Chapter 1 - Brothel
“I’m...still alive...?!” Liu Wuxie finally regained consciousness even though every inch of his body throbbed with excruciating pain. He gasped for air underneath the crushing weight of heavy wooden planks and a beam.
The last he remembered, he was one of the ten Immortal Emperors in the Fleeting Mist Immortal Realm. Before his demise, he chanced upon the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron, a divine artifact by fortune. Unfortunately, it attracted many greedy eyes, and people in the Immortal Realm besieged him to death.
In his very last moment, he executed the Bloodfiend Disintegration and dragged everyone down with him. The explosion didn’t just kill his assailants, but it also destroyed the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron. By the time he woke up, he was buried under the wooden planks.
“True Martial Continent...Xu Clan...a live-in son-in-law...a wastrel....” Based on his memories, he knew he was no longer in the Fleeting Mist Immortal Realm but was reborn in a place called the True Martial Continent.
The body he was currently in shared the same name as him, Liu Wuxie. Liu Wuxie came from a wealthy family, but his parents went missing when he was five, resulting in his narrow-minded and lone-wolf personality. Even after he was taken in by his father’s close friend and future father-in-law, Xu Yilin, it didn’t change for the better.
As he gradually became older, he grew cockier. He suspected Xu Yilin of coveting his assets, so he became a famous spendthrift in Azure Billow City. Even after the entire Xu Clan described him as garbage and a sponge, he still behaved as he wished and disregarded their opinions of him.
When Liu Wuxie reached the age of marriage, Xu Yilin immediately married off his daughter to him, in hopes that his son-in-law would change for the better.
Logically speaking, there was no way a piece of garbage like Liu Wuxie was worthy of the Xu Clan’s young missy. But Liu Wuxie’s parents were close friends with Xu Yilin, and they were betrothed at birth. They were to be wed at the age of eighteen.
The night of their wedding, Liu Wuxie’s new bride beat him out of their bridal chamber, and under the instigation of his friends, he stepped into a brothel for the first time. But he suddenly lost his temper and lit up the entire place, which collapsed and trapped him under the rubble.
Liu Wuxie shoved aside the debris and examined himself while lying down.
“How ruthless, trying to sever the heart’s pulse with a single palm strike? If I didn’t come and possess this body, there’s no doubt Liu Wuxie would have disappeared from the world. Who’s the mastermind trying to kill him?!” Aside from some abrasions and bruises, the palm print on his chest was fatal. He could only remember drinking with his friends, and everything after losing his temper drew a blank.
Liu Wuxie forcibly suppressed his heart’s fatal injuries, but he urgently needed the Pulse Guarding Pill to fix his severed heart meridian. Luckily, with his skills, it wouldn’t be tough to refine this pill.
“I’m fortunate that this is a cultivating continent with a thriving martial dao.” Martial cultivators were categorized into different cultivation levels. These were Houtian, Xiantian, Spirit Cleansing, Marrow Cleansing, True Core, and so forth.
“A garbage will always be garbage. Today is his wedding, and he came to the brothel. He even became a beast and ripped a girl’s clothes, nearly committing a huge mistake. Heaven is blind. Why didn’t they claim the life of a lowlife like him?”
“......”
The discussion in the surrounding was directed at Liu Wuxie without exception.
“Uhh...” Liu Wuxie’s face became dark, but he was powerless to refute.
Xu Yilin’s face turned red, and he quickly got his men to carry Liu Wuxie back to the Xu Clan. It was simply too embarrassing for them to stay there any longer.
“Stop right there!” A bark echoed, stopping Xu Yilin’s party from leaving. The pimp rushed over furiously with ten guards.
“Patriarch Xu, your son-in-law destroyed my brothel and caused multiple injuries. The girls are all terrified now, and we even have injured customers. This is all because of him, and you want to leave just like that?” The pimp was in his forties with light makeup on his face. He even covered himself in perfume and looked disgusting as he came before Liu Wuxie.
“I’ll get someone to negotiate for the compensation later.” Xu Yilin glared at Liu Wuxie, but this wasn’t the time for him to reprimand Liu Wuxie as they were in public.
“No need. I will fork out the compensation myself.” Liu Wuxie stepped forth. He was responsible for this, and he didn’t want to get too many people involved.
“Young Master Liu, I’m not trying to look down on you, but how will you compensate me?” The pimp mocked him, sparking a burst of laughter from the surroundings.
“Don’t worry. We won’t miss a single dime in the compensation, which I assure you with my name. The compensation will be delivered to you in three days,” Xu Yilin said, and they were allowed to leave only after he gave his word.
“The previous Liu Wuxie must be out of his mind. Anyone can tell that his father-in-law is genuinely concerned about him.” Liu Wuxie sighed and followed behind Xu Yilin without saying a word. He was rather grateful for the Xu Clan. The Xu Clan took him in when the previous Liu Wuxie was homeless. Not to mention, Xu Yilin fulfilled his promise and bestowed his daughter upon him. Just this fact alone proved how loyal Xu Yilin was to his friends.
When the first gleam of sunlight shone down, the Xu Clan’s gates opened. Two servants were sweeping the fallen leaves off the ground when they saw Xu Yilin, and they quickly bowed to show him their respect. Meanwhile, they simply disregarded Liu Wuxie.
“Go change your clothes and see me in the main hall,” Xu Yilin said, looking at the disheveled Liu Wuxie, who looked like a beggar.
“Got it.” Liu Wuxie slightly feared but respected Xu Yilin because the original Liu Wuxie would have been long dead if it weren’t for the Xu Clan looking after him all these years.