I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

Everyone said Su Qimeng had been kind in her lifetime, and her father, Master Su, was an upright official who treated the people well. So, after Su Qimeng's untimely death, the heavens granted her a chance to transcend her calamity. She ascended to heaven in a flash of lightning, becoming an immortal, free from the sufferings of reincarnation.

Meanwhile, in the present day, in 2024, Zhang Wanqing was dining out with her brother and a few close friends. As she ate, chatted with her friends, and laughed loudly, she accidentally choked on her food. Her brother, Zhang Chen, lifted her from behind and thrust hard into her stomach, dislodging the food. Zhang Wanqing was saved. The method Zhang Chen used is the Heimlich maneuver mentioned at the beginning of this book.

Zhang Wanqing wasn't dead, but she had inexplicably fainted, and everyone rushed her to the hospital. The ambulance arrived at the hospital entrance, and Zhang Wanqing was carried out on a stretcher. Just then, there was a flash of lightning and thunder, the exact same weather as the day Su Qimeng was buried. Just as luck would have it, Su Qimeng fell from the halo in the sky, landing squarely on Zhang Wanqing.

Just like that, Su Qimeng, who traveled from the Tang Dynasty to 2024, became Zhang Wanqing.

Maybe you will say that this is just a coincidence, but why is Zhang Wanqing a descendant of the Mohist school, when the ancestors of the Mohist school had traveled through the cracks in time and space?

The ancestors of the Mohist school traveled from the modern era to the ancient world, but never returned, remaining there. After experiencing the passage of history, Su Qimeng's generation traveled from the ancient world to the modern world again, continuing to fulfill their ancestors' wishes. Doesn't this complete a closed loop?

Zhang Wanqing suddenly understood everything, it was all God's will.

Then, she saw the truth of the world, the connection between all things, and the possibility of the future. But the only thing she didn't see was whether she could travel back in time.

"Oh... I guess time travel is one-way. Even my ancestors can't travel back, let alone me?" Zhang Wanqing couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of this.

"Maybe time travel is not one-way, but can be repeated. It's just that my ancestors didn't find a way to open the space-time rift, so they had no choice but to stay in ancient times. However, God allowed their descendant, me, to come from ancient times to the modern times. If my ancestors knew about this, they would definitely be relieved." She comforted herself.

Just as Zhang Wanqing was immersed in all this, the door of the secret room was suddenly pushed open and a group of men in black rushed in.

Zhang Wanqing quickly took the spirit pearl into her arms. Her heartbeat raced in her chest, but her eyes were more determined and sharper than before. She could sense the men in black approaching, their eyes gleaming with greed and madness. Their goal was clearly the spirit pearl. She had to protect it and not let it fall into the hands of these evil men.

She quickly scanned the chamber, searching for any useful object. Scattered around the stone platform were ancient weapons, evidently left behind by the Mohist ancestors. She quickly grabbed a short sword, her only remaining weapon. Raising it, she scanned the chamber, searching for any mechanism.

The man in black began to approach her. Zhang Wanqing retreated quickly, her footsteps echoing on the stone slabs. She noticed a mechanism in the corner of the chamber, a device she remembered seeing described in Mohist texts. She rushed toward it, swinging her short sword to block the man's attack.

While her swordsmanship wasn't the most refined, in this life-or-death situation, each strike was imbued with power. Originally incapable of martial arts, under the protection of the Spirit Pearl, she became agile and decisive, each strike precise. She harnessed the power of the Spirit Pearl to enhance her perception and reaction speed.

The battle raged in the secret room, and Zhang Wanqing engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the men in black. She successfully triggered a mechanism, and the floor of the secret room suddenly opened up, catching several men in black off guard and falling. The remaining men in black became more cautious, spreading out and trying to surround Zhang Wanqing.

Zhang Wanqing knew she couldn't fight these men in black head-on. She had to use psychological warfare to instill fear in them. She began to move quickly around the secret room, using the light from her flashlight to create shadows, making it difficult for the men in black to determine her location.

She moved swiftly and silently, like a ghost moving through a secret room. The men in black began to feel uneasy. They didn't know which direction Zhang Wanqing would appear from, and their attacks became increasingly chaotic.

Zhang Wanqing seized this opportunity, suddenly bursting out from the shadows and stabbing a man in black with her dagger. Her attack was accurate and deadly, and the man in black fell to the ground. At this moment, Zhang Wanqing became extremely powerful, like a female knight with unparalleled martial arts skills.

As the men in black fell one by one, only the last remained in the chamber. Fear shone in his eyes, yet he still attempted to attack Zhang Wanqing. He drew a long sword and charged at her. Zhang Wanqing quickly retreated, parrying the man's attacks with her short sword. While her swordsmanship wasn't as good as his, her agility was superior.

She used the chamber's pillars as cover to avoid the attacks of the men in black. In between their attacks, she swiftly counterattacked, piercing the man in black with her dagger, striking him squarely in the heart. With the last man in black falling, peace returned to the chamber.

Zhang Wanqing was panting heavily, her body covered in sweat and blood. She knew she had to leave here as soon as possible, as the man in black might have accomplices who could arrive at any time.

She quickly packed up and carefully placed the pocket watch back in her bag. She double-checked to make sure the spirit pearl was also there. Then, she quickly left the secret room along the passage.

When she returned to the back door of the antique shop, she found that the street was empty. She quickly left the antique shop and disappeared into the night.