Chapter 2
Book 1 Chapter 2 – Ancient Beauty
Xiang Shaolong woke up suddenly, his whole body in intense pain. He suddenly realized he’s now falling from a great height.
"Cras.h.!.+" Tiles flew all over and he felt himself cras.h.i.+ng through a roof right into a house, and landed on a man. Groans and the sound of bones cracking can be heard.
It was followed by a female’s scream and in his daze he seem to see the back of a naked woman running out, then he pa.s.sed out.
Without knowing how many days have pa.s.sed, in between bouts of consciousness, he seems to feel a woman taking care of him meticulously. Helping to clean his body and change his clothes, treating his wounds, feeding him goat’s milk. Finally on a certain night, he woke up. The scene that appeared before his eyes made him draw in a gasp of cold air.
Heavens! Where is this place?
He was lying on a soft and thick carpet, an oil lamp hanging on the wall. The dim light shone weakly in this crude house about 10 square meters large with mud and hay as walls and tiles as woof. On one side of the wall, rain coats and hats made from straw hung on it, and at the corner of the house there’s a fire pit with no fire. At its side there were cauldrons, stove, plates, bowls etc, primitive cooking equipment that can only be seen in museums. There were a few chests of different sizes on the other end, and there was a copper mirror on one of the chests.
Xiang Shaolong felt a chill in his heart.
That crazy director said he will only be here for 10 seconds, so why is he still in this nightmarish place. Could he really have gone back to Emperor Qin’s hometown.
Footsteps were heard.
Xiang Shaolong stared at the wooden door, his heart beating quickly, praying that this is only part of the experiment, a prank set up by Crazy Ma to trick him into believing that he’s really gone back to the past in that accursed furnace.
The wooden door was pushed open.
A beautiful lady wearing ancient hemp garment who could only possibly appear in movies appeared. She has a red scarf on her head, her long hair parted in the center, swept to the sides, tucked behind her ear and plaited into two braids. She carried a bottle, and on her feet she wore straw sandals and walked in.
She looked pretty, her figure nice and slim, and when her lively eyes saw Xiang Shaolong staring at her in shock, she was so startled she almost dropped the bottle. She hurriedly put it down, knelt down in front of him, her slender hands touching his forehead. She said some words very quickly in her melodious voice, her face full of joy.
Xiang Shaolong thought to himself, "It’s the end." and fainted again.
The sunlight irritated his eyes, waking him up. The house was quiet without anyone else.
He’s in a better shape than the last time. Besides he’s always been optimistic, so he stopped trying to think and tried to get up. He came out from beneath the blanket and realized he is now dressed in a weird looking ancient clothing that is at least two sizes too small. His collar crisscrossed around his front from the back of his neck and dropped straight to the ground. At the bottom he was wearing an ap.r.o.n like leather shorts, and looked absolutely ugly.
Xiang Shaolong suppressed the urge to hide beneath the blankets again and looked ahead. He saw that the roof was recently mended and remembered that when he dropped down from the sky, he landed on a man.
Is that person dead or alive? If he has hurt someone, why is that pretty ancient young woman treating him so nicely!
With all these questions puzzling him, he stood up.
He felt a wave of dizziness, and after a moment he found himself leaning in front of the window, his hands grabbing the sill, supporting his body. The sunlight shone on his face, making him feel a little better.
What really happened? Has something gone wrong with that accursed experiment? Why isn’t he back yet? Will he be forever unable to return? Wouldn’t his family and friends be really worried? And there’s no way he can have his great revenge in bed with Zheng Cuizhi now.
Xiang Shaolong is so miserable that he could cry.
The weather is so hot, if only he can have a can of soft drink.
He looked out and saw the lush green gra.s.s, abnormally blue sky and clouds that looked even whiter and cleaner than cotton.
Xiang Shaolong’s heart lurched, and knew that he has really gone back to the past. Why else would there be such an unpolluted sky.
The skin on his limbs has scars from the burn and luckily his is healthy and his skin is now renewing the cells, so it’s not too serious.
After wallowing in self-pity for a moment, Xiang Shaolong felt his energy rapidly returning and his curiosity rising.
What is the world like outside? Can he really find the tyrannous Emperor Qin as depicted in the movies?
He pushed the door open and walked out. It turned out he is in a quiet little valley, a stream flowing down the back of the house out of the
Xiang Shaolong felt an itch in his nose and sneezed. He woke up and saw that it was Mei Canniang teasing him with a mulberry leaf.
The sun has not risen.