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

Chapter 45 is Light!

When Xin Wenyuan carried one child on his back and held another in his arms, he ran back to find Lin Xiuyi and Xin Wen'an. All the members of the first and third wives' families, young and old, had gathered together.

When Lin Xiuyi saw the son he was holding, she burst into tears.

Xin Wenyuan patted Xin Zhe on the back, "The child is fine, he just has a fever."

"He's had a fever for two days now."

"Why didn't you say so sooner? The child is so young, a fever for two days will damage his brain." Xin Wenyuan wiped the water off his face and did not hand the child over to Lin Xiuyi.

She was so frightened that she could barely stand. If she held the baby and dropped him, the baby would be in even more trouble!

Supported by Mei Zhuqing, Nie Shi shakily stepped forward and touched Xin Zhe's forehead, then exclaimed in alarm, "Fourth brother~ Zhe'er's forehead is so hot, I hope something's wrong."

"No." Xin Wenyuan had a strange confidence in his daughter. With her around, what could possibly happen?

As long as there's still breath in them, they definitely won't die.

Aunt Qiu held Xin Wen'an's hand and sobbed, "Third Master, just now the sky suddenly turned completely dark, and I thought I was going to be separated from you forever."

Xin Wen'an put his arm around her shoulder and whispered to comfort her, "It's alright, don't be afraid, Hui Niang, your husband is here."

Xin Wenyuan silently rolled his eyes at the third brother.

"Is everyone here? Let's hurry up and meet up with my mother and the others up ahead. In this weather, we probably can't go very far. The escorts should be able to find us a cave or something to settle down in as soon as possible."

Just then, several vicious escorts rushed over, raising their whips to strike someone.

Why are you all hiding here? Are you trying to run away?

Nie's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Xin Wenyuan dodged the whip and stepped forward to block the guard's hand. "Brother guard, it's a misunderstanding! The child fell into the puddle, which delayed us a bit. We were just trying to catch up with the group!"

The escort narrowed his eyes, then suddenly reached out and snatched the small ball of light from Xin Mohan's hand. "What kind of treasure is this? It actually glows!"

It truly lives up to its reputation as a noble or earl's mansion. Even after their property was confiscated, they still managed to keep such a high-quality luminous pearl on their person.
Now that it's pitch black, this thing is a rare find, and the escorts are holding it in their hands, reluctant to put it down.

Little Xin Mohan's little light ball was taken away, and she opened her mouth, looking aggrieved and about to cry.

Unexpectedly, the ball of light suddenly dimmed, and it became so dark that the other person's face could not be seen.

"What's going on?" another escort exclaimed.

Xin Wenyuan sneered, but put on a nervous and honest expression. "I don't know. I just picked this up from the water. I don't know what it is."

"I thought it could light the way, so I let my son take it."

Several of the interpreters were quite suspicious.

"Brother Qiang, why don't we still let that kid try?"

The escort who snatched the child's light orb frowned and shoved the orb back into Xin Mohan's hand.

In an instant, the sphere of light lit up.

Xin Mohan grinned happily.

The escort was displeased.

What do you mean? Even the luminous pearl knows to recognize its master, the Marquis or Earl's mansion. So why are we lowly escorts considered inferior?

Seeing that the guards were recklessly trying to snatch the child's things, Xin Wenyuan grabbed the ball of light first.

The guards snatched it away.

The sphere of light dimmed!

The ball of light was roughly shoved into Xin Wenyuan's hand, and it lit up again!
After several rounds of this ordeal, the officers around them were all exhausted.

"Brother Qiang, how about we give up? This extraordinary divine object might only recognize another father and son?"

"Damn it." Why can't he use it, but others can?

The escort cursed and spat, snatched the ball of light from Xin Wenyuan's hand, threw it into the water, and then stomped on it twice.

The orb of light was dim and lifeless. The escort picked it up and put it back in Xin Wenyuan's hand, but the orb remained dark. The escort was relieved! "Heh heh, what a magical object. It broke after being stepped on twice."

Xin Wenyuan was also tired and too lazy to joke around with this idiot escort anymore.

He preferred to travel in the dark, as long as his eyesight was good enough that even in complete darkness, he could still see the path beneath his feet.

"Fourth, fourth brother~" Nie Shi called out tremblingly.

“It’s alright, sister-in-law. Just follow behind me and help each other. I’ll remind you about the road conditions ahead.”

"Let's go," shouted the escort named Qiangzi. The other escorts didn't say anything, but in their hearts they were all cursing him as an idiot.

It was so bright with the luminous pearl illuminating the way just now, but I had to keep it in my hand and mess it up. Now I'm groping in the dark, and I don't know if I'll get lost from the group ahead.

In no time, the water had risen to a great depth, and the group helped each other along behind Xin Wenyuan as they hurried forward.

Thunder rumbled again in the distance, and Xin Wenyuan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly called out, "Everyone, spread out!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a bolt of lightning struck at Qiangzi's feet, startling him so much that he jumped up with a scream.

Qiangzi ran forward without paying attention to anything else. The rain was too heavy, so he ran around the side and along the base of the trees without any strategy.

Everyone else was in complete darkness and couldn't see what was happening, but Xin Wenyuan could see it clearly and quickly called out to stop him, "Hey, hey, come back quickly! Don't jump under the tree..."

With a deafening crack, the sound reached the heavens.

A grotesque, twisted bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating a stark white expanse ahead.

Everyone saw it clearly in an instant.

The escort named Qiangzi was seen dancing wildly and twitching his limbs under a tree.

Then, he raised his right fist, his left hand hung stiffly down, and he fell straight backward with a thud to the ground.

Smoke was coming out of the mouth, nostrils, and ears...

Although the distance was not far, after the lightning stopped, everything went dark again.

Everyone turned pale with fright and screamed repeatedly.

Nie cried out, "My God!" and fell backward. Her two daughters-in-law quickly supported her on either side.

Xin Wenyuan, his face grim, spoke up to stop the crowd from scattering, "Don't run around. Don't crawl under the trees, move on, move on, hurry up!"

The ball of light in his hand lit up again at just the right moment.

Fortunately, Qiangzi, that idiot, stopped trying to snatch the light orb, and the light orb remained lit, no longer going out.

When everyone saw the light, including the escorts, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's light!

Great, there's light again. At least I can see the road ahead for a while.

Everyone quickened their pace, and no one dared to say anything about looking at Qiangzi who had been struck by lightning. Even the escorts didn't dare to go over and take a look.

Life and death are left to fate; at times like these, one can only think of oneself.

Under the illumination of the light orb, the squad soon caught up with the chaotic main force.

Xiao Jia ran ahead and yelled at the crowd, "Stop running around like crazy! Keep moving forward! There's a row of earthen caves at the foot of the mountain; we can go in and take shelter from the rain!"

As they were talking, they saw a light moving over, and suddenly everyone's eyes were illuminated.

Xiao Jia squinted and saw several colleagues running over, calling out "Boss Liang, Boss Liang" all at once.

Xin Wenyuan ignored their murmurs and led his family towards his wife and daughter.

Xin Nian and her mother, both draped in straw mats, and the old lady, carrying a pottery jar on her head, both looked at them.

"Master Xin, please wait."

(End of this chapter)