Chapter 1: What? I've time-traveled?

When Zhang Fan woke up, he found himself lying in a huge cave; the cave was spacious, with only a large stone bed about four or five square meters in the center, the stone bed covered with much dry grass, on the grass were some animal hairs, and at the corners of the stone bed were several small stone stools about half a meter high, like a few stools.

Seeing everything before him, Zhang Fan was dumbfounded! 'I wasn't just hit by a speeding car while crossing the road, was I? Why do I feel no pain at all now? And there isn't a single trace of a car accident on my body, and most importantly—where am I?!'

Zhang Fan had originally thought that after waking up he would see the hospital's freshly painted white ceiling and walls, smell the pungent disinfectant, and hear a beautiful nurse sister gently ask, 'You're awake?' But seeing everything in this cave truly left him stunned.

Could I have been killed by the car? Thinking this, Zhang Fan couldn't help but pinch his thigh. But soon the pain from his thigh made him abandon that idea.

Suddenly, an unbelievable word flashed through his mind! He quickly grasped the word 'time travel'—yes, time travel! Now, besides this word, there is no better way to explain everything that has happened to him.

Speaking of this unbelievable term 'time travel,' he had first heard it from the girls in his class; at first he didn't understand what it meant, only later did he look it up online and learn its meaning.

Zhang Fan originally didn't believe that time travel could actually happen, but now, suddenly appearing here, he couldn't help but believe that time travel is indeed possible—after all, he himself is a living example.

Thinking that he might have time traveled, Zhang Fan's feelings were mixed, especially since upon waking he discovered that all his belongings were still intact and in his hands.

Then he began to feel afraid, after all, the hairs in the cave didn't look human; if they belonged to a beast, that would be too dangerous, and he also didn't know how many beasts lived in the cave, most importantly, he didn't know when the cave's owner would return.

If it comes back, will it attack me? Thinking this, Zhang Fan silently prayed in his heart that the cave's owner not return too soon! Even if it does return, it should only come back after I've left! Otherwise, wouldn't I be attacked?

At this moment, Zhang Fan's heart had gradually accepted the fact of time travel. He never imagined he could be hit by a car and travel through time! Nor did he think merely crossing the road could result in time travel! The worst part is that he didn't time travel to a prosperous ancient market, but to this backward cave! Just thinking about it makes him feel miserable!

'Sigh, even if it's miserable, there's nothing to be done; life must go on. Let's first go out and see what's outside—maybe there'll be a new discovery!' Thinking optimistically, Zhang Fan got up and walked to the cave entrance.