"Grandma Su, since this child's family is already dead, why are you still bothered with him? Just throw him away!"

"This person is burning up like this, and there's not a doctor for miles around. With you carrying such a little burden, you probably won't even be able to keep up with the team!"

As soon as Lin Xue woke up, she found herself leaning against a big tree, her whole body aching, while a five or six-year-old boy was in her arms.

Although the child was a bit thin, judging from the color of his skin under his clothes, he was clearly from a well-off family.

I didn't see any of the children resting nearby; they were all covered in black soot.

The only exception was the little child in her arms, whose skin was very delicate. Apart from some sunburn on his face, he didn't look like a farmer's child at all.

"Stop talking! You'd be better off resting!"

Lin Xue placed her hand on the boy's forehead and found that the child was burning hot, clearly suffering from a high fever.

She checked her supplies, then took a water bag from her basket and carefully fed the child a couple of sips.

The child can't even drink water now. If Lin Xue hadn't used her spiritual energy to help him, the child probably wouldn't have been able to swallow at all.

As Lin Xue's true strength grows, the amount of cultivation she can bring to the mission world also increases.

Otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with a child who refuses to eat or drink.

"bite!"

"Welcome, host, to the new mission world. This mission takes place in an ancient famine-stricken world!"

"Given that the host is temporarily unable to transmit the plot, this system has applied for a time-pause service for the host. The plot transmission will now begin."

The original owner of this body was named Su Xiaoxue, an elderly widow who had lost her husband and son.

When the famine struck, she fled with the villagers. On the way, she was deliberately abandoned by the villagers and encountered a servant of the Liu family taking the young master back to the city.

After being rescued by the Liu family, the original owner had been traveling with the group. Unfortunately, not long ago, the Liu family's caravan encountered bandits coming down from the mountain and all of them perished!

Before he died, Steward Liu entrusted his young master Liu Enze to the original owner of the body and gave her a large bag of silver notes and loose silver, telling her to hide with the young master in a trap dug by a hunter by the roadside!

The original owner and Liu Enze escaped a calamity because of this, but all of Liu's servants died at the hands of bandits.

At first, the original owner was grateful for the Liu family's kindness and carefully took Liu Enze with him as they continued on their journey.

However, Liu Enze's serious illness gradually left the original owner feeling powerless.

She was already an old woman in her sixties, and with no one to take care of her, the long period of fleeing famine left her feeling exhausted.

Although she later joined other groups of refugees, everyone advised her to abandon Liu Enze, who had a fever, so that Grandma Su might have a chance to escape.

The original owner thought about it and realized that it made sense. He was already so old, and he didn't know if he could even reach his destination, plus he had to bring this burden along.

When the children don't have a fever, they can walk slowly together. Anyway, neither of them walks very fast, so they can still keep going.

Now that Liu Enze is ill, Old Lady Su has the idea of ​​abandoning the child.

She completely forgot about the debt of gratitude she owed him.

Anyway, everyone in the Liu family is dead, and she's so old. As long as she doesn't say anything, who would know about her agreement with Butler Liu?

And so, the original owner found an opportunity to throw the unconscious Liu Enze into a ravine, and then planned to switch to another group to continue fleeing the famine.

But leaving Liu Enze alone in the mountains made the original owner uneasy. She worried that if the child wasn't completely dead, he might seek revenge later.

So the original owner carried Liu Enze out of the ravine and threw him off a steep cliff.

Who would have thought that Liu Enze was not dead? At the bottom of the cliff, many vines grew, and he was weakened by them, eventually falling into a pile of withered grass, thus saving his life.

He was eventually rescued by other refugees, who returned him home unharmed.

The Liu family was furious when they learned of what the original owner had done. They spent some money to find the original owner, who had settled in a new place.

Thanks to the money given by Steward Liu, the original owner lived a rather comfortable life.

The Liu family was furious when they learned of this.

They harmed their son, yet they can still enjoy their family's money with a clear conscience.

Master Liu directly hired someone to tie up the original owner of the body and take her to a desolate mountain wilderness. He then had the old woman abandoned there and left her there.

When Granny Su finally escaped from the desolate mountains and returned home after a near-death experience, Master Liu had her thrown into an even more remote and desolate place.

This was because Liu Enze had gone through so much trouble that his health had deteriorated to a very low level. Master Liu did not want to take any life rashly, fearing it would affect his son's fortune.

That's why they repeatedly had Old Lady Su thrown into the deep mountains to fend for herself.

If Old Lady Su were to hide away in some remote mountain forest and not come out, that would be fine. But once Old Lady Su appeared outside, Master Liu would send someone to throw her back into the wilderness.

Until the very last time, Old Lady Su could no longer hold on and died in the mouth of a wild beast.

Before she died, she was filled with immense regret, wondering why she had thrown someone else's son off such a high cliff.

She was both angry at her own incompetence and resentful of Liu Enze for not being thrown to his death directly.

Once Liu Enze is dead, who will know about her past conflicts with the Liu family?

It wasn't until her soul staggered into the underworld and she witnessed the punishment for those who had broken their promises that Old Lady Su truly began to regret her actions from the bottom of her heart.

Because of the harm she caused in her previous life, Old Lady Su's ghost suffered countless years of torment in hell.

He endured the pain of having his bones shattered and reassembled time and time again, only regretting that he shouldn't have done it in the first place.

If she could just hold on for a few more days, Liu Enze's fever might just disappear on its own. Even if Liu Enze didn't survive in the end, it wouldn't be her problem.

Given the kind nature of Mr. and Mrs. Liu, as long as she does her best, the other party won't cause her any trouble.

The original owner regretted it; she truly regretted it, which is why Lin Xue came.

"Host, your mission this time is to bring Liu Enze back to the Liu family safely."

"It is said that Liu Enze is a good person who has cultivated for ten lifetimes. In this life, he should have lived a rich life without worrying about food and clothing."

"Unfortunately, during the escape from famine, I encountered such a mishap as the original owner, which caused my health problems, leaving me bedridden for the rest of my life!"

"Heaven has given the original owner the opportunity to fulfill his vow in order to compensate Liu Enze. Of course, the wish must be to safely send Liu Enze home!"

Hearing this, Lin Xue finally understood why the system was able to apply for the benefit of securely transmitting plot information within a time-limited environment.

It turns out that the Heavenly Dao of this place opened a back door for her. But that's fine too, this mission is very easy for her.

As long as she sends Liu Enze back to the Liu family, she can easily complete the task and earn points!