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

Chapter 146 Begging for mercy
That's one of the advantages of women in ancient times: they were skillful. No matter if they were commoners or noble ladies, no matter how high their status, they were all very good at handicrafts.

The young ladies from wealthy families were also taught needlework from a young age, and they were very skilled at threading needles. In any case, Xin Nian felt that they were all much better than her...

She only needed to provide them with a sewing basket, and the girls would vie to make eye masks for her, so she didn't have to lift a finger.

Chang Mianmian squatted down beside the Han family's daughters, praising them and complimenting them with her sweet words, making the girls smile with delight.

Afterwards, she brought back three double-layered silk eyebands and showed them to her sister. "They're so beautiful, sister, feel them! The texture and the embroidery are amazing. I'll give you one."

Xin Nian glanced at her and said, "You keep it for yourself, I have some."

She opened a purple wooden box in front of her, inside which were neatly arranged more than a dozen exquisitely crafted eyebands.

Xie Ninglan gave her and Chang Mianmian two more burlap sacks, saying, "If they don't block out the light, tie two more sacks on the outside."

"Be especially careful when sleeping after the aurora, lest your eye mask fall off and you open your eyes to find yourself directly facing the sunlight."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and their hands flew as they cut the strips of fabric.

Just as things were getting really busy here, a commotion and screams erupted from several meters away, accompanied by the clanging of metal.

Old Xin lay sprawled out next to his son, sleeping like a log.

No one in the team dared to make a sound at him.

However, those who were more vigilant, such as Han Zhao, Han Li, Zhao Xun, and Zhao Jianghe, had already instructed their brothers to prepare to hitch up the carts so they could escape at any time if needed.

"Let them fight it out." As soon as Xin Nian finished speaking, everyone who was harnessing the car stopped what they were doing and looked at her.

"Let Dad sleep a little longer. Those of you who need to rest should also take the time to rest. We probably won't be able to sleep until midnight today."

"Let the oxen and horses rest a little longer."

Han Zhao and the others lowered the noose as instructed and asked, "Should we send someone over to take a look?"

"No need." Xin Nian waved her hand dismissively. "Everyone, take a rest. If they really attack, Your Highness and I will handle it."

Han Zhao and the others were relieved.

The young girl said she would take her master with her to deal with it later, and nothing could be more reassuring than that.

Before long, a number of people, pushing carts, carrying luggage, and carrying patients on their backs, came running up to them, panting heavily.

"A fight broke out later." The speaker was a family member of a patient who had just seen Physician Cheng for his eye ailment.

Physician Cheng asked him, "What's going on? Who's fighting whom?"

"Oh, I don't know. We were just resting when suddenly a group of people tried to rob the carriages in front of us."

"The convoy looked like it was mostly women and children, but I didn't expect that once they started fighting, the women were all incredibly fierce."

"Hey, is that them?" Chang Mianmian, who was watching the commotion, pointed behind her.

"Oh my, oh my, yes, they've caught up! Look at that lady, she's really something, she's just killed two bandits." The man became more and more excited as he spoke, and several people around him stood up to watch.

Xin Nian looked at the lady the others were talking about.

The first thing you see is a woman who is six or seven months pregnant. She moves nimbly and lightly, wielding a pair of large swords that are several inches wider than ordinary swords.

The twin swords trailed long red tassels, and when swung, they created a powerful and swift movement.

In a matter of moments, he caught up with a stumbling thief who was running forward. With a single slash, the thief's head flew high off his neck, causing screams from the surrounding crowd.

The third, fourth, and fifth daughters of the Xin family covered their eyes and dared not look, but the eldest sister, Xin Wanqing, stared intently.

"Big sister, you know her?" Xin Nian asked curiously. "You know her too? Don't you remember, sixth sister? We met Madam Chi twice at the palace banquet before. Madam Chi from General Wu Ning's mansion."

"Oh..." Xin Nian was too lazy to search the original owner's pitifully few brain cells now, since she wouldn't be able to find any useful information anyway.

She should have responded, but Nian Nian actually had no recollection of it...

Madam Chi was leading the charge, wielding her sword with great force, when a man who had lost his shoes chased after her, shouting in exasperation, "Madam! Madam!"

Madam Chi was caught up in the killing frenzy and paid no attention to what her husband was shouting behind her. She chased after the retreating bandits and fought her way to the Xin family.

The leader of the robbers knelt down in front of the Xin family with a thud, repeatedly kowtowing and begging for mercy, "Sixth Miss, Sixth Miss, please save us!"

Madam Chi paused in mid-air with her broadsword, squinting at the Xin family members sitting in a row.

Men and women, young and old, all in complete darkness, she spent a long time trying to make out their faces before finally saying in a cold voice, "People from the Duke of Xin's mansion?"

Although the eldest daughter-in-law, Madam Nie, was frightened, she still stood up and greeted her, "Madam Chi, yes, it's us."

"Do you know these scoundrels?"

Nie hurriedly waved her hand, "I don't know her, I don't know her."

"Sixth Miss, we've been traveling together all this way! Sixth Miss, why are you turning your back on us like this? Please help us, we know we were wrong."

Madam Chi looked down at the person the bandits called Sixth Sister, scrutinized her carefully, and asked, "You two know each other?"

Xin Nian firmly denied it, shaking her head and speaking softly, "Madam, how could a young girl like me possibly know these burly men? Please don't ruin my reputation~~"

Although Madam Chi found her awkward and hesitant manner offensive, she still nodded coldly, "That's true."

Sha Laoda rolled on the ground, weeping bitterly, "Sixth Miss, Sixth Miss, how can you not recognize me? We..."

General Chi caught up and, seeing the unharmed woman, let out a long sigh of relief. "Madam, what are you doing? Is killing the enemy more important than your health? You're almost seven months pregnant now."

Madam Chi raised her hand dismissively, not taking it to heart.

"Flying Frost and Snow, drag these two thieves away."

"Yes." Two women followed quickly, each carrying a blood-dripping knife, clearly having just fought.

The entire Xin family, young and old, gathered around Xin Xiaoliu and Xie Ninglan, staring warily at Sha Laoda and Pi Laoer on the ground.

Pi Lao Er was grabbed by the back of his neck and pulled backward. His face was full of anger as he struggled desperately. "We've been traveling together for so long, how can you people have the nerve to just stand by and watch me die?"

Madam Chi frowned and looked at Xin Nian again, asking, "Were you in the same team before?"

"No. We don't know anyone. You can ask them if you don't believe me."

Xin Nian raised her hand and gestured around, and everyone around her shook their heads in unison, "We don't know them."

"How could I not recognize you? I... Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Prince is also in our group!" Pi Lao Er blurted out, desperate for a chance to survive.

The surrounding crowd erupted in uproar.

General Chi frowned, about to speak, when a young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes quickly stepped forward, bowed to the back of the crowd, and said, "Chi Jue greets Your Highness."

"Hmm." The Crown Prince responded indifferently, "Drag it aside and deal with it, don't get in the way."

"Take them away." Chi Jue waved his hand, and Sha Laoda and Pi Lao Er were immediately dragged away violently.

"It's you."