Assassin Farmer Chapter 2
Translated by Pure
Edited by NovaLeir
Chapter 2: Body Possession? Transmigrated?!
When Su Shuilian woke up, the surrounding environment was not the Medical Center in SuZhou. It was not the Spring of the 23rd year in the Republic of China –but in the wilderness.
Wilderness? Su Shuilian blinked, propped up her seemingly weak body, and after looking around in confusion, she looked down at herself: "Huh?" This dress doesn't seem to be the one she’s worn before. Could it be that the maid changed it for her when she was in a coma? But it shouldn't be this kind of gorgeous silk. She doesn't have many requirements for her clothes, but only requires them to be comfortable. The two maids who had served her since childhood also knew this. Usually, every layer of her clothes was made of fine cotton and silk. The clothes she was currently wearing looked luxurious but were too warm, airtight, and too soft and were definitely not hers…
Inadvertently, she swept her hands and frowned again. These equally pale hands were a bit smaller than her own; and there were many scars on the back of the hands, which must have been caused by branches and thorns. However, this is obviously not her original pair of slender, fair-skinned hands, that were well maintained for embroidery.
She was Su Shuilian, the eldest daughter of the Su family – who had been the chief embroiderer of the "Su Embroidery Home" for more than five years. Could it be that everything before that was just an illusion? Those nineteen years were just a lucid, deep, life-like dream? Her real self was actually a woman who had a weak, unable-to-bear-hardship, kind of body? Oh, no, not a woman; she should be called a young girl. Judging from her body, she might not even be as old as Shuiyan. If you can read this, it means this chapter was stolen from puretl .com
Thinking of her own sister Su Shuiyan, Su Shuilian couldn't help but sigh. She never expected, really never expected that her father’s concubine, who was always well-behaved and reasonable in front of everyone, and had a clear distinction between seniority, and her lively and beautiful sister Shuiyan, would take such actions on her due to jealousy. They had even used the eldest Young Master’s name, tricked her to head over to the old Master’s courtyard, ruthlessly pushed her down, and took away the large Suzhou embroidery <Along the River During Qingming Festival>. That piece took her four months to complete...
Shaking her head lightly, although it felt a little heavy, there was no stinging feeling. Could it be that she had only imagined that she was pushed by Shuiyan and seemed to hit the corner of the table in the old Master's courtyard?
Su Shuilian held her weak body up, and was once again convinced that this petite and weak body was not her own.
The doubts between her brows did not dissipate as she picked up a large stick beside her. Using the stick as leverage, she leaned the weight of her body on it, and took a few staggering steps. After the dizziness improved, she began to look around.
A small bag hung on a bush several steps away. Su Shuilian stepped forward and took it over to take a closer look. She guessed that it should belong to the original owner of this body. The movements of her arms did not stop, and she shook off the bag to see if there were any items that could clarify her identity.
It is a pity that there were only a set of three-piece yellow silk underwear in the bag, a empty water gourd, a short dagger, a sandalwood comb, a palm-sized bronze mirror, several pieces of jewelry wrapped in silk: a jade hairpin, a gold hairpin with flowers, a pair of white jade bracelets carved with dragons and phoenixes, and a heavy pouch. In the purse were five silver ingots and a few pieces of silver.
Su Shuilian once again felt puzzled as she rested and pushed her hand on her forehead: She was unsure about the jewelries, but silver ingots and broken silver have long been banned from circulation, right? Before last year, there were coins that were indeed made of silver, but since last year, only Fabi* was allowed. Why are there such a dozen or so silver ingots and broken silver in this bag? Looking at the clothes, it didn’t look like this person had been living in the wilderness for a long time. Even after staring at her reflection in the bronze mirror, she couldn't make out a clear appearance, but could roughly see the outline of the face, and it definitely was not Su Shuilian. Coupled with the cloud hairdo, her black hair falling from the shoulders, and a clean forehead, Su Shuilian firmly believed that this person was definitely not her, definitely not the Su Shuilian who used to wear dovetail-style bangs and buns.
PureTL: When circulation of silver dollar coins was prohibited, and private ownership of silver was banned. A new currency issued in its place was known as Fabi ( 法幣).Su Shuilian put down her bag gloomily and sat down on a thick tree stump in frustration. She massaged her weak legs and thought hard about any possible reasons. After a long while, although she could not think of any possibility, she was reminded by a rumbling sound in her stomach: Could the reason that this body was so weak be because of hunger?
Immediately, she suddenly thought: Could this body have been starved to death and then occupied by her own soul? Heavens! Isn't this body possession? Was this the legendary ‘borrowing a corpse to bring back a soul’? Su Shuilian was stunned: then what about the real Su Shuilian? Was she dead?
Su Shuilian could no longer think any more when the sounds of wild beasts roared from not far away. It was followed by a violent tearing sound; Su Shuilian woke up, and remembered that this was a forest, which was bound to have many starving beasts. It was best to find a hiding place first.
Picking up the bag from the ground, leaning on a thick stick, she tried her best to walk in the opposite direction of the beast's roar. However, after a fierce roar, the forest regained its original tranquility.
Su Shuilian stood there and listened for a while, making sure that there was no more roaring. After thinking, she used the stick and propped herself up as she slowly made her way to the place where the sounds were coming from. She hoped it was a scene she was thinking of. Su Shuilian held onto her stick and walked as her heartbeat increased nervously. If she had guessed incorrectly, then her life would have been gone again. If you can read this, it means this chapter was stolen from puretl .com
Looking at the messy and bloody scene in front of her, Su Shuilian suppressed her desire to vomit. She supported her body that was about to faint, and raised the corners of her lips strangely on her pale face, revealing her inner joy. Finally, she could fill her stomach and continue her will to live.
Although it doesn't look very easy to handle.
A white tiger that was more than four times her size, and two big wolves.
She tremblingly approached the three fierce creatures that had already been injured and died due to their fighting and took out the short dagger. She didn't know how to use it and she did not know where to start.
Peeling, cutting meat, grilling. This is what she sees from Qizhi in her spare time, but she never imagined that one day she would have to do the work herself.
As the eldest daughter of the Su family's First Madam, and the chief embroiderer of the "Su Embroidery Home" for five consecutive years, her life can be described as delicate and comfortable. What's more, with the status and fame of the Su family in Suzhou City, she was not allowed to do these trivial things. Her hands were protected from holding needles, for embroidery.
However, currently, she could no longer wait for food to be delivered to her mouth. Only self-reliance can survive. Although this body was not Su Shuilian, the soul was. From then on, she was Su Shuilian and Su Shuilian was her.
After thinking about it for a while, even until the twilight loomed, Su Shuilian still did not dare to touch the bodies of these three fierce creatures. Her fist clenched tightly, and after a few deep breaths, she decided to start working with the dagger. Yes, work. Thinking of these actions as simple work, she did not believe that she could not overcome her inner tension and fear.
Just as she was about to begin, she heard some sounds in the haystack behind her, and then two snow-white puppies rolled out. Well, seeing them licking the two long-dead wolves, Su Shuilian realized that these two should be wolf cubs. They had come out to find their parents.
The corners of Su Shuilian's eyes were a little wet, and she felt ashamed for her desire to eat their meat. She stepped forward and picked up the two little wolf cubs who seemed to have just been born, and said softly, "Don't be sad, how about I bury them for you?" The two wolf cubs did avoid her and called “woo woo” in response. Looking at their moist and bright eyes, Su Shuilian felt as if they could understand the meaning of her words.
Lightly placing the little wolf cubs on the haystack. Su Shuilian began to dig a hole with her dagger. She had spent a long time digging, but looking at the small hole, Su Shuilian couldn't help but feel anxious. The sky was getting darker, she was unsure if more ferocious beasts would come out to hunt for prey. She was alone with two little wolves; what was she going to do?
Turning around, she glanced at the two obedient little pups sitting on the hay and smiled. She didn't expect that the first living being she met would be a pair of wolf pups, and not a fellow human.
The little wolf cub also glanced back at Su Shuilian. Seeing her staring at them, the two made some "woo woo" sounds in confusion, and then rolled and crawled all the way to Su Shuilian's feet and licked her twice. They had started to dig the soil as she had previously done. When Su Shuilan saw their cute behavior, she stopped thinking and continued on with her unfinished work, digging until the hole was big enough to hold two big wolves.
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"Done," Su Shuilian laid a circle of small stones next to the pit where the big wolves were buried, so that she would be able to find it when she came back with the little wolf cub in the future. Although she was still unsure if she could get out of this forest safely, she could not be sure if she could come back here in the future. However, she was used to marking anything that came from her own hands.
She patted off the dust on her body, dragged the dead white tiger with all her might, and said to the two wolf cubs, "Where do you live? Can you take me there?"
After the two wolf cubs circled around their buried parent’s grave a few times, they returned to Su Shuilian's side. The two pups raised their heads and made a "woo woo" sound, grabbed the front legs of the white tiger, helped her drag the white tiger, and motioned for Su Shuilian to follow them.
After walking for about 50 meters, she followed the little pops and split the bushes in front of her, and a large hole that was two meters wide appeared in front of her. Su Shuilian was relieved. This must be their home – otherwise the little wolf pups would not be so familiar.
They threw the white tiger at the entrance of the cave and followed the little wolf pups into their home.
Other than the frightening appearance of the cave, it was not very dirty. The ground was cushioned with thick dry branches and leaves, stepping on it and making a "chacha" sound. The cave was not big – it was very narrow and long; and it stretched for about ten meters before reaching the end. At the end was a puddle. If you can read this, it means this chapter was stolen from puretl .com
Oh, no, this was not just a puddle. It turned out to be a naturally formed stalactite. Along the long stalactites, below the center, one of the stalactites was a small puddle. In it were several scoops of transparent crystal green liquid that did not seem like normal water; it was green like jade.
This is? Su Shuilian dipped a little bit with her index finger and put it in her mouth to taste it. The taste was fresh and refreshing. When it entered her stomach, she felt instantly refreshed. She no longer had the feeling of exhaustion and hunger like before.
What exactly was this? It seemed as if it seeped from the top of the cave. However, looking up at the top of the cave, the rate of the water droplets falling could not even be seen; it was strange. It seemed to take a long time to accumulate a drop from the top to even drop into this puddle. No wonder the place where the crystal green liquid was filled had not overflowed at all. How many years would it take to even fill this small puddle?
Su Shuilian thought for a long time, racking her brains for a while, but couldn't figure out what this crystal green, transparent liquid was.
