Chapter 6: 006 Rebirth

The desolate autumn rain fell for two full days and nights, finally clearing away on the morning of the third day as the dark clouds dispersed and the weather brightened.

"Miss, wake up, please don't leave Cui'er behind... It's all because Cui'er is useless, watching Miss get beaten and not being able to help at all," a miserable, sobbing voice rang out in the room, showing no sign of stopping.

The noisy crying buzzed incessantly in her ears, never ceasing. Feeling someone shaking her forcefully, the person on the bed drifted slowly into consciousness. As she woke, a golden-furred mouse appeared out of nowhere in the corner of the dilapidated room, squinting its soybean-sized eyes as it crouched there.

Her heavy eyelids lifted, and a cold gaze swept across the unfamiliar environment. A face, crying inconsolably, came into view; those eyes were as red and swollen as two large walnuts. She was dressed in coarse cloth and a cotton skirt covered in several patches.

In the room, there were old, decayed pieces of furniture, drafty lattice windows, and a hole in the roof. A sliver of sunlight streamed through the hole, casting a mottled circle of light and shadow on the floor, adding a touch of warmth to this dilapidated and cold room.

Lan Mufeng's brow furrowed tightly. Her first sensation was that she had arrived in a poverty-stricken mountainous region—and an ancient, primitive kind of mountainous region at that.

"Miss... ugh... Miss, you're finally awake, it's truly wonderful!" Cui'er's small face, covered in teardrops, instantly filled with joy. She hugged Lan Mufeng tightly, her tears still flowing uncontrollably as she sobbed, "It must be Madam's spirit watching over you, protecting you and allowing you to wake up."

"Don't make noise, be quiet," Lan Mufeng commanded from the bed, her face cold.

She clearly remembered the explosion in the house, how she had held Xiao Jinzi and escaped through the secret passage, and then, the earthquake happened...

Could it be...? A bold thought suddenly flashed through her mind. Had she transmigrated?

Suddenly, Lan Mufeng felt a sharp pain in her head. Clutching her forehead, countless images flashed through her mind. Unfamiliar memories surged into her brain like a tidal wave, finally settling on a scene of a mob attacking her in the Minister's manor. Before her eyes were faces filled with mockery and pleasure; everyone watched coldly, yet no one stepped forward to help her.

It turned out that Lan Mufeng had survived a great disaster, and an earthquake had actually caused her soul to transmigrate, possessing this poor woman named Feng Qingzhuang. Fine, since Heaven had given her another identity, then from this day forward, she would be Feng Qingzhuang. Not a single one of those people who had mobbed her would be allowed to escape.

According to the memories in her mind, there were a total of three countries in this otherworldly continent: the Cangyan Kingdom, the Xingyao Kingdom, and the Dongqi Kingdom. The three countries were of comparable strength. Aside from these three, there was also a very mysterious Holy Moon Tribe; no one knew where the Holy Moon Tribe was located, how large its territory was, or how strong its power was.

"Miss... Miss, please don't scare Cui'er," seeing her pale mistress and thinking of the events of the past three days, Cui'er called out with a trembling voice.

"I'm fine, stop crying," the person on the bed spoke indifferently. She truly could not stand this crybaby little girl; the crying made her ears ache.

"It's good that you're okay," Cui'er replied with a raspy voice, wiping her tears with her sleeves.

Suddenly, Xiao Jinzi in the corner woke up and scurried onto the bed. It looked resentfully at the person on the bed, complaining about this heartless woman who hadn't even thought of it upon waking up.