When Daddy Zhou heard Leader Xie's words, he was dumbstruck. Were they not talking about kicking this damn girl, Ruan Chanchan, out? How come suddenly he was the one who was pushed to the front?
Daddy Zhou was stunned, and he immediately shook his head and said to Leader Xie, "Don't listen to her, tribe leader. Who doesn't know that Ye girl is chasing after Zeqiu all day long? She must be saying these words to win over that mer!"
Anyway, Daddy Zhou refused to accept that she came here to steal salt from Ruan Chanchan. As long as he didn't admit it, who could do anything to him?
When Ye Qian Qian saw that the mer was about to play rogue, her eyes popped out of their sockets. She glared at him with anger written on her face, but before she could say anything, Mother Ye, who stood behind her daughter, stomped forward.
She raised her hand and pointed at Daddy Zhou before saying in a cold voice, "You damn mer. You don't do anything good all day long, now you are even dragging my daughter down? Even if my Qian Qian likes Zeqiu, it's one thing. She is a warrior, and she will never indulge in her personal feelings to the point where she cannot tell right from wrong."
"Everyone in the tribe knows that you have been taking advantage of the Ruan siblings because you were once mated to their mother. Who are you trying to fool here?"
As soon as Mother Ye finished speaking, Ruan Chanchan nodded in agreement.
This mer really thought that he was smart. Just because the original owner was a fool and he could get away with everything that he usually did, Daddy Zhou had started to think that he could even pierce the sky.
Humph. As if.
Now that she was here, this old mer could forget all about taking advantage of Ruan Zeqiu. Ruan Chanchan was determined to protect Ruan Zeqiu, this poor sibling of hers.
Just because Daddy Zhou got away with the bullying in the past, Ruan Chanchan wasn't going to let him off this time around. She turned to look at Tribe leader Xie, who seemed to be the one with the most authority and then said to her, "He—thief. He stole mine…salt!"
After she finished speaking, Ruan Chanchan wanted to dig a hole and die. She couldn't believe that she was actually talking like a kindergartener. She was so embarrassed that her toes had already dug a six-foot grave for her to lie in.
However, Ruan Chanchan didn't know that even this little show of her intelligence had shocked the entire tribe. Leader Xie and the rest of the people were stunned into silence when they saw that Ruan Chanchan was actually talking to them in a coherent manner.
Though her words were still childish, they could understand what she was saying.
An elderly mer burst into tears and sobbed silently, "This is good. This is good—it seems like Zeqiu's hard work has finally paid off."
"That's right; it seems like Zeqiu was not lying when he said that his sister would get better. That mer was telling the truth; his sister was indeed getting better."
All kinds of chatter started to pour from all sides.
Ruan Chanchan, who was listening to the chattering tribe members, was stunned.
Just how low were the expectations of these people from the original owner of this body? She said four—just four words and they were counting it as a big turnaround?
[Darling, don't think too much. The predecessor was a complete idiot; she didn't even know how to cry out when she was being beaten by this, hum, evil mer. But you actually stood up against him and even complained.]
[They will naturally think that you are getting better.]
Ruan Chanchan didn't say a word after listening to Xiao Xi. She simply glanced at Daddy Zhou, who was glaring at her as if she had stolen his salt instead of being the victim in the entire scenario.
Tribe leader Xie raised her hand, and the entire crowd fell silent. She then turned to look at Daddy Zhou before saying to him, "How many times did I tell you, Zhou? You are not supposed to bother the Ruan siblings. Their mother gave her life to protect the tribe. How can you push them into a corner like this? Are you trying to kill them?"
Those who sacrificed for the tribe were called heroes, and they were naturally treated well by the tribe. If not, with Ruan Zeqiu's skills alone, he wouldn't be able to get his hands on such a big cave. The reason the Ruan siblings were given this big cave was because their mother died for the tribe and was considered a hero by the tribe members.
Of course, Tribe Leader Xie would be upset with the good things Daddy Zhou had done. Mother Ruan died because she was saving the life of Tribe Leader Xie's mate; this favour was something that Tribe Leader Xie would obviously never forget. Thus, even if she couldn't actively support the two siblings, she would not turn a blind eye to their sufferings.
"Tribe Leader Xie, she is obviously lying –"
"Silence!" Tribe Leader Xie was really annoyed with the constant quibbling of Daddy Zhou. She pointed at Ruan Chanchan and questioned, "You mean to say that this girl who cannot even form a single comprehensive sentence schemed against you and lied?"
"Do you even believe your own words, Zhou?"
No, of course he didn't. Ruan Chanchan was so stupid that she couldn't even understand simple orders at times; how could she even scheme against him?
However, he was not willing to be punished. He wanted to quibble, but he was glared at by his wife, who came storming after hearing the good things he had done. Clearly, she told him not to go to the Ruan family today because the tribe leader was not going to hunt, but this idiot mer! He just had to go against her.
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