A Return to the Countryside to Farm, Traveling to Primordial Chaos Beneath the Bed and Meeting Nuwa

In the scorching summer heat...

In front of a shabby station, people came and went...

"Hey... Village Chief, what events has the village arranged this year? A matchmaking event would do too. Have the matchmaker go through the motions. I want to go home and earn some money for the New Year..."

"Um... Little Xuanzi, didn't you start a company with your girlfriend from the neighboring village? You even made a fortune. Want to invest a little in repairing the village road? The road hasn't been maintained for years, and the construction quality is poor. You'd better not drive back on it—it could crush the road and damage the farmland. You might get beaten to death..."

"Village Chief... We just broke up. That woman ran off with a rich heir and even tricked me out of the company. I'm already bankrupt. To hell with her..."

"Damn... You couldn't even keep hold of one woman. Back in my day, I was the most sought-after catch for miles around. Young people really are worse than the last generation. Since that's the case, come back to the village and be the village chief! You're a college student, at least. See if you can figure out how to develop the countryside. The policies are changing all the time now..."

"Fine... I'm on my way home..."

Chen Xuan sighed and finally set off for home. He had dated his girlfriend for five years, starting in college. They had started a company together and fought side by side...

Just as the company began to take off and they were about to reach the peak of life, his girlfriend had said, "Let's break up!" She had complained that after struggling for five years, they couldn't even afford four decent dishes or a BMW in their lifetime, and she didn't want to live on coarse food every day...

Only later did Chen Xuan learn that, because he had been busy traveling on business and handling sales, the woman had gotten together with a rich heir long ago and transferred all the company's assets...

He had devoted himself wholeheartedly, only to feed a dog. She had even been the neighboring village's belle and his childhood sweetheart who had gone to school with him. Sure enough, women couldn't be trusted. The pain of being stabbed in the back had nearly left Chen Xuan unable to recover.

Chen Family Village...

Chen Xuan returned to the familiar country lane. The murmur of flowing water, the fragrance of rice filling the village, chirping birds, and a gentle breeze brushing his face made him feel as if he were dreaming. This was what being alive truly felt like...

Since graduating, he had focused entirely on starting a business, working himself to the bone. He had struggled like a madman, living worse than a dog, all for the sake of getting married and having children. In the end, all he got was a stab in the back. It really hadn't been worth it...

"Little Xuanzi... Holy crap, you really came back!" The startled shout came from the village chief, Chen Wei, a kindly middle-aged man in his fifties, who walked over.

"Yes... I plan to stay home for a while and see whether I can develop something here. I'm tired of being outside..." Chen Xuan smiled wearily. Only someone who had struggled could understand that bitterness.

"Enough... Get some proper rest. Your parents are still at home. The two of them haven't been in good health lately, and they have high blood pressure. It's time you showed some filial piety..." The village chief sighed and headed into the fields with his hoe.

Chen Xuan gave a bitter smile. He had been struggling and starting businesses outside all this time, contributing too much for the sake of giving his girlfriend a beautiful home, while neglecting his parents.

When he reached the house, he saw his parents washing clothes and cooking. A wave of sorrow rose in him. He called out softly, "Dad, Mom." The pent-up frustration in his heart gradually dispersed.

"Son... It's good that you're back. You've gotten so thin lately... I'll stew a hen for you to build up your strength..." His mother beamed with happiness.

"Bring some wine too. I'll have a drink with my son."

"You old fool... Your blood pressure's too high for alcohol. If you don't listen, have your son prepare your coffin."

"Just a little..."

"Drink yourself to death, you bastard..."

The old couple bickered back and forth in the kitchen. They could chatter over the most trivial matters for an entire day. It was probably the kind of simple warmth only country folk could understand.

After the meal...

Chen Xuan was a little drunk after two cups of wine and returned to his familiar room. It had clearly been cleaned regularly. He smiled faintly, lay down on the bed, and enjoyed a comfortable sleep until late at night...

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Crack...

A fierce wind blew as lightning flashed and thunder roared. In the dead of night, Chen Xuan groggily got up, unsure whether the clothes had been brought in. He accidentally stepped into empty space and fell to the floor, where he discovered a beam of light beneath the bed. Curiosity drew him inside...

The light shone into his eyes and grew farther away. Chen Xuan kept crawling toward it. The white light grew brighter, and soon he arrived at a wondrous place...

"This... How is this possible? The space beneath my bed leads to another world? This is my big break..." Chen Xuan looked around. This definitely wasn't his backyard.

There was a lush forest, bright sunshine, and a warm breeze. Strange plants grew everywhere, but there wasn't a single animal. Greenery flourished as white mist shrouded the surroundings. Not far away stood a small wooden house...

Chen Xuan entered the elegant wooden house. No one lived there. It was a very simple dwelling, with a bronze cauldron in the center and a meditation cushion behind it...

"This is a humble room, but my virtue makes it fragrant..."

Tap, tap...

Chen Xuan was about to leave when a series of light footsteps sounded. He had barged into someone else's home and would surely be mistaken for a burglar. He might not even know how he died!

A gentle breeze swept past, carrying a rich fragrance. An incomparably beautiful woman appeared, dressed in elegant ancient immortal robes. Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall, her eyes were bright, and her teeth were pearly. Her beauty was beyond compare.

The beauty of the six palaces paled beside hers; she alone was worthy of admiration...

Her beauty seemed not to belong to the mortal world at all...

"Hmph... Who are you?" the woman demanded sharply. Her voice held a vicious killing intent, yet it was elegant and melodious, like an immortal song from heaven and earth, clear and entrancing.

"My name is Chen Xuan. I somehow ended up here, but I don't know what this place is." Chen Xuan sounded apologetic and a little nervous. This woman was far too beautiful...

Even movie stars were worlds apart from the woman before him. The difference between an immortal and a mortal was simply too great. She was breathtaking, endlessly captivating, and lofty beyond reach...

"This is Buzhou Mountain..." the woman replied coldly. She glanced at Chen Xuan with elegant bearing and showed a trace of displeasure. His body carried a filthy aura incompatible with heaven and earth. Fortunately, the spiritual energy of her daoist abode was abundant enough to cleanse him.

"The Buzhou Mountain from mythology? How is that possible? And who are you?" Chen Xuan cried out in shock. It was too astonishing to believe. Could she be one of the Primordial Goddesses?

The woman stood with proud elegance, graceful and poised. She radiated an affinity with heaven and earth, and all things seemed to grow around her. She was as beautiful as the divine creator of nature. In a soft voice, she said, "I am Nuwa. I don't know why you appeared in my daoist abode, but I hope you can give me an explanation. Otherwise, I'll destroy you..."

This was a place even her elder brother Fuxi had never set foot in, a little world belonging solely to her. Yet a man had inexplicably appeared here.

"You really are Nuwa?" Chen Xuan asked doubtfully. "Shouldn't you have a human head and a snake's body?"

Nuwa said nothing. Her jade-white feet instantly transformed, revealing a human head atop a seven-colored snake body. She was incomparably beautiful and graceful, dignified and noble.

Buzhou Mountain, together with Nuwa, the Mother of Humanity—wasn't this straight out of a Primordial Chaos novel?

He had only crawled beneath his bed, yet he had somehow traveled to Primordial Chaos, entered a mysterious daoist abode, and encountered the Great Goddess Nuwa. The twists and turns were too complicated to explain, even with many mouths speaking at once...

"Daoist friend... How do you know me? The Primordial Chaos does not count the years, and there are countless mighty figures constantly traveling through the heavens and earth. I, Nuwa, have only recently been born, and my name is not well known in Primordial Chaos. How did you know me?" Nuwa nodded elegantly and fixed her bright eyes on Chen Xuan. One lie would be enough for her to kill him.

Her graceful figure slowly settled onto the meditation cushion. With another wave of her hand, a second cushion appeared, allowing Chen Xuan to sit. She was extremely curious. This person had not the slightest trace of cultivation?

Looking across the heavens and earth of Primordial Chaos, the Dao was still incomplete, and most living beings had yet to awaken. Their strength was not particularly great, but they had at least attained immortality and the Dao. The strength of the fellow before her was weaker than that of an ant...

Chen Xuan felt the bitter helplessness of having barged into a woman's boudoir and being unable to explain himself.

"Actually... I somehow ended up here. As for your great name, I've heard it for a long time," Chen Xuan said, scratching his head with an honest, simple expression.

Nuwa's aura was forceful. Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on Chen Xuan. Seeing no sign of deception, she decided to trust him for the moment. "So... you really do know me..."

Chen Xuan nodded. "Judging from your circumstances, this is the Primordial Chaos era. You will become Empress Nuwa in the future, the Mother of Humanity. I'm from a later age..."

"A later age..." Nuwa was startled and immediately concealed the secrets of heaven. The appearance of someone from the later age was completely beyond her understanding.

"Yes..." Chen Xuan had no intention of hiding it. He only wanted to cling to a powerful patron. And this was Nuwa's thigh—an exceptionally sturdy one.

"How will you prove it?" Nuwa asked warily.

"Don't you see that thing out front? It's like a wormhole. It's starting to form now..." Chen Xuan looked outside the house. A vortex was gradually taking shape, probably the road back home.

"I don't see anything..." Nuwa shook her head.

"Come on... I'll take you over to look..." Chen Xuan only wanted to prove it. He was about to pull Nuwa along when she caught him by the scruff like a chick and landed outside the house in a single step, practically flashing there.