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

Chapter 164 Reflection

Yan Xi's expression gradually darkened inexplicably.

He finally understood what the silk threads that had burrowed into his arm were.

That damn crazy woman, last time she actually tried to turn him into a puppet.

“Let me tell you about Yan Xi, she has an exceptionally powerful expert by her side.” Ling Luo spat out a "pui" when she mentioned Xiao Jinzhi.

"Looks so refined and pretty, almost as good-looking as you, but heartless! You keep flattering me in front of that little monster, and you even want to kill me!"

“I can’t tell how many levels this person’s supernatural abilities are, but he’s definitely very powerful. That masked man wouldn’t last three moves against him… Trust me, we have to run away immediately.”

"Never mind, I don't have time to bathe anyway. We can bathe somewhere else after we leave Binzhou City. Let's go now."

“It’s no use running away.” Yan Xi said expressionlessly. “Her spatial magic should have a built-in locking mechanism. As long as she locks me in, it won’t matter where I go.”

"Don't forget she can teleport, and from what I've observed, she seems to teleport with almost no interval, and the distance is quite long."

Upon hearing this, Ling Luo felt as if the sky was falling, and she slumped onto the table. "So now all we can do is wait?"

"This is none of your business. Leave immediately."

"No, no, if I leave now, it will be even harder for you to deal with her alone." Ling Luo took a deep breath. "Let me think of a way. Find the poison master Lao Yao and ask him to give us more poison powder. Maybe we can catch her off guard when we see her."

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No sooner had Xin Nian returned to the governor's mansion than Xin Wenyuan and his wife came looking for him.

Xie Ninglan complained to her daughter, "You naughty child, you went out without telling the family. If it weren't for Xiao Jinzi knowing where you were, we would all be worried to death."

"What happened? Did someone beat you up?" Xin Wenyuan looked at the girl's short skirt with a puzzled expression. "Who did it?"

"Dad, I'm so hot, I'm going to take a shower first."

"Prepare some blood-replenishing food for Niannian. She lost a lot of blood fighting the masked man earlier," Xiao Jinzhi instructed the two maids.

"What? Daughter, you're injured?" Xin Wenyuan's head nearly exploded when he heard this.

"No, I'm perfectly fine right now. Let me take a shower first! We'll talk after I'm done." Xin Nian shooed everyone out of the room, grabbed two clean sets of clothes, and ran towards the hot spring.

Xin Wenyuan, Xie Ninglan, and Xin Mochen quickly surrounded Xiao Jinzhi, and after carefully inquiring, their faces turned pale with anger.

Xin Wenyuan, holding the duster in his hand, asked his wife, "Will you hit me or me later?"

"Go ahead and hit her!" Xie Ninglan said angrily. "That brat is completely out of line. I've told her so many times that she's reckless and unreliable, and she's far too confident."

"Then you can block them from the side later."

Seeing this, Xin Mochen felt both amused and annoyed.

"Old Xin, don't hold back, you have to hit him this time!" Xie Ninglan said angrily. "This is all your fault for spoiling him. Look at how spoiled he is now! He'll take any risk."

“Last time she even said that there might be many superhumans in the world who are of a higher level than her.” Xie Ninglan got angrier and angrier as she spoke. “So she’s so reckless, daring to attack anyone she encounters.”

Xin Wenyuan was also angry. In fact, with her daughter's skills, she could have escaped at any time.

She didn't have to fight alone; couldn't she have lured people back and ganged up on them?

When Xiao Jinzi told him about the pool of blood on the ground, Lao Xin felt his heart break.

That was his precious daughter, whom he had always cherished and protected. Who would dare to hurt her?

"Showing off without any real ability."

"Yes, individualism, that's absolutely unacceptable!"

Xin Nian happily finished her bath, and as soon as she opened the door to the side room, her father raised a feather duster and started hitting her. "Dad, where did you get this feather duster?" Xin Nian yelled and ran away.

She's not stupid; would she just stand there and let her dad beat her?

"Xiao Chi gave it to me," Xin Wenyuan answered subconsciously, then got angry again, "What's it to you where I got it from? You stop right there! You dare to run away!"

Chi Jue leaned against the door with his arms crossed, gloating, "Oh, this time they weren't killed by the Wuxia Society, they can still run and jump."

"You dare to hit anyone?" Xin Wenyuan chased after the girl in the garden.

Xie Ninglan followed behind, pretending to stop her twice, but actually reaching out to grab the girl.

The couple worked together seamlessly, one grabbing the other and beating him up; it was clear this wasn't the first time they'd resorted to dirty tricks.

Xin Nian flashed between the two of them and moved behind her older brother, Xin Mochen, sticking her head out to protest, "It's not like I wasn't sure!"

"You think you can just leave a bloody mess? Your mother raised you with great difficulty, and you dare to bleed me? I'll teach you a lesson."

Xie Ninglan snatched the duster from Xin Wenyuan's hand, annoyed that her husband wasn't quick enough, and directly flung out several vines, trapping the little girl inside.

"I'm fighting a war of attrition. Once the opponent's abilities are exhausted, no matter how powerful he is, he won't be able to unleash his counterattack ability."

It's nothing to get hurt; she can heal herself anyway. Xin Nian wanted to argue back, but when she met her mother's cold gaze, she immediately shut up.

If she dares to say anything, she'll definitely get another beating; it seems like it's been ages since she's been beaten up...

Xiao Jinzhi walked to her side and peeled Xin Nian out of the vines like peeling a shell. "Aunt Lan, let Nian Nian drink a bowl of red date and longan soup first to replenish her blood and qi before you beat her."

Xin Nian glared at him and said, "Hehe, you're so thoughtful."

Xiao Jinzhi couldn't help but laugh, "Don't be angry, Uncle Wenyuan and Aunt Lan are just too worried about you."

He pulled her into the room and sat her down, then took the soup bowl from the maid and handed it to her.

Xin Wenyuan and the others followed and sat down at the table one by one.

"The Wuxia Society is quite dangerous. It is full of talented people, and there are many high-level sorcerers in it."

"The imperial court has been having a lot of trouble with them in recent years. They have no time to secretly recruit sorcerers from all sides and are plotting something big. Some of them use bribery, others use coercion, and even worse, like the masked man you met, there are many who secretly kidnap young sorcerers."

"It's normal for Uncle Yuan and Aunt Lan to worry about you. You can't be careless when doing things. Don't do things you're only 50% sure of."

"Although you have strong recovery abilities, you can't engage in a head-on battle of attrition. If you think the other party can't out-heal you, don't take risks. What will we do if something happens to you? Before taking risks, think more about your family and friends, okay?"

Xin Wenyuan and Xie Ninglan nodded repeatedly, their eyes fixed intently on their daughter.

Yes, that's exactly what they meant.

Xin Nian also reflected on it and realized that she could have used a better method to deal with the masked man.

As a result, she got angry and impulsively went to confront them head-on.

"Okay then." She tilted her head back haughtily. "I'll be more careful next time."

Xie Ninglan couldn't help but punch her daughter on the head. "Drink it quickly."

She ran out and quickly came back in with a small flowerpot.

Xin Nian drank a few sips of soup and turned to look at her mother, only to see Comrade Xie Ninglan roughly pulling up the strangling vine by the roots.

"Take it with you wherever you go from now on, so your mother can sense you anytime."