Seeing that Ye Xiruo was drowsy, Aunt Wang tucked her back into bed, tidied up, and left.
Unbeknownst to Ye Xiruo, after Aunt Wang left, spiritual energy began to gather around her body. Initially, the area was small and went unnoticed. However, gradually, the vortex of spiritual energy grew larger and larger, eventually enveloping the entire village.
On a distant island, a young man in black, his weathered eyes gazing into the distance, let out a long roar: "Heaven has eyes, my clan's holy maiden has awakened."
Within a celestial mountain shrouded in mystical energy, a white-robed immortal gazed at the starry sky with a complex expression, his calm face revealing no emotion: "Whether it brings fortune or misfortune, it all depends on you."
Inside a magnificent palace shrouded in demonic energy, the red-haired, blood-eyed demon lord grinned sinisterly: "I missed the last one, but this time I certainly won't let this one go. Hahahaha—"
Inside a solemn and majestic imperial city, the young emperor turned the jade-green thumb ring on his hand: "She's coming back."
...
This vortex lasted for three whole days, shocking countless powerful figures on the Taiyan Continent. However, all of this had nothing to do with Ye Xiruo. For her, these three days were like a nap, and the entire Liu Family Village seemed to have stopped in time, with no one noticing anything different from usual.
Several sects surrounding Liujia Village did send people over, believing that such a rare spiritual energy vortex must indicate the emergence of a great treasure. However, Liujia Village seemed to be shrouded in some kind of formation; anyone who took a step forward would be teleported tens of thousands of miles away, so much so that no one dared to take the risk after less than two days.
Another rumor gradually spread that Liujia Village was protected by gods or a great spirit beast in the back mountain, and that one should never, ever get close to it.
When Ye Xiruo woke up, she felt that her wounds had healed considerably; they no longer hurt unless she moved around a lot. But she was also very hungry. How long had she slept?!
Ye Xiruo got out of bed, casually threw on a white coarse cloth coat, pushed open the door, and prepared to look at her yard.
Ye Xiruo's eyes widened. What a large courtyard! It was probably around 500 square meters. The walls were made of blue bricks, looking simple and elegant. The two plots on the left were vegetable gardens, planted with spinach, cauliflower, cabbage, radishes, and some other vegetables she didn't recognize! Next to the vegetable gardens, near the corner of the wall, was a chicken coop. It looked about 80% new, but unfortunately, there were no chickens inside.
To the right of the courtyard were two houses of moderate size, also made of blue bricks and tiles. Entering one, one was a storeroom, covered in a thick layer of dust from being unused for so long. Most of the items were locked in wooden crates, and Ye Xiruo, even if she wanted to look, didn't have the key and could only retreat.
Then I walked to another room, and great, it was the kitchen!
On the earthen stove in the countryside, there was a large pot and a small pot, the middle one seemingly used for boiling water. In the kitchen, there was half a bag of rice, about ten kilograms of corn, and about ten kilograms of flour. Although they didn't look very appealing, they smelled quite good.
Luckily, she had lived with her grandparents for a while before and knew how to use this kind of stove, otherwise, would she really have been forced to starve to death while holding half a bag of rice?
Shaking her head, Ye Xiruo drew half a bucket of well water from the yard, tidied up the stove, and prepared to cook a pot of mixed grain porridge.
She lit the fire, washed the rice, and put it in the pot. Although Ye Xiruo did it clumsily, she managed to throw the rice into the pot after half an hour.
Aunt Wang's pickles were really good. Ye Xiruo licked her lips, revealing her foodie nature. After adding a few more bundles of firewood, Ye Xiruo went to the vegetable garden to prepare for self-sufficiency.
Ye Xiruo picked a few sprigs of lettuce, spinach, bok choy, and cilantro. The radish wasn't fully grown yet, but she also pulled one. What surprised her most was discovering several large cabbages growing in a corner of the garden. With cabbages, she could make her own sauerkraut and pickles. In winter, she could make sauerkraut fish, sauerkraut stew with tofu, and sauerkraut noodles. No way, her mouth was watering!
Aunt Wang came in from outside and saw Ye Xiruo holding a large cabbage with a blissful expression, a few drops of drool at the corner of her mouth. She was immediately heartbroken. The child wasn't fully recovered, and yet she had gotten out of bed and run outside; she must be starving!
"Xiao Liu, Auntie brought you food. Come back inside and eat."
Ye Xiruo finally came to her senses, quickly wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, stood up, and almost collapsed again, making Aunt Wang's heart jump.
"Aunt Wang, I'm fine. I cooked some multigrain porridge in the kitchen, and I'll make some cold dishes when I get back, then I can eat it."
"You're still very weak, how can you run around like this?" Aunt Wang looked at Ye Xiruo with concern, which warmed her heart. Finally, there was someone who was genuinely kind to her.
"Thank you, Aunt Wang. I feel much better today."
Aunt Wang brought a pot of fragrant chicken soup today, along with some pickles that Ye Xiruo loves. Ye Xiruo's eyes crinkled with laughter as she tugged at Aunt Wang's arm and shook it, saying, "Auntie, you're so good to me."
"I watched you grow up, you're like my own daughter. Poor thing..." she said, about to cry.
Ye Xiruo panicked: "Auntie, don't be sad, I'm fine, don't worry! I'll take good care of myself."
"Okay, okay, Auntie will go check if the porridge is ready."
After a bowl of chicken soup, Ye Xiruo felt warm all over; the taste was absolutely amazing. Perhaps it was due to the ingredients? She could study that further in the future. Next, she ate a small bowl of multigrain porridge with pickles, and her stomach was completely full.
After seeing Aunt Wang off, Ye Xiruo lay in bed. In this unfamiliar world, although she was fearless, she couldn't help but feel a little lost.
This world is so vast, and I've heard there are immortals, demons, spirit beasts, and monsters. Can a weak woman like her really survive? A big question mark rose in Ye Xiruo's mind.
"Do you want to become powerful? Do you want to go back and take revenge?" A cold voice suddenly appeared in Ye Xiruo's mind.
Ye Xiruo sat up abruptly, her already large eyes widening: "Who are you? Show yourself." Her seductive tone sounded exactly like Snow White's stepmother.
"Don't worry, I'm right here in your mind's eye. I saved your life."
"What's your purpose? I can grant you a small request, but don't go too far." In her past life, she misjudged people, leading to that tragic end. In this life, she will never easily trust anyone, especially those who claim to be doing it for her own good.
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