257: Chapter 257: He called out with great enthusiasm.

Lin Fan looked at Wang Laoliu, who was kowtowing on the sand with loud thuds, and for a moment couldn't quite keep up with the other person's train of thought.

Is this some kind of sect grand tournament scene?

Lose a fight and immediately kowtow on the spot, crying and begging to become a disciple?

No, big brother, we are on a Deserted Island here, not founding a sect.

Could it be that he hit too hard and broke his brain?

But it seemed he didn't hit his brain!

"Master! It was me who was blind to Mount Tai! It was me who had dog eyes and looked down on people!"

Seeing that Lin Fan didn't react, Wang Laoliu kowtowed even harder, looking as miserable as could be.

"Wang Laoliu, where is your professional ethics as a killer? At a time like this, shouldn't you say something to me like 'kill or carve me as you please'?"

Wang Laoliu mistakenly thought Lin Fan was deliberately mocking him. "Since you are unwilling to take me as a disciple, then I am willing to be your dog! I beg you to give me a chance to be a dog!"

"A dog?"

Lin Fan was amused; this was certainly fresh.

Just a moment ago, he had that arrogant look of 'I am number one in the world, you intern can go die for Lord Grandpa', and now he was crying and shouting to be a dog?

His brain probably wasn't broken; he just wanted to survive.

"Fine then." Lin Fan looked at Wang Laoliu, whose face was covered in snot and tears, and suddenly smiled. "Want to be a dog, right?"

Hearing this, Wang Laoliu's movements paused, and then he was overjoyed, nodding repeatedly.

"Yes! Yes! I want to be a dog!"

"Then... just talking without practicing won't do." Lin Fan crossed his arms and nodded his chin at him. "You have to let me inspect the goods."

"To be a dog, you must have the awareness of being a dog."

Lin Fan said slowly, "Bark twice first and let me listen."

"..."

The expression on Wang Laoliu's face instantly froze.

The sea breeze blew past, whipping up a few grains of sand that hit Wang Laoliu's flushed face.

Bark? Make him learn to bark like a dog?

A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! This brat is going too far in bullying others.

However, when his gaze met Lin Fan's calm, waveless eyes that even carried a hint of playfulness, the hot-bloodedness in his heart vanished instantly.

He remembered the hand that grabbed his wrist just now; that strength simply did not belong to a human.

He remembered his knee that had been kicked and broken with a single kick; that speed was something he couldn't even react to.

Killing him was truly simpler than pinching to death an ant for this person surnamed Lin.

Dignity?

Can dignity be eaten as a meal?

Once dead, everything is gone.

The muscles on Wang Laoliu's face twitched frantically, struggling for a full dozen seconds. In the end, his meager dignity was still suppressed by his survival instinct.

He squeezed out two dry syllables, "Woof... Woof..."

Yet Lin Fan acted as if he hadn't heard, picking his ear.

"What? The wind is too strong, I can't hear clearly."

Wang Laoliu's body trembled. He closed his eyes and opened his mouth again.

This time, he used all his strength, strained his throat, and let out a loud bark.

"Woof! Woof woof!!"

The barking echoed across the empty beach, truly carrying a bit of the flavor of a stray dog.

"Mhm, not bad." Lin Fan nodded with satisfaction. "Barking pretty energetically."

Wang Laoliu stopped, raised his head, and looked at Lin Fan.

"Then... now... can you let me go?"

"Yes."

Hearing this, Wang Laoliu felt as if he had been granted amnesty. "Tha... Thank you... Rest assured, I will never do anything to wrong you in the future."

Uh... Why does this sound somewhat off?

Lin Fan looked Wang Laoliu up and down, wondering if this fellow was from the same country as him.

Why did the words he spoke always sound a bit awkward?

However, he had no interest in knowing which country Laoliu was from; he just wanted to see if a single kick from him could stomp Wang Laoliu to death.

"You're welcome." Lin Fan waved his hand, the smile on his face becoming increasingly amiable, "You don't need to be a dog anymore."

He squatted down and patted Wang Laoliu's face.

"Because you can go straight to being a ghost."

The expression on Wang Laoliu's face turned from astonishment to dullness, and finally to complete ashes.

He foolishly looked at Lin Fan, as if he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

Lin Fan stood up, looking down at him from above, the smile on his face already gone. "What is the point of keeping you? To eat dog meat for the New Year?"

"Sorry, I'm allergic to dog meat."

"Moreover, for a mad dog that can bite back at any time, it's more environmentally friendly to smash its dog head early on."

Wang Laoliu finally reacted.

This brat... from beginning to end, never thought about letting him go!

Playing with him!

He had been playing with him all along!

"Little bastard! You fucking lack credibility!" Wang Laoliu roared out.

"Credibility?" Lin Fan sneered, "Didn't I just learn this thing from you?"

After speaking, Lin Fan stopped talking nonsense, raised his foot, and prepared to test how much strength his pair of feet actually had.

At this critical moment!

"Ah!"

Wang Laoliu used his only remaining good hand to violently claw at the ground, grabbing a large handful of sand and fiercely throwing it toward Lin Fan's face!

Lin Fan's body was faster than his brain. Almost the moment Wang Laoliu raised his hand, he had already sidestepped to avoid it.

The sand could not blind his eyes.

Yet just with this delay...

Wang Laoliu's entire body had already used this momentum to roll all the way across the sandy ground, rolling toward the reef area!

"Damn!"

Lin Fan cursed inwardly. This old fellow really had his survival skills maxed out.

He opened his strides and wanted to chase.

With his current speed, catching up to a disabled person with a broken leg was a piece of cake.

However, at this moment, "Lin Fan!!"

A sharp female voice came from the Karst Cave entrance above.

Lin Fan's pursuing footsteps suddenly paused.

Subconsciously, he raised his head to look toward the cave entrance—it was Liu Feifei.

In just this split second of distraction, Wang Laoliu had already rolled to the edge of the reef.

"Brat! Even if I become a ghost, Laozi will not let you go!!"

"Then I will first grind your bones to ashes and scatter them, so you won't even be able to become a ghost."

Lin Fan got up again and ran toward Wang Laoliu, a single step spanning several meters.

Song Ya and Xu Zhixia only felt a blur before their eyes as Lin Fan's figure had already swept past them, stirring up a gust of fierce wind.

Too fast.

So fast it exceeded their comprehension.

However, Wang Laoliu's body had already slipped halfway off the reef.

No matter how fast Lin Fan's speed was, he couldn't outpace him.

When Lin Fan's figure appeared on that reef, Wang Laoliu had already disappeared.

Below was a cluster of black reefs, jagged like dog teeth.

The raging waves frantically washed and impacted, stirring up pale white splashes taller than a person.

The waves churned, and aside from endless foam and undercurrents, nothing could be seen.

Cut weeds without eradicating the roots, and the spring breeze will blow them back to life—he understood this logic.

But...

A disabled person with a shattered kneecap and a dislocated wrist falling into this kind of sea condition...

The chance of survival was zero.

Even if he was lucky enough to survive drowning and impact and manage to crawl onto the beach, his injuries wouldn't last two days in this wilderness without medicine and food.

What he wanted was Wang Laoliu's life.

Since Wang Laoliu wanted an intact corpse, he would satisfy him.

"Lin Fan!!"

From the Karst Cave entrance above, Liu Feifei's voice came again, "President Su has woken up! She... she seems not right! Come up and take a look quickly!"

He walked back to the beach, bent down to pick up the pistol he had dropped on the ground earlier, and then walked over to the two of them.

"Let's go up first."

The two nodded. Lin Fan's speed was faster than theirs; the two had barely walked halfway when Lin Fan had already walked to the Karst Cave platform.

Zhou Kai leaned on a wooden stick, limping as he guarded the cave entrance. Seeing Lin Fan return safe and sound, his pale face finally regained some color.

"Brother Fan!"

Zhou Kai greeted him excitedly, wanting to say something, but was stopped by a wave of Lin Fan's hand.

"Watch the cave entrance well, don't let Yang Ningcong and the others come up."

Dropping these words, Lin Fan walked straight toward the depths of the Karst Cave.

Liu Feifei was crowding around Su Qingxue. Seeing Lin Fan enter, she quickly made way. "Lin Fan, you're finally back. Su..."

"President Su, how are you feeling?"

Lin Fan completely ignored her, his gaze falling directly on Su Qingxue.

Su Qingxue had indeed woken up.

She had her eyes open, but those once sharp and bright phoenix eyes were now devoid of light.

Her lips were chapped and peeling, her complexion was so pale that there wasn't a trace of color, and the whole person looked quite fragile.

Seeing Lin Fan approach, her chapped lips moved, struggling to emit a faint syllable.

"Lin Fan... I..."

That voice was so light and hoarse that it seemed she would lose her breath if she said a few more words.

Lin Fan interrupted her, "Don't speak for now, save some energy."

At this moment, Xu Zhixia also climbed up. Before she could catch her breath, Lin Fan called out, "Dr. Xu, come and take a look..."