Chapter 353: Chapter 353 : A New Life (1)

He did not remember what happened after he landed at the bottom of the waterfall.

He was plunged into the depth of darkness, unable to return to the surface.

Everything turned black, and then his consciousness drifted away.

When he came to himself, the dark water had already cleared up, replaced by a sea of faces that were looming above him.

"Qiao Wei."

"Hey, Qiao Wei."

"He’s awake!"

"Help him up!"

Qiao Wei, a young man drenched from head to toe in his blue and white robe, fell backward again after someone tried to lift his shoulders.

"Idiot! Don’t move him yet! Let’s notify Shizun* first!"

"We still have to remove him from the swamp. Wei Wei is so cold, he is going to freeze to death!"

"Oh, okay, Shimei**. Let’s carefully move him to the edge of the swamp first."

"Wei Wei... Hey, Wei Wei... Can you hear us? Why aren’t you saying anything?"

Qiao Wei heaved his weary gaze upon the young woman who had just spoken to him. The lady possessed a pair of wide, circular eyes that lent her an adorable appearance.

She was the only woman among the men who accompanied her.

Qiao Wei’s mind struggled to distinguish the faces of said men, their features obscured by identical robes and hairstyles.

"Who are you?" He managed to breathe out that one question with a lot of effort before he collapsed.

He did not know how long he slept the second time around, but when he regained consciousness again, he was already clad in dry clothes and tucked neatly in a soft, warm bed.

Through the thin, white muslin curtain that gently fluttered in the wind, he could somehow make out the interior of the room.

This room alone was a lot bigger than his master’s house in his previous life.

The owner of this house must be very rich, Qiao Wei thought.

...

The young man blinked into the distance. He gingerly lifted his arms and spread his fingers in front of his eyes.

Human arms.

Human hands.

And human fingers.

Against all odds, although he was thrown off the Naihe Bridge accidentally, he still managed to be reborn as a human being.

Qiao Wei closed his eyes and sighed. It must be the kind goddess again.

"Thank you, Goddess," he whispered to no one in particular, because he did not even know the name of the silver-haired goddess.

But wait a minute.

Should he not be reincarnated as a baby when he returned to the cycle?

No matter how he looked at it, this was the body of an adult.

Of a man named Qiao Wei, who was found in a swamp just a while ago.

It all did not make sense to him at all. He had a thousand questions he wanted to ask, but who could answer his questions?

A sudden, blinding pain erupted from the depths of Qiao Wei’s skull, threatening to split his head in two. He reached up, his hand encountering the rough surface of bandages wrapped tightly around his head.

Other than that, he discovered no major injuries on this adult body he currently inhabited.

That was good, but Qiao Wei still needed to make sense of his surroundings somehow.

The young man pushed himself into a sitting position, ignoring the dizziness that worsened with his every movement.

He had to take a look at this house.

Maybe meet the owner.

And get some information.

Qiao Wei did not know how he did it, but he eventually managed to drag himself to the edge of the bed.

Alas, when he tried to leave the bed, his weak legs gave out under his weight and he had to crash unceremoniously on the wooden floor with a loud thud.

The loud noise prompted a young woman to rush into the chamber.

It was the same young woman who discovered him in the swamp along with the other men.

"Wei Wei!" She exclaimed, her face pale from fright. "What are you doing, out of bed? You are supposed to rest, not move around!"

"I... Ugh...!"

Qiao Wei groaned when the searing pain from his head wound intensified.

"Look at you! I told you that you need to stay put! Come, let me help you back to the bed!"

The young woman wasted no time, quickly pulling and dragging Qiao Wei’s arms until his inert form lurched and shifted on the floor. With a final heave, she deposited him back onto the bed.

"You have just returned," A sigh escaped the young woman’s lips as she sank onto Qiao Wei’s bedside. "There is no rush to get up. I have told Father everything. He understands, no worries. He is very happy that you are back. He would be happier to hear that you finally woke up. I am sure that he will come and visit you after..."

"Miss, I am sorry..." Qiao Wei’s voice cut through the young woman’s lively chatter, his expression a mixture of sheepish embarrassment and utter bewilderment.

"I am sorry, but... Who are you?"

The young woman pursed her lips and shot him an unknown look.

"Wei Wei... Do you really not remember me?"

"I am so sorry," Qiao Wei apologized again. "I really do not remember."

"Well... Will you remember if I do this...?"

Before Qiao Wei could even blink, the young woman had closed the distance between them, her lips meeting his in a fleeting touch. The kiss was as delicate as a butterfly’s landing, yet it left a lingering warmth that spread through his entire being.

Despite being the one who initiated the act, a blush crept across the young woman’s cheeks, betraying her sudden shyness.

"If you still do not remember me after I kiss you, I am going to be really mad!"

With a parting shot that left Qiao Wei reeling, the young woman fled the chamber in a flurry of movement.

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Author’s note :

*Shizun = Teacher in cultivation setting.

**Shimei = Junior martial sister

And since we are at it, I might as well mention the rest.

Shijie = Senior martial sister

Shidi = Junior martial brother

Shixiong = Senior martial brother.

In case my readers do not quite understand what just happened, Baby Jianbao ended up transmigrating into Qiao Wei’s body instead of reincarnating into his own body and starting from zero.

It seems that he remains as popular as always ♪⁠～⁠(⁠´⁠ε⁠｀⁠ ⁠) ~

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