32: Something's nine out of ten wrong.

"I originally intended to go to the Great Yu Dynasty, but I accidentally ended up here."

"Fortunately, this little girl pointed the way, or I was able to find this place. Otherwise, I wouldn't know where I was lost."

After saying this, Zhou Yan walked over to Han Yue, rubbed her head, and revealed a sunny smile of a young man.

Han Yue blinked her watery, large eyes. Although Han Yue did not know why the Lord Tianzun wanted to hide it from the village chief, the Lord Tianzun must have his reasons!

"I see. All who come are guests. It is getting late now, so why doesn't the young hero rest his feet first? Tomorrow, I will arrange for the young hero to head to the nearest town. How about that?"

"Then, I will respectfully accept your offer." Zhou Yan cupped his hands in thanks. Taking advantage of the cover provided by lowering his head and cupping his hands, Zhou Yan's eyes stared fixedly at the panel in front of him that only he could see.

Side quest "Save Han Yue" in progress...

Did only the name change?

"I forgot to introduce myself. This old man is named Second Nine Jia, and I am the village chief of this Langqi Village."

"It is a pity that I cannot take you to find a place to stay and introduce the village to you."

"However, this is not because this old man looks down on the young hero or intends to slight you. It is really quite late, and I do have some matters to attend to."

"Next, let Little Yueer take you to the guest room in my house to rest. She knows the way. When this old man returns, I will properly host the young hero."

After speaking, he took his leave. Looking at his slow walking speed, and then looking at the sky that was still quite bright.

"Hmm, at the speed of this old village chief, it is indeed a bit late."

This casual remark made Han Yue giggle all the way. After laughing enough, Han Yue wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looked up, and asked Zhou Yan.

"Big Brother Zhou, why did you lie to the village chief earlier?"

"It was clearly you who saved me from the jaws of the big bad wolf. If you had told the truth, maybe the village chief would have rewarded you with good things!"

Zhou Yan's thoughts were too chaotic right now, even a bit dark, so he definitely could not say the answer in his heart directly.

Although it was not good to say it like this, even now, Zhou Yan was wary of Han Yue.

After all, this scene was too classic. If this were back on Blue Star playing online games, Zhou Yan would instinctively go prepare instant noodles, because this clearly meant entering a long side story plot; he probably wouldn't be able to leave the computer for several hours.

"You wouldn't want the village chief to know that you were playing outside and got carried away by the big bad wolf, and then punish you by forbidding you from ever playing in the forest again, right?"

Han Yue's movements stiffened. She turned around, hugged Zhou Yan's arm, and said embarrassedly: "I almost forgot about that. Thank you, Big Brother Zhou, for keeping it a secret for me. In a moment, I will introduce you to a good friend. You will definitely like them."

"Creak~." The sound of an old wooden door opening and closing; it sounded like it had been around for quite some time.

"I don't know why this broken wooden door hasn't been replaced. All day long, I just hear it creaking. It's not like the village lacks money. If nothing else, I'll pay to replace it myself!"

In a dim, small room, a burly man wearing a black cloak started complaining as soon as he entered the door, grumbling while sitting at the third seat on the right side of the long table.

"That's enough, Yi Sanyi." The voice came from an old man located at the main seat.

The old man raised his head slightly. If Zhou Yan were here right now, he would definitely recognize that this was that friendly old village chief.

"Every meeting, you are either complaining that the table is unstable or that the chair is uneven. You complain about this and that all day long."

"Among these old things, I am the one with the most problems. Are you going to spend money to replace me now as well?!"

"Don't you go pinning false accusations on me." Upon hearing this, Yi Sanyi slammed his hand on the table, looking very much like he wanted to have an argument with the village chief.

The tall and thin Black-Robed Man located at the sixth seat on the left side of the long table saw the atmosphere between the village chief and Yi Sanyi becoming increasingly hostile. He felt a bit of secret joy in his heart, but on the surface, he still acted as a peacemaker.

"Isn't everyone here to discuss business today? Why are you so aggressive before we've even started talking?"

He first stood up and said this in a refined manner, but his tall, thin body, set off by the black cloak, seemed to bounce twice.

"Village chief, you know what kind of person Yi Sanyi is; he's just like that."

"Yi Sanyi, you too. This time, that little girl Han Yue was abducted, and the village chief is already at the height of his Qi. Why are you adding fuel to the fire at a time like this?"

Yi Sanyi was even more irritated after hearing this. He grabbed this "person" by the collar, revealing a bit of skin under the collar. Even in the dim environment, his skin could reflect a faint luster.

"Code Name, this is not a place for a lower-class creature like you to speak."

Feeling his body being lifted up, Code Name knew he had overplayed his hand and hurriedly sent a look of distress to the village chief at the main seat.

"Thud!"

The village chief sat up abruptly and slammed his large hand onto the solid wood table, causing the entire table to shake three times.

This strength showed absolutely no sign that he was already an old man with half-white hair.

"It seems none of you want to conduct this meeting properly."

"That's fine, I also want to keep it short."

"Those with Yi designations, listen up! Maintain the security work within the village well. Don't let that beast sneak in again!"

"Those of the Bing generation, increase production for me. This time, the required offering of blood food must be doubled, and the quantity of goods sent to the town must remain unchanged."

The village chief slammed the table to set the goal, and a powerful Aura swept across the room. His cultivation level was surprisingly at the 6th layer of Qi Refining!

Facing the village chief who was so powerful at this moment, even Yi Sanyi, who had just had a dispute with him, just turned his head to the side. Although his expression remained poor, he did not refute the village chief's authority.

Seeing that the eyes of the people participating in the meeting at the table had become much clearer, the village chief retracted his pressure and sat back in the main seat.

"Isn't this very good?" The village chief returned to that kind appearance he had when he first met Zhou Yan.

Seeing the atmosphere slightly ease, Code Name also gathered the courage to start complaining to the village chief.

"Village chief, it's not like you don't know."

"Slap!"

"Ouch~."

Just after the first sentence, Code Name saw stars, feeling as if his face had been slapped hard.

The village chief, sitting at the main seat and wiping his hands, said with a smile.

"This old man knows everything. If you continue to be sarcastic here with 'it's not like you don't know, it's not like you don't know,' my next slap will not have the same power as the last one!" In the village chief's eyes, which were smiling into slits, there was now only a dangerous gaze.

"Gulp."

Code Name swallowed his saliva. How could he not know that this old geezer was warning him about what happened just now? It seemed that the matter of Han Yue really caused him to have a lot of Life Qi.

"I'm wronged, Village chief! How would I dare to be sarcastic?"

"It's just that the blood food and the goods for external sale were all decided in advance, right?"

"It is already the middle of the month. Suddenly doubling it, this... this I can only take from the goods."

"But if I take from that, the supply of goods might be cut off."

"Hehe." Yi Sanyi sneered after hearing this. "If you dare to cut off my supply, when the higher-ups come to investigate, I will use you to fill the quota!"

Code Name: "Yi Sanyi, you make it sound so easy!"

"Everyone here is an old fisherman. Do I need to teach you whether or not we can do things like draining the pond to catch the fish?" Code Name seemed to be shouting at Yi Sanyi, but in reality, he was referring to someone else.

Yi Sanyi knew what this cowardly guy in front of him was planning, but this also suited his intentions perfectly, so he simply followed his lead and continued.

"Village chief, give us a word. Can we move against that new kid at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining?"

Facing the important matters of the village, Yi Sanyi also put away his temper and said seriously to the village chief.

"If we have this kid, and squeeze those fish beds a bit more, wouldn't we be able to let everyone eat without breaking the pot?"

This was a reasonable request, so this time everyone cast their gaze on the village chief.

"Ahem." The village chief first coughed to clear his throat, then stood up and walked towards the door.

Just as everyone thought there was no follow-up and was preparing to disperse and think of other ways, they heard the village chief's voice.