Chapter 2: Both the Groom and Bride Have Disappeared

Jiang Jiali left without even looking back. The moment he was gone, any trace of sorrow vanished from Chen Xueying’s face. She muttered “idiot” under her breath and scanned the room, her eyes landing on the wardrobe in the corner a dowry her parents had given her for the wedding.

Rushed in its making, the wardrobe hadn’t even been painted, with some parts left unsanded.

She slipped inside the wardrobe directly. With Jiang Jiali gone, there was no need for her to put on an act with Liu Guixiang to cover for him.

When Jiang Jiali succeeded in his scheme, she could turn the tables and claim he had knocked her unconscious.

She had deliberately reminded Jiang Jiali about his mother buying animal drugs. She knew how deeply he loved Lu Niannian had it not been for his mother’s constant interference, the two would have been together long ago.

By reminding him that she was already married into the family and couldn’t leave, she made him let his guard down, as this fulfilled his mother’s demand.

She had also intentionally hinted that if they could consummate the relationship, no one would be able to stop them all to steer him toward the idea of taking Jiang Yanqing’s place with Lu Niannian.

An ordinary person might have hesitated and thought twice, but Chen Xueying understood the psychology of someone lovesick: given even a sliver of hope, they would rush into it like a moth to flame.

Once she had leverage over Jiang Jiali, her father’s crisis would resolve itself. As for her, she wouldn’t have to marry Jiang Jiali anymore.

Thinking of the other person involved Jiang Yanqing a scheming glint crossed her eyes.

In her previous life, Jiang Jiali and his family had caused her miserable death and brought ruin to her family: some dead, some injured, leaving behind only her mentally disabled nephew, her gravely ill mother, and her sister in law.

Failing to avenge her loved ones would make her unworthy as a daughter. Since she had been reborn at the moment of marrying into the Jiang family, perhaps heaven itself supported her quest for revenge!

She knew Jiang Yanqing had only taken three days off yesterday, today, and tomorrow before he had to leave. A year later, Jiang Yanqing would die in an accident.

Perhaps she could use her status as Jiang Yanqing’s wife to stay in the Jiang household, biding her time to drag each member of the family down to hell, one by one.

In this life, she had no intention of marrying anyone only to seek revenge. Those who had wronged her in her past life would not be spared. So, switching marriages was the best option.

As Chen Xueying pondered her next move, footsteps sounded outside. Soon, the door creaked open. “Xueying, it’s time for Jiali. We need to go out for the ceremony and vows. Hey… where is everyone?”

Liu Guixiang pushed the door open only to find the room empty. Her face immediately darkened. Muttering something under her breath, she shut the door with a grim expression and hurried away.

Hidden inside the wardrobe, Chen Xueying recalled events from her past life.
After the wedding banquet in her previous life, Liu Guixiang had pretended to pity her two daughters in law, sending them straight to their rooms for a nap while she handled the cleanup.

In truth, she wanted the young couples to consummate their marriages early. To ensure this, she had even drugged Lu Niannian and Jiang Yanqing. Lu Niannian, who wasn’t particularly fond of Jiang Jiali anyway, had complied. However, Lu Niannian didn’t get pregnant that time, and soon after, Jiang Yanqing died in the line of duty.

Chen Xueying didn’t know what Jiang Jiali would do now. Huddled in the wardrobe, her heart raced uncontrollably.

The cramped cabinet was stiflingly hot, her ears filled with the violent pounding of her own heartbeat. She pushed the cabinet door open a crack with her hand, not noticing the splinter that pierced her fingertip, making her gasp sharply in pain.

Suddenly, footsteps and voices came from outside. She quickly covered her mouth with one hand, listening as the footsteps gradually faded away before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Her heartbeat grew even louder. Nervously clutching the pendant her grandmother had given her around her neck, she finally felt a sense of calm.

So focused was she on observing the outside that she failed to notice the blood from her fingertip slowly seeping into the pendant, which began to emit a faint glow.

As time passed, the light grew brighter. By the time she noticed, she had inexplicably appeared in another place.

Faced with the unfamiliar environment, she had no time to feel afraid before…

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A dull pain suddenly shot through her head as a flood of information poured into her mind instructions on how to use this entire dimension.

She had entered the jade pendant her grandmother had given her. This pendant actually contained a dimension? She never knew!

In her previous life, the jade pendant had disappeared at some point. At the time, she was overwhelmed by her husband’s betrayal he had tricked her into a divorce only to marry her sister in law immediately after so she hadn’t paid attention to its loss.

She looked around in amazement, her eyes moistening. With this, she could better prevent the tragedies that befell her family in her past life and more swiftly send the Jiang family to hell.

She carefully examined everything in the dimension while recalling the instructions on its usage.

Within her sight lay a grassy field with a wooden house. To the left of the house was a vast expanse of black soil, while to the right, behind the side of the house, a high waterfall cascaded down.

The flowing water formed a winding stream that encircled most of the grassland where the house stood. In front of the house was a pond where lotus leaves and seedpods swayed gently.

A small bridge spanned the middle, and Chen Xueying stood on the opposite side of it.

Quickly processing and understanding the information about the dimension, she slowly crossed the wooden bridge as guided.

The most significant function of this dimension was that by focusing intently on any object, she could draw it into the space. Inside, she could manipulate objects from a distance and even appear anywhere within a hundred meters of her original entry point.

The dimension preserved items in their optimal state no matter how long they were stored, they would remain unchanged when retrieved.

Next was the thatched wooden house, left by a previous owner of the dimension. Though it appeared to be a simple structure, everything inside was miraculous. For instance, the seemingly ordinary earthen stove would ignite with fire when a pot was placed on it, and the flame’s intensity could be controlled.

Embedded beside the stove was a large, iron barrel like container that constantly supplied hot water. The kitchen was exceptionally clean and tidy, with cabinets stocked with various grains, rice, flour, and meat all of which would replenish after use.

The kitchen contained an array of pots and seasonings. Though the house looked aged, all the utensils were spotless and nearly ready for immediate use.

Behind the side of the wooden house stood a warehouse and a shed, underneath which several wooden machines were placed. Simply putting rice or beans into them would set them in motion automatically.

Whether it’s threshing, bean grinding, or flour milling, all can be controlled according to your needs.

As for that piece of land, it can be used for planting. Even without fertilization, crops will grow well. If you want to accelerate plant growth, you can water them with stream water.

Another feature is that with this land, there’s almost no worry about plants dying. If you want plants to grow rapidly, you only need to control the stream water to create localized rainfall over the black soil.

What intrigued her most were the several lotus seedpods at the doorway of the house.

The lotus pond produces one lotus seedpod each month, with each lotus seedpod containing only one lotus seed. The lotus seed can randomly unlock an ability.

The specific ability is revealed the moment the lotus seedpod appears by touching it you’ll know, though you must wait for the lotus seedpod to mature before using it.

Looking at all this, Chen Xueying suddenly recalled some things from her previous life.