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

Chapter 87: Miserable Suffering
"It must be a corpse that rushed down from the other side of the mountain." Xin Wenyuan said, raising the ball of light in his hand and shining it into the distance.

The stark white light shone underwater, and several human faces could be seen swaying at a glance.

Yu, Nie, and the other ladies almost vomited after just one glance.

Yu clasped her hands together and silently chanted Buddhist mantras, while several girls around her cried out in panic.

Everyone instinctively moved closer to the middle of the bamboo raft, fearing they might accidentally fall in and have a close encounter with the corpses.

Liang Guang smacked Xiao Jia on the head in annoyance, "You're so easily startled, have you never seen a dead person before?"

"Everyone be careful! Be careful and navigate around underwater."

He Yun clung tightly to Chang Mianmian, closed her eyes and covered her face, not daring to look at the underwater scene.

Chang Mianmian, leaning on a wooden pole, frowned. "Sister, let's wear masks."

The weather was extremely hot, and the corpses had been soaking in the water for most of the day, which allowed bacteria to grow.

Some of them had swollen bellies, almost resembling giants.

Xin Nian frowned, looked around, and nodded seriously.

They had collected countless face masks, a common post-apocalyptic necessity, but unfortunately, most of the medical masks and disinfectants were already stored in the medicine section.

She scanned the household goods section several times with her mind before finally finding five packs of cotton masks in a slightly worn wardrobe.

This thing was kept with their daily clothes; it was an old relic from the early days of the apocalypse.

After finding disposable medical masks, they never used cotton masks again.

Based on the idea that something is better than nothing, the sixth sister took out a package of cotton masks and distributed one to the people on the surrounding bamboo rafts.

After Xin Wen'an and Zhuang Yafen received the item, they copied how others wore it.

After wearing it, I found that it could block out a lot of odors and was actually quite useful.

"Grandmother," Xin Ruoyu said softly as she helped the old lady put on her ear loops, "you'd better stand firm."

"Don't worry, Xiao Zhao is with me. Just be careful."

Xin Ruoyu nodded gratefully to Zhao Xun, "Thanks to Miss Zhao for her help along the way."

"Of course, of course." Zhao Xun laughed heartily. "Niannian and I are family. Please feel free to ask if there's anything you need, Grandma."

The group carefully crossed the waterway littered with corpses.

A thrilling scene also occurred during this time.

Due to insufficient light at the back, the bamboo raft rocked slightly, and Lady Liu, the wife of the Marquis of Yongkang, nearly fell into the water.

Fortunately, Han Zhao was quick-witted and used the pole to block the attack. Liu was caught in the middle by the pole, and her long hair fell down, sweeping over the corpse underwater.

Liu rolled her eyes and fainted spectacularly.

Zhao Huangshang went mad again, standing on the bamboo raft and dancing in the wind, reciting poems with great passion, before being knocked unconscious by his eldest son's slash.

So, not long after leaving the waters littered with corpses, Han Zhao's family and Zhao Huangshang's family couldn't wait to row their bamboo rafts forward and desperately try to find Xin Liu's daughter to save their lives.

Sha Laoda, Pi Laoer and his group, who were following closely around Xin Liu Guniang's raft, were quite dissatisfied and shouted, "Why are you pushing?" "Don't you know how to queue?"

"You're still pushing and shoving in the water. Where are you going to make way? The bamboo raft is so big, it's meant to go one after another. You're just making a mess of things by suddenly pushing in."

"What's all the noise about!" Liang Guangda roared.

Xiao Jia followed closely behind, saying, "You guys think it's too easy to walk, right? Don't cause any trouble."

Han Li hurriedly called out, "Sixth Miss, my mother has been unconscious for a while and seems to be breathing very weakly. Please help me take a look."

Zhao Huangshang's family also shouted, "Sixth Miss, my father is dying, he seems to have stopped breathing."

Liang Guang, Xiao Jia, and Xin Wenyuan led the way on the first bamboo raft. Xin Nian, Xie Ning, Lan Chang, Mianmian, and He Yun followed closely behind, surrounded by the rest of the Xin family, with Sha Laoda and Pi Laoer being the closest.

At this moment, the Han family and the Zhao royal family wanted to squeeze in, determined to push out Boss Sha and his group.

Boss Sha was not willing to do so. He had already figured out that the young girl was very capable, so following her would be the right thing to do.

If they hadn't stayed close to the little girl on her bamboo raft, how would they have gotten a gag?
Why should he give up his good spot now?! No way, absolutely not!

"Cough cough cough cough."

Xin Nian turned her head and glanced at her.

Under the dim light, across several bamboo rafts, one could see Prince Little Bitter Gourd being supported by Zhu Yanliuhuo, coughing softly. His handsome little face was so pale, he looked pitiful!
She quickly waved her hand, signaling Sha Laoda and the others to row out, making room for Han Zhao and Han Li to use two bamboo rafts.

Sha Laoda and Pi Laoer were unwilling, but they didn't dare to offend the young girl openly, so they could only leave feeling very frustrated.

The brothers Han Li and Han Zhao each rowed their bamboo rafts closer together.

Xin Nian waited for them to come closer, then lightly leaped and landed beside Little Bitter Gourd.

"What's going on? How are you two taking care of him? Couldn't you have brought a chair? You just let him, a patient, stand like this the whole time?"

Zhu Yan and Liu Huo exchanged a silent glance, not daring to utter a sound.

Ha, is it that they're unwilling? It's that the master is unwilling!

"I'm fine, don't worry." Little Bitter Gourd coughed twice, frowned, and his voice sounded somewhat weak and powerless.

Xin Nian directed Dali to move a bamboo stool over, helped Xiao Kugua sit down, and then took his pulse.

"Hang in there, hang in there, it would be best to leave this low-lying area in one go."

The crown prince nodded in agreement, "I'll do whatever you say."

"Sixth Miss," Han Zhao interjected at the opportune moment, "I would like to ask you to check on my mother's condition."

Han Li carried his mother, Liu, onto the bamboo raft, glancing anxiously at Xin Nian.

“Young lady, my mother was startled by the underwater face and fainted. She hasn’t been able to wake up since.”

Xin Nian took out a pair of soft leather gloves from her bosom, put them on, grasped Madam Han's wrist, took her pulse, and then lifted Madam Han's eyelids to look at her.

"It's nothing serious, she just fainted from excessive convulsions."

"Then why hasn't he woken up yet?" Han Zhao asked anxiously.

Xin Nian pinched Madam Han's philtrum hard without any expression. The latter let out a long breath and suddenly woke up in pain.

Lord Han, who was on the bamboo raft next door, hurriedly asked, "Madam, are you alright?"

As soon as Madam Han opened her eyes, she burst into tears, crying, "My son, I don't want to live anymore!"

Then he shouted, "Quickly, get a knife, bring me a knife!"

Han Zhao and his brother were startled by her and quickly reassured her, "Mother, we are safe now, don't be afraid."

Mrs. Han trembled as she pulled at her hair, "Quickly, get a knife and cut my hair off."

It was disgusting. She had clearly seen the ends of her hair brush against the swollen, pale face of the dead man.

Just thinking about it makes me want to vomit.

Mrs. Han leaned over the bamboo raft, gagged at the water, and frantically pulled at her hair as if having an epileptic seizure.

The Han brothers were at a loss.

Xin Nian acted swiftly and decisively, taking out a pair of scissors from her inner pocket, grabbing Madam Han's long hair, and snipping it with the scissors.