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Chu Nan scrubbed the pot and then put the filtered salt water back into it.

"The fire shouldn't be too big; use a small flame to burn it slowly," Chu Nan said.

As the flames burned, the earthenware pot gradually boiled, and steam continued to rise.

"So this will allow us to make salt?" Ji Menghan asked curiously.

"You'll see when you keep watching."

Chu Nan tended the fire while slowly stirring the salt water in the pot.

As the water in the pot gradually evaporated, white crystals began to condense.

"It's salt! It really is salt!" Ling Hanxue's mouth dropped open, her face full of disbelief.

As all the moisture evaporated, only a layer of condensed white particles remained in the earthenware pot.

"This is coarse salt. After grinding, it becomes fine salt." Chu Nan scooped all the salt out of the pot and put it into an earthenware jar.

Then he found a stone nearby and started grinding it with a wooden stick.

As the salt was ground, it became as fine as sand and as white as snow, and appeared before everyone.

Ji Menghan couldn't resist dipping her finger in the water and tasting it.

"Wow, this salt tastes really good, not bitter at all."

Upon hearing Ji Menghan's words, Ling Hanxue couldn't help but step forward, dip her finger in the mixture, and taste it.

"It's salty! Chu Nan, this salt tastes even better than the salt in the capital."

"That's for sure, they don't have my purification method," Chu Nan said with a smile.

"How did you learn all this?" Ling Hanxue asked Chu Nan curiously.

Even Ji Menghan looked over, scrutinizing her.

"I can't tell you that right now, I'll tell you later." Chu Nan didn't want to lie to them, so he refused directly.

"Fine, if you don't want to tell me, then forget it." Ji Menghan and Ling Hanxue had no choice but to give up since they hadn't gotten any information out of them.

It was almost noon, time for lunch again.

Chu Nan personally cut the meat, put it in a pot, added water, and then added a handful of fine salt.

"Chu Nan, add more, otherwise the flavor won't be enough," Ling Hanxue urged.

They hadn't eaten salt for many days, and their bodies desperately needed it.

"Yeah, even the sweat doesn't taste salty anymore," Ji Menghan pouted.

Hearing Ji Menghan's words, Chu Nan couldn't help but chuckle: "How can it not taste salty? It tastes salty to me!"

Ji Menghan's pretty face immediately turned bright red.

"Hey, we're an old married couple, why are you still shy?" Chu Nan blinked.

"Ugh..." Ji Menghan rolled her eyes at him.

Chu Nan coughed twice: "You haven't eaten salt for so long, so you can't eat too much at first. Add it little by little."

With the addition of salt, the meat in the pot smelled even more delicious than before.

Xu Ling'er and the four Gua Kingdom people also woke up one after another.

"Come and have a taste!"

Chu Nan scooped the meat out of the pot and placed it on everyone's plates.

Xu Ling'er took a bite and her face immediately showed surprise.

"Oh, it's salty!"

Ji Menghan picked up the salt jar from the side: "This is fine salt made by Chu Nan."

"That's amazing..." Xu Ling'er looked at Chu Nan with admiration.

"It's nothing special, I just mastered a more advanced method," Chu Nan said modestly.

Meat tastes definitely different with salt.

After lunch, everyone felt noticeably more energetic and their spirits improved.

"It makes a difference after eating salt." Ling Hanxue stretched and even drew her sword, dancing it around in the open space for a while.

"Your swordsmanship is not bad." Chu Nan clapped.

"Let's take this time and go check out that box." Chu Nan touched the key in his pocket.

This time, Chu Nan planned to take Ji Menghan, Ling Hanxue, and Xu Ling'er with him.

As for the five Guaguo people, Chu Nan left them here for the time being.

After all, some secrets are simply not suitable for outsiders to know.

"You all stay here and get some rest today," Chu Nan said to the Guaguo people.

Xu Ling'er immediately translated it, and the several Guaguo people nodded in agreement.

"Walk!"

Chu Nan led the way, accompanied by Ji Menghan, Ling Hanxue, and Xu Ling'er, heading towards the canyon crevice in the eighth district.

It took about an hour and a half to reach the crevice.

Stepping into the stream, Xu Ling'er couldn't help but shiver.

"It's so cool! I never expected to find something so refreshing in such a hot place."

Ling Hanxue also crossed her arms: "This is indeed a good place to escape the summer heat, but it's a pity that it's too humid."

Following the stream upstream, Chu Nan arrived at the stone gate again.

"There really is a stone gate. I didn't expect Zhao Wanzhi to be so well-prepared." Ji Menghan frowned slightly.

Chu Nan pushed hard, and the stone door was slowly pushed open.

With his physical abilities increasing tenfold, pushing the stone door seemed to become much easier.

The stone door opened slightly, allowing air to circulate for a moment before Chu Nan took the tinderbox and went inside. He lit all the pine oil lamps in the stone chamber.

"This stone chamber is quite nice, but it's a pity the ventilation isn't very good. Otherwise, it would be much better for us to stay here than outside," Ling Hanxue said with some regret.

"Even with good ventilation, you can't live here. It's dark and damp, and you'll definitely get sick if you stay here for a long time." Chu Nan shook his head.

The three women opened the boxes on both sides and saw some books left behind by Zhao Wanzhi.

"The most important thing now is this box. Let's see what's inside." Chu Nan took a deep breath, took out the key from his pocket, and inserted it into the lock.

Click!

As the key turned, a click sounded from inside the lock.

After removing the lock, Chu Nan turned to look at the three women who were crowding their heads closer.

"You all step back a bit."

"Okay." The three women looked at each other and took a few steps back.

Chu Nan didn't stand in front of it, but turned around and went to the back of the box, slowly opening it.

Whoosh!

boom!

The sound of metal clashing rang out.

Chu Nan could see clearly that three black arrows shot out from the box and struck the stone wall diagonally above, making a clanging sound.

Then, three more arrows fell to the ground.

Ling Hanxue squatted down, took the arrow in her hand, and her face immediately changed color.

"This arrow is poisoned!"

"As expected of a prime minister, his thoughts are quite profound." Chu Nan sincerely praised.

"What prime minister? A traitorous rebel!" Ling Hanxue snorted.

Chu Nan shook his head, turned around, and looked into the box.

Inside is a mechanism for launching arrows.

Chu Nan raised his hand, took out the mechanism, and placed it aside.

At this moment, its true form was revealed.

The four of them were stunned the moment they saw inside.

Inside was a ruler about a foot long. It was made of some unknown material and looked extremely exquisite.

Below the ruler is a strangely shaped sculpture, which appears to be gilded.

The sculpture is also peculiar in shape, resembling the body of a dragon, but with eight snake heads on it, looking ferocious and menacing.

"What is this?" Chu Nan frowned.