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

Chapter 142 Gift
The group chattered excitedly as they rushed to the spring, only to be dumbfounded when they saw it.

The spring is gone.

It's completely gone; the pool of spring water next to the spring, made of piled-up pebbles, has also vanished.

The entire pool of spring water has vanished without a trace.

The people in Little Camel Valley looked at each other, then someone suddenly screamed, "Where's the spring?"

Everyone rushed forward, and several people twisted their ankles and nearly fell into the pit.

That pit was the small pool where the spring water had accumulated. It wasn't particularly deep, but anyone who fell in would definitely not fare well.

"What happened, village chief?" a woman cried out anxiously. "The spring and the water are gone!"

"You need to think of a solution right away!"

The old man just wanted to curse. What could he possibly do? It was ridiculous! The spring was gone, and the springhead had disappeared—what else could it be? Could it be divine punishment?!
The old man hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed three times heavily in the direction of the spring, muttering incantations such as "May Buddha bless me, may Heaven bless me."

The villagers of Xiaoluotuogou were all panicked and knelt down one after another, following the village chief in performing the kowtow ceremony.

Chang Mianmian, who was watching from a distance, almost burst out laughing. "What are they doing?"

"The ancients believed in ghosts and gods, probably thinking that the sudden disappearance of springs overnight might have angered the gods and ghosts."

"Will they return to the temple to cause trouble again?"

Xin Nian smiled faintly, "It seems they don't dare to anymore. They're all terrified. Let them be."

The two returned to the temple to rest.

Xin Nian leaned close to her mother and whispered, "Mom, we went out for a walk and found some coal."

"what?"

Xin Nian quickly covered her mother's mouth with her hand, winked and smiled at her, "Isn't it a coincidence? Little Jin's men got into a fight with a group of assassins and ended up in a coal mine."

"Girl, that little gold guy is incredibly lucky. Do you think he might be the ruler of this world, or the male protagonist of this plane or something? What is he planning to do, hiding by your side? It's terrifying to think about!"

Xin Nian looked at her mother with a troubled expression, clicked her tongue, and said, "Stop watching short dramas. Stop thinking about all that nonsense."

Xie Ninglan retorted, "It's been so long since Mom watched any short dramas. I'd love to, but I don't have the equipment!"

Xin Nian lowered her head and chuckled softly, her shoulders trembling slightly.

It's pitiful that modern people, who are always glued to their phones, can only sigh at the passage of time.

"I remember you had quite a few electronic devices in your storage space. Do you think you put all your phones away before we hung up?"

"You don't have internet, so forget about it."

"Our old tablet had a lot of shows stored on it."

"Try harder, Mom. Stop thinking about watching TV all the time. Mianmian is urging me to advance to the fifth level."

"Huh?" Xie Ninglan chuckled, "Mianmian really dares to think outside the box."

"Then listen to her and work hard. My electronic devices all depend on you, my dear!"

The mother and daughter were whispering to each other.

Meanwhile, Comrade Xin was as busy as a spinning top. After chatting with the master, he arranged for people to line up to get water and some food.

Afterwards, he went to his mother, Madam Yu, to show his filial piety before running back to sit down next to the mother and daughter.

"Daughter, let your dad catch his breath before reporting back."

Xin Nian found it amusing, took out her father's thermos, and offered him a sip of water to calm him down.

Xin Wenyuan drank half a glass of water and let out a long sigh of relief. "The food and water have all been distributed. The abbot said that we will leave for Yonghe Temple tomorrow."

"Father gave them three small orbs of light. Without continuous replenishment of energy, they can probably maintain the light for seven days. But that should be enough for them to reach Yonghe Temple in the neighboring county. The master said the distance isn't very far; it can be reached in a day on horseback. If they walk, it will take at most three days."

“His senior brother from Yonghe Temple will send someone to pick us up. If all goes well, the two sides can meet halfway there, so the master told us not to worry.”

"Oh, right, the master also told me to give this to you." Xin Wenyuan stuffed a small, antique-looking wooden box into his daughter's arms. "What's this?"

"I don't know, Dad didn't open it to look."

Under the curious gaze of her parents, Xin Nian opened the small square wooden box.

A sliver of brilliant light had just peeked out when Xin Nian's hand trembled, and she quickly put the lid back on.

"What is it?" Her mother was so close that she couldn't even see what the box was. Her daughter's speed was truly amazing.

"It's that kind of shiny stone."

"What kind of stone?" Xin Wenyuan muttered to himself, then his eyes widened abruptly. "It's..."

He lowered his voice, "Those glowing stones we picked up from the bottom of the water after the fire meteor struck last time?"

Xin Nian nodded and clenched her little fist. "One is this big."

"There's another one that's a little smaller, but it's still bigger than the one we caught last time."

The couple stood with their mouths open for a long time without making a sound.

Xin Nian smiled at her parents, "Since it's a gift of gratitude from the master, we'll accept it."

"This gift is far too extravagant..."

Xin Nian thought for a moment, "Then let's leave them some more grain? And the cabbages we harvested last time, let's load a truckload for them."

"Row."

"Take a nap first. We'll stay at the temple before we leave. Father, you can tell the master later."

The three stopped whispering and the hall became quiet and peaceful, with everyone lying sprawled on the floor.

Exhausted, they fell asleep within three seconds.

When Xin Nian woke up, she was full of energy, and all the negative effects of using the powerful healing spell beyond her level had been swept away.

After everyone packed up and filed out of the main hall, Xin Nian waved and left behind a batch of food utensils, two horses, and an oxcart.

After leaving, Xin Wenyuan whispered a few words to the abbot, and the group laughed and took their leave.

"Most of the people crossing the mountain are heading towards Binzhou. There probably aren't many going to Linxian. Master and his group's trip isn't considered dangerous," Xin Wenyuan muttered to his wife, carrying his still-sleeping youngest son on his back.

Xie Ninglan sighed, "If we could settle down here and not have to travel so far and wander around, that would be nice."

“Didn’t you say before that the Xie family would meet us in Binzhou? Then we’ll see how things go after we meet up. If we can stay in Binzhou, we’ll settle there for a while and recuperate.”

"I hope so." Xie Ninglan was also a little uneasy.

So many days have passed, and I wonder if Grandma Xie and her group are safe.

Panting heavily, the group climbed over the mountain and finally gritted their teeth and ran down.

As the group hurried forward, they suddenly heard a little girl's clear voice calling from behind.

"Hey, look at this! What's this?"

Xin Wen'an and his group, who were lagging behind at the back of the line, turned around and almost had a heart attack when they saw what was happening.

Xin Mengxue exclaimed in surprise, "It's the carriage we rode in before we crossed the mountain!"

The Wang, Cheng, Si, and Han families, along with a bunch of novices, all rushed forward and surrounded the carriage and luggage, making it impossible to move.

“It really is a horse-drawn carriage.”

"My God, how did I end up here?"

Xin Nian said expressionlessly, "The horses are human-like; they must have come over the mountains on their own."

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