My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 4 Difficulty
In ancient times, civil servants were generally inefficient; the handover procedures alone took almost half an hour.

After the guards escorted the convicts out of the city in single file, they began urging everyone to hurry on their way.

In ancient times, exile was no joke; the routes were usually planned in advance by the government.

Their journey was to support construction in the far north, a total distance of nearly 5,000 li.

The escorting officers must strictly follow the plan, passing through multiple checkpoints along the way, and must check in within a specified period.

If the arrival is delayed, the consequences are unpredictable.

At a rate of fifty li per day, completing the entire journey within a hundred days is extremely time-consuming.

After all, the roads in ancient times were often repaired in sections, mostly dirt roads, not the smooth, wide roads of modern times. The roads involved going up and down mountains and down ditches, climbing slopes and wading through water, making the conditions complex and ever-changing.

Therefore, experienced escorts would do their utmost to make the convicts exceed their quota from the very beginning, since they would become increasingly exhausted as the journey progressed, and whether they would even make it to the destination was uncertain.

Before they had gone two miles, they heard people ahead groaning in pain and complaining bitterly.

Xin Nian ignored it, seemingly keeping her head down and obediently making her way, but in reality, she was silently absorbing the power of nature.

Good news! This body is ethereal and pure, far more surprising than she had imagined. It absorbs external natural energy quite quickly, and with her more than ten years of experience in cultivating supernatural abilities, she is now quite skilled at circulating energy.

The bad news is that the pampered young lady of the Duke's mansion, who has never exercised since childhood, turned red in the face and her legs trembled after walking only two miles, and she could hardly breathe!
If she hadn't been quickly absorbing energy and turning it to her own use, she might have already collapsed, weak and exhausted, and been whipped by the guards...

孽 孽!
However, this fourteen or fifteen-year-old pampered young lady from the Duke's mansion, who had just turned fifteen, was caught up in this misfortune. In modern times, she would be considered a junior high school student, which is quite pitiful.

Xin Nian understood perfectly. Back in the day, before the apocalypse, she was also a pampered little princess who enjoyed eating, drinking, and having fun.

She was even less well-educated and sensible than a pampered young lady; before university, she was a good-for-nothing who never lifted a finger.

However, in order to survive, people are forced to grow step by step to where they are today.

Thinking about it this way, I felt even more sympathetic to the original owner's plight.

The original owner was even more miserable than her; at least she had a carefree and leisurely life in her previous life, managing to get into university.

Xin Nian pondered as she absorbed energy. As the energy circulated within her body, her fatigue lessened slightly.

Xie Ninglan would occasionally turn her head to glance at her daughter.

Seeing her daughter suddenly look up and nod slightly at her, she couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Is it done? Sure enough, she is worthy of being her daughter. In such a short time, she has already figured out the way to let energy enter the body and successfully integrate it with this new body.

The whole family is well aware of how capable their daughter is.

Back then, it was because their daughter found a better way to circulate energy that their family was able to maintain their position in the top tier of the world's supernatural abilities.

Of course, the reason why the daughter's superpowers were learned faster than ordinary people is also due to the fact that she is a rare healing-type superpower user.

Her healing ability is very special; she can not only heal at will, but also help others improve their ability training speed.

The strongest healing and spatial ability users, the pinnacle dual-type ability users—this title wasn't self-proclaimed; it was an honor bestowed upon them by the World Ability Users Guild.

Now that her daughter has indicated that there are no problems with absorbing and activating her supernatural abilities, it's only a matter of time before she rises again.

Xie Ninglan had an inexplicable confidence in her daughter. Although the whole family was unlucky enough to be exiled here, she couldn't help but think that her daughter was capable, and the whole family would get out of their predicament sooner or later.

With this thought, Xie Ninglan felt much calmer, and she followed her young lady's example, keeping her head down and hurrying along, secretly absorbing and circulating energy. The natural energy here was quite abundant, and she hardly had to exert any effort as a continuous stream of energy flowed into her body at her will.

Having already experienced a lifetime of cultivating supernatural abilities, starting over from scratch is incredibly efficient.

Xin Nian gradually discovered that the more physically exhausted she was, the more effective she became at cultivating her supernatural abilities.

Because the body needs to replenish its deficiencies with a steady stream of supernatural abilities, over time the body develops a natural response, and the absorption and circulation of supernatural abilities become smoother.

Xie Ninglan also noticed this mystery and quickly exchanged a few simple hand gestures with her husband, who had turned to look at them.

The couple lived some distance apart and could only communicate with gestures.

Xin Wenyuan, despite his spoiled nature, was out of breath after walking only a few miles, and was quite worried about his wife and daughter's health.

Now that his wife told him that absorbing and transforming supernatural abilities could help his body recover, he felt relieved.

After leaving the capital, this stretch of road is at least a smooth official road; the only fear is that later on, we'll have to turn onto a dirt road, and it will only become more and more difficult to travel.

I must quickly adjust this weak and spoiled brat body; if I can't help, at least I can't cause trouble!

"Hurry up! We need to get to Shilipo before noon, otherwise we won't get to eat or rest!"

"Remember this: you're slowing down your own time. If you can't get there on time, you'll have to make up for it with your meal and rest time!"

The chief escort's few words immediately triggered a chorus of wails.

Someone ahead cried out in tears, "Sir! We're not getting enough to eat, how are we going to continue our journey this afternoon?"

The escort sneered, "That's your own problem! You're responsible for slowing down the journey. You'd better arrive at the next destination on time, even if you don't eat or drink."

"Grandmother, Grandmother," Xin Ruoyu's slightly breathless voice rose.

The poor old lady had traveled for most of the day, and now she was staggering and couldn't stand up straight.

Xin Ruoyu could barely support the old lady, and it looked like she was about to fall down with her. Xie Ninglan quickly stepped forward and used her body to support the two of them.

Xin Nian opened her eyes and quickly followed, supporting her mother's arm and pulling the old lady and Xin Ruoyu up.

The four of them, along with Xin Mengxue, the fourth daughter of the third wife, were all in the same boat. If the old lady hadn't been helped up in time after falling, it would have dragged the rest of them down with her, and it would have been quite embarrassing if they had all ended up in a mess.

"Grandmother, how are you?" Xin Ruoyu looked at the old lady with tears in her eyes, her heart filled with anxiety.

Xin Nian held the old woman's hand expressionlessly and secretly took her pulse.

Fortunately, the overexertion was not a serious problem. It was because she never exercised normally, and it was impossible for her not to feel weak after suddenly walking such a long distance.

In modern times, 55 years old is only considered middle-aged, while some 70-year-old ladies are still happily dancing in the square every day.

However, noble ladies in ancient times were carried in sedan chairs from a young age, and were carried up and down hills. They spoke softly and lacked strong voices, which is far from being comparable to the energetic old ladies of today.

As soon as they stopped, two guards, brandishing whips and looking menacing, stepped forward and shouted, "What are you all doing? Can't you walk properly? Do you want to get whipped?"

The old lady hurriedly clasped her hands and begged for forgiveness, "Please forgive me, sir, it's just that I'm old and have difficulty moving around."

The escort was furious and lashed out at Yu without a word, yelling, "You're just dawdling and slowing down the journey. I think you're just looking for trouble."

(End of this chapter)