Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

"Heroine, may I...may I go now?"

Seeing that the matter was settled, Wu Gui cautiously inquired.

go?

Zhao Yan smiled slowly.

Is it too easy for you to leave?

"Alright, please write your name here, and we'll call it even."

"Oh, by the way, if Yang Zhangshi refuses to acknowledge this severance document tomorrow, I will definitely come after you, the witness, for an explanation."

This man had a long, thin face and looked to be in his thirties. He was easily manipulated by me, so he seemed to be a coward.

His name was on the document severing ties with the family, so he must have been unwilling to accept it.

But since everyone was already there, he had no choice but to accept it.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Wu Gui's face immediately turned ugly.

"Heroine, this...this isn't appropriate, is it?"

He's here to arrest people, not to be a witness!

Zhao Yan toyed with the dagger in her hand. "What's wrong with it? I think it's fine."

Wu Gui wanted to cry but had no tears.

He had done this kind of forced buying and selling business many times before, but he had never been as unlucky as he was today.

Seeing the woman's carefree and nonchalant handling of the dagger, he knew he had met a tough opponent.

"Fine, I guess I'm just unlucky today."

He took the document and quickly wrote his name on it.

He decided to go all the way and introduce himself to Zhao Yan: "My name is Wu Gui. If you ever need anything, just ask at the South Street of Baima Town."

"I was blind to your greatness today and have offended you greatly. Please forgive me, heroine."

"Easy to say."

A faint smile appeared on Zhao Yan's face as she slowly tucked the gleaming silver dagger into her sleeve.

"Brother Wu, please have your men wait outside. Once you've met with the village head at dawn, you can leave."

With Wu Gui around, Yang Zhangshi couldn't renege on her promises.

Wu Gui bowed to her and said, "Alright, my carriage is outside. You can call me anytime."

"Ah."

Zhao Yan watched as the group quickly left the courtyard, and the courtyard returned to silence.

Yang Zhangshi had already been helped into the house by Yang Dalang and his wife. Hearing the slight noise coming from the door, she suddenly felt relieved.

Humph.

What good will it do to leave your fingerprints?

If she denies it to the death, no one can do anything to her.

……

As dawn broke, Zhao Yan ordered Wu Gui's men to bring Yang Zhangshi out of her bedroom.

"You little slut! I've already pressed my fingerprint on it, what else do you want?"

Yang Zhangshi hadn't slept well to begin with, and then someone kicked open her door and dragged her out of bed early in the morning. She was both angry and furious, her face turning pale and then red.

Zhao Yan patted her sleepy-eyed daughter and let her rest her head on her shoulder to continue sleeping.

After calming her daughter down, she glanced at Yang Zhangshi.

“I’m afraid you’ll turn the tables on me, so please come with me to the village head to explain things. Of course, you can choose not to go, in which case you and Wang Feng will have to go with Brother Wu.”

"I'm asking you one last time, are you going or not?"

Yang Zhangshi glanced at Wu Gui, then at the burly men surrounding her, and finally gritted her teeth: "...I'll go!"

Can she not go? That wicked woman is malicious and won't give her a way out.

A cold smile flashed across Zhao Yan's eyes as she turned and left first.

She's smart to know her place!

As dawn broke, the group arrived at the village head's house.

Zhao Yan raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom——"

"Who is it? Who would knock on the door so early in the morning?"

After knocking only a couple of times, the sound of a woman muttering to herself came from the courtyard.

Not long after, the gate to the Muramasa house opened.

Tian Meiying was taken aback when she saw Zhao Yan.

"Sanlang's wife? You..."

Upon catching sight of Yang Zhangshi outside the door, her tone changed, and she said sharply, "Old hag, what are you doing standing in front of my door?"

When they were young, they fell in love over some trivial matters, and they'll probably stay that way even when they're old.

They start fighting as soon as they meet, and nothing anyone does can stop them.

Yang Zhangshi smirked, about to say something sarcastic, when Zhao Yan coldly glared at her.

Stop talking nonsense!

If you keep arguing, I'll just sell it!

She came over early in the morning, not to see her fighting with someone!

Yang Zhangshi blushed, but dared not say another word. She glared at Tian Meiying for a moment before turning her face away.

"Hey? Old hag, why aren't you saying anything? Are you mute?"

Tian Meiying looked up at the sky.

That's right.

The sun still rises from the east.

Zhao Yan quickly chimed in, "Aunt Tian, ​​is Uncle Village Chief up yet? I need to ask him for a favor."

"You're up, huh?"

Tian Meiying suddenly looked at Zhao Yan.

Seeing Zhao Yan's bright eyes and smiling face as she looked at her, she opened her mouth in surprise, "Eh... Sanlang's wife... you're all better?"

"Yes, Aunt Tian, ​​my mental illness is cured."

Zhao Yan felt no psychological burden whatsoever.

She brought Yang Zhangshi here today to sever ties, prepared for the possibility of being discovered.

It's time for everyone to know that she's not stupid.

Tian Meiying was overjoyed and pulled Zhao Yan to look at her from left to right.

"Oh, this is wonderful! Now Xiaomi has someone to rely on. If Sanlang were still here... well, never mind, let's not talk about him. Come in quickly, I'll go call your Uncle Muramasa over."

As for Yang Zhangshi, hmph, she should stay outside quietly.

Chen Youjin arrived quickly.

Upon catching sight of Yang Zhangshi standing outside the door, his eyes instinctively darted to the side.

"Ahem, Sanlang's wife, is there something you need?"

He heard from his wife that Sanlang's wife wasn't mentally challenged anymore.

She couldn't possibly be here to expose his ambiguous relationship with Yang Zhangshi, could she?

"Uncle Muramasa, take a look at this first."

Zhao Yan handed over the letter severing ties.

With this, plus Wu Gui as a witness, there's no need to worry about Chen Youjin denying it.

"This is……"

Chen Youjin took the document, looked at it closely, and exclaimed in surprise, "Sanlang's wife, you want to sever ties with the Yang family?! This..."

This is the first of its kind in Chenjiagou!

“Yes, Uncle Village Chief, my mother-in-law can’t stand me and Xiaomi. She’s been trying to sell us off. But I’m not stupid anymore and I don’t want to be sold. Since the Yang family can’t accept me and Xiaomi, I’m willing to take Xiaomi away without taking a single penny from them.”

Zhao Yan moved aside and deliberately glanced at Wu Gui.

Wu Gui understood immediately and stepped forward.

“Village Chief, I can bear witness that Yang Zhangshi… has indeed agreed to sever ties with the family, and her fingerprint is on the severance document.”

Chen Youjin's eyes narrowed when he saw the person who had arrived.

"You are……"

"Who I am is not important, what matters is that these handprints are still here."

Wu Gui interrupted Chen Youjin without any politeness, glancing over casually with a neither humble nor arrogant look in his eyes.

What's with the rambling?

The fingerprints have already been pressed, so why not just do as instructed?

Chen Youjin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he subconsciously looked towards Yang Zhangshi outside the door.

"Yang Zhangshi, this... Sanlang's wife wants to take her daughter and sever ties with the Yang family, this... do you agree to this?"

That shouldn't be the case.

Given how stingy Yang Zhangshi was, how could she possibly agree to let them go?