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The old man, seeing that his advice was fruitless, had no choice but to open the door.
Four or five officials came in red uniforms. Judging from their ferocious appearances, it seemed as if their faces were written about bullying the common people.
"Old thing, tell me, are you going to hand over the food or not?" The leader of the officials asked loudly, not noticing the two who were eating at the table.
"Great sir, it's not that we don't want to hand it over, it's that we really don't have it. Can you spare me two days so I can raise more money?" The old man bowed in apology.
"You've been raising this grain from autumn till now, but I haven't seen a single grain of it. You old bastard, are you messing with me?" The official shouted in anger.
Before the old man could say anything, another official said, "I see that you can't take out your food either, so just take your daughter as payment. If he becomes our Tax Officer's concubine, I guarantee that you won't have to pay taxes for the next three years."
"No ?" The old man firmly said.
The old woman hid her daughter behind her.
"Old thing, I think you are just refusing a toast!" As the official spoke, he grabbed the old man's collar and was about to make a move.
"Stop!" Hua Ruge finally spoke, her voice was indifferent but it carried an unquestionable might. Previously, she was sitting behind a few people, so the officials did not notice.
The official was stunned. He stepped aside and saw the back of a beautiful woman.
"Who are you?" he asked, letting the old man go and concentrating on her back.
"Go back to the Minister of Revenue and tell him he can pack his things and get out of here." Hua Ruge slowly turned around, and said word by word. "From today onwards, the entire Ancient Dragon City will not receive any taxes for five years."
The official was shocked. Firstly, it was because of Hua Ruge's beauty, and secondly, the girl's words. Wasn't it a little too overpowered?
"I didn't expect to see such a beauty. It's really outrageous." For the moment, the officials ignored her words and admired her beauty.
Hua Ruge felt that this face affected her dignity greatly. Could it be that he had to go out with a mask on his face in the future?
"She's going to the city to seek help from her relatives. Don't try to get ahold of this girl." His family was already in a miserable state, he did not want to let a person like Hua Ruge get into trouble along with them.
"Old thing, I'm taking your daughter and her away today. If you dare to stop me, do you believe that I won't kill you?" As the official spoke, he drew out the blade hanging from his waist, revealing a chilling aura.
The little girl trembled in fear, not knowing what to do as she hugged her mother.
"Little Marten, since someone is teasing me, shouldn't one person break one of my legs?" Hua Ruge spoke to the Little Marten beside him in a discussion.
The Little Marten's face turned cold: "Should be killed."
"I can keep them."
"Two arms and two legs." The Little Marten said again.
"Legs are useful, one arm and one leg!" Hua Ruge raised the standards.
The officials watched in shock as they discussed amongst themselves, unable to comprehend what the two in front of them had just done to them.
"Alright!"
The Little Marten left a word behind.
Ah, ah, ah, ah!
In the next moment, four consecutive screams rang out, accompanied by the crisp sound of broken bones.
Purple light flashed out in quick succession. By the time they stopped at the entrance of the courtyard, these people had already been thrown into the snow, their arms wrapped around their wounds.
His movements were too fast for the family of three to see clearly. As a result, they were all stunned.
Hua Ruge gave them a comforting smile, walking to the door, he looked at the people in the courtyard and asked: "Remember what I said before?"
The official was too busy rolling on the ground to answer.
"If you don't remember, I can repeat it again. Go back and tell your Tax Officer that his final mission is to give the city an order to exempt taxes. If it's too late, I want his life." Hua Ruge said patiently.
Although his voice was calm, it was difficult to conceal the killing intent within it.
"You dare ?" The word 'official' was squeezed out between his teeth.
"There's nothing more reasonable than having your boss take care of your subordinates." Hua Ruge replied with a sentence: "Have you heard that the Ancient Dragon City will soon have a new Lord?"
A few officials had naturally heard of the rumors. Not only did they know that the Emperor had bestowed the Ancient Dragon City to the Lord, they also knew that the Lord was a woman.
They thought that this person would die along with the previous Lord, so they didn't think, and didn't find out that Lord's conditions matched this outsider girl in front of them.
Their eyes widened in disbelief.
"You are... Lord? "
"What should I do now that I know?" Hua Ruge squinted his eyes at them.
"We will roll right now... This scram... We'll definitely do it. " This time, the officials understood the situation and quickly left the courtyard.
The next people who were stunned were the family of three in the room. They did not know that the Lord was coming, but seeing that the official was so scared, it was probably true.
"Are you really the new Lord?" The old man asked timidly.
"Old man, don't be nervous. There isn't much of a difference between the two." Hua Ruge smiled gently. The first thing he did when he returned to the house was to pick up the sweet potato that was on the table.
The family was stunned for a long while, but in the end, the old man still came forward and apologized, "Lord, it is us who have eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai, and have neglected you."
"No, isn't there something to eat? Old man, don't worry. I have not come to bully the common people." Hua Ruge had no choice but to put down the sweet potato and talk seriously.
"Sir, you are a good person." The little girl said as she walked out from behind the woman.
Hearing these words, Hua Ruge was still very carefree, she laughed: "Not only are you a good girl, you have good taste."
The old man and old woman stared at Hua Ruge in a daze, thinking to themselves, Isn't she supposed to be modest now? This Lord is quite right ? Very special.
Before leaving, Hua Ruge promised to send more pastries back to the little girl, but the old man warned Hua Ruge to be careful.
"Who do you think you should be careful of?" Hua Ruge asked the Little Marten.
The Little Marten thought for a while, then pointed at the center of the Ancient Dragon City and said: "They. "The ones who pissed us off."
"That's right, but with this den of snake and mouse, even powerful dragons are not enough to suppress local head snakes. It won't be that easy to cure them." Hua Ruge laughed and said.
The Little Marten pointed to herself and said: "Sister, don't worry. The Little Marten will help you beat him up."
Hua Ruge reached out to stroke his head, saying with satisfaction: "Good girl."
The Little Marten's eyes curved into a smile.
In the snow, the conversation between the two gradually faded away.
"Elder sister, where are we going now?"
"Go find the strong ones for help. If we come to an agreement this time, I have a good majority chance of winning."