"Xiao Xiao, we heard you are becoming more and more capable!"
Zhou niangzhi teased, then turned to look at Zhen niangzhi, smiling, "Zhen niangzhi, I heard your Danhang was here to help out today eh?"
"Yeah, that kid. I have no idea why he wanted to come help out. But since he volunteered, I have no reason to stop him!" replied Zhen niangzhi was a smile, while looking at Cheng Xiao Xiao up and down. She was quite happy with her.
How could she not know what was going on in her son's mind. Even though she hasn't seen Cheng Xiao Xiao a lot, but she knew she's a fair maiden. In the past three years, everybody had a pretty good idea what kind of family the Cheng's were. But they also understand that most families didn't really measure up to them.
Not to mention that the girl in front of her was as pretty as a flower, with a distinguished air of elegance. If her son could score her, it'd definitely be a good deal for him.
All the women had a pretty good idea what was going on. Mrs. Cheng seemed a bit uneasy. Certainly she wanted her daughter to find a husband, but she's from a higher class family; for now she was not interested in a family like that of Zhen niangzhi's, where they couldn't even provide three meals a day on a regular basis.
But since they never really brought up the subject, she couldn't really turn anything down This was Cheng Xiao Xiao's second time round, she could tell what was going on in Zhen niangzhi's mind. Looking at her own mother, she said, "Mom, why don't you go chat with the other dainiang in the courtyard? I'll be back after I picked some vegetables!"
"Okay, we will let you be!" said Mrs. Cheng, then to the village women next to her, "Zhou niangzhi, Zhen niangzhi, why don't you follow me?"
"Okay, let's go to your place!" said Zhou niangzhi with a smile.
Zhen niangzhi was just about to start walking before she stopped and said to Cheng Xiao Xiao, "Xiao Xiao, don't take too long. Come and chat with us soon!"
"Okay!' said Cheng Xiao Xiao with a smile.
While it was bustling inside and outside of the Cheng's, inside the Ning's in town was quite the opposite. Inside one of the quarters, Ning Xunzong was in a discussion with his two shi xiong while lying in bed.
"Shi xiong Zhou, is that true?" Ning Xunzong's eyes beamed. He looked a bit pale, but there was joy could be seen between his brows
"Of course it's true, would I lie to you?" replied Shi xiong Zhou a bit impatiently.
"Shi di Ning, don't worry. We all got the message. School of Divine Condor will be sending their representatives When they got here, we will explain to them the situation of the Cheng's!" Shi xiong Gu laughed coldly.
With their recent defeat at the Cheng's, they were dying to get even. Nevertheless, they dared not take any actions right now since they weren't a match to the Cheng's. All they could do was to wait for backup.
Thinking about the Cheng's made Ning Xunxong felt painful all over. Granted, he was literally in pain all over. Thick hatred beamed out of his eyes, through gritted teeth he said, "When the envoys from School of Divine Condor got here, the Cheng's will wish they were dead. Especially that scoundrel Cheng Xiao Xiao, I am going to smash her into minced meat. That's the only way to retaliate!"
"You are right! We can't let her off easily!" Recalling she had also smacked him with the fly swatter, his tone was murderous.
The other one also have murderous intent oozing out of him. Deadly air fill the entire room.
Contrasting their murderous intent, Innkeeper Zhu was hysterical and perturbed. By now he was curtained that the two deacons plus the man he sent last night had all been killed by the Cheng's.
Not knowing what the Cheng's capable of, he feared to take any more actions. He had no choice but to wait for orders from his employer. He had already informed his employer of what had been going on through the fastest mean possible.
From this point on, everything was out of his hands other than to wait. Naturally, he felt regretful that they weren't able to negotiate a deal with the Cheng's. Had that happened, he'd be set for the rest of his life. Now that things had escalated to this point, he'd had to accept the fact that it wasn't meant to be.
Speaking of, the Cheng's was not just lively, but super festive. Even the village women who just swung by to chitchat ended u staying for lunch. That and the villagers who came to help, of course it'd be festive!
Mrs. Cheng slaughtered chickens, ducks, and rabbits for lunch and everybody was extremely satisfied with the meal.
The meal wasn't a big deal in and of itself, it was the fact that the villagers half seriously and half jokingly trying to set up Cheng Xiao Xiao and Liu Danhang that made Cheng Xiao Xiao felt minorly irritated and helpless.
She especially found it difficult to facet the way that Liu Danhang looked at her. The only saving grace was that her parents didn't seem particularly interested in marrying her off to Liu Danhang. That made her feel slightly better.
In order to avoid those who were still lingering around in their house, Cheng Xiao Xiao made up some reasons and excused herself from the courtyard. She couldn't handle being there any longer and didn't want to blurt out anything that would make everyone felt awkward.
After leaving the house, she went to the bamboo forest. It was then when she remembered she had imprisoned three people inside the bamboo forest and she wondered how they were doing.
Cheng Xiao Xiao slowly approached the other side of the bamboo forest. When she saw the three prisoners, she couldn't help but to smile. It had been two days and the two deacons looked about the same as she had last saw them.
Her appearance also got their attention. They couldn't speak so they just stared at her with deadly intent. If they could, they'd kill her with their eyes.
"Say, how you all doing?" Cheng Xiao Xiao walked up to them. The snaked all looked up at her and hissed as she walked toward them.
Feeling the welcome from the snakes, Cheng Xiao Xiao smiled, "Nice snakies. Help me guard them for a few more days!"
Hissss—
The snakies hissed again. Everything seemed normal but the two deacons turned pale. They stared at the 15, 16 year old girl in front of them incredulously. If could they could speak, they would be shouting out, "You are a beast tamer!"
Even though they couldn't speak, they were all thinking of the same thing. At this moment, they were no longer looking at Cheng Xiao Xiao with distain and hatefulness. Those had been replaced with fear and dismay, and a shred of regret that they have yet to realize.
They knew full well how stupid it was to offend a beast tamer. They asked for this. Forget about them, even their master dare not offend a beast tamer. Even the royals regard them as royal guests!
And now, they have offended the youngest beast tamer in history. It's too late to even regret….
Cheng Xiao Xiao read their thought from their eyes, smiling she said, "You are right, I'm a beast tamer. Should I summon a few other friends to play with you?"
Play?
She wanted to kill them?
The three prisoners shook their head and pleaded for her mercy with their eyes.
"Oh, so now you are afraid? Why didn't you think about that when you came to bully me?"