Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

The disaster came unexpectedly, causing countless casualties and immersing the entire team in great sorrow and despair, unable to break free for a long time.

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When it was daybreak, everyone collected the remains of their relatives and placed them carefully on a fire rack nearby. They died in a foreign land and could not be buried in peace, nor could they leave their bodies exposed in the wilderness.

All they could do was cremate their loved ones and keep the ashes with them until they found a place to settle down and then bury them.

The whole process was undoubtedly extremely heart-wrenching, with everyone's eyes dull and lifeless. The pain of losing their loved ones was deeply engraved in their bones, making it impossible to let go.

Under a dead tree nearby, Lin Xiaoyue lowered her head, staring fixedly at the bowl of medicine handed to her by Chun Xing. She couldn't help but think of last night. If she hadn't taken the medicine, would she not have slept so deeply? At least she would have been alert when the bandits approached and prepared in advance. If she hadn't been bitten by a snake, would there not have been such heavy casualties...

Even if she has the power to mutate, she can protect herself in this world, but what about the people around her? If the tragedy of last night happens again, how many people can she protect?

She felt more and more confused, not knowing what else she could do in this chaotic world. What was the meaning of her traveling through time?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.

Lin Xiaoyue felt a fog in front of her eyes, making it impossible for her to see the direction to go.

"Third sister, I'm scared, I'm so scared." Little Four and Little Five snuggled up to Lin Xiaoyue, curling up their little bodies and trembling constantly, eager to draw warmth from her.

Chun Xing also sat beside her in a daze, leaning her body to rest her head on the crook of her neck, rubbing it, and muttering, "Sister San Ya, I actually used the silver needle that was meant to save people to hurt someone... My hands should have been used to save people, but I used them to hurt someone. These hands... are stained with blood, the blood of so many people. Sister San Ya... what should I do? What should I do?"

Chun Xing's hands were shaking, her voice was choked with sobs and sadness. Her grandfather told her that she was a natural doctor, and God had given her excellent qualifications to cure diseases and save lives. She should have saved many more lives, but she used her hands that were supposed to save lives... She didn't know what to do, and everything seemed to go against her original intention.

Lin Xiaoyue wanted to say "It's not your fault", but the moment the words came out of her mouth, she was stunned.

Yes, what is she thinking about? They are not wrong, they just want to survive. The ones who are wrong are obviously those vicious bandits who kill without blinking an eye. Why do they fall into the abyss from which they cannot extricate themselves?

What could be wrong with Chun Xing?

As a doctor, she took it as her duty to cure diseases and save lives. She killed people only to save more people. If she didn't kill them, the evil bandits would slaughter them all. Then, who would pity them?

As for herself, she had come to another world, whether it was God's will or fate, she had come here after all and could not go back. Why should she worry about the purpose of coming here?

After all, no matter where she is, she has to survive.

Moreover, not only does she have to live, she also has to fight for a way to survive with her family and the people around her in this chaotic world where life is worthless and the dead are starving everywhere.

She had no choice, no way to retreat, she could only move forward. Even if she was hurt, even if she cried, even if she bled, she would never be discouraged. Only in this way would her rebirth and travel through life be worthwhile.

After she stopped being so stubborn, she felt a lot more relaxed and looked at the people and things around her more calmly.

Just like now, she saw Luo Qianqian pulling Niu Tietou's sleeve and saying something to him tearfully, but Niu Tietou no longer circled around her like before. He just indifferently pulled Luo Qianqian's hand off his sleeve, then turned around and walked towards his parents and Xiaoqiao without saying a word, leaving Luo Qianqian standing there in a daze for a long time, and finally squatted on the ground and cried bitterly.

Although Lin Xiaoyue didn't understand what had happened between the two of them, it seemed that, even if they had not broken up, their feelings for each other had almost faded away.

At the headman's house, Chen had become the object of everyone's exclusion at home because she had openly pushed Aunt Baotian out to block the knife. Lin Baotian and Lin Shuqin would subconsciously protect Chen behind them whenever they saw her approaching Aunt Baotian, for fear that Chen would go crazy again and hurt Aunt Baotian and the four-month-old fetus in her belly.

Chen felt aggrieved and went to complain to the head of the village, but the head of the village had his eyes closed and was resting, not even bothering to give her a glance.

Now Chen really became a disliked person in the headman's family.

After being severely scolded by Doctor Qiao, Ergou reluctantly agreed to cremate his mother. He carefully collected the ashes in a vacated jar, wrapped them in layer upon layer in a bundle, and carefully hung them in front of his chest.

In the past, he always felt that his mother was nagging, but now he wished that his mother could come back to life and keep nagging in his ears. No matter what she said, as long as it was her, he loved to listen...

Now every household has suffered some damage, and everyone can no longer rely on others for help, so they can only grit their teeth and find a solution on their own. No matter whether they are dragging or crawling, everyone does not want to stay in this sad place anymore, and just wants to leave as soon as possible.

But without a leader, everyone was uneasy and numb, not knowing what to do.

Doctor Qiao had no choice but to temporarily take over the village head's usual speaking duties and ask everyone to pack up. He then collected all the machetes, forks, sticks, spikes and other weapons used by the bandits and gave each person one to carry with them in case of emergency.

In this dynasty, salt and iron were controlled by the government, and the level of iron smelting was limited. There were only a few iron products sold to the outside world, but the prices were extremely high for ordinary farmers. For these refugees, they were also rare self-defense tools, at least much more useful than the kitchen knives, hoes, etc. they used to fight against the enemy.

Therefore, before leaving, everyone picked up the bandits' iron weapons and kept the ones that were handy to take with them, in case they encountered the same disaster again on the road later. At least then they would not have to sit there and wait to be bullied.

At the same time, they also seized a lot of food from the bandits. Each of them carried at least a small bag of rations weighing more than 5 kilograms.

It seemed that this group of evil bandits did not gather nearby on a whim. At least from their weapons and equipment to the rations they carried, it could be seen that these people might be organized mountain bandits entrenched in the nearby area.

Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but feel a little regretful at this time. Why didn't she leave one or two people alive before and ask where the other party's lair was? After she recovered her health, she would go and wipe out this group of bandits together to avoid leaving them to continue to cause trouble and harm lives.

But that's not what people think of.