You should know this is the greatest taboo in White Dragon Village.
If the village head and Zhang Ercai find out about this, will I still have a good outcome?
I’m not afraid to take action, but this is the countryside, where spit can drown a person; he might not care about losing face, but my late parents still do.
"Tao Qian, don’t go too far."
"What, are you scared?"
Tao Qian turned around, her cheeks flushed red, and challenged Zhang Xiaoshan with a stare.
"You were able to slap my face before, so go ahead and slap me again, kill me with it, then there won’t be anyone left to snitch."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshan knew that Tao Qian was cornered.
If he was aggressive now, it would only add fuel to the fire.
"Fine, I admit it, I admit it, okay? I did help Zhang Ercai’s wife leave, but I honestly didn’t deceive you."
"You finally admit it."
"Then I ask you, why can you help other women leave but keep dragging me along? Isn’t this deceiving and toying with me?"
Tao Qian was visibly agitated.
Zhang Xiaoshan explained truthfully.
"It’s not at all like what you’re thinking; I swam and took that woman across."
"Then you could also swim me across."
"Bullshit, do you think my strength alone is enough? It’s because that woman was already good at swimming; I was merely giving her a bit of help. Do you know how to swim?"
Hearing this, Tao Qian was momentarily taken aback.
Clearly, she couldn’t swim.
"There you go, you can’t swim, and my strength alone isn’t enough to take you across. You want to drown in the river, I won’t stop you, but I’m not yet tired of living."
Tao Qian fell silent for a moment, obviously contemplating.
"That’s not right, with the currents of the White Dragon River, how could anyone swim across? You’re still lying to me, there must be some other path, right?" she quickly said, eying Zhang Xiaoshan with suspicion.
Indeed, the idea that someone swam across the river seemed too fantastic to believe.
Zhang Xiaoshan was getting impatient.
"Do you have fucking paranoia or what? Why the hell would I deceive you? If it wasn’t for swimming, how would my clothes be wet?"
"If you don’t trust me, then why even ask me?"
Zhang Xiaoshan’s eyes, too, were shooting fire.
"No, no, you’re definitely lying to me. Zhang Xiaoshan, I no longer trust you. I’m just asking you whether you can take me away from White Dragon Village today."
Tao Qian displayed a determined attitude, as if she were prepared to face death and wouldn’t back down.
But Zhang Xiaoshan wasn’t one to be trifled with.
Tao Qian’s words were already full of threats.
Zhang Xiaoshan was not an easy target.
"Tao Qian, listen clearly, damn it, I didn’t deceive you; believe it or not, that’s your problem."
"Not only do I have no way to take you away today, but with your attitude right now, don’t even think about leaving in your next life."
"Fine, you said it yourself, don’t you regret it later."
Tao Qian shook off Zhang Xiaoshan’s hand and stormed toward the door.
Zhang Xiaoshan didn’t stop her.
Kill to silence someone? Not a chance. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
Zhang Xiaoshan was no murderer.
Zhang Xiaoshan looked at Tao Qian’s retreating figure and shook his head.
He didn’t believe Tao Qian had the guts.
Just then, someone knocked on the firmly closed infirmary door.
"Aren’t you going to snitch? What are you coming back for?"
Zhang Xiaoshan thought it was Tao Qian, speaking in an annoyed tone.
At that moment, the door was pushed open.
A striking figure appeared before Zhang Xiaoshan.
It definitely was not Tao Qian.
Zhang Xiaoshan’s expression changed drastically in an instant.