Gu Zuozuo, a top-tier expert from an ancient martial arts family, is killed by a lunatic who uses high-powered bombs in a fit of rejected romantic obsession. She awakens in the body of a sixteen-year-old girl in 1969, a victim of kidnapping and assault who was left for dead. The original owner’s parents, professors taken away by Red Guards, were suspected of hiding the legendary Gu Family Treasure. Immediately after regaining consciousness, Gu Zuozuo neutralizes her kidnappers with brutal efficiency, revealing her formidable combat skills despite her current lack of internal energy. A system named Niuhao Klass binds to her, offering daily sign-ins for treasures, including a Marrow-Cleansing Pill that begins her cultivation journey.
Driven by the original host’s lingering anger and her own need for resources, Gu Zuozuo embarks on a campaign to reclaim what was stolen from her family. She identifies Zhu Qiang, a Revolutionary Committee director, as the man who seized her family’s villa and stole their hidden wealth. Under the cover of darkness, she infiltrates Zhu’s residence, retrieving crates of gold and vast sums of cash hidden beneath floorboards. She also targets Gu Qingfeng, the former family steward who betrayed his masters, paralyzing him with a special powder and looting his hidden stashes. Throughout these operations, she discovers a treasure map and notebooks detailing corrupt dealings, revealing that her family’s downfall was orchestrated by a coordinated group of officials and traitors.
Before departing for the countryside as an educated youth, Gu Zuozuo frames the two thugs who attacked her by hanging them from a tree with incriminating letters, leading to Zhu Qiang’s arrest. She then boards a train northward with her two close friends, Meng Tian and Qi Meng, encountering various antagonists along the way, including a jealous classmate named Li Zhaodi, whom she humiliates publicly. Upon arrival at the Hongqi Commune in the remote Ma Liu Tun village, she and her friends are assigned to a dilapidated educated youth station. The station is fraught with internal conflict, particularly among the male youths who scheme to marry local women to secure university placements.
Gu Zuozuo quickly establishes herself as a calm and capable leader, defusing tensions with the female residents and navigating the complex social dynamics of the village. She uses her system’s rewards to enhance her cultivation, acquiring skills like Light Body Technique and Fire-Eye Vision. As she settles into rural life, she prepares for the harsh winters and continues to investigate the remnants of her family’s legacy, all while maintaining a low profile to avoid further danger. The story follows her transformation from a helpless teenager into a powerful cultivator who systematically dismantles the forces that destroyed her family, using both martial prowess and strategic cunning to survive and thrive in a turbulent era.
