Chapter 2: A New World

After his miraculous rebirth, Li Yi felt no joy at all. Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong. He looked at his hands and touched his face and body.

The clothes on his body were not his, but a set of blue and white hospital scrubs. This was not strange, what was strange was that this body was not his own!

A strong sense of fear suddenly overwhelmed him, spreading from his spine to his entire body, making him scream out loud.

"Ahh—"

The sharp and terrifying high-pitched scream pierced through the cold and quiet hospital corridor, sounding inhuman.

If Li Yi had the eyes of a cow or had been given the ability to see the spirit world by a Taoist priest, he would have seen that in the ward, besides him, there were two other beings that were not human.

"Hey, Old Black, did we bring him to the wrong place?"

"No! Little White, look, the official document clearly states, Li Yi, from Xizhou City, Southern Province, it's correct! Check the soul imprint of this person."

"Let me see. The address is right, the name is correct, and the year of rebirth is also correct. But the deceased Li Yi, although originally from here, had long moved away. Look below, the current address is Jiangzhou City, Jiangnan Province!"

"Oh, it's a case of homonyms! The Judge's red pen approved that this person's life was not over, and he should be reborn. Now, we've given him a body transplant. What are we going to do? How will we explain this to our superiors?"

"Don't panic, let me check the profiles of both. Hmm, the deceased Li Yi had an extraordinary fortune in life, achieving much in his later years, living a life of wealth and honor. This person, although also named Li Yi, has a much worse fate. His father died when he was born, his family was poor, and his mother made a living by collecting garbage, raising him. Unfortunately, this kid didn't turn out well, causing trouble from a young age, always fighting and chasing girls, almost driving his mother to despair. He was a short-lived person, dying in this car accident at the age of twenty!"

"Ah! Aren't we harming him? He died saving someone, such a rare being, not only in the human world but even in the heavens and the underworld, is hard to find. Reincarnating him into such a scoundrel's body is too unfair!"

"Hmm, how about we work hard and pull out his soul, and deliver it again?"

"No, no, a human soul can't withstand such a process. At most, we can cheat a bit and give him some compensation."

"Ah, that's not a bad idea. I have two luck charms here, let's just give them to him."

A golden and a red light flashed in the room.

"I have a luck charm in my tattered pocket, given to me by Tang Bohu before he ascended to heaven. It's useless to me, so I'll give it to him too."

A pink light flashed.

"What kind of luck did you just give him?"

"Romantic luck. What about the two you gave?"

"One is an official luck charm scraped from Zhu Yuanzhang, and the other is a financial luck charm refined from Shen Wansan."

"So, this kid is turning a disaster into a blessing?"

"Let's go! We need to report to Lord Yama."

"Hold on, let me cast a spell to plant a seed in his mind to awaken his memories of this life. Otherwise, he'll end up in a mental hospital due to the chaos in his life."

A black and a white shadow flashed and disappeared.

A nurse quickly entered, rushed to Li Yi, held his shoulder with her left hand, and gently patted his back with her right hand, soothing him, "Don't be afraid, your injuries are not severe. Your thigh bone isn't broken. With half a month of treatment, you'll recover. You're really lucky. Two cars collided, and sixteen people were involved, but only you were saved. The others all died on the spot! Surviving such a disaster, you're bound to have good fortune!"

The nurse was young, with a warm smile. This made Li Yi feel a bit of reality.

Two cars? Minor injuries? Li Yi looked at the young nurse, puzzled.

Strange! Really strange! Damn strange!

She wore a pink nurse's uniform, was tall and slender, with her hair tied up in a cap, and her temples were adorned with black hair, making her face look delicate and fair.

Li Yi's expression was strange. Suddenly, he grabbed her hand and squeezed it hard, then asked, "Does it hurt?"

The nurse was startled, her ears turning red. She quickly pulled her hand back, took two steps back, and rubbed her sore arm, frowning, "How can you be so rude!"

Li Yi realized he had lost his composure but didn't explain. He pounded the bed loudly and shouted, "Mirror, I want a mirror!"

"You want a mirror? For what?" The nurse looked surprised, then laughed, "Oh, your face, it's already a mess from the accident, it can't be fixed."

If not for the fact that his hands could move and he had touched his face earlier, Li Yi would have been scared by her words. But now, he had no time for jokes and said sternly, "Give me a mirror!"

"So rude! It's you who's asking me!" The nurse, though somewhat displeased, seemed unable to resist his charming, magnetic, and commanding voice.

She pouted and took out a small round mirror, handing it to Li Yi, teasing, "Don't worry, even with a face like a pig's, there are still many women who would chase after you."

"If I really disfigure, I'll kidnap you as my wife! Stop nagging!" Li Yi threatened her while taking the mirror.

The mirror showed a face that was overly young, with sharp features, smooth lines, arched eyebrows, bright eyes, thin lips, and a straight nose, exuding a commanding presence. To put it in modern terms, this face was not just handsome, it was exceptionally handsome.

Li Yi caressed the face, like a severely narcissistic pervert, and said to himself, "I feel like this kid looks a bit... a bit like that Hong Kong superstar."

The nurse snatched the mirror, laughing, "You, you have a bit of the A-Q spirit. Even in this state, you still try to flirt with girls. Save your energy, I have a boyfriend!"

Li Yi didn't respond, just stared blankly. He was in a state of shock because he realized that the face in the mirror did not belong to him! The body on the bed was not his! His own body was probably shattered in the accident!

"Bang!" The sound of breaking glass echoed in his ears. The small round mirror shattered because Li Yi had held it too tightly, and when the nurse pulled it, it slipped and fell to the ground.

The nurse huffed and went to get a broom to sweep up the pieces.

Li Yi was still lost in thought. What was happening? Rebirth? Time travel? Why was it not a rebirth but a soul transfer? A case of a cuckoo taking over a magpie's nest? Occupying a stranger's body? Who was this person? What kind of person?

Who am I?

The nurse saw Li Yi suddenly staring blankly and thought her words had hurt him. She bit her lip and mustered the courage to say, "Actually, I was lying. I'm still in nursing school, and I'm just an intern. I don't have a boyfriend yet." She then lowered her head shyly.

Li Yi seemed not to hear her, and it took him a while to come to his senses. He smiled bitterly, "Sorry, I broke your mirror. I'll pay for it later. By the way, what's your name?"

The nurse whispered, "Xia Fei. Summer's Xia, Fragrant's Fei. You're called Li Yi, right?" Seeing Li Yi's surprised expression, she smiled and explained, "After you were brought in, I was the one who took care of you. I saw your ID. By the way, your personal items are under your pillow. I'll be going now, call me if you need anything."

Xia Fei didn't say everything, nor did she dare to. When she was taking care of him, she had undressed him! It was the first time in her life she had seen a man's private parts. She blushed, lowered her head, and hurried out.

Li Yi was surprised by his name, never expecting that after rebirth, he would still be called Li Yi. He didn't know who this Li Yi was, or why no family had come to visit after the accident. Perhaps they hadn't been notified yet?

After all, he had been exposed to so much in his previous life that he wasn't too shocked by this. Whether it was time travel or possession, as long as he could live again, it was better than anything! Although this body wasn't his, his mind and soul were his own! That was enough!

Living, damn, it's great!

Li Yi's frown eased, and a smile appeared on his lips. He didn't realize how evil his smile looked, fortunately, Xia Fei had left early, or she would have thought he was a hooligan!

Suddenly, he felt a splitting headache and fell into a deep sleep.

In his dream, Li Yi saw his past and present lives, the two Li Yis' lives gradually merging in his mind...

"Li Yi! Li Yi!"

A few soft, gentle calls pulled Li Yi out of his dream. In a daze, he couldn't tell which Li Yi he was, only that he had dreamed of another person's life, a person also named Li Yi.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw a familiar girl's face, with seven parts concern and three parts worry, her beautiful eyes staring at him without blinking, like a clear memory from his past.

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