Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 340 - 137: Damn Hierarchical Society

Passing through the Space-Time Gate, Lin Wanwan once again appeared in the reed bed where she had left. At this moment, the Great Tang was just at the break of dawn.

Lin Wanwan glanced at the well-hidden balance scooter, picked it up, and headed toward the gradually bustling pier.

Even though Lin Wanwan looked quite strange and was holding something bizarre, the people at the pier, being among the most knowledgeable in the Great Tang, often saw various goods from other places and didn’t pay much attention to Lin Wanwan’s peculiarity.

The Great Tang was a tolerant world, whether in clothing or culture, demonstrating a spirit of inclusivity.

The bizarre outfits of Western Regions merchants were common, and people were not surprised by them.

Lin Wanwan slipped into a grand and imposing blue-brick building, which was clearly an inn.

A young servant-like person sitting at the entrance frantically waved her away as Lin Wanwan was about to step in: "Go, go, go, go."

Lin Wanwan said, "I have money."

The servant gave a mocking smile, even stood up intending to push Lin Wanwan away, still repeating the word: "Go, go, go!"

It was the first time Lin Wanwan had been so despised, and she nearly made a move. The servant sneered and said scornfully, "This is no place for someone of your kind."

Lin Wanwan smiled slightly, and the next moment, she kicked the servant. Before he could howl, Lin Wanwan had already turned and run away.

She tried two more inns, but none would accommodate her. They didn’t even ask for her passport or travel permits and just drove her out, treating her like a beggar.

After facing several rejections, Lin Wanwan found another inn built of adobe on the other side, where she was warmly received.

After she handed over an unwrapped peppermint candy as a tip, the staff didn’t even ask for further verification.

With such lax checks, Lin Wanwan wasn’t confident about leaving her balance scooter here, worrying it might be stolen.

Ah, the damn class system of the Great Tang. She had a small mirror and a bottle of perfume in her bag, yet couldn’t find a suitable place to stay in this shabby pier town!

It was actually quite normal. Lin Wanwan’s strange attire and absence of a maid or valet, along with her unveiled face and stunning looks, marked her as either a merchant’s daughter or a foreigner; in any case, she was considered lowly.

Even when prostitutes went out, they had an entourage of maids. Only the lowest class of private prostitutes traveled alone. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

As for daughters of commoners, they could not afford Lin Wanwan’s odd attire.

So it’s no wonder no decent inn was willing to accommodate her. Unlike Qiong State where international trade was frequent, Hai City was still a relatively closed fishing village, looking down on outsiders was normal.

Lin Wanwan entered this courtyard-style inn made of adobe and checked out the best room inside.

This room, both shabby and filthy, made Lin Wanwan hesitant to sit, afraid that a moment’s delay would bring fleas and lice upon her.

She took a deep breath and decided not to rent it. She could tolerate the poor environment, but not the fleas and lice everywhere.

After leaving the inn, Lin Wanwan found a secluded and hidden spot, quietly opened the Space-Time Gate, and returned the balance scooter to her modern room.

Such things couldn’t be left in the crude places of the Great Tang. If it was stolen, she couldn’t explain how she misplaced Lu Shouyue’s balance scooter. As for damage, she had the excuse; it’s easier to handle later, just reimburse.

After returning to the modern world, Lin Wanwan leaned over the balance scooter to study it for a while, and indeed it was unresponsive, the failure rate was truly frustrating.

Forget it, never mind, better hurry back to the Great Tang and hit the road.

Lin Wanwan wasted no time returning to the Great Tang, walking to the pier where various ships were docked, looking for a suitable boat to hitch a ride. This time, she was fairly lucky; there was a cargo ship about to set sail for Mao County.

Lin Wanwan approached the captain, offering a sample of Tom Ford perfume as her fare. The captain glanced at Lin Wanwan, a sly smile curling at the corners of his mouth: "Are you from Korea? Or Japan?"

With such bizarre attire, she certainly wasn’t from the Great Tang, and she couldn’t be from the south either: southern folks were dark-skinned, and those fair-skinned wouldn’t travel alone; they’re usually nobles, and even then, they wouldn’t have such a fair complexion as the woman before him.

Lin Wanwan lowered her eyes, looked around, spotted a thick oar from a sampan nearby, and silently walked over to break it with her bare hands.

"Snap!"

The oar broke with a sound, and the captain’s squinty eyes suddenly brightened up, his back straightened a bit more. Looking at Lin Wanwan’s face carried some caution now.

He glanced at the small glass vial in his palm again, then at Lin Wanwan, who wore a composed smile, cleared his throat, and said: "Alright, this thing is valuable. Xiao Lu, take this lady to the big guest room on the second floor to rest."

"Yes!"

Lin Wanwan gave a bow with crossed hands: "Thank you, Captain."

Once inside the cabin, Lin Wanwan couldn’t spare a moment to enjoy the sea view; she closed the door and climbed onto the bed, took out a sleep mask, and put it on. The daytime in the Great Tang was like nighttime in the modern world.

Lin Wanwan, holding the broken half of the oar she snapped, began to sleep.

The journey from Hai City to Mao County’s South Pier would take about a day of sailing. For Lin Wanwan, it was time for sleep.

Upon waking up eight hours later, Lin Wanwan opened the door and stepped onto the deck; the pier of Mao County came clearly into view.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the ship docked.

Lin Wanwan grabbed her strawberry bag and disembarked, boarded a small sampan lowered by the large ship, and headed in the direction of Lin Family Manor.

Lin Wanwan didn’t go directly to the pier of Lin Family Manor. To cover her tracks, she planned to go back from the bamboo hill she’d previously used.

As an experienced time traveler regularly choosing that spot, Lin Wanwan had arranged a special cave on that hill for crossing, and it was well-stocked!

So now, sitting on the small sampan, Lin Wanwan half-covered her face to avoid being recognized by acquaintances which would be troublesome.

Being absent for a day and a night must have thrown her household into chaos, but Lin Wanwan had no choice, taking things one step at a time. She’d use more lies to cover the first lie, handling challenges as they came.

After a short while, the sampan came to a halt. Lin Wanwan took off her shoes, rolled up her trouser legs, jumped off the boat, stepping onto the stone shore, wading through calf-deep seawater to reach the land.

This wasn’t a pier, just an ordinary rocky shore. Even the sampan couldn’t dock here; they would get stuck on the reef, forcing her to walk back herself.

Stepping onto the shore, Lin Wanwan used her socks to dry her feet, then slipped them bare into her shoes, and started climbing over the hills.