Little Lolita

Just like that, Farmer stopped the fight between Leiyin and Miller. The people gradually dispersed, while Leiyin could not be bothered to argue with them and continued to train in the back mountains.

In the back mountains, chakra gathered in Leiyin's hand and had already formed a complete sphere.

Next, he controlled the chakra sphere in his hand, making it rotate in different directions and form whirlwinds that spun every which way. On the surface, it appeared calm and still, but in truth, it contained a considerable amount of energy.

Anderson had gone on an expedition and had not returned for several days. Although the village seemed peaceful on the surface, everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan. Families began picking up weapons and preparing to organize resistance against Anderson, while they mostly ignored Farmer's attempts to reassure them. Meanwhile, Leiyin trained every day, eating and sleeping at Farmer's house.

One day, while they were eating, Farmer said to Leiyin, "Mr. Leiyin, you must defeat Anderson and help us destroy the Evil Wolf Pirates. I've placed all my bets on you."

Leiyin was somewhat touched by Farmer's unconditional trust. He said, "Don't worry. Since I promised you, I'll do my best."

Verdan, who was sitting nearby, seemed to have gradually grown accustomed to Leiyin's presence, and her hostility toward him was no longer as strong as before. Even so, she still did not believe Leiyin could defeat Anderson.

"Mr. Leiyin." Farmer lowered his voice.

"What is it?"

Farmer paused before continuing, "If you can defeat Anderson, I'll let Verdan marry you."

The mouthful of rice in Leiyin's mouth sprayed out!

He hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no. Even if I defeat Anderson one day, I won't ask you for another grain of rice."

Verdan grew furious upon hearing this. "Hey, what do you mean by that? You make it sound like I'm desperate to marry you! I will never marry an idiot like you! Never!"

Hearing Leiyin say that, Verdan immediately became anxious. It was not because she liked Leiyin, but because she had absolute confidence in her own beauty. In fact, she really was so beautiful that no one could find fault with her; even the word "stunner" did not do her justice. She was the object of many men's open and secret admiration in the two villages. If any other man had heard what Farmer said just now, he would have agreed on the spot and been so delighted that he could not sleep for three days.

Yet this Leiyin had actually refused—and refused so decisively. To her, that was tantamount to denying her beauty and her allure. How could she not be angry?

Verdan's pride had been wounded. She then said to Farmer, "Dad, why do you trust him so much? In my opinion, this guy is no match for Anderson at all. Anderson will definitely kill him!"

Farmer: "..."

Hearing Verdan's words, Leiyin merely smiled.

Compared with Verdan, the deputy village chief's daughter, Jenny, was completely different.

Jenny was fifteen years old and had blossomed into a graceful young girl. She was a lovable little girl, and in Leiyin's eyes, she was an innocent and carefree child.

Jenny met Leiyin one time when she was flying a kite. The kite accidentally became caught on a tree branch, and Leiyin happened to be passing by on his way back from training in the back mountains. When Jenny saw him, she said, "Big Brother, can you help me get my kite down?"

Without another word, Leiyin gathered chakra around the middle and index fingers of his right hand.

White Blade!

A flash of white light appeared, severing the branch. The kite fell from the tree.

Jenny picked up the kite from the ground, thrilled. She hopped over to Leiyin and said, "Big Brother, you're amazing! What's your name?"

"Leiyin."

"Oh, then can you fly a kite with me?"

"This..."

Leiyin was at a loss. He had just returned from training in the back mountains, was drenched in sweat, and was planning to head back to Farmer's house.

He had not expected a little girl to ambush him halfway there. When Leiyin did not respond, Jenny was not embarrassed in the slightest. She grabbed his arm and swung it from side to side. "Brother, you're so amazing. Come play with me for a while."

Unable to shake her off, Leiyin could only say, "All right, all right."

After that, Jenny kept coming to play with Leiyin. Her innocent, sweet appearance always made it impossible for him to refuse her.

Verdan was not blind, so she naturally saw it all every day. Whenever she saw Leiyin together with Jenny, she always felt inexplicably irritated.

One day, Verdan could not stand it any longer. She immediately went to Leiyin and said, "Leiyin, Dad brought you here to fight Anderson, not to flirt with girls!"

Leiyin said, "That's my business, isn't it? Besides, Anderson hasn't returned yet. Do you want me to go out to sea and find him? Aren't you afraid I'll secretly run away?"

"You..." Verdan's pretty face flushed red with anger, but she had no way to refute Leiyin's words.

Jenny had also heard about Leiyin's plan to fight Anderson. With her clear, limpid eyes wide open, she asked innocently, "Brother Leiyin, I heard you're going to defeat Anderson yourself. Is that true?"

"That's right."

"Then you have to defeat that bad man. Don't die, okay?"

Faced with Jenny's innocence, Leiyin was completely speechless. Black lines covered his head. "I-I know."

What Jenny said next nearly made Leiyin spit blood.

Jenny touched the slender fingers of her left and right hands together and said bashfully, "Brother Leiyin..."

"Hmm?"

"My dad said that if you can defeat Anderson, I'll get to marry you."

What?!!!

A thousand alpacas stampeded through Leiyin's heart. He thought, The deputy village chief and Village Chief Farmer really do sound exactly alike. The customs in this village are seriously ridiculous.

Leiyin stayed in Town East Village for a month. At last, the day that was bound to come finally arrived.

Anderson had returned!

As soon as he came back, he heard that his younger brother had been killed. Without stopping, he led a large force to Town East Village.

The village militia keeping watch at the port saw a large force approaching from the sea. The sentry hurried down from the watchtower to report to the villagers. The villagers then all took up weapons and, led by Village Chief Farmer and the "Guardian" Miller, stood ready for battle.

When Miller saw Farmer, he could not help asking in confusion, "Chief, where's that brat?"

Farmer answered sheepishly, "He went out early this morning. I didn't see him at all."

What?!

The villagers were all horrified when they heard Farmer's words.

Had Leiyin already run away?