On the shimmering surface of the Cloud Dragon River, light and shadow intertwined on a luxurious ship adorned with bright red lanterns. Fang Chen, dressed in a brocade robe and wearing a jade belt, gazed at the rolling waves rising from the river, his eyes revealing a hint of confusion.
"Young Master, Young Master Haoyun from the second house and Young Master Yiming from the third house are urging you to join them for drinks."
Suddenly, a clear and gentle female voice sounded from behind him.
Fang Chen's body jolted as if awakening from a nightmare; his eyes widened in surprise. He turned around to see a young girl with a delicate appearance, skin like cream, wearing a long dress of emerald silk, calling out to him in the attire of a maid.
"You are... Chan'er? You are still... alive!"
The girl named Chan'er looked puzzled. "Young Master, of course Chan'er is alive. If it weren't for your rescue two years ago, Chan'er would have been killed long ago!"
After saying this, Chan'er asked with concern, "Young Master, are you alright?"
"I'm fine; being alive... is enough!" Fang Chen waved his hand and murmured softly, "Two years ago... I saved Chan'er when I was fifteen. That means I'm seventeen this year... Could it be that I've been reborn eighty-three years ago..."
At this thought, Fang Chen's hands began to tremble violently. In that moment, he looked at his arms; they were pale but much thinner than he remembered.
"Didn't I die in the self-destruction of the cave? How could I return to my seventeen-year-old self?" Fang Chen pinched his thigh hard, gasping in pain as his gaze swept over the luxurious ship.
The floodgates of memory opened, and painful recollections surged back into Fang Chen's mind.
Fang Chen was a descendant of the Great Zhao Kingdom's Fang Family in Fengyan City.
His father, Fang Qingshan, was the eldest son of the family head Fang Zheng Tian and held a high position within the Fang Family. His cultivation at the Qi Boundary also qualified him for succession to the family head position.
However, there were others in the Fang Family who were also vying for the position of family head besides Fang Qingshan. While his Qi Boundary cultivation was impressive in Fengyan City, it was not particularly rare within the Fang Family. Fang Chen's two uncles were also among those contenders.
When there are too many outstanding descendants in a family all vying for leadership, it often marks the beginning of disaster.
During the time when the family's foremost figure—family head Fang Zheng Tian—was in seclusion attempting to break through to the Alchemy Realm and entrusted family affairs to his juniors, without the deterrent presence of their leader, conflicts began to arise among the younger generation as they secretly competed for the position of family head by any means necessary.
Fang Chen became a victim in this struggle.
During an outing on a pleasure boat, he was first forced to drink alcohol laced with drugs. In a state of confusion, he was lured into gambling and ended up with massive debts. The following day, rumors spread that Fang Chen had raped and killed his own maid.
It was this incident that struck Fang Chen down, leading him into a life of indulgence until his family was destroyed. It was only when his father, clinging to his last breath, came to warn him, and ultimately died before his eyes, that Fang Chen suddenly awakened and embarked on a path of revenge, only to be surrounded and killed by his rivals, ultimately self-destructing in the process.
Memories of the past flowed through Fang Chen's mind, causing his expression to fluctuate between dark and light, which prompted Chan'er beside him to murmur, "Young Master, if you're not feeling well, you shouldn't drink."
Chan'er's words abruptly interrupted Fang Chen's train of thought. Looking at the girl before him, Fang Chen's hands clenched tightly on the railing.
In his previous life, before the great upheaval in his family, he had been weak-willed. Although he knew that Chan'er had been wrongfully accused and murdered by others, he ultimately chose to numb himself with food and drink. This became an eternal regret for Fang Chen.
In this rebirth, there were too many tragedies he needed to change.
Let it all begin with Chan'er...
"Drink? Why not!" Fang Chen's voice was calm, but his dark eyes were filled with chilling light.
His gaze swept over the back where the sounds of clinking wine bowls and boisterous laughter came from the cabin. Fang Chen lightly moved his body and a cold smile crept onto his lips.
The path of martial arts begins with body refinement, followed by Qi Boundary, Alchemy Realm, Primordial Embryo Realm, and finally Heavenly Realm.
In his previous life, before self-destruction, Fang Chen had already reached the Heavenly Realm. Although he was currently only at the fourth level of Body Refinement Realm, with the combat experience from his past life and mastery of various techniques, there were very few in the entire Body Refinement Realm who could threaten him!
Flicking his sleeves, a cruel smile appeared on Fang Chen's face: "Since you have set a trap waiting for me, I will do as you wish. However, this time it will be you who dies!"
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Inside the luxurious cabin, lights and wine shone brightly as three young men dressed in warrior attire sat around drinking.
When Fang Chen pushed open the door, the three young men immediately put down their drinks, their expressions shifting as they glanced at Chan'er beside Fang Chen with lewd glints in their eyes.
"Chan'er is becoming more and more beautiful."
"Fang Chen, why don't you let us have some fun with Chan'er for a few days? Hehe..."
The brazen teasing came from the three of them.
As the footsteps came to a halt, a trace of barely perceptible killing intent flashed in Fang Chen's eyes. The three individuals, upon seeing Chan'er, revealed their naked greed and lewdness, further solidifying his resolve to eliminate them.
Among the three, the one dressed in a royal blue warrior outfit was Fang Haoyun from the second house and Fang Yiming from the third house.
To the left, there was a somewhat cold-looking fellow in a sky-blue warrior outfit, who belonged to another prominent family in Fengyan City—the Wang family—specifically Wang Wuzhou, a notorious young scoundrel in Fengyan City.
Chan'er's exquisite beauty and Fang Chen's weak character had been targets of their intentions for quite some time. Although they usually restrained themselves within the family, their behavior had become increasingly reckless now.
The most impulsive among them, Fang Haoyun, could no longer contain himself and stood up, approaching Chan'er with a lustful expression. "Sister Chan'er, come over and drink with your brother!" he said.
As he spoke, he reached out his hand to grab Chaner's arm.
Seeing this scene, Chan'er turned pale with fear, her face filled with terror. Instinctively, she leaned slightly towards Fang Chen for protection. As a maid of low status, she found it difficult to resist these young masters from noble families. The only one who could protect her at this moment was her own master, Fang Chen. But…
"Hey, do you really expect this useless person to protect you?" Fang Haoyun casually glanced at Fang Chen, who appeared somewhat stunned and scoffed. Fang Chen's reputation for weakness was well-known.
At that moment, the boy who had seemed dazed suddenly stepped forward and positioned his slender body in front of Chan'er. He lifted his head and flashed a brilliant smile at the astonished Fang Haoyun.
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