The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Jiang Wantang thought about it and realized that the problem was still with the water source.

The ingredients are all delivered from outside, the only difference is the land and water.

The best proof of this is that all living things, flowers, plants and trees in the village were wiped out.

As for why the water sent for inspection was found to be fine?

Jiang Wantang had an unbelievable guess in her mind that needed to be confirmed.

Since the poison in the water will disappear and become difficult to detect, does that mean that the person who poisoned the water has to poison it regularly until almost everyone in the village is dead?

If the antidote to the plague had not been developed by then, Xie Zhiyan would have been forced to order the village to be burned down.

The burning of corpses and the destruction of bones confirmed the plague, and there was no way to verify it.

This was a carefully planned scheme, with every step carefully planned. Perhaps it had been waiting for Xie Zhiyan the moment he set foot in Jiangnan.

No wonder the assassinations along the way later on were so insignificant.

On the one hand, Ji Wuyuan led away most of the people; on the other hand, except for Xie Zhiyan and his group, they took the sparsely populated mountain road, which meant that the people behind them wanted to get rid of Xie Zhiyan quietly and without leaving any trace.

After all, Xie Zhiyan is the only son of Marquis Yong'an, and backed by him is the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, a century-old aristocratic family.

If he were assassinated in Jiangnan, the Yong'an Marquisate would never let it go.

But death from the plague is a natural disaster and cannot be blamed on others.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wantang felt a chill all over his body.

The person behind this is truly scheming and ruthless...

She suddenly thought of the Qi family, a sinister and poisonous snake that had been lurking for many years.

According to what Jiang Wantang learned, the most promising and scheming person among the younger generation of the Qi family is Qi Ming, the second son of the Qi family's eldest branch.

The person who used the thunder stone to set up a trap to lure her into the last palace banquet was also Qi Ming.

The Qi family is a big poisonous snake, and he is a small poisonous snake hiding in the dark, ready to give people a fatal blow at any time.

I think his hand was also involved in this plague.

Such a scheming and vicious person will only be a disaster if he stays in the world.

How can we let such a beast go?

Thinking of this, Jiang Wantang, hiding behind a big tree, clenched his fists.

Whenever she thought of the innocent refugees who had died tragically, and Xie Zhiyan who was suffering from illness, she wished she could cut the person behind this into pieces and rip open his stomach...

In order to catch the person who poisoned the village, Jiang Wantang sent people to quietly guard the water sources in the village, waiting for the person who secretly poisoned the village to strike again.

In the pitch-black night, the moonlight was mostly blocked by dark clouds, with only a faint and dim light shining through. The entire village was shrouded in endless darkness.

The people who came out with Jiang Wantang to wait were all Xie Zhiyan's men. They hid in the dark, their eyes fixed on the direction of the water source, not missing any slight movement.

Jiang Wantang hid under a big tree, motionless, and waited for a long time, so long that her legs became numb and she had no feeling.

Everyone was like this, hiding in the surroundings motionlessly.

Until the silent night was suddenly broken by a slight "rustling" sound. The sound was extremely subtle and if you didn't listen carefully, you would almost be ignored in the night.

For a moment, everyone became highly alert, even their breathing became silent.

A dark figure moved slowly in the shadow of the night, his footsteps were very light, he must be a martial artist.

The man was dressed in black, looked around and moved very cautiously.

The dark shadow gradually approached the water source. His figure was looming in the dim moonlight. His face was covered with a black cloth, so his features could not be seen clearly.

Everyone quietly tightened their weapons and looked at Jiang Wantang, waiting for her instructions.

Jiang Wantang put his finger to his lips, signaling everyone not to act rashly.

Until the man in black pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, the mouth of the bottle slightly tilted, as if he was about to pour the contents into the water...

At this moment, Jiang Wantang raised his hand. Seeing this, his followers rushed out from all directions and surrounded the man in black who poisoned the food.

The person who poisoned the food was obviously startled by the sudden situation and his body stiffened slightly. He quickly reacted and tried to escape, but he was surrounded and had nowhere to escape.

Just as everyone gathered around, a hint of determination and ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of the man in black. He raised his hand and held the small porcelain bottle high in the air...

Seeing this, Jiang Wantang thought to himself that it was not good and shouted, "Everyone, be careful! Back off!"

"Hold your breath!"

Before anyone could react, she swiftly swung the sword in her hand, chopping off one of the black-clad men's arms with the sword quickly and accurately.

Zhao Hu, who was guarding Jiang Wantang, was dumbfounded.

Such a tough and fierce woman still needs his protection?!

If he saw it correctly, it was she who protected the group of grown men in the Dali Temple, right?

Then the next moment, in the shocked gazes of everyone, Jiang Wantang walked towards the man in black who was being held down. She covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, ordered the people to step back, and then without hesitation poured the white powder in the porcelain bottle on the ground into the man in black's mouth, took a big sip, and then let go.

The man in black quickly reached out to pick out the poison powder from his mouth.

Jiang Wantang put away the porcelain bottle in his hand and ordered someone to take it back quickly and hand it over to the doctors in the village.

Then she had the man in black searched, but found nothing.

Jiang Wantang looked at the man in black lying on the ground, a cold smile curling up at the corner of his mouth. He said in a stern and pressing tone, "Hand over the antidote if you know what's good for you."

"Otherwise..." Jiang Wantang paused, a sinister and bloodthirsty smile flashing across his face as he spoke each word with emphasis: "I'll make you live a life worse than death."

The moment he finished speaking, a shrill scream rang out from the woods, echoing through the sky.

Jiang Wantang pulled out the dagger and stabbed it into the black-clothed man's eyes, with the tip of the knife completely embedded in his eyes.

The man in black was shaking with pain. He raised his remaining hand and tried to cover his eyes. However, the moment his hand was raised, Jiang Wantang broke it.

For a moment, everyone present gasped and stood there in shock.

Such a cruel and direct method is even worse than the interrogation of prisoners in the Dali Temple.

Especially Zhao Hu, who was standing next to Jiang Wantang, was stunned.

They thought Jiang Wantang would take the man back for interrogation, but they didn't expect her to just take action. She didn't even ask who was behind it, and only asked for the antidote.

Before the man in black could react, Jiang Wantang suddenly pulled out all the inserted daggers.