The girl lying on the bed had a pale face, her slender fingers clenched tightly on the dirty bedsheet. She seemed to have a nightmare as sweats were pouring down her forehead as she struggled to wake up.
"Ahh…"
"Shut up! Don't make noise so early in the morning!" A female voice yelled back from outside the room.
The girl opened her eyes in a daze, her blue pupils were in a haze before it slowly focused. She looked at the familiar and unfamiliar ceiling above her and accidentally called out, "Aunt?"
"Shut up, Yu Shi Lan!"
That familiar harsh and unfeeling voice, it was definitely her foster mother, Su Wan Rou.
Yu Shi Lan's face scrunched in disgust.
Even if she was dreaming, why did she have to dream of that vicious woman Su Wan Rou? Just thinking about her miserable days in her first life, Yu Shi Lan wanted to chop these people off several times.
She was so stupid and naive in her first life, thinking that her foster parents truly cared for her while in truth they were only after her father's pension.
How ridiculous.
Yu Shi Lan worked so hard to get her fosters family's recognition to the point that she nearly killed herself but in the end, they told her directly that they never cared for her. If it was not for her father's generous pension after his death, no one would care for her.
She spent years afterwards living in the cultivation world.
With her mediocre talent, it took her more than a decade to reach the height where she could finally form her golden core.
Yet during the trial of fire, she failed because of her past.
"Tsk."
Yu Shi Lan clenched her fingers and when she wanted to use her Qi, she was stunned to find that she couldn't sense any.
'It couldn't be.'
She sat up in shock and felt dull pain in her head.
Looking down at her clothes, Yu Shi Lan was dazed for a moment and then pinched her hands as hard as possible.
It hurts.
It hurts so much.
'So, instead of dreaming, did she really come back to the past?' Yu Shi Lan thought in a daze. While she knew that there were some tools that could be used to turn back time and return to the past, Yu Shi Lan had never thought about finding those things.
Because she knew very well that with her qualification, she would be nothing more than cannon fodder in that battle.
The past decade had taught her many things from all aspect of life.
But what never changes is her hatred and desire for revenge.
Ah…
Perhaps, this is the reason why she failed in the trial of heart. Because she was so full of hatred in her first life that she was thrown here, to the timeline before her death.
Speaking of which, what date is it?
Yu Shi Lan looked around her small room and glanced at her outdated phone on the table beside the bed.
Because her foster parent didn't think it was necessary for her to buy new phone, they still let her use the same phone for more than 10 years. Now, this phone could barely work, but Yu Shi Lan still saw the date.
31 December year 890 of the Green Planet Calendar.
Yu Shi Lan's expression froze.
Because she knew that less than 24 hours from now there will be a great disaster that struck the entire Green Planet.
"Yu Shi Lan! Are you a pig?! Go and cook for your brother!" The female voice from outside interrupted Yu Shi Lan's thoughts once again.
Yu Shi Lan's eyes turned cold and murderous intent spread out. In the past decade, she had killed many people for various reasons. From fighting for resources, revenge, and even the battle of qualification, there were a lot of people who had died in her hands.
Adding a few more people would not matter.
Would not…
No.
Yu Shi Lan closed her eyes and suppressed her raging emotions.
Cultivation paid close attention to one's causal relationship.
Even though her past life was entangled in miserable situation because of this foster parents and step brother of hers, nothing that crossed the line has happened in this life yet.
And if she killed them before the world is in chaos, she would only end up in jail.
It's not worth it.
Just be patient.
Starting tomorrow… no laws would be able to restrict her.
She took her bag and counted the money inside.
Because the pension from her father's death was given straight to Su Wan Rou, Yu Shi Lan was only given a little bit of pocket money and had to work hard every day after school.
It was estimated that if it was not because her foster parents cared for their images, they would not even let her go to school.
In their eyes, it was nothing more than a waste of money.
Yu Shi Lan sneered and packed her bag as she walked out.
"You finally came out, you dead girl!" A middle aged woman, Su Wan Rou, was standing with her hands on her hips. Her clothes were brand new and it was obvious that Su Wan Rou was someone who paid close attention to her life and well being.
How about Yu Shi Lan?
Old unfitting clothes, pale face and thin body. If it was not because the clothes covered it, one would be able to see traces of beating on her slender and frail hands and legs.
She's 17 years old, but she looked younger than 12 years old kid because she lacked nutrition.
It was a stark contrast.
Yu Shi Lan looked at Su Wan Rou coldly and said, "I won't cook."
In her first life, Yu Shi Lan remembered that her frail body and the fever made her unable to get out of the bed.
It was Su Wan Rou who pulled her out and dragged her to work.
In her words: it's just a little fever and it would not hinder her from cooking and cleaning up the house.
This should have been school vacation, but the so called vacation is nothing more than hell for Yu Shi Lan.
"What did you say, you dead girl?" Su Wan Rou glared at Yu Shi Lan and her strong body was ready to attack.
Yu Shi Lan knew very well that her frail body at this current time would never be able to compare with her foster parents. If Su Wan Rou really wanted to beat her up, then there was nothing that she could do.
But the weak also has their own way to survive.
"I said, I won't cook! I don't feel well and I have high fever! I can't work in this state!" Yu Shi Lan said back, nearly yelling with all of her strength.
She felt deeply how weak she is at this stage, which made her despise herself.
It was precisely because she was so weak that she suffered so much in her first and second life.
Now, no matter whether this is a dream or she truly came back, she will never let the other party dictate her life!
"What sickness! I think you only want to be lazy! Get over here, you dead girl!" Su Wan Rou held the rolling pin in her hand and chased after Yu Shi Lan.
"Murder! Murder! Help me! My foster mother wants to kill me!" Yu Shi Lan screamed on top of her lung as she ran around the living room, trying to buy time as much as possible.
They were living in an apartment and there were many people outside.
Yu Shi Lan's scream directly attract a lot of people's attention.
After all, this is still early morning and most people hadn't even gone to work yet.
"Shut up! Yu Shi Lan!"