CHAPTER 76: CHAPTER 76: SHE UNDERESTIMATED THE POWER OF THE PLOT DADDY

The other transmigrators have probably already subdued the Prince and the Emperor.

And she is still on the road to exile, worrying about tonight, about how to fetch food from the space, and how to escape the fate of being humiliated like the original self.

However, personal plots seem to be changeable, for instance, back then, Tang Zan was bitten by wolves, and then disappeared.

In the end, wasn’t he saved by her? Yet he remains in exile.

It’s just that his wounds still haven’t healed, and his descent into darkness is ongoing.

She doesn’t want to be affected by the Power of Plot, nor does she want to be manipulated by that government officer; she’s not that open-minded yet.

Pei Shu’er evidently still underestimated the Power of Plot; even when she went outside to fetch water, she could even encounter Xu Jia.

Xu Jia’s hands have not healed yet, both wrapped in white cloth, hanging at his sides, standing ten meters away from Pei Shu’er.

When he saw Pei Shu’er, his gaze was so burning it seemed like it could melt her.

He attempted to persuade her, "Pei Shu’er, believe me, follow me and you won’t lose out."

Pei Shu’er never considered following anyone or becoming anyone’s vassal.

She said, "Thank you for your favor, Lord, but there are many people here; I’m afraid we’ll be laughed at if seen."

Xu Jia was rather indifferent, coldly saying, "If they dare to discuss government officers, they can wait for death."

Pei Shu’er didn’t expect Xu Jia to be so ruthless.

But indeed, if not ruthless, he probably wouldn’t have dared to attempt to humiliate her.

Xu Jia chased Pei Shu’er for a few steps, and Pei Shu’er then sprinted frantically, sipping Spiritual Spring Water halfway.

Suddenly, Xu Jia slipped, stepping on something soft underfoot, and fell.

When he raised his head, he found that Pei Shu’er had vanished.

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In the next few days, the journey was uneventful.

Apart from the increasingly hard-to-find water and food sources, nothing major happened.

But the mood among the exiles turned increasingly restless.

Sometimes, Pei Shu’er could see a green light in the eyes of these troublemakers.

That was the glow only beasts possess.

These people were truly starved into losing their humanity.

Therefore, people from the three families ate discretely; Pei Shu’er only brought out bread, avoiding cooking meat.

But even the bread made these people salivate wildly, with some already moving instinctively.

Tang Zan said, "Stay alert!"

Zhang Chao, Ma He, Li Zhuang, and Liu Di held long spears on the outermost circle, while Lin Yu, Lin Hong, Lai Fufu, and Wangcai guarded around Liu Xu and Tang Qingning.

Liu Xu embraced Tang Shuo and Tang Qinghuan protectively.

Pei Shu’er wanted to stand alongside Tang Zan at the forefront but was instead guarded behind by Tang Zan.

Tang Zan tossed a piece of bread outside; the exiles rushed to grab the bread, fighting fiercely but only scrambled for a bite.

While the exiles fought, Xu Jia stood by maintaining order.

Suddenly, his knee seemed to be hit by something, causing him to fall among the exiles.

His head was pierced through by a long spear held by a hand in exile, with blood and brain matter immediately flowing down along the spear.

At that moment, some exiles even picked up Xu Jia and bit into him.

A perfectly alive person quickly ended up being nothing but bones.

When the other government officers realized something was wrong and came to look, they only found Xu Jia’s skeleton.

The government officers were grim-faced and severely whipped the exiles.

Yet, the law does not punish the masses, and almost all exiles were there; moreover, Xu Jia died first.

The exiles were spared, but Xu Jia died like this.

Even Pei Shu’er found it absurdly coincidental.

Such coincidences all seemed to happen to Xu Jia.

Pei Shu’er looked at Tang Zan, seeing a stone twirled in his hand, his eyes dark and profound.

On sensing her gaze, Tang Zan turned to look at her, his eyes carrying a hint of mockery, his voice a bit cold.

"What, can’t let go?"

Pei Shu’er rolled her eyes inwardly; she knew it must have been his doing.

She said nothing, quietly flipping the fire pit before her.

She knew his tendency to retaliate over grievances.

Actually, killing Xu Jia previously would have been much easier.

So why did Tang Zan choose to act now?

She almost instinctively wondered if Tang Zan feared implicating her, thus choosing such a troublesome method.

But quickly, she shook her head.

Impossible, the big villain’s mind is deep; he needs no reason to kill, if he disliked them, he killed.

At the time, he probably just found Xu Jia’s pleading posture very amusing, thus leaving him to suffer more.

Liu Xu held the two little ones tightly, fear lingering.

"It’s too dangerous now; these exiles are frightening. We should assign people to guard at night."

The two little ones were scared to teary eyes, thinking they might be eaten.

"Mother, sister-in-law, we’re afraid!"

Pei Shu’er said, "Those who take turns to guard at night will get a bread reward."

Everyone’s eyes brightened, promptly replying, "Guarding is good, guarding is good."

In the eyes of the exiles, a single bread could be traded for someone’s sons and daughters.

They truly profited!

Pei Shu’er was indeed generous.

Even the previous Zhang Chao’s group and Lin Yu brothers didn’t have to hand over their gains.

Only Yinxing Zhang, Granny, Lai Fufu, and Wangcai, who considered themselves servants, handed over their prey, yet Pei Shu’er rewarded them.

Meanwhile, Pei Shu’er pondered, with Xu Jia gone, would Xu Yi and Xu Bing appear?

Would the plot then recruit other government officers?

Even Pei Shu’er might overlook something at some point.

Luckily, the journey afterward went more smoothly.

Although certain government officers closely monitored her throughout, she always behaved herself.

She even darkened her face using mud and plant ash, applied makeup to slightly conceal her stunning features, reducing the prying glances.

Moreover, she continuously stayed near Tang Zan recently to avoid dizziness.

Tang Zan’s icy eyes were quite intimidating, whoever he stared at shivered.

She felt if the gaze had substance, those officers would be riddled with holes.

Thus, those government officers restrained themselves.

Pei Shu’er rejoiced in her heart; she knew that staying close to Tang Zan would keep those gazes away.

What worried her was that the Power of Plot seemed to tightly entwine the Life and Death Cards; isn’t the big house an example?

By afternoon, they had to climb a mountain.

The mountain road was rugged, yet it was a necessary path.

The place had no caves, leaving them only slightly flat open spaces to rest.

The group quickly lit over a dozen fires.

Fortunately, the climate here was similar to the mountain village, about ten degrees, except with some wind.

At night, while sleeping, Pei Shu’er suddenly shivered, instinctively burrowing into her blanket.

But this movement distanced her from Tang Zan, causing dizziness.

Immediately, she crawled back like a creature towards Tang Zan.

Tang Zan’s cool, low voice spoke up.

"What’s the matter?"