Episode 1: Modern Youth Crosses Through Ancient Times to Rejuvenate

College student Zhang Qing wanted to request Professor Ye to serve as his supervisor, but was mercilessly rejected. Professor Ye believed that his idea of using modern concepts to analyze the history of ancient literature was absurd, and Zhang Qing had to take a different approach. He signed up for the science fiction literature online competition hosted by Tencent, hoping to express his ideas in the form of novels. The theme is if life were to live again, to collide with modern ideas and ancient systems, guiding readers to cherish the present and live for the better.

Professor Ye was attracted by his innovative idea, and Zhang Qing was inspired. He enthusiastically said that he had already written the first few chapters, but now he still lacks a name. While pondering, he happened to see Liu Yuqing, an excerpt from the second edition of Dream of the Red Chamber - The Twelve Red Chamber Songs, posted next to the bookshelf. A flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he immediately named the novel "Qing Yunian" and vividly told Professor Ye about the world in the book.

If life were to live again, could you walk this journey without regret?

A modern young man suffering from myasthenia gravis wakes up as a baby in a bamboo basket, with all the memories of modern society still preserved in his mind, but surrounded and pursued by ancient assassins. Amidst confusion, a brand new world approaches. The baby in this bamboo basket is the protagonist of the novel, Fan Xian, and the black clothed man carrying him to escape death is named Wu Zhu, who is Fan Xian's servant to his deceased mother.

Wu Zhu escaped pursuit with Fan Xian on his back and met with Chen Pingping, the director of the Nanqing Supervision Yuan, who arrived with a black horse. Upon hearing the news of Fan Xian's mother's death, Chen Pingping felt both sadness and pain in her heart. She wanted to bring Fan Xian back to the capital, but Wu Zhu no longer trusted anyone. Seeing that Wu Zhu insisted on taking Fan Xian away, Chen Pingping had no choice but to suggest that he go to Danzhou and raise Fan Xian with the help of the old lady.

In this way, Fan Xian was fostered in his hometown of Danzhou, and in the blink of an eye, he had already grown into a young boy. There is also a young girl in the mansion who is the same age as him. She is the eldest daughter of the Fan mansion, Fan Ruoruo. The two grew up together from a young age and have a very close relationship. Fan Xian has been clever and clever since childhood, with red lips and white teeth, and is very delicate. However, because he is the illegitimate child of Mr. Fan, the old lady is indifferent to him, and Mr. Fan is indifferent, facing many difficulties both openly and secretly. On this day, he and Ruo Ruo returned from playing outside, only to see Zhou Butler flaunting his might and teaching his maid a lesson.

Fan Xian spoke up to stop it, but butler Zhou ignored it completely and even moved out the old lady, saying it was his own accusation. Fan Xian's heart was filled with anger, and his eyes rolled. He ran into the room and brought a stool, while he climbed onto it and stood there, calling for butler Zhou to come over. Zhou, the butler, approached in a mist, but suddenly was slapped hard by Fan Xian, even losing his teeth and leaving a blood red slap mark on his face. The master and servant were different. Housekeeper Zhou suffered a great loss and reported it to the old lady while eating. As a result, the old lady removed the maids from Fan Xian's yard and sent Ruo Ruo back to the capital.

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high. A masked man in black sneaked into Fan Xian's room, only to find him sitting on the bed, who was supposed to be asleep. He kept saying that he had finally arrived. The man in black was confused, but Fan Xian was moved to say that his father had finally come to see him. The man in black only then realized that he had made a mistake. While he was relaxing his guard, Fan Xian took the porcelain pillow from his bed and smashed it hard on the man in black's head. He made a few attempts to confirm that he had fainted, and then hurriedly ran to find Wu Zhu from the neighboring grocery store to take care of the situation. Originally, Wu Zhu sent him to the Fan Mansion without leaving, and he had been secretly protecting his healthy growth. After the inspection by Wu Zhu, he coldly told Fan Xian that this person was not dead, and that he was not a bad person, but rather the organizer of the Third Division of the Kyoto Inspection Institute, who was his own person.

The next day, Fei Jie presented Mr. Fan's letter to the old lady and officially became Fan Xian's teacher. Fei Jiechang is sleazy and his behavior is also very puzzling. He did not teach him to read and write leisurely, nor did he practice martial arts and fitness. Instead, he taught him medical poison. The first lesson of studying medicine is to take Fan Xian to the mass grave late at night to dig graves and dissect corpses. If it were an ordinary child, it would have scared him crazy long ago, but for Fan Xian, who has the soul of a modern adult, this is just pediatrics. Besides, the place where he stayed the longest in his previous life was the hospital.

After digging through the body all night, Fan Xian went to Wu Zhu to complain and took the opportunity to inquire about his mother's deeds. Wu Zhu only told him that his master's name was Ye Qingmei, and he refused to say anything else. Upon seeing this, Fan Xian had no choice but to give up and asked about the true Qi secret book he had practiced. Wu Zhu doesn't know true Qi and naturally doesn't know how to practice. After much thought, he took Xiao Fan Xian to the bamboo forest in the suburbs and decided to help Fan Xian exercise his skills by beating.

In this way, during the devilish training of the two teachers, Fan Xianfei grew up like a demon, being poisoned became a common occurrence, and being beaten was also commonplace. Although Fei Jie acted absurdly, he was genuinely teaching Fan Xian, while Wu Zhu gave him wholehearted protection, filling Fan Xian's mature yet empty heart with these cares. Time flies, and finally on this day, Fan Xian successfully used tonics to lure Fei Jie, which also means he has finally graduated. Over the years, the relationship between the two has been like a father and a son. For Fan Xian, besides Wu Zhu, he has gained another person he can trust wholeheartedly. At the moment of parting, Fan Xian gave the painstakingly developed sheep intestines surgical gloves to Fei Jie, who also handed him the waist tag of the prosecutor's office that the dean had instructed.

Returning to the Fan Mansion, Mrs. Fan saw Fan Xian's lonely appearance and comforted him that Fei Jie's departure was a good thing. As long as he stays in Danzhou for a day. It will attract the attention of Kyoto people, and if the Red Armored Knight appears on the streets of Danzhou, then the real danger will come. After hearing this, Fan Xian sat at the gate every day, waiting for the appearance of the Red Armored Knight. Time is like water, a white horse passes by a gap, waiting and waiting like this. When he grew from a young boy to a graceful young man, one day, a group of people wearing red armor appeared on the street.

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Joy of Life or Qing Yu Nian (庆余年), is a Chinese web novel written by Mao Ni (猫腻). The novel was originally published by China Literature Limited's Qidian platform.

You can search for "Joy of Life" to read, or visit this URL: https://www.webnovel.com/book/7961226605002505