A piece of Japanese incense

Her name was Nanyin. She was dead.

On the night before the college entrance examination, when she was memorizing and quickly retrieving a vast amount of high school knowledge at a glance, a drop of blood from her nose quietly fell on the yellowed paper. She felt dizzy and lost consciousness.

When she opened her eyes again, she had found herself in the body of a five-year-old girl.

The little girl's name is Zhi Yihe. Her father Zhi Yian is the top scholar in the imperial examination. Her stepmother is the emperor's most beloved daughter, Princess Ruilin. Her grandmother is a gynecologist who has been practicing medicine for generations. Her grandfather Yun Jingmo is the emperor's most trusted imperial physician.

However, none of this matters anymore.

Because she is about to step into the brink of life and death again, with her life hanging by a thread.

The first thing Nan Yin saw when she woke up was that she was tied up and thrown on the ground. The roof of the house was in tatters, the door frame was loose, and the wind was whistling violently in her ears. She felt weak, cold and hungry.

"I think this little girl is about to die, so let's just leave her here so we can go back and report back."

"Yes, brother. I heard there are wolves on this mountain. This little broken house can't resist the wolves if they come."

"Clean up the scene and don't leave any traces."

Nan Yin noticed that each of them had their faces covered, and only one person was putting out the fire. The scimitar reflected in the moonlight, revealing the shape of a dog and the moon.

Faced with the choice between death and life, Nan Yin made a quick decision.

Hearing their voices gradually fading away, she rolled over to the still smoking fire that had just been put out, turned her back, and used the remaining warmth of the torch to untie her bound hands.

She didn't know how long it had been, but the residual heat from the fire was burning the back of her hands and it was stinging. Finally, one of the ropes burned through. She twisted her hands hard and the rope on her hands was finally untied. She moved her arms slightly and untied the hemp ropes tied around her mouth and feet.

She walked out of the shabby house, not knowing where to go. She remembered that when the little girl was taken to the mountain during the day, there was a family on the mountain. She planned to stay there for a while and get through the night.

"Brother! Look! Did that little girl run away?"

"What! How is that possible!"

"Quick! Quick! Quick! Catch her back now!"

A group of strong men were holding torches, they looked ferocious, with hideous faces and murderous intent, their eyes were as sharp as cheetahs.

"Everyone be careful! If we don't catch them, we will die!"

"Don't worry, bro. We are in this area. We can't get away."

Nan Yin's tiny figure was looming in the moonlight. Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and her eyes were flashing with fear. She was speechless. Why were these people walking so slowly? They didn't have a carriage or anything? She thought while running desperately.

She saw a patch of grass in front of her that was taller than her. The grass was swaying in the darkness, like a merciless ghost quietly spying on her. Seeing the fire behind her getting closer and closer, she dived into the grass without thinking. The grass scratched her tender skin, but she didn't feel any pain, only the persistence to survive.

Nan Yin felt as if time had no end, and her escape seemed to never end. She didn't know how long she had been circling in the grass, and despair was weighing her down, but she knew that only by running away could she save her life. The night surged in like a tide, engulfing her in endless despair.

She saw the fire approaching, and she didn't dare to run any further, fearing that they would see her move in the grass. She curled up into a ball, hiding in the bushes, panting. Her face was pale, beads of sweat hung on her forehead, and her heartbeat was buzzing in her ears.

"That little girl might be hiding in the bushes, brothers, search for her carefully."

The moonlight cast mottled shadows through the leaves. Nan Yin felt that the bushes gave her a temporary sense of concealment, but this concealment also made her more frightened, because she didn't know if she would be more likely to be discovered if she hid. She closed her eyes tightly, held her breath, and tried to make herself as invisible as the bushes. The sound in the bushes was getting closer and closer, as if something was quietly approaching her, and she couldn't help but imagine all kinds of terrible scenes.

It was as if some kind of spell trapped her here, unable to move. She suppressed her fear, controlled her breathing, and tried to hide herself deeper. At this moment, she felt a faint sound coming from the bushes, rustling. Her eyes widened. She didn't know if it was the sound of the wind or someone was trying to find her. She could feel her heart beating violently, as if it was about to jump out of her chest...

"Thump...thump..."

"You idiot, go over there! There are so many people trying to dig in one place!"

Nan Yin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the voice that was approaching her go away.

"Brother, why don't we look for it tomorrow? It's so dark here, I can't see anything."

"Yes, yes, let's not attract the wolves with our big fanfare."

"Bullshit, if we can't find anyone, we'll all die"

"She's just a little girl. She's out in the wilderness. Even if she runs away, she might get caught and eaten by wolves."

"If he's alive, I need to see him. If he's dead, I need to see his body. Otherwise, how can I explain this to my superiors? Stop talking nonsense and find him now."

She squatted in the bushes for a long time, listening to the noisy sounds that came and went. She didn't dare to move at all, so she just curled up like this...

Maybe it was because her body was too weak, or maybe it was because this body was too young and lacked strength. Nanyin's eyelids began to twitch, and she closed her eyes uncontrollably and soon fell asleep...

"sough……"

The wind was howling, the grass was swaying in the wind, and some messy fragments entered her mind...

"Ah He, who do you love most, daddy or mommy?" "I love grandma the most~"

"Ah He, try the dumplings made by mom. Are they delicious?" "They are terrible. I won't eat them. Give them to dad. Hahaha~"

"Ah He, your father is going to marry someone else, he doesn't want us anymore." "Wuwu, no, no, father said he loves He Er the most..."

Nan Yin slowly opened her eyes and found herself still in a large patch of dense grass. The surrounding scenery was strange and ancient, and the air was filled with the strong smell of plants. Looking around, she felt a sense of confusion.

Nanyin looked back at the terrain and realized that outside the reeds was a trap dug by a hunter. She struggled to stand up and walked to the trap. The pit was about 2 meters deep. Nanyin looked down and saw a wolf with its foot caught in a trap, dying.

She took off her bloodstained, dusty clothes and threw them down. The wolf heard the noise, stood up with difficulty, and howled twice. Nanyin didn't have time to pity the wolf, so she took off her skirt and pulled out her hairpin and threw them all down.

"Fortunately, ancient people wore a lot of clothes," Nan Yin thought. She hoped that the people who had captured her would see the clothes in the pit and think that she had been eaten by wolves.

Nan Yin was about to stand up when she suddenly felt sore all over. There were circles of scars on her small wrists. She felt a chill on her back due to sweating. Nan Yin hugged herself and was about to walk towards the family when she fainted...