When she woke up again, Su Qian was lying by a stream. She was still wearing the familiar Hanfu, and there was no blood stain on her body. She stretched out her right hand and gently touched the place where she was injured before.
Huh? The wound has healed? Or, or maybe she wasn't injured at all? If she was injured, how did she come back to life?
Su Qian was almost breathless from the pressure of the questions. After a moment, Su Qian resolutely gave up thinking.
No matter why, just being alive is the most important thing. She still has to go back to the modern era.
Su Qian looked around. This place looked like a poor and backward village. The surrounding tree trunks showed traces of being cut down, and some branches were lying on the ground in a mess.
Su Qian continued to walk forward, and a disgusting stench of corpse hit her in the face. The smell was pervasive. She suppressed the nausea, covered her mouth and nose and continued to move forward.
Gradually, more and more corpses and body parts appeared on the road. Some had already rotted, while some had not yet rotted. They were all covered with flies.
The road was littered with the corpses of humans and animals, so many that there was no place to step. Su Qian lost her balance and accidentally stepped on an unknown organ...
The remains of the organ looked a bit like a stomach. When she kicked it, a pool of foul-smelling juice splashed out, and some of it splashed onto the surface of her shoes. Su Qian was so disgusted that she started to retch.
What kind of luck is this? First, I was inexplicably transported to this ancient time, then I was shot to death by my future partner with an arrow through the heart, and then I was resurrected in this godforsaken place.
It’s really hard to evaluate this luck.
Su Qian didn't know how long she had walked on this road covered with corpses and flies. When she finally saw the crowd, she was exhausted.
Su Qian quickly walked towards the crowd, but they stared at her warily, "Auntie, can you give me a drink of water?"
The old lady exchanged glances with the man next to her. The man looked at Su Qian for a long time before nodding at the old lady.
One of the so-called Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues in ancient times is that the husband is the bond of the wife. The wife must absolutely obey her husband. This is a special moral relationship between husband and wife in feudal society.
This is especially true in today's wartime situation. The husband is the pillar of the family, and the wife must obey his wishes.
Only after the man nodded did the old lady dare to give Su Qianshui water to drink.
The old lady handed Su Qian a worn ceramic bowl. Su Qian took it and saw that the water in the bowl was murky.
Su Qian raised her eyes and looked at them doubtfully: "This water..."
Can I drink it?
The old lady kindly explained to Su Qian, "There's war going on everywhere right now, so it's a good thing there aren't any body parts in the water. This water was brought by my husband after he walked five kilometers upstream to the stream, boiled it, and then let it cool."
"Although it still looks a little cloudy, it won't cause disease if you eat it."
Only then did Su Qian feel at ease to drink it. After drinking two bowls of water, she finally no longer felt dry in the mouth.
"Auntie, I'd like to ask, what is the current war situation?"
The old lady sighed, "Ever since that awful witch was shot dead by General Lu Huan with a single arrow two months ago, the war has begun. The northern army has been advancing southward with unstoppable force, and has already captured twelve cities in our Nanchang Kingdom."
Two months ago? Has it been that long?
In addition, Yan Xuanye had actually captured twelve cities in Nanchang State, which undoubtedly added tremendous difficulty to her mission.
But why is she a witch? He, Lu Huan, is the evildoer, actually spreading rumors about her.
Su Qian spoke tentatively, "Since that woman was a demon, how could she be so easily killed by General Lu Huan...with one arrow?"
"I heard that after the witch died, she turned into a golden light and flew away, leaving not a single hair behind."
The old lady exclaimed: "If this isn't a witch, then what is it?"
The old man also spoke indignantly: "It's all because of this damned witch that the two countries started the rebellion. The North was fine for the past few decades, but it was around the time this witch appeared that the North started to attack our Nanchang Kingdom."
Su Qian remained silent, which only aroused their suspicion. The old lady turned to Su Qian and asked, "Oh, by the way, young lady, where are you from? Why don't you curse that witch and the northern barbarians?"
Su Qian pointed at the Hanfu she was wearing and said, "Of course I'm from Nanchang. Look at my clothes and my appearance. I can't be a girl from the north, can I?"
The old man asked, "Then why don't you curse those traitors?"
Su Qian had no choice but to make up a story: "My family motto... forbids swearing."
The old lady stared at her clothes in amazement. "Yes, her clothes and jewelry show that she is from a wealthy family. Then why did you end up here?"
"The war was raging, and my grandmother fell ill. My mother was extremely worried, so I went with my parents to visit her. We encountered the war on our way here, and in our haste to escape, we lost touch with my family."
The old lady sighed and said, "Yes, the war has displaced so many families."
Su Qian took off the silver ring on her left ring finger and said, "Madam, in these chaotic times, it's really hard for a woman to protect herself. I wonder if I could... use this silver ring to exchange for a set of clothes with you."
The eyes of the old lady and the old man were all happy. "I have clothes, but the clothes of an old woman like me are either old or worn out. I wonder if you are willing to wear them."
"Auntie, do you have any clothes for young men?"
The old lady was a little puzzled. "Young man? Yes, I have one, but my youngest son has been called up to the army. I wonder what you want with this young man's clothes?"
Su Qian explained to her, "Being a woman isn't safe enough. I want to find a set of young men's clothes to wear, disguise myself as a man, and then paint my face a little darker. I think this will be much safer."
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