Chapter 7: God Bless

Earlier, when holding the large knife, Tian Mi thought it was just for show to scare people. It was only when she faced someone with the knife that she began to feel scared. Oh my, am I really going to chop someone?

I am a law-abiding citizen of Huaxia!

At the same time, she realized that the large knife was too light for her. In a real fight, it wouldn’t be very useful. She should have a weapon like Cheng Yaojin’s axe or perhaps a meteor hammer; at the very least, it should be a heavier wolf-tooth club.

Sigh! This really affects the image of a little fairy!

But for a person weighing 250 pounds, heh heh heh, it’s quite fitting! Every day feels like a mental breakdown.

The group ran as if their feet barely touched the ground, not realizing that Magistrate Cheng was not actually pursuing them. After fleeing for nearly half a month, he had come to understand his own limitations. He was only fit to flaunt his authority and intimidate the common people. When faced with real danger, this group of useless drunkards and gluttons didn’t dare to make a sound! If he hadn’t, he wouldn’t have taken the small road to rob the scattered disaster victims.

Magistrate Cheng, unaware, was approaching his reckoning!

Tian Dabiao led the group for two hours, and by now, the sun was already bright. The other two groups initially followed them, but they couldn’t keep up with Tian Dabiao and soon fell behind.

It didn’t matter; they hadn’t intended for them to follow anyway. In such a time of disaster, taking care of their own was enough.

The group continued to eat and drink while on the move, refusing to make themselves suffer and determined to push through.

As the sun grew more intense, they became too exhausted and headed deep into the forest to find a cool place to sleep and rest. This was also to prevent Magistrate Cheng from finding them. Fortunately, they stumbled upon a cave that had clearly been occupied before, with dry grass spread inside—perfect.

They first took down the water and set it aside, leaving one person to guard it while everyone else went inside the cave to sleep. They were utterly exhausted and fell asleep as soon as they lay down. This was the most complete sleep Tian Mi had experienced since arriving in this world. She didn’t even mind how dirty and messy it was or how many people were crammed inside the cave; it was stuffy, and many were snoring, including Tian Mi herself—she was even snoring!

After sleeping until the afternoon, she felt refreshed! Reflecting on her time in this world, she realized she hadn’t slept well at all. She had been taken advantage of right after her arrival. Oh no! Tian Mi suddenly opened her eyes wide! Oh my! Had someone taken advantage of her? It seemed she hadn’t taken any contraceptive pills! How could she have forgotten about this? She hurried to find a secluded spot to access her space and look for contraceptives, but after searching for a long time, she couldn’t find any.

What was wrong with her? As an unmarried woman with no boyfriend, how could she possibly have prepared for this?

Heavens! What had she prepared for? She had thought about becoming a CEO and dating a rich and handsome man, but hadn’t considered contraceptives!

Herbs could be mixed, but time had passed.

No pills, no pills; with this body, how could she possibly conceive on the first try?

Ah! The problem is, it’s not just once!

What to do? Carrying a child would make it inconvenient to date a rich and handsome man!

God bless, God bless, please don’t let me get pregnant!

Forget it, fat people don’t get pregnant easily; it can’t be that simple.

Tian Mi felt half her heart sink. This cursed time travel was nothing like the glorious adventures in the novels she read, where heroes slayed foes and felt so cool! Why was her time travel so frustrating?

She took out a plate of cherries to eat, calming herself. It’s not yet time for me to show my skills, so she collected the cherry pits.

Looking at the milk tea on the table, after the scare today, she decided to treat herself to a cup—just one cup, she promised.

Holding the milk tea, she flopped onto the sofa. This is what a normal life should be like; who would be foolish enough to want to go back to ancient times and suffer?

Returning to the cave, she saw that everyone was up and busy—washing rice, kneading dough, and collecting firewood.

Tian Mi went over to help; she decided to cook porridge and asked Sister Tang, who was preparing to cook, to take care of the children.

Sister Tang said, “Tian Mi, you’ve become so diligent and understanding lately.”

Ever since her reputation was tarnished by the local ruffians sent by Cheng Yuhuan, Tian Mi had become more aggressive. After her mother passed away, she became even more fierce, preferring to take action rather than argue. If she couldn’t win an argument, she would just fight.

Tian Mi knew that she was quite different from her original self, but now everyone was too focused on survival to notice.

“Hehe, it’s all good! Life is so tough now; we should all work harder.”

The sisters-in-law started a fire to cook, while Tian Mi went to feed the livestock.

The kids had also slept well and were full of energy, mimicking their elders as they practiced their moves, looking quite impressive. Tian Mi watched with excitement; she used to know a few moves herself, so she joined them to get a feel for it. The confrontation last night made her realize that in this era, death could come at any moment.

Following the children’s moves, she felt a sense of familiarity with each stance. They were powerful and vigorous, making her feel like a lively, agile person.

Tian Mi had never practiced martial arts; in her previous life, her parents had raised her strictly. She had practiced dance since childhood, so her body was particularly flexible, capable of performing difficult movements.

After several days of hard work, combined with drinking plenty of spiritual water and controlling her diet well, Tian Mi estimated she might lose a few pounds. The more she practiced, the more she felt it, and the more energized she became.

She went to grab a large knife to practice. The knife techniques weren’t too many, but each move was practical. The methods from the escort agency emphasized practicality, and Tian Mi found herself getting the hang of it.

The knife was still a bit too light; if she had the chance, she wanted to get a heavier weapon to practice with. In her space, she had only prepared pepper spray and a stun baton; she had no idea she would end up in a situation like this. Sigh! If she had known, she would have prepared an axe.

The sisters-in-law shook their heads at her; they thought this girl might not get married at all, only having that one night with a husband.

Tian Dabiao didn’t stop until the meal was ready and the uncles came over.

Tian Dabiao said, “Daughter, I haven’t seen you practice for a while. You need to practice more; otherwise, you’ll lose your skills.”

Tian Mi smiled and said, “Dad, I’ll practice regularly from now on.”

Tian Dabiao was a practical man; he believed that having skills would prevent others from bullying you. As for marriage and being liked, those were all superficial; his daughter didn’t need those things.

Tian Dabiao continued, “Once we reach a stable place, I’ll find you a husband. If he dares to run away or disobey, you can break his legs.”

Tian Mi chuckled to herself; her dad was really great! She also thought that given the current situation, she should find someone easy to deal with, unlike that last obviously unsuitable match.

In this era, everything may be lacking, but the people are good, and she would never let down their kindness and love. She felt like she was lacking nothing now, just waiting to settle down and make some money.