Chapter 163: Celestial Mansion

After accepting the task, Lee Minho felt refreshed and was ready to visit his courtyard house.

In the morning, the security personnel of the villa sent him a courier.

Lee Minho opened the courier and saw that it was actually a house book. It was the house book of the courtyard house given to him by the chess teacher.

As for why the housebook had to be delivered the next day instead of arriving directly from the system space to him as before.

The explanation given by the system is because the reward this time is a bit big.

Lee Minho didn't understand what the system meant by 'big'.

Not when he stood in front of the so-called courtyard, he understood.

Because this 'big' is really unbelievably big!

And it's not just also expensive but ancient, it was like a ancient modern palace than a courtyard.

Lee Minho opened his mouth wide, and looked up at the the big characters on the golden name plaque on the red gate of the courtyard.

The big characters "Celestial Mansion" are written with majesty and nobility.

From the outside, the surrounding walls of Azure Mansion are the kind where you can't see the end at a glance.

'This courtyard is actually a palace?'

It took a long time for Lee Minho to find his voice.

He then asked the steward of the courtyard with white hair standing aside.

"Is this really my house?"

'Damn, the real estate certificate doesn't say the area of the courtyard house is more of a palace.'

Lee Minho was still surprised.

The courtyard house given to him by the sentimental old man is actually the famous Celestial Mansion which an ancient courtyard palace with hundreds of years of history.

It was the residence of a famous prince in the past.

Lee Minho had seen the introduction of this courtyard on TV before. Every piece of furniture inside is antique which is priceless.

Even a pillar is of high value.

Not to mention, this Celestial Mansion also has a strong historical background.

'Now, this Celestial Mansion is mine?

'Am I dreaming right now?'

Lee Minho secretly squeezed his thigh.

'It hurts, it's not a dream.'

The steward of Celestial Mansion showed a kind smile and nodded to Lee Minho.

"Yes, Young Master, this is the house left to you by the elder. Last year, Colorado TV station also came to shoot. I believe the old man will be very happy that you're here."

'Grandfather?'

Lee Minho immediately asked the system in his mind.

"Who is the elder he is talking about?"

{Host, one of the big reward you obtain was the truth of your life. I can only reveal it in certain times so I apologize in advance.}

{Your biological great-grandfather is the teacher who taught you how to play chess. This house belongs to him.}

Lee Minho was horrified.

"Is the old man the master of Celestial Mansion?"

{It was the previous owner, and now he gave this house to you as the host.}

"So, the old man is not a tool man made up by you, but a real existence? My great-grandfather?"

Lee Minho always thought that those teachers in the system space were all tool people virtualized by the system.

Although each of them seems to be no different from real people.

{When did this system say that those teachers were fictitious?}

The system said innocently.

{All the teachers are real human beings of the past that are related to you by blood. This system has retained their essence, which what humans call the soul but.}

{But this essence is more like a record of their life experiences which is to help the successor.}

The system then gave the reward. The fusion of memory of the past which is true background.

Lee Minho talked to the system for a very long time and decided to accept things even if it's so hard.

He formed a resolved to try to gain the same rewards to obtain memories of the past to reveal more of his identity.

In the system space, Lee Minho has seen those teachers awesomeness.

An old man's chess strength is already so incredible.

What's more, the professional knowledge of each of the other teachers is no worse than that of the old man.

Lee Minho was shocked all over, as if he knew something.

The rewards of the system have always been said to come from legal and compliant sources.

{The rewards that the host gets, which you accept with peace of mind. This Celestial Mansion has also been successfully transferred to the host's name legally.}

Lee Minho remembered that in the system learning space, there were more than thirty teachers which is his family.

The course he is taking now is only a part of it.

There are still many courses that are not scheduled!

He finally understood the system's conscience!

The system didn't mean to lie to him, it turns out that the system was restricted.

At this moment, Lee Minho desire to learn is burning.

"Old man, what is your name?"

Lee Minho asked the steward next to him.

"Young Master, just call me Forbe, I'm the head butler of Celestial Mansion."

Forbe is the head butler of Celestial Mansion that has been serving since the elder, Lee Minho's great-grandfather.

The head butler Forbe looked at Lee Minho with tears in his eyes.

"Young Master, it's been so many years you finally came back, let me take you to take a good look at the house."

Ever since the elder passed away, Forbe has been guarding the Celestial Mansion.

He has been with the old man since he was a child. It can be said that the old man watched him grow up.

'I am 60 years old this year, and I am old.'

Forbe was always afraid that after his death, Celestial Mansion would be taken back by the state.

He didn't want to covet this mansion, he just didn't want the old man's ancestral house to be ruined in his hands.

Unexpectedly, he got the news yesterday. Someone took the master's will and inherited the Celestial Mansion in the name of his grandson.

If you want to inherit Celestial Mansion, you need to pass the personal review of the state agency.

After all, this mansion is a national first-level key protected cultural relic. Even the renovation and maintenance need to be audited by the state agency.

Since it has passed the national audit, it means that the identity of this heir is real and all responsibilities will be transferred back to heir.

'He is really the great-grandson of the elder. That is, the elder's only great-grandson in this world.'

So early in the morning, Forbe got up and asked to clean the entire Celestial Mansion inside and out like never. Just waiting for the great master's grandson to come back.

Unexpectedly, be didn't see the elder's great-grandson until noon today.

Forbe looked at the handsome and dignifiedly elegant Lee Minho, and was so excited that he almost burst into tears.

He took Lee Minho inside and explain both the internal and external affairs of the Celestial Mansion to Lee Minho.

Now that the heir is here, the state control of state to the mansion will be back for the heir to manage.

Forbe can noticed the resemblance of the elder to Lee Minho which made the head butler happy.

Meanwhile, Lee Minho can't help but gasp internally.

'Poverty limits imagination!'

There are hundreds of pavilions in Celestial Mansion and tens of big gardens.

The architectural style is even richer and grander, and has the elegance of royalty.

Lee Minho was really stunned.

Fortunately, he managed his expressions well otherwise, the saliva will probably flow down.

Such a large house, of course, requires a lot of workers to maintain and clean.

So along the way, Lee Minho saw tens of servants and butlers who greeted him with a bow.

Soon, Forbe brought Lee Minho to a place called 'Chess Pavilion'.

"This is the elder's favorite place to stay on weekdays. He loves to play chess, and his skills are unsurpassed in our capital."

Forbe then continued the story.

"Even the current Chess God, Han Seungwoo, is not half as good as the elder!"

"When the elder was still alive, he always wanted to pass on his chess skills. It's a pity that we encountered the biggest turmoil in our country."

"The elder had no choice but to send the his son which is your grandfather, who was only about to be a teenager at the time, to abroad in order to avoid the crisis."

"Unexpectedly, he lost contact in the end. But now that you can come back safely, Young Master, the elder will be very happy if he knows about it."

Lee Minho mouth twitched. It pains him the story of biological family that time.

"Does great-grandpa also like to play chess? It just so happens that I like it too."

'I learned chess from him!'

"Really!?"

Forbe was surprised.

"Really."

Lee Minho nodded.

"I just participated in the Colorado Chess Cup Tournament this morning."

"That's great! The elder finally has a successor."

Forbe cried out excitedly.

Lee Minho hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him. After all, he is an old man in his sixties, he was afraid that he will be agitated and out of breath.

Forbe grabbed Lee Minho.

"Young Master, come on, let's go to the ancestral hall now and tell the elder the good news."

Soon, Forbe took Lee Minho to a ancestral hall.

In the ancestral hall, there are tablets of the past masters of Celestial Mansion.

Among them, the tablet placed at the bottom is the tablet of the elder.

This made Lee Minho feel a little emotional and devoutly offered incense to the elder.

Since then, Lee Minho has officially become the current owner of the Celestial Mansion and the heir of hermit Lee family.

When Lee Minho saw the monthly expenses of Celestial Mansion, he almost vomited blood.

It turned out that after the elder passed away, the inheritance left behind was managed by Forbe.

The inheritance left by the elder although vast, nothing last forever.

The monthly expenses of Celestial Mansion are very high, and the inheritance left by the elder is basically spent.

Forbe himself didn't receive money from the patriarch at all to maintain the palace's expenses for heir training.

So, if Lee Minho hadn't taken over Celestial Mansion now. From next month, Forbe may be forced to hand over the palace back to patriarch control.

Celestial Mansion was left by the patriarch intentionally to the states for some reason so Forbe didn't pry.

Forbe knows how wealthy is the Lee family after recovering from financial crisis and war in the past.

Forbe showed Lee Minho the account books of the previous years.

Being able to rely on the legacy of the elder to maintain it for so many years is the result of Forber's proper management.

Therefore, although Lee Minho got an unimaginable courtyard palace, it cost him more than he can imagine.

Hundreds of thousands per month for labor and various expenses, plus tens of millions for maintenance every year.

Lee Minho felt like vomiting blood when he saw it.

Moreover, although the Celestial Mansion is priceless, it cannot be bought or sold. Can only be inherited.

So, this is actually a big pit.

It's still a big pit full of desires, and after falling into it, you can't bear to get out of it!

Lee Minho then murmured talking to himself.

"Dad... You didn't take control this mansion because you know I'm taking over right?"

Lee Minho then smiled as tears flowed down his cheek.

Base on the memories that system showed, he was not abandoned.

It was the only way to save him because.

Lee Minho was so happy that his biological father is alive watching him from afar and can't wait to see him one day.