My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Lu Xuewen glanced ahead, then, unusually clear-headed, said, "Mother, don't even think about that. They want to kill us right now, so why would they take us with them on the journey?"

"Why not?" Liu said anxiously, "Didn't your wife say that she didn't tell them anything?"

“Even if she didn’t say anything, given our past conflicts, they won’t help us anymore.”

"What should we do then?" Looking at the fierce refugees, Liu cursed Ji Yunshuang and the others in her mind.

"Go first! If you encounter refugees and they attack, then..." A sinister glint flashed in Lu Xuewen's eyes as he leaned close to Liu's ear and whispered a few words.

Madam Liu became instantly excited and murmured, "That's how it should be! My son is so clever!"

Seeing that her eldest son seemed unhappy, she quickly covered her mouth and assured him, "Don't worry, I will be careful this time and will not ruin your important plans."

Lu Xuewen nodded, then glanced warily at Ma Lan.

Liu immediately warned Ma Lan fiercely, "You better behave yourself, or I'll skin you alive if you dare to ruin our plans."

Ma Lan lowered her head, her disheveled hair obscuring the emotions in her eyes.

She said lifelessly, "I didn't hear anything. I don't know what you're talking about."

Liu put her hands on her hips, about to start cursing, but Lu Xuewen stopped her, "Mother, let's get going. Also, when will you tell Second Brother and the others what I just told you?"

Reminded by her eldest son, Liu realized that they had reached the main road and were being watched by many refugees.

She quickly withdrew her hand and shrank her neck, trying not to attract attention.

Even though they traveled carefully, they were still surrounded by starving refugees that night.

"We really have nothing to eat, I'm not lying to you!" Liu knelt on the ground, sobbing as she opened her bundle. "Look, our family is barely surviving by scavenging wild vegetables. If we had food, would our whole family be starving like this?"

The burly man leading the group looked at the messy mountain goods in her bundle, and then at the group of people who were all skin and bones, and seemed a little hesitant.

Lu Xuewen quickly stepped forward and whispered, "Brave man, my mother really didn't lie. Our family really doesn't have much to eat. We've been able to survive until now entirely thanks to the help of my cousin's family."

As he spoke, he described the appearance of Lu Yinheng and the others, then added with a slightly ingratiating smile, "I got separated from my cousin. I wonder if you've seen them?"

The burly man raised an eyebrow at him and sneered, "You came out of the mountains one after the other, and you're telling me you got separated?"

Lu Xuewen's mind raced. He quickly adjusted his expression, feigning sadness, and sighed, "It's my fault for being incompetent, and for offending my cousin with my words... But my cousin is indeed more capable than me; he hunted several wild boars in the mountains..."

As he said this, he hurriedly covered his mouth, looking somewhat annoyed at his slip of the tongue.

But the burly man laughed and said, "Are you trying to shift the blame?"

A tall, thin man next to the burly man sneered, "I didn't realize you were so ruthless! No wonder your relative didn't travel with you."

Just as Lu Xuewen was feeling extremely ashamed and indignant, the tall, thin man changed his tone again and said, "But I like people like you who are full of bad ideas. You're to my liking."

He walked over, put his arm around Lu Xuewen's shoulder, and said, "Tell me, what kind of things does your cousin's family have? What taboos do they have..."

Upon hearing his words, the burly man knew that he had something on his mind.

A hint of disapproval appeared on his face.

The man was able to protect his family deep in the mountains and even hunt wild boars for provisions; his abilities were greater than he had anticipated, and he was not someone to be trifled with.

However, thinking of his daughter who was starving and on the verge of death, he ultimately said nothing.

*

Once on the official road, Ji Yunshuang and the others felt as if they were being watched by countless eyes at all times.

Ji Yunshuang was alright; after all, she had seen all sorts of things during the ten years of the apocalypse.

She even had the leisure to observe the bushes on both sides of the official road.

Unfortunately, the bushes along the official road had been ravaged by wave after wave of refugees, leaving them completely unusable. She thought with regret that traveling through the mountains was much more interesting.

In the mountains, one can occasionally gather a few medicinal herbs and secretly move wild fruits and other things into the space.

On the official road, one could only amuse the adorable children to alleviate the boredom of the journey.

But Gu Chunzhi and the others were so nervous that a thin layer of sweat broke out on their backs, fearing that the refugees would suddenly surround them and rob them.

Fortunately, after a tense afternoon, no refugees made a move. Even so, they remained vigilant into the night.

In the past, when we lived in the mountains, only two people would stay on watch at night, but tonight that number has increased to four.

That evening, the Lu family did not cook anything as usual. Instead, they waited until dark and then gathered together to eat their dry rations discreetly.

Although no fire was lit, the Lu family's provisions consisted of frozen rice candy, rice balls, and braised meat. The family ate with relish.

After eating for a while, Lu Yuzhu tore off a small piece of braised meat to feed the tiger cub. Seeing that the tiger cub opened its eyes a crack, glanced at her, and then closed them again, she asked with some worry, "Mother, Tianrui Tiger Cub hasn't eaten anything. Will it be alright?"

Lu Yinheng and his son also looked at Ji Yunshuang at the same time.

Both father and son were astonished, never expecting that the little tiger cub could live for so long.

Both of them were filled with doubt. In their minds, a tiger cub like that wouldn't survive a night.

But now, the little tiger cub is not only alive, but seems to be getting better and better.

Both of them felt that this was highly illogical, and there must be some secret behind it.

Because of what happened in their past lives, the two of them were very wary of Ji Yunshuang.

This means that no matter how many doubts they had, they wouldn't ask too many questions, but would instead choose to observe silently and then look for the reasons.

The two of them had just looked at Ji Yunshuang when they immediately realized that they had been too obvious.

The two of them simultaneously looked away, pretending not to be curious about their conversation at all.

Ji Yunshuang saw their little actions but pretended not to notice, and coaxed her daughter with a smile, "You've been fine for so many days, nothing will happen."

Lu Yuzhu asked in confusion, "But doesn't it need to eat?"

Ji Yunshuang took her little hand and fed the meat from her hand back into her little mouth, saying, "Of course it needs to eat! But it's still small and can't eat hard things."

Lu Yuzhu pouted and tilted her head to look at her, asking, "Then what does it eat?"

Ji Yunshuang glanced at them, pricked up her ears, and carefully listened to their conversation. She smiled, pretending not to notice the father and son on their side, and deliberately whispered something in her little daughter's ear.

Seeing her son's little face scrunch up like a bun again, Ji Yunshuang's lips curled into a smug smile.

You little brat, instead of learning the good things, you insist on learning the cold-faced attitude from your icy dad. Watch how I deal with you.