When Su Shuiche woke up from her coma, the surrounding environment was not the westerner's clinic in Suzhou in the spring of the Republic of China. Instead, it was a dense forest.
Forest?
Su Shui Yue blinked her eyes and propped up her seemingly weak body. After looking around in confusion, she lowered her head and looked at herself in confusion, "Huh?"
These clothes did not seem to be the ones she had worn before. Could it be that the maid had changed for her when she was unconscious?
But it shouldn't be this kind of gorgeous silk. She didn't have any requirements for her clothes to be gorgeous, but she had always wanted them to be comfortable.
The two maidservants who had served her since she was young also knew this. From the inside to the outside, they were usually made of fine cotton and silk. The clothes that she was wearing now, which looked luxurious but was actually stuffy, airtight, and uncomfortable, definitely did not belong to her.
She inadvertently swept her hands and frowned again. This pair of white hands was smaller than hers. There were many scratches on the back of the hands, presumably caused by the branches and thorns.
However, this was clearly not her original pair of slender, white, and protective embroidery hands.
However, she was Su Shuiche, the eldest legitimate granddaughter of the Su family who had been the chief embroiderer of the "Su Embroidery House" for more than five years. Could it be that everything before was her illusion? Was the whole nineteen years a clear, deep, and real dream?
The real her was actually this weak and powerless woman who couldn't bear anything?
Oh, no, it should be called a young girl. Looking at her body, she was probably smaller than Shuiyan.
Thinking of her concubine-born sister, Su Shuiche couldn't help but sigh.
She didn't expect, really didn't expect, that her concubine, who had always been well-behaved and reasonable in front of everyone, and her lively and beautiful sister, Shuiyan, would actually take revenge on her because they were jealous of her embroidery skills. They used her eldest brother's name to trick her into going to the old master's place and took away the large Su embroidery "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that she had spent nearly four months to complete. They even ruthlessly pushed her to the ground.
She gently shook her head. It was a little heavy, but she didn't feel any sharp pain. Could it be that she had been pushed by Shui Yan and seemed to have hit the corner of the table in the Old Master's room and then lost consciousness? Were all her hallucinations?
Su Shuiche forced her weak body to stand up. Once again, she was sure that this petite and weak body was not her.
The confusion between his brows did not disappear. He picked up a large branch beside him, supported himself with his whole body weight, and staggered a few steps.
When the dizziness subsided, he began to observe his surroundings.
There was a small bundle hanging on the bushes a few steps away. Su Shuiche went forward and took a closer look. She guessed that it should belong to the original owner of this body.
Her hands didn't stop moving. She shook open the bundle, wanting to see if there was any letter or something that could prove her identity.
Unfortunately, there was a set of three pieces of light yellow silk clothing in the bundle, an undergarment, an inner garment, and an outer garment, a gourd that was probably filled with water and was now empty, an exquisite dagger, a sandalwood comb, a palm-sized bronze mirror, and several pieces of jewelry wrapped in silk cloth: a jade hairpin, a floral hairpin, a pair of white jade bracelets carved with dragons and phoenixes, and a heavy little pouch.
The embroidered pouch contained five pieces of silver coins and some pieces of silver.
Su Shuiche once again held her forehead in confusion. Looking at these pieces of jewelry, she couldn't be sure. However, silver ingots and pieces of silver had long been banned from circulation, right?
Before last year, silver coins were indeed still used. However, since last year, only coins were allowed to be used.
Why would there be silver ingots and pieces of silver that were worth about ten taels each in this bundle?
Looking at the clothes, she didn't look like someone who had been secluded in the mountains for a long time.
She looked at the bronze mirror again. After a long time, she couldn't see her appearance clearly. However, she could roughly see the outline of her face. She was definitely not Su Shuiche.
Coupled with the cloud hair on her head, the black hair falling on her shoulders, and the bright and clean forehead, Su Shuiche firmly believed that this person was definitely not herself. In other words, this person was definitely not the original Su Shuiche who had a swallow-tailed bangs and a young girl's bun.
Su Shuiche gloomily put down the bundle and sat dejectedly on a thick tree stump. She beat her weak legs and thought hard about the reasons.
After a long time, she couldn't think of anything. However, she was reminded by the rumbling of her stomach: The reason why this body was so weak was because of hunger.
Then she suddenly thought: Could this body have starved to death and then been occupied by her own soul?
Heavens!
Isn't this possession?
Is this the "reincarnation in a corpse" mentioned in the legendary records?
Su Shuiche was stunned. Then, where was the real Su Shuiche?
Was she dead?
However, Su Shuiche didn't have time to think more. Not far away, there was the sound of wild beasts roaring, followed by the sound of fierce fighting. She suddenly woke up. Only then did she remember that this was a mountain forest. There was no guarantee that there would be wild beasts eating people. It was better to find a place to hide first.
She picked up the bundle on the ground and tried to walk in the opposite direction of the roaring wild beasts with the help of a thick branch.
However, after a fierce roar, the forest not far away once again returned to its original tranquility.
Su Shuiche stood in place and listened for a while. After confirming that there were no more roars, she thought for a moment and slowly moved towards the place where the roars had come from.
She hoped it was what she thought.
Su Shuiche tightly grasped the branch and bundle in her hand. She was so nervous that her heart beat faster.
If his guess was wrong, then his borrowed life would be gone.
Looking at the messy and bloody scene in front of her, Su Shuiche suppressed the desire to vomit and supported her almost fainting body. Her pale little face strangely raised the corners of her lips, revealing her inner joy.
That's right, he had food that he could continue to live on.
Although it didn't look like it would be easy to deal with.
A white tiger that was more than four times the size of her and two large wolves.
She trembled as she approached the three fierce creatures that had already died from fighting. She took out the dagger she didn't know if it was useful or not, but she didn't know where to start.
Skinning, cutting, barbecuing.
This was what she had seen in strange books in her free time. She had never thought that there would be a day when she would personally try it out.
As the eldest granddaughter of the Su family's first wife and the head embroiderer of the "Su Embroidery Home" five times in a row, her life could not be described as not exquisite and comfortable.
Furthermore, given the Su family's status and reputation in Suzhou, it was not up to her to personally do these trivial things.
Her hands were protected to be used to hold needles and embroider.
But now, how could she sit and wait for food to be delivered to her mouth?
Only by relying on herself could she survive.
Although this body was not Su Shuiche, the soul was.
From now on, it was Su Shuiche, and Su Shuiche was it.
After thinking for a long time, Su Shuiche still did not dare to go forward and touch the bodies of the three fierce creatures until dusk enveloped them.
Her fists tightened and tightened. After a few deep breaths, she decided to hold the dagger and start working.
Yes, work.
Seeing these actions as simple work, she did not believe that she could not overcome the nervousness and fear in her heart.
Just as she was about to go forward, she heard a rustling sound from the pile of grass behind her. Immediately after, two snow-white puppies rolled out.
Uh, seeing them whining and taking turns to lick the two large wolves that had long died and gradually stiffened, Su Shuiche realized that these two should be wolf pups.
They had come out to find their parents.
The corners of Su Shuiche's eyes were slightly wet. She was ashamed of her desire to skin and eat meat.
She went forward and picked up the two wolf pups that seemed to have been born not long ago. Quietly, she said, "Don't be sad. I'll help you bury them, okay?"
The two wolf pups did not avoid Su Shuiche's closeness and whined. Looking at their moist and bright eyes, Su Shuiche felt that they could understand the meaning of her words.
She gently placed the wolf pups in the haystack and used the dagger to dig a hole. Looking at the small hole that she had dug after a long time, Su Shuiyin couldn't help but feel a little anxious. The sky was already dark, and she didn't know if there would be more ferocious prey coming out to hunt at night. She was all alone with two wolf pups, where should she go?
Looking back at the two obediently squatting wolf pups, she smiled knowingly. She did not expect that she would meet these two little guys instead of the person she was looking for.
The wolf pups also saw Su Shuiche's gaze. Seeing that she was staring at them, they whined in confusion. Then they rolled and crawled all the way to Su Shuiche's feet, licked her twice, and began to dig the ground like Su Shuiche. Seeing their cute behavior, Su Shuiche stopped daydreaming and continued the unfinished work at hand. She dug the hole until it was big enough to hold the two large wolves.
…
"Okay."
Su Shuiche laid a circle of small stones next to the hole where the large wolves were buried, in case she could not find this place in the future when she brought the wolf pups back.
Although she did not know if she could safely get out of this forest, she did not know if she would have a chance to come back in the future.
However, she was used to making a mark on any item that was made by her.
Patting the dust off her body, she struggled to pull up the white tiger and called out to the two wolf pups, "Where do you live?
Can you take me there? "
After the two wolf pups circled the pit a few times, they returned to Su Shuiyin's side. They raised their heads and whimpered a few times. They bit the white tiger's front leg and helped her drag the white tiger. They also gestured for Su Shuiyin to follow them.
After walking for about fifty meters, she followed the wolf pups to push aside the bushes in front of her. In front of her, there was a two-meter wide hole. Su Shuiche understood that this must be the wolf's cave.
Otherwise, the wolf pups would not be so familiar with this place.
She left the white tiger at the entrance of the cave and followed the wolf pups into their home.
Other than the smell of urine in the cave, it was not very dirty.
The ground was cushioned with thick dry branches and leaves, and when they stepped on it, they made a "Cha Cha" sound.
The cave was not big, but it was very narrow and long. They walked for about ten meters before they reached the end.
At the end, there was actually a puddle.
Oh, no, this was not a puddle, but a naturally formed stalactite.
Along the long and sharp stalactite, there were clear drops of stalactite.
In the center of the stalactite, there was a depression, and there were a few ladles of transparent crystal green liquid that looked like water but was not water, like jade but was not jade.
This is?
Su Shuiche used her index finger to pick up a little bit and put it in her mouth to taste. It tasted fresh and refreshing, and when it entered her stomach, she was immediately energized. She did not feel tired or hungry at all.
What exactly is this thing?
It seemed to have seeped down from the top of the cave and then accumulated there.
However, when she looked up at the top of the cave, there was no moisture seeping through, only a little strange.
However, if it was from the top of the cave to the depression, how long would it take? No wonder there was no sign of the crystal green liquid overflowing from the depression.
How many years would it take to accumulate this liquid?
Su Shui Yue thought for a long time, but she still couldn't figure out what the crystal green liquid was no matter how hard she tried.