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

Chapter 16 Exile
Wang Bangyan's mother hurried along, crying and wailing, "My legs are going to go numb!"

"Auntie, you've only just started walking..."

"Oh dear, I wish I could carry both legs on my shoulders!" Granny Wang wailed in despair.

The guard lashed out with his whip, saying, "Old woman, I see you're howling quite loudly. Do you want me to loosen up your old bones for you?"

Aunt Wang quickly shut up, and the others followed suit, burying their heads and hurrying on their way, only daring to let out intermittent sobs.

Leaving the post station and heading north, one would be completely outside the capital city limits.

The capital city will be a place they can never return to in their dreams. They will go further and further away, to a place that is more and more desolate, until they finally reach the barren land in the far north.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a deep sorrow in their hearts and couldn't help but sob softly, suppressing their cries.

Xie Ninglan felt a headache coming on and quietly complained to her daughter, "These ancient people have no mental fortitude. It's already the second day, and they still haven't adjusted their mindset? What's the use of crying? They might as well face reality and save their energy for the journey."

Xin Nian lowered her head and laughed, "Apart from those mountain bandits and outlaws, most of them are officials' wives. They've never suffered like this before, walking every day."

Unlike their family, who migrated every few days before the apocalypse, they were used to desperately searching for oases...

"Your dad used to complain that we were moving bases to avoid natural disasters soon, like ancient criminals being exiled. Hey, so you're getting involved now, aren't you? You're behaving yourself now. Let's see if he dares to talk nonsense again."

Xin Nian almost burst out laughing.

She secretly held her mother's hand, sending her a wave of healing energy. "Mom, stop complaining. They say the early bird catches the worm. Since we're leaving at three, we should make good use of this morning time. Let's cultivate our abilities. Bathing in the essence of the sun and moon, the power of nature will surely be abundant."

Xie Ninglan nodded, shut her mouth, and continued on her way, silently circulating the energy within her body.

The mother and daughter spent the morning recovering their powers and felt pretty good. At least today, with the help of their powers, the journey wasn't as tiring as yesterday.

Walking more is good too, as her delicate body really needs to exercise.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to use even 30% of the close-combat fighting skills he learned in his previous life.

"My lord, how much longer until we reach Locust Tree Slope? This old woman can't hold it in any longer!"

"If you can't hold it in, just poop in your pants," the escort replied coldly and indifferently.

Wang Bangyan's mother burst into tears, crying out, "Won't peeing in my pants make everyone stink?!"

Everyone wanted to laugh but didn't have the energy, so they all twitched their faces.

Wang Bangyan was a little embarrassed by his troublesome mother, so he could only stand aside and persuade her, "Mother, please bear with it for a little while."

"Hold on, hold on, you unfilial son! How can you possibly hold back pooping, peeing, and farting?"

Wang Bangyan was on the verge of tears, and repeatedly bowed to the escort, saying, "Brother escort, I don't know how much longer it will take to reach Huai Shu Po."

"Almost there, almost there!" Several constables, also annoyed by the old woman, waved their hands impatiently. "It's just ahead."

"How soon? This old woman can't hold it in any longer! You're mistreating a prisoner! I'm going to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor and sue you!"

"Auntie, we brothers support you!"

"Officer, you're really inhumane. You can't control everything, including people's bodily functions. It's been almost two hours, haven't you? Can't you even give us a chance to breathe? Are you trying to torture us halfway through the journey?"

A few discordant laughs and giggles rose up.

Liang Guang frowned and glanced around. "Brother Sha, Brother Pi, I think you guys are all itching for a beating, aren't you?"

The men named, like the others from Dragon Tiger Stronghold, were all shackled and handcuffed, clearly serious criminals. "These are the bandits who have been robbing and selling goods on the official roads outside the capital for some time now."

"Why are we being escorted with these robbers?" someone couldn't help but complain.

The guards didn't tolerate any of them; anyone who dared to make a sound was whipped a few times.

Whether the whip hit or not doesn't matter; the moment it appeared, everyone involuntarily fell silent.

The Xin family of three ignored all other matters and focused on their intensive training.

Yu was in very poor spirits today, and Zhao Xun carried her the whole way.

The third daughter, Xin Ruoyu, had her wounds cleaned and treated again last night, and her acupoints were pressed. Her fever has mostly subsided, but her legs and feet are still weak.

Fortunately, Granny Lu came to take care of her and helped her walk.

The mornings were particularly painful and agonizing for the exiles.

We walked from 3 a.m. until 11 a.m., a full eight hours, and finally arrived at Huai Shu Po before everyone was exhausted.

Originally, there was no stopping in the middle, but after Wang Da Niang made a fuss, the officials finally gave them half a quarter of an hour to use the restroom.

Not allowing someone to use the toilet for eight hours is indeed extremely cruel and utterly inhumane.

Going to the toilet only once every four hours can only be described as barely acceptable.

Everyone slumped on the locust tree slope waiting for lunch, looking like eggplants whipped by a storm, heads drooping and groaning.

Yu leaned against a tree, panting heavily, feeling as if half of his old life was already in the grave.

She glanced over and saw her unreliable youngest son sneak up to her and slip a bundle of leaves into her hand. "Mom, this is your lunch. There's only one serving, just enough for you."

“From now on, you’ll get a portion of lunch and dinner. You can eat whatever we eat. But if you share it with others and end up not having enough to eat yourself, don’t ask your son for anything more. Your son is being supported by his wife these days, and this portion for you is deducted from his food ration!”

The old lady was so angry she almost fainted...

This unfortunate son, after waking up from his fainting spell, seemed to have stopped fighting with Xie, but his behavior became increasingly unreliable.

Just as she was about to catch her breath and scold her son, she heard someone sitting on the outside exclaim, "A horse is coming!"

As Xin Nian and the others were opening a small jar of pickled vegetables and spreading them on flatbread, they looked up and saw a woman in red gracefully dismount from her horse and run swiftly towards the main house.

"Eldest sister?" Xin Ruoyu was shocked, and the half of the coarse rice cake she was holding almost fell to the ground.

The old lady stared in astonishment, her mouth agape. "Wanqing? What brings you here?"

Xin Wanqing, carrying a bundle on her back, walked quickly to Madam Yu and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Grandmother and Mother."

Madam Nie, with tears streaming down her face, looked at her eldest daughter who had arrived travel-worn, and a bad feeling crept into her heart.

"Child, what brings you here?"

Xin Wen'an flew into a rage, "Is there even a question? It must be the Pingyang Marquis's family that acted inhumanely and kicked Qing'er out!"

Madam Nie stuffed her fist into her mouth and immediately burst into tears, crying out, "My poor son!"

The old lady was so excited that her hands were trembling. "Wanqing, tell your grandmother what happened."

(End of this chapter)