After a moment's pause, the village chief stepped forward and called out, "Do you remember? You just tried to hang yourself..."
"Hanging, I'm hanging myself, why..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Jinmei murmured to herself, "I remember now, it's all because of Xu Nian, it's all because of you!"
Her eyes were filled with anger, and her trembling finger pointed at Xu Nian, as if she had some great grudge against her.
"You bastard!"
The village chief immediately became anxious again and was about to refute her when Xu Nian frowned and said, "Wait a minute, she seems to have gone mad."
Upon hearing this, the village chief was stunned, looking at Wang Jinmei with a barely perceptible sigh.
What kind of mess is this?!
Ignoring their conversation, Wang Jinmei slumped to the spot, muttering listlessly, "It's all because of you. As long as you die, yes! As long as you die!"
At this point, Wang Jinmei became extremely excited, suddenly jumped up from the ground, and pounced on Xu Nian as if her life depended on it.
Xu Nian was prepared, and with a simple movement, she easily flipped her over.
But Wang Jinmei wouldn't give up. She knelt on the ground and still tried to fight with Xu Nian.
"stop!"
A soldier nearby saw this and immediately stepped forward to pull Wang Jinmei away, shouting, "Quick, someone, restrain her!"
Within a few breaths, Wang Jinmei was bound hand and foot and could no longer move.
"Hahaha, hahahaha!"
Wang Jinmei laughed loudly, but her expression was one of deep sorrow. "All I wanted was to get to the capital as quickly as possible, what did I do wrong!"
Well, they look rather pitiful.
Although I feel sorry for her, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful!
[This is all her own doing. The village chief tried to stop her several times, but she wouldn't listen.]
Xu Nian thought so too.
Wang Jinmei is hateful, and what makes her hateful is that she is unrepentant and repeatedly challenges her bottom line.
The village chief had clearly explained the crux of the matter to her, but Wang Jinmei refused to listen, which ultimately led to her mental breakdown and this tragic outcome.
"Take him away."
Xu Nian didn't want to hear her shouting anymore, so she waved her hand, signaling the soldiers to take the people away.
Seeing her erratic behavior, the village chief felt a void in his heart and walked back with a slightly forlorn expression.
Someone nearby tried to call out to him, but Xu Nian raised her hand to stop them, saying, "Let him have some peace and quiet by himself."
Immediately afterwards, Xu Nian also left.
Back in her room, Xu Nian felt physically exhausted and mentally unwell.
This whole thing happened for no reason, and no matter how hateful Wang Jinmei was, Xu Nian felt it wasn't worth it.
But she did not regret punishing Wang Jinmei and Cuiqing, because they deserved it.
Thinking of this, Xu Nian was too lazy to think about it anymore, so she simply lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up again, it was already evening.
Han Xiao'e was organizing information outside when she saw Xu Nian yawning as he came out. She got up to greet him, "My lady."
"Wang Jinmei has completely gone mad. She wandered around the city for a while, then slipped out on her own, and we can't find her anymore."
After hearing this, Xu Nian paused for a moment, then nodded, indicating that she understood.
Oh my god, as expected, he didn't end up with a good ending.
Of course, this is a case of wicked people getting their just desserts!
[Thinking about her arrogant attitude before still makes me angry; now it's finally gone.]
Seeing that Xu Nian didn't react much, Han Xiao'e tactfully stopped mentioning the matter and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, the salt stones have been basically collected, and all that's left is refining, but—"
"There are no staff, right?"
Xu Nian glanced at her and finished her sentence.
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao'e scratched her head in shame, "Almost no one left in our city knows about this. When they see salt stones, they can only stare blankly at each other, so we can only come and ask you."
Xu Nian was also troubled.
There are basic methods for refining rock salt, but they are time-consuming.
Actually, refining salt was not difficult for her; it only required the simplest alchemy.
But here's the problem: even the simplest alchemy requires far more magical power than Xu Nian currently possesses.
Seeing that Xu Nian was deep in thought, Han Xiao'e did not disturb her and quietly left.
After thinking it over, Xu Nian couldn't come up with a better solution, so she immediately went to the live stream to play the victim, "Dear viewers, please follow me! I'm starving to death because I'm out of power!"
"If this continues, forget about fleeing the famine, it's questionable whether we can even get out of here!"
Seeing Xu Nian's affected and pleading appearance, the comments section intentionally teased her.
[What? Did the streamer speak? Why did it suddenly go silent?]
[It's stuck, right?]
[+1.]
Xu Nian gritted her teeth as she watched the comments scroll by, then collapsed onto the bed in despair.
Talented people who can refine rock salt are hard to find.
Finally, Xu Nian gave up and prepared dinner with a sullen expression.
When Gu Zhan entered the room, he saw her looking like this and was immediately puzzled. He asked in a low voice, "Why do you look so gloomy?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian didn't hide anything, "The salt stones have been collected, but we don't have the talent to refine them, so it's very frustrating!"
As she spoke, she fiercely stabbed her chopsticks into the meat in the bowl and ate it in one bite as if venting her anger.
Seeing her adorable appearance, Gu Zhanwei subtly curled the corners of his lips, then casually said, "My deputy is an expert in refining."
"What? Really?!"
Suddenly, Xu Nian couldn't even eat anymore. She slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and said with shining eyes.
"Naturally, anyone who can be my deputy must be proficient in many skills."
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