Chapter 1426 - 1420: Attack
"Oh dear, I noticed this issue a long time ago!" Lin Chuan wasn't intimidated by Shi Rongguang's words; instead, he mocked him: "From the first time I saw you, I noticed you don't resemble your father at all. I suspected you weren't his biological son. But because you're family, I didn't want to mention it. But to think, you've admitted it yourself now. See, that's what you call being a real man—taking responsibility for your actions. Good for you, I support you!"
After pausing for a moment, Lin Chuan leaned closer to Shi Rongguang and chuckled, "I'm just curious, if you're not the offspring of Village Chief Shi Houcai, then whose seed are you?"
Zhao Zhonghai stifled his laughter, afraid of provoking the group. The more he interacted with Lin Chuan, the more he admired him. Even when insulting someone, Lin Chuan didn't use profanities, leaving the insulted party at a loss for words. It seemed Zhao needed to learn more from him!
The group that came with Shi Rongguang couldn't help but let out some laughs, but quickly held them back, their faces turning red from holding in their laughter.
Only a minority, like Shi Rongguang, turned pale with anger after hearing those words, glaring at Lin Chuan with murderous intent in their eyes.
"Why aren't you saying anything? I'm genuinely curious about who your real father is. Could it be that you don't even know yourself? That would be tragic. In that case, you would be a bastard. And you should know that being a bastard is unfortunate. If that's really the case, you'd be better off with your current illegitimate status!"
Seeing that the other party still hadn't made a move, Lin Chuan further stoked the flames. Inside, he disdained these people. "If you're going to fight, just fight. Standing there cluelessly won't end this. Hurry up and finish so I can get back to my own matters!"
Lin Chuan's jibes about bastards and illegitimates thoroughly enraged Shi Rongguang. Before Shi Rongguang could make a move, one of his sidekicks launched an attack.
Lin Chuan, having been on guard, dodged a punch from behind even before the guy could land it. Turning around to face the sneak attacker, he laughed and mocked, "Did I perhaps overlook you when I talked about bastards? Is that why you hold a grudge against me? Fine, I've taken note of you now. But please tell me, are you a bastard or an illegitimate child?"
The guy's eyes burned with anger as he grabbed a wooden stick from someone else's hands and swung it wildly at Lin Chuan.
With Lin Chuan's current skills, taking care of these guys was a piece of cake, but he didn't want to reveal his true abilities yet and decided to play along with them a bit longer.
Shi Rongguang slowly retreated to the back, letting his accomplices surround Lin Chuan. This time, they showed no mercy, rushing forward in a swarm. They knew the saying 'two fists can't fend off many hands.' Even if Lin Chuan's skills were excellent, he would still have a tough time handling them all at once.
Lin Chuan and Zhao Zhonghai immediately positioned themselves back-to-back against a nearby wall as the group closed in, ensuring they wouldn't be attacked from all sides. With no fear of attacks from behind, they were able to focus on the opponents from the other three directions.
The inability to attack from the rear actually made Shi Rongguang's manpower seem even more overwhelming.
Zhao Zhonghai found himself surrounded by seven or eight people in a corner. He hurriedly grabbed a table leg from an opponent, using it to keep himself from being overpowered. But given the overwhelming number of opponents, whenever he incapacitated one or two, two more would immediately step in to take their place.
Especially with Zhao Zhonghai wielding just one table leg while his opponents had seven or eight, attacking him continuously from every angle, he gradually found himself overwhelmed and took quite a few hits, growing increasingly resentful, yet helpless.
In contrast, Lin Chuan faced fewer opponents, only five, compared to Zhao Zhonghai's side. However, the ferocity of their attacks far exceeded those of the seven or eight facing Zhao Zhonghai.
Facing Lin Chuan were two tall men who, seemingly full of confidence, were attacking him barehanded without any weapons. The most aggressive among the three others was the one who had first attacked Lin Chuan.
The other two, not to be outdone, kept striking at every vulnerable part of Lin Chuan with their sticks.
As Lin Chuan was dealing with the enemies in front and to his right, two guys on his left exchanged a glance. Then, raising their sticks high, they swung with all their might towards Lin Chuan's head.
Having just deflected the punches and kicks from the two men in front, Lin Chuan now saw a stick coming down on his shoulder from the right, immediately followed by the two guys on the left aiming their sticks at his head.
Wanting to end the fight quickly, Lin Chuan ignored the two sticks from the right, took a few hits firmly, then raised his hand to block the attack from the two on the left.
Seeing his full-force blow with a wooden stick easily blocked by someone and the opponent's face showing no hint of pain, the two people on the left couldn't help but freeze for a moment. It was during this brief lapse that Lin Chuan seized the opportunity to counterattack.
No matter how others tried to attack, he swiftly kicked these two in the lower body, then swung his fists, effectively knocking them out, eliminating future troubles.
Though Lin Chuan knocked out two people, he received a series of blows to the back, his chest and face simultaneously taking several punches, and he didn't know how many times his legs were kicked. However, Lin Chuan didn't feel much pain, which was why he dared to fight so recklessly.
Just after taking down two people, a gap finally appeared, yet before Lin Chuan could catch his breath, three more came at him. But this time, Lin Chuan grabbed the wooden stick from the two he had just defeated, having a weapon made him feel somewhat balanced.
In Lin Chuan's own words: "It's unfair that you gang up against the few of us and don't even give us weapons!"
The fight continued, cries of pain occasionally emerged from the battle group. Village residents who originally intended to walk down this street stayed far away, and those living nearby didn't dare to step out to observe the chaos, at most peeking from behind door cracks or climbing onto their roofs to watch the fight from a distance.
Relying on his body's insensitivity to pain, Lin Chuan purposely took a few more hits to knock out three others.
The people surrounding Zhao Zhonghai were gradually gaining the upper hand. Lin Chuan knew he couldn't handle so many at once, and if things dragged on, Zhao Zhonghai would suffer greatly, as he was already covered in bloodstains, indicating he'd taken several hits!
After knocking out two more people, Lin Chuan seized an opening, risking being chased by sticks, he quickly ran out. He rushed up to Shi Rongguang in a few steps.
Lin Chuan appeared in front of Shi Rongguang like a ghost, wearing a sinister smile, holding a wooden stick in both hands, he spoke harshly: "Shi Rongguang, I remember every hit I took, I'm one for revenge, now I'm here to double it back on you!"
Before Shi Rongguang could speak, Lin Chuan's wooden stick began striking Shi Rongguang fiercely.
Screams akin to those of slaughtered pigs echoed continuously in the small alley, sending chills down the spine of anyone listening from afar.
Shi Rongguang's gang looked dumbfounded; under Shi Rongguang's leadership, they had run rampant in this area. No one had dared to provoke them before, let alone wield a stick against them. But now, they clearly saw Lin Chuan madly beating Shi Rongguang and stood frozen, too scared to approach.
"This, this is not a fight, this is murder!" A frail boy stood dumbstruck, involuntarily muttering.
"Shit, you're too brutal, this is our village head's son. If he dies, you won't get away with it."
"Boss, please let our leader go. We know our mistake, leave now. We shouldn't have stopped you."
The group who was locked in mortal combat with Lin Chuan earlier now started pleading with him upon seeing Lin Chuan beat Shi Rongguang. Even those attacking Zhao Zhonghai stopped to come and persuade Lin Chuan.
Their reaction stemmed from the fact that although they were bosses in the area, they hadn't seen much of the world. Even their fights were minor scuffles, and today they dared to confront Lin Chuan only because they had the numbers.
But during the fight, they realized Lin Chuan and Zhao Zhonghai's prowess, especially Lin Chuan's reckless fighting style, made them inwardly waver. Seeing Lin Chuan's ferocious beating of Shi Rongguang, fear prevented them from stepping forward.
Only when he found himself exhausted did Lin Chuan stop swinging the wooden stick, planting one stick into the ground, gasping for air, looking at the limp Shi Rongguang, finally expressing his pent-up anger.
Since stepping into Stone Village on his first day, the Shi family had always been at odds with Lin Chuan. Though they didn't directly oppose him, opposing Huang Mengqi naturally meant opposing Lin Chuan. Lin Chuan had long been fed up with this family's antics, and today he finally had a reason to properly teach this guy a lesson.
According to Lin Chuan's own words, anyone who can casually change their surname deserves a beating, and he was just substituting his father to teach him a good lesson, daring him to ever admit being a bastard again.