A Young Woman's Growth Journal

Currently undergoing a full revision. Not recommended for readers who follow along as new chapters are released. [Ensemble cast + raising kids in the early story, careers in the later story + romance after adulthood] [Tsundere young lady x straightforward airhead] A nightmare from the start! Shi Yi, the only daughter of the Minister of Personnel, is kidnapped by bandits on her way home from school? Seven or eight other children of top officials have been taken too. The bandits look terrifying, and the children are all in tears. Shi Yi (calmly): Don't panic. It's not a big deal. First, stay calm, then outsmart them. She quickly identifies reliable allies, recruits an inside contact, assesses the situation, and plans their escape. When the bandits reveal their vicious true colors and help still hasn't arrived, who will live and who will die in their desperate flight through a blazing inferno? Shi Yi: I'm A Hu, six years old, and I took down the bandits' hideout right from the start. That's perfectly reasonable, right? But after she gets home, why do strange things keep happening around her? A maid skilled in martial arts, a “half” benefactor who only thinks about food, an older brother seeking the path to immortality, and a close friend determined to punish the wicked and protect the innocent… Watch her plunge into the tide of an era that will turn the world upside down… * Even the clever and precocious Shi Yi has her moments of uncertainty: What is my life's purpose? She looks at the friends around her. Bold and righteous, Friend No. 1 points her sword at the heavens: “I want to be a swordswoman who wields her blade for all under heaven and wipes out every injustice in the world!” A Hu gazes at her in admiration. “Wow!” Beautiful, strong, and tragic, Friend No. 2, guided by intuition, smiles warmly: “I seek immortality. A Hu, will you join me?” A Hu blinks. “Good luck with that.” Career-minded, the strongest of them all, Friend No. 3 scratches her head. “I want to earn lots and lots of money…” A Hu pulls out her little stash of gold. “I've got money! I'll support you!” A loyal, devoted friend in the making, an airhead, Friend No. 4 says through full cheeks, “...Me? I'll go wherever you go.”