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

Chapter 86 Destiny
His black hair was loose and disheveled, and his robes were somewhat messy.

But in a daze, Xin Nian seemed to see him standing in the tall Vermilion Bird Tower, holding a golden goblet and jade cup, turning his head to smile at her.

In that instant, the gray walls behind him were covered with a layer of golden light.

In an instant, we passed through the winding corridors and swept through the long, empty night.

A thousand-layered white jade platform. He stretched out his hand, his wide sleeves adorned with dragon patterns, and light and shadow flashed before her eyes.

Xin Nian jolted awake, fully waking up. Looking up, she saw the Crown Prince smiling at her beside the flickering fire, watching quietly without disturbing her thoughts.

Xin Nian frowned and stared at the person for a long time before suddenly asking, "Have we met before?"

"Yes." The Crown Prince nodded without hesitation. "Of course I've seen you before. I've seen you twice at palace banquets. Don't you remember, Miss Niannian?"

Xin Nianxiang knew that it was impossible to find any useful information from the crybaby's memories.

She had no choice but to give up, but she still couldn't help being curious. "I heard that you are used to staying at home and rarely attend palace banquets."

The Crown Prince nodded and smiled, "Only on two separate occasions have I seen Miss Niannian, so this must be fate, don't you think?"

Xin Nian chuckled and immediately changed the subject, "Speaking of your father, was it your father who sent you to Heng County to suppress bandits? And then he ran away?"

"Ah."

Xin Nian looked at him suspiciously.

The Crown Prince chuckled, “Actually, I brought the troops here on my own initiative. I figured since we were heading towards Binzhou, we would have to pass through Hengxian anyway, so I came to take a look and resolve this matter while we were at it.”

"You're going to Binzhou too?" Xin Nian blinked. "Then aren't you going back to the capital?"

"Why go back? The capital has also been flooded, and all the people in the city who could be evacuated have been evacuated. Now that place is a ghost town."

"Oh." Xin Nian said with a hint of emotion, "Well, we're planning to set off now, um... do you want to come along?"

The prince immediately nodded, answering as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “Of course we’ll go together. My injuries haven’t fully healed yet, so I’ll have to continue to trouble Miss Niannian.”

Xin Nian thought about it and agreed; if someone gets injured, one should always take responsibility.

But for some reason, I felt a little strange, and I couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

The latter didn't care at all about being looked at by her, and even smiled as she scrutinized him.

"So, is your father also going to Binzhou?"

“He’s not going. He’s probably heading towards Xishan County.” The Crown Prince answered with certainty, but a hint of mockery lingered in his eyes.

No one understood better than him how desolate and tragic the old emperor's journey must have been...

He looted all the valuable items, big and small, from inside the Mingqian Hall. The old man was probably so poor along the way that he had to eat tree bark to survive.

Xin Nian got up and took a few steps, then turned to look at him again, "So, how should I address you from now on?"

It seems he's not too keen on revealing his identity to others.

"My name is Xiao Jinzhi, you can call me..."

"Oh~" Xin Nian nodded in agreement, "I'll call you Xiao Jin from now on."

what?
The crown prince was both amused and exasperated. Was this the final word?

Then the little girl strode out and called out, "Guangzi."

Liang Guang ran over quickly, holding a burning stick in his hand. "Sixth Miss. Sixth Miss, we've finished cleaning up."

“Let’s go then.” Xin Nian glanced at the wooden strip in his hand. “Is this thing even useful? The rain outside has just lessened, not stopped.”

"But this place is completely dark..."

“You and my father share a bamboo raft; let him light the way for you.”

Liang Guang recalled the luminous pearl in Xin Wenyuan's hand and couldn't help but feel delighted. "Yes, yes."

Meanwhile, Han Zhao and Han Li both turned behind the screen and saw that Liu Huo and Zhu Yan had already helped His Highness to his feet, so they quickly reached out to help him as well.

"My lord, what exactly is going on?" Han Zhao asked, completely bewildered. "The reunion you spoke of, is this the kind of reunion you're referring to?" "The few bundles I left with you last time? Are they all used up?"

Han Zhao glanced at him coldly, "What do you want?"

"Please give those packages to Miss Xin Liu as payment for the next few days."

Han Zhao let out a "Ha".

Sure enough, it was all for nothing. That stingy young master was just waiting for this!
"I've used some of those packages over the past few days."

"Then you take the rest..." The Crown Prince and Han Zhao exchanged a glance, then paused, "take two-thirds of it and give it to them."

Whose master are you, anyway? Han Zhao was angry and didn't want to talk.

Han Zhao and Liu Huo helped the Crown Prince out, and Han Zhao gave his younger brother Han Li a sharp look, "Aren't you going to get it?"

"I'm doing this for your own good. Giving her these packages will show you're loyal to me, and it will also show you know how to handle people." The Crown Prince glanced at his subordinate and earnestly corrected his attitude.

"Look at how old they are, and then look at you. They're so clever, and you're so dull!"

"What's wrong with my subordinate?"

"It's been so long since you last thought about making friends with Miss Xin Liu?"

"I..." Han Zhao was at a loss for words after hearing what he said.

"Your Highness, you don't understand!"

"What don't I understand?"

Han Zhao looked at his master with a troubled expression, "That girl... after observing her for many days, she is probably a sick girl."

"You're the one who's sick," the crown prince retorted without a second thought.

"It really is His Highness. That young girl is so old, yet she acts like she's all grown up. She also... might have hysteria. She goes crazy every now and then, it's terrifying!"

"You're the one with hysteria!" The prince slapped his hand away.

Han Zhao quickly helped him up again, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. Everything I said is true."

Seeing the Crown Prince glare at him, Han Zhao pouted, feeling somewhat aggrieved, "If you don't want to hear it, then I won't say anything more. Your Highness..."

"From now on, call me Xiao Jin in front of others."

"what?"

At the entrance to the attic, everyone was climbing down the ropes one by one and then jumping onto the bamboo raft.

At that moment, Han Li squeezed through and pushed four or five bundles into Xin Wenyuan's arms.

"Oh, Young Master Han, what are you doing?"

"This is a payment from Master Xin to thank Sixth Miss for saving your life. Please accept it, Master Xin."

Xin Wenyuan said, "This is too much," but he didn't hesitate and handed it all over to his wife.

Xie Ninglan handed two bundles to Chang Mianmian and nodded to Han Li with a smile.

Once on the raft, he asked his little girl with a puzzled look, "Who is he?"

Xin Nian was both amused and exasperated. "He is the second young master of the Yongkang Marquis's mansion. From what I've observed, the Han family should be working for the Crown Prince."

The ball of light lit up, and Liang Guang sincerely exclaimed in admiration.

"Master Xin, your luminous pearl has really been a great help to us."

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he inexplicably felt that the luminous pearl was much brighter than before, and the range of its light seemed to have expanded.

Guided by the ball of light, the group paddled forward.

As the rain subsided, everyone sped up their pace until the wooden pole hit an underwater obstacle.

Xiao Jia squinted and glanced down, then let out a scream.