Chapter 2: Transmigration

Xiao Yunyi had packed all the items left by her grandfather and her own belongings into her spatial villa early this morning. She had already sold the villa today, with the move-out date set for five days later.

As the daughter of her father, she had no desire to concern herself with the lives of those so-called family members. They didn't belong here in the first place, but out of love for her father, she didn't burn all her bridges.

Since her grandparents were still alive, she, as their granddaughter, had set up a separate foundation account for them with two million yuan. This money would not be given all at once; it would take effect starting the month after Yunyi left.

On the first day of every month, five thousand yuan would be deposited into their account as a pension provided on her father's behalf. In the event of a major illness requiring hospitalization, one-third of the costs remaining after medical insurance reimbursement would be covered.

Yunyi had specified all of this in her will and had also left legally binding documents with the foundation. The money was her own; she was simply having the foundation supervise and distribute it according to her requirements.

Early this morning, Yunyi went to the 4S dealership warehouse to pick up the six vehicles she had kept: a medium-sized box truck, a small truck, a mid-sized BMW X3, a Hummer H2, a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and a Skoda. She stored them all in her space; they had all been sent for maintenance in advance.

With a backpack on her shoulders, she began her carefree journey. She traveled across the country's vast landscapes, collecting a massive variety of species, local specialties, and snacks, and experiencing the unique customs of different regions.

During this time, she also spent a period learning medicine from an old traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. With the help of her space, she learned quite quickly, and the old doctor even praised her for having a talent for medicine. Pleased, she bought many books on both Chinese and Western medicine to study.

Once she had finished touring the country, she began her travels abroad. She stopped and went as she pleased, visiting almost everywhere except the North and South Poles.

In the Middle East, she purchased a large quantity of crude oil and found local factories to refine and store it in categories. She had enough French wine to last several lifetimes, and she even bought several sets of simple winemaking tools, learning how to brew both baijiu and wine.

In short, she was spontaneous—buying whatever she saw wherever she went. The items stored in her space would last for generations, and because she bought them at the source, the prices were indeed cheap.

After completing the final leg of her journey, Yunyi thought about returning to China to find a scenic place to settle down before making further plans. Through phone calls, she learned that the relatives on her father's side had returned to their hometown. At first, they were shameless and refused to leave, cursing Yunyi for being heartless and unfilial.

Later, when the police arrived, Yunyi's legal team presented evidence and videos of their poisoning attempts, along with hospital diagnostic reports and the videos Yunyi had left behind.

Realizing their scheme had been exposed, the Yun family begged Yunyi to forgive them for the sake of the late Father Yun.

Yunyi looked coldly at the Yun family on the video call: "We are all adults. If you do something wrong, you must bear the consequences. Besides, you have broken the law; there is nothing I can do."

The fact that she still left pension money for the two elders was her limit; it was her way of repaying the debt of being raised by her father. From now on, they were even, and they would never meet again.

After organizing her things, Yunyi entered her space. The space was different now from when she first obtained it. The land had been divided by Yunyi into sections, planted with various grains, vegetables, medicinal herbs, and flower gardens.

The mountains had also been planned out; the distant areas were planted with various precious trees, while the closer areas were planted with various fruit trees. It could be said that this space contained almost all the species from around the world.

Yunyi had purchased a small excavator in Shandong and dug two ponds at the foot of the mountain across from the stream. One was fed by the stream to raise freshwater species, and the other was filled with seawater she had collected to raise marine species.

On the mountain, she had released many chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, horses, cattle, sheep, wild boars, and deer—all edible animals. She had set up several nets at the foot of the mountain to prevent the animals from coming down and ruining the crops.

She also included the two ponds in the mountain area to make it convenient for the ducks and geese to find food, and she set up nets to prevent them from entering the waterfall and stream and ruining the water quality.

Because there were many medical books in the study of her villa, Yunyi had purchased many tools and utensils for processing traditional Chinese medicine, as well as many Western medical tools and machines. Not to mention, she had bought a large quantity of various injections and medicines.

The flowers in the garden were not wasted either; she had purchased several sets of modern and simple tools for extracting essential oils.

In addition to these, she had purchased a large number of electric and manual threshers, flour mills, rice mills, and various processing machines. She had installed automatic sprinklers in the fields and stored many sets of spares. The space could now be described as flourishing.

On the plane, Yunyi was resting with her eyes closed, thinking about finding a livable small town to live a pastoral life. Suddenly, the plane shook violently, and then... there was no then.

When Yunyi woke up again, she didn't know what had happened. The room seemed to be from ancient times, with an antique style. Could she have been saved? But that was impossible; she had been at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

Feeling thirsty, she wanted to get up to find water, but who could tell her whose hands these were? These were not her hands. She lifted the quilt and saw that the body was not hers either. This body looked like it was only in its teens, and she was twenty-nine, almost thirty.

Who could tell her what was going on? No, could it be that she had transmigrated? How was that possible?

She sat in a daze for a long time, unable to figure it out. Then she thought, if her space could exist, why not transmigration? But what was the situation now? This body was truly too weak; she couldn't even get up, so she lay back down on the bed.

Seeing that there was no one around, she first confirmed that her space was still there. Only then did she take a cup of well water from the space and drink it, before drifting off into a confused sleep.

In her dreams, the growth of a little girl flashed by. The little girl was also named Yunyi, but her surname was Zhan—Zhan Yunyi. There were four kingdoms on this continent: Longteng, Wanchao, Dongjun, and Yunli. The little girl was born in the Kingdom of Longteng and was the thirteen-year-old legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Huaiyang Marquis Mansion. She should have been at a lively and happy age, but she had been ill for more than three months.

It was the little girl's misfortune. She had grown up loved by her father and mother until she was ten. Three years ago, her father took her younger brother, who was three years her junior, out on business. On the way back, they encountered robbers.

Her father stepped forward to intervene, but the girl he saved entangled him, claiming he had ruined her reputation and demanding an explanation. By the time the matter was cleared up, they discovered that the seven-year-old son was no longer by their side.

They searched the surrounding area to no avail and had to take the rescued girl back to the mansion to report the news. Yunyi's mother fainted upon hearing the news. The entire mansion mobilized to search, but there were no results. Three years had passed, and there was still no word.

Since then, the father felt guilty toward his legitimate wife for losing their son and dared not face her, while the mother could not forgive the father for ignoring their son to save someone else.

In the end, their son was lost, and he had brought back a concubine, causing the couple to drift apart like strangers. Yunyi's mother, consumed by the loss of her son, had been ill for three years, her health long since depleted.

Last summer, feeling that her time was running out, Yunyi's mother secretly sold all the farms and shops from her dowry.

With the 80,000 taels of silver she obtained, plus the income from her farms and shops over the years and the original dowry money, she had gathered a total of 150,000 taels. She secretly handed the list of her dowry and the silver notes to her daughter.

She instructed her daughter to keep them safe, saying this was the dowry she had prepared for her, and that she must not tell anyone. If anyone asked, she should say she didn't know. She hugged her daughter and wept bitterly.

In the days that followed, little Yunyi would come over whenever her mother was conscious. Her mother taught her about managing the household, accounting, how to employ people, and how to judge character. She also arranged many lessons for little Yunyi.

She didn't let her fall behind in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and even had her nanny go back to her maiden home, the Duke of Wu's mansion, to find a skilled embroiderer in the capital to teach Yunyi, doing everything she could to arrange a future for her daughter.

She knew her daughter would inevitably suffer after she was gone, but what could she do? Fortunately, her daughter had been betrothed three years ago to the second son of the first branch of the Jingning Marquis Mansion, Liu Chengbin. She believed that as long as there were no accidents, her life would not be too difficult.

Time flew by, and four months ago, Mother Zhan-Lin reached the end of her life. Before she left, she handed all the slave contracts of the servants around her to her daughter, instructing her to be careful in everything and to take good care of herself.

If anything happened, she must send word to her maternal grandfather. She left with worries for her son and daughter, and hatred for her husband. After sending her mother off, Yunyi also fell ill.

Although the Marquis Mansion tried its best to treat her, the original owner, little Yunyi, did not pull through and passed away, allowing Xiao Yunyi from the 21st century to transmigrate into her body. It was truly absurd.

After figuring out the ins and outs, Yunyi calmed down. What else could she do? Since she was here, she would make the best of it. She drank another cup of well water from the space and felt a bit better.

It must be just after nightfall. Having no sleepiness, she began to examine the room. There was only one lamp on the table in the middle of the room, and the wick was trimmed very short.

The light in the room was very dim, but the furnishings were quite luxurious. It seemed that either the Marquis Mansion was wealthy, or her mother, Lady Lin, had loved her daughter dearly.

She lifted her hand to support herself as she sat up and felt something uncomfortable around her neck. Reaching out to touch it, she discovered a jade pendant that looked extremely similar to the one from her own space.

What was going on? Could it be because of this jade pendant? She examined it for a long time but found nothing unusual. Suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly found a needle from the sewing basket by the bed.

She closed her eyes and pricked her finger, dripping blood onto the jade pendant. There was no reaction for a long time. Had she guessed wrong? She thought about how she had inexplicably arrived in this strange world.

Suddenly, a wave of sorrow welled up, and tears fell involuntarily onto the jade pendant. In an instant, the jade pendant disappeared, giving Yunyi a fright, and she couldn't even bother with her sorrow anymore.

When Yunyi saw the space, she was stunned. Wasn't it said that this space couldn't be upgraded? Then what was this?

The space was much larger than before. Near the stream in the second courtyard, a three-story antique building had appeared. Across from the original stream, except for the area under the mountain that could be seen, everything else had been covered in white mist. Now, about thirty mu of grassland had appeared. Haha, this was great! At the end of the grassland, a mini sea had actually appeared.

Between the grassland and the mini sea, there was a small mountain connecting them. On the top of the mountain, there were two hot spring pools. It was simply incredible.

(End of chapter)