In the Dàshùn Dynasty, Zhangjia Village:

“Ah… Mother, I didn’t steal, I didn’t… Ah…”

“I’ll kill you, you bitch! I’ll make sure you don’t steal again. If I don’t kill you today, I won’t be surnamed Liu!”

“Grandma, don’t hit my mother! It wasn’t my mother who stole it, it was Eldest Aunt, I saw it with my own eyes.”

A five- or six-year-old boy was crying and shouting as he tried to protect his mother.

As he said this, his little body tried to step forward to block for his mother.

But before he could get close, a much larger boy kicked him away.

With a “bang,” he was sent flying about two zhang (roughly 6-7 meters), showing how much force was used.

However, it seemed like he was used to this kind of kicking.

Even after falling to the ground, he was still muttering, “Please stop hitting my mom, she’s in pain… woo woo woo…”

Grandma Liu, seemingly ignoring him, continued to lash the rattan whip at Jian Xiu, fiercely striking her body.

The sound of the whip landing “bang bang” could be heard, making it clear how painful it was.

“Ugh…”

When Jian Xiu opened her eyes again, she saw the shadow of the whip.

With the sharpness of a high-level agent, she instantly recognized the danger.

What?! How dare they attack her?

She was Jian Xiu, a highly skilled post-apocalyptic agent who had often dealt with zombie hordes.

Even the dead would avoid her.

Would she be afraid of a mere rattan whip?

Seizing the opportunity, she grabbed the whip in front of her and yanked it back forcefully…

With a “bang,” the other end of the whip struck the elderly woman, Grandma Liu, and sent her sprawling to the ground.

The fall left Grandma Liu dazed, clearly surprised.

She couldn’t understand how the weak woman she had been hitting just moments ago had suddenly fought back.

Most importantly, how dare this woman strike back at her?!

For so many years, Grandma Liu had beaten and scolded her, and she had never even dared to talk back. But now, Jian Xiu had the audacity to…

As these thoughts crossed her mind, Grandma Liu became even more furious.

“You bitch! How dare you… Ah…”

Before she could finish, Jian Xiu delivered a harsh kick to Grandma Liu’s abdomen.

Grandma Liu fell again, trembling, and pointed at Jian Xiu. “You… you… Ah…”

Before she could finish, Jian Xiu was already on top of her, striking her left and right.

“Slap! Slap!”

“I told you not to hit me! With those weak hits, you dare to strike me? Are you looking to die?”

When Grandma Liu heard this, she looked at Jian Xiu in shock.

But as she looked again, Jian Xiu seemed like a completely different person.

Her eyes were sharp and cold, like blades of ice, making people unable to look directly at her, yet they couldn’t help but be curious.

No one knew that at that moment, Jian Xiu herself was full of confusion.

With her skill, the force she used should not have been so light.

Normally, whenever she used such strength, even if she didn’t take someone’s life, they would at least be severely injured!

“Ah… Ah… Ah… You all, are you all dead?! Ah…”

Grandma Liu yelled at the three women standing nearby.

These women were her eldest daughter-in-law Fang Shi, second daughter-in-law Chen Shi, and third daughter-in-law Wang Shi.

Fang Shi and Chen Shi, hearing her, immediately grabbed nearby tools and were about to rush toward Jian Xiu.

But the little boy, who was around five or six years old, grabbed them and said, “You can’t hit my mom! Aunt, you can’t hit my mom, woo woo woo…”

“Get away!” Fang Shi yelled as she pushed the boy aside and tried to rush toward Jian Xiu again.

“Who dares?” Jian Xiu turned to face the three women, her gaze cold and sharp.

When they heard this, the three women were immediately intimidated.

What a terrifying gaze!

That cold, icy stare felt as though it could pierce through their very souls, making them shiver with fear.

When did Jian Xiu’s gaze become so frightening?

The two women exchanged a glance but didn’t dare to approach.

At that moment, Jian Xiu was looking down at her hands, which were clearly not her own.

It was then that she realized her body felt weak and frail, as though she were floating, and even walking felt unstable…

It was obvious that she was suffering from hunger and malnutrition.

Looking at the people around her, their clothes were typical of rural women from ancient times.

Then it hit her.

So, she had transmigrated?

Had the legendary transmigration really happened to her?

As she pondered this, memories that didn’t belong to her started to flood her mind.

The original owner of this body, like her, was also named Jian Xiu.

She had two sons and a daughter, and her husband had become paralyzed after falling off a cliff while transporting goods.

The elderly woman she was currently sitting on was her mother-in-law, Grandma Liu.

In this Zhang family, the original owner’s family had been living a miserable life, even worse than animals.

They ate the least and did the most work, enduring constant beatings and scolding.

Even though they were treated like this, the original owner never dared to speak out because she had a half-paralyzed husband.

When her husband could still work, the family of five lived somewhat decently.

But since he became paralyzed, the old Zhang family—specifically, Zhang Laotou and Grandma Liu—treated them like animals.

Every day was filled with beatings, scoldings, and having only one meal, if that.

Today’s situation was no different.