Chapter 314 - Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Wei Qingwan Suffers Another (1/2)

Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Wei Qingwan Suffers Another

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Wei Qingwan held back her tears, tolerating the pain as she ripped away her torn skirt hem, and carried on following Wei Ruo’s footsteps.

After travelling a little further, Wei Ruo stopped, pulled out a tool, and began to dig.

This tool, specifically custom made for Wei Ruo, had a hollow cylinder on the front end and a long handle in the back.

Wei Ruo would thrust this tool deep into the soil, then pull it back out with force. This allowed her to extract soil from the surface to fifty centimeters deep, with the extracted soil maintaining its original strata.

Once taken back, such soil samples would allow Wei Ruo to meticulously study and analyze the alkalinity of the soil, hence developing respective plans for improvement.

Wei Ruo then packed the collected samples into a bag, marking the locations from where they were collected.

After she finished digging, she continued on her path, proceeding to the next location to dig again.

After walking for about an hour, Wei Qingwan, who was both hungry and exhausted, could not bear it any longer.

“What exactly are you trying to do, Sister?” Wei Qingwan’s eyes welled up with tears as she questioned Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo halted and looked at Wei Qingwan, who was staring back at her with eyes red as if deeply wronged, the resentment and blame evident in her gaze.

“I am naturally focused on important business,” Wei Ruo replied.

“If you’re unhappy about me tagging along, you could’ve just told me, why torture me this way?” Wei Qingwan retorted.

“You’re putting too much importance on yourself. If you don’t want to continue, go back. No one is stopping you,” Wei Ruo replied coldly.

Wei Ruo continued her journey after stating that, without wasting any time. The accompanying crew also closely followed Wei Ruo, leaving Wei Qingwan behind.

They had been walking for about an hour by then, covering a significant distance.

All the while, Wei Qingwan was occupied with avoiding the sharp edges of the wild grass leaves and the broken rocks on the ground, and had not been paying attention to their route.

Left behind by Wei Ruo, she was unable to head back on her own and had no choice but to trail behind Wei Ruo and her party.

However, the pain in her feet discouraged her from taking even one extra step.

“Then, send me back with two of your men,” Wei Qingwan requested of Wei Ruo.

“Didn’t you want to stay by my side?” Wei Ruo questioned.

This was a request Wei Qingwan herself had made, and Madam Yun had repeatedly reminded her of it before they set off.

“I… I want to go back now,” Wei Qingwan managed to say.

“This is what you requested. I did not force you to follow me,” Wei Ruo reminded.

“I… I understand,” Wei Qingwan bit her lip.

“Alright then.” Wei Ruo carelessly assigned two guards to bring Wei Qingwan back to Madam Qin.

Although she was granted permission to return, the journey back was still a major challenge for Wei Qingwan.

The journey, which had taken half an hour on the way there, would now take even longer on the return.

Walking was an extremely laborious task for Wei Qingwan.

Furthermore, the two guards Wei Ruo assigned to escort her were not at all helpful, forcing Wei Qingwan to rely on herself the entire trip.