I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

"Yiran, put me down. I can walk by myself. After drinking the detoxifying water, I feel much better and can continue on my journey."

Old Madam Xiao was sweating all over, her breathing was slightly heavy, and she tilted her head to look at Lin Yiran with a distressed look as she tried to persuade her.

Her calves were tightly hooked around Lin Yiran's thighs, not daring to let go.

I’m afraid I’d accidentally fall down because I’m too old to withstand falls.

"Don't worry, mom. I can carry it. We need to walk faster and get to the water source before it gets dark. Maybe we can catch some wild animals."

Lin Yiran held the oversized stone pot in both hands, walked with her legs crossed, and comforted Old Madam Xiao without changing her expression.

Now she has no hands to hook Madam Xiao's legs, so she can only let the old mother fend for herself.

The stone pot was filled with various wild vegetables found by the sisters-in-law, and underneath the wild vegetables were the corpses of a dozen snakes.

Thinking of this, Lin Yiran's hair stood on end, and she could only try her best not to think there was a snake in the pot.

Old Madam Xiao felt so distressed when she saw Lin Yiran holding such a heavy stone pot and carrying her on her back.

But she couldn't open her mouth to ask Lin Yiran to throw away the stone pot. After all, Lin Yiran had spent a lot of time making this thing.

Mrs. Lin had worked hard for a long time and just wanted to drink some hot soup. How could she bear not to let the child drink it?

The second sister-in-law, who was walking in front of Lin Yiran and cutting weeds on both sides of the path, looked back at the stone pot that Lin Yiran was holding, and her eyes were almost blocked.

"Fourth brother's wife, be careful with your steps and walk slowly. We will make it in time."

The second sister-in-law looked back as she walked, her eyes full of worry.

It would be terrible if it fell.

Lin Yiran smiled and responded, "Yeah, sister-in-law, watch the road. If I didn't fall, you'd better fall again, haha~"

When the people in front heard Lin Yiran's laughter, they all turned around to look.

Everyone's eyes were filled with worry.

Xiao Yunzhan opened his mouth, "Throw away the stone pot." The words went back and forth in his mouth several times, but he didn't say them out loud.

A stone that is about one meter long, wide and high must weigh at least two to three thousand kilograms. Even if it is hollowed out in the middle, it still weighs at least five to six hundred kilograms.

He didn't think he was capable of carrying a stone weighing five or six hundred kilograms and walking such a long distance while also carrying a person on his back.

So, he didn't have the nerve to ask Lin Yiran to throw away the stone pot.

"The water source is just ahead. We'll be there soon. Everyone be careful..."

Xiao Yunzhan looked back at the road ahead. The moisture was getting heavier. There was a mark he left on the tree ahead, and the water source was not far away.

It will take about another quarter of an hour to get there.

When everyone heard this, their tired bodies suddenly regained a bit of strength. They gritted their teeth and dragged their heavy bodies to follow Xiao Yunzhan.

The third sister-in-law frowned, covered her aching stomach with her right hand, took a deep breath, and forced herself to move forward.

Counting the days, it is indeed almost time.

But in the current situation, menstruation is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.

They don't even have a change of clothes, let alone menstrual belts.

The eldest sister-in-law frowned slightly when she saw the third brother's wife's hands grasping her lower abdomen.

She quickly stepped forward, gently took Zheng's arm, and asked softly,

"Are you going to do that?"

The third sister-in-law glanced at the eldest sister-in-law, pursed her lips and nodded slowly.

“It should be…”

The sister-in-law sighed softly and looked up at the thin quilt in Xiao Yunzhan's hands.

If there is really no other choice, I can only take apart the thin quilt and use it first.

The deeper they went into the mountains, the colder it became. Xiao Yunzhan was worried that Xiao Linghui in his arms would fall asleep and get cold, so he specially hugged Xiao Linghui with a thin blanket.

Xiao Lingyan had a slightly nasal voice before, and everyone was worried.

I don’t know whether it was the detoxifying water that Lin Yiran gave her that worked, or Xiao Lingyan’s physical condition was just good.

Xiao Lingyan, who had a very nasal voice when she woke up in the morning, has now completely returned to normal.

The light in the deep mountains was getting darker and darker, with occasional roars of tigers and howls of wolves.

Xiao Yunzhan looked around vigilantly, his movements to clear the way became more and more vigorous, and the sound of his sword swung whizzingly.

The nearby snakes, insects, rats and ants were frightened and ran away in panic.

Xiao Yunzhan was too lazy to kill any more snakes. He killed more than ten snakes in the morning and made enough snake soup for the whole family.

There isn't much else in the deep mountains, but there are plenty of snakes. If you want to eat them, just kill them.

"Wow~"

As soon as Xiao Yunzhan stepped near the water source, he saw several sika deer playing in the water by the stream.

Looking at the group of people who suddenly appeared, the sika deer raised their heads from the stream, stared at it for a moment, and then ran out of the water one after another.

When Xiao Yunzhan saw the sika deer, the sword in his hand had already flown straight towards the deer.

"Oh!"

The sika deer was stabbed by the sword and fell heavily to the shore, wailing continuously.

The other sika deer immediately scattered and ran away.

"Uncle, it's a sika deer."

Xiao Lingyan, who was following behind Xiao Yunzhan, looked at the sika deer on the shore with surprise, then raised her head to look into Xiao Yunzhan's eyes, full of admiration.

My uncle is so awesome. He caught a sika deer from such a long distance.

When the people who followed behind heard this, they all looked towards the stream.

Lin Yiran saw the sika deer and grinned.

"It can be cooked in a stone pot. Let's have a whole deer feast to nourish everyone."

Make some deer blood and vegetable soup, and then roast it and eat it with venison. It is so nutritious.

This is a wild sika deer. She has never tasted wild sika deer before.

Seeing that they had finally arrived, Old Madam Xiao patted Lin Yiran on the shoulder.

"Good boy, put me down, you must be exhausted."

Lin Yiran squatted down slightly and said with a smile, "It's okay, I can hold on."

When Mrs. Xiao heard what Lin Yiran said, she rubbed her arm with a distressed look on her face.

"I'll give you a good massage on your shoulders and back later, so you can relax."

It would be uncomfortable to hold the stone pot with both arms in this position.

Lin Yiran smiled and nodded, "Thank you, mother."

It is not a good thing to never let Madam Xiao help with anything. The old lady will feel like a burden.

Madam Xiao was willing to give her a massage, so she lay down and enjoyed it.

By the way, her arm does feel a little sore.

"Come over here, there is a small cave. We will rest in it at night."

Xiao Yunzhan walked to the entrance of a small cave near the water source and stopped.

When he came to get water in the cave at noon, he went in and took a look. He found that it was barely big enough for the whole family to sleep.

Everyone followed suit.

"I'll go in and take a look..."

Lin Yiran put down the stone pot and walked into the cave curiously.

This cave is indeed very small. The entrance is only about 1.2 meters high, and you have to bend your upper body to enter.

Lin Yiran walked into the cave and stood up slowly.

The entrance to the cave is a bit low, but you can barely stand upright inside.

She was only about 1.6 meters tall, and when she stood up she almost reached the top of the cave.

With Xiao Yunzhan’s height, he definitely wouldn’t be able to stand straight when he came in.

Lin Yiran walked a few more steps inside, and it became darker and darker.

"Fourth brother's wife, it's too dark in there, be careful not to bump into anything, let's go out."

The second sister-in-law who followed Lin Yiran in looked at the dark cave and pulled Lin Yiran's arm.

Lin Yiran just happened to see the bottom, so she followed her second sister-in-law out of the cave.

After Xiao Yunzhan saw the two people coming out, he turned his head and looked at the sika deer by the stream.

"You guys get angry first, I'll go kill the sika deer."

Without waiting for anyone to respond, Xiao Yunzhan walked towards the sika deer.

He heard everything the eldest and third sisters-in-law said.

He had to go far away so that his sisters-in-law could handle their personal matters.