Chapter 1: Awakening in a Strange World
1: The Transmigration
Li Mei awakens slowly, her mind foggy, as though she's emerging from a deep dream. The last thing she remembers is a sense of weightlessness, like she was falling through a void, and now she's surrounded by an unfamiliar stillness. Her head throbs with confusion as she opens her eyes to find herself in a dimly lit, rundown room. The walls are made of cracked, dark wood, and faint sunlight streams in through the dusty window.
Panic surges through her. "Where am I?" she thinks, heart racing. She recalls falling asleep in her modern apartment after a long day, but this place feels primitive, like something out of a history book. She takes in her surroundings—a narrow cot beneath her, the rough material of the bedding, and the faint scent of herbs in the air.