Back at the Lin family home, Lin Zhao pushed open the door and was greeted by a foul and disgusting stench. She frowned and fed each of the people lying sprawled on the ground a little bit of the prop medicine to keep them alive.

The fatal wounds on the Lin family members had visibly healed, but the pain from those injuries did not lessen; they continued to suffer and wailed all over the ground.

Lin Zhao sat on the kang with an air of authority, one foot on Lin Da, who looked like a fat pig, and the other on Lin San's round head.

“Listen up, you lot. I’ve suffered all your wasted years here, and now, through a series of fortuitous events, I’ve gained extraordinary abilities. This is what I deserve, understand?”

"I understand! Whatever you say, you little brat!" Lin San, always the most pragmatic, quickly cried out.

Lin Zhao kicked hard, stomping on Lin San's head and knocking out half of his tooth. "You bastard! From now on, when there are no outsiders, you are only allowed to call me master!"

"What about you! Did you hear that!" Lin Zhao glared at the others.

"Yes, yes, yes! Master!" The others, afraid of saying something wrong and getting beaten up again, hurriedly nodded and knelt down.

Lin Zhao was somewhat satisfied then.

She added, “From this day forward, your lives are in my hands, and you are my servants. How you mistreated me before will be how you live from now on. Whoever does well will have meat to eat, and whoever does poorly will suffer a fate worse than death!”

"Don't even think about telling anyone about me or going out to ask for help. I'm incredibly capable, so you'd better think carefully about whether you're even alive enough to wait for someone to come to your rescue!"

"You! Go boil some water! And afterwards, clean the whole house thoroughly! This lousy house stinks!"

"You! Go cook for me! No game? Go hunt some! You have legs but don't know how to work? I'll cripple you if you want!"

"You! Go and clean up the yard. It's a waste of such a place. Clear out a cool spot for me!"

"You! You guys... there's nothing to do for now, so you'll just kneel here and be my footrest! Don't move!"

……

Lin Zhao made arrangements for all members of the Lin family in one go.

Grandma Lin and Lin Sha were assigned to clean the house. Under Lin Zhao's supervision, they had to make sure it was spotless. If there was even a speck of dust or weeds, they would be beaten with a stool by Lin Zhao. The two of them were beaten so badly that they cried out to heaven and earth in vain. Their bones were about to fall apart, but they still had to kneel on the ground and clean it inch by inch.

Lin San used to be a little tyrant. He was not missing any limbs and was spoiled by Grandma Lin, so he was strong and healthy and good in every way. Therefore, Lin Zhao specially sent him to the mountains to hunt for food.

Lin San was initially unwilling, as he was afraid of dying and couldn't defeat the prey. However, Lin Zhao placed a talisman on him without saying a word. The talisman was designed to attract wild beasts. She threw Lin San into the mountains, and he had no choice but to hunt, or he would be torn apart by the wild beasts.

As for Lin Da and Lin Er, those two good-for-nothings, Lin Zhao used Lin Da as a footrest and Lin Er's head as a ball when he had nothing to do. Anyway, they had made fun of the original owner in the same way before, so Lin Zhao had no psychological burden at all.

Jiang Xiaohua stood to the side, carefully fanning Lin Zhao with a palm-leaf fan. She felt heartbroken watching her sons being tortured, but dared not say anything, because if she showed even a hint of pity or concern, Lin Zhao would prick her with a needle without hesitation.

The needle was colorless and invisible, as fine as a cow's hair. It felt as if it could pierce through her body when it pierced her lower abdomen. The pain was unbearable, even more painful than when she soaked in cold water or did rough work during her period every month!

And so, under Lin Zhao's strict discipline, the Lin family members obediently served him for several days, complaining but unable to do so.

At first, they were somewhat unwilling and unaccustomed to it, and even wanted to ask for help, but they found that they could not tell outsiders anything at all. Once they tried to talk or write, their internal organs would ache terribly, and if Lin Zhao found out, they would get another beating.

He was soon beaten into submission by Lin Zhao.

Later, they remembered what Lin Zhao had said: whoever did the best would get a piece of meat. So they secretly started to work harder, putting each other down, just to get praise from Lin Zhao and get some meat to eat, so that they could have a better life.

In the end, when they finally got their wish to be rewarded with meat by Lin Zhao, they saw him pull out a large knife and slice off pieces of foul-smelling, fatty flesh from Lin Da's body, serving them to them.

They resisted desperately, but Lin Zhao wouldn't allow them to refuse the "reward," grabbing their hair and stuffing rotten meat into their mouths.

"Ugh, vomit, vomit—"

Lin Zhao fed Lin Da the medicine, so even if Lin Da were torn to pieces, he wouldn't die.

The other members of the Lin family were forced to eat Lin Da's rotten flesh to keep themselves alive, which disgusted and filled them with hatred.

Because they felt that Lin Da only needed to be Lin Zhao's footstool every day, and didn't have to be beaten or do anything else. What an easy job!

Gradually, they became envious and jealous, and started fighting each other, truly like dogs biting dogs.

Besides tormenting the Lin family, Lin Zhao also made preparations to deal with the time-traveling woman, Lin Ya.

During his inspection of the entire Qinglu Mountain, Lin Zhao discovered that there were many metallic minerals underground in Qinglu Mountain, and that there were indeed villages on Qinglu Mountain that made a living by mining iron ore. After observing for a few days, Lin Zhao came up with a plan.

Using the tools she had accumulated, she easily mined a large quantity of pure metal ores, and then hired several honest and kind people in those villages to work for her, thus easily accumulating wealth.

Because the metal minerals that Lin Zhao searched for and condensed were of very high purity and produced in large quantities, her metal mining business grew larger and larger in less than half a month. Lin Zhao continued to recruit people everywhere, not only monopolizing the mining industry in Qinglu Mountain, but also quickly taking control of several huge mining lifelines in Huainan and Huaibei of Jingguo.

However, she never showed herself. Instead, her subordinates in the capital or major cities in the Huainan and Huaibei regions handled business negotiations and gave orders on her behalf. The people of Jing Kingdom only knew that a wealthy merchant and mine owner had emerged in the country, but they did not know who this person was.

Lin Zhao was still comfortably enjoying the cool air in the rocking chair in the Lin family courtyard on Qinglu Mountain.

She wanted to deal with Lin Ya; torturing and beating her would be satisfying, but she also needed to fulfill the original owner's wishes.

Lin Ya, with the help of a cheat code, had everything she could want and was loved by everyone in the world, while the original owner of this body envied this respect and love.

Lin Zhao then planned to take everything from Lin Ya so that Lin Ya could also experience the pain that the original owner had suffered.

She's still just a country girl, so naturally she needs to plan ahead to deal with people in higher positions.

Besides, who in the world doesn't love money? Who would complain about having too much money in their hands?

Anyway, Lin Zhao doesn't mind.

……

A month or so passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Zhao counted on his fingers and realized that Lin Ya should be returning to Qinglu Mountain in the next few days.

Sure enough, one morning, phoenixes suddenly chirped in unison on Qinglu Mountain, and gongs and drums resounded along the mountain path, creating quite a spectacle.

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