Leisurely mountain village

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Ye Wuju nodded. "I know. Old Zhang has been in power these past few years. Chu Fakui is useless. I've heard that his son has a lot of thugs. You've really offended that kid this time."

"I've heard that kid does all sorts of evil deeds. Ping'an County has long been known in private as Lion Camel Ridge, but no one dares to do anything about the Zhang family father and son. Isn't that strange, Old Du?"

The next sentence was addressed to Dugu, who also looked embarrassed, saying, "This matter is not under my jurisdiction."

"Tch, you were all so cocky before, I thought you were something special," Ye Huan scoffed again.

Ye Wuju tapped his fingers on the table: "If not, I'll go down tonight and take care of Old Zhang's family and those thugs. It'll be a one-time solution, so they won't bother you later."

Dugu Jingguo was stunned, and so was the guard on guard. What did I just hear? You said something like that to my face—that you'd wipe out someone's entire family? And a government official at that? Is that really okay? You can't protect your own people like this, can you?

Dugu rubbed his forehead. "It's not that exaggerated. Would I have someone warn that Zhang guy? Don't worry, he wouldn't dare."

Ye Wuju and Ye Huan looked at him, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Dugu Jingguo was embarrassed. "I promise, I'll have someone investigate his house right away."

“That’s fine.” Ye Wuju nodded, then exchanged a smile with Dugu Jingguo.

"Then what I told you?" Dugu Jingguo asked.

"Alright, I'll go with you. I can't just stand by and watch someone die." Ye Wuju got what he wanted and also agreed to what he had promised before.

Looking at the two elderly people, Ye Huan felt a little intellectually challenged. "Grandpa, what did you promise him?"

"I'll go with him into the mountains tonight to see what that thing is all about," Ye Wuju said with a smile. "It's in the mountains after all. If we don't deal with it, it'll be no fun if it sneaks over here one day."

"Oh, then I'll go with Grandpa." Ye Huan was worried about her grandfather going alone.

"Haha, good." Ye Wuju laughed loudly. Dugu Jingguo looked at him with envy, and then said to Ye Huan, "Don't think that you're safe just because others are afraid of you. If you don't kill this kind of person with one blow, you'll have endless trouble in the future."

"I can't just kill them, can I?" Ye Huan said.

"Why not?" Dugu Jingguo asked, his eyes wide.

"Holy crap, old man, do you want to hear what you're saying? Is it really okay to say that?" This time it was Ye Huan's turn to be dumbfounded.

“You definitely can’t right now, but once you join my Dragon Group, you’ll have a license to kill. After what happened last night, you have every right to act first and report later, then follow the clues to find their hideout, strike at their heart, and wipe out all the people behind them. Either bring them to justice or exterminate them all, understand?” Dugu Jingguo said.

"Holy crap, old man, are you going to take the postgraduate entrance exam? You're spouting idioms like crazy." Ye Huan was dumbfounded again.

"Just tell me if I'm right or not," Dugu Jingguo waved his hand. "Don't worry about the details."

“That makes sense, but I’m a good person, how could I kill someone randomly?” Ye Huan shook his head.

"Hey, Lao Ye, I don't need this kid to go to work either. How about he take a temporary position as an advisor? That way, if anything happens here, I won't have to bother my old bones to come all the way over here," Dugu said to Ye Wuju.

Ye Wuju looked at him, then at his grandson, "It's not impossible, but we'll talk about that later."

"Grandpa?" Ye Huan was stunned.

"It's for your own good. Think about your things. Without a powerful backer or background, this time it's just a small Ping'an County, but what if next it's the provincial capital? And then a metropolis or even the capital? What will you do then? What will you use to fight them?" Ye Wuju said to Ye Huan, believing that Ye Huan would understand.

Ye Huan was truly stunned, her mind in turmoil. "Could it be that Grandpa knows about my spatial ability? That shouldn't be the case."

Dugu thought Old Ye was talking about organic vegetables and such. He nodded, "Yes, good things will always be sought after. You're not afraid of little ants, but what if a Tyrannosaurus Rex comes along? What will you do then?"

Ye Huan carefully considered the two old men's opinions and then said, "I'll listen to Grandpa." He knew that his grandfather would not harm him.

Dugu clapped his hands: "Alright, let's finish this matter first. I believe Old Ye won't fool me."

"Sigh~ I'm really unwilling," Ye Huan said. He disapproved of officialdom, but his grandfather was right. What if some纨绔 (playboys) from the capital came later? What would he do? Kill someone and run away? What would happen to his family?

"Don't sigh like that. My Dragon Group is directly managed by that person. It's a privilege granted by imperial authority. You're not at a loss," Dugu explained to him with a smile.

"Okay, I understand. Let's discuss it later." Ye Huan nodded and said no more. Since the decision had been made, there was no point in being coy anymore.

Dugu Jingguo was already quite satisfied. He knew that Ye Wuju would not be able to take up the post, so he was still satisfied that he could agree to his grandson's request, even if it was postponed to the future. At least half of the task had been accomplished.

He could tell that Ye Huan had a secret, and was afraid that someone would take a liking to him and try to steal him away. But he didn't care. Just like he said before, their Dragon Group was the only special group that was directly managed by that person, a special existence granted by imperial authority.

He also knew that the uncle who treated him like his own son was Ye Huan's great-grandfather, who risked his life to enter the Japanese-occupied county town to try and rescue his good friend, only to lose his own life in the process. How could he ever repay such a great debt of gratitude?

Knowing this alone, Dugu Jingguo would protect Ye Huan, as long as he wasn't a traitor.

The two old foxes exchanged a smile, which could be considered as reaching some kind of unspoken agreement. Ye Huan did not press the matter, knowing that his grandfather loved him and would not push him into a pit of fire.

"Excuse me, is this Ye Huan's home?" a voice came from outside the courtyard.

Ye Huan turned around and, not recognizing anyone, got up and walked to the courtyard gate: "Hello, I am... and who are you?"

"Oh, it's like this. We received a report that you are keeping and abusing giant pandas, and we were ordered to come and investigate." The leader wasn't being unreasonable; he mainly noticed that there were people standing guard by the pavilion.

He was a former military officer, and although he wasn't exactly familiar with this type of person, he knew a little about them. Judging from his posture, he was a professional, so he immediately became less exaggerated in his speech.

"Oh? Hehe, first of all, let me correct you. Those pandas aren't mine. They came down the mountain and into the village on their own after a storm. I just happened to run into them and gave them some food." Ye Huan laughed. He knew this day would come, after all, too many people were envious.

But he didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and he could guess who it was.

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