It’s all that woman Wang Daxiu’s fault, all her doing! She gave birth to a disaster that brought harm to others and yet deceived herself by claiming it was the descent of the Wenqu Star from the heavens, and that her entire future of glory and riches depended on this calamity.
If only I had known, if only I had known——
Li Dagui glared at Wang Daxiu with eyes bloodshot with rage, wishing he could pounce on her and tear this wretch to pieces!
Wang Daxiu shrank back under Li Dagui’s ferocious gaze.
Li Dagui had one elder brother and two younger sisters.
The elder brother died early, leaving behind nieces and nephews who felt ashamed and didn’t come.
In order to allow him and his elder brother to take wives, his two sisters were sold for a high bride price to a peddler said to be from the mountains.
In the end, neither Li Jinhu nor Li Jingou showed up. It was only Li Jinzhi’s grandfather, unable to bear the sight, who had Li Jinzhi’s mother send over a package of flatbreads as a final token of familial affection.
No matter how unwilling Li Dagui and Wang Daxiu were, they were eventually dragged onto the cart, and gradually, they left Qilidun, moving farther and farther away until they could no longer be seen...
At the end, Wang Yongping still couldn’t help but feel pity: "They got off cheap, just letting them go like that. Their family is fine, but it’s a pity for our big brother—"
At this, Wang Yongping clenched his fists in hatred.
Wang Yongzhu, however, smiled. According to what Wang Yongping said, she guessed that the days ahead for Li Dagui’s family would probably not be easy.
This was just the beginning of the Li Family’s days of suffering.
Seeing that Wang Yongping had also barely slept all night, and that there was not much to do at home now, Wang Yongzhu urged him to go back to his room and rest as well.
It was already noon, and the wind at the end of spring and beginning of summer blew in, making one drowsy.
Wang Yongzhu couldn’t go out at this moment; if she did, she would be watched by Jinhua, so she had to stay in the room.
Lying on the kang bed, she reconsidered the words Old Granny Zhang had said yesterday and the slight feeling that something was amiss before she fell asleep.
She carefully reviewed Old Granny Zhang’s words in her mind, and then pieced together the explanation about the Power Pill that the Xiao Tiantian System gave before its upgrade and escape.
A vague suspicion arose in her heart.
Her transmigration might not be as simple as what Xiao Tiantian had said.
There were many doubts.
First, why had it chosen her? And her replacement of Wang Yongzhu, what kind of technology was that? Soul transfer? That was not a scientific direction, but rather seemed more like a fantasy leisure trend, right?
Which family cultivating immortals still developed technological systems?
This was not following the same pattern, was it?
So, what exactly was the deal with her transmigration?
Secondly, she hadn’t noticed before, but after taking the Power Pill, she became incredibly strong the next day. The System’s explanation was that it had given the wrong medicine; it was supposed to be a Primary Level Power Pill but ended up being an Intermediate Level one.
If it had been before yesterday, she might have been half-doubtful, but the words from Old Granny Zhang yesterday mentioned that Wang Yongzhu had shown extraordinary strength from a young age.
If we follow what Old Granny Zhang said, we can conclude that, based on the genes of Old Granny Zhang and Wang Laozhu, it would be impossible for them to have a child with boundless strength.
Then, the only anomaly with Old Granny Zhang was that she consumed raw bird eggs during her pregnancy with the original host. Where did that bird egg come from? What species was it? Why did it have such an effect? Could this be the A-Level Physique mentioned by the System?
Based on this criterion, the price of C-level edible mushrooms, like the Yellow Pine Mushrooms, can reach ten taels of silver per pound, proving that they are extremely rare mountain delicacies.
So far, this is the only ingredient that the Xiao Tiantian System has actively prompted Wang Yongzhu about, proving its scarcity.
So, what should an A-level ingredient be? Could it be the legendary Lingzhi immortal herb or something similar?
And the corresponding A-level physique, could it be equivalent to the top physique in this time and space? In this backward little world, it’s unlikely that there would be anything like an S-level physique, right?
With the situation at the Wang Family, Wang Yongzhu had pretty much figured out that they were just an ordinary mountain village peasant household. How could they have the chance to give birth to a child with an A-level physique?
Thirdly, from that frustrating village love story that I’ve been keeping in mind, something crucial: gene matching and gene fusion rate. With the hint of the A-level physique, could it be assumed that in this time and space, apart from Wang Yongzhu, only Song Chongjin also has an A-level physique?
That’s why the System said that the gene matching fusion rate was as high as ninety-nine percent!
So, could it be that in the time and space where the System is from, marriage between people is based on gene matching? Therefore, is the System continuing the marriage laws of that time and space?
Then, if Wang Yongzhu obtained the A-level physique because of Old Granny Zhang consuming that bird egg, what caused Song Chongjin to have an A-level physique?
Moreover, Song Chongjin, with an A-level physique, has been staying in this mountain village. Aside from his mother who holds him back, is there no other reason? And what is the status of that legendary noble patron father?
Wang Yongzhu analyzed each point one by one and noted the questions in her heart, planning to give the Xiao Tiantian System a good interrogation when it finished upgrading, or rather, playing dead.
After sorting out her thoughts, she looked up and saw through the window slits, which were slightly ajar, that the sunlight outside was no longer so blinding.
There was a slight stir in the yard, as Lady Jiang had finally come out of her room and was whispering something to Jinhua.
I could vaguely hear words like "auntie"... "granny"... and "Jinguan," possibly discussing last night’s events?
Wang Yongzhu wasn’t interested in listening, her mind was estimating that Old Granny Zhang should be back from town soon, and after being cooped up in the house all day, she herself was feeling restless.
Stepping out of the house, she met the gaze of Lady Jiang and her daughter Jinhua.
Jinhua was okay, but Lady Jiang’s eyes reddened instantly. She hurried over and gave Wang Yongzhu a bow, "Thank you so much, younger sister, for yesterday! Our whole family will never forget the grace of saving our lives! Jinhua, get Jinshao out and kowtow to your aunt. Without your aunt, our mother and daughter might have been separated by life and death."
Wang Yongzhu quickly waved her hand, "We are all family. I am Jinshao’s aunt, after all. How could I stand by and watch you get hurt? Jinshao is still young, let him sleep a little longer, don’t wake him up!"
Lady Jiang insisted, "Saving a life is a great deed. We don’t have much to repay you, niece. His kowtowing to you is also our sincere gratitude!"
Jinhua hurriedly went inside to get Jinshao.
Just as Jinshao woke up, he didn’t see his mother but saw Jinpan next to him. His little mouth pouted, and he was about to cry.
Once Jinhua carried him out, originally sobbing and looking for Lady Jiang, he saw Wang Yongzhu and his tears started to fall, while he called out, "Auntie, auntie, hug—"
The little body lunged towards Wang Yongzhu.
Jinhua could hardly manage Jinshao’s squirming and nearly stumbled as well.
It was Wang Yongzhu’s quick reflexes that caught Jinshao in her arms.