"You mean...... Recently, there have been some dangerous people in strange costumes on this mountain?"

"Yes, they came to our village the day before yesterday and forcibly took away quite a few young men, saying that they needed enough manpower - alas, with their fierce appearance, even if they negotiated a reward, it was not reassuring, besides, they were only trying to catch the strong men from beginning to end?"

The grocery store owner's face suddenly appeared worried and melancholy.

"My little rabbit was also taken away that day. ”

"Didn't you go and notify the nearby lords and ask for help?"

"It's not that we haven't thought about it, but ah, there are a lot of people who are accused of being at the hands of those people now, and if they are angry because they have alarmed the nearby army, I am afraid that those who will be taken away by them will ......"

Miss Purple Ponytail may also be able to understand the other party's distress - although it may not be absolute, the lords who will put "banditry" after "protecting the safety of the hostages" should still be in the minority.

And unless the location happens to be their hometown, and it is their hometown father who is threatened, most of the officers who lead the team will probably not care about "sacrificing" a few civilians they don't know. If the people here really go to the nearby lords for help, they don't dare to say anything else, but the survival rate of those captured strong men will not be much higher.

"So you're going to ask for help from past adventurers? Isn't there an organization of the nature of the Mercenary Guild? You go there and post a mission, just let me know. Usually they will help you 'dress up' for this kind of task, even if the people you want to deal with go to the guild in person, it will be difficult to find out what is boring. ”

"Of course we've tried this, but ...... We can't afford that!"

That's right, Miss Purple Horsetail also noticed that in such a poor and remote area, even caravans rarely come and go, and the villagers here essentially rely on the surrounding natural products to live a self-sufficient life.

Although it is not called poor. But something that is produced in this area. In fact, there are no hot and sought-after products, and the transportation is really inconvenient, so the residents here have not had much cash on hand for a long time. Originally. They don't have a sense of urgency, either. After all, the backers eat the mountains. Relying on the water draft, relying on the natural environment here alone, is enough for them to live.

But it's time to use the money. It is difficult to turn the cured meat, fur and other things that are hoarded at home into a large amount of circulating cash.

"We can't lie about it, otherwise if we come with a mercenary who doesn't have enough ability, it will be self-defeating in the end, isn't it......? The price given by the mercenary union is really too high for us to afford. ”

"Can you show me how much the other party offered when you went to the union before?"

"This ......"

The shopkeeper hesitated, his eyes full of hesitation - seeing this, of course Miss Purple Ponytail knew what the other party was worried about...... It's nothing more than that I'm afraid that I will sit on the ground and start the price again according to the quotation of the mercenary union, right?

"Then why do you think that the adventurers who pass by will help you? After all, basically no one will be born and die for you for no reason, right?" Miss Purple Ponytail couldn't help but glance at the owner of the grocery store, "According to the custom, if you don't have a union like this, you will be paid even more if you don't have a union to deliver the commission directly on the spot......

Miss Purple Ponytail looked directly into the other party's eyes: "So, since you can't come up with the price offered by the union, it is even more impossible to reach the psychological price of a 'passing adventurer' like me, right?"

"Wait!"

"Oh, if you want to show me affection, if you know it, I'll turn around and leave immediately?"

"If you want to say 'reward'...... It's not that it's nothing! it's just ......."

"Just what?"

Miss Purple Ponytail suddenly became interested - looking at the other party's appearance, it seemed that they were confident that there was a "treasure" that adventurers and mercenaries would be very difficult to resist? However, in that case, why not just release it through the guò mercenary union? The mercenary union should also evaluate some "treasures" with special value, right?

"The mercenary union will not recognize the legitimacy of such a 'reward'. ”

"Legitimacy?" Miss Purple Ponytail was slightly stunned, and then reacted very openly, "Ahhhh......h Isn't it a human being?"

......

"Card! That's what you say, a powerful adventurer who can be trusted!?"

When Miss Purple Ponytail followed the grocery store owner to the village chief's house, she sighed for a long time and sighed that there was nothing she expected - Miss Purple Ponytail still thought that the village chief's speech here would have a lot of similarities with the NPC lines in the RPG game, but she didn't even have a greeting like "Ah, great adventurer!"

Obviously, you are being underestimated, right?

Miss Purple Ponytail couldn't help but sneer secretly in her heart - thinking about it, it was a bit reluctant for an old man who could take out his granddaughter as a "reward" to expect him to have more than average respect for women.

"I'm asking you to find those powerful, loner adventurers! Understand—powerful!" The grumpy old man almost rushed forward and grabbed the grocer by the collar, "What do you mean by finding a yellow......-haired girl now?"

"It seems that your village is really still very energetic, even this old man who is about to enter the coffin is so energetic, where is there any danger?"

Miss Purple Ponytail pressed the urge to kill in her heart and stood up directly from her chair.

If it weren't for Aisha's restrictions. Now, the old man who speaks disrespectfully and dares to slander himself with foul language has long been missing an arm and a leg. She's not a good-natured person, let alone a hot face sticking to a cold ass?

"Adventurer, you ......"

Seeing that Miss Purple Ponytail was about to leave, the grocery store owner was anxious on the spot: "Please wait a minute! The village chief, he is just a little impulsive, and he doesn't really want to slander you......"

"Hmph! It seems that you kid have been deceived by this seductive woman for a long time, right? It's not a good thing at first glance - you are virtuous. Are you worthy of your dead daughter-in-law!?"

Miss Purple Ponytail's intention to leave, in the eyes of this irascible old man, was undoubtedly a humble expression after he exposed his "true face" - sure enough, after the liar was exposed. It's such a wolf bèi who has fled into the wilderness!

"Your wife...... Dead?"

Miss Purple Ponytail couldn't help but stop.

"Yes. Now I'm living with my son......"

Miss Purple Ponytail hesitated suddenly—if the man's son hadn't been able to come back. Judging by his posture, maybe he won't have the fun of continuing to live alone, right? Deciding whether or not to help out is just a choice between thoughts. It's actually not that difficult to do. But if he had to pretend to be cold, ignore the urgent hopes of the villagers here, and lead to a tragic tragedy......

If Aisha knows about it, she will definitely not be able to eat and walk around, right?

Miss Purple Ponytail put all the anxiety in her heart on Aisha's head. In this way, she suddenly felt that her heart was a lot more relaxed - yes, the root cause of her not leaving directly must be the persecution behind Aisha...... There is no way you can be kidnapped by this boring guilt!

"Why? You still want to seduce the people of our village in front of me? Sue sù, don't think about it! And Kade! Don't think that you have a shop, and you don't treat yourself as a human being if you make a little money, like marrying this indecent woman, I sue you, Hugh ......"

Miss Purple Ponytail, who was very upset by the nonsense of this bad old man, was about to teach this arrogant old man a lesson, but before she could make a move, the owner of the grocery store had a seizure first!

I saw him rush forward, grabbed the village chief's collar, and before the stunned village chief could make any response, he raised his fist and smashed it into the village chief's face.

"Shut up, you old fellow!"

Miss Purple Ponytail was also a little frightened by this development for a while.

"Your son, your grandson, has not been caught, and of course you are not in a hurry!" the grocer did not continue to beat the other man, but pushed the frightened old man away and slammed him against the wall - but for an old man who was already old and a little drunk, the punch was enough to scare his soul out.

"Originally, if the richest people in the village were willing to help and contribute together, they would have been able to hang up the task in the mercenary union a long time ago! If your son and grandson were captured, I don't think you would be in such a hurry now! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking -- the reason why you pushed your granddaughter out is simply because you plan to use that child to entrap the strong so that you can marry each other, right? It's a shame that you can still pretend to be a great sacrifice in front of everyone in the village...... Now, because I've found a female adventurer, it's useless to be treated as a cargo granddaughter by you, so you're not willing to let her come to our village's rescue, right!?"

"You...... What nonsense are you talking about...... Don't, don't!"

The village chief tried to defend himself, but the grocery store owner angrily punched the wooden wall next to his cheek, which directly pierced a large hole in the wall, and made the old man swallow the rest of the words back into his stomach in horror.

"If the adventurer is gone today, my son will not be able to return...... Believe it or not, I'll let you experience it too, what is the pain of losing a child?"

This kind of words coming out of the mouth of an honest man with a simple face is particularly terrifying. Otherwise, how can it be said that the anger of an honest person is the most terrible thing?--Miss Purple Ponytail understands this truth with her own personal experience and insight...... That's right. Hurry up and think about it, is there an honest person around......

"Don't, don't, if you have something to say...... "Probably I have never seen the terrible scene of a simple and upright buffalo going crazy, the old village chief was completely frightened by the grocery store owner who showed a dangerous aura, "I can take out the deposit as payment at the previous price! Hire a passing adventurer to rescue the son of the village!"

With these words, the grocery store owner suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

"Very well, now you go to the village square and gather everyone. Put that sentence just now. That promise just now, say it out loud in front of everyone! Tell it until everyone hears it!"

If the whole village heard his assurance, I believe he would not be able to pass the buck then, right? Later this old man. There's no chance to report the owner of the complex store in private, right?

"Don't. Miss Purple Ponytail suddenly stopped her. "In terms of remuneration...... I don't need money. ”

"Uh...... You, what do you say?"

"I'm not short of money, even if you sell this village. Then give me all the money you get, and I can't look at it. Miss Purple Ponytail put on a full shelf at this time, and the aura of the high-ranking person leaked slightly, and suddenly she seemed to be a proud eldest lady, "It's still what you mentioned before, that girl, I'm more interested in - it's decided, it's just according to your previous plan, the reward, I want that girl!"

Everyone present was shocked by Miss Purple Ponytail's words.

"Adventurer, you ...... Are you ......?"

Miss Purple Ponytail glanced at the grocery store owner: "That place in my heart has been occupied, don't think nonsense." ”

Of course, she understood that the grocery store owner suspected that she was lace edge, so she said such words to comfort the other party. After all, many people don't mind the best relationship between women, especially in a remote mountain village like this, where the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women is much deeper than in big cities.

It can be understood from the behavior of the old village chief that his children and grandchildren are fine, and he can rest easy, while his granddaughter can be taken out by her and sold as goods. In his opinion, anyway, the granddaughter of his family will marry someone sooner or later, of course, he must find an in-law who can bring the greatest benefits to him!

If it weren't for the mercenary union's refusal to register the "person" as a reward, in fact, this village chief wanted to marry his granddaughter to the head of a mercenary group. Later, it was also a retreat - anyway, in this remote place, few big people came, and it was too difficult to marry a powerful person, so it was better to find a strong man.

He is still very confident in the appearance of his granddaughter.

But I didn't expect that this female adventurer, who was wanted to be angry with the old village chief at the beginning, didn't want gold and silver treasures, but named him and asked his granddaughter as a reward?

"That...... That's not what I meant......"

The grocer quickly changed his words, for fear of angering the female adventurer, but Miss Purple Ponytail did not give him face: "No, that's what you mean, you think that I want that girl to be paid because I am a lace edge who likes the same sex, right? ”

"I'm sorry. ”

"Hmph, I've said it all, my heart has already been occupied, and I won't leave room and opportunities for others. ”

Miss Purple Ponytail is really not lying--her mind has been occupied by double ponytails! If she has to marry someone in the future, she must marry a girl with a beautiful double ponytail! Eh? Isn't that the same as homosexuality?

No, no, no, Miss Purple Ponytail doesn't like girls, but she has a crush on girls' double ponytails.

"Then why ......"

"Because a man is more interesting than a pile of coins, and I am not short of money, but I am short of someone with whom I can talk—if it weren't for the 'reward' you have made me and aroused my interest, do you think that a little money would have driven me?"

Although in fact, Miss Purple Ponytail doesn't have much money at her disposal, but now, she has to pretend to be a lady with a very high value and a lot of money, but she is running all over the world out of interest. She also understands that this village chief is, frankly speaking, a snob. If he doesn't give him some "good illusions", God knows if he will get in the way again.

Because a "bait" like his granddaughter only has one chance to use it - once it is thrown out, there is no turning back.

"But is this really good......?"

The grocery store owner, to put it bluntly, is also a more traditional person, although he hates this village elder, but for his granddaughter, that quiet and beautiful little girl, he can't give birth to anger. For such a little girl, almost the elders of the whole village like it. The grocery store owner has a heartfelt heart. I hope she can have a good home.

And to such a big lady who doesn't seem to be quiet......

"Do you think I'm the kind of woman who will be jealous because of the beauty of other women?"

Miss Purple Ponytail's face suddenly became a little gloomy - unless it was the kind of fool who could treat lying as naturally as drinking water, for an experienced person. The average person just needs to look into his eyes. It's not hard to guess what the other person is thinking. The psychology of this grocery store owner. In the eyes of Miss Purple Ponytail, there is no secret.

“......！！！”

The grocery store owner looked stunned, apparently guessing what was on his mind.

"Although I don't know how you came up with the formula 'noble lady = jealousy'. But I can tell you that there will be such a woman who looks like this, to put it bluntly, is nothing more than a vulgar fan who can't control the dark and uneducated in her heart—a truly cultured and dignified 'aristocratic lady' who will demand herself to be elegant at all times...... Whether it's the appearance or the heart. ”

Well, Miss Purple Ponytail says she's never said she's the kind of lady she's - so it's not a lie, is it?

"Or do you think I grew up in a family that lacked culture?"

Miss Purple Ponytail's previous words undoubtedly shaped her image into a noble lady who yearns for freedom, so now this threat has great lethality-subtext, but it is related to Miss Purple Ponytail's fictitious "aristocratic family".

To question her character is to question her education, to question her education is to question her family, to question her family...... What does this mean, I believe that even the residents of a small village in the middle of nowhere will not be too difficult to understand, right?

"No, that's not what I meant!"

The grocery store owner was already a little soaked behind him - Miss Purple Ponytail restrained her smile just now, and the atmosphere with a strong sense of oppression condensed with a little momentum undoubtedly caused a lot of pressure on ordinary people like him. This also makes the grocery store owner have no doubts about the identity of Miss Purple Ponytail.

This is not based on the strength of "strength", creating a feeling similar to that between "predator and prey". Miss Purple Ponytail only created the image of the "superior person", but did not add the element of "strong man", otherwise, the grocery store owner would have said that the snobbish old man would have to scare out the heart attack directly.

A man of his kind is far less able to withstand this kind of oppression based on "social status" than a grocer - he has collapsed to the side, unable to say anything at all.

It just so happened that Miss Purple Ponytail didn't need anything to pop out of his mouth.

"I think I'm still being treated very well, and if you think that girl is happier here than by my side, I won't vent any dissatisfaction, but there will definitely be a little sadness. ”

The grocer could only smile wryly at this—was this a threat? Although she said that, she was already venting her frustration...... It's better to be here than where she is......

...... Wrong wrong!

The grocer suddenly reflected - it turned out that the aristocratic lady (Aisha: ...... Is that what you're referring to?

That girl, even if she doesn't need to be handed over as "goods" this time to entrap the strong, according to the temper of the village chief and the old man, in the end, the girl will definitely not find a good destination for her wishes - for that old man, a granddaughter, it is only right to change to the party with the greatest interests!

If she stays in this village, she has to obey the village chief's arrangement, because under normal circumstances, the village chief is the most authoritative soil emperor here!

And now, she has a chance to leave the village that oppressed her, the so-called "home" that she has not been able to enjoy much warmth at all......

This eldest lady is really a good person!

(Aisha: ...... Objection!) (To be continued......)