Not A Small-Town Girl

"Danielle, don’t be afraid. When the snakes come, I’ll hold them off, and you quickly run out of the village. There might be venomous snakes. I can’t let you get hurt." It was as if Xavier had made an important decision as he spoke to his sister with righteous indignation.

As the rhythm of the flute rose and fell, the snakes slithered faster and faster.

Danielle had recognized snake charming from the moment the young man began playing the flute. She fiddled with the medicinal powder in her bag. Now she was ready to use the powder. After that, she and Xavier could leave this place safely.noveldrama

"Xavier, we’ll be fine."

The den of snakes had already moved into the courtyard, bypassing the villagers, and began to crawl toward the roof.

"Haha! Chief, the people who were eavesdropping on us must be on the roof. Look, all these snakes are crawling toward the roof. Charly, your snake-controlling skills are getting better and better." A villager pointed at the den of snakes and laughed.

As Xavier looked down at the reptiles, his scalp tingled, and the hair on his body stood on end.

Since the villagers already knew their hiding place, Danielle immediately stood up and sprinkled the medicinal powder she had just concocted around her and Xavier.

Several snakes had already climbed onto the roof, hissing and spitting at Xavier and Danielle.

However, the snakes seemed to be afraid of the medicinal powder that Danielle had sprinkled, and they all stopped moving.

The villagers in the courtyard recognized Xavier and Danielle on the roof. "Why are you still here? Didn’t you leave earlier on? Why did you show up in our village late at night and eavesdrop on our conversation?"

"We didn’t mean to eavesdrop on you. We really mean no harm by coming to the village. We are here to find my brother, Matthew. He is a lawyer. We haven’t been able to reach him, so we came here to look for clues at night."

Holding the medicinal powder in her hand, Danielle looked at the snakes in front of her vigilantly, trying again to communicate with the villagers.

"Yes, yes, we are really here to find Matthew. A while ago, he took on a case, which involves your village. After that, we couldn’t reach him."

Xavier was trembling all over, his hands clenched into fists to suppress his fear of the snakes.

Right now, these snakes didn’t attack them because of the effect of the powder and the young man had stopped playing the flute. Now, Xavier and Danielle could only have a good talk with the villagers. It would be even better if they knew Matthew’s whereabouts.

"Why do you want to occupy our village?" Orion looked at the siblings and asked slowly.

"Chief, we are not who you think we are. We are just here to find our brother. That’s all. If you don’t want to move out of this village, I can help you. But I hope you can help me find Matthew," Danielle spoke calmly as she looked at Orion with her clear eyes.

Orion’s cloudy eyes lit up, "Are you really not with that group of people?"

Danielle knew something was going on when she heard this. These villagers were so hostile to them during the day because they must have thought Danielle and her family were in cahoots with that group of people. "No, we have no dealings with them. If you need our help, I can help you, as long as you help me find Matthew."

"Young lady, I believe you come from a rich family but don’t make empty promises because that company is very powerful."

Families had lived in this village for generations. Naturally, they did not want to leave, but the villagers were weak. There was no way to fight against large companies.

"I know the company you are talking about. Don’t worry. I, Danielle Darling, will keep whatever promises I make today," Danielle assured Orion calmly.

"What guarantee can you give us? What if we let you go and you join hands with that big company to deal with us?" Orion questioned.

"You must know where Matthew is. He’s in your hands, and you still can’t trust me? I’ll go talk to the people from that company tomorrow and settle your problem. Just give Matthew back to me."