My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 137 Harsh Methods

"These seeds look really good. Quick, find a small bowl or jar for Mom."

Xin Nian took out the small potted plant that she had taken from the princess's room.

Xie Ninglan threw the tiny, translucent, teardrop-shaped seed in; with a little prompting, it could produce amazing results.

Tiny sprouts emerged from the soil, quickly draining the potted plant until it withered and shriveled.

Xin Nian reached out and touched the tender green leaf with her finger. When she felt a slight prickling sensation on her fingertip, she abruptly withdrew her hand.

The little sprout, unable to suck her blood, shook itself in dissatisfaction.

Xin Nian chuckled coldly twice, put on gloves, and yanked the tender sprout out of the soil, stomping on it twice.

Xie Ninglan: ...

Xin Nian squatted down, used a knife to remove the tender sprout, and cut out a teardrop-shaped seed that was a size smaller than the original one from the root.

Xie Ninglan took the small seed and silently planted it for her little darling.

After repeating this process, when the poor vine seed was planted in the mud for the fourth time, it behaved itself.

Two wilted, tender buds sprouted after being forced to grow. When they touched Xin Nian's fingers, they didn't dare to move at all and remained stiff and rigid.

Xie Ninglan wanted to laugh, but seeing her daughter's serious expression, she didn't dare to...

Xin Nian tested the little sprout again with the element detector, "Mom, do you still remember element L?"

“Of course.” Xie Ninglan nodded. “That was the Element L project, which was specially approved by the base laboratory. This rare element makes a significant contribution to regenerative medicine.”

"Generally, as long as it's not an immediate death, element L can bring the dead back to life."

"Besides element L, this substance also detected several other rare elements."

"That's a good thing!" Xie Ninglan's eyes lit up. "Daughter, after I encourage it to give birth for a few more days, I'll let it stay by your side. Let it become your fighting plant!"

What Xie Ninglan didn't say was that if they encountered any extreme danger, her daughter could still keep the little vine alive.

Xin Nian applied a tiny bit of healing power to the half-dead little plant.

The little vine immediately stretched out its leaves and swayed happily from side to side.

Xin Nian finally managed a faint smile and turned to Liang Guang and the others on the mountain path, calling out, "Why are you stopping there? Keep going."

Xie Ninglan held the small potted plant and asked her son, Xin Mochen, to clean up the still-burning flames before leaving with her daughter.

Xin Wenyuan ran over carrying his youngest son and sighed, "We've counted the heads, two are dead. One was one of Boss Sha's men, and the other was the fifth son of the fourth branch of the Chang family. They're making a scene right now."

"What's all the fuss about?" Xin Nian's face was cold, and the words she uttered were unusually icy. "If you don't want to follow, you can get lost. We didn't invite them to come along."

Xin Wenyuan lifted his youngest son up a little higher. "Seven people are injured. Three are minor injuries, two are moderate injuries, and they can be treated with some bandaging. There are also two fractures, one of which is more serious, with a leg injury that prevents him from walking. Physician Cheng and Young Master Cheng have gone to help treat him."

“Han Jia Silang has a broken arm, but at least he can walk. It’s Zhao Huangshang who broke his leg.” Xin Wenyuan said as he led his daughter toward the mountain path.

I used to hear the Chang family arguing and shouting.

A group of people threw themselves around Chang Wulang, who had already died, and howled like ghosts.

Madam Chang, as if having a nervous breakdown, lunged at the four members of the Si family, baring her teeth and claws as if to hit them.

"What are you doing?" Liang Guang led his men forward to mediate the fight, but was scratched by Madam Chang, and his arm stung with pain.

Why are you hiding?

The four members of the Si family were all baffled, unable to understand what Madam Chang was angry about.

"It's because you two hid that my son died such a tragic death!" Xin Nian said expressionlessly. "They weren't stupid. When they saw something attacking, did they just stand there and wait to die? Would you have waited to die?"

Madam Si nodded repeatedly, "Niannian is right. Your anger is completely unreasonable. What does this have to do with my son?"

"I don't care! You caused my son's death, and you must take responsibility."

Seeing her baring her teeth and claws as she came over, Xin Nian slapped her hard across the face, sending her spinning three times on the spot.

The air suddenly became quiet.

All the screaming members of the Chang family fell silent at the same time, looking at her with fear in their eyes.

Madam Chang was so slapped that she collapsed to the ground and couldn't get up.

"Is there anyone in your Chang family who can communicate normally? Come out."

Lord Chang and his wife walked out of the crowd, trembling. Their son, Chang Zhan, quickly followed, protecting his parents and watching Xin Nian warily.

It was as if the sixth sister might make a move at any moment, and he had to step forward to rescue his parents.

“I may not be nice to you, but listen up. We have no connection whatsoever along the way. At most, we are just… fellow convicts being escorted to the Ice Wasteland.”

"As you all saw just now, some plants have begun to mutate. No one can predict what will happen in the future. No one can guarantee the safety of others. Whether one lives or dies, it's all up to fate."

"If you want to continue following, then stop making a fuss. If you don't want to follow anymore, then choose another way to leave."

"To put it bluntly, we are all just fellow travelers. We cannot guarantee that we can take care of everyone in every aspect when danger comes."

"As I said before, everyone has their own destiny and relies on their own abilities."

Xin Nian glanced coldly at the Chang family members and said, "Stay if you want, leave whenever you want."

"The death of your son was not caused by anyone present; it can only be said that he was... just a little bit unlucky."

"Let's go, Lao Liang."

Liang Guang responded several times without saying a word, then turned around and led the group to continue climbing the mountain.

The group followed silently, none of them daring to utter a single word.

The procession was quiet; even the Chang family members cried very softly.

Chang Zhan glanced at Xin Nian, then ordered his men to lift up the fallen Fourth Madam and follow her.

"Master, why are we still following them? In a critical moment, they won't save our family first at all." Madam Chang said with a dark face, helping the Second Master, who was limping from a sprained ankle, upstairs.

"What do you know?" Second Master Chang Shun said, still shaken. "Didn't you see how formidable they were?"

"The four branches of the Xin family are no ordinary people. I've heard that there are people in the world called sorcerers, who possess supernatural powers and are extremely strong."

"If we hadn't been right behind the Xin family, more than just Wulang would have died. With so many rattan canes coming at us, even if we weren't wiped out, we would have certainly had a good drink."

The second wife thought that made sense, but she was still somewhat unconvinced.

"Putting everything else aside, as long as we stay in this group, we can guarantee that Shimizu will understand, right?" Chang Shun glared at his wife.

The second wife looked astonished. "Master, do you mean that the clear water was obtained by the sixth young lady of the Xin family?"

"Otherwise what? Are you stupid? Why is it that others can't find it no matter how hard they search, but Miss Xin Liu can find the Clear Water Puddle after just one round?"

"There's definitely something fishy going on here."

The second wife suddenly realized.