[Well, damn, this village chief really is something.]
[This village chief really is loaded. Other families don't even have roofs that don't leak, but his daughter-in-law is decked out in gold and silver.]
[Miao, get him!]
Lin Hanzhi and Miao Yue exchanged a discreet glance. Miao Yue stepped forward with her blade and, with a few smooth moves, subdued the village chief, who had been so insolent just moments before, until he couldn't move. She pushed him back into his seat in the living room.
"Speak properly." Miao Yue's voice was still sweet, but her eyes held the same coldness as Lin Hanzhi's, and the threat in her words was unmistakable.
Still shaken, Village Chief Xu looked at the seemingly sweet, adorable girl before him as waves of numbness ran through his wrists.
Hiss... he was used to doing farmwork, for goodness' sake. Was he really weaker than a little girl now?
He felt deeply humiliated.
[Miao is badass!]
[A sweet girl with a violent streak? I love her!]
[Sis, you're my sister now!]
[Um... sis, can you check my academic qualifications?]
[This is a comment section, not a lawless wasteland!]
Qi Gu stepped forward and said only, "I ask, you answer."
Village Chief Xu froze for a moment before Miao Yue's threatening gaze forced him to nod. "I'll answer, I'll answer... I'll definitely answer."
"Where did the name Huai Shui Village come from?"
"O-our village's main water supply flows here from the Huai River. The Huai River is the most important water resource in our Huaguo... The previous village chief gave it that name."
"Why did you help us?"
"Who said I helped you?" Village Chief Xu's expression darkened. "I told you to get lost!"
Qi Gu said, "I know you don't dare say it. It's all right. We