A suffocating sensation suddenly struck. Su Luowan abruptly opened her eyes—only to realize she was still underwater.
What was going on? Hadn’t she gone to save that girl who jumped into the river?
Struggling to recall, Su Luowan remembered that her last memory was dragging that girl with all her strength, swimming toward the riverbank.
But now, why was she the only one left in the water? Where had that girl gone?
Something wasn’t right!
Su Luowan quickly twisted her body and managed to surface.
The suffocating feeling vanished instantly. She opened her mouth wide, greedily gulping down the long-lost fresh air.
This was completely wrong!
When she had been saving that girl, she was clearly under a bridge in a first-tier city.
But the scene before her now—this was a quiet little mountain village!
Not far away were rolling mountains, and by the river stretched a lush, dense forest.
The river water carried a faint chill. With no time to think, Su Luowan hurriedly swam toward the shore.
But as she swam, she noticed something unbelievable—her clothes, and her hands… rough and unfamiliar.
These weren’t her clothes!
And these definitely weren’t her hands!
The moment she climbed onto the shore, a flood of memories that didn’t belong to her surged into her mind, like a dam bursting open.
It took Su Luowan a long time to gradually recover.
It seemed… she had transmigrated! And not just anywhere—she had gone from the modern world into a fictional version of the 1970s!
Sitting on a rock by the river, she stared at the clear water with a helpless, almost tearful expression.
Since childhood, she had lived on a mountain with her two masters and rarely went down. This time, she descended the mountain only because a critically ill patient needed treatment.
She had wanted to test her medical skills, so she volunteered for the task.
Who would have thought that after successfully treating the patient and just leaving the hospital, she would encounter a girl attempting suicide by jumping into a river?
And now, despite being an excellent swimmer, she had “lost her life” while saving someone.
Well… not exactly. Heaven hadn’t let her die—it had sent her into someone else’s body.
Thinking this, Su Luowan finally calmed down and began sorting through the unfamiliar memories in her mind.
Coincidentally, the original owner of this body had the exact same name—Su Luowan.
Wait… the original owner’s mother!
In those memories, she discovered that the woman’s appearance was exactly the same as her own mother from her past life.
Her mother had died of illness when she was five. Her father had left even earlier. She had always believed her mother’s illness was largely due to grief over her father’s death.
With both parents gone, she became a true orphan. After the age of five, she lived in an orphanage.
Later, she was fortunate to be chosen by two masters and became their last disciple.
From then on, she followed them, learning various skills. Who could have expected that her very first trip down the mountain to save someone would lead to this?
She really had terrible luck.
But it seemed the original owner of this body had an even more tragic fate.
As Su Luowan sorted through the memories, she let out a helpless sigh.
This original owner was really… foolish beyond belief!
All because she saw her fiancé cheating with a female educated youth—she couldn’t take it and chose to end her life?
Her fiancé was a soldier, and also someone she had liked since childhood.
This time, he had returned from a long leave. She had thought that after waiting so long, her beloved had finally come back, and their families could begin discussing their marriage.
However, after his return, although she visited him several times, she rarely got to see him.
Even when they did meet, he was no longer as warm as before.
This afternoon, after lunch, the original owner had gone up the mountain to gather firewood. While passing through a small forest, she witnessed her fiancé secretly meeting someone else.
Unable to accept it, she ran to the riverside. In a moment of impulsiveness, she felt life was hopeless and lost the will to live.
Seeing this, Su Luowan couldn’t help but sigh again.
Did even the most rational people lose their minds when it came to love?
From the memories, the original owner wasn’t usually this impulsive. On the contrary, she had been a brave and filial girl.
Her life story was also rather tragic. Her father had disappeared when she was young, and her mother had raised her and her two siblings alone.
Two years ago, her older brother joined the army. After that, she changed from her once gentle nature and became increasingly “tough.”
She believed that since her brother—their protector—had gone to serve, she would have to protect the family in his place.
From then on, she forced herself to grow stronger, always standing in front of her mother and younger brother no matter what happened.
But such a brave girl—why would she lose hope so easily?
Didn’t she realize that her fiancé was clearly a scumbag?
If he could cheat even while engaged, who knew what worse things he might do after marriage?
And being able to see his true nature before marriage—wasn’t that actually a good thing?
Yet such a good girl had thrown her life away over this.
Su Luowan sighed inwardly. She didn’t know why she had transmigrated into this body.
But since fate had arranged it this way, she would live well on behalf of the original owner.
She would also protect her family and strive to give them a better life.
With that thought, she stood up and wrung the water out of her clothes. It was already early autumn, and the weather had begun to turn cool.
Worried about catching a cold, she followed the original owner’s memories and headed toward home.
The house wasn’t far from the river, and since it wasn’t yet harvest season, there were few people outside.
Su Luowan jogged all the way back and, fortunately, didn’t run into anyone.
Otherwise, in this era, being seen drenched like this would surely invite endless gossip and judgment.