Chapter 5: The Ancestor Is Eighteen?

They mocked He Luo every day, saying she was unworthy of Gong Lv, which only deepened her already entrenched sense of inferiority. They bullied her without restraint, knowing she was easily intimidated, and that a mere threat would keep her silent; otherwise, how could An Qianqian have ever dared to pick on someone under Gong Lv’s protection?

Today, in a fit of bad temper, An Qianqian called He Luo out again to torment her, but things took an unexpected turn—He Luo hit her head and lost consciousness. When she awoke, it was Ye Luo’s consciousness inhabiting He Luo’s body. She had become the new master of this vessel.

But Ye Luo was not of this era. It was still 2019, yet she came from three hundred years in the future—from the year 2319.

Three centuries hence, the world was vastly more advanced in every respect; challenges that plagued people now had long since been solved, especially in medicine. The extraordinary progress in medicine and physiology had honed the genes of people in 2319, making them far superior to those of today. As a result, high intelligence was common, and Ye Luo was a standout even among such minds, possessing what her era hailed as a “super brain.”

No matter the subject, she mastered it at a glance; her memory was flawless and her reasoning keen. Her superior genes also meant that her vision, hearing, sense of smell, strength, and speed were all far beyond those of people in 2019. Perhaps because her consciousness now inhabited this body, she found these abilities gradually awakening in her new form, matching what she once had.

A moment ago, Ye Luo had been bewildered, but now, having sorted everything out in her mind, she understood roughly why she had arrived here so soon after lying down for a nap. It might have something to do with her ancestors.

Before sleeping, she had been video-chatting with some elders about compiling the family genealogy. During their conversation, it came up that her great-grandmother’s name had long been forgotten, blurred by time, and no one knew what she was truly called. They also spoke of her great-grandfather, Ye Wuqi, who had suffered greatly in his youth but laid a solid foundation for his descendants.

Her great-grandfather was born in 2001. It was now 2019, which meant he was only eighteen. He had been an orphan, never knowing his parents, and it wasn’t until he grew old and had grandchildren that he compiled their family lineage—with Ye Wuqi as the first generation. As the head of the Ye family, it was her duty to know their history intimately; otherwise, she wouldn’t be so familiar with her great-grandfather’s story.

She referred to her great-grandfather’s wife as her great-grandmother. Thus, Ye Luo guessed her journey to 2019 was perhaps to discover her great-grandmother’s name—and to ensure her great-grandfather would not be bullied.

If that were the case, did it mean she might return to her own time? Regardless, whether she could return or not, as the future matriarch of the Ye family—the most powerful of the Four Great Houses—she would never allow her ancestor to be mistreated.

With this resolve, Ye Luo made up her mind: she would find her great-grandfather and protect him. As for her great-grandmother, once she found her great-grandfather, the rest would follow.

Glancing at the computer on the desk nearby, Ye Luo walked over. The computers of this era were primitive compared to those of her own time, where direct neural commands could control any device. Nevertheless, with He Luo’s memories and the vast knowledge stored in her super brain, Ye Luo quickly mastered its use.