Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 336 - 333: A Woman Like the Wind

Lin Wanwan went downstairs to listen to Lu Shouyue play the zither.

It’s always odd to stay upstairs, especially when you’re at someone else’s place; the necessary social interactions have to happen. You can’t just treat it like a hotel and hide in your room.

Lu Shouyue’s zither skills are not as good as Xiao Chong’s, but they’re on par with Heng Wu’s. Xiao Chong is at a Legendary Level, while Lu Shouyue and Heng Wu are at a Professional Level, just one step away from being a Master, much stronger than Lin Wanwan.

Anyway, since there was nothing else to do, Lin Wanwan started asking Lu Shouyue for guidance in zither playing.

One willing to teach, one willing to learn, the one-on-one lesson made time fly by, and before they knew it, it was noon.

Lu Shouyue made breakfast, and Lin Wanwan volunteered to make lunch, preparing a bowl of egg noodles. Among the cartons in Lu Shouyue’s fridge, the eggs were the most abundant.

Though it was just a simple bowl of egg and vegetable noodles, Lu Shouyue, being a foodie, found it tastier than any dish made by a top chef.

Such a life, he had imagined many times, and the happiness was overwhelming.

"Teacher Lu, what makes you so happy? You’re smiling all the time," Lin Wanwan asked curiously.

Lu Shouyue restrained his wing-like smile and casually told Lin Wanwan a joke, successfully making her laugh.

Books on humor and tips for chasing girls weren’t read in vain.

After the meal, Lin Wanwan said she wanted to take a nap, but, of course, she wouldn’t be resting—she intended to explore.

She hurried upstairs to her room, locked the door, and put on jeans. She took out a pocket mirror, a bottle of perfume, and an unopened canister of chocolate balls from her bag, packing them into a strawberry-patterned folding canvas bag.

Then Lin Wanwan activated her Space-Time Bracelet, passed through the Space-Time Gate, and arrived in Hai City a thousand years ago.

At this moment in the Great Tang, it was midnight, and the moon was high in the sky, casting a hazy light.

The surroundings were silent; the towering buildings had disappeared, replaced by a few indistinct mottled shadows in the distance.

Modern Hai City is a Buye City, but in the Great Tang, Hai City is just a small fishing village, the start of history still 121 years away.

It wasn’t until the tenth year of Tianbao (751 AD) that Zhao Juzhen, the prefect of Wu County, petitioned to delineate the eastern boundary of Jiaxing, the southern boundary of Kunshan, and the northern boundary of Haiyan, establishing Huating County. But at this moment, this area was nothing short of desolate.

Modern Huangpu River is about five hundred meters wide, while a thousand years ago in the Great Tang, it was just a small river, roughly seventy meters wide.

Lin Wanwan sighed as she stood in place; under the moonlight, there was no pier in sight, nor any human presence.

This was awkward; Lin Wanwan didn’t know the way, nor did she bring a compass. Last year in Qiong County, she had prepared a full set of outdoor gear to navigate through the jungle, but now standing here, she was totally in the dark!

Her phone does have a compass app, but if she brings the phone to the Great Tang, it’s likely to break. Then, neither in modern times nor the Great Tang could she use it, which would be terrible.

Not having a phone is inconvenient, especially when she’s isolated now—she’s reluctant to ruin it like this.

A gust of wind blew, making Lin Wanwan feel a slight chill on her arms.

It’s already July, why is it still so chilly in the evening?

Lin Wanwan’s clothing was quite mismatched—a men’s short sleeve T-shirt and jeans—but fortunately, in the Great Tang, showing a bit of arm wasn’t scandalous.

A few years later, during the Great Tang, many court and noble ladies wore low-cut, slit-to-waist dresses; by the Late Tang, upper-class women were wearing transparent gauze, and showing arms wasn’t unusual.

Of course, the Early Tang was relatively conservative, but Lin Wanwan wasn’t under ideal conditions, so she had no choice!

Her clothing was indeed eye-catching as peculiar attire, but the crucial point was that Lin Wanwan didn’t have any proof of identity; she hadn’t brought the Village Lord Token, and who knows if she’d be unlucky enough to encounter government officials and be caught as a vagrant.

If she were further from Mao County, Lin Wanwan could roam freely, just like she did in Qiong County.

The problem is that here is Hai City, not far from Mao County, and there are close maritime trade exchanges between the two, belonging to the same cultural circle.

The local big wigs here are the Lu Family, and Xiao Chong’s aunt married into the direct lineage of the Lu Family.

If Lin Wanwan stirred up trouble here, the likelihood of it reaching Mao County was high, so she had to stay calm and not act rashly.

In modern times, Lin Wanwan checked the Tang Dynasty Zhen Guan Period records about Hai City, only to find a mess of contradictory information.

Originally she wanted to ask Lu Shouyue for help, but fearing it might arouse suspicion, she ultimately didn’t ask.

Now the map in Lin Wanwan’s mind was entirely modern, but in reality, Hai City a millennia ago was vastly different from today, as evidenced by the Huangpu River.

She could only take it one step at a time.

First, she planned to find a household near the shadows to ask about the pier’s location. Although visiting at such late hours wasn’t friendly, she had no choice—time was pressing!

There’s a saying, "You run to the mountain asking for death," and Lin Wanwan was now "running to the shadow asking to break a leg."

No, if this keeps up, she’ll waste all her time; Lin Wanwan immediately opened the Space-Time Gate right there and returned to the modern era.

After running for two hours in the Great Tang, only half an hour passed in modern times.

Looking down at her shoes, Lin Wanwan saw they were covered in mud, and there were quite a few mud spots on her pants as well.

She took off her pants and shoes, hid them in the bathroom, and then ran outside to find the balance bike. She remembered there was one in each living room, upstairs and downstairs.

Sure enough, after circling the living room, she found the balance bike.

Excitedly picking up the balance bike, Lin Wanwan hurried back to her room, unaware that her actions had been observed by another person lounging on the sofa.

Lu Shouyue was curious about why Lin Wanwan would need a balance bike. Watching the closed door, he felt full of questions, his curiosity like a cat’s paw scratching at his mind.

Returning to her room, Lin Wanwan quickly put on her shoes and pants before clasping her hands in prayer towards the void: "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Guanyin Jade Emperor Buddha Laozi Time Taoist Ancestor, bless me to successfully travel with the balance bike!"

After praying, Lin Wanwan took a deep breath, opened the Space-Time Gate, and once again entered the Great Tang.

As soon as she landed firmly, Lin Wanwan hurriedly checked if the balance bike was still functioning; fortunately, it was! Truly the spirits had shown mercy!

Stepping onto the balance bike, Lin Wanwan transformed into a woman like the wind, riding through the night breeze. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

She had to thank Chen Jinyu for learning to ride the balance bike; during the Xiaomi product launch, they required the etiquette staff to ride balance bikes for publicity.

Lin Wanwan originally wanted to back out, but the organizers offered too much money.

So she asked Chen Jinyu if riding a balance bike was easy, and the latter, understanding her need, enthusiastically lent her his own balance bike so she could practice for a week, just in time to learn the day before the event.

And now she had just the right use for it!

A skill is useful no matter how many you have, and you will eventually need it.

After rushing for about half an hour, Lin Wanwan saw a ship on the river ahead!