Xu Nian walked to the nearest villager, helped him up, and carefully examined him.

She noticed that the other person was pale, vomiting repeatedly, and weakly muttering, "My stomach hurts so much..."

Even the village chief fainted on the ground, looking dejected.

Xu Nian frowned slightly, recalling the past, and finally focused her thoughts on the grilled fish from last night.

[Could it be from eating parasites? It seems very likely.]

Some sharp-eyed viewers in the live chat noticed the problem and immediately raised questions.

Xu Nian nodded in agreement, then got up to check on the condition of many people and found that their symptoms were indeed similar to those of people who had eaten parasites.

Upon closer examination, it's clear that these villagers would inevitably lose control upon seeing meat, and it's not uncommon for them to become infected with parasites after eating undercooked meat.

Thinking of this, Xu Nian immediately raised her voice, "Send all those who are still conscious back to their houses. Do not go near the river again, and do not eat the water or the fish."

Because of what had happened before, Xu Nian's credibility had increased significantly, and everyone was naturally willing to listen to her, so they began to take the unconscious people to their rooms to rest.

Xu Nian pondered for a moment with a slightly serious expression, then walked to the riverbank and picked out a fish.

Then, in full view of everyone, he directly peeled open the fish meat.

Wow, this streamer is amazing! He's peeling fish by hand!

What do you know? This is a fortune teller.

Did I enter the wrong live stream again? Did it turn into a mukbang this time?

Staring intently at the snow-white fish meat, Xu Nian observed carefully and, sure enough, discovered long, thin, white worms wriggling and turning inside the fish meat.

It seems that most of these people with diarrhea ate the fish last night before it was fully cooked, which is why they are experiencing this condition.

Moreover, the river water doesn't look very clear; it may have been polluted for a long time, which has led to the fish being contaminated as well.

"The problem lies with the river and the fish in it. Do not eat these fish without my permission."

Xu Nian withdrew his hand and spoke seriously to the villagers who had not yet developed symptoms.

The villagers nodded in agreement, and each of them told their children not to eat fish anymore, which prompted the children to cry, "Why can't we eat meat? I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!"

Seeing the child throwing a tantrum, Xu Nian frowned slightly. Just as she was about to say something, a sarcastic voice came from behind her, "Heh, I think she just wants to eat it all herself, that's why she told you she didn't want any."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian looked over and saw it was Cui Qing, who had argued with Wang Jinmei yesterday.

"We've eaten this fish in the Minister's residence before, and it's delicious. How come it's become inedible in your mouth? Besides, I ate the fish yesterday, and I was fine."

Cuiqing, thinking she had seen through Xu Nian's thoughts, raised her chin and said arrogantly.

Upon hearing this, some people who had eaten fish the night before without any problems began to have second thoughts, looking Xu Nian up and down uncertainly.

Could it be that Xu Nian really intends to keep this fish all to himself?

In times of famine, fish and meat were rare and precious, so it would be normal for her to have the idea of ​​keeping them for herself.

Is this woman crazy? I'm speechless.

[What kind of maidservant is she, from the Minister's household? I think she's got something wrong with her head.]

[Don't worry about her, the villagers will still believe you!]

Xu Nian glanced at the comments and also felt that Cui Qing was really missing a screw in her head.

"What's wrong? Can't you speak?"

Seeing that Xu Nian hadn't spoken for a long time, Cui Qing assumed she was scared and became even more triumphant, pointing at the fish in the river and saying, "Look at this! There are still so many fish in this river. She actually used this excuse to prevent you from eating. I really don't know what evil intentions she has!"

The refugees here are scattered in a mixed way, including villagers from the village, people who fled here with Cuiqing, and refugees from other places.

The villagers, out of respect for Xu Nian's reputation as a demigod, didn't dare utter a single word.

But the others didn't know Xu Nian and shouted, "Why can't we eat? I never thought you, who seemed so kind, would be so vicious!"

"That's right! My child finally gets to eat meat, and you're not even giving him any?!"

"Get this wicked woman out of here!"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Xu Nian couldn't help but sneer, picked up the skinned fish and threw it on the ground, her voice cold, "This fish has parasites and is contaminated by sewage, it is not edible at all."

"If you want to eat it, then go ahead and eat it. Let me make this clear beforehand: anyone who continues to eat fish after I've warned them will not be treated by me; they'll only have themselves to blame!"

Xu Nian's voice was clear and powerful, reaching everyone's ears.

Slender worms wriggled inside the fish on the ground, burrowing into the fish flesh, looking extremely disgusting.

Seeing this, Cuiqing gagged a few times, but her words were still sharp, "Heh, then why were we alright yesterday? I bet you just caught some bugs and stuffed them in there!"

Hearing Cuiqing's constant nitpicking, Xu Nian also became a little annoyed, so she simply got up, grabbed another fish, and threw it at Cuiqing.

“Look closely with your eyes, these were just caught from the river. If you don’t believe me, peel them yourself. If you’re slandering me, then eat them one by one.”

As she spoke, Xu Nian exuded an aura of dominance, looking down at the somewhat timid Cui Qing with disdain.

[Good job, streamer! Hurry up and slap me in the face!]

[I can't stand it anymore, this woman is just unbelievable.]

Well done!

Seeing Xu Nian's extremely intimidating gaze, Cui Qing also cowered, trembling as she straightened her body, "Why... do you think I'll eat just because you want me to! You, you get out of my way!"

Seeing this, the noisy people around quieted down a lot, but they still had a look of resentment on their faces.

"I've said my piece; you can decide for yourselves what to do."

After saying that, Xu Nian turned and strode away, leaving the villagers looking at each other in bewilderment.

"I say, you guys went too far just now!"

Some of the villagers who had regained their senses and learned what had happened were immediately enraged. "Don't you know she's a demigod? She can summon rain and control fire! She's saved us countless times along the way! Haha, I bet you people can forget about ever getting a demigod like Xu Banxian to save you, cough cough cough..."

Upon hearing the name of the Half-Immortal, the loudest shouters immediately fell silent, each shrinking back and refusing to utter a sound.

"What should we do? Are we doomed to stop here?"

However, Xu Nian, who was away from the crowd, fell into distress.

Although she brought some medicine, she didn't have any deworming medicine. If she wanted to treat the disease, she would probably have to make it herself.

Preparing the medicine wasn't difficult for her; the challenge lay in the herbs.

In these turbulent times, where can we find enough herbs to heal so many people?