Excessive ferocity due to caution

The temple of the mountain god has been closed again.

Zhao Yi slowly descended the mountain path.

The mountains are dotted with shrines.

These were used by the residents at the foot of the mountain to worship the spirits summoned from the Amber Forest.

But they dared not have any designs on Zhao Yi.

Because Zhao Yi was holding a special leaf in his hand.

The veins on the leaves seem to possess a mysterious power.

That is the unclean power unique to the mountain god.

In Zili Village, whoever obtains this leaf is as if they have received a royal decree.

Zhao Yiping descended the mountain and returned to the mountain gate.

What lay ahead was no longer a cliff, but a bronze gate.

Taking out the identity token given to him by the village chief, Zhao Yi opened the bronze door and swaggered out.

He went straight to the village chief's house.

To his surprise, he didn't encounter any patrol officers on the road.

Zhao immediately sensed something was wrong and quickened his pace.

Even from a distance from the village chief's house, he could already hear a fierce argument coming from inside, where a large group of people had gathered!

An old man with gray hair, carrying a basket on his back and holding a bloodstained hoe, stared into the village chief's house and said in a sarcastic tone:

"Liao Yun, everyone respects you as the village chief and has made great contributions to the development of the village. That's why we didn't report your daughter and granddaughter's attempt to escape the village to the mountain god some time ago."

"Now, not only are you ungrateful, but you've become even more wicked... What? Have you forgotten what the mountain god instructed you to do? Or have you already decided to betray the mountain god?"

Liao Yun's expression was cold and indifferent. Even though he was surrounded by many powerful old men from the village committee, he was not intimidated at all.

The village chief's imposing presence was on full display at this moment.

He said coldly:

"I have never protected outsiders."

"It's impossible for me to betray the mountain god!"

From the crowd, another woman with a pointed lip shouted:

"My son told me that he personally witnessed Liao Yun giving his ID card to that outsider to protect him, and then sending him to the back mountain!"

The eight-year-old boy, who was 2.3 meters tall and muscular, was in her arms, eating Weilong spicy strips, and chiming in:

"Um!"

"I personally witnessed Village Chief Liao hand his identification tag to an outsider, and then that outsider ran off to the back of the mountain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another fat man chuckled maliciously:

"Village Chief Liao... I think you should just take out your identification card and show it to everyone!"

"If I just show my ID card, everything will be fine, right?"

Liao Yun squinted.

In the room behind him, Liao Hongsong and Sun Baibai leaned against the door, listening to the noise outside, their fingers tightly gripping the hem of their clothes, their expressions extremely tense!

She knew that the villagers in this village were not peaceful.

Many people are eyeing the power in her father's hands!

Some members of the village committee even bribed some villagers to spy on the village chief's residence!

When Zhao Yi came earlier, they didn't expose themselves; they were waiting for him and his father to make a mistake!

Among the crowd, some old men were practically grinning from ear to ear!

They spent a lot of money to bribe the sharp-tongued woman, all for the sake of her eight-year-old child.

Although this child was born simple-minded, he possessed a special ability—

perspective.

He would play in the mud every day at the entrance of the third alley north of the village.

But actually, he couldn't resist the temptation of Weilong spicy strips and went to that place to spy on the village chief's family.

If they make the same mistake just once more...

The village committee members now have ample reason to elect a new village head!

They've waited so long for this moment!

"What's wrong?"

"Can't produce your ID card?"

"You were right?"

"Hey, why are you all being so aggressive? Maybe the village chief is just getting dementia and forgot where he put it?"

"..."

Some people in the crowd were deliberately stirring up trouble.

Playing the good cop, playing the bad cop...

In short, they want to force Liao Yun to relinquish his power today!

When Liao Yun saw this scene, he knew perfectly well that he had been tricked by those old fogies in the village committee.

But now, he has no other choice!

The identity token was indeed handed to Zhao Yi by him personally.

silence.

Liao Yun clenched her fists tightly.

Among the crowd, many eyes held a sinister, wolf-like glint.

We must tear his heart out and remove his bones!

He should be skinned alive and his tendons pulled out!

seem……

He had no other choice.

Just as the standoff between the two sides had reached a fever pitch, with the tension palpable and ready to ignite at any moment, a languid voice suddenly drifted from afar—

"Are you all blocking the doorway begging for food?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

His gaze visibly faltered for a moment.

……stranger?

Judging from Zhao Yi's appearance and clothing, he was clearly from outside the village.

The moment Liao Yun saw Zhao Yi, her eyes flickered, and her tightly clenched fist slowly loosened.

Zhao Yi's ability to return alive from the back mountain... means that he has successfully completed his "business" with the mountain god!

This guy...

This was completely unexpected!

"hehe……"

"There are actually strangers daring to run into Zili Village... That's hilarious..."

"Perfect timing!"

"You damned bastards, how dare you desecrate the mountain god's shrine! You deserve to die!"

"He deserves to die! He deserves to die! He deserves to die!"

A group of indignant voices rang out, and these fierce-looking villagers pulled out their weapons and surrounded Zhao Yi, their faces contorted with malice and viciousness!

However, when they saw Zhao Yi casually pull out a green leaf, their expressions changed drastically!

The murderous aura receded like a receding tide.

Zhao Yi looked at the villagers who were still in shock, cracked his neck, and grinned:

"Who just said they were going to kill me... please take one step forward."

P.S.: To be revised later.

It's a bit too short. I'm going to get growth surgery tomorrow!

Thank you for reading.

Goodnight, brothers and sisters!