After being reincarnated, I cultivated immortality.

On a hot summer day, amidst the swaying shadows of the trees, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly broke the silence of the woods.

Chi Yi, who was taking a nap against a tree trunk, suddenly opened her eyes and looked toward the source of the sound.

Before long, a tall woman, dressed smartly but disheveled, was seen running forward at top speed, holding a sword in one hand and pulling a seven or eight-year-old girl by the other. The woman kept looking back, her face full of anxiety, clearly indicating that someone was chasing them.

The little girl's fair cheeks were flushed, and the red cinnabar mark between her eyebrows made her look even more charming. She was panting heavily as she ran, but she still gritted her teeth and ran with all her might.

"Ah~"

The little girl, who was running, suddenly tripped over a protruding tree root. The woman had to stop and help the little girl up. In just a short while, four or five men in black with swords appeared in front of them.

The woman held the sword horizontally in front of her chest, pulling the little girl behind her to protect her, her eyes sharply fixed on the leader of the men in black.

"My daughter and I have already agreed to leave and never return to the capital, so why do you still want to kill us all!" the woman asked the man in front of her with a resentful voice.

The leader said coldly, "If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze. Go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the men in black drew their swords and charged towards the woman.

"Moon, hide!" the woman said, drawing her sword to meet the swords of the men in black.

The little girl named Yue'er obediently hid behind a big tree, her face full of worry as she peeked out.

Chi Yi watched the battle not far away, her breathing becoming much lighter, afraid of being discovered by those men in black and being killed to silence her, after all, this was the first time in her life she had encountered something like this.

The fight continued. The woman's martial arts skills were quite good, and every move she made was ruthless. The men in black were unable to do anything to her for the time being, but if the fight dragged on, they would be at a disadvantage.

Chi Yi glanced at Yue'er hiding under the tree, then at the group of people still fighting, and picked up a branch and threw it down.

With his eyes fixed on the moon fighting in the distance, he suddenly felt a pain on his head, and was stunned for a moment. Looking at the vibrant tree branches on the ground, he realized that they had obviously been broken.

Looking up, she saw a little girl about her age, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with healthy wheat-colored skin, perched on a tree trunk, looking at her while putting her index finger to her lips in a shushing gesture.

Yue'er nodded, her brows furrowed slightly, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Seeing that she understood, Chi Yi quickly climbed down from the tree.

After landing, he stood in front of Yue'er, then pointed to a tree not far away, indicating that she should follow him.

Yue'er glanced worriedly at her mother, who was still fighting in the distance, her expression hesitant.

Seeing her like this, Chi Yi leaned close to her ear and said, "There's a big hornet's nest up ahead. It stings really hard. It can help your mother."

Upon hearing this, Yue'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately followed her to the tree, where she also saw the hornet's nest she had mentioned.

Give me your coat.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yue'er immediately took off her coat and gave it to her.

Chi Yi grabbed the clothes and quickly climbed up the tree. When she got to the hornet's nest, she quickly wrapped it up with the clothes, then climbed down the tree and handed the nest to Yue'er.

"I value my life. Now it's up to you to decide your own fate!" With that, Chi Yi turned and left without looking back.

Holding the wasp nest in her arms, Yue'er watched the departing figure, which seemed to glow amidst the dappled shadows of the trees, and a smile appeared on her face.

He tightened his grip on what he was holding, turned and walked straight toward the sound!

The gears of fate begin to turn!