Bizarre Cultivation: Starting from Being Beaten Up by Reality

Chapter 191 Dead

After leaving the stables of the Prince of Bo, Lin Fan couldn't say whether his mood had improved or not, but at least his attention was somewhat diverted from the matter at hand.

"If it were me, it would be a really difficult choice. Horse girl? Sigh."

Zi Yue pinched the flesh on Lin Fan's waist, her voice laced with anger. "What are you thinking about?"

"I was just thinking about it," Lin Fan explained.

"You can't even think about it!"

So, still wide awake, the two found paper and ink. Lin Fan wrote a letter in the Great Qian script he had learned to Wan Shou below, telling him that the elixir of immortality was definitely fake and that he could rest in peace and suffer in hell.

It just so happens that Wan Shou passed away on July 30th, and today is October 30th, which is exactly three months. According to the customs of Lin Fan's hometown, three months is enough to "celebrate the hundredth day".

He casually burned some things, along with the letter he had written earnestly, and sent his "master" off on his final journey.

It has to be said, burning things in the middle of the night is actually quite fun. And Lin Fan learned something else: horse manure burns remarkably well and doesn't smell very bad.

"Zhan Zongqi is dead."

Lin Fan pushed away Zi Yue, who was pressing down on him, rubbed his completely numb arm, yawned, and looked at the knight bowing to him.

"Who are you saying died from riding a horse?"

Indeed, it was only just dawn, and Lin Fan hadn't been lying down for very long. Seeing that Lin Fan looked like he hadn't had enough sleep, the knight spoke again clearly.

"Zhan Peng and Zhan Wanli, the chief officers of the Criminal Investigation Division, have been killed."

Lin Fan's head buzzed, and he was instantly wide awake. He stood up abruptly, wanting to draw his sword and grab the knight's collar at the same time.

However, after looking around, he finally realized from the knight's serious expression that he wasn't joking.

Seeing that he had understood, the knight began to recount the details: "Yesterday I drove the carriage with the captain to the Wujiang County government office. After he went in, I waited at the entrance. But I waited until dark and the captain did not come out, so I became suspicious and wanted to go into the county government office to find out what was going on."

"I didn't expect to see a group of people coming out of the county government office as soon as I got off the carriage. I recognized the leader; he was the commander of Xieshan, the one on the wanted list. He was carrying that famous big club called 'Armor Breaker,' and without saying a word, he smashed my carriage to pieces. Luckily, I wasn't in the carriage at the time. Some of them were even dragging the body of Commander Zhan. Fortunately, they left after smashing the carriage. After they left, I rode my horse to find our people in Wujiang County and asked them to inform Lord Duan. I knew you had seen me, so I came to find you myself, just in case you didn't believe them if someone else came."

The knight finished speaking in one breath and then fell silent.

Lin Fan said incredulously, "Impossible. We saw Commander Xieshan yesterday evening. How could he have gone to the Wujiang County Government again?"

“It will take two hours for a fast horse to arrive,” the knight explained. “Moreover, his height and beard are exactly the same as the one on the wanted poster, and that big club—an ordinary person couldn’t wield such a heavy weapon.”

Lin Fan held his head in his hands, thinking, "No, no, why would he rush to Wujiang County? If my third brother arrived in Wujiang County and someone then informed him, how long would that round trip take? Besides, the one I saw had a long sword hanging from his waist, he wasn't the clumsy guy you described at all."

The knight frowned. "Perhaps the club was placed on the horse, or perhaps the one you saw wasn't it? After all, if he hadn't been there, I don't think Commander Zhan would have had no chance to escape."

Lin Fan still felt that things were too strange. "Dr. Lei couldn't possibly be wrong. No, no, no, none of that matters. I'm going to Wujiang County. You said you saw them dragging Third Brother's body. Maybe it wasn't a body, maybe he wasn't dead?"

The knight nodded and then shook his head. "Perhaps he wasn't dead yet at that time. But so much time has passed, I think it's unlikely they would spare Commander Zhan's life. I'll prepare the horse for you, sir."

Lin Fan didn't have time to wake up the others before he grabbed Zi Yue and left.

……

Chen Ergou sat on the eaves and sighed.

While brushing his teeth, Niu Dadan struck up a conversation with him, "Ergou, what are you thinking about so early in the morning?"

Chen Ergou was taken aback when he heard this, then chuckled and said, "I was thinking what a pity. It's a pity I didn't get to eat that plate of rat fish yesterday. They said that the fish meat, which has no scales and no skin, tastes like the tender flesh of a sixteen-year-old girl."

Niu Dadan casually replied, "No, not at all."

Chen Er's face turned pale, and he suddenly stood up. "No, you actually ate it!"

Niu Dadan looked around in a bit of a panic, "It's just a ratfish, what's so rare about it?"

"Am I talking about the ratfish?!"

Niu Dadan spat out the saliva in his mouth and comforted Chen Ergou, saying, "Ergou, it's just a ratfish. I'll treat you to some later."

Chen Ergou shook his head, "We can't eat it. You don't know how explosive Fan-ge's temper is. He'll drag us along to continue our journey in a little while. Speaking of which, where are you two going? If we keep going, we'll be leaving Sanjiang Prefecture."

“I was just about to tell Brother Fan about this. After we pass the county town ahead, we will…” Niu Dadan hadn’t finished speaking when he heard the neighing of horses outside.

The two exchanged a glance and then ran out, only to see Lin Fan thrown from his horse. Having barely learned a few horsemanship skills, Lin Fan was completely unable to control his warhorse.

The knight quickly pulled on the reins and looked at Lin Fan, "Sir, how about I drive you there in the carriage?"

Lin Fan stood up and dusted himself off. "It's alright, I'll try again. The carriage is too slow."

So he mounted the horse again, trying to ride it. It wasn't that he couldn't ride, but Lin Fan could only ride slowly; if he tried to speed up, he would lose control.

A strange, slender arm calmed the horse, which was about to lose control again.

"That horse, that horse has grown arms! Horse, horse demon!" Chen Ergou shouted at Bo Wang, who had stretched out one arm and whose neck had become uneven in thickness.

Bo Wang snorted dismissively, "You have hands too? Are you a transvestite?"