usatvline Chapter 37 Brother, I'm so...cold!
Chapter 37 Brother, I'm so...cold!
Xianyang City.
The curfew bells had already rung.
Suddenly, the sound of frantic hoofbeats echoed down the quiet street!
A swift horse, like a black lightning bolt, shattered the stillness of the night!
The person on horseback was none other than Zhang Fan!
now.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his face no longer held any of his usual calm and composure, only endless murderous intent remained!
He just received a secret report!
Something terrible has happened in Lijia Village!
"Halt! Trespassers will be executed during curfew!"
A patrol of soldiers, armed with long spears, quickly formed a formation and blocked their path.
Zhang Fan suddenly pulled on the reins, and the warhorse reared up and let out a neigh!
"Get out of here!!!"
He let out a wild roar!
Simultaneously.
Suddenly, he pulled out a gleaming golden token from his pocket and hurled it at them!
That was a gold medal bestowed by the First Emperor himself, as if the Emperor himself were present!
The leading captain was so frightened when he saw the token that he immediately knelt down on the ground!
"Open the city gates! Open the city gates now!!!"
Accompanied by his terrified scream, the heavy gates of Xianyang stood in the dead of night!
The gates opened wide for Zhang Fan alone!
Without pausing for a moment, Zhang Fan spurred his horse and, in a blur, charged out of the city gate!
The cold wind was like a knife, scraping against his face.
Only one thought was echoing wildly in his mind!
Don't let anything happen!
Sweet!
Please, please don't let anything happen!
……
When he finally arrived at Lijia Village.
He was greeted by towering flames and the pungent smell of blood.
Village entrance.
The wooden sign that read "Lijia Village" broke in two and burned on the ground.
The entire village was engulfed in flames, devoid of any sign of life.
Zhang Fan tumbled off his horse in a daze, his legs gave way, and he almost knelt on the ground.
He looked at the mutilated, already cold corpses on the ground.
There were elderly people, women, and even infants still in swaddling clothes...
During the day, the villagers were still grateful to him and full of laughter.
now!
They all became silent corpses.
A strong feeling of nausea shot from my stomach straight up to my throat!
"vomit--"
He leaned against the charred wood beside him, vomiting violently.
At this time.
The sound of hurried footsteps could be heard all around, as officers and soldiers rushed over after receiving the news.
They were equally shocked by the hellish scene before them.
Zhang Fan couldn't hear anything anymore.
He stumbled into the inferno, frantically calling out that name:
"Sweet...sweet!"
He frantically searched through the corpses, pushing them aside, the ominous premonition in his heart almost consuming him!
at last!
Beside a half-burnt haystack.
He found that tiny figure.
Her small, naked body, covered in purplish-blue bruises and wounds, lay curled up, motionless.
The breath was so faint that it seemed it might be extinguished at any moment.
Zhang Fan's whole world.
At that moment, it collapsed with a deafening roar!
He walked over tremblingly, as if he had used up all his strength.
As if it heard footsteps, the small body moved slightly.
Sweetie slowly opened her eyes and saw that the person who came was Zhang Fan.
A glimmer of light seemed to appear in her otherwise lifeless eyes.
She opened her mouth, and with her last bit of strength, tremblingly uttered a few words:
"Brother...you've come..."
"I...it hurts so much...my whole body aches..."
Large tears rolled down her dirty little face, mingled with blood.
"Why...why did they hit me...Mother...Mother stopped moving to protect me..."
She looked at Zhang Fan, her eyes filled with tears.
"Brother...are they bad people?"
"Will we... never go hungry again...?"
"Brother, I'm so...cold..."
boom!!
Zhang Fan's tears rolled down his cheeks in large drops!
Before his eyes, only countless fragmented images flashed wildly!
It was a few days ago!
Sweetie held the flower and smiled at him!
It's the villagers!
They surrounded him, their faces filled with excitement, hope, and gratitude!
They kept calling out "Master Immortal"!
They kowtowed, vowing to repay him even if they had to be his ox or horse in their next life!
A smile!
Deep emotion!
hope!
Then, all the images shattered instantly!
All that remained was this small, growing cold body in my arms!
Zhang Fan suddenly ripped off his outer robe!
With trembling hands, he gently wrapped the sweet little body in his arms.
He held her in his arms, his voice choked with emotion, yet he managed to squeeze out a trace of tenderness:
"Brother's here... Brother's here..."
"Sweetie, take a nap... you'll feel better after a nap..."
Sweetie seemed to understand.
She leaned comfortably on Zhang Fan's warm shoulder.
then.
Slowly, and forever, he closed his eyes.
that moment.
The warmth in my arms is slowly dissipating.
Zhang Fan held her, his body frozen in place, as if petrified.
a long time.
"ah!!!"
Zhang Fan suddenly knelt heavily on the ground with a "thud"!
Holding that cold body in my arms, I trembled violently!
it's me!
It's my fault that they're in trouble!
Just then.
The phone in my arms suddenly vibrated.
Buzz!
In the deathly silent Li Family Village, the sound seemed incredibly abrupt.
Zhang Fan listlessly pulled out his phone and swiped to answer the call.
On the other end of the phone, Zhu Feng's extremely heavy voice came through:
"Zhang Fan, something's happened!"
"Just now, the History of Qin was revised again, and a vague record was discovered!"
"They know our plans!"
"The powerful clans will take action against the first village where potatoes were piloted!"
"Massacre the village! Then frame the bandits! And spread rumors among the people, smearing potatoes as an ominous sign!"
"The massacre of the village was carried out by Fan Xun, the magistrate of Xianyang!"
Zhang Fan listened without saying a word.
for a long time.
He had barely opened his mouth when his voice became hoarse.
"Commander..."
"I'm in Lijia Village."
"Everyone here... is dead."
There was an instant silence on the other end of the phone.
……
Bureau 749, Command Center.
When Zhang Fan's words "They're all dead" echoed throughout the hall through the loudspeaker.
All the staff who were busy working froze in their tracks!
next second!
Everyone!
They all jumped up from their seats!
Every face was filled with extreme shock and anger!
Zhu Feng gripped the microphone tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging!
He forcibly suppressed the surging anger within him and said in a deep voice:
"Comrade Zhang Fan! You need to calm down! The situation is complicated right now, we can't act rashly..."
"Commander!"
Zhang Fan abruptly interrupted him!
His voice was choked with sobs, filled with endless despair and self-blame!
"This is the first time I've ever seen so many corpses! Living people! All dead!"
"It's because I brought potatoes!"
"It's because I gave them hope!!!"
Inside the command center, everyone fell silent.
They could clearly hear Zhang Fan crying like a child on the other end of the phone.
Zhang Fan's voice trembled.
"Commander... I want to avenge everyone in Li Family Village!"
Zhu Feng was about to speak up and offer some advice,
"Comrade Zhang Fan, are you safe now...?"
"And what about them?"
Zhang Fan interrupted him angrily.
"How can I face them! How can I face Tian Tian, who called me brother!"
"I kept saying I could make sure they wouldn't go hungry!"
"I kept saying I could give them a future!"
"But now! They're all dead! They died before the future I promised them!!!"
"..."
"I'm...I'm sorry, sir!"
"I...I'm a little...excited!"