Quick Transmigration: Pangu is Actually My Brother

Chapter 768 The Journey of Exile (4)

Now that Wangyou was content eating her dried meat, she stopped cricketing at others, which relieved both Eunuch Hou and Meng Jie.

When lunchtime arrived, Wangyou found that the food was even coarser than before. The steamed buns were so hard they could be used to play whack-a-mole, and they even had a slightly sour smell. There was no soup at all. Moreover, the guards said that from now on, they would only provide one meal a day, and the prisoners would have to find their own way to get the rest.

"Suddenly I understand what it means to have the rich feast on meat and wine while the poor freeze to death on the streets!" Wangyou sighed. Who would have thought that while the capital city remained prosperous, people not far from it couldn't even afford soup?

Wangyou suddenly wondered if the emperor was just waiting for all these people to die on their way to exile, and might even deliver a fatal blow along the way.

A single dark cornbread bun wasn't enough to fill their stomachs, so for the rest of the journey, they started looking for edible wild vegetables and the like.

Unfortunately, they were disappointed. They were a group of pampered nobles who didn't know what wild vegetables looked like. Besides, these days, there weren't any wild vegetables waiting for them to dig up; they had all been dug up by others long ago.

When we first left the capital, there were still scattered blades of grass, but now all we see is bare ground.

With insufficient water and food, everyone was exhausted and staggering, but they dared not stop, for if they slowed down even slightly, the constables' whips would lash them.

Around noon, the lead constable decided to take a shortcut. They couldn't stand walking under the blazing sun any longer, and as for what to do if they encountered large wild animals, they could only hope for the best.

And so, the exile procession changed from the official road to a mountain path.

Then they encountered several ragged bandits on the way, but these bandits' eyes were starting to turn red.

When the bandits saw such a large group of people, all of whom were fair-skinned and delicate, their eyes lit up with greed, and they charged into the crowd with their knives.

"Don't worry, Miss Wangyou, I will definitely protect you and my master." Meng Jie stepped forward and blocked Wangyou's path.

"These people look like they're already cannibalizing others. Let's finish this quickly!"

The group was already in chaos when the bandits rushed over. Some people took the opportunity to escape, some pushed those who were close to them onto the knife's edge to buy themselves a chance to survive, and there were also children crying in fear, as well as the women who had been captured.

Wangyou bent down and picked up a handful of pebbles from the ground, then threw them away. One pebble, one life.

Meng Jie glanced at Wang You with some surprise. He hadn't expected this young girl to be such a formidable character. However, it also proved once again that this person was someone you could only befriend, not someone you should provoke.

Finally, perhaps due to a life-or-death situation, several people joined forces to deal with the bandits, and they quickly wiped them all out.

But those who died never woke up again.

The constables quickly counted the number of people, and those who had escaped were caught and brought back, and were given a beating.

"Don't you feel anything else?" Even though Meng Jie had experienced the battlefield, he still felt uncomfortable seeing the scene. But Wang You, a young girl, was too calm.

"What kind of feeling are you looking for? Compassion and empathy? I don't have that much energy. I need to pack my things and get out of here. The smell of blood is so strong, we might attract wild animals."

As darkness fell, the constables finally announced that everyone could rest. They were exhausted, but they still had to muster their energy to find something to eat.

There's always more food in the deep mountains and forests than on the bare official roads. As long as you're diligent, you shouldn't starve.

Wangyou went out for a stroll and came back with a deer. "Brother Meng, do you know how to cook this?"

"Yes, I definitely will!"

"Then we'll have this for dinner tonight."

On the Lu family's side.

"Father, Mother, let's go out and find some wild vegetables." Lu Chen and Lu Jing glanced at Wang You, their eyes filled with resentment.

"Okay, find more. Tingting has lost a lot of weight recently," Jiang said unconsciously.

After handing the whole deer to Meng Jie, Wang You went to the constables and said, "Brother constable, I've found a water source. Do you want some water?"

"where?"

"It's not far, I'll take you there."

"Alright, I'll go take a look first." Wangyou led the head constable to a stream with relatively clean water and drank her fill.

“I’ll go down and organize people to come and get water right away. Little girl, thanks to you, otherwise this team would have really died of thirst on the way. The Lu family is losing you, which is a loss for them.”

"Then you organize it. I'll go see if there's anything else to eat. As for the Lu family, they have nothing to do with me." Wangyou disappeared in a flash. The head constable sighed and went to organize it.

"How could you do this? Can't you see what's become of your parents?" Wangyou was walking towards the camp while munching on a peach when Lu Chen stopped her.

"What does this have to do with me? I only stayed at your house for a few days. What, do you expect me to pay you rent?" Wangyou's answer was basically irrelevant, but Lu Chen was furious.

"I'm still your own brother, and your parents are still your own parents. Are you just going to stand by and watch?"

"Well, I'm already being kind by not kicking someone when they're down," Wangyou said casually while munching on a peach.

The unique aroma of peaches made Lu Chen swallow hard, and his face turned red when he realized what was happening. Meanwhile, Wang You skipped over to Meng Jie and waited to start eating.

Lu Chen didn't chase after them, but he felt that things shouldn't be like this, though he couldn't quite put his finger on what they should be like.

In her previous life, the original owner of this body toiled and racked her brains, but what did she get in return? She received endless accusations from her so-called family. She was made to take the blame at crucial moments. When they needed her, she was barely a sister; when they didn't, she was a lowly child and a wretched girl.

The reason why Wangyou could be so calm was twofold: firstly, she was not the original owner of this body, and those experiences were not her own; secondly, she wanted to see what the Lu family would become without the original owner's devoted service.

Of course, if the Lu family were to get lucky and escape, she could pull them down with her. But with her around, let alone luck, even if the Lu family were blessed by the God of Wealth and a lucky koi, they would never get a chance in this lifetime.

Wangyou had never met the other members of the Lu family clan, and since they had never bothered her, she didn't bother with them.

After eating and drinking his fill, Wangyou found the tallest tree, climbed up, and began preparing to sleep.

The moon and stars were beautiful at night, and before I knew it, I had drifted off to sleep.

Early in the morning, Wangyou felt a little itchy on her face. She opened her eyes irritably and found herself face to face with a white snake.

"Wow, what a beautiful white snake! Its body is as smooth as jade and cool to the touch. It's the perfect way to beat the summer heat!" When Wangyou saw the little white snake, she grabbed it by the neck and stroked it again and again, unable to put it down.

Little White Snake: What did I do wrong to deserve being frightened by this two-legged creature?