I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel

Chapter 108: Chapter 105: Xiao Yanzi’s Identity Revealed

Qiao Mingtang and Zhicheng made their own bamboo raft to the island, and the village chief over there almost knelt down at the sight of their rescuers.

"I said there would definitely be people coming to save us. Comrade, quickly, I have two people here who are sick and have been unconscious until now. Let them leave first."

"Is it a fever? Do you have any medicine?"

The village chief shook his head: "If I had medicine, I wouldn’t let them remain unconscious until now. Comrade, please, you must save them, they still need to find their family! Curse this damned weather; why did it suddenly have to rain so heavily? Five or six hours of rain washed everything away, causing landslides everywhere. We were lucky to be washed onto this deserted island, but as for the others..."

"Alright, let’s talk about it later. The bamboo raft can only carry four people each time, so let’s make the most of our time."

Things were going quite smoothly on Qiao Mingtang’s side.

Huo Ming’s side was comparatively more difficult.

Thankfully, they didn’t split up, the three of them together eventually found all the people on the first deserted island. There was no village chief managing things here, just scattered individuals, hence it was so difficult to find them. Huo Ming and the others picked some young men to teach them how to make bamboo rafts, and managed to rescue the people from the first deserted island.

By the time all the people from the three islands were rescued, it was already midnight.

Yan Jinzhi’s side was the most perilous.

Someone had even figured out his whereabouts and came to take his life.

Although Jiang Mingyue was in the spatial realm, her spiritual power was always outside; she acted as Yan Jinzhi’s eyes. Originally, she thought she would need to take action, but unexpectedly, the man displayed a terrifying ability.

He could summon the wild wolves in the dense forest, and the wolf pack could not only attack those attempting to harm Yan Jinzhi but also follow his orders to find the victims.

Originally, they thought it would take three days to find everyone, but they managed to gather them all by dawn.

Thanks to the wolf pack for driving the people out, they stumbled into the dense forest and then got lost.

The situation was essentially the same.

Among these people were two babies carried back by the wolves.

Jiang Mingyue scanned again with her spiritual power and confirmed that there was no one left, so Yan Jinzhi prepared to take the group back.

"Young ones, spread out and support the elders, one-to-one. You, who are strong, lead the way in front. Kids, follow behind them, and don’t run around. If there’s danger, call for help immediately. Everyone look out for each other and don’t get lost."

The two little babies likely starved for too long, crying and sobbing.

"Whose children are these?" Yan Jinzhi couldn’t believe the two babies had wandered deep into the forest on their own.

A woman carrying the children quietly approached Yan Jinzhi and said, "Comrade, they are two girls; I reckon someone wanted to abandon them."

When survival is challenged, some people only care for themselves, let alone when for some, girls are just financial burdens not worth the effort.

In the spatial realm, Jiang Mingyue could see the babies’ small faces, which were unusually red at the moment.

Oh no, they might be sick.

She immediately went to the pharmacy to find fever-reducing drops for babies.

Upon returning, she handed them to Yan Jinzhi outside, along with a prepared bottle of malted milk.

Yan Jinzhi personally fed the drops to the two little ones, and handed the bottle to a taller woman.

"Please help feed the children; they must be hungry."

For their lifesavers, the women were very willing to help.

"It’s not a bother, not at all." But the voice was somewhat weak.

Once the bottle cap was opened, the aroma of malted milk immediately wafted out, surrounding the starving people, unable to resist such a fragrance.

Everyone stared intently at the malted milk, thinking to themselves that the little ones wouldn’t consume much, so why not spare some for themselves?

With everyone having the same thought, their feet wouldn’t move.

Jiang Mingyue realized her mistake; she should have made plain porridge instead. The aroma of malted milk was just too strong, along with its sweetness, it was no wonder people were eyeing it.

Considering the next five to six hours of thorny paths ahead, without food, some might not make it.

Jiang Mingyue quietly discussed with Yan Jinzhi by his ear, and their thoughts coincided perfectly.

"I have a companion who brought sweet potatoes but got lost. Wait here while I go find them."

Before the others realized, Yan Jinzhi’s figure was already out of sight.

"This... he’s not going to abandon us, is he?"

"Da Niu, don’t talk nonsense. They’ve risked their lives to rescue us, don’t chill their hearts," an old man immediately scolded.

Da Niu promptly apologized with a smile: "I was just joking."

The woman beside Da Niu echoed: "Yeah, it was just a joke."

The old man didn’t want to pay attention to them, having lived to this age, he had met many people and could tell what kind of people they were with one look.

These two were clearly not good people.

At this moment, ten meters away, Yan Jinzhi called out: "Alright, I found them, everyone come and get a sweet potato, one per person, queue up. If I catch anyone cutting in line or taking more than their share, you’ll lose the chance for food. Limited conditions mean only sweet potatoes, all cleaned and ready to eat."

On hearing there was food, everyone was overjoyed and quickly lined up, eagerly eyeing the sweet potatoes in Jiang Mingyue’s hands.

She had to come out; it was only logical. Yan Jinzhi couldn’t possibly conjure food out of thin air, but she, being the logistics support, could.

When it was Da Niu’s turn, she handed him one, but he pointed at another: "I want that one, Comrade, why did you pick the smaller one for me?"

The woman who had previously agreed with Da Niu echoed again.

"Yeah, Comrade, why did you only hand out the smaller ones?"

Jiang Mingyue stared at the two before, half-smiling. She had just used her spiritual power, indeed, those two babies were theirs, a pair of twin girls. She had observed these two people’s shifting gazes in her spatial realm, sometimes looking at the babies, sometimes at Yan Jinzhi, clearly up to no good.

"Old man, show yours to them."

The old man cooperatively held his up.

Da Niu immediately protested: "Look, his is the biggest. I say, Comrade, why did you give me a small one?"

Jiang Mingyue: "Comrade, your wife just claimed I was handing out only small ones, but the old man’s is the largest. Your statements are quite contradictory!"

Da Niu got anxious: "How is it contradictory? My wife was right, except for him, everyone else got small... Suddenly stopped.

He noticed the silence had already descended upon him; Da Niu didn’t need to see to know everyone was staring at him.

The timing was perfect, Jiang Mingyue smiled slyly: "So, she is your wife!"

"I..."

"Not only is she your wife, but these two kids are also your newborn twin daughters from two months ago."

At this moment, Da Niu’s mouth was left agape, his lips quivering, instinctively asking: "How... how did you know?"

Jiang Mingyue fabricated: "There’s a resemblance! And the way your wife often looked at the children. She seemed reluctant to part with them. So tell me, why didn’t you want the kids?"

Affected by her spiritual power, Da Niu candidly revealed his intentions.

"If the kids are gone, we can have more, not to mention they’re liabilities. If my wife and I take the kids, we won’t survive either."

The woman began to sob: "I didn’t want to abandon the children, but Da Niu said if I dared disobey him, he’d divorce me once out."

Everyone jeered, and the old man sternly reprimanded: "Even birds know to protect their offspring, but you two grown-ups are not even as good as birds."

The others all refused to stand near the pair, as if they carried a contagious disease.

Jiang Mingyue felt relieved inside, for if they had arrived a little later, the children probably wouldn’t have survived.

Even a vicious tiger doesn’t eat its cubs, yet some parents are worse than beasts.