What happens when the tendons in a person's hands and feet are severed?
They become cripples who can only lie down for the rest of their lives!
Li Qianfan not only wanted Lan Yunhai to be bedridden for life, but he also intended to strip him of his masculine power.
He might have the heart to wipe out the entire Lan family, but he wouldn't kill Lan Yunhai.
Su Ziyu had made it very clear in her suicide note, cursing Lan Yunhai countless times to a fate worse than death!
Making Lan Yunhai suffer a fate worse than death was a far more fitting retribution for everything he had done than a thousand cuts.
This was also the reason why Li Qianfan and Jing Ran had both stated upfront that they would not kill Lan Yunhai.
But for Lan Yunhai—
It would have been better to be killed!
Having the tendons in his limbs severed was one thing, but to have his male power stripped away too, what was the point of living?
Would he just lie there every day, suffering the torment of regret?
Yes.
Lan Yunhai's thoughts were entirely correct.
This was exactly how it was set up in Li Qianfan and Jing Ran's "who is stronger" plan!
Lan Yunhai was shocked.
Furious.
Shouted.
And—
And what?
Before he could "and" anything else, two young disciples from the Punishment Hall pounced.
One of them threw a punch, knocking Lan Yunhai unconscious.
Then the two dragged Lan Yunhai, like a dead dog, past Lan Ximing's corpse and out of the main hall.
It was best for the many ladies present not to witness such a bloody scene.
"Yunhai!"
Seeing her son being knocked unconscious and dragged away, Chu Yazhi cried out in alarm.
She shot up, about to chase after him.
But Li Qianfan said coldly, "Do you also want to become a cripple with severed tendons in your limbs? Or do you want to hang there with your husband?"
Chu Yazhi froze.
Did she want to become a cripple with severed tendons in all her limbs?
No!
Did she want to hang there with her husband?
Even less so!!
So what should she do next?
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the woman slowly sat back into Li Qianfan's embrace, wrapped her arms around his waist, rested her face against his chest, trembled silently, and shed quiet tears.
A look of intense disgust flashed in Li Qianfan's eyes.
He really wanted to hang this woman, who bullied the weak and feared the strong, and was shamelessly shameless.
Jing Ran, however, sighed, "Alas, Ning Suo can finally get some satisfaction."
Li Qianfan's eyes, filled with disgust, and his heart, brimming with murderous intent, quickly dissipated.
Lan Yunhai corresponded to Li Qianfan.
Murong Mingyuan corresponded to Su Ziyu.
Chu Yazhi corresponded to Ning Xiaolan.
As the Lan family had acted, so would Li Qianfan!
Lan Yunhai had failed.
But Li Qianfan would succeed!!
Jing Ran looked at Elder Lan, "Old man, how do you feel now?"
Elder Lan's voice was hollow, "Retribution."
Jing Ran nodded and asked again, "Do you know how we initially planned our revenge?"
Elder Lan remained silent for a long while before replying, "Annihilate our entire Lan family."
Lan Hongming and the others, including Chu Yazhi, who was hiding in Li Qianfan's embrace, all shivered when Elder Lan said this.
And it wasn't just them.
Even Bai Yujing, Du Yingjun, Helan Longqi, Murong Mingyuan, and the others changed their expressions.
Only the young master Tianci.
He roared inwardly, "Why didn't you immediately annihilate the entire Lan family!?"
Jing Ran took a sip of wine and smiled, "Old man, you are right. Then guess why we didn't activate the plan to annihilate the entire Lan family?"
Elder Lan looked at Jing Ran and answered a question with a question, "I know where you come from."
Where did these ruthless murderers come from?
Old man, hurry and tell us.
Hurry—
Everyone, including Bai Yujing, Du Yingjun, Helan Longqi, the Murong family, and even Chu Yazhi, pricked up their ears and looked at Elder Lan.
"Oh?"
Jing Ran said a faint "oh" and continued, "Then tell us, where do we come from?"
"More than twenty years ago, by a very chance encounter, I accompanied my father, who was still alive then, to Sijiu to visit an old friend."
Elder Lan actually began to talk about the past.
He looked up at the ceiling, "I remember that day very clearly, in front of a certain grand hotel. The heads of top affluent families from all over the country were gathered, just to celebrate a child's hundred-day banquet. It was said that on that day, the elders had already arranged a marriage for that child."
Li Qianfan's expression changed slightly.
He was the child Elder Lan was talking about!
Jing Ran was also greatly surprised but remained silent.
"Back then, my father and I naturally weren't qualified to attend, but we would have definitely discussed it with that old friend."
Elder Lan's face was filled with recollection, "My father's old friend told me that people from a certain place had three fears."
First, fear of families with loyalty and filial piety.
Second, fear of families with military and martyr connections.
Third, fear of charitable families!
"My Lan family might have produced a father like Lan Ximing who failed to discipline his son, and a beast like Lan Yunhai."
Elder Lan then looked at Jing Ran and said softly, "But as long as I, this old man, live for one more year, the ironclad rule that Dashen Real Estate will donate one-fifth of its annual profits to society for free will never change."
Jing Ran nodded.
After her thorough investigation into Dashen Real Estate, the conclusions she reached were sufficient to prove that Elder Lan's words were not false.
"Therefore, I dare say my Lan family is worthy of the title 'charitable family'."
Elder Lan's voice suddenly rose at this point.
His hair and beard bristled, and he roared at Jing Ran, "Therefore! You fear my Lan family's charitable deeds! You only dare to execute the Lan Ximing family, but you don't dare to annihilate us!"
His roar was hoarse, echoing with a desolate, bloody aura. https:/
Jing Ran's expression finally changed.
Li Qianfan also raised his eyebrows and pushed Chu Yazhi away.
As Li Qianfan stood up, Jing Ran also gracefully rose.
Then—
Thousands of people watched as the two of them, along with Li Xingtang and others, all bowed respectfully to Elder Lan.
This was to show their "fear" and respect for a true charitable family.
"Ha, haha."
Elder Lan raised his head and let out a wild laugh to the heavens, "You, you really are from that place. No wonder you dare to kill like flies. No wonder you dare to trample on the Lan family's scum in broad daylight. No wonder, no matter how we called, there was no signal. No wonder, everyone we sent out was intercepted. No wonder, you dare not show the slightest disrespect to this old immortal. Ha, haha."
He was ecstatic, tears streaming down his face.
Li Qianfan and the others remained bowed, motionless.
As the thousands of people present watched this scene dumbfounded, they all thought, "Where is that place that has three fears? How does that place possess such terrifying power?"
"Old man, damn it, hurry up and say it!"
Helan Longqi and the others cursed inwardly.
Elder Lan's laughter gradually subsided.
Li Qianfan and the others slowly straightened their backs.
Jing Ran said, "Elder Lan, we do fear charitable families. But we will absolutely not let the Lan Ximing family go. This includes your Lan family's newly married granddaughter-in-law, Murong Mingyuan. We implore you, old sir, to prepare yourself mentally. And do not make things difficult for us."
Elder Lan looked at her, his expression fluctuating.
After a long pause, Elder Lan finally asked softly, "If I insist on using the Lan family's charity as my shield, to prevent you from harming Murong Mingyuan, and thus avoid the Lan family being suppressed by the Sijiu Murong family afterward?"
"If you, old sir, insist on obstructing us?"
The smile on Jing Ran's face suddenly vanished.
Her tone changed abruptly, her voice becoming sharp and shrill, filled with sinister malevolence, "Otherwise, I will perish and be punished, but I will still annihilate your entire family!"