Lin Wan stood on the steps of the ruined temple.
The early winter sunlight shone on her, but it could not melt the icy chill in her eyes.
She looked down at the members of the Old Lin family as if they were nothing more than corpses.
“You heartless little bitch! How dare you point a stick at me!”
Old Madam Lin finally recovered from her shock and immediately started cursing.
Relying on her old age, she believed Lin Wan wouldn’t dare lay a hand on her.
“I don’t care about your independent household registration! In Xinghua Village, filial piety comes above everything!”
Old Madam Lin repeatedly slammed her cane against the ground.
“You’re a member of the Lin family! The money you earn belongs to the Lin family!”
“If you don’t hand over your silver and treasures today, I’ll report you to the magistrate for being unfilial! You’ll rot in prison for the rest of your life!”
Looking at Old Madam Lin’s shameless, robber-like expression, Lin Wan didn’t even feel angry anymore.
Trying to reason with people like them was nothing but a waste of breath.
“Go ahead,” Lin Wan said calmly.
She flipped her wrist and took out the family severance agreement bearing everyone’s red thumbprints.
Holding the document between her fingers as if it were garbage, she flicked it straight onto Old Madam Lin’s wrinkled face.
Smack.
The paper slid down her face and fell into the mud.
“The agreement is here. The village chief witnessed it, and it has already been filed with the authorities.”
Crossing her arms, Lin Wan looked at her coldly.
“It clearly states that the life or death of the Old Lin family has absolutely nothing to do with me, Lin Wan.”
“Even if you died in front of me right now, the most I’d do is buy you a straw mat, wrap your body in it, and dump you behind the mountain.”
“Y-you…”
Old Madam Lin’s face turned pale with rage. She clutched her chest, gasping for breath, unable to say another word.
“Lin Wan, don’t get so full of yourself!”
Lin Daqiang, who had remained silent until now, finally couldn’t hold back any longer.
He had long been eyeing the meat hanging in the courtyard, along with the rumored fortune that could buy a large house.
“You won’t hand it over? Fine! I’ll search the place myself!”
Confident because of his large build, Lin Daqiang believed Lin Wan had only beaten him yesterday because he had been caught off guard.
Rolling up his sleeves, he swung his fists viciously and charged straight into the ruined temple like an enraged bull.
“Daqiang, search every corner! Don’t leave even a single floor tile unchecked!” Zhang Shi shouted excitedly from behind, as if she could already see piles of silver waiting for her.
Watching Lin Daqiang rush toward her without a care for his life, murderous intent instantly flared in Lin Wan’s eyes.
Looking for death!
Instead of retreating, she let out a cold snort and charged straight at him.
“Get out of my way, you little bitch!”
Roaring furiously, Lin Daqiang threw a fist as big as a sandbag directly at her face.
If that punch had landed, the original Lin Wan’s frail body would have suffered a serious concussion.
But Lin Wan was a top assassin, highly skilled in every form of combat.
Against absolute technique, brute strength was nothing but a collection of openings.
She shifted her body slightly, slipping past his powerful punch as smoothly as an eel.
At the same time, her left hand clamped onto his right wrist like a pair of iron pliers.
Crack.
With perfect precision, her thumb pressed directly onto the nerve in his wrist.
“Argh!”
Lin Daqiang instantly felt his entire right arm go numb, completely losing all strength.
Before he could react, Lin Wan grabbed his collar with her right hand.
Her right leg stepped between his legs, destroying his balance.
She tightened her core and exploded with force.
“Up!”
With a low shout, she executed a textbook-perfect shoulder throw.
The more than 160-pound Lin Daqiang was hurled over her shoulder like a rag doll.
Bang!
He crashed heavily onto the hard stone ground of the courtyard.
The impact sent dust flying everywhere.
“Ahhh! My waist! It’s broken! My waist is broken!”
Lin Daqiang let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered, curling into a ball as he rolled across the ground in agony.
The entire exchange lasted less than three breaths.
It happened so quickly that everyone watching was left stunned.
“Daqiang!”
Zhang Shi screamed. Seeing her precious son beaten, she forgot all her fear.
With both arms spread wide, she charged at Lin Wan like a raging wild boar.
“You little bitch! I’ll fight you to the death!”
Lin Wan’s eyes remained icy cold.
She didn’t even spare Zhang Shi a glance.