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Capítulo 1

Chapter 1

The sun shone brightly, casting a soft glow on the towering treetops, and boundless warmth enveloped the earth.

Fu Mingxu was surrounded by a cacophony of sounds, a chaotic mix of memories that gave him a terrible headache.

"Stop arguing!" he whispered instinctively, the swelling sensation in his mind making him ignore the discomfort in his back.

The irritating sounds instantly subsided, and a gentle, warm breeze caressed Fu Mingxu's face, giving his already exceptionally handsome features a radiant glow.

As he struggled to open his eyes, the leader's voice was shrill, and the words he spoke seemed to pierce his eardrums like needles.

"Fu Mingxu, you're nothing but a good-for-nothing. The Fu family has raised you for years, and you can't even do this little thing?" Fu Haoren breathed a sigh of relief but was also filled with resentment when he saw him slowly wake up. "You're such an ungrateful wretch!"

The familiar words instantly dispelled Fu Mingxu's daze in less than a breath. He opened his eyes and saw several people dressed in fine clothes. The leader was Fu Haoren, who was holding a whip and looking down at him with undisguised jealousy in his eyes.

When Fu Mingxu saw the whip, memories of the past surged back like a tidal wave along with the burning pain in his back. He didn't speak, but looked at everyone with clear eyes. Then he slowly stood up and, while the others were still stunned, quickly recalled the scene of the world collapsing.

His back was very straight, and even though there were traces of blood seeping from his back, which was covered in a blue robe, he stood there like a green bamboo in the morning mist, his elegance undiminished.

[When heaven and earth are turned upside down, the Way is sacrificed for them.]

This is all I can do; the rest, I hope you know how to do.

Looking at everything familiar in front of him, Fu Mingxu couldn't help but reach out to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight and subconsciously lowered his gaze.

Immortal Lord Siyang truly succeeded.

“You…” Fu Mingxu frowned slightly, finally remembering which point in time he had returned to.

Faced with the deliberate provocation of Fu Haoren and the others, after a brief moment of confusion, he was no longer as angry as he had been in his previous life. For some reason, he smiled at them instead.

He ignored the people opposite him, casually fed himself a Vitality Pill, and endured the slight itch as the flesh on his back healed. A pair of golden eyes, gradually being swallowed by black energy, flashed through his mind.

As the heavens and earth trembled, those golden eyes looked down upon the earth, cold and ruthless, leaving a deep impression.

Suppressing his thoughts, Fu Mingxu turned his gaze back to the person in front of him.

To be honest, although he was not well-liked in the Fu family, he had lived a relatively peaceful life in the past. This was the first time he had been injured in his memory.

As for the reason why Fu Haoren took action, he knew it himself.

Fu Haoren shuddered, as if he had been seen through. Especially when he felt there was a hint of mockery in that smile, but when he looked closely, he saw nothing at all.

"Let's see if you can still laugh!" Fu Haoren raised his whip, ready to strike again. The others silently took a half step back when they saw his movement, clearly understanding his meaning.

It seems he's preparing to "teach" Fu Mingxu another lesson.

"Ungrateful wretch?" As his strength slowly returned, Fu Mingxu glanced at the slightly dilapidated courtyard in the spring sunshine and chuckled, "My father left the Fu family a large number of pills and talismans before he left, which was more than enough to raise me to adulthood."

He didn't point it out directly, since Fu Haoren and the others only knew a little bit, and there was no need to waste words on them. As for the whipping earlier, he naturally wouldn't let it go easily.

Fu Haoren felt a strange sense of guilt under his gaze, and loosened his grip on the whip a little. He suddenly remembered that Fu Mingxu's father was the previous head of the family, but after resigning from the position, he never returned. When they were young, they had a good relationship with Fu Mingxu, but with the arrival of the new head of the family, they gradually drifted apart under the instructions of their parents.

In particular, when the spiritual quality was tested at the age of eight, Fu Shanqing, the son of the previous new family head, dripped his blood onto the immortal quality plate and his radiance shone brightly. Everyone else showed some signs of spiritual quality, but when it came to Fu Mingxu, there was no reaction at all.

As a result, the people who had initially treated Fu Mingxu fairly well because of the supplies left behind by the former head of the family changed their attitude almost overnight.

The gates of Heaven have long been closed, and no one has attained immortality for ten thousand years. Not a single member of the Fu family feels that using these resources on Fu Mingxu is a worthwhile endeavor.

Even though these things were originally left by his father, who is now missing and his father, Fu Yangxue, is unknown.

The attitude of the Fu family elders influenced the younger generation. Fu Mingxu didn't care about these things. He knew that on the day of his coming-of-age ceremony, he would be forced by the family to be sent to the city lord's mansion to marry a woman to bring good luck in place of his cousin. The other party was Han Tao, the city lord who was seriously injured after the war between immortals and demons and could not even maintain his human form. His cousin, who had excellent immortal qualities, could not enter this fire pit, but he could.

Fu Haoren, upon hearing others instigate him for stealing Fu Shanqing's marriage, whipped him without any explanation. However, Fu Mingxu knew that according to his plan, he would leave the Fu family tonight. As for Han Tao's marriage to his cousin to bring good luck, he didn't know why it had fallen through.

After leaving the Fu family, he stayed in Yunhan City for over a month. The Fu family searched for him for a few days after he left, and then there was no further news. He only received news in the city that the marriage proposal had been canceled.

According to the previous plan, it wouldn't be difficult for him to leave the Fu family again, but Fu Haoren's words just now reminded him of something.

Perhaps he can take this opportunity to reclaim what his father left him.

Sunlight streamed into the courtyard, and Fu Mingxu's lips curled into a faint smile. After a few words, Fu Haoren's heart began to pound.

What did Fu Mingxu mean by that? A sense of unease welled up in Fu Haoren's heart. But before he could think about it further, the deep voice of the family head, Fu Shoude, rang out: "What are you all making a scene about here?"

Fu Haoren and the others trembled and made way for him. Fu Shoude's gaze flashed over Fu Mingxu's blood-stained blue robe, but he seemed not to have seen it and said, "Mingxu, come with me."

Fu Mingxu remembered exactly what would happen next. He didn't even glance at Fu Haoren, just nodded slightly, but suddenly stopped as he passed by him and said, "Fu Haoren, aren't you going to come and see?"

Fu Haoren thought he was showing off, and the slight guilt he had felt earlier vanished instantly. His voice became even sharper: "Patriarch, Fu Mingxu stole Shanqing's marriage. You should send him to the punishment hall!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the others standing next to him changed immediately. Fu Shoude's aura hardened, and his voice was unreadable as he asked, "Who told you that?"

Fu Haoren didn't notice the change in his expression and pointed smugly to the people around him: "Them!"

"Pfft." Fu Mingxu finally couldn't help but laugh, and said mockingly, "Fu Haoren, you really are stupid. Don't you know the current situation of City Lord Han Tao? Do I need to snatch this marriage?"

In just a few words, Fu Shoude pieced together the whole story and rebuked, "Nonsense!"

Before Fu Haoren could argue, he said sternly, "You come with us to the front hall." His gaze fell on the others like a knife. "This is a one-time exception. This time, you will all go to the punishment hall to receive your punishment."

As soon as the words "Hall of Punishment" were uttered, the others were dragged away by the servants before they could even beg for mercy. Fu Haoren was shocked, but when he met the eyes of his uncle, he dared not utter a sound, his eyes fixed on Fu Mingxu.

Fu Mingxu let him look him over, and instead chuckled, "The patriarch is still the most imposing."

Fu Shoude, who usually ruled the room with absolute authority, was unusually calm and composed. His eyes were deep and serious. In the blink of an eye, he led the two men to the front hall of the Fu family mansion.

When the three arrived, there were already three people waiting in the front hall. Besides Fu Shanqing and his family of three, there was Fu Haoren's father, Fu Luwei, who had come after receiving a message from the head of the family.

"You unfilial son! It's bad enough that you play around all day without knowing when to advance or retreat! You even fell into someone else's trap!" Fu Luwei's slap was crisp and loud, making Fu Mingxu feel refreshed.

Fu Haoren's face was swollen, but Fu Shanqing said lightly, "Second Uncle, don't be angry. Haoren was just deceived. Punish those people and that's it."

How to punish is ultimately up to the head of the family. The internal relationships within the Fu family are complex and intertwined. In order to consolidate his position as head of the family, his father would only give a minor punishment as a warning, so that everyone would be satisfied.

As for the injured Fu Mingxu, who cares?

Fu Shanqing's words eased the atmosphere. Fu Mingxu looked at their calculating eyes and sneered inwardly, standing there without saying a word.

Even though his face was burning with pain, Fu Haoren didn't dare to say anything more when he saw his father's furious gaze. He just covered one side of his face and looked at Fu Mingxu with particularly venomous eyes.

Fu Mingxu remained calm. He still remembered how the other party had unexpectedly lashed him with a whip. If it weren't for the refined pills and the support of the Fu family, the skin on his back would never have fully healed in a short time.

"Alright." Fu Shoude stepped in to smooth things over. His gaze fell on Fu Mingxu's face, and for some reason, he thought of the former head of the family, Fu Yangxue, who had been missing for many years.

He was so brilliant back then, his brilliance overshadowing everyone else. Even the medicinal materials he took out before leaving included many that they had never seen before. Fu Shoude initially wanted to help him take care of Fu Mingxu, but after succeeding to the family, he saw a wider world. As time went by and that person never returned, his ambition grew ever stronger.

He looked at the face that resembled his memory by about 50%, and his emotions were complicated, but he suppressed them when he thought of his son, Fu Shanqing.

Fu Yangxue was not his biological older brother, but Fu Shanqing was his biological son.

When Fu Shanqing saw that his father was somewhat stunned when he looked at Fu Mingxu, he thought that his father had softened and couldn't help but call out, "Father."

Fu Shoude smiled at him, signaling him to calm down, then looked at Fu Mingxu and said in a gentle voice, "Mingxu, do you know why I asked you to come here?"

In the front hall, all six people's eyes were on Fu Mingxu.

Fu Mingxu flicked off non-existent dust from his cuffs and said bluntly, "I don't know."

He stared straight at Fu Shoude, his voice flowing like a spring: "Could it be that the head of the family knows I've come of age today and has summoned me to retrieve what my father left me?"

You should know that several times before, when he wanted to keep it for him, the other party refused, both openly and subtly, on the grounds that he was too young.

Fu Shoude was taken aback by his words, and only then did he remember that there was such a thing. Ten years after Fu Yangxue disappeared, everyone felt that he had no chance of returning, so they used those things more and more recklessly, and no one thought about Fu Mingxu anymore.

"You eat the Fu family's food and drink the Fu family's drinks, and you still dare to ask for more?" Fu Haoren didn't dare to contradict the family head, and the person who had instigated him wasn't here, so he could only vent his anger on him.

"Shut up!" Fu Luwei shouted angrily. He was so worried about his good-for-nothing son, but when he heard Fu Mingxu say this, he became a little anxious.

He came today because he heard that one of the pills left by Fu Yangxue could heal his son's injuries, so he waited in the front hall early.

Fu Haoren, having been humiliated twice by his own father, could only glare at Fu Mingxu with resentment.

Fu Mingxu remained unmoved. Of the things his father left behind that night, which he had retrieved in his "previous life," only a few remained. Before leaving, he personally taught Fu Haoren a lesson, and inadvertently discovered his unspeakable secret.

However, he wouldn't tell these people any of this. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's not difficult for me to enter the city lord's mansion. Just give me what my father left me. That's not an unreasonable request, is it?"

Of course it wasn't excessive, and no one could find fault with it, but Fu Luwei was secretly anxious, and the smile on Fu Shanqing's face also disappeared.

They knew how valuable the things Fu Yangxue left behind were.

Fu Mingxu knew it would be difficult to get them to give up everything. Seeing Fu Shoude's deep gaze, he pretended to be troubled and said, "I remember a storage ring left by my father. Besides this, I only want the Muscle Corrosion Pill. Consider the rest as compensation for the Fu family's care for me over the years."

“That storage ring was originally meant to be opened only by you.” Compared to others, Fu Shoude, having held the position of family head for many years, was more composed. “However, that Muscle Corrosion Pill…”

Fu Luwei and his son's eyes lit up, but Fu Mingxu didn't let him continue. Instead, he interrupted, "When I enter the city lord's mansion, I naturally need to bring something to protect myself."

He glanced at Fu Shanqing, the most talented genius in the Fu family, who was also looking at him.

"I've heard that dragons must cross the Heart-Questioning Stone to get married. If one doesn't enter the palace willingly, they might incur the wrath of the dragons." The dragons are fiercely protective of their own. Even though Han Tao is seriously injured, his subordinates would never allow someone with ulterior motives to get close. Fu Mingxu knows this, and this is his greatest reliance right now.

If it weren't for that, after he left tonight in his previous life, the Fu family must have thought of other ways to help Fu Shanqing avoid this marriage. If he wasn't mistaken, the reason why the Dragon Clan forced him might also be because of this pill.

Seeing the sudden change in the expressions of Fu Shoude and his son, it was clear that the two also knew about the existence of this pill.

Fu Luwei's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly. He restrained his son, afraid that he might say something impulsive, and looked at Fu Shoude with a hidden expectation in his eyes.

Fu Mingxu didn't give Fu Shoude the chance to use the well-hidden Muscle Rot Pill to play the good guy. He looked at the sky outside the main hall and said, "Patriarch, you should hurry up. I can wait, but the Dragon Clan's wedding procession probably can't."

After all, no matter how unwilling they were, the Fu family was forced by the power of the Dragon Clan to decorate the place with lanterns and colorful decorations.

With only an hour left before the wedding procession arrived, Fu Mingxu knew what choice the head of the family would make for his beloved son. He smiled and said, "In that case, send the wedding clothes to my courtyard."

He paused in his steps, then looked back at Fu Shanqing and said, "Of course, if the patriarch wishes for the main character to marry, I am happy to oblige. Consider that Muscle Corrosion Pill as his dowry, and you may dispose of it as you see fit."

He walked briskly, completely ignoring Fu Shoude's suddenly darkened face. He only glanced meaningfully at Fu Haoren's lower back as he passed by, before leaving behind a straight and proud back view.

Fu Haoren was startled by his gaze, as if his long-hidden secret had been torn away and exposed to others.

Chapter 2

Fu Mingxu returned to his courtyard. He didn't care what happened to Fu Shoude and the others. His only worry was that, according to his memory, Fu Shanqing had not entered the city lord's mansion in the end.

However, none of this matters. Even if the Fu family has some way to prevent Fu Shanqing from entering the city lord's mansion, he will escape as he did in his previous life. Fortunately, he had already located the storage ring left by his father. It's just a pity about the muscle-rotting pill that Fu Shoude hid.

It is certain that even if he did not obtain it, the patriarch would never have given Fu Haoren this pill capable of regenerating severed limbs.

As for the matter entrusted to him by Immortal Lord Siyang, it did not conflict with what he wanted to do. Fu Mingxu thought for a moment, realizing that if he didn't go to the City Lord's Mansion, he would probably have to put in more effort elsewhere, since today's wedding was the fastest way to get closer to Hantao.

However, Fu Haoren learned of the existence of the Muscle Rot Pill, and Fu Luwei also learned that it was indeed in the hands of the family head. The hope they had been waiting for slipped away, and they didn't know who to hate.

"What a beautiful spring day." A gentle breeze caressed his face, and Fu Mingxu took a light breath of the spring air that carried on the wind, feeling even more excited about leaving the Fu family.

On the other side, after comforting Fu Luwei and his son, Fu Shoude led his son out of the front hall. He had made up his mind that his son, with his superior immortal qualities, should not be allowed to enter the city lord's mansion. The best way was to let Fu Mingxu, who was willing to enter, go in, even if it cost him his only Muscle Corrosion Pill.