She finally completed the 32-day confinement period. She couldn't stand the sour odor anymore. Her hair, in particular, was greasy and stranded. White flakes of dandruff were clearly visible on her scalp.

"My dear, please don't bear it for a few more days. Mother said you have to stay in confinement for the full forty days." Sang Mu immediately quoted what Mrs. Zhuang said.

In the past, Zi Shufen would have listened to her mother-in-law. But now her mother-in-law is not so biased towards boys. Instead, she dotes on the girls in the family.

Naturally, she was no longer so afraid of her mother-in-law. It seemed that Xiao Jin had a great influence on her mother-in-law.

"Well, we finally have water. Go and help us build a bathhouse. Remember to build a bigger one so that my second brother's wife and my younger sister can use it." Zi Shufen said.

"Okay then. I'll go and get busy first. Don't come out and get caught in the wind." Sang Mu pulled Sang Huo to look for wood.

Zhou Zihao and Sang Shui went out to look for firewood. Old Mrs. Zhuang was helping to look after her grandson. She was grinning from ear to ear. Their Sang family was on the verge of prosperity. She felt like she was on a whirlwind of escape these days. She had everything she needed, nothing to worry about. All she needed was to enjoy the company of her grandson.

She didn't care what her wife and granddaughters wanted to do. As long as they were happy, they could do whatever they wanted. Don't bother her while she was entertaining the grandchildren. What a waste of worry she had been making. What a hard life she had led. For the first time, she felt how foolish she had been. No wonder her husband always called her a fool.

Meanwhile, Zhou Dahe's team wasn't so relieved. They had plenty of water along the way, but on the ninth day, they began to encounter monsters. Initially, they encountered only first- and second-tier monsters.

They fought with all their might, only sustaining minor injuries. They killed the demon beast. A first-tier demon beast is equivalent to a human cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining. A second-tier demon beast is equivalent to a human cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Because demon beasts have thicker hides, breaking through their defenses is impossible for cultivators of the same tier.

"It's bad, Chief. There's a level three demon beast coming towards us. Everyone, run! Run!" As soon as the words fell, the villager, who was only at the second level of the Qi Refining Stage, was headless. His blood splattered all over the ground.

What could he do? He was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. He could delay the situation later. But the ordinary villagers were powerless, and many of them were paralyzed by fear.

"Those who are above the third level of Qi training, come with me to kill the monsters. Those who are below the third level of Qi training, cover everyone's escape." Zhou Dahe made the arrangements.

"Chief, we are willing to stay." said the villagers.

"Get out, get out now. I, Zhou Dahe, don't need the help of you bunch of losers." Zhou Dahe cursed loudly.

Finally, he led three Qi Refining Stage 3 cultivators to attack the Stage 3 lizard monster, while the other fifteen Qi Refining Stage villagers covered the villagers as they evacuated to a safe location.

Normally, the four of them would have no problem taking down a Level 3 monster like this. The key was that the Level 1 monster had consumed their energy.

Fortunately, this lizard demon lived alone, and no other third-level demon beasts approached them.

On the ninth day, Zhou Dahe was exhausted. The three villagers who had fought alongside him were already dead. He was the only one left, still holding his breath. They had fought the lizard demon for half a day and a whole night.

"It's right up ahead. That's where we parted ways. Please, Miss Huali, save our leader. He stayed behind to save us." Zhou Yuan was about to cry. He blamed himself for encouraging the leader to take this path.

"Okay, I said I'll take action."

When Hua Li rushed to Zhou Dahe's side, he saw that the lizard demon was already on the verge of death. He stabbed it with another blow, and the lizard demon instantly died. The Zhou clan leader was not much better off. This was a lose-lose situation.

There were three dead monks around, and judging by their attire, they must be from the same village.

"Chief! You're still alive. That's great!"

"Chief, we met Miss Huali and she saved us. We begged her to come and save you..." Zhou Yuan spoke incoherently. Before he could finish his words, Zhou Dahe closed his eyes.

"Chief——"

"Okay, stop howling. Your clan leader is not dead yet. He just ran out of spiritual energy. He's too tired. Let him go down and heal first." Hua Li couldn't stand seeing this grown man crying, it was really an eyesore.

"Thank you, Miss Huali." Zhou Yuan knelt down timidly and kowtowed deeply to Huali.

Hua Li had been passing by here before and had sensed the scent of medicinal elixirs on these villagers. After asking, she learned that it was Sang Jin who had given them the medicine.

They were from Sangjin Village, and since they were related to Sangjin, Huali agreed to the request of the leading villager. Fortunately, it was on her way and wouldn't interfere with her search for Qilin.

The people on Zhou Dahe's side were either dead or injured, and he himself is now unconscious.

The people on Zhou Fugui's side were making a fire and grilling fish.

It was a stroke of luck that when they first discovered the stream, the men all went in to bathe. Afterwards, they discovered fish in the water. Then, in the afternoon, they went in again to catch fish.

The women used old clothes as a cover to build a simple bathhouse. They brought hot water and washed themselves. After washing, they each washed their children.

The women of the Sang family felt especially clean after washing themselves with the fragrant soap given by Sang Jin. They had never been so clean since they were born.

"Xiao Jin, come here quickly, let your mother wash your hair." Sang Jin ran to Zi Shufen happily.

Zi Shufen grabbed her and started taking off her clothes.

"Mom, didn't you wash my hair? Why are you taking off your clothes?" Sang Jin hugged her chest with both hands and refused to let her take off her clothes.

"You are such a slutty kid. Take off your clothes quickly and let your mother wash you. Then you will smell fragrant all over." Zi Shufen said, and then she used her hands to pull off the clothes on Sang Jin.

Although Sang Jin looked like a five-year-old girl, her soul was that of a person over a hundred years old. She was not used to anyone touching her body.

"Mom, I can wash myself. You'd better go out. I'll ask you to wash my hair after I'm clean." Sang Jin was determined not to let Zi Shufen help her take a bath.

"Okay then. Mom put the shampoo here for you." Seeing that little Sang Jin was determined to wash herself, Zi Shufen didn't insist any further. Her daughter was independent and opinionated. If she said she could wash herself, then she could really do it.

After watching Zi Shufen leave, Sang Jin took off her clothes and quickly rubbed herself clean.

She had wanted to take a bath for a long time, but it seemed that people in this Southern Wilderness Continent didn't like bathing very much. She had been fleeing the famine for almost two months, and this was the first time she had taken a proper bath. Usually, Second Aunt and Grandma would just fill a basin with hot water and wipe it with a cotton cloth.