"Is there a problem?" Xia Liang asked.
"No problem at all." The village chief forced a smile, then hurried over to Zhang Cuihua and began to earnestly persuade her.
Unsurprisingly, Zhang Cuihua refused. She and her relatives started causing a commotion again.
"If you want to get past me today, you'll have to kill me first!" Zhang Cuihua shouted, brandishing her hoe.
"Heh. Truly courting death." Xia Liang's gaze turned icy. He began to pace back and forth at the village entrance, as if searching for something.
"Sir, what's that person doing over there?" a young Protector asked, watching Xia Liang's bizarre behavior.
"Just keep watching and you'll find out," the older Protector replied dismissively. In truth, he had no idea what Xia Liang was doing either, but he had to maintain his knowledgeable facade in front of his subordinate.
Xia Liang kept his head down, searching the ground for a while before stopping in front of a small pit.
"Found it."
