A Madwoman's Journey Through the Song Dynasty

Chapter 1

A Madwoman's Journey Through the Song Dynasty

Author: Kuangmenglenjia

Chapter 1 Time Travel

"What! Qianqian, you want to go to ancient times! It's so backward there! Even if you want to recruit followers, don't go to such a faraway place! You have a whole bunch of suitors here..." Above the video phone, a pretty woman with her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed anxiously, trying to persuade her.

"Meizi, don't worry, I've made thorough preparations. There's nothing fun here, and we can't kill or set fires—not even the slightest thing can be done! Ancient times are much more fun! I'm going to find lots of loyal subordinates who will serve me, all of them handsome men and beautiful women with superb martial arts skills and brilliant minds! Hehe..." Thinking about it, Bai Qianqian started drooling. (Sweat...)

"You still want to kill and set fires? Don't think I don't know how cowardly you are. You're just talking. But I'm really worried about what will happen if you encounter danger over there!" Bai Qianqian's only friend, Du Rumei, was still not at ease. "If it weren't for my grandma on Planet X getting sick from missing me so much, I would have gone with you. It would be good to have someone to look after you on the way."

"Allah, Meizi, are all my Sanda, combat sports, and shooting training fake? Everything will be alright, I'll still take Xiaoke there. Thanks for your concern!" Bai Qianqian was truly reluctant to part with her best friend, whom she considered a sister.

"It seems you've made up your mind. Well then, I can only wish you a safe journey... Qianqian, goodbye!" Du Rumei gave a reluctant smile to the molecular screen wall before turning off the communicator.

"Thank you, goodbye! Meizi!" After turning off the communicator, Bai Qianqian walked towards her father's laboratory.

One month ago —

"Dad~~~~~~~, can I ask you for a favor?" The one who uttered this chilling voice was none other than Bai Qianqian.

"My dear daughter, what's on your mind? As long as Dad can do it, I'll agree!" Mr. Bai had just won a prestigious international invention award, and he was in a particularly good mood today. Bai Qianqian had also deliberately chosen today to "discuss" things with her father.

"Success or death!" Bai Qianqian repeated to herself several times before continuing in a coquettish tone, "Dad, you know I've always admired Yue Fei, the famous general of the Song Dynasty. So, could you perhaps improve your time machine so I could have the chance to witness his bravery firsthand?" (And while you're at it, take a jab at the treacherous minister Qin Hui, hmph!)

"How did you know I built a time machine? This is a secret that must be kept absolutely confidential!" Mr. Bai was startled, sat up straight, and looked at his daughter seriously.

"Dad, don't worry, this is something only you and I know. To be honest... you did that to go back and see Mom, right?" When Bai Qianqian was two years old, her mother went on a business trip to Planet Y, where she encountered a supermassive black hole and was never heard from again. Her father was originally going too, but he stayed behind because of another mission assigned by the research institute. He always believed that if he and her mother had gone together, they might have been able to change the situation, and therefore felt very guilty about his daughter losing her mother. To make up for the lack of maternal love she lacked, he doted on her.

"Sigh... do you really want to go?" Mr. Bai sighed. He knew his daughter's personality well; once she set her mind on something, she wouldn't give up until she did it well.

"Yes, Dad, I really want to go. I promise I won't change history or put myself in any danger. Dad, please let me go, okay?" Bai Qianqian immediately made a solemn promise as soon as she saw her father's attitude soften.

"Alright, give me a month. I'll improve the time machine and make a miniature teleporter. You can come back anytime you want then." Mr. Bai smiled kindly. "Consider it a chance for you to gain some experience."

"Thank you, Dad! You're the best! I'm going to tell Meizi and Xiao Ke!" As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Qianqian eagerly returned to her room. (Xiao Ke: A super robot modeled after Qianqian's favorite idol, indistinguishable from a real person, with multiple functions, which will be introduced later.)

One month later—

"Dad, take care of yourself while I'm gone. Don't just focus on the experiments." Bai Qianqian and Xiao Ke got into the time machine.

"Okay, did you bring the compression bag?" Mr. Bai asked anxiously. "This is a newly made mini teleporter. You can put Xiao Ke in the compression bag and they can come back together. This mini teleporter can only transport one person at a time. I've set the timer. You just need to press the button."

"Thank you, Dad. Don't worry! Goodbye, Dad!" The time machine slowly started up, emitting a bright light...

Chapter Two: Robbery

Song Dynasty: June 1126

A thousand miles outside Nanjing's Yingtian Prefecture, a blinding white light flashed and disappeared in an instant.

"This is the Song Dynasty! Yay!!!" Bai Qianqian shouted excitedly. After shouting for a while, she began to observe her surroundings.

"Looks like a small grove of trees. Why are there mountains all around? But the air is so fresh!" Bai Qianqian couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Let Xiao Ke breathe some fresh air too!" Bai Qianqian pressed a button on her special watch. A 10-inch high-particle screen appeared above the watch. After selecting the compression bag and entering the password, the compression bag was delivered. (Compression bag: Shaped and sized like a regular bracelet, with 100 buttons for categorized storage. It keeps objects in a molecularly solidified state, preserving food's temperature and quality, preventing it from expiring. It cannot store living organisms. Xiao Ke is a robot, so it's okay.)

"Xiao Ke! You're still so handsome!" Seeing Xiao Ke, Qianqian couldn't resist giving him a kiss. (Note: A friendly kiss)

"Qianqian, the air quality here is excellent." Xiao Ke smiled gently.

"Xiao Ke, why does your voice sound different?" That voice sounds so familiar.

“Dad asked me to change it to his voice. He said it would be like he was right next to you.” Xiao Ke continued to smile gently.

"Ugh... you should change it back. I'll remember Dad's voice." Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Okay, Qianqian." This time, her irresistibly charming and magnetic voice was finally back.

"Xiao Ke, let's change our clothes first." Pressing a button on the special watch activates the clothing system. Two seconds later, their clothes are transformed using high-polymer compression.

"Wow, Xiao Ke, you look so handsome in all black! You have the air of a chivalrous hero!" Seeing Xiao Ke dressed in a black outfit, paired with a matching sword (made of 32nd-century diamond alloy), Qianqian couldn't help but exclaim, "I wish you were real! Hehe!"

"Qianqian looks beautiful in white too," Xiao Ke said with a gentle smile. (Qianqian's character is an incredibly gentle robot.)

Qianqian glanced down at her clothes: a white silk inner garment over a thin veil, adorned with pale purple peony patterns—truly beautiful! "Hehe..." After Xiao Ke styled her hair in an ancient-style updo, Bai Qianqian leaned against her reflection, utterly captivated by her own beauty. "Wow, how can I be so beautiful? Hehe, I'm almost embarrassed. Hahahaha..." She laughed triumphantly...

After indulging in her pleasures, Miss Bai finally set off.

After walking about 1 mile...

Two burly men with menacing eyes and lewd faces suddenly leaped out from behind the large trees lining the path. One carried two axes, the other a large knife, the tips of which were still stained with wet blood. They leered at Bai Qianqian, then glared menacingly at Xiao Ke. "Kid, hand over all your money and get lost. I'm in a good mood today, so I might consider sparing your life. But leave your little lady here to play with me, hehe, how about it..." They then leered at Bai Qianqian again.

"Hey buddy, are you out of your mind? The big deal we just closed didn't have many good items. If we give this super good one to the boss, we'll be rich!" The burly man with the axe reminded his companion of the even greater benefits.

"This...what a pity!" Thinking of the ruthless boss, Daozi's lustful courage waned considerably.

"Shut up!" Bai Qianqian looked at the two lecherous robbers with disgust, feeling countless goosebumps rise all over her body. How disgusting! She'd better deal with them quickly. "Xiao Ke, switch to combat mode."

Xiao Ke's warm smile instantly turned into a cold and murderous expression after Bai Qianqian gave the order, and she stared intently at the two robbers in front of her.

Xiao sensed a significant change in the man before her, and the two robbers gasped. "B-Big Brother...he...he..."

One of them, who was stuttering a bit, asked the boss.

"Afraid... what are you afraid of? We're bandits, what's there to be afraid of? Is that all the guts you have? Go!" The leader was filled with ruthlessness, and his men swung their axes at him.

Less than three seconds later, two screams rang out.

"Xiao Ke, just beat them until their own mothers wouldn't recognize them. Don't go too far, a few broken ribs or something will do." Qianqian spoke gently to Xiao Ke in a kind tone, secretly delighted. Then, she glared fiercely at the two barely alive robbers and said, "Do you two still want to be robbers? Hmm~~~!"

The two robbers were so badly beaten that they could barely speak; they could only stare at Bai Qianqian in terror.

"Well, it seems you don't want to be punished by me again, do you?" Bai Qianqian made a striking gesture.

The two robbers let out low whimpers, their eyes filled with nothing but terror.

"It seems you want to turn over a new leaf and start anew, right?" Bai Qianqian looked at their reaction with amusement.

The two robbers immediately looked at Bai Qianqian with pitiful, expectant eyes and blinked rapidly.

"Seeing how sincere you are, I'll let you off this time. But if I find out you've done something bad in the future, I won't be able to save you." With that last sentence, Bai Qianqian ignored them and pulled Xiao Ke, who had returned to her gentle state, along as they continued walking...

Chapter Three: Doing a Good Deed Every Day

"Xiao Ke, they seemed to be saying they did a big deal and kidnapped a lot of girls?" Bai Qianqian suddenly remembered the conversation between the two robbers earlier.

"Yes, Qianqian," Xiao Ke replied affirmatively.

"Those girls are quite pitiful, so I'll just go and help them out on the way. Consider it an act of kindness for the day." Bai Qianqian always adhered to the principle of "I won't offend others unless they offend me," and she was too lazy to meddle in other people's business, unless she was in a good mood. But this time, she had her own ulterior motives.

"Xiao Ke, switch to combat mode and scout out which mountain has the most thermal activity," Bai Qianqian decisively gave the order.

"There are 135 densely packed thermal activity bodies 500 meters to the left front." Xiao Ke completed the reconnaissance in 5 seconds.

“There are quite a few people here, let me think…” After some thought, Bai Qianqian came up with a plan, although it might be a bit dangerous.

As night fell, inside Bafeng Village

"Boss, that's a good haul today, haha!" A burly man with a full beard picked up a large bowl of wine, then looked around at his brothers. "Everyone, eat and drink well, and have some fun tonight, haha!"

"Bring up the women we captured today so we can all have some fun!" shouted a burly man in his forties with a terrifying long scar on his forehead, sitting in the head seat.

"Yes, boss." One of the men took the order and left, taking dozens of his brothers with him.

"Yazi, I need to relieve myself," a tall, thin man said.

"Go on, hurry up, this is such a hassle!" the leader shouted. "Brothers, hurry up, or the boss will get angry."

After the tall, thin man finished relieving himself, he turned around and was struck hard, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

"Finally solved one. Sigh, he's terribly ugly. No wonder he lost hope in life and became a robber. Poor kid. What's even more pitiful is that I have to impersonate you." Activating the clone system, an identical "tall, thin guy" appeared.

"Ah Zhao, why are you so late? We've already brought everyone out. Hurry up and catch up!" Ya Zi greeted the tall, thin man with displeasure.

"Here we come." Ah Zhao, "Bai Qianqian," walked at the back, a smile playing on her lips.

"Brother, we've brought everyone." Ya Zi led more than a dozen women to the center of the field, and then went to drink with his brothers.

"All of you, lift your heads up and let me see you. If I like you, you're in luck, haha!" Those who don't catch the boss's eye will have to face more than ten seemingly thirsty robbers, and the consequences are predictable...

Several girls burst into tears in fright. A woman who looked quite beautiful and noble grabbed a petite girl and angrily accused them, "You madmen, do you know who we are? If anything happens to us, you won't have a good life either!"

"Oh? Let's see if I dare, haha, second brother, this woman is your type, right? I'll give her to you. I want the little girl she's holding, haha..." As soon as the eldest brother finished speaking, several of his men came up and separated them.

"No! Ling'er!" "Mother!" The mother and daughter shouted excitedly, but unfortunately, this could not stop them from being separated.

"Hehe, boss, congratulations! Come on, drink!" One of his men enthusiastically poured him a drink.

"Ah Zhao, pour drinks for them too!" "Yes, sir!" Ah Zhao busied himself pouring drinks for the others. "Hehe, this is the boss's order," Bai Qianqian chuckled.

In a short while, the entire hall fell silent, except for a few cries of a woman.

"What, what's going on?" The woman who had just been there muttered to herself in confusion as she saw that all the bandits were unconscious.

"I'm here to save you. Stop crying, come here," Bai Qianqian shouted to the several weeping women. She hated women crying the most.

"You really came to save us? Who sent you?" The lady, who was originally noble and dignified but now looked disheveled, was trembling slightly.

"I was sent by the Palace Master of Xiaoyao Palace. Of course, there are conditions for saving you. Are you leaving or not?" Bai Qianqian said without blushing or panting.

"Well, alright. Let's go outside first." The woman gathered all the female relatives and followed behind "Ah Zhao" Bai Qianqian.

Many people had collapsed along the way. "It seems Xiao Ke has almost finished cleaning up," Bai Qianqian said with a satisfied smile.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, Bai Qianqian saw Xiao Ke leading a large horse-drawn carriage. Though not luxurious, it was clearly of high quality. (High technology is so useful!)

"Madam, please get in the car," "Ah Zhao" invited with a smile.

"I wonder what your palace master's conditions are?" The woman was a little puzzled; why hadn't he mentioned them yet?

"Hehe, the Palace Master said it's up to you, Madam, to be polite." It's safer to say that.

"Well then, let's invite you to our residence for a few days to rest, so that my husband and I can have a proper discussion. I wonder..." the lady said after a moment's thought.

"Well... alright, but I have other important matters to attend to. Let Master Bai (Xiao Ke) escort you there first." Xiao Ke, switching to a cool, expressionless face, still attracted the attention of many still-shaken girls. "This is a token of our Xiaoyao Palace. Another person will come to find you with a token identical to it." After making up a story, Bai Qianqian took out her personal token, the "Black Peony," and gave it to the woman. (Black Peony: Made of 32nd-century high-grade tungsten alloy, a sect token designed by Bai Qianqian. Bai Qianqian made many, intending to distribute them to important sect leaders in the future.)

"Alright, thank you." The lady pulled down the carriage curtain.

"Xiao Ke, you can take them there first. Goodbye." Waving to the carriage, Bai Qianqian transformed back into her original form, this time dressed as a man. "Hehe, I look handsome even as a man!" She began to indulge in self-admiration again…