In March of the twelfth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Shiquan County, Long'an Prefecture, Sichuan Province, was declared as the political envoy.

Zhao Zhuang, 120 miles east of the county, the sun was setting in the west. Zhao Ran leaned on a hoe with both hands and looked at the fields under the ridges, his forehead covered in sweat.

If it were a regular time travel, Zhao Ran might chuckle and celebrate winning a big prize. Being able to play a game with big open golden fingers to stand out and even change dynasties is a dream that every time traveler dreams of.

Unfortunately, Zhao Ran could only wrap his burlap coarse clothes around his waist and work hard in the fields barefoot, wearing tattered grass shoes. In the Ming Dynasty, agriculture was the foundation. As a farmer, one had to abide by their duties and work hard at the bottom of society, contributing to the foundation of the country. This was Zhao Ran's destiny. But how could Zhao Ran, as a time traveler, willingly accept such a fate?

The body that Zhao Ran travels through belongs to Zhao Sanlang. To Zhao Ran's surprise, the two of them share the same name and surname, which made him wonder if having the same name and surname is also a necessary condition for traveling?

Before last year, Zhao Sanlang's life was still very promising. My parents lived frugally and provided for Saburo to attend a private school in the neighboring village. Saburo lived up to his parents' kindness and excelled in his studies. But Sanlang, who had high hopes of passing the child birth test, was crossed by Zhao Ran.

Zhao Sanlang, who was transported through time, or in other words, Zhao Ran's academic performance has deteriorated significantly. The reason is simple: Zhao Sanlang not only left Zhao Ran with a physical body, but also gifted all the memories in his mind.

The dynasty is still called Daming, but it is not the Daming that Zhao Ran knew, because there are still Xia and Tubo to the west.

The reign title is still Jiajing, but the emperor is not Zhu Houzhao.

The government still governs the people, but no longer has absolute authority.

Even in Shiquan County, Long'an Prefecture, Sichuan Province, where it is located, it is uncertain whether it is the first sericulture county in the western region between Qinling Mountains and Bashan Mountains.

Because there is a gateway in this world!

Zhao Ran probably knew that Dao Men was the foundation and pillar of the state, and the driving force behind the government's governance of the world. The reason why it is said to be "probably" is that with Zhao Sanlang's qualifications, Zhao Ran cannot understand the deeper level of "black screen".

Zhao Ran vaguely knew that there were true immortals in the Taoist sect, and the stories of soaring clouds and flying swords in previous life novels were not just legends. However, Zhao Ran has never seen it with his own eyes, it's just that people say so - from this perspective, these things are still legends, but more reliable than in previous lives.

However, Zhao Ran did witness with his own eyes the bowing and bowing of county nobles, officials, gentry, and celebrities in front of Taoist priests, which left a profound impression on him.

So Zhao Ran didn't want to enter school anymore.

Being able to visit renowned teachers and strive for immortality is certainly the first choice. For those who have traveled through time, this strong desire does not need explanation, but the opportunity to cultivate immortality is too slim for them.

Turning to second best, even if one cannot learn the immortal path, joining the Taoist sect is obviously more promising than joining the government in order to establish oneself in this world. For Zhao Ran, who had worked in government departments for more than ten years in his past life and was already a full-time official at the department level, this choice was a natural and thoughtless choice.

At the end of last year, both of Zhao Sanlang's parents passed away due to illness, and the responsibility of filial piety fell unavoidably on Zhao Ran, who occupied Sanlang's body and memory. Due to Ding You, Zhao Ran could no longer attend the school and could only go home obediently to observe filial piety. The gentleman reminded him not to neglect his studies, but obviously Zhao Ran did not take it to heart.

The event of Zhao Ran completely giving up his studies is a grand ritual. The clan leader did not survive the age of seventy and passed away at the end of the year. The fourth uncle, who succeeded as the head of the clan, invited several Taoist priests from Qinghe Temple and performed the ritual for seven days. Zhao Ran, who came to assist at Uncle Si's house, was able to read and calculate, so he listened in the accounting room. Hearing and witnessing more than ten baskets of fruits and vegetables, dozens of buckets of rice, seven live chickens, and three sheep being sent to Qinghe Temple, Zhao Ran couldn't sleep well for several consecutive nights.

Zhao Ran knew that the clan leader's family was very wealthy, but only after witnessing it with his own eyes did he realize how wealthy they really were. It should be noted that Zhao Ran had traveled for more than half a year and had not eaten a piece of meat to this day!