As a famous noble clan in Langya County, the Gu Clan had many members and many famous scholars. They were very famous in the royal court.
This was the Gu Clan in the eyes of outsiders. However, the Gu Clan in Gu Min's eyes was different.
The etiquette was complicated, and the atmosphere was heavy. Everything was so heavy that one could not breathe.
Everyone in the Gu Residence knew that the first lady had caught a cold after falling into the water. She had just returned from the gates of hell after much difficulty. However, after she woke up, her temperament had changed drastically. The old master and madam suspected that some evil spirit had gotten close to the first lady and secretly invited a few esteemed monks to take a look. In the end, they were told that the first lady's lost soul had returned. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. Now, her mind was much more mature than other children her age.
Indeed, everyone in Langya County knew that the eldest daughter of the Gu Clan's first wife was a fool.
If she had not been born in a noble clan, she would have been abandoned long ago.
If the clan did not have some spare cash, how could they afford to raise a girl with a lost soul?
"First lady, don't ever go near the pool again. If anything happens, this servant will be punished."
When the maidservant saw Gu Min sneaking closer to the pool again, she was so frightened that she turned pale. She wished that she could kneel beside Gu Min and beg her.
Gu Min retracted her leg in embarrassment. Her childish face, which was faintly tinged with green, revealed some reluctance.
"Never mind. Get up. I won't go near it."
Only then did the maidservant get up. Afraid that Gu Min would regret it, she led her away from the pool in the courtyard.
As Gu Min walked, she turned her head and saw some tools beside the pool. When she thought about what she heard in the morning, she felt confused.
"Ah Nu, I just heard someone say that … Father and Mother are going to send people to fill up the pool?"
After filling up the pool, she really did not know how to go back.
With this thought, the confusion in Gu Min's eyes deepened.
A few days ago, Gu Min cultivated until three in the morning before sleeping. As she felt sleepy, she vaguely felt a sharp pain in her chest.
When she woke up, she discovered that she was no longer in a university dormitory. Instead, she was in an ancient lady's chamber.
A group of unfamiliar women surrounded her, chattering like there were tens of thousands of ducks. Gu Min felt very strange. One moment, she felt cold like she had fallen into an ice cave. The next moment, she felt hot like she was being roasted on a grill. Soon, she fainted again.
When he woke up again, he was still in that strange room.
She was shocked to find that she had turned into a five or six-year-old girl.
When she opened her mouth to speak, not only was the maid serving the little girl not pleasantly surprised, she even screamed and staggered away to call for help.
Later, he found out that the girl was mentally retarded. She couldn't speak or recognize people. She could only drool and couldn't control her bowels and urine.
Gu Min was very worried that she would be regarded as a demon and burned to death. Fortunately, the eminent monks she invited all said that she was a lost soul that had returned and was not possessed by a demon. The girl's parents also accepted the monk's explanation, and they loved Gu Min even more.
For the sake of her own life, Gu Min could only swallow her words and explain herself. She stayed quiet for two days.
After she recovered from the cold, she was allowed to move around in a small area.
Her parents, relatives, and friends were all three hundred years in the future. Gu Min was like a lonely soul in this strange era!
She tried to find a way back, and from time to time, she would sneak into the pond where the girl had fallen into the water to take a look.
The maid discovered her intentions and was afraid that something would happen to her again, so she could only keep an eye on her at all times.
However, if Gu Min wanted to find a chance, how could these maids stop her?
On the seventh night of her transmigration, Gu Min secretly jumped into the pond. The movement of falling into the water attracted the servants who were patrolling the night watch, and she was fished out again.
"My daughter, how could you be so cruel to leave your parents?"
Gu Min stared blankly at the strange woman, and suddenly felt a little ashamed.
No matter what, she had occupied the body of the woman's daughter, and even used this body to commit self-harm. It was indeed wrong.
But —
She wanted to go home. She missed her parents, grandparents, and Chen Chen. She missed the university, the dormitory, and the annoying classes.
Gu Min had always been optimistic, but at this moment, she couldn't help but cry, and big tears dripped from her eyes.
"I want to go home, I miss home —"
Mother Gu also cried uncontrollably.
"My daughter, your parents are here, and your home is here. Where do you want to go?"
Although this daughter was mentally retarded, Mother Gu never despised her. She spent energy and effort on her, and she loved her very much.
Finally, the lost soul came back, and her daughter became normal again, but she still wanted to "go home" and leave them.
Hearing this, Gu Min cried even harder.
She remembered clearly that when she fell asleep, she felt a faint pain in her chest, and she felt weak all over. She probably died suddenly from staying up late.
This meant that even if she found a way to go back, she probably wouldn't be able to.
After crying for more than two hours, Gu Min nestled in Mother Gu's arms and fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up the next day, her nose was blocked, and her throat was hoarse.
Even though she had given up, it still took her half a month to accept reality.
Gu Min carefully tested the maid who served the girl, and used her limited historical knowledge to speculate about the dynasty she was in.
The result was surprising. She had transmigrated to more than three hundred years ago, and there were still thirty to forty years before the chaos of the five kingdoms.
"Why is it this dynasty —"
Gu Min's little face scrunched up.
Even if it was thirty to forty years later, it would be fine.
If she was in the same era as Emperor Chen, Gu Min would be more balanced, or if she transmigrated to the dynasty under Emperor Chen, and it happened to be before the chaos of the five kingdoms — even if Gu Min didn't have a good record in history, she knew how terrible this period was for women.
Women were like goods. No matter how high their social status was, they were just goods of a higher class.
Accustomed to the convenience of modern society, Gu Min couldn't adapt to this backward era.
Mother Gu and Father Gu could also see her uneasiness, and they tried their best to satisfy their daughter's needs. As long as she didn't seek death, everything would be fine!
For safety's sake, Mother Gu sent people to fill up the pond and change it into a martial arts field.
Yes, a martial arts field.
Gu Min found an excuse and said that she wanted to practice martial arts. After strengthening her body, she would spend more time with her parents. After acting coquettishly, she finally persuaded them to agree.
"How can I live without martial arts?"
Gu Min learned martial arts from a martial arts master. On the surface, she was learning ordinary external martial arts, but she was secretly learning the technique of physical training.
"Emperor Chen, please forgive me. In order to survive, I will practice the technique of physical training first. I will definitely not steal the copyright of your creation!"
The technique of physical training originated from Emperor Chen, Jiang Pengji. It was said that she had specially created it for women, and there were many benefits to practicing it.
History also proved this.
The rise of women's status could not go unnoticed because of the technique of physical training.
From the establishment of the Jiang Dynasty to the modern era, it had always been compulsory for girls at the age of five or six.
According to scientific research, the technique of physical training could not only improve a woman's physical fitness, but it could also improve her genes. Children born with it would be smart and healthy, and congenital deformities would be reduced. As a person from the future, Gu Min naturally knew that the world would not be peaceful for long.
As a woman, it was not enough to just have power and status. She also needed absolute strength to protect herself.
Otherwise, once the chaotic era came, she would be in a very dangerous situation.
Gu Min could not help but shiver when she thought of the depiction of the chaotic era of the five kingdoms in the television series.
She was very clear about the status of women in the era before the Jiang Dynasty.
Even if she was a noble lady, once faced with the torrent of chaos, she would not have a good ending. Unless …
Gu Min thought about it and decided on a general plan.
She wanted to practice martial arts well and try her best to control her fate in her own hands.
Perhaps she could even follow Emperor Chen and become a bandit to conquer the world in the future.
Gu Min came from a martial arts family. Her mother had been the national champion for three consecutive years when she was young.
In order for Gu Min to inherit the family's martial arts school and the martial arts school, her mother had been beating and training Gu Min from the moment she could walk.
As the foundation of all martial arts, the Art of Body Tempering was naturally the most important thing. It had long been engraved in her bones.
In this life, she had regained her foundation. She also had the experience of her previous life, so she learned very quickly.
The effect of learning martial arts was very obvious. The originally thin and pale girl had become much fatter in a short three months. She was very likable.
The martial arts teacher was also secretly shocked.
This noble lady of the Gu family showed signs of natural divine strength at such a young age. She was really a good seedling to learn martial arts.
What a pity …
Gu Min was a woman and a noble lady of a noble family. She only practiced martial arts to strengthen her body, not to charge and break through enemy lines like a man. The potential of this innate divine strength was probably going to be wasted. Thinking of this, the martial arts teacher sighed with regret. Many years later, he would still feel regret.
When everything was going in a good direction, Gu Min had something on her mind. She had been depressed for a long time because of it.
Finally, Gu Min found her chance.
She took advantage of the opportunity when her mother took her to Hejian County to visit relatives and secretly went to the rumored effective Shangfo Temple to visit the master.
"Such dense Yin Qi! What kind of monster are you? "
Gu Min pretended to be troubled and stared at the Buddha statue in the Shangfo Temple. Suddenly, she heard a stranger's voice coming from behind.
She turned her head and saw a middle-aged monk in a kasaya standing in the corridor. His eyes were burning with a bit of frightening light.
"I, I am here to visit the master … There are some things …"
Gu Min inexplicably felt a bit guilty. She did not dare to look at the monk directly. She felt that his eyes were shining and piercing her eyes.
Besides, this monk could tell that she had a strong Yin Qi at a glance. Could it be that he also knew that she was reincarnated?
Thinking of this, Gu Min struggled in her heart. Finally, she made up her mind.
"May I know how to address you, master?"
She gathered her courage and looked straight into his eyes.
The middle-aged monk said, "You can call me Liaochen. I am not a master. I am just a nameless monk here."
"Master Liaochen." Gu Min bowed slightly. Her eyes were a bit complicated. She probed, "Master, do you see any clues?"
"I have calculated. You should have died early. You died at the beginning of June. It is surprising that you are still alive." Liaochen said honestly, "Your soul is very strange. There are signs of it leaving your body. You should not live for long, but you …"
Before he finished, Liaochen shook his head in confusion. It seemed that he had never seen such a special situation.
At first, he thought that it was an evil spirit that took over her body. But after a closer look, he realized that Gu Min's soul was clear and pure. She did not look like an evil person.
"Actually, you are right." Gu Min felt bitter. She said, "I am here today to set up a memorial tablet for someone."
"For who?"
Gu Min thought for a while and said, "This person's name is' Gu Min '."
The girl's name was exactly the same as hers.
After donating money, Liaochen helped her set up a memorial tablet for 'Gu Min' so that she could enjoy the worship of the temple.
"Master, can you tell where I come from?" Gu Min probed.
Liaochen said, "I can't tell clearly. But I am sure that you are not from this world. You are not a bad person and you are not evil."
Gu Min seemed to have found someone who understood her. The depression that had accumulated in her heart finally had an outlet.
However, she only vaguely said some things. She did not reveal anything related to history.
"What do you plan to do?"
Gu Min pinched her fingers and frowned. Her expression was filled with grievance and confusion.
"I want to go home. I miss my parents and friends," Liaochen said gently.
"Although my skills are shallow, I can tell that you have reached the end of your lifespan in your previous life."
Gu Min looked distressed. She was not surprised by this answer.
She always thought that she was far away from becoming an immortal. She did not expect that she had really ascended.
"What do you plan to do in the future?"
Liaochen was not afraid that Gu Min was a person who had reincarnated. Instead, he gently asked her about her plans.
Gu Min said, "What plans can I have?"
Liaochen said, "The Yin Qi around you is very thick. If you do not find a way to get rid of it, I am afraid you will not have long to live."
"If I don't want to die … can I still live?"
A bad life was better than a good death. Although this era was a pain in the ass, she would be able to see Emperor Chen in twenty to thirty years. Her life would not be in vain.
Gu Min felt very conflicted. On one hand, she wanted to live, but on the other hand, she was extremely uncomfortable with this era.
"Of course you can. Just let me perform a ritual."
Gu Min sighed like an old man. "Thank you, Master."
Liaochen said, "You and I are fated. You don't have to thank me. Although it is a sinister thing to take over a physical body, you also have a good fate. "
He personally performed a ritual for Gu Min.
She did not know if it was a psychological effect. After the ritual, she felt warm, as if she was nestled in a heating room in the middle of winter.
After leaving Shangfo Temple, Gu Min leaned on the black lacquered wooden table and closed her eyes to rest.
"If you are tired, why don't you take a rest?" The servant girl who was kneeling on the side suggested gently.
Gu Min muttered, "The carriage is so bumpy. My bones are about to fall apart. How can I rest?"
The carriages in this era did not have any effective shock absorbers. Even if the coachman was careful, the bumpy ride was still disgusting.
Gu Min did not get carsick. However, after sitting in ancient carriages for a few times, she also got carsick.
"I almost vomited my bile from the shock …"
Gu Min complained in a low voice. Just as she finished speaking, the carriage suddenly stopped. She could not help but lean forward and almost fell.
"What happened? Don't you know that it will hurt you easily? "
The servant girl saw Gu Min's pale face and shouted at the coachman. The coachman apologized profusely.
He said, "It was not my intention. It was because someone was blocking the way."
Gu Min frowned. She got up from the mat and bent down to open the curtain of the carriage. The servant girl was shocked.
"It's okay!"
Gu Min stopped the servant girl. She only saw what happened outside after she got out of the carriage.
It turned out that they were at the bend of the mountain road. Someone's carriage was parked at the bend. The coachman did not see it because of the angle. When he saw it, the two carriages were already very close to each other. The coachman had to tighten the reins to force the horses to stop.
Gu Min did not wait for the servant girl to prepare the carriage stool. She held the carriage with one hand and jumped down. Her childish face looked a bit serious.
She had good eyesight and could easily see what happened to the carriages in front of her.
The coachman went forward to negotiate, hoping that the other party would avoid the road and let them go first. However, the other party was rude and unreasonable.
The rich young Langjun slightly raised his chin and directly lashed out with the long whip in his hand.
The coachman dodged in time, but his nose was still hit by the whip.
Seeing that the coachman dodged, the young Langjun said arrogantly, "Liu is cleaning the house. Can't you see it with your dog eyes?"
"Whose dog eyes are you talking about?" With her excellent hearing, Gu Min heard this and immediately became angry. She brushed away the hand of the maid who was trying to stop her and strode forward aggressively. "As the saying goes, a good dog doesn't stand in the way. What are your intentions by blocking this place in such a majestic manner? This is the bend of the mountain road. If the carriage is not controlled well, it will either collide with you or fall off the cliff! "
"Who are you calling a dog?"
The handsome young Langjun was blocked by Gu Min's words. He was so angry that his face almost turned red.
"Of course I'm calling you. Not only are you a dog, but you are also immoral! Naughty boy, how did the adults in your family teach you such a lousy upbringing? "
Gu Min did not want to bully children. However, in the face of such a mean boy, if she did not teach him a lesson, he would really think that he was the king.
The young Langjun was so angry that his eyes turned red. Without saying anything, he swung the whip in his hand towards Gu Min's face.
The few servant girls who served Gu Min were so scared that their faces turned pale. Only Gu Min's face was cold. She raised her hand and held the whip tightly in her hand. She exerted force with her wrist and pulled the shocked young Langjun to the ground. His body was dragged for a distance, and his face was covered with dirt.
"You, you bully me!"
The young Langjun let go of the whip. His handsome face was scratched on the ground, and he felt a burning pain.
"First, you hurt me. Then, you used the whip when you couldn't win. Now, you've been killed, and you even know how to complain first!"
Gu Min snatched the whip and looked down at the young Langjun.
She said coldly, "As I said, good dogs don't block the road. Make way for your carriage team!"
The young Langjun was so scared that his eyes turned red and watery. He stood up in a sitting position and looked at Gu Min.
"You bully me!"
Gu Min said, "Because you're useless."
The young Langjun said angrily, "I've never seen a woman as vulgar as you!"
"Haven't I seen it now?" Gu Min said sharply, "I've also never seen someone as shameless as you. You block the mountain road and kill people. You whip people for no reason. Do you really think you're the king? If I wasn't in a good mood today, I would have beaten your face! "
The young Langjun was angry. He said to the servants behind him, "Catch this girl!"
Gu Min also said, "Humph, do you think you're the only one who brought people?"
The two families confronted each other. The servant advised, "Second Langjun, it's more important to find your wife. If we delay, we won't be able to catch the kidnapper."
When the young Langjun heard this, he suppressed the anger in his heart angrily.
He glared at Gu Min, took a deep breath and said, "I'm not going to argue with a little girl like you!"
Gu Min snorted coldly. She heard the servant's words and asked, "Did you lose someone in your family?"
The young Langjun thought that Gu Min had some clues. He didn't care about being angry and hurriedly said, "Have you seen her?"
"No. I heard your servant say something about a kidnapper." Gu Min guessed that the young Langjun was so impolite because he lost his cousin. The anger in her heart was greatly extinguished. She was a righteous and warm-hearted person. She hated human traffickers who abducted women and children the most. Seeing the young Langjun's anxious look, she couldn't help but sympathize with him. "Tell me what she looks like. I'll send someone to keep an eye on her."
The young Langjun looked up and glanced at Gu Min. He muttered, "I don't need your fake sympathy."
After saying this, he ordered the carriage to move to a corner and made way for Gu Min's carriage to pass.
"What a bad temper!"
Gu Min glanced at the young Langjun's carriage and found that there was a willow leaf-shaped family emblem engraved on the outside of the carriage.
The servant whispered in her ear, "The Liu family of Hejian."
Gu Min frowned slightly. She seemed to be surprised. "The Liu family of Hejian?"
Wasn't that Empress Chen's family?
Even though Empress Chen's surname was Jiang, everyone knew that she was from the Liu family of Hejian. She left the clan at the age of 12 and changed her surname.
The servant thought that Gu Min was curious, so she explained to her.
"Yes, it's the Liu family of Hejian that my aunt's cousin married."
"Cousin?" Gu Min didn't know this part at all. She just echoed, "There seems to be such a part."
The mother of Gu Min's current body had a cousin who was not married yet.
This cousin married to Hejian County and became the wife of the eldest son of the first branch of the Liu family. Now she was also the mother of the family.
The servant continued, "Look at that young Langjun's carriage, family emblem, clothes, and age. He's most likely a direct descendant of the Liu family."
Gu Min said, "Anyway, it has nothing to do with me. He was in the wrong first. I'm not afraid even if he goes to complain."
The servant smiled. "The Liu family only has a little reputation in Hejian County. A bunch of direct descendants are not as important as my aunt."
If the young Langjun really went to complain, he would most likely be forced by his parents to apologize to Gu Min.
Gu Min said helplessly, "Forget it. I don't want to compare myself with this kind of naughty child."
At such a young age, he threw a whip at others. Gu Min's body was only six years old, but he still had the heart to do it. How could he be merciful?
To put it bluntly, this was called evil!
However —
"I'm more worried about his cousin. From what he said, it seems that she was kidnapped."
In Gu Min's era, human trafficking was still rampant, and human trafficking was rampant. The better ones were sold deep in the mountains and forests. The worse ones were tortured until they became disabled and begged everywhere. The worse ones were directly used as living targets to supply organs.
In this ignorant and backward ancient times, children who were abducted would not have a good ending, especially girls.
It was not bad if they were abducted and sold as child brides. The unluckier ones would be sold to brothels and stuck in the mud for the rest of their lives.
Thinking of this, Gu Min showed a look of pity.
"Tell them to go out and pay attention to any suspicious people and girls on the road."
That young Langjun was quite annoying, but it was better to save his cousin if possible.
Gu Min had always been lucky. Since she was a child, she had been the lucky fish in the eyes of her relatives and classmates. She could win a small prize in any lottery ticket. Her good luck had continued until now. There was still a quarter of an hour before they entered the city. She heard something with her sharp ears.
"Stop!"
Gu Min lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked, "Did someone pass by us just now?"
The servant who was guarding the carriage said, "There was a farmer couple with a cattle."
Because the cattle smelled too strong and they were afraid of offending Gu Min, they avoided it.
Gu Min said, "Which direction did they go?"
The servant was puzzled. "To the south."
Gu Min said, "Go after them. I heard a child crying. It seemed to be a girl."
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