The waiter, carrying a wooden bucket, approached Jiang Huaiyu and said respectfully, "Madam, I have completed all the tasks you assigned me."
Jiang Huaiyu nodded slightly and said softly, "Thank you for your trouble. Please distribute them to everyone."
Before leaving the inn, she specifically instructed Yingxiang to tell the kitchen to prepare some hot porridge and pastries so that those who were starving in the workshop could have a good meal.
Sure enough, as soon as the food was distributed, everyone began to devour it with great ravenous hunger.
Witnessing this scene, people felt even more sympathy for their plight, but when their gaze fell on Cao Xin again, their disgust deepened.
Jiang Huaiyu gave Ling Mo a subtle hint, which Ling Mo understood. He then calmly signaled Li Kui to withdraw his hand.
After gaining his freedom, Cao Xin was looking for an opportunity to escape, but he was surrounded by a dense crowd of onlookers.
"You beast, where do you think you can escape to?"
"Today, we'll act on behalf of Heaven and teach you a lesson!"
The crowd was in high spirits, eager to fight. The first person to make a move took the lead, and then everyone followed suit, throwing punches and kicks, until Cao Xin was rolling on the ground in agony.
In the courtyard, Cao Xin screamed repeatedly, but no one came out to stop her.
Seeing that Cao Xin was on his deathbed, Jiang Huaiyu advised, "Heroes, let's stop for now. Cao Xin may be deserving of death, but the crimes he committed will be dealt with by the authorities. You have already vented your anger, so let's not get your hands dirty."
The group gradually realized this and slowly stopped attacking.
(End of this chapter)
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