CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 52 THE ARROGANT AND DOMINEERING MASTER

Get lost!

Is this mountain yours? Did you carve this river? Did you raise the Red Toads yourself or something?

Where did this wild girl come from, daring to act wildly in front of this lady.

Deep inside, Xin Lin put her hands on her hips and cursed loudly. In the past, if she didn’t beat someone until they couldn’t tell their front from their back, then she wouldn’t be called Xin Lin.

However, at this moment, Xin Lin rolled her eyes, glanced again at the lurking cold arrow, recognizing it would be foolish to confront when the enemy was strong and she was weak.

"Kind miss, I am but a beggar, I beg in the nearby villages by day to survive, and at night I sleep under this big rock."

Xin Lin lifted her face, her eyes red and twitching, and didn’t forget to pitifully rub her dirty hands across it, smearing her already darkened face into an even bigger mess.

With her face in that state, even her real father wouldn’t recognize her.

The opponent’s status was unknown for the time being.

But those guards dressed as government officers prioritized safety, so Xin Lin decided to probe first.

"You call that a big rock? Are you an idiot to actually sleep in a Red Toad shell, are you not afraid the Red Toad will swallow you whole?"

The girl burst into laughter, her face quivering.

Xin Lin blinked, her face full of confusion, not knowing what she said wrong.

"Miss, there is indeed a village nearby, and this beggar tells no lies. Ordinary people don’t recognize a Red Toad, this little beggar probably isn’t quite right in the head."

The government officer glanced at Xin Lin, seeing her scared look and the scars on her cheeks, feeling a bit of sympathy for the thin and small girl.

"What if her head isn’t right, does that mean she can ruin my plans? If it weren’t for her, I would have found the Dome Pearl already. Who would willingly stay in this desolate place, the Imperial Examination at Zixiao Palace is about to begin. She delayed my important business, I’ll twist off her head."

The girl said angrily, eyeing Xin Lin fiercely.

Purple Cloud City was bustling, she came along with her father taking office, if not for the need of the Dome Pearl, why would she come to such a shabby ravine alone.

This person was also here to partake in the Zixiao Palace Exam.

"Miss, please calm down. Minister of Imperial Sacrificial Worship said we Martial Artists must not lay hands on commoners. Look, this little beggar can’t even speak clearly, why bother getting angry?"

Several guards advised.

Hearing the Minister of Imperial Sacrificial Worship, Xin Lin’s heart stirred slightly.

The girl’s face flushed with a hint of embarrassment and her arrogance receded quite a bit, but she was still persistent and unyielding.

"That’s right, the Minister of Imperial Sacrificial Worship cherishes the code of ethics, and to be angry with such Low-grade people is simply beneath dignity. But to let her off just like that, won’t soothe the anger in my heart."

Xin Lin understood, it seemed that this girl must be the relative of a high-ranking official.

But what about high-ranking officials? Could they wantonly take lives, shoot cold arrows indiscriminately?

Xin Lin had seen too much of this sort of person and found it intolerable—this grudge for an arrow shot must be avenged.

"Miss, pretty miss, please don’t be angry. If this big rock is spoiled, there are other big rocks in the water, even bigger than this one."

Xin Lin stuttered, then pointed towards the deeper part of the stream.

The stream was long and deep, with water babbling by, and the banks were overgrown with reeds more than half a meter tall. At night, the surface was pitch black, the bottom invisible.

"You say you’ve seen other big rocks?"

The girl’s face colored with excitement upon hearing that.

Just by looking, you could tell that this Red Toad shell was long abandoned. She needed the Blue Vault Pearl, which meant she had to find a living Hundred-year-old Red Toad.

Xin Lin nodded haphazardly and gestured with her hands.

"It’s over there, I saw it once, it was huge."