Chapter Seventeen: The Fierce Giant

  The giant walked extremely fast, Li Qian turned around on his horse and looked towards the giant's back. Suddenly, he remembered that he had indeed seen this giant once before, that night when he was fighting a leopard, in the forest he saw a giant, but at that time he didn't see clearly what he looked like, and later being busy with things, he forgot about it, not thinking that today they would meet again.

  Looking at the giant's back, Li Qin thought: "This guy looks like he really has a fierce aura, if he could live to the Three Kingdoms period, maybe he would be a top-notch hero!"

  "He shouted loudly: 'Hey, I'm asking this brother, what's your name? My surname is Li, and my given name is Qīn...'" But the giant didn't stop, continuing to walk quickly with big strides.

  Xu Xiaoni said: "Qin Ge, don't ask anymore. That guy must have gotten into trouble and is running for his life! Look ahead!"

  Li Qin turned around and looked ahead, only to see a large group of people lying scattered on the distant road, while even further away, there were many horses running wildly in the woods by the roadside.

  Li Qin only took a glance ahead and immediately turned back, looking at the giant, saying: "Who is this guy after all? Have you ever seen him before, Xiao Ni?"

  Xu Xiaoni also turned around, shaking his head and saying: "I haven't seen him before, and judging from his accent, he's not a native of Fuping either."

  Li Qin no longer hesitated, spurred his horse's belly and said: "Rescuing people is urgent, these people look like they were injured by that guy!"

  The little black horse ran over and stopped in front of the pile of people on the ground. Li Qin called out, "Liu brother, how is it you?"

  Lying on the ground was none other than Liu Sheng, along with his group of sturdy house servants, numbering over twenty, all sprawled out on the ground, wincing in pain.

  Li QIN jumped off his horse and ran to Liu Sheng's side, asking: "Brother Liu, were you beaten by that ruffian?"

  Liu Sheng lay on the ground, his whole body slightly convulsing, his facial muscles twisted in agony. He said: "So it's Brother Li, did you see that scoundrel? Didn't he also break your leg?"

  Li Qindao was shocked and asked, "Did he break your leg?" Looking around, he saw that there were more than 20 people lying on the ground, all with bruised faces and noses, groaning in pain, apparently all with broken bones.

  He was even more surprised and asked: "Were all of you beaten by that guy? Did he knock down twenty or so of you by himself?"

  That giant was actually a martial arts master, and the Liu Sheng in front of him was already the number one villain in Fuping. The giant not only broke his bones but also knocked down so many family guards! It can be said that this giant is simply extremely evil, rarely seen in the world!

  Liu Sheng was covered in sweat, and he was now stiffening himself to hold back his cries. When Li Qin asked him questions, he said: "Brother, don't ask anymore, hurry up and send your brother to the manor!"

  Li Qin quickly examined his broken leg and saw that the left tibia was fractured. He said, "This won't do, you can't move now. I'll set your bone for you. Xiaoni, go into town to Liu's house to send a message, have them send a horse carriage over..."

  Liu Sheng pointed west and said, "No need to enter the city, outside the city is my estate, which is used for raising cattle and sheep. Let this little brother go and report, let them send a few more cars."

  Xu Xiaoni responded with a sound, wanting to turn around and ride the black horse, but then remembered that his riding skills were not good, and without Li QIN, he couldn't ride alone. He had no choice but to spread his legs and run in the direction Liu Sheng pointed.

  Li QIN helped Liu Sheng endure the pain, reset and bandaged his broken bones, then found a wooden stick, untied Liu Sheng's belt, fixed and tied up the broken bones, before going to rescue other family members. Fortunately, the injuries of the other family members were lighter than Liu Sheng's, and they were all initially treated in no time.

  Distant shouts were heard, and several large carts driven by Liu's servants arrived. Li Qin directed them to carefully lift all the wounded onto the carts, instructing the horses to move slowly to avoid jolting the broken bones. The group then rushed to Liu Sheng's estate.

  Liu Sheng's estate is vast, but there are not many houses for people to live in. Mainly cowsheds and sheepfolds, it seems that this is a place for raising cattle and sheep, while horses are raised in the main house inside Liu Sheng City.

  Li Qin personally carried Liu Sheng and put him on the bed, untied the wooden belt around his waist, and re-examined his injuries. After giving Liu Sheng a full-body examination, Li Qin said: "Brother Liu, fortunately, apart from your leg being broken, all the other injuries are just flesh wounds, there's no internal injury, this is good, you just need to take care of yourself well, and after a few months, you'll be fully recovered, you can rest assured."

  He had someone go into town to buy medicine, and then continued to re-examine the injuries of the family servants. After a short while, the medicine was bought back, and he again applied medicine and bandages. He was busy for more than two hours, only then did he finish handling everything, and by that time he was exhausted and drenched in sweat.

  Li Qin returned to Liu Sheng's house, sat down beside the couch and asked: "Brother Liu, what is going on? Tell me quickly."

  Liu Sheng lay on the couch for half a day, although his legs were still in severe pain, but he had slightly recovered and said: "It's really infuriating to say that the scoundrel stole my best sheep and ate it. I raised hundreds of cattle and several hundred sheep in this manor, originally losing one or two would not matter, but early this morning the servant came to report that the best sheep was lost last night! Brother, can you say that I shouldn't be anxious?"

  Li QIN just knew that the giant had actually stolen and eaten the Liu family's prize sheep.

  Liu Shengdao said, "That sheep is the one I use for breeding, it's a breed of sheep, and also the leader of the flock. To have it stolen, isn't that a big deal? Of course, I had to come personally to investigate. How infuriating! The thief stole the sheep and didn't even run far, actually roasting and eating it in the nearby woods. Is this reasonable? Does he think he can stay here for long, getting hungry and stealing my sheep to eat?"

  Li Qin hastily comforted him, saying: "As long as we catch him... hmm, why bother with someone like that? Let's just consider it a charity to him." He had originally wanted to say they would catch him and give him a good beating, but in reality, Liu Sheng was the one who got beaten up, so he changed his words.

  Liu Sheng said with indignation: "Even if it's charity, you can't give away the head sheep! I was furious and took my family guards to reason with him. Unexpectedly, this man was extremely ferocious, and with one move, he pulled me off the horse, broke my leg, and my family guards were also beaten down from their horses, battered one by one, and no one could move. If it weren't for you passing by, brother, I would have been tortured to death on the road!"

  Li Qingshu thought: "Who is this person? Judging from his appearance, as long as he's not dead, he must be a super ruthless man from the Three Kingdoms period. But which ruthless men are there in Xiliang? Is it Dong Zhuo? Unlikely, Dong Zhuo is a rich man. Is it Ma Teng? Also unlikely, the Ma family is a noble and wealthy family, even if they've declined, they wouldn't do something like this. Is it Han Sui? He was an official before he became a bandit, and he's a big-time bandit leader, so it can't be him either. Lü Bu? Doesn't seem to be from Xiliang originally. Zhang Fei? Isn't he a butcher? Also impossible, he's also a rich man, and he's not from Xiliang either. Then who could it be?"

  Unable to figure out who it was, Li Qin could only say: "More than 20 of you were beaten by him alone..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Liu Sheng shouted: "He's not human, he must be a monster, I don't know where this monster came from! If he were an ordinary person, how could he be so cruel? I've traveled all over the south and north for many years, but I've never seen such a cruel person, even more ruthless than me. So he's definitely not human, he's a monster!"

  "He thought to himself: 'That's because you've never seen someone who's truly ruthless, so you think you're ruthless enough!'"

  He nodded and said, "It's definitely a monster. Brother Liu, since he is a monster, you shouldn't seek revenge against him either. How can good people like us see eye to eye with monsters? You're right, aren't you? Spare his life and give your brother some face. Don't harm his life. It's not easy for him to cultivate to this point!"

  Liu Sheng cleared his throat and thought to himself, "There's a way out, so I'll take it. It's not like I'd really dare to find that person for revenge!" He sighed and said, "Alright, considering our brotherly relationship, I'll let him off this time. After all, even a demon is a living being. Let's just say I'm doing a good deed and spare his life."

  Xiao Nidi, who was standing outside, curled his lips and thought: "Who is sparing whom?"

  Li QIN patted Liu Sheng's hand and said, "That's right." He looked at the sky outside and it was already afternoon. They had delayed for so long that they wouldn't be able to sign up for military service today.

  "He said, 'Liu brother, take good care of your injury, I'll go home to prepare the medicine. If it's an ointment, it will probably take a day or two. I'll come back to see you tomorrow or the day after.' With that, he stood up and was about to leave."

  Liu Sheng suddenly said, "Brother, I heard you've helped the villagers pay their taxes by replacing their sheep? It only took one day for the whole city to find out, and even I heard about it!" He raised his hand and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Li Lang is the most righteous!"

  Li Qindao said: "I... how could I? Brother Liu gave me the sheep, and I helped our fellow villagers pay their taxes. This righteous deed was actually done by you, Brother Liu, but unfortunately others don't know about it, and instead I got a good name out of it. It's not right in my heart!"

  Liu Sheng burst out laughing and said, "Brother knows my leg is broken and I'm not feeling well, so he's intentionally saying nice things to comfort me. But with this comfort, I actually feel a lot better!"

  Li QIN smiled and said: "Brother Liu, take good care of your injury, I'll be off now!" He bid farewell with a bow, took Xu Xiaoni with him, left the manor, mounted his horse and headed back to the village.

  At this time, a servant behind called out: "Li Gongzi, stop in your steps!"

  Li QIN turned around and saw two servants driving a flock of sheep out of the manor gate. The servant who spoke stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Young Master Li, my master said that your sheep are gone because you took the blame for him, so they're gone. Therefore, my master wants to ask you to do it again, and he'll give you twenty more sheep!"

  Li Qinhaha laughed loudly and said, "Alright, then I'll help Brother Liu out again!" He didn't decline, Liu Sheng didn't give him a chance to refuse in person, which he understood.

  He rode on horseback and let Xu Xiaoni drive the sheep together back to the village.

  On the road, Li Qin was full of doubts and asked: "Xiao Ni, did you hear that rascal's accent? It wasn't from Fuping, but rather from Xiliang?"

  Xu Xiaoni shook his head and said, "I couldn't hear clearly, but it's definitely not a local accent, nor is it from the Hu people. It might be someone from the Central Plains, maybe they committed a crime in the Central Plains and escaped to our place. Who let our place be on the border, and it's not very peaceful, fugitives love to hide here."

  Li Qian hummed and thought: "Fugitive? It seems that many people in the Three Kingdoms period were fugitives!"

  Xu Xiaoni looked up at Li Qin and smiled: "Brother Qin, thanks to that scoundrel, otherwise where would we get so many sheep? We'll have mutton for dinner tonight, okay?"

  Li Qindao said: "Cheng, I'll make sure you have enough to eat!"

  The two of them chatted and laughed as they returned to Fu Jiao Village.

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