These shameless words immediately enraged the people of Xu Nian Village.

"You bunch of able-bodied adults, how can you be so shameless? Do you think this is some kind of begging place?"

"That's right, I'd rather feed my food to dogs than to you!"

"Get out of here right now!"

The atmosphere on the scene instantly became arrogant and domineering, and it looked like they were about to start a fight.

Xu Nian frowned impatiently, then drew a talisman with her hand, intending to scare these people.

But just then, a loud tiger's roar resounded through the sky.

"Awoo!"

Immediately afterwards, Gu Zhan, dressed in armor, strode over.

"what happens?"

Beside him was Little White, who had grown much larger. Its face was ferocious, and it was staring at the people in the neighboring village with its gaping maw.

"Ah, it's a tiger!"

Immediately, the arrogant and domineering people who had been just moments before wilted and retreated tremblingly.

"It's nothing, it's just that some people don't know their own limitations and want to cause trouble."

Xu Nian snorted coldly, her words concise and to the point.

Seeing that Xu Nian's expression was not good, Gu Zhan immediately exuded a cold aura, looked around, and unleashed his full power.

"He...he's a soldier!"

“That’s right, look at that armor, it should belong to a general!”

How could Xu Nian know the general?

Some villagers immediately recognized Gu Zhan's noble status and became more cautious in their speech.

"Let me go!"

Zhao Jinfeng finally realized what was happening and struggled desperately, "Why are you arresting me? What evidence do you have?"

Xu Nian found it really annoying, so she put a piece of rag in her mouth and pointed to Gu Zhan beside her, saying, "Just then, he arrived."

"General Gu, who is now famous, should be allowed to judge the matter. If you are innocent, I will give you food; but if you are guilty, you will be punished according to military law."

As she spoke, Xu Nian turned to look at the group of people who had been shouting the loudest earlier, and said, "And you guys too, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads, and no one dared to utter a sound.

Putting everything else aside, Gu Zhan's cold and aloof face and resolute, well-built physique alone are enough to terrify them, not to mention the military law he'll have to deal with.

Zhao Jinfeng's eyes instantly turned extremely terrified. Unable to speak, she could only shake her head desperately in resistance.

"Since that's the case, then you're admitting it."

Xu Nian snapped her fingers and said casually, "In that case, return double the amount of grain you took to us."

"Double?!"

Immediately, those who had participated in the theft were terrified, hurriedly clutching their pockets, "We were given double! What are we going to eat?!"

"Who cares what you eat?"

Xu Nian's voice suddenly turned cold, her face full of sarcasm as she said, "If you were worried and afraid, why did you do such petty theft in the first place? You brought this on yourselves."

Those people blushed deeply after hearing what he said, feeling utterly ashamed.

In the end, despite their dissatisfaction, those people had no choice but to hand over their grain in order to gain Xu Nian's forgiveness.

Zhao Jinfeng struggled the most desperately, but Gu Zhan stood by her side, his expression calm and extremely threatening, so she had no choice but to hand it over.

"Alright."

Xu Nian carefully reviewed the list, "Since we've come this far, I'll say a little more."

“You are welcome to continue stealing, but if I catch you next time, it will be three times the amount, and the next time it will be four times, and so on.”

The villagers looked at Xu Nian with admiration and expressed their gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much, fortune teller, for bringing our grain back."

"Hey, what's the big deal?"

Xu Nian didn't think much of it and waved her hand, "Everyone, go and rest. We're going hunting tomorrow."

They had been consuming the food they carried along the way, and there wasn't much meat left, so Xu Nian suggested that they go hunting in the nearby forest during the day, and naturally no one objected.

Hearing this, everyone agreed, took their share of food, and went back to sleep peacefully.

Back in her room, Xu Nian tossed and turned for a long time, unable to fall asleep.

Is the streamer having insomnia?

After watching so many live streams, I've figured it out: the streamer is a night owl!

【Aren't we the same? Haha.】

Xu Nian rolled over and muttered to herself, "Sigh, I guess we had an argument earlier, which chased me away from my sleep."

Thinking this, she didn't insist on going to sleep and got up to go for a walk nearby.

The night was peaceful, and the moonlight was bright.

Xu Nian strolled along the path, feeling quite content, and hummed a tune softly.

A soft rustling sound came from not far away, and she couldn't help but walk over out of curiosity. What came into view was a tall and slender figure.

He was dressed in a light white robe, carrying a long sword, and had a handsome face.

That familiar figure was none other than Gu Zhan.

Can't he sleep either?

Thinking this, Xu Nian simply leaned against the tree and watched his movements.

Gu Zhan's swordplay was always clean and efficient, without any hesitation, making it a pleasure to watch.

At this moment, he was completely absorbed in the sword dance, his wrist deftly twirling the sword.

Wow, that's so cool!

[Really, thank you so much to the streamer for staying up so late to bring us the General's Sword Dance!]

Seeing the infatuated looks on many people's faces in the live stream, Xu Nian curled her lips in disdain.

"Hehe, you bunch of people who forget loyalty for the sake of beauty, unlike me, I will never be swayed by beauty."

Despite saying this, Xu Nian kept her eyes fixed on Gu Zhan, afraid of missing a single detail.

[Tch, the streamer's eyes are practically popping out of their sockets, stop pretending!]

Xu Nian was too lazy to argue with them. She watched Gu Zhan's entire routine carefully, clapped her hands approvingly, and walked out.

"Not bad, Gu Zhan. I didn't know you could dance with a sword so beautifully."

Gu Zhan was recalling the slight mistake he had made when he suddenly heard the little girl's cheerful voice. He turned around and froze on the spot.

Xu Nian changed into a bright green long dress today. It looked simple, but it had a certain charm.

If someone else wore emerald green, such as turquoise, Gu Zhan would find it jarring and wouldn't want to linger on it for even a moment.

But when Xu Nian changed into this outfit, Gu Zhan couldn't take his eyes off her and felt a sense of pleasure.

Before he could answer, Xu Nian had already lifted her skirt and walked over quickly, then paused, "Huh, what's this?"

As she spoke, Xu Nian picked up the thing that had tripped her earlier and examined it in her palm.

This is a purplish-red sachet containing a translucent jade pendant engraved with the word "Gu".

It must be a keepsake from his family.

Thinking this, Xu Nian chuckled softly, "Your family must be just as reliable as you, it's just a pity that I'll never see them again..."

Her words caught in her throat, and then she was enveloped in a warm embrace.

Gu Zhan pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

"Don't say that, you still have me."