121: Chapter 126

The Corpse Beetles, which had been ferocious just a moment ago, were caught off guard by the corpse-dissolving powder and went into a frenzy.

Pan Zi was so happy he slapped his thigh. "Damn it! You lot of vermin have finally met your match!"

He gave Wu Xie a thumbs-up. "Third Young Master, you're really something!"

"Master Lin is even more impressive—he probably calculated that we would run into this situation, which is why he gave us the corpse-dissolving powder. This gentleman has solid martial arts skills, extensive knowledge, and can even divine the future. If I had even half his ability, I could die without regrets!"

"Brother Pan, it's bad! The bugs are heading for Third Young Master!"

A-Kui saw the Corpse Beetles crawling up the wall, and his heart jumped into his throat. "Third Young Master, watch out!"

Wu Xie looked down and saw a dark swarm of bugs almost reaching his feet; he shivered in fear.

He hurriedly rummaged through his bag for the corpse-dissolving powder, broke the seal, and poured it down the cave entrance.

"Damn it, keep crawling! I'll show you! Let's see if I can't kill you all!"

Most of the Corpse Beetles climbing on the wall began to emit white smoke, and one after another, they fell off.

The Fatty and A-Kui finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing this.

It was fortunate that Master Lin had given them the corpse-dissolving powder in advance; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to pass this trial today and would have all perished here.

But the next second, Pan Zi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Little... Little Third Young Master!"

"Pan Zi, don't scare me!"

Wu Xie turned around abruptly.

When he saw what was behind him, he was so scared his soul nearly left his body.

He saw a dense swarm of Corpse Beetles surging toward him from the depths of the cave, their numbers several times greater than those outside the entrance.

Wu Xie wondered if these things were like humans and could signal each other for help; otherwise, it was impossible for so many to appear all at once.

It was just like poking a hornet's nest of Corpse Beetles.

"Little Third Young Master, use the corpse-dissolving powder quickly!"

Wu Xie reacted immediately, pulled out the bottle of corpse-dissolving powder, and began to back away while sprinkling it on the ground.

But he forgot that he was standing at the cave entrance.

If he kept backing up, there would be a cliff beneath his feet.

Although the entrance wasn't exceptionally high from the ground, it certainly wasn't low either.

A drop of five or six meters—even if he didn't die from the fall, he would likely break most of the bones in his body.

What was even more fatal was that there were countless Corpse Beetles waiting below and on the walls.

If Wu Xie really fell, it would be like delivering himself as a meal.

One of his feet had already stepped onto the edge of the entrance.

"Little Third Young Master, you can't retreat any further!" Pan Zi shouted desperately.

But this warning came too late.

As soon as Pan Zi finished speaking, Wu Xie tumbled down from the entrance.

The Fatty and A-Kui wanted to rush over to save him, but it was simply too late.

Just at this moment, a figure suddenly shot out from mid-air, spinning like a cannonball, flew to Wu Xie's side, grabbed his waist, and landed steadily on the ground with him.

Lin Fan landed on one knee and slammed his right palm fiercely onto the ground.

A blood-red current of energy immediately exploded outwards in all directions.

Those Corpse Beetles felt a terrifying sense of oppression and dared not move recklessly, turning around and fleeing in droves.

However, the group inside the cave was still charging this way.

Wu Xie had just killed many of their kind with the corpse-dissolving powder, and they were determined to make him pay with his life.

Lin Fan slowly raised his eyes, his pitch-black pupils filled with killing intent.

The Corpse Beetles in the cave entrance shivered at this look, turned around, and fled, not daring to stay a second longer.

Pan Zi and the others were completely stunned, their mouths hanging open for a long time.

This actually worked?

Those Corpse Beetles that had almost cost them their lives just now were actually scared away by a single glance from Lin Fan?

Their hearts were in turmoil; they didn't know whether to say Lin Fan was a true god or if they were just too incompetent.

But it had to be said, that look Lin Fan gave was truly chilling.

Even they, as his teammates, felt a cold shiver down their spines.

"Brother Expert, thank you. If you hadn't arrived so quickly, the three of us would surely have perished here today."

Once the crisis was resolved, Lin Fan finally returned to their side, and the heart that had been stuck in Wu Xie's throat finally settled back into his chest.

Lin Fan glanced at Wu Xie, then his gaze slowly shifted to Pan Zi.

Pan Zi was covered in sweat from head to toe, with beads of sweat as big as beans falling like rain, one after another.

He and that guy named A-Kui had both been bitten by the Corpse Beetles earlier.

Although the bugs had run away, it looked like the two of them wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

Pan Zi noticed Lin Fan staring at him.

On his pale, large face, he forced out an even more miserable smile.

"Master Lin, thank you for saving me. I'm fine, I can still walk; I definitely won't be a burden to everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body leaned backward, and he looked about to collapse to the ground.

Wu Xie rushed over immediately. "Pan Zi, how are you? Pan Zi, wake up! We're a team, you can't collapse!"

Although Wu Xie and Pan Zi weren't very close, they had, after all, come back from the gates of hell together.

Moreover, Pan Zi had just risked his life to protect him, buying him time to escape.

A brother like this was worth befriending.

"Little Third Young Master, stop shouting. Pan Zi and I are done for. But seeing that you're okay, we can rest easy."

"Little Third Young Master, remember, if you find the ghost seal later, take a good look at it for us. We... we won't be able to accompany you to the end." A-Kui said with great effort.

Wu Xie shook his head violently. "No, no, you won't die, trust me."

He turned his head to look at Xiao Chuchu. "Chuchu, aren't you a doctor? Come over quickly and save them!"

Wu Xie's voice was filled with urgency; it was clear that he had already accepted Pan Zi and A-Kui as his own people.

Xiao Chuchu walked over, first checked Pan Zi's wound, then took out a stethoscope and pressed it against his chest to listen.

"The wound itself isn't fatal, but the Corpse Beetle that bit him was poisonous. But it's fine; an injection of anti-venom serum will solve it."

Saying this, Xiao Chuchu had already pulled out a syringe, preparing to inject Pan Zi.

The needle tip was about to pierce Pan Zi's skin.

But Lin Fan suddenly saw something moving inside Pan Zi's stomach.

"Don't move." Lin Fan stepped across. "You cannot give him that injection."

"Why? Don't you know how severely injured he is right now? If he doesn't get the injection, he could die at any moment."

Lin Fan pulled her aside, his tone cold. "If something really goes wrong, you won't be able to handle the consequences."

Xiao Chuchu was thrown aside and nearly lost her footing; she was furious, so angry she couldn't even speak properly.

She really couldn't understand what sin she had committed in her past life to run into such an unreasonable person.

"I'm taking over this patient; you go handle the other one."

"You—" Xiao Chuchu wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face.

Not only did he steal her patient, but he also dared to order her around? Did he really think she, the young lady of the Xiao family, was a pushover?

Lin Fan couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her.

He tapped several acupuncture points on Pan Zi's body with crisp, decisive movements.

Afterward, he pressed his left hand onto Pan Zi's chest, slowly exerting force from his palm.

A warm current of energy seeped inside, and Pan Zi's stomach immediately felt warm, making him feel much more comfortable.

Xiao Chuchu scoffed. "Playing mysterious."

She had been a doctor for so many years and had never seen anyone treat an illness like this.

Not in Western medicine, nor in Traditional Chinese medicine.

No matter how she looked at it, Lin Fan's technique seemed like those charlatans in TV dramas; he was completely a fraud.

She looked down at her watch; the optimal time to administer the serum to Pan Zi was only fifteen minutes.

Eleven minutes had already passed, so she would wait for him for two minutes.

She wanted to see what kind of tricks this Lin Fan could pull.

Once the two minutes were up, no matter what he said, even if he was overbearing, she would absolutely not back down.

Human life was at stake; nothing was more important than that.

Lin Fan turned to look at Wu Xie. "Help me hold him down, and absolutely do not let go."

Wu Xie nodded. He didn't know what Lin Fan was going to do, but by now, he had almost unconditional trust in Lin Fan.

Lin Fan extended two fingers and slowly reached toward Pan Zi's wound.

As soon as Xiao Chuchu saw this action, she became anxious on the spot.

This action by Lin Fan left everyone around them dumbfounded.

What exactly did this kid Lin Fan want to do? He actually dared to touch the patient's wound directly.

Wasn't this obviously rubbing salt into someone's wound?

It was too cruel; this guy was simply not human.

Calling him a demon wouldn't be an exaggeration.

When killing enemies, he was swift and ruthless, and he showed no mercy even to his own people.

Xiao Chen was just about to rush up to stop him, but Pan Zi suddenly spoke up. "Doctor Xiao, don't come over. I trust Master Lin; he definitely wouldn't harm me."

Although his voice was weak, his tone was filled with grit.

Lin Fan looked down at him.

To be honest, in his eyes, Pan Zi was no different from an ant, not worth the effort to harm.

If it weren't for the fact that Pan Zi was loyal enough to Wu Xie and had a bit of a manly spirit, Lin Fan wouldn't have bothered to lift a finger.

"Chuchu, A-Kui is also about to collapse, you should go check on him."

Seeing that Xiao Chuchu's anger was about to boil over, Wu Xie hurriedly spoke up to smooth things over.

Xiao Chuchu snorted coldly. Although she was burning with anger inside, she forced herself to suppress it.

Pan Zi was a patient, and A-Kui was also a patient.

She was determined to cure A-Kui and let that ungrateful Pan Zi, as well as that self-righteous jerk, see clearly who was actually right.

Xiao Chuchu walked over to A-Kui and comforted him softly. "Don't be afraid, I will definitely cure you."

A-Kui nodded. "Okay, go ahead, Doctor Xiao, I trust you."

Xiao Chuchu took out another anti-venom serum.

Lin Fan glanced at her but didn't stop her this time.

There were no Corpse Beetles inside A-Kui, so using the anti-venom serum would indeed help him recover.

"What are you looking at, you jerk." Xiao Chuchu rolled her eyes at Lin Fan.

The moment the needle pierced A-Kui's skin, he was in so much pain he nearly cried out.

He lamented inwardly: Doctor Xiao, this is too harsh, are you taking out your anger on Master Lin on me? Who did I offend?

On the other side, Lin Fan extended two fingers again.

He had originally intended to help Pan Zi remove the Corpse Beetle from his stomach, but after being interrupted by Xiao Chuchu, he had to gather his energy again.

Between his two slender fingers, a visible wave of energy slowly emerged.

Wu Xie's eyes widened, and before he could even be surprised, Lin Fan's fingers had already probed into Pan Zi's wound.

Pan Zi clenched his fists tightly, trembling all over from the pain, but he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.

But the next second, he was stunned.

He could clearly feel a finger moving back and forth inside his stomach.

And there was a little thing like a spider scurrying around inside.

Lin Fan's two fingers seemed as if they could stretch infinitely, and even he could feel that his fingertips had clamped onto the lively thing inside Pan Zi's stomach.

Before long, he withdrew his fingers.

A Corpse Beetle, one size larger than a big spider, was thus pinched in his hand.