Chapter 2: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 2 Escape (2)
Seeing Mo Yan looking around, Mo Xin seemed to understand her thoughts. She tightly hugged Mo Yan's arm and explained, "Elder sister, father went to find food. Father said you fainted from hunger. Don't save any food for me and little brother in the future. If you can't wake up... we..."
Just thinking about how her sister had secretly saved some food for her and her brother, almost starving herself, Mo Xin choked up, unable to speak. Seeing her sister lying there unconscious, she almost despaired and didn't want to continue.
Mo Yan's nose tingled, and unfamiliar emotions flooded her once again. She instinctively raised her hand to touch Mo Xin's head. Sensing her own peculiarity, she paused for a moment before continuing to comfort the sensible girl.
However, their current situation made her anxious.
It had been over a month since they fled from the remote Mo family village. During this month, even after saving as much as possible, their meager food supplies had run out.
In order to give her siblings more to eat, the original owner of this body had divided her own portion in half for them. This directly resulted in the rapid decline of her original body's health, eventually causing her to faint from hunger and never wake up again...
Thinking of this, Mo Yan touched the center of her right palm subconsciously, an action she instinctively did whenever she encountered difficulties.
But what was that protrusion in the center of her right palm? She clearly remembered that the original owner's palm didn't have this. Could it be...
Mo Yan's heart trembled, and she quickly looked down. When she saw the familiar mark in her palm, a wave of immense joy filled her heart:
The ancient jade mark that had accompanied her for more than ten years in her past life had actually reincarnated with her!
Suppressing her excitement, Mo Yan took a deep breath to calm herself down. A bright smile appeared on her face—her space was still there, so what did she have to worry about?
"Yan'er, Yan'er, you're awake!"
Just then, a surprised voice came from behind, interrupting Mo Yan's thoughts.
"Ah, father is back. Elder sister, second sister, look, father has something in his hand!"
Mo Zhen was the first to spot their father returning with food. Seeing their father carrying something, he couldn't help but cheer.
Mo Yan heard the words and turned to see a handsome middle-aged man walking towards them not far away. A flood of memories rushed into her mind. This middle-aged uncle was none other than the original owner's scholar father—Mo Qingze.
As Mo Qingze approached and saw his eldest daughter awake, his heavy heart finally relaxed. He stroked his daughter's head, dispelling his previous worries, and a genuine smile appeared on his face for the first time in over a month. "It's good that you're awake. I caught a rabbit. It'll be ready soon. You must eat more!"
Mo Yan, however, was stunned. Her throat choked up, and she threw herself into the man's arms. "Father," she blurted out.
The dependence of his daughter startled Mo Qingze, and he subconsciously ignored the word "father." He freed one hand and patted her shoulder to comfort her. "I'm here. It's okay, everything's okay!"
Mo Yan's eyes reddened, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Although she knew this man wasn't her kind and loving father, seeing this man who bore a striking resemblance to her father made it impossible for her to control her emotions. She could no longer see her father or those loved ones who cherished her like treasure.
Seeing his daughter silent for a long time, Mo Qingze couldn't help but worry. "Yan'er, are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
The man's concern brought warmth to Mo Yan's heart. She withdrew from the man's embrace, looked up at the familiar face, and shook her head. "I'm not feeling unwell, just a little dizzy after waking up."
Mo Qingze touched her head and, seeing no signs of fever, finally relaxed. He gently said, "You must be very hungry. Sit down and rest. I'll stew the rabbit, and we'll have something to eat soon."
Mo Yan nodded, feeling very uncomfortable. This man wasn't her father, but he was still a good father who loved his daughter. If he were to know that his daughter was no longer in this world, he would surely be as sad as when she lost her father.
"Okay, okay, meat to eat!" Mo Zhen cheered, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the rabbit, unconsciously licking his lips as if the rabbit had turned into a pot of delicious rabbit meat.
Mo Xin also unconsciously swallowed saliva, but she teasingly tapped her brother's forehead. "Greedy cat!"
Mo Zhen's eyes were only on the rabbit. He ignored his sister's teasing completely.
The reactions of the siblings made Mo Yan feel even more bitter. That rabbit was so thin and small, hardly a few ounces of meat, yet it made this family so satisfied...
While Mo Qingze was busy preparing the rabbit, Mo Yan found an excuse to come to a secluded place. Seeing no one around, she couldn't wait to touch her palm, silently saying "enter," and instantly disappeared from the spot.
...
"Damn it—ah—"
Seeing the empty space without a single blade of grass, Mo Yan stood dumbfounded in place, unable to control her cursing!
What did it mean to "work hard for decades, only to return to the pre-liberation era"?
This was it!
Before crossing over, her space had evolved to the size of a thousand tilts, with mountains, spiritual springs, large fruit orchards, precious medicinal fields, green vegetables, and breeding grounds. But now, it looked like there was only an acre of land left. The orchards, medicinal fields, and breeding grounds were all gone, not even a cabbage was left. Everything had returned to the way it was when she first opened the space in her past life.
Mo Yan, at a loss, hugged onto the last glimmer of hope and approached the central, grinding mill-sized, jade platform. Seeing the flawless, transparent pearl emitting a warm light in the groove at the center of the platform, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Without any hesitation, she bit her finger and let the blood drip onto the pearl.
The moment the blood soaked into it, brilliant white light burst forth from the pearl, filling the entire space in an instant.
Mo Yan didn't stop. She closed her eyes and basked in the white light, a smile playing on her lips, serene and peaceful.
However, not long after, Mo Yan couldn't smile anymore. She dared not believe what she saw when she opened her eyes, looking at the pearl still emitting white light. Her face turned as white as paper, her frail body began to sway, almost unable to stand, struggling to retract her hand. But the pearl was like a powerful magnet, even with all her strength, she couldn't pull it out!
Damn it, was she going to turn into a mummy this time?
This was the last thought that flashed through Mo Yan's mind before she passed out...
Comments
Post a Comment