Lin Jinyue wrote down the method for making salt, and Xie Hong then let them go.

Xie Hong didn't take Yunhe Village too seriously.

Salt production is profitable, so he ignored his stomachache and quickly sent people to try it.

As for letting Lin Jinyue and the others go, Xie Hong didn't take Lin Jinyue seriously at all. If she dared to break her promise, he would lead his troops to attack Yunhe Village.

only……

That evening, Xie Hong was furious once again.

He had diarrhea all day and felt terrible all over; the medicine he took didn't help much.

He felt better in the evening.

At this moment, Deputy General Gao also entered, his face showing some excitement. "General, we've extracted the information. With this method, you'll be able to make a fortune every day from now on."

Xie Hong became slightly interested.

Lieutenant General Gao said smugly, "I found out the method of salt production; salt can be boiled using seawater."

Xie Hong frowned.

This method seems somewhat familiar.

Wasn't this given to him by Lin Jinyue?

Lieutenant General Gao, unaware of Xie Hong's unusual expression, continued, "I've heard there's also a method for making fine salt, but that person can't be contacted. I'll have to interrogate him again."

Xie Hong picked up the prescription Lin Jinyue had given him, and sure enough, it was exactly the same as the one that Deputy General Gao had asked about.

The resulting salt particles are very large; it's not fine salt.

Xie Hong asked with a stern face, "What kind of salt is fine salt?"

Deputy General Gao said, "The salt we used to eat in our camp was even finer than the salt mined from the salt wells."

Vice General Gao was quite excited.

He also thought that although General Xie's temper was somewhat unpredictable and he was a bit stingy, he was actually quite good to his subordinates. When General Xie ate meat, he could also drink soup.

To everyone's surprise, Xie Hong then overturned everything on the table.

Xie Hong said through gritted teeth, "Lin Jinyue! How dare you play me again!"

Deputy General Gao immediately turned into a quail, not daring to say a word. After all, General Xie had been defeated by Lin Jinyue too many times, and now none of them dared to mention Lin Jinyue in front of Xie Hong.

Xie Hong was absolutely furious.

He thought Lin Jinyue would obediently submit without Gu Shao's support, but he never expected that it was all an act!

She tricked me again.

They weren't even told how to make refined salt.

Xie Hong was furious. Despite his stomach pain, he insisted on going to the prison to interrogate them and find out what else Lin Jinyue had taught them!

When they arrived, they found the cell empty.

The guards had already fainted.

Xie Hong was so angry he almost fainted.

After Xie Hong broke through the defenses, he immediately wanted to lead his troops to attack Yunhe Village.

Let's see if he doesn't kill Lin Jinyue and the others!

Deputy General Gao was the first to dissuade him: "General, you must not. Prince Jing is restless and may attack at any time. It is really not worth the trouble for a small village like Yunhe."

Xie Hong almost bit his teeth to pieces.

He said to Deputy General Gao, "Take three thousand soldiers and go there."

Deputy General Gao was also extremely anxious. He hurriedly said, "General, you must not! These three thousand soldiers cannot be the soldiers who came from Lingnan, nor can they be General Gu's old troops. If we take three thousand of them, there will be basically none left that can be used."

With each sentence spoken by Deputy General Gao, Xie Hong's expression grew even more unpleasant.

Seeing Xie Hong's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, Deputy General Gao's voice began to tremble.

He quickly analyzed: "General, there's no need for such trouble. I've inquired about Yunhe Village. Although it's said to have nearly three thousand people, in reality, the group that fled is less than a hundred. The rest are either servants, farmers, or some wealthy households."

"How could these people risk their lives for Lin Jinyue?"

"In my opinion, we only need to take five hundred men, and we'll be able to beat them to a pulp and make them hand over those secret formulas obediently."

After much deliberation, Xie Hong finally decided to send Vice General Gao with a thousand men.

Each one was equipped with leather armor and crossbow bolts.

The mate took a large ship with him, carrying only half a month's worth of supplies. He really looked down on Linjia Village and wanted to finish the job quickly.

*

On the other side, Yunhe Village.

Lin Jinyue slept until late morning, which was unusual for her.

Yesterday, after leaving the military camp, he ran into Lin Xueqing and the others at the dock.

They haven't gone back yet because they're debating whether to risk rescuing Gu Shao's trusted confidants as well, and also to send messages to some of the Gu family soldiers who haven't been imprisoned.

They can muster at least two thousand elite troops.

The people may not necessarily belong to him, but seeing that Gu Yanfeng and his family finally decided to rebel and started recruiting soldiers, he felt somewhat excited.

Lin Jinyue was somewhat tempted by the two thousand elite troops, so she came up with a plan.

The rescue was not difficult. These people had all taken laxatives and were all listless, wishing they could relieve themselves in their pants.

Lin Jinyue and her group easily took advantage of the loophole.

After all that trouble, it was already very late when we got back.

When Lin Jinyue woke up, Gu Shao had already gotten up early and was currently being treated at the clinic.

When Lin Jinyue arrived, her mother was applying medicine to Gu Shao, her face showing great reluctance.

Normally, when Jiang Yun treats patients, even if the patient is screaming in pain, she has to call on her apprentices to take turns checking their pulse, observing their wounds, and considering the medications she prescribes.

But now she can't care about that anymore.

Jiang Yun was saying, "How can you treat someone like this? You even poured chili water on the wound..."

Lin Jinyue was also shocked by the sight of the wound.

The whip marks were crisscrossing, and some of the wounds had begun to rot and ooze pus. Gu Shao also had a low-grade fever.

But yesterday Gu Shao didn't say a word, and didn't go to see a doctor until this morning.

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