Chapter 46: Daughter, Mother's Heart is Full of Bitterness

Chapter 46: Daughter, Mother's Heart is Full of Bitterness~

Amidst the torrential rain, Xin Wenyuan had two children hanging onto him and wanted to get back as soon as possible to vent his grievances to his wife and daughter; he had no patience to deal with these officials.

However, Liang Guang stepped forward to block him, taking him aside for questioning.

As they drew closer, the light moved with them. Liang Guang eyed the glowing orb in Xin Wenyuan's hand and asked tentatively, "I heard Fourth Master Xin found a glowing treasure on the road. A few of my men have been benefiting from its light along the way as well."

Xin Wenyuan pushed the glowing orb directly into Liang Guang's hands. "What kind of treasure is this? It's just a glowing piece of junk I picked up. If the official wants it, please take it..."

Liang Guang waved his hands repeatedly, not daring to touch it. "No, no need. My brothers say that this treasure, which looks like a night pearl, only glows when Brother Xin is holding it."

"In that case, we must trouble Brother Xin to light the way ahead. Xiao Jia is familiar with this area and knows there is a row of earthen cave dwellings at the foot of the mountain ahead. Let him lead the way, and Brother Xin can accompany us so we can go over and take shelter from the rain together."

Since it was merely helping to light the way, Xin Wenyuan naturally had no objections.

However, the rain grew heavier and heavier, as if the heavens had ripped a massive hole; the rainwater poured down incessantly, soaking people until not a single inch of them was dry.

The dirt road was full of mud. One moment of inattention would cause a slip, sending someone tumbling to the ground, covered in muddy water.

Several people fell this way; some of the older convicts fell quite hard, groaning for a long time without being able to get up.

By the time everyone arrived at the earthen caves, wading through mud and water, most were exhausted, feeling as though their very bones were falling apart.

Xie Ninglan was doing alright; her daughter had been continuously providing her with healing energy along the way. Although she looked as wretched as a mud monkey, her spirits were still decent.

It was just that being this filthy was truly disgusting. After all this tossing and turning, she had to change her period underwear, otherwise, it would be pure torture.

Xie Ninglan really wanted to cry. Back in the apocalypse, no matter how filthy things got, she had never suffered like this.

After all, both she and Old Xin had professional skills; they could have made a living from the start based on their abilities alone.

Furthermore, her daughter had risen to prominence not long after, and to be honest, their family had lived more glamorously in the apocalypse than anyone else.

She thought that the entire base's relocation to avoid the floods must have been bitter enough—not to mention the long treks and the fact that vehicles often couldn't be used, forcing them to rely on their legs.

She never imagined that no hardship could compare to today.

Wading through water and mud, her entire body was so dirty her original color was unrecognizable, and to top it all off, her period had decided to join the fray.

"Daughter, mother's heart is just so full of bitterness~~"

Xin Nian took the blanket handed to her by Dali and wrapped her mother up completely.

Seeing her tough-as-nails mother actually crying from discomfort, she hurriedly wiped the rain and tears from her face. "Mom, what's wrong? Where does it hurt? Where are you uncomfortable?"

She lowered her voice. "Is it time to change? It's okay, just tell me. I'll take you out to change!"

Xie Ninglan, feeling both cold and miserable, nodded slightly.

Dali wrapped a linen coat around Xin Nian and asked softly, "Miss, do you need to go to the restroom?"

"Yes. Keep an eye on things here; I'll take Mom and be right back."

Dali looked worried and wanted to say something more, but saw the young girl already supporting the Madam toward the exit of the cave.

The two guards stationed at the cave entrance raised their hands to block them. "What are you doing?"

"Going to the toilet, isn't that allowed? Get lost." Xin Nian suppressed her anger, her eyes flashing with fury.

"Oh, this little girl is quite something, isn't she? Huh?" The middle-aged guard sneered mockingly and reached out to grab Xie Ninglan's arm. "Talking like you've swallowed gunpowder. If you want to use the toilet, you can just do it right here... Hey, hey, hey, ouch!"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was slapped so hard he spun around on the spot.

Before he could react, his arm was pulled backward, hoisted high, and snapped in the opposite direction with a crisp *crack*. The pain made his whole body tremble.

Xin Nian, violent and irritable, turned and kicked the other guard, sending him crashing into the wall of the earthen cave.

With a loud boom, the entire cave fell into a sudden, pin-drop silence. The convicts all stopped what they were doing, shrinking back in fear.

Xin Nian grabbed the guard's snapping arm with her other hand, breaking it several more times with a series of cracks, before raining heavy punches down on the back of his head.

"Who gave you the damn audacity? Huh? Do people not have the right to use the toilet? Do I need your damn permission? And your mouth is so filthy, harassing my mother? Take a look at your own dog-like face. Why didn't your father just smear you against a wall instead of birthing such a piece of trash like you?"

"I told you not to stop me from using the toilet! I told you!!" Xin Nian hissed through gritted teeth, threw him to the ground, and began stomping on him indiscriminately.

The man's arm had been broken into several pieces, and his head had taken several heavy blows; he was already dazed and foaming at the mouth. He couldn't withstand Xin Nian's heavy kicks, and before long, he was breathing shallowly, nearing death.

Xie Ninglan was also scared half to death by her daughter's sudden outburst of violence. She hurried forward to hold the girl's waist. "Nian Nian, Nian Nian, Mom is fine, it's okay. Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Xin Nian was pulled out of the cave by Xie Ninglan.

Lady Yu stared at the retreating backs of the mother and daughter with her mouth agape, unable to make a sound for a long time.

The rest of the people in the cave were even quieter.

Everyone huddled in the corners like quails.

They looked at the guard lying sprawled at the entrance, then at the other guard who had been sent flying into the wall and was now slumped in a corner with his head tilted sideways.

Strange, hallucinatory looks appeared in everyone's eyes.

Uh... was that just a collective hallucination?

Someone... had attacked the guards?

And it was a young girl who had beaten a guard to the brink of death!

Liang Guang, accompanied by Xiao Jia, Mao Hu, and the others, ran toward the sound, only to witness this exact scene.

"Who did it?"

They had just settled into the two adjacent caves, only to walk into this one and encounter a rebellion!

They were truly being defied! A group of convicts, trying to cause trouble under the cover of a torrential downpour!

No one dared to speak. When the question was asked, everyone pretended to be dead...

Mao Hu grew furious. He turned, drew the whip from his waist, and walked straight toward several heavy convicts wearing stocks.

"Boss Sha, Second Pi, was it you guys?"

Boss Sha, who had been causing trouble for no reason, swung his legs nonchalantly. "Hey, Brother Mao, are we really that easy to bully? I was nowhere near that guard, and I'm still bound hand and foot. How could I cause trouble?"

Mao Hu poked at his stocks.

Indeed, his hands were tightly locked; even if he wanted to cause mischief, he had no way to do it.

"Then who was it?"

Boss Sha grinned, his legs still swinging. "That's truly unimaginable. Such a tiny person, yet she fights harder than all of us combined."

"Who exactly was it?" Mao Hu slapped Boss Sha on the head, causing the latter to glare at him.

On the other side.

As Xin Nian helped her mother pass another cave, she called out to Chang Mianmian, who immediately came running out.

The three of them went to a small earthen mound behind them. Seeing that no one was around, Xin Nian waved her hand.

A barrier rose from the ground, forming a fully enclosed, private small space in minutes, instantly blocking out the heavy rain.

If anyone were to come over now, they would crash headfirst into a transparent air wall, yet they wouldn't be able to see the three people inside at all. They would surely be scared half to death, thinking they had encountered a ghost in the dark.

Xin Nian raised her hand and summoned a large bathtub, which she had collected earlier at the Yunlin Villa.

(End of Chapter)