Wang Fu, leveraging his minor wealth gained from raising pigs, lorded over the village, bullying both men and women with his money.
Feng Dagou and Feng Er Gou, emboldened by Wang Fu's backing, were equally notorious for their wicked deeds within the village.
These three had long been a source of bitter resentment for the villagers, yet they were powerless against them.
Therefore, Lin Fan's harsh lesson now was not only to save his sister-in-law but also to indirectly vent the collective frustration of all the villagers.
"When you do too much evil, you deserve to face retribution!"
Many villagers spat on the ground, their faces beaming with pride as they cursed.
Wang Fu, accustomed to being arrogant in the village, found it unbearable to suffer such humiliation.
Clutching his swollen, red face, Wang Fu gritted his teeth and yelled, "Lin Fan, you've beaten me like this, I won't let you off!"
He pulled a promissory note from his pocket and shouted at Lin Fan, "This is the IOU you signed, to buy your sister-in-law's freedom. Ten thousand yuan. Let's see how you'll repay it!"
Lin Fan's eyebrows shot up. Freedom?
Damn that Wang Quezi, as if his sister-in-law had been sold!
And 'freedom'?
It seemed he hadn't beaten him hard enough!
Wang Fu's public demand for repayment stunned all the villagers, and Xia Xue was also greatly shocked.
This Wang Quezi, daring to bring this up at such a time, was truly bold and cunning!
Thinking that Lin Fan owed such a large sum because of her and would never be able to repay it, Xia Xue inside the house shouted with all her might towards the outside, "Wang Fu, I'm the one who broke off the engagement. Don't trouble Xiao Fan. Ten thousand yuan, I will definitely repay you!"
Hearing this, Wang Fu became so excited that his pain lessened.
He looked at Xia Xue inside and said mockingly, "As long as you, this wild horse, are as obedient as a house cat, you won't have to repay the money!"
Lin Fan, of course, understood Wang Fu's implication.
Lin Fan stared at Wang Fu with a ferocious expression, denouncing him, "Wang Quezi, you are worse than an animal, still having designs on my sister-in-law. Believe it or not, I'll kill you!"
These words enraged Wang Fu.
Wang Fu pressed aggressively, pointing at Lin Fan and roaring, "Beggarly boy, I'll give you two choices. Either repay it within a week, or get out of Luofeng Village!"
Lin Fan snorted coldly, realizing the IOU was in their hands. He hadn't specified a repayment date when he signed it the day before yesterday, so he couldn't refute this.
"A week it is!"
Lin Fan said resolutely, word by word, and cursed, "You three scoundrels, why aren't you getting lost?"
Wang Fu sneered, "Repay a hundred thousand in a week? Dream on!"
The entire Lin family only had that acre of poor land, which yielded poor harvests every year, barely enough to get by. How could they possibly earn a hundred thousand in a week?
Wang Fu thought that if Lin Fan couldn't repay the money in a week, Xia Xue would surely yield!
At that time, even if he couldn't marry Xia Xue, he could at least have his fun!
He could even use the IOU to coerce Xia Xue!
Thinking this, Wang Fu couldn't help but feel smug.
"Wang Quezi, if you dare to come looking for trouble again, I won't let you off lightly. Get lost!"
Lin Fan pointed at Wang Fu and roared imperiously.
Wang Fu and the other two seemed granted amnesty and scrambled out of the Lin family gate like dogs.
Wang Fu's belt had not been fastened.
He crawled, exposing his ample buttocks, looking utterly comical.
Feng Dagou and Feng Er Gou crawled with their heads bowed, their knees scraped raw and bleeding.
But they dared not pause, fearing that Lin Fan would come up and beat them again.
Seeing the three scoundrels flee in disarray, the villagers felt immensely gratified.
"These three scoundrels will meet a bad end sooner or later!"
"That's right, after doing so much evil, even heaven will punish them!"
"Especially Wang Quezi, wanting to marry Xiao Xue, he should look at his own character!"
"Exactly, I curse him to have no descendants!"
"..."
The villagers' curses grew more vulgar and more gleeful.
They wished that thunder would strike down and kill those three scoundrels right now.
Lin Fan knew that most villagers were bullies who feared the strong and preyed on the weak. So, he deliberately shouted, "Esteemed elders and fellow villagers, I, Lin Fan, declare that my sister-in-law is my nemesis!"
"From now on, whoever dares to bully my sister-in-law, I will make them pay!"
"Thank you all for what happened today!"
"Everyone, please disperse. We still have farm work to do this afternoon!"
After Lin Fan finished speaking, the villagers dispersed half-believingly.
"Xiao Fan, why were you so reckless?"
Xia Xue saw Lin Fan enter the room and said helplessly, "In a week, how can you possibly repay a hundred thousand?"
"No, I must go find the village chief and ask him to intervene..."
As Xia Xue spoke, Lin Fan interrupted her, "Sister-in-law, the village chief has always had ill intentions towards you. If you go to him for help, he will only take advantage. Don't worry, I have a way."
Seeing Lin Fan's confident demeanor, Xia Xue had nothing more to say and could only sigh inwardly, hoping the matter would be resolved properly.
"Sister-in-law, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to my room."
Lin Fan smiled and was about to return to his side room.
But at this moment, Xia Xue's face suddenly turned red, and her beautiful eyes were filled with a strange expression. She kept moaning, "So hot...!"
Lin Fan frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Xia Xue was burning with heat and replied weakly, "Xiao Fan, it's all Wang Fu's fault. He gave me medicine."
"I should have beaten that old bastard to death earlier!"
Lin Fan cursed angrily. Just as he was about to fetch a basin of cold water, he heard Xia Xue say pleadingly:
"Xiao Fan, comply with your sister-in-law!"
The effect of the drug had fully taken hold of Xia Xue, and she was now completely under its control.
"No, sister-in-law is controlled by the aphrodisiac, we can't do this!"
Lin Fan rationally told himself: I can't take advantage of her!
Although he liked his sister-in-law very much, she was under the influence of the aphrodisiac, so he absolutely could not do that to her!
But how could he neutralize the poison in his sister-in-law's body?
In his desperation, Lin Fan's pupils contracted. He suddenly saw a very clear image!
This image was actually a structural diagram of his sister-in-law's body!
And the entire diagram was flashing red light, as if her body was full of problems!
Lin Fan rejoiced.
He had long suspected that the purple energy could be condensed in his eyes, thus granting abilities like x-ray vision. He had just been practicing martial arts these past few days and hadn't explored other abilities.
Since it could be condensed into his hands and legs, why couldn't it be condensed elsewhere, or even released outwards?
At this point, he could only try his best.
Luofeng Village was more than thirty kilometers from Shimenzhen. By the time he got his sister-in-law to the hospital, she might have bled out from all seven orifices!
Lin Fan planned to inject the purple energy into Xia Xue's body to purify or expel the aphrodisiac poison, much like expelling poison by channeling inner energy in martial arts dramas.
But this method required removing her outer clothing!
"Sister-in-law, the situation is urgent, please forgive me!"
As Lin Fan spoke, he brought down a palm strike, and Xia Xue fell unconscious.
The next moment!
Lin Fan's vision swam!
It had to be said, his sister-in-law was the most beautiful woman in the world, with fair and tender skin, a delicate melon-seed face, perfect curves, and a pair of long, straight legs.
Even though she was twenty-seven years old, she looked like a peerless beauty.