet."

"You'll soon find out what it means to have nowhere to go, no way to escape."

"No, you can't possibly have that many people?"

"Could it be... bandits... you brought the bandits here...?"

"Not too stupid."

"To tell you the truth, they are from Eagle Ridge."

Upon hearing the words "Cangying Ridge," An Shicai instantly cowered. Cangying Ridge was the most powerful bandit group in the surrounding area, and the An family had previously received news that Cangying Ridge was coming.

It was only after the steward personally led people to deliver ten bushels of rice and fifty jars of fine wine that they were calmed down.

After that incident, in order to protect themselves, the An family recruited a large number of guards and spent a lot of money to hire Luan Dahui as their instructor to teach them martial arts.

The number of guards outside has doubled.

So although An Shicai was surprised, that was all; he was very confident in the An family's defenses.

"So what if Eagle Ridge comes? The An family won't be so easily defeated. Just wait, once they wipe out the bandits, that will be your death day."

Lin Hui smiled slightly and said slowly, "Yes, the An family's defenses are tight, so I came in first."

"What you're hearing now is probably just the prelude."

"Once I kill you and open the door, will your high walls still be effective?"

Lin Hui's words had unsettled him, because even the best defenses can crumble from within.

He looked at Lin Hui in horror, while Lin Hui was looking at him with murderous intent.

At that moment, he no longer wanted to waste words with Lin Hui; he had only one thought in his mind: escape…

As long as he escapes through this door, he can call the guards, who can then apprehend Lin Hui. This way, he will be safe, and the An family will be safe as well.

He suddenly shrank his neck, reached out and blocked Lin Hui's hand, and ran away.

But Lin Hui had anticipated this, and before he could run out, Lin Hui kicked him over.

Lin Hui walked up slowly, stepped on An Shicai's back, squatted down and held the dagger to An Shicai's neck.

The little girl hasn't said a word since Lin Hui came in.

Even now, with An Shicai nearing death, she shows no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, she remains remarkably calm.

Seeing the little girl's attitude, Lin Hui couldn't help but sigh.

"This mental fortitude is the makings of a special forces soldier."

Lin Hui exerted force and plunged the dagger deep into An Shicai's neck.

An Shicai died without much struggle.

After dealing with An Shicai, Lin Hui put away his weapon, walked to a corner, and helped the little girl up.

"Let's go, no one can bully you now."

Lin Hui said, "I'll take you out."

Lin Hui hid the little girl in the woodshed he had sneaked into.

"Hide here and don't come out no matter what happens outside. Go home after dawn tomorrow."

"Did you remember?"

The little girl looked at Lin Hui and nodded.

Lin Hui, on the other hand, walked towards the front yard.

He could clearly hear that the fighting outside had reached a fever pitch.