"Throw out those who can't move, feed them to the wolves, and hurry on while the wolves are distracted."
The government officers with swords held their whips and whispered low commands in the crowd, beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.
It was only the third night of exile, and such a crisis was already rare.
Not far away, hundreds of wolves were crouching, their eyes gleaming with a ghostly green light, saliva dripping from their mouths.
A few hundred prisoners were huddled together like livestock, their teeth chattering in fear.
Pei Shu'er felt a dizzy spell, gasping sharply at the sight. In this environment mixed with the stench of blood and decay, she felt suffocated.
A flood of fragmented, foreign memories surged into her mind.
Combining this with what she had read in "Great Yan Medical Concubine," she realized she had transmigrated into the body of Pei Shu'er, who had died in exile early in the battle for succession.
Under the coaxing of the Third Prince, the previous self married Tang Zan, a handsome and sunny young man at the time.
On her wedding night with Tang Zan, the Beizhan Prince Mansion was besieged for corruption charges, and Tang Zan turned from a young master to a prisoner.
The Emperor ordered Northern War King Tang Peizhong to be executed after autumn, and the rest of the Tang Family exiled to Gulan Mountain.
Although her memories were incomplete, she felt that this exile was inextricably linked to her previous self.
Before the exile, the Tang Family had been severely whipped, and Tang Zan had been tortured so severely that by the time the officials dragged him out of the prison, he was half-dead.
His wounds worsened along the way, and he was now in a state of feverish coma.
As her mind was overwhelmed by memories and unable to think, the government officer approached them, pointing his whip at Tang Zan, her once vibrant and now crippled villain husband.
"He's not moving, throw him out too."
The rest of the Tang Family pursed their lips in silent resistance.
Her uncle hesitated, "Lord, Tang Zan has only been unconscious for half a day..."
The officer impatiently interrupted, "If you delay the progress, I'll throw you out too!"
Her uncle shrank back, looking at those thrown out, torn by hundreds of wild wolves, crying out in pain and anguish.
He gritted his teeth, mercilessly throwing the severely injured and unconscious Tang Zan out.
He felt much lighter on his back, reasoning that Tang Zan would die anyway, sooner rather than later. Otherwise, he might drag them all to death.
A pack of wolves pounced on the overly pale and excessively handsome young master, opening their blood-drenched mouths to bite into him.
Everything happened too fast. Tang Zan's loved ones grieved, wanting to rush in and pull him back, but the rational members of the Tang Family held them back desperately.
Holding onto her courtesy, Tang Zan's mother Liu Xu beat her brother-in-law out of anger.
"You have such a cold heart! That's your own nephew."
Her uncle frowned, "Even if he didn't die now, Tang Zan wouldn't live much longer."
Especially now that he's been thrown into the wolf pack.
Pei Shu'er's pupils contracted when she saw Tang Zan being thrown out.
Anyone could be discarded, but not Tang Zan!
As the ultimate villain, Tang Zan was lost with no trace after being thrown into the wolves.
Until the late stages of the battle for succession, when he emerged as a regent king, orchestrating intrigues with only his left hand, having lost his right hand and both legs below the knees, seizing control from behind the scenes.
He was cold-blooded, devoid of human emotion, merely wanting to see others struggle in the abyss of agony, experiencing his pain.
Most importantly, this man was crucial to her fate, her life and death!
After Tang Zan was thrown, his uncle was completely unrestrained, as if the shackles binding him had been unlocked.
He traded her to the government officers, hoping to receive more food distribution.
Pei Shu'er, unable to endure the treatment from those officers, suffered injury upon injury, ultimately being tortured to death in exile by the enemy dragging her into a tent.
Therefore, Tang Zan must not be thrown into the wolf pack, nor can he "die."
Otherwise, as a mere woman in this cannibalistic place, she'd only be destined to be given away.
Thinking of this, Pei Shu'er disregarded everything, charging into the wolf pack. Under the cover of the wolves, she pulled out from her carried space a powder to repel wild animals, sprinkling it over herself and Tang Zan.
This space suddenly appeared on her before she transmigrated, then someone in her dreams continually guided her to buy things. She sold off billions of family assets, acquiring a wealth of supplies, truly a trove of resources.
But Tang Zan had already been bitten by the beasts, and the bloody scent was too strong. A little powder wasn't enough to drive them away, only causing hesitation.
But that hesitation was enough. She drank a mouthful of Spiritual Spring Water from her space, enhancing her strength eightfold.
She then pulled out a dagger from her space. Luckily, darkness had already fallen, and being far from the main force, no one noticed the suddenly appearing dagger.
As a Divine Doctor, she wielded the scalpel with precision, unhesitant towards wolves in vulnerable areas, stabbing each strike into a lethal point.
The wolves didn't even have time to howl before they were killed.
But she was also scratched twice by the wolves, knowing she couldn't match these wild wolves. Thus, while carrying Tang Zan, she retreated, continually sprinkling the powder, narrowly returning to the group.
Before she could steady herself, she felt a whip slashing through the air, narrowly rolling away with Tang Zan to avoid the whip.
The government officer glared coldly, swinging another whip towards her.
"Dragging such a burden with you will slow down our progress."
Pei Shu'er's eyes sharpened, grabbing the whip.
Seeing Pei Shu'er like this, the officer's eyebrows shot up in anger.
"You have a death wish!"
He yelled, pulling the whip back, sending Pei Shu'er stumbling.
Pei Shu'er suppressed the cold glint in her eyes. The situation was unfavorable, and if she confronted the officer now, he could execute her on the spot.
One of the survival rules taught by modern society was to be adaptable, to endure when necessary.
She handed over the silver hidden in the original's belt to the officer, wearing a gentle smile on her face.
"Lord, the wolves are busy eating those people now, so there's no need to throw anyone else away. I'll carry him and ensure he doesn't hinder our progress."
The officer laughed coldly, "If you fall behind even by a step, you and Tang Zan will be wolf fodder together."
Her uncle Tang Peilin approached, pointing at Pei Shu'er.
"Pei Shu'er, you're too inconsiderate. With so many wolves around and the bloody scent on him, it'll surely attract beasts. Aren't you endangering everyone?"
Faced with the officials, she could bow her head, but against her uncle, Pei Shu'er had no fear.
"Uncle speaks as if he's a stranger. Besides, the bloody scent on my husband, isn't that caused by you throwing him to the wolves?"
Tang Peilin gritted his teeth, "I was following the officer's order."
Pei Shu'er raised an eyebrow, "The officer didn't force you to throw Tang Zan out. If you can't carry him, you could have asked someone else to."
Tang Peilin sneered, "Who? You?"