The next time Liu Sitian woke up, she found herself surrounded by a crowd of people. Her newborn vision was blurry, so she couldn’t see that her family members all had red, bloodshot eyes.
Instinctively, she wanted to cry again, still thinking about going back.
Since she was able to transmigrate, did that mean humans truly had souls, and that the Underworld really existed?
She wanted to die; she wanted to go file a lawsuit!
It must have been that fraud in her dream who wore the glittering golden robe and called himself an immortal who put her here. Just because she took a piece of his ragged parchment, was it really worth going this far?
If you didn’t want to give it away, then don’t pretend to be generous! She had picked the absolute most battered item; she had actively restrained herself and hadn’t even dared to look at those magnificent jewels, terrified that she wouldn’t be able to resist scooping them all into her own arms.
Don’t think she didn’t remember what that stingy bastard was called. She had noticed it when scanning the code to pay—his name was Zhang *ren.
But dying was an incredibly high-difficulty task for a newborn infant who was only a day old…
As a result, the little infant, who could still only eat and sleep, wracked her brains and finally came up with an excellent way to die.
Choking herself to death while drinking milk!
She took a fierce gulp of milk, held it in her mouth without swallowing, and waited until she couldn’t hold any more before swallowing it all in one big gulp.
In the end, she didn’t choke to death, but she coughed so violently it felt like her lungs were about to come out. This time, right before she blacked out, she clearly heard the loud wailing of her current family.
The voices were filled with fear and panic, especially two female voices that cried out with heartbreaking agony.
For a split second, she felt a pang of guilt, but thinking of her aging parents in her past life who would be left with no anyone to rely on, she hardened her heart, preparing to try again next time.
Under her various reckless attempts, it actually bore fruit that very night. Once again in a dream, another person claimed to be an old immortal.
This time, the old man wasn’t dressed nearly as magnificently as the last one…
He smelled entirely of cooking vegetables.
The old man claimed to be the Kitchen God!
Oh, she was well-acquainted with the Kitchen God—the one who reports good deeds to the heavens and protects peace in the mortal world.
In her past life, there was a period where she was constantly getting startled, frequently experiencing heart palpitations and drowsiness.
Her father had bought a portrait of the Kitchen God and pasted it in the kitchen. During festivals and holidays, they would offer incense, fruits, dishes, and candies.
Later on, she had miraculously recovered.
From then on, her family pasted a portrait of the Kitchen God every year.
After listening to his explanation, Liu Sitian finally understood.
Peeking at the envious little look in the Kitchen God’s elderly eyes, she understood it completely.
That ragged piece of parchment was indeed a massive treasure. It was a space, or more precisely, a transit station connecting the Three Realms.
If the deities of the Heavenly Court wanted to descend to the mortal world or visit the Underworld, they didn’t need to use the Heavenly Ladder. They only had to enter the space first, then exit through another invisible door inside it, which was both fast and convenient.
People from the Three Realms frequently gathered in this space and occasionally stayed here. Those with high divine status even had permanent residences here.
Therefore, this parchment space was genuinely important.
That immortal had taken it out by mistake, never expecting that she wouldn’t choose the magnificent treasures, but would instead pick a piece of parchment that looked completely ragged on the surface.
But words spoken could not be taken back. Since it was given to her, it belonged to her; it was bound to her soul, and no one could snatch it away, making it impossible to demand it back.
They could only seal the spatial doors of the Three Realms and refine a new one, which, truth be told, was quite a hassle.
She heard that a certain Mr. Zhang had been whispered about quite a bit behind his back, and even his wife had pulled his ears, blaming him for working sloppily.
Speaking of which, Liu Sitian also guessed who the stingy bastard she cursed out actually was. Someone who could hold such an important item in his hands and was named Zhang *ren…
It was definitely the Jade Emperor, Zhang Bairen!
She quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva—gulp!
She had cursed him.
She had secretly cursed him several times in her heart.
She wouldn’t be retaliated against, would she?
Next, the Kitchen God quietly gossiped with her, revealing that the little soul who left had backing up above.
Since she had helped out, she wouldn’t be short of benefits.
Then Liu Sitian was forced to get—but actually thoroughly enjoyed listening to—an earful of Heavenly Court gossip.
Although the old man spoke vaguely, she managed to piece things together by combining it with various TV dramas from the modern era.
This matter actually traced all the way back to Chenxiang splitting the mountain to save his mother.
Because Chenxiang split Mount Hua to rescue the Holy Mother of Mount Hua, a new Heavenly Law was established, allowing immortals to fall in love. The news brought widespread celebration, and most immortals quickly shed their single status, living a cozy married life with the ones they had long set their eyes on.
While other immortals were constantly paired up, acting all lovey-dovey, it made some of the single immortals incredibly envious.
Chang’e and the Seventh Princess were the worst affected.
Both of them were individuals who once had love but lost it.
Especially the Seventh Princess; aside from envy, she felt mostly grief and a sense of imbalance. Her Dong Yong had long passed away, and even her children had been gone for nearly a thousand years.
It wasn’t that she hadn’t thought about remarrying, but there was a tacit, unwritten rule in the Heavenly Court.
Because her previous partner was merely a mortal, this status caused some immortals to look down on her, feeling that being with her would lower their own social standing.
If her ex-partner had been some kind of great almighty being, that would be a completely different story.
Those willing to date her were all minor immortals with no backing, who merely fancied her status as the Jade Emperor’s daughter.
How could the proud Seventh Princess look down on these “phoenix men”?
Once even Chang’e found a new partner, she became even more heartbroken, feeling that her life was far too bitter.
Consequently, she cried all day and wept all night, making the Queen Mother’s heart ache and driving the Jade Emperor crazy with irritation.
And the little soul who had left happened to be the very last trace of the Seventh Princess’s bloodline—her great-great-great-great-great… granddaughter!
The Seventh Princess begged the Queen Mother to let this trace of bloodline reincarnate into an immortal fetus. The Queen Mother, feeling she owed her daughter, agreed, which meant the henpecked Jade Emperor also agreed.
But an immortal fetus wasn’t that easy to come across.
Immortals already had a difficult time getting pregnant, and those with a bit of status were even less willing to give birth to such a child.
Particularly those originating from the Chan Sect, who were deeply influenced by Yuanshi Tianzun and placed great importance on one’s spiritual roots and heritage.
They waited and waited, until finally, a minor goddess with no background in the heavens became pregnant. The opportunity had arrived.
But since the little baby girl of the Liu family was about to be born, someone had to take her place!
And didn’t Liu Sitian just happen to stumble right into it?
So she was pressed into service by Zhang *ren, who had been holding a grudge over his lost treasure.
Of course, His Majesty would never admit to that. He claimed it was because Liu Sitian possessed excellent character—not only did she not shortchange him, but she even generously gave an extra five cents!
She would surely fulfill her filial duties well toward the elders of the Liu family.
After listening to these reasons, deeply feeling her own insignificance and lack of connections up above, Liu Sitian burst into a loud wail of sorrow, tears streaming down her face. As she cried, she peeked through the gaps of her fingers, putting on a full display of wanting to throw a tantrum and give up entirely.
This scared the Kitchen God so much that he quickly coaxed her, saying she would live to a hundred in this life, enjoy a happy family, and remain free from illness and disaster. He also mentioned that this was a parallel world, and once her life here ended, she would return to her past life, arriving at the exact same point in time, down to the very second.
“To be able to live two lives is something others couldn’t even beg for; it won’t delay you from fulfilling your filial duties to your parents from your past life.”
Liu Sitian’s crying abruptly stopped, and she asked whimpering, “Really?”
Seeing the Kitchen God nod, Liu Sitian added, “But I wasn’t prepared. When other people transmigrate, they use their savings to buy tons of stuff.
For example, bicycles, radios, watches, sewing machines, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.
All kinds of fabrics, all kinds of meats, and all kinds of medicines, so they can live a life of luxury in this era. But I don’t have a single thing, wah wah wah wah…”
She started crying again…