Chapter 1: Why Help Me

On a summer night, thunder rumbled and heavy rain poured down.

"Cough, cough..."

The coffin lid was pushed aside, and then a hand was raised, and a frail figure struggled to sit up against the wooden board.

"I almost choked to death!"

Luo Qianqian spat out the water in her mouth, wiped the rain off her face, and couldn't help but hold her body, coughing and sneezing a few times.

With a "crack" of thunder, illuminated by the lightning, the surrounding white trees flashed by, and as she looked around, all she could see were tall trees.

Where is this park? Am I still alive?

The dizziness in her head had not yet subsided, and she shook her head hard. She couldn't stay under the big tree in the rain, she had to quickly find an open space.

With another "crack," a strange sensation swept through her body. Before Luo Qianqian could retract her steps, she suddenly fell forward, kissing the ground sweetly.

After the thunder, there was another flash of lightning, and by the light, she clearly saw the coffin she had just been lying in.

Am I dead?

At the thought of this, a sharp pain surged through her, and she felt dizzy and disoriented.

Half an hour later, she lifted her head. Her eyes had completely adjusted to the darkness by now. The rain was still falling, the thunder was still rumbling, and she saw a cave not far away, so she walked towards it.

Sitting on the ground, she wiped the rain off her face and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

She had traveled through time!

And she had traveled to the body of a twelve-year-old girl. Looking at the slender arms and legs, Luo Qianqian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In modern times, she was already thirty years old, seen by others as a leftover woman, but in the special forces, she was the youngest and most formidable female doctor, skilled in toxicology.

Just now, she was piloting a helicopter to rescue her teammates, but encountered bad weather. The wing was struck by lightning, and she fell straight down from a height of 3,600 meters.

Although she didn't die, her thirty-year-old body had traveled to the body of a twelve-year-old girl. This...

"Sister, please..."

Suddenly, a faint voice came into her mind. She hurriedly tried to sense it, but the voice was gone.

So unwilling, it seemed that there must be some unfulfilled wish.

Fine! Since I've used your body, I will definitely fulfill your wish.

After carefully sorting through the memories of the original owner, she found that the original owner was truly miserable.

This was a dynasty called Yan Dynasty, and the original owner was also named Luo Qianqian. Her father was the current prime minister, and her mother was the legitimate daughter of the former Grand Preceptor. Born into such a family, she was definitely an official's second-generation, not only able to boast "my dad is the prime minister" when going out, but also being flattered by everyone.

But the reality was quite the opposite. At the age of six, the original owner's maternal grandfather's family was demoted. Upon learning of the situation, her mother, heartbroken, gave birth prematurely and then passed away from postpartum hemorrhage.

The original owner's father immediately helped his concubine ascend to the position of his wife. Luo's father was a poor scholar, who had become the top scholar in the imperial examination and saved a drowning woman after leaving the Golden Luang Palace.

And this drowning woman was the original owner's birth mother, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Preceptor, who fell in love at first sight with Luo's father, so his wife willingly became a concubine.

So when the original owner's mother died, Luo's father immediately helped his concubine ascend to the position of his wife. They say that with a stepmother, the biological father also becomes a stepfather. This was indeed true. Since then, Luo's father had ignored the siblings, occasionally seeing them, always saying:

Stay in your room when there's nothing to do.

The young original owner not only had to bear the sadness of her mother's death, but also had to take care of her younger brother. Seeing this, the concubine was even more cruel to the siblings, often beating and scolding them, and making unreasonable demands. In winter, she wanted to eat fish, so she made the original owner lie on the ice to catch carp. In summer, she wanted to cool off, so she made the original owner fan her.

A few days ago, the concubine wanted to eat lychees from the ice cellar, so she asked the original owner to get them. When her younger brother saw it, he was tempted and wanted to eat, so the original owner gave him one.

This act was seen by the servants and reported to the concubine, who immediately wanted to seal the boy's mouth.

The original owner, feeling sorry for her brother, falsely claimed that she had stolen and eaten it, which made the concubine furious and punished her to kneel under the scorching sun.

The summer sun was so intense, and the original owner fainted from heatstroke, but no one cared for her. It wasn't until midnight, when the dew was heavy, that she was carried back to her room, unconscious. She died in bed like this.

After recalling all this, tears had filled Luo Qianqian's face at some point, and her heart felt like it had been painfully torn apart.

Ancient times emphasized filial piety, but some people were not worthy of being parents! Luo's father had risen from a poor scholar to the prime minister, and if it weren't for the Grand Preceptor's influence, no one would believe it.

But him! After the Grand Preceptor's family fell from grace, he ignored the siblings, and even forbade them from appearing in front of him. He let his daughter die in bed. How could such a father be worthy?

"Sister..."

That faint voice rang out again.

"Young sister, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."

"Sister, I don't resent anyone. My maternal grandfather's family fell from grace, which implicated my father. This is something I should bear. I also bear my brother's guilt. I only ask you to take care of my brother and not let him suffer again. Please..."

No, don't think like that. You are innocent! You...

Luo Qianqian hurriedly spoke to her, but she couldn't feel her presence anymore, and couldn't help but sigh.

The little girl was so naive. Clearly, her father and the concubine were excessive, and she was innocent, but she took all the blame upon herself.

Alas!

On a summer night, the rain came and went quickly. By now, the rain had stopped, and the moon had emerged from behind the mountains, casting a cool glow.

Luo Qianqian stepped out of the cave, letting the night wind blow on her face and body without feeling too cold.

"Hoot, hoot, hoot."

A bird flew off in panic from her left, sensing danger!

Every day in the special operations area was intense, so Luo Qianqian quickly noticed the sense of danger in the woods and hurried to hide behind a large tree.

Sure enough, a figure appeared faintly to her left, the one in the front stumbling as if seriously injured, followed closely by someone wearing a bamboo hat, relentlessly pursuing.

After resisting for a few moments, the injured person leaned against a tree, using a sword to support himself, and struggled to say, "You traitors, joining forces with outsiders to betray Great Yan, you will not have a good ending, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, the group wearing bamboo hats advanced.

"Stop!"

At that moment, a cold voice rang out, and a man wearing a silver mask came running under the moonlight, his long sword dancing in a beautiful pattern, swiftly taking down three people. However, more people wearing bamboo hats followed closely behind him.

The two groups converged, and the man in the silver mask was immediately surrounded, despite his extraordinary swordsmanship, he was still injured.

Assessing the situation on the field, Luo Qianqian realized that the man wouldn't be able to hold on for long against the overwhelming enemy.

Traitors? Betraying Great Yan?

She detested the words "traitors" the most. As a soldier, the most honorable thing was to defend the country, and the most despicable was betrayal. Betraying Great Yan meant betraying the entire country.

Just for that reason, she felt compelled to help the man.

Searching her new body, Luo Qianqian reluctantly looked at the hairpin in her hand.

Since that was the case, she could only use a stone.

Taking advantage of being unnoticed, Luo Qianqian picked up a stone and flicked it with force.

To avoid being discovered, she quickly changed her position and flicked another stone.

This time, before she could change her position, she was discovered, and several men in black rushed towards her.

Luo Qianqian tightened her grip on the hairpin and took the initiative to attack, stabbing at the neck of one of the men in black. Another man in black's blade was already at her, but she narrowly avoided it due to her petite stature.

"Splurt!"

Blood splattered, and when Luo Qianqian turned around, the man in the silver mask had arrived, taking down a man in black who was attacking her from behind.

After that, as if they had an unspoken agreement, each took care of their own side. Luo Qianqian used the hairpin, while the man used his sword.

After a few breaths, the last two people also fell.

Yan Feimo sheathed his sword, turned to look at the child not far away, and asked, "Why did you help me?"

Why did you help me?

Luo Qianqian was taken aback. In this life-and-death situation, she had helped him, and instead of expressing gratitude, he asked why she helped him?