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The chief beckoned to A Miao and said, "Come here."
"Chief A Ka!" Xu Shiguang shouted, "Didn't you want to build roads to your village? This man can help you if you are able to kill the vermin."
Chief A Ka turned to Shen Xinglan in surprise and asked, "May I have your name?"
"Shen Xinglan," he answered solemnly. "You can ask for anything as long as you can save my wife."
Chief A Ka was very excited. After all, their village was in a remote mountainous area with bumpy roads. During the rainy season, floods would strike this region, so they could not go out for as much as a few months.
"Can you help us build roads?"
"Yes."
"What about a dam?"
Shen Xinglan walked up to A Miao, supporting her by the arm, and then said, "I will do anything as long as you can kill the vermin."
"OK!" Chief A Ka stood up and said, "Wait a minute!"
She staggered into the bamboo cottage excitedly. After a while, she returned back unsteadily with a black pottery jar in her hand.
"Put your hands on the table!" Chief A Ka said to A Miao, then added, "Ah, close your eyes if you're frightened."
A Miao draw back her hands immediately.
Holding her by the arm, Shen Xinglan asked, "Is that dangerous, Chief A Ka?"
"No, no, no," Chief A Ka shook her head and answered, "Girls may be scared when seeing this." Then she patted the jar and said, "First, I need to make sure if the vermin is in her body."
Holding A Miao's hands, Shen Xinglan touched the table along with her and pressed her head against his shoulder, then said, "You can close your eyes. I will look at it."
"Ready?" Chief A Ka unsealed the jar after A Miao had closed her eyes.
A burst of creepy rustling sounds was heard. Two antennas came out from the jar, followed by an ugly head.
The insect was similar to a centipede with sharp barbs in its big mouth area. As the sound of rustling grew louder, it totally climbed out, like a big mutated centipede.
"What is this?" Shen I glanced at it from afar and asked with disgust.
Little Demon gave him a supercilious look and answered, "What could it be besides a centipede? It has so many legs!"
"There is no centipede like that!"
Although it was similar to a centipede, it was very colorful. But for its ugly appearance, it would be more amazing.
"Freeze!" Chief A Ka said.
The insect crawled around the table, suddenly standing up with its front section, countless legs twitching, then moved toward Shen Xinglan.
Chief A Ka put the insect in the jar right away.
There was a loud rustling noise in the jar, seeming as if the insect was struggling to get out.
"Everything is okay." Shen Xinglan kissed A Miao to comfort her.
A Miao turned her head to take a look after figuring out it was an insect from the rustling sound.
It was a full five minutes before the insect calmed down. Chief A Ka capped the jar and set it aside.
"Vermin."
A Miao's heart sank, even though she has already anticipated this result.
Shen Xinglan gently stroked her back, looking down and smiling, then asked, "Can you deal with it?"
"I need to seek the solution in my grandmother's relics," Chief A Ka answered with embarrassment. "Sorry for not believing you. Mr. Xu was certain that it was a vermin, so I had to let you come here."
Chief A Ka did not believe that there was a vermin in A Miao's body until this moment.
"My grandmother was the last vermin cultivator in the stockaded village," she said with sadness, "but it was not allowed. What's more, the vermin fed on blood and flesh, which most children could not stand."
Even Chief A Ka herself had not seen a vermin for a long time.
"What is the insect in that jar?" Ouyang Jin asked.
Chief A Ka looked at that jar and answered, "It is a kind of worm raised by my grandma, and it usually feeds on leaves. It will move restlessly when it gets close to vermin for vermin is its favorite food."
Ouyang Jin forced a smile and thought the insect looked like a vermin, but actually, it was a vegetarian.
"Please stay here longer. I will find a way to catch the vermin in this lady's body as soon as possible."
Everyone looked at Shen Xinglan. He nodded and said, "OK, but I need to set a deadline. If you can't solve it in three days, the deal between us will be void."
"Definitely!" Chief A Ka said, knowing his intention, "I will spare no effort."
After leaving the chief's home, Shen Xinglan, A Miao, and the others went to the exit of the stockaded village along the road. Passing by a river, Ouyang Jin suddenly turned his head.
"What's wrong?" Shen I beside him also turned his head. "What're you looking at?"
Ouyang Jin contemplated for a while, frowning. Then he turned back and said, "Nothing. I thought I saw a figure behind the tree, maybe I was mistaken."
"It is normal." Shen I shrugged his shoulders and said, "The people here looked at us as if we were rare animals in the beginning and now I am used to it."
Ouyang Jin saw two old ladies sewing something in the front of the near bamboo cottage and said, "It seems that there are only seniors and children here."
Shen I answered, "Of course. No young man would want to stay here. No network, only electricity. You can't even make a call here expect on that hillside, out of the village."
Noticing that A Miao was in a bad mood, Wei Meng advised Shen Xinglan to show her around. The natural landscape here had retained its original beauty, not experiencing any exploitation.
Ding V showed them the way, and said, "Turn left after going out of the stockaded village. There is a big tree."
Shen I answered, "OK, I see. It is so big."
"Do you want to have a look?" Shen Xinglan asked A Miao.
A Miao nodded because she wanted to distract her attention from worrying about the vermin. So she and Shen Xinglan went to visit the so-called sacred tree, while the others had their own free time.
Chief A Ka, who should have been searching for the solution, was looking at the person in front of her in shock.
"What did you say? You want to marry the red-haired man?"
There stood a girl in a folk costume, whose silver jewellery showed her high status in this stockaded village.
"Mom, his name is Ouyang Jin. I knew him before."
If Shen Xinglan and the others had been here, they would have been very surprised that Chi Ling, who had been disfigured by He Shishi, appeared here and called Chief A Ka "mom".
After being thrown out of Ouyang's family, Chi Ling hung around because she had some money. Then she met the villagers who worked outside and was mistaken for Chief A Ka's daughter by them.
Chi Ling went to the stockaded village with them. At her first glance, Chief A Ka hugged her tightly, crying.
"My daughter! You are my daughter!"
After seeing the picture of her daughter, Chi Ling discovered they looked similar to each other. When A Ka asked if she was willing to stay here as her daughter and promised to treat her facial scar with traditional Chinese medicine, Chi Ling agreed without any hesitation.
"Honey, do you like that man?" A Ka asked, not knowing what had happened to Chi Ling before. She treated Chi Ling as her own daughter, who had died of leukemia a few years prior.
Holding her hands, Chi Ling answered, "In fact, I am his sister-in-law."
"What?" A Ka said in surprise, "You're married?"
"Mom, listen to me!" Chi Ling explained everything in general, but she distorted some parts.
In her story, she fell in love with Ouyang Jin, but she accidentally married his elder brother. Then Ouyang Jin turned to another woman because of sadness. Later, when his elder brother passed on, she had the chance to go back to him.
"However, his girlfriend disfigured me, finding that I had come back. She also spoke ill of me, then Ouyang's family threw me out. But for your kindness, I would..."
She fell into A Ka's arms, crying, "I would have committed suicide."
"Don't say something like that!" A Ka patted her and said, "You can go with him as you like. Although I wish you to stay here with me, I won't sacrifice your happiness."
Chi Ling shook her head quickly and said in excitement, "No, mom. I won't leave you!"
"Good girl!" A Ka said, touched by these words and her eyes turned red.
However, she did not know the reason that Chi Ling was unwilling to leave was because the traditional Chinese medicine was very effective. She would not leave until her facial scar disappeared.
"What can I do?" A Ka wiped her tears and said, "Why don't I go and ask Ouyang Jin if he is willing to stay here with you?"
Chi Ling continued to cry and said, "It won't work. His girlfriend is very influential. Once she finds out, the whole village will be in trouble."
"I can't do anything about that." A Ka was worried about Chi Ling and said, "Why are people outside now so powerful?"
Hiding her intention, Chi Ling said innocently, "By the way, Shen Xinglan needs your help. You can ask him to have Ouyang Jin stay here and marry me."
"That's unfair," A Ka was stunned and said, thinking he had already promised to do so many things.
Chi Ling hurried to explain. "Only in that way will Ouyang Jin's girlfriend not come here, because Shen Xinglan is much more powerful than she is."
"I can't do that," A Ka said, knowing it was unfair.
With her eyes turning red, Chi Ling cried, "Forget it, mom. Just forget it."
"Oh, dear, don't cry! I don't want to let you down."
In the end, A Ka agreed.
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The chief beckoned to A Miao and said, "Come here."
"Chief A Ka!" Xu Shiguang shouted, "Didn't you want to build roads to your village? This man can help you if you are able to kill the vermin."
Chief A Ka turned to Shen Xinglan in surprise and asked, "May I have your name?"
"Shen Xinglan," he answered solemnly. "You can ask for anything as long as you can save my wife."
Chief A Ka was very excited. After all, their village was in a remote mountainous area with bumpy roads. During the rainy season, floods would strike this region, so they could not go out for as much as a few months.
"Can you help us build roads?"
"Yes."
"What about a dam?"
Shen Xinglan walked up to A Miao, supporting her by the arm, and then said, "I will do anything as long as you can kill the vermin."
"OK!" Chief A Ka stood up and said, "Wait a minute!"
She staggered into the bamboo cottage excitedly. After a while, she returned back unsteadily with a black pottery jar in her hand.
"Put your hands on the table!" Chief A Ka said to A Miao, then added, "Ah, close your eyes if you're frightened."
A Miao draw back her hands immediately.
Holding her by the arm, Shen Xinglan asked, "Is that dangerous, Chief A Ka?"
"No, no, no," Chief A Ka shook her head and answered, "Girls may be scared when seeing this." Then she patted the jar and said, "First, I need to make sure if the vermin is in her body."
Holding A Miao's hands, Shen Xinglan touched the table along with her and pressed her head against his shoulder, then said, "You can close your eyes. I will look at it."
"Ready?" Chief A Ka unsealed the jar after A Miao had closed her eyes.
A burst of creepy rustling sounds was heard. Two antennas came out from the jar, followed by an ugly head.
The insect was similar to a centipede with sharp barbs in its big mouth area. As the sound of rustling grew louder, it totally climbed out, like a big mutated centipede.
"What is this?" Shen I glanced at it from afar and asked with disgust.
Little Demon gave him a supercilious look and answered, "What could it be besides a centipede? It has so many legs!"
"There is no centipede like that!"
Although it was similar to a centipede, it was very colorful. But for its ugly appearance, it would be more amazing.
"Freeze!" Chief A Ka said.
The insect crawled around the table, suddenly standing up with its front section, countless legs twitching, then moved toward Shen Xinglan.
Chief A Ka put the insect in the jar right away.
There was a loud rustling noise in the jar, seeming as if the insect was struggling to get out.
"Everything is okay." Shen Xinglan kissed A Miao to comfort her.
A Miao turned her head to take a look after figuring out it was an insect from the rustling sound.
It was a full five minutes before the insect calmed down. Chief A Ka capped the jar and set it aside.
"Vermin."
A Miao's heart sank, even though she has already anticipated this result.
Shen Xinglan gently stroked her back, looking down and smiling, then asked, "Can you deal with it?"
"I need to seek the solution in my grandmother's relics," Chief A Ka answered with embarrassment. "Sorry for not believing you. Mr. Xu was certain that it was a vermin, so I had to let you come here."
Chief A Ka did not believe that there was a vermin in A Miao's body until this moment.
"My grandmother was the last vermin cultivator in the stockaded village," she said with sadness, "but it was not allowed. What's more, the vermin fed on blood and flesh, which most children could not stand."
Even Chief A Ka herself had not seen a vermin for a long time.
"What is the insect in that jar?" Ouyang Jin asked.
Chief A Ka looked at that jar and answered, "It is a kind of worm raised by my grandma, and it usually feeds on leaves. It will move restlessly when it gets close to vermin for vermin is its favorite food."
Ouyang Jin forced a smile and thought the insect looked like a vermin, but actually, it was a vegetarian.
"Please stay here longer. I will find a way to catch the vermin in this lady's body as soon as possible."
Everyone looked at Shen Xinglan. He nodded and said, "OK, but I need to set a deadline. If you can't solve it in three days, the deal between us will be void."
"Definitely!" Chief A Ka said, knowing his intention, "I will spare no effort."
After leaving the chief's home, Shen Xinglan, A Miao, and the others went to the exit of the stockaded village along the road. Passing by a river, Ouyang Jin suddenly turned his head.
"What's wrong?" Shen I beside him also turned his head. "What're you looking at?"
Ouyang Jin contemplated for a while, frowning. Then he turned back and said, "Nothing. I thought I saw a figure behind the tree, maybe I was mistaken."
"It is normal." Shen I shrugged his shoulders and said, "The people here looked at us as if we were rare animals in the beginning and now I am used to it."
Ouyang Jin saw two old ladies sewing something in the front of the near bamboo cottage and said, "It seems that there are only seniors and children here."
Shen I answered, "Of course. No young man would want to stay here. No network, only electricity. You can't even make a call here expect on that hillside, out of the village."
Noticing that A Miao was in a bad mood, Wei Meng advised Shen Xinglan to show her around. The natural landscape here had retained its original beauty, not experiencing any exploitation.
Ding V showed them the way, and said, "Turn left after going out of the stockaded village. There is a big tree."
Shen I answered, "OK, I see. It is so big."
"Do you want to have a look?" Shen Xinglan asked A Miao.
A Miao nodded because she wanted to distract her attention from worrying about the vermin. So she and Shen Xinglan went to visit the so-called sacred tree, while the others had their own free time.
Chief A Ka, who should have been searching for the solution, was looking at the person in front of her in shock.
"What did you say? You want to marry the red-haired man?"
There stood a girl in a folk costume, whose silver jewellery showed her high status in this stockaded village.
"Mom, his name is Ouyang Jin. I knew him before."
If Shen Xinglan and the others had been here, they would have been very surprised that Chi Ling, who had been disfigured by He Shishi, appeared here and called Chief A Ka "mom".
After being thrown out of Ouyang's family, Chi Ling hung around because she had some money. Then she met the villagers who worked outside and was mistaken for Chief A Ka's daughter by them.
Chi Ling went to the stockaded village with them. At her first glance, Chief A Ka hugged her tightly, crying.
"My daughter! You are my daughter!"
After seeing the picture of her daughter, Chi Ling discovered they looked similar to each other. When A Ka asked if she was willing to stay here as her daughter and promised to treat her facial scar with traditional Chinese medicine, Chi Ling agreed without any hesitation.
"Honey, do you like that man?" A Ka asked, not knowing what had happened to Chi Ling before. She treated Chi Ling as her own daughter, who had died of leukemia a few years prior.
Holding her hands, Chi Ling answered, "In fact, I am his sister-in-law."
"What?" A Ka said in surprise, "You're married?"
"Mom, listen to me!" Chi Ling explained everything in general, but she distorted some parts.
In her story, she fell in love with Ouyang Jin, but she accidentally married his elder brother. Then Ouyang Jin turned to another woman because of sadness. Later, when his elder brother passed on, she had the chance to go back to him.
"However, his girlfriend disfigured me, finding that I had come back. She also spoke ill of me, then Ouyang's family threw me out. But for your kindness, I would..."
She fell into A Ka's arms, crying, "I would have committed suicide."
"Don't say something like that!" A Ka patted her and said, "You can go with him as you like. Although I wish you to stay here with me, I won't sacrifice your happiness."
Chi Ling shook her head quickly and said in excitement, "No, mom. I won't leave you!"
"Good girl!" A Ka said, touched by these words and her eyes turned red.
However, she did not know the reason that Chi Ling was unwilling to leave was because the traditional Chinese medicine was very effective. She would not leave until her facial scar disappeared.
"What can I do?" A Ka wiped her tears and said, "Why don't I go and ask Ouyang Jin if he is willing to stay here with you?"
Chi Ling continued to cry and said, "It won't work. His girlfriend is very influential. Once she finds out, the whole village will be in trouble."
"I can't do anything about that." A Ka was worried about Chi Ling and said, "Why are people outside now so powerful?"
Hiding her intention, Chi Ling said innocently, "By the way, Shen Xinglan needs your help. You can ask him to have Ouyang Jin stay here and marry me."
"That's unfair," A Ka was stunned and said, thinking he had already promised to do so many things.
Chi Ling hurried to explain. "Only in that way will Ouyang Jin's girlfriend not come here, because Shen Xinglan is much more powerful than she is."
"I can't do that," A Ka said, knowing it was unfair.
With her eyes turning red, Chi Ling cried, "Forget it, mom. Just forget it."
"Oh, dear, don't cry! I don't want to let you down."
In the end, A Ka agreed.
The chief beckoned to A Miao and said, "Come here.""Chief A Ka!" Xu Shiguang shouted, "Didn't you want to build roads to your village? This man can help you if you are able to kill the vermin."Chief A Ka turned to Shen Xinglan in surprise and asked, "May I have your name?""Shen Xinglan," he answered solemnly. "You can ask for anything as long as you can save my wife."Chief A Ka was very excited. After all, their village was in a remote mountainous area with bumpy roads. During the rainy season, floods would strike this region, so they could not go out for as much as a few months."Can you help us build roads?""Yes.""What about a dam?"Shen Xinglan walked up to A Miao, supporting her by the arm, and then said, "I will do anything as long as you can kill the vermin.""OK!" Chief A Ka stood up and said, "Wait a minute!"She staggered into the bamboo cottage excitedly. After a while, she returned back unsteadily with a black pottery jar in her hand."Put your hands on the table!" Chief A Ka said to A Miao, then added, "Ah, close your eyes if you're frightened."A Miao draw back her hands immediately.Holding her by the arm, Shen Xinglan asked, "Is that dangerous, Chief A Ka?""No, no, no," Chief A Ka shook her head and answered, "Girls may be scared when seeing this." Then she patted the jar and said, "First, I need to make sure if the vermin is in her body."Holding A Miao's hands, Shen Xinglan touched the table along with her and pressed her head against his shoulder, then said, "You can close your eyes. I will look at it.""Ready?" Chief A Ka unsealed the jar after A Miao had closed her eyes.A burst of creepy rustling sounds was heard. Two antennas came out from the jar, followed by an ugly head.The insect was similar to a centipede with sharp barbs in its big mouth area. As the sound of rustling grew louder, it totally climbed out, like a big mutated centipede."What is this?" Shen I glanced at it from afar and asked with disgust.Little Demon gave him a supercilious look and answered, "What could it be besides a centipede? It has so many legs!""There is no centipede like that!"Although it was similar to a centipede, it was very colorful. But for its ugly appearance, it would be more amazing."Freeze!" Chief A Ka said.The insect crawled around the table, suddenly standing up with its front section, countless legs twitching, then moved toward Shen Xinglan.Chief A Ka put the insect in the jar right away.There was a loud rustling noise in the jar, seeming as if the insect was struggling to get out."Everything is okay." Shen Xinglan kissed A Miao to comfort her.A Miao turned her head to take a look after figuring out it was an insect from the rustling sound.It was a full five minutes before the insect calmed down. Chief A Ka capped the jar and set it aside."Vermin."A Miao's heart sank, even though she has already anticipated this result.Shen Xinglan gently stroked her back, looking down and smiling, then asked, "Can you deal with it?""I need to seek the solution in my grandmother's relics," Chief A Ka answered with embarrassment. "Sorry for not believing you. Mr. Xu was certain that it was a vermin, so I had to let you come here."Chief A Ka did not believe that there was a vermin in A Miao's body until this moment."My grandmother was the last vermin cultivator in the stockaded village," she said with sadness, "but it was not allowed. What's more, the vermin fed on blood and flesh, which most children could not stand."Even Chief A Ka herself had not seen a vermin for a long time."What is the insect in that jar?" Ouyang Jin asked.Chief A Ka looked at that jar and answered, "It is a kind of worm raised by my grandma, and it usually feeds on leaves. It will move restlessly when it gets close to vermin for vermin is its favorite food."Ouyang Jin forced a smile and thought the insect looked like a vermin, but actually, it was a vegetarian."Please stay here longer. I will find a way to catch the vermin in this lady's body as soon as possible."Everyone looked at Shen Xinglan. He nodded and said, "OK, but I need to set a deadline. If you can't solve it in three days, the deal between us will be void.""Definitely!" Chief A Ka said, knowing his intention, "I will spare no effort."After leaving the chief's home, Shen Xinglan, A Miao, and the others went to the exit of the stockaded village along the road. Passing by a river, Ouyang Jin suddenly turned his head."What's wrong?" Shen I beside him also turned his head. "What're you looking at?"Ouyang Jin contemplated for a while, frowning. Then he turned back and said, "Nothing. I thought I saw a figure behind the tree, maybe I was mistaken.""It is normal." Shen I shrugged his shoulders and said, "The people here looked at us as if we were rare animals in the beginning and now I am used to it."Ouyang Jin saw two old ladies sewing something in the front of the near bamboo cottage and said, "It seems that there are only seniors and children here."Shen I answered, "Of course. No young man would want to stay here. No network, only electricity. You can't even make a call here expect on that hillside, out of the village."Noticing that A Miao was in a bad mood, Wei Meng advised Shen Xinglan to show her around. The natural landscape here had retained its original beauty, not experiencing any exploitation.Ding V showed them the way, and said, "Turn left after going out of the stockaded village. There is a big tree."Shen I answered, "OK, I see. It is so big.""Do you want to have a look?" Shen Xinglan asked A Miao.A Miao nodded because she wanted to distract her attention from worrying about the vermin. So she and Shen Xinglan went to visit the so-called sacred tree, while the others had their own free time.Chief A Ka, who should have been searching for the solution, was looking at the person in front of her in shock."What did you say? You want to marry the red-haired man?"There stood a girl in a folk costume, whose silver jewellery showed her high status in this stockaded village."Mom, his name is Ouyang Jin. I knew him before."If Shen Xinglan and the others had been here, they would have been very surprised that Chi Ling, who had been disfigured by He Shishi, appeared here and called Chief A Ka "mom".After being thrown out of Ouyang's family, Chi Ling hung around because she had some money. Then she met the villagers who worked outside and was mistaken for Chief A Ka's daughter by them.Chi Ling went to the stockaded village with them. At her first glance, Chief A Ka hugged her tightly, crying."My daughter! You are my daughter!"After seeing the picture of her daughter, Chi Ling discovered they looked similar to each other. When A Ka asked if she was willing to stay here as her daughter and promised to treat her facial scar with traditional Chinese medicine, Chi Ling agreed without any hesitation."Honey, do you like that man?" A Ka asked, not knowing what had happened to Chi Ling before. She treated Chi Ling as her own daughter, who had died of leukemia a few years prior.Holding her hands, Chi Ling answered, "In fact, I am his sister-in-law.""What?" A Ka said in surprise, "You're married?""Mom, listen to me!" Chi Ling explained everything in general, but she distorted some parts.In her story, she fell in love with Ouyang Jin, but she accidentally married his elder brother. Then Ouyang Jin turned to another woman because of sadness. Later, when his elder brother passed on, she had the chance to go back to him."However, his girlfriend disfigured me, finding that I had come back. She also spoke ill of me, then Ouyang's family threw me out. But for your kindness, I would..."She fell into A Ka's arms, crying, "I would have committed suicide.""Don't say something like that!" A Ka patted her and said, "You can go with him as you like. Although I wish you to stay here with me, I won't sacrifice your happiness."Chi Ling shook her head quickly and said in excitement, "No, mom. I won't leave you!""Good girl!" A Ka said, touched by these words and her eyes turned red.However, she did not know the reason that Chi Ling was unwilling to leave was because the traditional Chinese medicine was very effective. She would not leave until her facial scar disappeared."What can I do?" A Ka wiped her tears and said, "Why don't I go and ask Ouyang Jin if he is willing to stay here with you?"Chi Ling continued to cry and said, "It won't work. His girlfriend is very influential. Once she finds out, the whole village will be in trouble.""I can't do anything about that." A Ka was worried about Chi Ling and said, "Why are people outside now so powerful?"Hiding her intention, Chi Ling said innocently, "By the way, Shen Xinglan needs your help. You can ask him to have Ouyang Jin stay here and marry me.""That's unfair," A Ka was stunned and said, thinking he had already promised to do so many things.Chi Ling hurried to explain. "Only in that way will Ouyang Jin's girlfriend not come here, because Shen Xinglan is much more powerful than she is.""I can't do that," A Ka said, knowing it was unfair.With her eyes turning red, Chi Ling cried, "Forget it, mom. Just forget it.""Oh, dear, don't cry! I don't want to let you down."In the end, A Ka agreed.
