Chapter 1: Rebirth

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In a dim room, a young man lay on the bed. His brows were tightly furrowed, his face pale, and large beads of sweat continuously formed on his forehead.

“Ah!” Suddenly, the young man cried out in shock, his body abruptly sitting up. He panted heavily, then froze, his entire body stiffening.

“I’m still alive?” Li Si stretched out his hands, somewhat incredulous.

He clearly remembered being run over by a car just moments ago, his head flying more than ten meters away. As for how he knew his head had flown that far, it was because he still had consciousness after his head was separated.
“No, that’s not right.” He looked at these hands, with fingers like green onions, completely unlike his previously sun-darkened hands from long-term part-time work.

Li Si hurriedly got out of bed, wanting to find a mirror in the room, but after searching for a while, he couldn’t find one at all.

Just then, hearing the pitter-patter of rain outside, he opened the door and walked out, hoping to find a puddle to see his reflection.

After opening the door, a whiff of muddy smell hit his face, and the scene before his eyes made him dazed. Before him were ancient buildings, completely different from the modern structures he was used to. The occasional passersby hurrying by on the street were all wearing ancient-style robes.

Li Si was stunned for a moment, then looked around, seeing no cameras or film crew.

“Did I transmigrate?” Li Si looked down at the puddle reflecting a face completely different from his previous one, confirming that he had been reborn and transmigrated.

Because his previous features were unremarkable, and his skin had been tanned dark from long hours of handing out flyers in the sun. But now his appearance was that of a fair and handsome young gentleman. If there was anything distinctive about him, it was that he looked somewhat feminine.

Sword-like eyebrows and peach blossom eyes, with delicate features, he was indeed very pretty.

Li Si’s head was spinning a bit, he was having trouble accepting the fact of his death, and that he had become someone he would never have associated with in his entire life.

Suddenly, a flood of information filled his brain, making Li Si’s dizziness even worse. He had to lean against the doorframe for support.

This dizziness lasted for several minutes, and the original owner’s memories made Li Si understand what kind of world this was. In this world, there were no computers, no phones, no electric lights, no steam engines; it was a completely ancient society.

But the dynasty here was called Wei, and the royal family’s surname was Yin. None of the dynasties in Earth’s history matched up. If there was anything different, it should be that this world had bizarre entities.
As for why Li Si knew this world had bizarre entities, it was because everything here was exactly the same as a mobile game he had played.

That mobile game had suddenly appeared on his phone, and he had tried playing it a bit at the time, roughly understanding the world concept of the game, which was based on folk legends.

His death was also somewhat related to this game, because he was waiting at a traffic light when a speeding car lost control and crashed straight into him.

If he hadn’t been playing that game at the time, he definitely would have been able to dodge. But he was so engrossed in the game that he was hit by the car and died.

What Li Si never imagined was that after his death, he would transmigrate into this game world. It’s worth noting that in the real world, there were no monsters or ghosts, but in this game world, this world, monsters and ghosts truly existed!

And this original owner, he also remembered, was the character he had been controlling.

A scholar born in Fengmen County, who studied hard for the imperial examinations after both his parents died.
He had a good reputation, often teaching the children of nearby poor families.

This character was the one he had been controlling just before being hit by the car. At that time, he was controlling the original owner to go to a secluded temple to burn incense.

The original owner had just encountered a ghost at that temple when Li Si was run over by the car.

Li Si shook his head and recalled the most recent memories of this body. It turned out that after the original owner encountered the ghost at the temple, he was chased for about ten miles until he reached the county town. The ghost didn’t dare enter the county town and disappeared.

The original owner had been so frightened by the ghost that he fell seriously ill and died, and then Li Si transmigrated over.

“At least I’ve been given another life, that’s my luck. With the knowledge from my previous life, surely I can live better in this world than before?” Li Si steadied himself. He had been given another chance at life, which was already a blessing from the heavens, so there was nothing to complain about. As for the original owner, he also felt guilty in his heart. He hadn’t expected it to turn out like this, thinking it was just a game.

“I’ll help you live on well from now on,” Li Si thought with a sense of guilt.

However, the original owner’s death was actually predestined, because when Li Si first started playing, the original owner was already on his way to the temple.

In fact, he and the original owner were somewhat similar. He had been abandoned by his parents, while the original owner’s parents had died suddenly.

As for the reason for the sudden death of the original owner’s parents, Li Si thought about it but couldn’t remember. When he tried to think deeper, he felt a tearing pain in his brain, as if a wooden stick had been inserted into his brain and was being vigorously stirred. This pain almost made him fall to the ground.

Suddenly, the sound of children’s laughter from the front interrupted Li Si’s thoughts, and the pain disappeared. It turned out that the rain had stopped, and a group of children had run out from the front of the alley.
“Ouch!” A boy accidentally bumped into a child at the side of the road. He fell face-first onto the ground, splashing himself with muddy rainwater.

Seeing the mud on himself, the boy spat out a mouthful of muddy water and burst into tears with a “Waa!”
Seeing their playmate fall to the ground, the other children surrounded the child by the roadside.

“You son of a bitch, don’t you have eyes? You bumped into my little brother!” A boy who was rounder than the other children stepped forward and pushed the child.
Li Si recognized the one speaking. He was the son of a nearby butcher, named Yu Hu. His father’s pork shop had grown quite large in recent years, and almost everyone in the county town bought pork from there.
As Yu Hu pushed the child, the child stepped back, avoiding Yu Hu’s shove. Yu Hu almost fell to the ground because of this.
“Hey, you’re dodging!” Yu Hu’s chubby face instantly flushed with this, and he angrily reached for the child, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

However, this child was particularly agile, weaving in and out among the children like a loach. Yu Hu couldn’t catch him at all.

Li Si hadn’t seen this child who was dodging before. He should be a child from a nearby neighborhood who had come here to play.

Yu Hu, being fatter, was panting heavily after chasing for a few rounds. He angrily shouted at his companions: “What are you standing there for? Catch him for me!”

The other children hadn’t joined in earlier because they felt it should be one-on-one to be fair. But now, hearing Yu Hu’s call, they didn’t think too much and all surrounded the child.

“Stop!” Li Si frowned when he saw this and shouted loudly.

The group of children stopped when they saw Li Si and respectfully called out “Mr. Li.”

The original owner had a scholar’s degree, so he was respected by these children.

In this society, a scholar’s degree was still very useful. Ordinary people would call Li Si “Young Master Li” when they saw him. These little rascals, having occasionally received teachings from the original owner, called him “Mr. Li.”

Seeing the children stop, Li Si nodded inwardly. Although most of these children were from poor families, they understood the importance of respecting teachers and valuing education after being taught by the original owner.