Chapter 2: Reborn at Fourteen

Chu Muyue rested her forehead on her hand as she lay on the bed, her eyes staring blankly at the familiar ceiling and at that pair of thin, small hands.

This was not a dream; she had truly been reborn, reborn to the age of fourteen.

Fourteen was the turning point of her life.

If she remembered correctly, during the eighth-grade spring outing, Hong Yushi had long premeditated to harm her, taking the opportunity while mountain climbing to push her off a cliff.

Although the fall didn't kill her, it left her severely injured and bedridden for over a year, becoming the nightmare of her life.

In the end, it even caused her adoptive father, Chu Zhiming, to work himself to the bone—taking on endless jobs to pay for her education, good universities, medical care, and tutoring—until he died from an illness brought on by overwork.

After her father died, she ended up drowning in a river while trying to save someone else. She had thought that was the end of her, but the heavens had taken pity on her.

Since heaven had given her a chance to start over, she would absolutely not allow history to repeat itself.

"Knock, knock, knock!" At that moment, a series of knocks interrupted Chu Muyue’s thoughts.

Her father Chu Zhiming’s voice drifted into the room, "Muyue, Dad is going to make breakfast first. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, so get up slowly, no need to rush!"

"I know, Dad!" Chu Muyue slowly sat up and rummaged through her wardrobe for clothes. After dressing, she stood by her desk and placed her textbooks into her schoolbag.

In a blink, her gaze fell upon some other books stacked on the table, bound in an archaic, blue-covered style. The one on top was titled *Zhou Yi*.

It wasn't that she had developed a liking for such books after her rebirth; rather, she had been fortunate enough to take the old man who saved her under the cliff, Dongfang Sheng, as her master, becoming the 119th direct disciple of the Xuan Medical Sect.

After Master Dongfang Sheng saved her, he discovered that her destiny was in chaos and carried the potential to be guided by the heavens, making her the perfect constitution for practicing the arts of the Xuan Medical Sect.

At the time, she had only half-understood what Dongfang Sheng said, but under his treatment, her body had recovered very quickly.

In just over a month, her body had recovered to the state it took over a year to reach in her previous life, which showed just how superb the medical arts of the Xuan Medical Sect were.

The Xuan Medical Sect traced its lineage back to Guiguzi, developed into metaphysics by Wang Bi of the Cao Wei state during the Three Kingdoms period, and was truly established as the Xuan Medical Sect by the master-disciple duo Sun Simiao and Yuan Tiangang, inheriting the five arts: Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Physiognomy, and Divination.

Over this past month, she hadn't just been recovering her health; she had also been learning the five arts of the Xuan Medical Sect from Master Dongfang Sheng.

Seeing Chu Muyue come out with her schoolbag, Chu Zhiming asked with concern, "Muyue, is your body really okay? Why don't you take a few more days off before going back to school?"

Chu Muyue sat at the dining table, her eyes filled with emotion. She shook her head and said, "Dad, Master said my body is already healed. Don't worry!"

Chu Zhiming’s concern made Chu Muyue think of his selfless devotion in her previous life.

She was not his biological daughter, yet Chu Zhiming had treated her as his own. Because of her, he had fallen ill from overwork, and with no medicine able to save him, he had passed away three days before she was reborn.

Since heaven had given her the chance to be reborn and change her fate, how could she not seize it?

"If your master says so, then Dad believes it. In that case, go to school," Chu Zhiming nodded gently.

Chu Muyue lowered her head to eat the breakfast Chu Zhiming had made, her eyes slightly red. Thinking of how he had exhausted himself for her, a cold glint suddenly flashed in her eyes.

In her heart, she swore that she would definitely repay Chu Zhiming’s kindness.

The cause of all this was Hong Yushi. If she hadn't pushed her off that cliff, how could her father have fallen ill from overwork?

She would definitely settle this score with her.

Since she had been reborn, she would not let the events of her past life happen again; she would cherish the opportunity she had now.

"Hong Yushi, are you ready to face my revenge?"

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A quick reminder: The "space" appears quite late, around chapter 400.

With tens of thousands of followers, only a very small number have expressed confusion, which means there is actually nothing wrong with this chapter!

Reborn at twenty-nine to the age of fourteen—it’s just that in one timeline, she was saved by the police and lived an ordinary life until she died saving someone at twenty-nine.

In this current timeline, she was saved by a mysterious old man, allowing the heroine to defy the heavens, change her fate, and build her fortune!

Perhaps because you are all reading too quickly and not paying close attention, you might be confused. You can try reading it carefully!

Or, you can just skim through it and know that the heroine was reborn and took a master.

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