After you sever ties, it's no use crying and regretting it.

Chapter 100 Coveting

After resting, the family continued on their journey.

This time, nothing unexpected happened during their rest period, but Lü Muren remained vigilant and on guard, never letting his guard down.

These are all his family members; he certainly wouldn't joke about their safety.

Fortunately, everything went very safely and smoothly, which put Lu Muren at ease.

As for Lü Xinyan, although her family was still a little worried, they were relieved to see how strong she was, breaking stones with her bare hands.

At this point, the family continued on their way and soon saw other people fleeing famine.

They took a detour during this period, but because they had a cart, were well-fed, and had the strength, they traveled relatively quickly and had long since left the area of ​​Ningshui Village and Pengning Town.

This time, all the refugees they encountered were from other counties, and Lü Daquan and his group didn't recognize any of them.

That's why they weren't so nervous.

Since they are not familiar with each other, if a conflict arises and they start fighting, they will naturally not have many concerns. On the contrary, they can kill one to warn others and establish their authority.

However, unlike Lü Daquan and his family, those who fled the famine were all panting heavily, emaciated, and numb and desperate, with no strength left to do anything else.

Having barely eaten for a long time and fighting desperately to survive, their condition was indeed very poor.

Moreover, most of the wild grass along the way had withered, and much of the bark on the roadside trees had been stripped away. They had very little food left to eat and could only rely on a few scattered bits to fill their stomachs and barely survive.

Right now, they were hoping to reach the next county or town as soon as possible, so that they might be able to get some relief porridge to fill their stomachs and continue to survive for a while longer.

Under these circumstances, there are already many disaster victims on the road, but so far no one has been seen starving to death, and the situation in this area is slightly better.

The route chosen by Lü Xinyan and her group was to reach Luzhou. Once they passed through this most difficult section, the disaster relief situation would improve, and fewer people would starve to death along the way.

When Lü Xinyan passed through these places and among these disaster victims, she would pay some attention to their basic situation.

Seeing that they still had enough food to survive and should be able to make it to the next relief point, Lü Xinyan naturally wouldn't reveal any secrets under such circumstances, let alone expose the food she had, lest she bring trouble upon herself and her family.

Since there were still some disaster relief points along the way, and these people were able to survive, Lü Xinyan did not rashly intervene.

However, when they saw that Lu Daquan's family was in such good condition and could travel so quickly, and that they were all strangers, some of the disaster victims had ulterior motives and wanted to rush over and snatch some food.

However, upon seeing the strong Lü Daquan and the unfriendly-looking Lü Muren and Lü Muyi, they became more wary of the family and did not act rashly.

Most importantly, seeing that Lü Daquan and his group had little luggage and probably little food left, they would have to consider the potential gains and losses before taking action.

They were still able to barely survive for the time being, and it wasn't to the point where they needed to fight desperately for food. If they went further, they could find soup kitchens for disaster relief, and there were even better options. Many people had some crooked thoughts, but they quickly dismissed them and didn't actually fight Lu Daquan and his group to the death.

They're both exhausted and drowsy. If things really got out of hand, they might not be a match for this family. It's best to keep an eye on things and act when the opportunity arises, or just stay out of sight of them.

Lu Daquan and Lu Xinyan noticed the reactions of these disaster victims.

After joining the large group of refugees, Lü Xinyan and her family remained highly vigilant, not wanting any accidents to happen due to negligence.

During such a journey of fleeing famine, anything can happen, and sometimes morality and conscience are ineffective in restraining one's actions.

Everyone wants to survive, and some people lose their moral compass and commit irreparable evils during this process of fleeing famine.

Knowing of this crisis, Lü Daquan and his men remained highly vigilant, giving those who were still itching to make a move a warning look, telling them to shut up and not cause trouble.

After eating well and being full for the past few meals, Lü Daquan and his men have regained much of their strength. If it really comes down to fighting, they are quite strong and will have a greater advantage in dealing with these weak disaster victims.

Moreover, they also have weapons such as carrying poles, sticks, and machetes, giving them an even greater advantage in a fight.

It was because of the powerful deterrent effect of these weapons that the disaster victims gave up the idea of ​​taking action.

After noticing the intentions of these disaster victims, Lü Xinyan was also observing the situation of the surrounding disaster victims, ready to take the initiative at any time to avoid being suddenly surrounded and attacked by these people and falling into a disadvantageous position.

If these people really try to harm her family, Lü Xinyan won't hold back when she takes action.

Fortunately, judging from their appearance, these people seemed to have been intimidated and wouldn't attack them for the time being. Lü Xinyan remained vigilant and didn't underestimate these disaster victims.

It's still broad daylight, not a good time to do bad things. Since these people are somewhat wary, they probably won't actually make a move. But things will be different at night.

Realizing these problems, Lü Daquan continued to speed up, pushing the cart, hoping to get as far away from the disaster victims as possible.

Although the situation ahead is currently unknown, Lü Daquan still hopes to hurry on his journey.

If we can reach other counties or towns where soup kitchens are available, things will be relatively better.

Unfortunately, there didn't seem to be any better places to rest in the area, so they decided to find a place with relatively fewer people.

Now, the situation has become dangerous, and Lü Daquan and the others are even more careful.

As for Lü Xinyan, she had already arranged for Magpie to go ahead and scout the way, and indeed there was not a very good place to rest.

Tonight is unlikely to be peaceful; they'll have to be more cautious.

However, after the magpie recovered safely, Lü Xinyan also saw several figures on the roadside ahead and was momentarily stunned.

She never expected to run into these people here!