Zhao Zhitong, having 'defeated every unrivaled child in the village,' stood on a tree branch, hugging the trunk, overjoyed. Her incredibly smug little expression, however, didn't even last a minute.
Sun Mei's voice, tight with annoyance, carried from the distance. "Zhao Zhitong! Are you climbing trees again!"
"Ah!" Zhao Zhitong cried out, quickly scrambling down from the tree. "My Mom's calling me! I have to go now. We'll battle another day!"
With that, she scampered off on her short legs, disappearing in a flash.
Sun Mei led Zhao Zhitong home, closed the door, and began to scold her, "You think you're quite something, don't you?"
She had just left the Village Chief's house when she heard villagers discussing how her daughter was stirring up trouble at the village entrance.
