She suddenly found herself inside a mysterious space.
The space was divided into three areas.
In the center stood a small bamboo house.
To the right of the bamboo house stretched a vast field, half of it black soil and the other half yellow soil.
To the left was a well surrounded by a number of withered trees.
Song Wanning walked over to inspect the dead trees.
Looking closely, she found that every one of them had dried into lifeless trunks. They were so withered that she couldn’t even tell what kinds of trees they had originally been.
How strange…
Is this really a storage space?
Then why are all the trees dead?
Shouldn’t they be lush and thriving instead?
Shaking her head, she walked over to the well.
Leaning over the edge, she saw that the water inside was crystal clear.
She swallowed unconsciously and used the wooden bucket beside it to draw up a bucket of water.
Without any container, she cupped the water with both hands and took a sip.
The water was cool and sweet.
The exhaustion throughout her body disappeared instantly.
Even the gnawing hunger in her stomach eased considerably.
It seemed this well water possessed extraordinary effects.
In her previous life, she had read plenty of novels in her spare time.
This…
must be her own space and spiritual spring.
Looking beyond the withered trees, she noticed an enormous open area roughly the size of a basketball court.
Behind the farmland was another open space of nearly the same size.
Her eyes lit up.
With so much empty land…
Could I bring things from outside into this space?
Song Wanning immediately decided to test the idea.
Returning to the outside world, she looked around the room.
There wasn’t much worth taking, so she focused on the bowl sitting on the table.
Using only her thoughts, she tried moving it into the space.
The next moment—
The bowl disappeared.
When she entered the space again, it was lying exactly where she had imagined it would be.
“It worked!”
She was overjoyed.
After repeating the experiment several more times, she confirmed that she could freely store outside objects inside the space.
Curious about the bamboo house, she walked over and pushed open its door.
The moment she stepped inside, she froze.
The interior was completely different from the outside.
It looked almost identical to a modern supermarket.
Several large shelves stood neatly arranged inside.
They were stocked with rice, flour, cooking oil, and all kinds of staple foods.
There were also shelves filled with snacks, beverages, and daily necessities.
Almost every household item imaginable was available.
There was even a section dedicated to baby products.
“My goodness…”
“Heaven is truly treating me well.”
“Not only did I get reborn…”
“It even gave me such an incredible gift.”
Seeing all the food made her stomach rumble once again.
She walked over, picked up a carton of milk and a loaf of bread, and quickly filled her empty stomach.
Near the checkout counter, she noticed seven or eight books stacked together.
Walking over, she picked one up.
They were ancient medical texts.
Flipping through them, she discovered they all focused on acupuncture.
The contents fascinated her.
After all, she had been a Traditional Chinese Medicine physician in her previous life.
Many of the techniques recorded inside were things she had never encountered before.
Without realizing it, several hours passed.
She became so engrossed in reading that she completely lost track of time.
Just then, the sound of someone unlocking the door came from outside.
She immediately became alert.
Putting the book down, she quickly left the space and lay back on the bed.
Almost at the same moment, the door swung open.
Song Wanning turned toward the entrance.
A young woman wearing two braided pigtails and a gray homespun outfit came rushing inside, crying as she threw herself beside the bed.
The moment Song Wanning saw her, both hands clenched tightly into fists.
She bit her lower lip so hard it nearly bled.
Her eyes turned bloodshot.
It was Song Miaomiao.
When enemies met, hatred burned all the stronger.
“What are you doing here?”
“Get out!”
Unable to endure it any longer, Song Wanning sat upright and slapped Song Miaomiao across the face.
The slap stunned Song Miaomiao.
She forgot to cry.
Covering her burning cheek, she stared at Song Wanning with wide eyes in disbelief.
“You…”
“You hit me?”
“And you think you don’t deserve it?”
“It was obviously you who slept with Wang Zhuzi.”
“So why should I marry him in your place?”
“Song Miaomiao, listen carefully.”
“Even if I die, I will never marry Wang Zhuzi for you.”
“Either you marry him yourself…”
“Or give up on that idea completely.”
Holding her face, Song Miaomiao glared at Song Wanning with resentment.
She had heard from her mother that no matter how much they tried to persuade Song Wanning today, she refused to marry Wang Zhuzi.
She had come intending to persuade her personally so the plan wouldn’t be ruined.
Who would have thought that before she could even say a single word, she would receive a slap across the face?
In the past, no matter how badly they bullied Song Wanning, she would simply endure it in silence and continue working without complaint.
What had happened today?
Why had she suddenly become so fierce?
Could it really be because she’s being forced to marry Wang Zhuzi?
“Sister…”
“I know you’re angry.”
“I’ll accept that slap as you venting your anger.”
“Since you’ve already hit me…”
“Mom asked me to tell you to get yourself ready.”
“In a few days, you’ll be sent to Wang Zhuzi’s house.”
Suppressing the anger boiling inside her, Song Miaomiao turned around and left immediately after saying those words.
Before leaving, she locked the door again from the outside.
Once she was gone, silence finally returned.
Song Wanning began sorting through everything in her mind.
The one who had slept with Wang Zhuzi in her previous life had clearly been Song Miaomiao.
So why had she been the one forced to marry him?
And…
Did Ke Yizhou know that he had been set up?
Six days earlier, the Li family’s son in the village had gotten married.
Liu Cuihua had originally been invited to the wedding banquet.
Because something came up, she sent Song Miaomiao in her place instead.
After returning home that day, Song Miaomiao had pulled Liu Cuihua into a room.
The two of them talked behind closed doors for a very long time.
Thinking back carefully…
That same night, Song Wanning had taken a drink from the cup on the table.
Soon afterward, she began feeling dizzy.
She returned to her room to sleep.
Not long after lying down, she felt someone climb into bed beside her.
Her whole body became unbearably hot.
That person kept touching her.
Everything that should have happened between a man and a woman happened that night.
When she finally regained consciousness, Wang Zhuzi was lying beside her.
Naturally, she believed that the person she had spent the night with had been Wang Zhuzi.
Now she finally understood.
The man that night had actually been the Ke Yizhou Song Miaomiao had just mentioned.
She didn’t know him at all.
In fact, she had never even met him.
She vaguely remembered that when Song Miaomiao was about to give birth, Ke Yizhou had returned and taken her away.
After that, he rarely came back.
It wasn’t until the child was around two years old that Song Miaomiao returned, saying the man had died.
She brought back more than three thousand yuan.
The family used the money to build a brand-new house.
From then on, Liu Cuihua and Song Dashan treated Song Miaomiao even better.
As for everything afterward…
Song Wanning knew very little.
By then, Wang Zhuzi had already locked her inside the house.
She hardly ever went outside again.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
That single slap earlier had been letting Song Miaomiao off too lightly.
Judging by the Song family’s determination, they would never stop until they forced her to marry Wang Zhuzi.
No.
I absolutely can’t let them succeed.
After eating inside the space, Song Wanning had regained some strength.
She refused to remain imprisoned here.
She needed to find someone for help.
The village chief of Wangjiawan was known for being fair and just.
She could seek his assistance.
The problem was…
The door had been locked from the outside.
How could she get out?
A thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
Could I use the space to escape?
She immediately tested the idea.
Standing beside the bed, she entered the space.
After walking a few steps inside, she exited again.
Sure enough, she appeared several steps farther away from where she had entered.
It works!
The only question remaining was—
Could she pass through walls?
She tried once more.
This time, using the space, she actually emerged through the wall.
She was absolutely thrilled.