"You're looking for death!"
Wu Kai cursed and kicked at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan stood his ground. Chu Zi, standing behind him, stepped forward and punched Wu Kai’s instep.
"Ah!"
Wu Kai screamed, fell flat on his back, and clutched his right leg on the ground, his face contorted in pain.
"Hurry up, all of you, get on him!"
He glanced at Chu Zi and snarled, "Damn it, I didn't get to have my way with Zhang Tingting, but I didn't expect to find someone even more alluring here. Grab her, I'm going to have my way with her tonight!"
Two bodyguards charged forward simultaneously, but they couldn’t even see Chu Zi’s figure clearly.
A blur of motion, fast as lightning, was followed by several dull thuds.
The two bodyguards collapsed on the ground, groaning in pain, unable to get up.
Wu Kai was stunned. Who was this woman?
"You, you just wait for me!"
He realized it was better to retreat for now, spat out a vicious threat, and scrambled away.
Chu Zi wanted to chase, but Lin Fan stopped her. "Saving the person is more important."
"Doctor Lin, and this… heroic lady, thank you."
Zhang Qiang, bruised and swollen, felt a great sense of relief.
A foul odor filled the room, causing Lin Fan to frown.
It was the smell of vomit from someone who had drunk pesticide, an unbearable stench.
Zhang Tingting lay on the bed, her pretty face pale, her lips tinged blue, her eyes closed tightly.
An iron basin on the floor was filled with her vomit.
Without any aversion, Lin Fan walked over, pried open her eyelids to examine them, and then took her pulse.
Her pulse was weak, and a wheezing sound came from her lungs with each breath.
"The toxins have already invaded her lungs. It's more serious than I thought," Lin Fan sighed inwardly. Even if she were sent to a major hospital and underwent expensive treatment, it would only prolong her life by ten days to half a month, nothing more.
Pesticides were extremely toxic. Once ingested, it was like stepping onto the road to hell, a swift journey to meet the King of Hell.
"Doctor Lin, please save my sister! I'll do anything, I'm willing to die!"
Zhang Qiang knelt down with a thud.
"Qiangzi."
Zhang Tingting slowly opened her eyes, her voice extremely weak.
"Sis, I'm here!"
Zhang Qiang grabbed his sister's hand and wept uncontrollably.
"Qiangzi, we're not treating this anymore. I still have thirty thousand yuan on this card. Take it and find a better job in the city. Don't just drift through life."
Zhang Tingting fumbled in her clothes, retrieved a bank card, and placed it in Zhang Qiang's hand.
Zhang Qiang, tears streaming down his face, shook his head vehemently. "No! Sis, keep this money for your treatment. You'll get better…"
"Silly brother."
Zhang Tingting sighed. "I know my body best. Don't waste money anymore. When I'm gone, you don't need to spend money on a coffin. Just cremate me, and bury my ashes next to Mom and Dad."
"Look, Sis, this is Doctor Lin. There's no illness in the world he can't cure!"
"Doctor Lin, you can definitely save my sister, right? Right!"
Zhang Qiang cried out in despair, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to Lin Fan.
With loud thuds, his forehead began to bleed, but he ignored the pain.
Chu Zi, with a kind heart, couldn't bear to witness such a scene and discreetly shed tears aside.
"If you keep dawdling, your sister will truly be beyond saving," Lin Fan said indifferently.
Zhang Qiang shoved the bank card into Lin Fan's hand. "Doctor Lin, this is all the money we have. But don't worry, if you save my sister, I'll work like an ox and horse my entire life, and give you all the money I earn!"
"Looking at how pathetic you two are, how could I bear to take your money?"
Lin Fan casually tossed the bank card onto the bed. "Sister, you can't think about dying now. Your brother is such a scoundrel. If you die, who will take care of him? Who will help him find a wife? What girl would be interested in him?"
"For your brother's sake, you must be strong, and you must overcome the fear of death with willpower, understand?"
Zhang Tingting nodded slightly. "The one I worry about most is Qiangzi. Doctor Lin, you can treat me however you want, I'll listen to you."
Her weak voice was barely audible even to herself, but Lin Fan saw a flicker of hope for survival in her eyes.
Pesticides were poisonous, but not untreatable, as long as Zhang Tingting herself had the will to live.
Lin Fan gently held Zhang Tingting's hand, asked Zhang Qiang to wait outside, and then examined her condition thoroughly.
Zhang Tingting's skin all over her body had been corroded by the poison, turning purplish-blue.
The slightest touch brought agonizing pain.
"Sister Tingting, what kind of wife do you hope Zhang Qiang will find in the future?"
Chu Zi stepped forward, holding Zhang Tingting's hand and speaking to her to distract her.
"Gentle and virtuous, someone who can manage this brat. Preferably not too pretty."
Zhang Tingting had learned her lesson.
In her next life, she wished to be of average appearance, no longer suffering the torments of beauty!
Lin Fan took out a silver needle and pricked Zhang Tingting's hand.
The blood that flowed out had a faint smell of pesticide.
He secretly took out the Golden Silkworm Gu and placed it on Zhang Tingting's hand.
This little fellow was the king of all poisons. He wondered if it could absorb the pesticide's toxins.
The Golden Silkworm Gu sniffed, then displayed an expression of disdain.
Lin Fan could never understand how such a small worm could have so many rich expressions.
"How is it, can you absorb it?" he asked mentally.
The Golden Silkworm Gu rolled its eyes. "There is no poison in this world that this king cannot neutralize. It's just that this is too stinky, I really can't bring myself to eat it!"
"If you help me save her, I'll grant you one wish," Lin Fan tempted it.
This little fellow, despite its size, acted so ancient and dignified.
The Golden Silkworm Gu's eyes lit up. "I want to sleep in a jar from now on, not in your hair."
"Deal."
Lin Fan never expected the Golden Silkworm Gu to make such a simple request and agreed immediately.
"Squeak squeak!"
The Golden Silkworm Gu's tiny body suddenly erupted with golden light.
Lin Fan quickly used his palm as a shield, preventing others from seeing.
Chu Zi held Zhang Tingting's other hand, distracting her.
"Uh…"
Zhang Tingting felt a slight sting in her left hand, and something seemed to be circulating rapidly within her body.
"I don't feel so bad anymore."
To avoid suspicion, Lin Fan drew out a few silver needles with his other hand and inserted them into several acupoints on her body.
The acupoints where these needles were inserted offered no help to the Golden Silkworm Gu, but they could regulate Zhang Tingting's physical condition and help her internal organs recover quickly.
"I'll detoxify you with silver needles now."
Lin Fan told a benevolent lie.