Chapter 1: 1.第1章 穿越重生？

February 2nd, 2020, also known as the day the Chinese people colloquially call "Dragon Raising its Head."

According to Chinese custom, one should get a haircut on this day to pray for a smooth and prosperous new year.

Luo Bingluan emerged from a beauty salon and turned into a digital electronics mall, because her father was about to follow an engineering team to a very remote and desolate place to participate in the construction of a military experimental base.

Luo Bingluan, 17 years old. Her father was a soldier, primarily responsible for scientific research in the military field. Her mother was a military doctor.

Because of her father's special identity and busy schedule, Luo Bingluan did not get much time to spend with him. Upon learning that her father would be leaving at the end of the month, and seeing that the tablet computer he used to carry for stored data was already full, she decided to buy him a new one.

"Hello, how can I help you?" a sales assistant in the digital mall greeted her warmly.

"Hello, I want to buy a tablet computer, preferably one with a long standby time," Luo Bingluan said.

Understanding Luo Bingluan's needs, the assistant led her to a counter, picked up a tablet, and introduced it: "How about this one? This is the latest model developed this year. It doesn't require an external charger; as long as there is light, it can automatically convert solar energy into electricity to charge. It is very suitable for outdoor excursions, and it also has a very large storage capacity."

"No charging required?" Luo Bingluan said in pleasant surprise.

"That's right. And because this tablet was researched and designed by an internationally renowned team, the materials used are the same as those used in space stations, guaranteeing it won't break for fifty years. Here is the guarantee; if any damage occurs within fifty years, we will compensate you at a hundred times the price. This is the guarantee..." the sales assistant introduced incessantly.

"Okay, I'll take this one," Luo Bingluan nodded in agreement.

"Alright. By the way, if you need any materials, novels, games, or movies, I can help you download some first. Do you need any?" the sales assistant asked in high spirits.

"Hmm..." Luo Bingluan thought for a moment. "Then please help me download some textbooks, including mechanics, metallurgy, and so on. The more comprehensive, the better."

"Textbooks, right? No problem," the sales assistant said without a second thought, picked up the transfer cable, found a complete collection of textbooks, and downloaded them all in one go.

As a result, when Luo Bingluan received it and opened it, there truly was a massive pile of textbooks inside, ranging from primary school to university levels, covering every subject from language to biology, including electronic versions of mechanics, metallurgy, accounting, political economy, Chinese and Western medicine, and more.

"Forget it, I won't bother managing it. I'll just take it back to Dad and let him pick what's useful to read; the storage is big enough anyway." Originally, Luo Bingluan had intended to prune the selection, but seeing the tens of thousands of books categorized by type, she gave up immediately.

Luo Bingluan took the newly purchased tablet to the laboratory to find her father. Her father was currently instructing several technicians on what items they needed to bring. Luo Bingluan waited quietly for her father in the lounge. Having nothing to do, she opened the tablet and began reading the only book inside that wasn't a textbook.

"Tao Bao's Golden Age? A rebirth novel?" Luo Bingluan clicked it open curiously, and couldn't help but chuckle at the author's name. "Hero Kao? What a silly name~"

However, just as Luo Bingluan was curling her lip in disdain while reading, she suddenly felt the earth tremble. Immediately following that, a dazzling white light flashed before her eyes, and she lost consciousness...

The news in China that day: An explosion occurred at a certain military experimental base due to an accident; there were no survivors in the laboratory...

...

More than 300 years ago, China was still in the imperial era.

The Tianqing Empire. Autumn, the 1686th year of Dongyuan.

In a place called Luo Family Town.

"Master, Master, something bad has happened!" A girl dressed as a maid ran hurriedly toward a middle-aged man.

"What happened? How is Madam?" the man asked anxiously.

"Master Luo, Madam's body is too weak, I'm afraid... I truly have no more solutions. Please, Master Luo, seek another expert," the most famous Doctor Zhao of Luo Family Town said to the middle-aged man before him, shaking his head helplessly.

Having said that, he left without asking for a consultation fee.

Leaving behind this Master Luo, who was only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, to sigh toward the sky.

"Master, Madam has a heart of a Bodhisattva; she will surely turn misfortune into blessing. I heard that a high monk has newly arrived at Qingliang Temple, and his Buddhist skills are profound. Why don't we invite him to pray for Madam?" Butler Qian said, wiping away tears in sympathy as he watched his master.

"...Go ahead," Master Luo said softly with his eyes closed.

Butler Qian could be said to have watched Master Luo grow up.

Master Luo was a kind and amiable person, and Madam Luo was even more beautiful than a celestial being with the heart of a Bodhisattva. She was a famous philanthropist within a hundred-mile radius, never oppressing tenant farmers and providing porridge and seeds to the villagers every year.

But why did such a good person suffer such a calamity?

Madam Luo had been bedridden for years. She had finally managed to conceive a child, but it was a difficult labor. It had been three days and three nights, yet she still could not successfully give birth. Even the doctor had advised preparing for the funeral.

"Sigh!" Butler Qian sighed inwardly. He then sent someone to invite the high monk.

Before long, the servant sent out led a monk back.

"Master, the high monk has been invited. Shall we begin now?" Butler Qian asked his master cautiously.

"Great Master, I must trouble you," Master Luo said, his voice somewhat hoarse as he pressed his palms together.

"Amitabha. Benefactor Luo is kind-hearted; this calamity will surely pass." After returning the greeting and exchanging pleasantries, the monk began to chant sutras and perform rituals...

However, in the middle of the high monk's ritual and prayer,

Suddenly, red clouds obscured the sun.

The sky suddenly grew dark.

The high monk looked up at the sky, then glanced toward the room where Madam Luo was located. A flash of surprise instantly crossed his eyes.

At that moment, a pillar of light descended from the heavens above the Luo estate, shining directly into Madam Luo's room.

"Wah..."

The loud cry of a newborn baby suddenly rang out.

"Master, Master, Madam has given birth! Congratulations, Master! It is a daughter, and both mother and child are safe!" Mother Zhao, who had helped with the delivery, excitedly opened the door and carried the child out.

"As long as they are safe, as long as they are safe. Where is Madam? Can I go in to see her?" As a new father, Master Luo was nervous and excited.

"You can, you can. Madam is blessed by heaven; she is just a bit exhausted, but it is nothing serious," Mother Zhao said as she placed the newborn little one into Master Luo's arms.

Looking at her daughter being gently placed by her husband beside her pillow, Madam Luo, though exhausted, showed a trace of a relieved smile on her face.

"You have worked hard, Madam. How do you feel? Are you uncomfortable anywhere? Butler Qian, quickly send someone to fetch the doctor," Master Luo said in a nervous tone.

"Husband," Madam Luo reached out weakly.

"I am here, I am here," Master Luo hurriedly took Madam Luo's outstretched hand.

"I am fine. We... we have a child," the postpartum Madam Luo said happily, looking at her husband.

"Yes, Rong'er, you are a mother now, and I am a father~ Hehe... haha..." Master Luo laughed foolishly.

"Ma... Master, Madam, look at that! Why is there a box in the young lady's arms?" Mother Zhao, who was about to clean the child, said, her voice filled with wonder.