Quick Transmigration: After the Backup Love Awakens, He Sacrifices the Official Partner to the Heave

The woman was dazed and pale, burning with fever, and had long since lost consciousness. No matter how the man called out to her, she did not respond.

Not long after, the man trembled as he placed his hand on the woman's nose. Suddenly, he recoiled, his pupils widened, and his eyes filled with tears and surprise. He shook the woman vigorously with both hands, crying, "Mother, wake up! Wake up!"

The woman is dead!

After this incident, everyone became worried.

Looking at the others who had fevers, they each had a bad feeling.

The soldiers simply moved the already dead woman away from the cave and left her lying around on the spot.

The woman's son wanted her to rest in peace and wanted to find a suitable place to bury her, but unfortunately... God wouldn't allow it.

The storm made the situation outside uncertain, and the officers and soldiers dared not risk their lives to settle the four people. Even if the woman's son wanted to, he was powerless to do so.

This was the first time Qi Chen had ever seen a dead body in person, and his eyes were filled with fear. This time, he truly understood the dangers of exile.

Qi Chen stayed nestled in Jiang Zui's arms all day, refusing to come out, as if Jiang Zui's embrace was his safe haven.

Jiang Zui knew that Qi Chen was frightened, and patiently comforted him.

Throughout the day, another five or six people died.

Although Jiang Zui had cold medicine on him, he didn't take it out and chose to remain silent.

He was always aloof and never bothered with other people's business.

Even if he took out the cold medicine and saved those people, aside from verbal gratitude, they would only question him about where he got the medicine from.

And once he gets ahead, all sorts of things related to illness will come his way.

If you can cure yourself, that's fine; but if you can't, you'll be met with a barrage of criticism.

He was afraid of trouble and didn't want to be seen as a savior by others.

He understood the principle that a small favor is appreciated, but an excessive one breeds resentment.

Furthermore, most of those who were exiled were criminals who had committed crimes, with only a small number being implicated in other crimes.

After Jiang Zui coaxed Qi Chen to sleep in his arms, he carefully entrusted Qi Chen to Yin Yue, asking her to take good care of him.

He then approached the leading official and said, "Sir, the rain has been falling since yesterday and hasn't stopped yet, and it seems to be getting heavier."

Our group hasn't eaten since yesterday, and we don't know when the rain will stop. If we wait until the rain stops before going out to find food, it might be too late.

My husband had a fever last night, but thankfully he's usually very healthy and the fever subsided this morning. He hasn't eaten yet, and I'm worried his body won't be able to handle it. I beg you, sir, to allow me to risk going out to find food.

The official frowned, glanced at the heavy rain outside, and sighed, "If that's the case, then go. You must be back in two hours."

Jiang Zui deliberately mentioned Qi Chen to let the other party know that he still had a weakness in Qi Chen's hands, so that he would readily agree to her request.

As expected, the other party let him go as soon as they heard Qi Chen's name.

In fact, the officials were quite reassured about Jiang Zui's suggestion to go out and find food, and were not afraid that Jiang Zui would run away.

Aside from Qi Chen, the main reason was the weather. Given this terrible weather, choosing to go down the mountain at this time would be a mistake and a dangerous one.

Jiang Zui didn't call Qi Zhan and Qi Ze, firstly because he was worried about their safety, and secondly because they were too much of a nuisance around him.

Jiang Zui ran out of the cave entrance and was seen by the bored crowd, who then began to question the soldiers, "Sir, who is that person? Why was he able to get out?"

"Sir, what was that person doing outside?"

"Should we go find reinforcements?"

......

The Jiang and Zhao families also saw Jiang Zui go out. The least surprising thing was that the Qi family had told Jiang Zui about going out to find food from the very beginning.

Upon seeing this, the leading official loudly explained, "Everyone, be quiet. He's just going out to find food."

Upon hearing the official's words, Jiang Li curled her lip and said disdainfully, "Jiang Zui... looking for food? It's a miracle he even made it back alive."

Jiang Hongsheng frowned upon hearing this.

Jiang Hongsheng acted this way not because he was worried about Jiang Zui's safety, but because he was blaming Jiang Zui for leaving without informing him.

What saddened him was that if Jiang Zui were to have an accident, he would lose a worker who could be called upon at any time and used at will.

Seeing Jiang Hongsheng's expression, Liu Yu said nervously, "Lili, stop talking. Xiaozui is, after all, your brother."

"He's not," Jiang Li retorted.

Jiang Hongsheng made no response to Jiang Li's words, as if Jiang Zui had nothing to do with him.

Liu Yu chuckled and said, "Xiao Zui, if we can bring food from outside this time, then we won't have to go hungry anymore."

Thinking of this, Jiang Li raised an eyebrow, adopting an arrogant expression, and said, "Hmph! So what if he can find food? Will he give it to us?"

"Master is Xiao Zui's father, I am Xiao Zui's legal mother, and you are his younger brother. We are all family. Xiao Zui will definitely give it to us," Liu Yu said.

Liu Yu is really good at playing the abacus.

Qi Chen woke up shortly after Jiang Zui left. Not seeing Jiang Zui's voice, he quickly asked Yin Yue, "Father, where is my husband?"

Yin Yue whispered, "Jiang...Jiang Zui went out to find food."

The words had barely left his mouth when Qi Chen stood up abruptly, exclaiming, "What?!"

"It's dangerous outside. How can he go find food alone? No, I have to go find him."

As he spoke, Qi Chen turned and walked towards the cave entrance, but was stopped by Qi Zhan, who said, "Chenchen, calm down. Jiang Zui will be fine. Just wait here and don't cause trouble for Jiang Zui."

Qi Chen was at a loss for words after being taken aback by Qi Zhan's words. He could only hang his head and stare blankly at the cave entrance, waiting for Jiang Zui's return.

Jiang Zui, on the other hand, after leaving the cave, surveyed the surrounding terrain and found that their location was at a higher elevation, so there shouldn't be any major danger.

Because of the rain, the animals hid themselves, and after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find any prey.

Jiang Zui had no choice but to find a lot of wild fruits and sweet potatoes.

As luck would have it, Jiang Zui found some slightly damp firewood that should still be able to be lit. This firewood was probably prepared in advance by the hunters in the vicinity, and now it's a boon for Jiang Zui.

Jiang Zui returned to the cave with wild fruits, sweet potatoes, and firewood.

As soon as Jiang Zui arrived, everyone swarmed around him, chattering and asking him a barrage of questions.

In the end, the leading official stepped in and dispersed the crowd, but even so, some people were still staring in Jiang Zui's direction.

Seeing that the crowd had dispersed and noticing the excitement and conflict in the official's eyes, Jiang Zui said directly, "Sir, I found some wild fruit nearby and also gathered some firewood."

"Wild fruit?!" the official exclaimed upon hearing Jiang Zui's words.