Rebirth: Grand Marshal's Wilful Fiancee-Chapter 4 - Illusion Trap
Once she had pried open and placed the handkerchief into the hand of the male concubine Jiang Feng jia looked around the shrubs and trees for a suitable spot to hide and watch the show that was about to unfold. Upon turning around she felt a sharp stinging pain in between her eyes ,blurring her vision and causing her to almost swoon, she bit her lower lip and the wooziness cleared from the pain.
"Seems the drug is still taking effect, my head hurts so badly" she mumbled clutching her forehead
Feeling her vision get blurry she dragged her body away, panicking
"I had to opportunity to be reborn to correct the wrongs and have my revenge , I can and will not faint here!"
No, absolutely not!
Jiang Feng jia clenched her teeth gasping heavily for air. She struggled to move her feet and staggered to an obstructed corner ,sitting on the bare floor she inhaled mouthfuls of fresh air her back was soaked with sweat.
Struggling to hide herself properly she gradually lost consciousness .
In her subconsciousness she seemed to see patterns of strange drawings, such as small labyrinth formation, trap of claiming lives, trap of hiding, illusive trap…
Recalling all these strange and familiar yet unfamiliar knowledge Jiang Feng jia felt like she had swallowed a pine nut ,It seemed the knowledge which had been buried was forcing itself to the forefront of her brain forcing her to grasp it again .
She saw faint images of drawings that looked like a child has drawn on paper, and drawings from someone holding her hand gently
Memories of accidentally trapping herself in a small labyrinth formation and crying for help surfaced
Where did these images surface from? The voice of the person was sometimes gentle, sometimes severe, which was so familiar to her that made her want to cry. The warmth and tenderness of kinship rose slowly in her heart, and she remembered, it was her mother's voice.
"How could I remember my mother's voice from this long ago?"
Since her mother had died of illness, her father too had disappeared, shortly after, she had been raised without the warmth of parents.
She recalled a scene where her father had burned down many books in anguish , crying that they had driven her mother to her death, there were many books left by her in the study, many of which were about traps and formations.
Her father had disappeared just after burning those books. Since her Grandfather and uncle were afraid she would be sad, they kept news about her parents as minimal as possible. Since nobody talked about them Jiang Feng jia gradually forgot the traps and formations her mother had taught her as she received formal education in school.
She couldn't help but lament, if only she had recalled these before the Jiang family fell maybe they could have held on for longer or possibly buy more time to flee.
Unfortunately, there was no if, the tragedy of last life had occurred, and it could not be allowed to happen again this time.
With reaffirmed resolution, Jiang Feng jia began to concentrate recalling drawing after drawing of these formations imprinting them into her mind.
After what seemed like a long time ,Jiang Feng jia opened her eyes with a faint smile, she could thoroughly remember lots of formations now.
'This is going to get more interesting now, maybe I should add something fun to the drama" she thought
She'd only been unconscious for a few minutes and the show will soon start, she got out of her hiding spot and started to work on the illusive traps.
Actually, only less than ten minutes passed. There was no noise in the garden outside, but someone would come soon.
With nimble fingers, Jiang Feng Jia began sketching in the dirt with a thin twig. The patterns emerged from her memory as if they had never been forgotten…Her mother's voice echoed in her mind: "The illusion trap depends not on physical barriers but on manipulating the senses, the stronger the victim's imagination the more powerful the trap becomes"
The drug still coursing through her body made her hands tremble but she persisted
This was no ordinary illusion trap , she was adapting it, reshaping it based on the knowledge flooding back to her . It had to be perfect to catch her prey!!