Reborn and returned, sisters swapped

The moment Gu Jinyan stepped into the library, he was enveloped in a rich aroma of books.

The building is surrounded by towering bookshelves, with books neatly arranged.

The dim light flickered between the bookshelves, illuminating the numerous books.

The building was silent, except for the sound of her footsteps echoing in the empty space.

Gu Jinyan's gaze swept across the bookshelves, a hint of excitement in his heart.

She gently took down a yellowed book, the cover of which bore the four ancient characters "Tianji Binglue" (天机兵略).

A thought struck her, and she was about to carefully peruse the book when she inadvertently noticed a scroll in an inconspicuous corner on the lower shelf.

The scroll had been eroded by time, with slightly yellowed edges, as if it had been forgotten here for many years and was covered in dust.

Gu Jinyan paused slightly, a hint of curiosity rising in his heart.

She slowly squatted down, took out the scroll, and gently unfurled it.

The text on the scroll is strange and obscure, with ancient and difficult-to-read characters.

She examined it closely and saw that the scroll depicted strange and unusual patterns: there were giant beasts that resembled flying birds, mountains with distorted shapes, and some rays of light that seemed to be moving around.

The scene was filled with an air of mystery, as if it came from an unknown world.

At the very bottom of the scroll were some incomprehensible characters. Gu Jinyan managed to decipher one sentence: "This item, if obtained, can connect with heaven and earth, and reverse one's destiny..."

She frowned slightly, a cold smile creeping across her face.

She had heard many such absurd claims. Ancient families were rife with strange and supernatural things, and many people became obsessed with them, only to end up gaining nothing.

"What talk of connecting heaven and earth and changing fate? It's all just nonsense," she thought to herself, believing that the scroll was nothing but rambling and could not provide any real help to her revenge plan.

She casually set the scroll aside and continued to peruse the military strategy book in her hands.

Gu Jinyan opened the pages of "The Art of War" and carefully studied the strategies within.

Her gaze gradually focused, and she seemed to be immersed in ancient wisdom.

Although the words in the book are concise, they contain profound truths, and every sentence gave her a thunderous shock.

"Warfare is based on deception." This sentence was deeply imprinted in her mind.

The core of military strategy lies not in simple head-on battles, but in how to skillfully use tactics to confuse the enemy and strike unexpectedly.

She reflected on her current predicament: the enemy was in the dark while she was in the light. To win, she had to rely on these cunning strategies.

Gu Jinyan began to plan every step of the future in her mind: how to deal with the turmoil in the mansion, how to use others' strengths against her, and how to advance step by step in the struggles inside and outside the family.

However, just as she was lost in thought, a strange feeling suddenly arose in her mind—why would that scroll, which seemed absurd and useless, appear in such a hidden corner of the library?

Every book here has been carefully organized by the ancestors of the Prince's Mansion over the generations. How could there be anything worthless left behind?

She pondered for a moment, her eyes flickering, before picking up the scroll she had casually set aside again.

This time, she carefully examined every detail of the scroll and suddenly discovered a few tiny characters faintly visible in the corner of the back of the scroll, which were almost impossible to notice without close inspection.

Gu Jinyan leaned closer to the scroll, staring intently at it, and barely managed to make out a few lines of small characters: "The ancestors of the Gu family obtained this item. Only those with a destined fate can understand it; those who defy it will bring disaster upon themselves."

Passing this down to future generations, be careful.

Her heart skipped a beat. Although the words were still obscure and difficult to understand, they conveyed a subtle warning.

This scroll may not be the nonsense she initially thought it to be.

Perhaps, behind this seemingly insignificant thing lies some unknown secret of the Gu family.

Gu Jinyan rolled up the scroll again and put it in his bosom.

Although she doesn't plan to study it in depth for the time being, her intuition tells her that this scroll might play an unexpected role at some point in the future.

Gu Jinyan shook off his distracting thoughts and continued to peruse military strategy books.

The most important thing for me right now is to enhance my own wisdom and strategy.

She casually flipped to another volume, "Nine Secret Strategies," which contained many profound insights on how to use troops, mobilize morale, and offensive and defensive tactics.

She wanted more than just a position within the family; she wanted to become someone who controlled the entire situation in this complex world of power struggles.