Chapter - 7

Unknown Location - Dark Space

A young man was standing in front of a huge black object full of cracks. Next to this black object were two youngsters who had similar faces. One wore a white dress and the other a black dress.

The young man, initially silent, slightly opened his mouth.

The black-clothed person spoke: "I can't tell you where this place is."

The white-clothed person spoke next: "You are not kidnapped."

The young man narrowed his eyes.

The black-clothed person spoke: "You can call me Long Chen One. That's what you called me before."

Next, the white-clothed person spoke: "You can call me Long Chen Two. I don't like that name, though."

The young man turned silent. He then pointed at the large pearl.

Well, there's no point in asking questions now.

Both black-clothed and white-clothed said: "This is a system."

The young man looked around and didn't speak to anymore.

Long Chen One said to Long Chen Two: "He thinks we are 2 crazy bastards, isn't he?"

Long Chen Two sighed: "Indeed. Let's get on with the introduction."

Leng Chen One then spoke to the young man.

"Friend, you have been transmigrated. Yes, there is such a thing as transmigration where your soul will leave the original world and arrive at a new place."

Long Chen Two spoke now:

"No. We aren't crazy. I also came from Earth. Unfortunately, there were accidents which caused you to come as well. We have been through this several times."

The young man felt tired.

He asked: "Will you two shut the fuck up for a minute?"

Both Long Chen One and Long Chen Two were stunned.

The young man continued: "I wanted to ask why am I here now? Wasn't I doing a mission?"

The silent black object glowed a little, and a deep voice came from it.

"Long Chen, I have not wiped your memory this time. So you remember everything. Unfortunately, you messed up."

Long Chen frowned: "What do you mean by messed up? I joined the sect and beat that chunni bastard to become a disciple. Isn't everything going as planned?"

The system responded: "No. You were supposed to defeat him properly. He is supposed to be a stepping stone for Feng Yun."

The young man asked: "And, who's fault is that? You didn't give me any pertinent details. How am I supposed to know all this?"

The whole dark space turned quiet.

'Ding. Attention host'

"Mission: Yi Fu's pendant should be given to Guo Wen in Illustrious Sword Gate. - FAILED !!!!!!!"

"Reward: Heaven Grade Fist Battle Skills."

"System's honest comment: Yi Fu's pendant has a cultivation technique that can only be triggered by Feng Yun. The host's job is to make sure that Guo Wen gets the pendant."

"System's additional comment: Feng Yun will arrive at Illustrious Sword Gate within the next 10 years. He will then 'accidentally' obtain this pendant and cultivate the tailor-made technique. As long as Guo Wen receives the pendant, the mission is considered a success."

Long Chen felt exhausted. It seems to be happening a lot recently.

He fainted.

'Ding. Attention host'

'Ding. Reverting timeline'

'Ding. Please do it properly this time.'

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Blue Cloud City - Chen Clan

When Long Chen became conscious again, he was being punched and kicked.

Not this again.

He looked at Chen Yan'er with a sword next to his neck in front of him. Then, lightly pushing the blade, he stood up and started walking away from this place.

After aimlessly walking on the street, he started thinking back to relate his memories to this area. Then, finally, he saw a brightly lit building with giant words written in foreign languages.

'Pu Ping Pavilion'

Long Chen looked at these words and laughed again. No matter how many times he repeats, he always finds this funny.

'Let's have food. They are going to come anytime now.'

"Evil creature!...."

'Yup. Here they come.'

He turned his head this time without falling to the ground and saw Chen Yan'er staring at him, her eyes bulging and face red from anger.

He didn't speak but continued munching his food.

"Tie up this bastard!" Chen Yan'er shouted coldly to the group of people behind her.

Whoosh... Whoosh...

The followers wearing matching uniforms sprang into action, and Long Chen was tied up like some dog.

This time Long Chen was very calm.

He perfunctorily shouted with all his might, "Fuck you, damn bitch."

The surroundings turned silent.

'It's over!' The followers thought.

They only heard the word 'bitch'. Never would they think that Long Chen had the guts to call Chen Yan'er a bitch.

Long Chen thought he would be beaten again, but he was simply dragged to some dark room and locked up all night. Then, the very next day, he was carried again by some old fellow, and Long Chen could see the disgust in the eyes of the senior servant.

He saw four people sitting at a dining table in the main hall.

Chen clan's patriarch, Chen Guang. His wife, Wang Yuhan. His daughters Chen Wan'er and Chen Yan'er.

Other than the furious three, Long Chen glanced at Chen Wan'er. An exquisite and charming young woman was sitting at the table reading a book and didn't even bother to look at him.

'Yo, Long Chen One? Is this your girl?'

Long Chen One's face turned red in the dark space.

Chen Wan'er eyes skimmed over him, and her brows wrinkled slightly, but immediately recovered to the cold and expressionless face and turned her attention towards the book.

Long Chen didn't think much. He looked away from Chen Wan'er and swept his eyes towards others. Chen Guang's face was gloomy, and the anger in Wang Yuhan's eyes was not hidden.

Chen Yan'er clenched her fist and obviously wanted to beat him again.

'What a headache.... ' Long Chen sighed in his heart.

Long Chen stood for a while, but none spoke.

Long Chen went to the table and sat down directly without any concern. He was hungry for a long time, and these fuckers didn't even trouble themselves about giving him any food.

'Let's eat first.' Long Chen considered and started to eat. He swallowed a mouthful of food and drank a bit of water. His face changed.

Fuck, I forgot that the food here was lousy.

Long Chen's disgusted expression was seen by the four people.

Chen Yan'er secretly glanced at her parents. Sure enough, she saw that their faces were turning black; she moved her hand towards the hilt of her sword.

'This bastard...'

"Do you remember what you did yesterday?" Chen Guang finally opened his mouth.

Long Chen focussed on eating, seemingly never hearing the question.

PANG...

Wang Yuhan finally couldn't hold her anger anymore. She stood up, pointing her fingers towards Long Chen's face. "Answer the question, you evil bastard?"

Chen Guang pressed his hand on his wife's shoulder. He then said, "Long Chen, my life was once saved by your grandmother, and it was me who sought after your grandmother for the wedding alliance between us. Although I know you are not good at martial arts, I was still willing to marry my daughter to you. I never thought that you would do such evil things."

"Indeed." Long Chen said and continued eating.

They are going to send me to that sect anytime now. So let's not waste time.

Long Chen's query stunned the four people.

"Good.. good... good.. the child of Long clan really can speak. Tell us, how should we treat you an evil animal like you?" Chen Yan'er asked furiously.

Long Chen didn't answer immediately. Instead, he took his time to chew this tasteless food and placed his chopsticks back on the plate. He then said calmly, "Patriarch Chen, please do what you have to do."

"Long Chen, you dare?" Chen Guang slapped the table and then sat down. "Cough. I thought you would say some audacious stuff."

Long Chen continued, "Patriarch Chen, I understand your concerns. What I did was wrong. I apologize."

Chen Guang calmed down a bit when he heard Long Chen. But, given his position, he felt he was carried by anger and questioned Long Chen, "If you have something to say, please do. But, after this, consider that I have returned the favour."

Long Chen nodded at Chen Guang. Then, before saying anything, he took out a scroll from his pockets and placed it in front of the Chen family of four.

"This is the engagement letter. First of all, I came yesterday to return this back to you. Second,.. well, there is no second. Thanks for the food."

Long Chen didn't say anything else and walked towards the exit.

Noticing Long Chen's back, Chen Guang slumped in his seat with a bitter smile: "I never thought this little guy would return the letter like this."

As he said this, Chen Guang felt guilty about Chen Wan'er. He sighed and spoke to the young girl. "Father shouldn't have involved you in this."

"As a disciple of Chen clan, I will do as the patriarch ordered." Chen Wan'er spoke without any expression on her face and left the table.

Wang Yuhan glared at her husband and spoke angrily, "Hmph, some patriarch and father you are."

Looking at his crying wife, Chen Guang's anger was even more potent.

"I never wanted to involve you in any of this. But given our precarious position,... I am really exhausted." Chen Guang said to his wife.

"What happened?" Wang Yuhan recovered from her crying and asked her husband.

"Our Chen family mainly makes weapons and tools. Although others also do it, the quality is incomparable to ours. We established ourselves in this city because of the support of these two industries."

Wang Yuhan nodded. Each of the aristocratic clans has its own core. The Chen family is dominated in artefacts, while other families are dominated by other industries.

"But recently, the Li family has recruited a high-level inscription master. As a result, the weapons forged by them have improved in quality, affecting our business. If it goes on like this, the foundation of our clan will be shaken." Chen Guang stated as he closed his eyes.

Wang Yuhan was also surprised. She knew too well the importance of this industry to the Chen family. If it was replaced by other families, the Chen family would directly decline.

What will a declining Chen family experience? They have offended a lot of people these years.

"Forget it; what should we do with Long Chen?" Wang Yuhan asked.

Chen Guang thought for a while and slowly said, "I don't know. He calmly accepted the fact eventhough he knows it's a trap."

He then looked at his family and sighed: "I need to think about this."

Chen Yan'er started thinking. She said: "Father, how about sending him with the Soaring Sword Sect?"

Chen Guang shook his head. Then, he responded: "I was angry at first, so I thought of sending him there. But he spoke like he had already accepted his fate. Now that when I look at Long Chen, I feel guilty."

He stood up and sighed: "Now I understand what Wan'er talked about the other day. Whatever karma I have, I need to resolve this myself."

Chen Guang felt a lot of pressure drop from his heart. He felt enlightened. Turning towards his family, he said: "I feel that I have made some kind of comprehension related to my realm. I will go into seclusion now."

Both Chen Yan'er and Wang Yuhan were also happy. If Chen Guang breaks through after this seclusion, their Chen clan will be stronger.

Chen Yan'er then asked: "But Father, what should we do with Long Chen."

Chen Guang was already near the door. He didn't think much and said: "Throw him to the Martial field. Let him learn from our people."