Moonless, Windy Night—Time for Murder and Arson

Though it was dark, Lin Feng had mastered the Beast Hunting Fist, and his eyesight far surpassed that of ordinary people. He could clearly make out the scenery around him.

Lin Feng did not open the courtyard gate. He jumped straight over the wall and headed toward the village bullies' home.

The four village bullies of Old Feng's family had committed too many misdeeds. Even living apart did not put them at ease, so the four old bachelors lived together.

Lin Feng moved quickly. After walking for a while, he arrived at the entrance to Old Feng's family's courtyard.

"What are you doing?"

Someone spoke up ahead, startling Lin Feng into quickly pressing himself against the wall.

"Laosi, what are you going out for?"

Only then did Lin Feng realize the man was not speaking to him.

The Feng Brothers were talking.

It was so late. Why were the Feng Brothers still awake?

Feng Laosi yawned. "Ah, can't I come out to take a piss?

Third Brother, why did we have to make our move tonight?

It wouldn't be too late to wait until our injuries healed. I'm still aching all over, and I'm sleepy as hell."

Feng Laosan said darkly, "If even you think so, then Lin Feng will definitely think the same. He won't be on guard tonight.

Once we get to his house, we'll wipe out his entire family, young and old, then set a fire.

We'll not only get our revenge, but also frighten the people of Xiaohe Village."

Feng Lao'er was somewhat uneasy. "Lin Gou Niao suddenly became so strong. What if we can't beat him?"

"Heh heh." Feng Laosan laughed. "During the day, I never expected that coward Lin Gou Niao to fight back, much less that his martial skills were so good.

That's why Big Brother and I didn't bring anything for fighting."

Feng Laosan patted the cloth pouch on his body. "This time, I brought lime powder.

In this pitch-black darkness, one handful of lime powder in his face, and no matter how skilled he is, he'll be finished.

Get lime powder in your eyes and it burns like fire. If it gets into your lungs by accident, even breathing becomes difficult.

Even a martial arts master would lose the ability to resist.

Then we'll go up and whack him with a few sticks, and he'll be done for.

Once we deal with Lin Gou Niao, we'll wipe out his whole family and set a fire at the end."

Hearing this, Lin Feng felt a chill run through his heart. How had these village bullies thought of the exact same thing as he had?

But their methods were even more sinister. They had even brought lime powder.

"Hee hee." Feng Laosi gave a sleazy laugh. "Can we leave Lin Gou Niao's wife, Zhou Chunlan, alive?

It'd be a pity to kill such a little beauty."

Feng Laosan thought for a moment. "It would be a bit of a pity. Then we'll keep Zhou Chunlan.

We'll capture her and lock her in the cellar. Once us brothers have had our fill of her, we'll sell her to a whorehouse in the County Town and make a little profit."

"Third Brother, now that you've said that, I'm not sleepy anymore. I'll go take a piss first."

Feng Lao'er said, "I'll go inside and see what Big Brother is dawdling over. Why hasn't he come out yet?"

After hearing everything, Lin Feng was hit by a wave of lingering fear, while killing intent boiled in his chest. Luckily, he had decided to strike first.

If they had broken into his home and thrown lime powder at him, it would have been hard to say who would live and who would die.

With a creak, Feng Laosi pushed open the courtyard gate and walked outside.

He propped his iron rod against the wall, reached down to untie his trousers, and prepared to piss.

Feng Laosi's eyesight could not compare to Lin Feng's, so he could not see him.

But Lin Feng saw him with perfect clarity.

Lin Feng crept behind Feng Laosi, covered his mouth, and with a crack, twisted his neck apart.

Feng Laosi did not even grunt before Lin Feng brought him down and tossed him aside.

Hearing movement outside the courtyard, Feng Laosan asked, "Laosi, what are you doing?"

Lin Feng simply untied his trousers and began to piss.

Hearing the sound of rushing water, Feng Laosan suspected nothing and assumed Feng Laosi was urinating.

"Laosi, are you pissing with your mouth? Can't you even answer while you piss?"

Feng Laosan walked to the courtyard gate and vaguely saw someone urinating. He thought it was Feng Laosi.

After finishing, Lin Feng slowly pulled up his trousers.

When Feng Laosan approached, Lin Feng picked up the iron rod Feng Laosi had brought out and smashed it into Feng Laosan's head.

Bang! Crack!

Feng Laosan's brains burst open. His eyes flew wide, and he died.

After killing Feng Laosan, Lin Feng entered the Feng Family courtyard.

Just then, Feng Lao'er pushed open the door, but he did not look outside. Instead, he turned back and shouted into the room, "Big Brother, hurry up. Out of all us brothers, you're the one who dawdles the most."

Feng Laoda blew out the oil lamp on the table. "Coming, coming."

The moment Feng Lao'er turned around, Lin Feng smashed the iron rod into his head.

Bang! A muffled thud.

Feng Lao'er's eyes bulged wide. His body jerked, and he followed his two brothers down the same road.

Hearing the sound, Feng Laoda sensed that something was wrong.

He called outside, "Lao'er, are you there?"

No one answered.

Feng Laoda raised his voice. "Lao'er, Laosan, Laosi, are you there?"

Still no one answered.

Feng Laoda began to panic. He took out a tinderbox and lit the oil lamp on the table.

Flame rose from the wick, illuminating the room.

After lighting the lamp, Feng Laoda looked up and saw someone sitting across the table. He was so frightened that he dropped onto the floor.

In the middle of the night, Feng Laoda was terrified out of his wits. His legs clenched, and his crotch went wet.

The person sitting across the table was Lin Feng.

Feng Laoda climbed to his feet, pointed at Lin Feng, and stammered, "Y-you, why are you here? Where are my brothers?"

Lin Feng walked over to Feng Laoda. "I heard that you four brothers were planning to go to my home tonight to murder people and set it on fire."

Feng Laoda hurriedly denied it. "Who's spreading such nonsense? Nothing like that happened. This is all a misunderstanding."

Lin Feng turned the iron rod, showing Feng Laoda the side stained with blood.

"Then this misunderstanding is quite serious. I just killed your three brothers. Tell me, what should we do now?"

Feng Laoda was both heartbroken and afraid. His brows were tightly furrowed, and tears glimmered in his eyes.

"I've joined the Iron Rod Gang in town. If you kill me, the Iron Rod Gang won't let you off.

Spare my life, and I'll pretend none of this ever happened."

"Who are you trying to fool, a three-year-old child?"

Feng Laoda knew Lin Feng would not spare him. He swung his iron rod at Lin Feng's waist.

Clang!

Lin Feng blocked Feng Laoda's iron rod with his own, stepped forward, and struck Feng Laoda's throat with Poisonous Snake Spits Tongue from his left hand.

Crack! Clang! Feng Laoda's throat bone shattered. He dropped his iron rod, clutched his neck with both hands, and staggered back two steps.

Lin Feng leaped forward and smashed his iron rod into Feng Laoda's crown.

Bang! Feng Laoda went to join his other three brothers.

Lin Feng searched the Feng Family home and found twenty-five taels of silver, over a hundred copper coins, and four iron rods.

He did not take the grain. If he took the grain, anyone with eyes would know it was robbery.

The iron rods were quite powerful and could be used as weapons. If taken to a blacksmith shop in town and melted down, they could also be made into arrowheads.

Lin Feng cleaned up the traces of the fight, dragged the bodies of the Feng Brothers into the house, and then set a fire.

After returning home, Lin Feng hid the silver and iron rods. He glanced in the direction of Old Feng's family, where the blaze had already risen.

It was the middle of the night, when people slept the deepest.

No one would be going to put out the fire anytime soon. By the time anyone noticed, everything would probably have burned away.

With the four village bullies eliminated, a great weight lifted from Lin Feng's heart. He returned to his room and continued sleeping.

As for whether the Iron Rod Gang Feng Laoda had mentioned would come looking for trouble, that was a matter for the future.