City Lord's Mansion

Player completed the quest 'Blacksmith's Fury'. Reward: 1 Fine Iron Sword, 1500 Experience Points.

There was equipment and experience, and it had been an easy quest to complete. It was quite worthwhile.

The Wooden Stick in Fan Lang's hand was nothing but junk. Replacing it with this iron sword was like trading a bird gun for a cannon—a huge improvement.

"Here! This is the iron sword I painstakingly forged. I fused two rare ores into it, so cutting gold and jade won't be a problem. Use this sword to kill a few more Unicorn Rabbits and vent some of my anger for me!" Blacksmith Zheng tossed a brand-new iron sword to Fan Lang.

Fan Lang caught the iron sword in one hand. It was fairly heavy, with simple patterns carved into its scabbard and cloth wrapped around its hilt. It looked plain and unadorned.

Clang!

The sword left its sheath, and a cold gleam flashed.

The iron sword's information automatically appeared.

Fine Iron Sword:

Star Rating: ★★

Sharpness: 230.

Durability: 189.

Effect: None.

"A two-star iron sword. I'll make do with it for now; at least it's much better than my Wooden Stick. Too bad I'll have to wait a while before I can get the Dragon Scale Sword in the City Lord's Mansion. That sword is a Divine Weapon—it blows this iron sword out of the water!"

Fan Lang secretly calculated, wishing he could get his hands on the Dragon Scale Sword right away. The Dragon Scale Sword was extremely powerful in the early stages; beating opponents above his level would be no problem.

"Sir, thank you. I'll come visit again when I have the chance. Farewell." Fan Lang smiled and waved, bidding Blacksmith Zheng goodbye before leaving with the iron sword slung over his shoulder.

Relying on his memories and asking passersby for directions along the way, Fan Lang found another place to turn in quests.

It was a medical clinic that needed all kinds of medicinal herbs. It had recently run short of Unicorn Rabbit horns and was willing to buy them at a very good price. This was a trading quest. Fan Lang sold all the horns in his possession and earned a full eight hundred taels of silver, making quite a profit.

Doing quests, leveling up, killing monsters.

Doing quests, leveling up, killing monsters.

Fan Lang spent the rest of the day doing exactly that, and by evening, he had finally leveled up to Mystic Soldier!

Player level increased to Mystic Soldier Level 0. Mystic Power +200, Health +200.

Player activated a new ability. From now on, attributes could be added to Mystic Power for elemental damage. The basic attributes were metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and ice.

The instant he leveled up, Fan Lang's body changed rapidly. His dantian expanded several times over, and the Mystic Power within became even more surging and turbulent.

Mystic Apprentice, Mystic Soldier, Mystic General, and so on—these were major realm divisions. Each time one broke through to a new major realm, they began again from Level 0, with Levels 0 through 9 forming one cycle.

There was a world of difference between each major realm, and breaking through granted corresponding new abilities.

Mystic Apprentices opened their dantian.

Mystic Soldiers added attributes.

Upon reaching the Mystic Soldier realm, one could add attributes such as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth to Mystic Power, thereby increasing its destructive force.

As for which attribute it was, that depended on the skill being used.

"Right now, I only have Thug Fist. It's pathetically weak. I need to learn some new skills, or I won't have any attributes at all. The City Lord's Mansion has a way to learn skills. Since I'm going back this time, I can get my hands on a few Skill Books!"

Fan Lang had a new goal in mind.

It was getting late, so he headed back, returning to the City Lord's Mansion through the twilight-covered streets.

The two guards at the gate looked at Fan Lang with contempt. Fan Lang's previous confession to Luo Hongyan had long spread throughout the City Lord's Mansion, becoming a laughingstock among its residents.

"Well, look who's back. Isn't this City Lord Luo's son-in-law?"

"Hehe, the city lord's son-in-law? Then we should respectfully call him Young Master."

"Too bad he only married Miss Luo in his dreams—and it was a daydream at that. It doesn't count at all."

"He was probably drooling when he was daydreaming."

"Of course! Don't toads love drooling?"

"Ha ha."

"Ha ha."

The two guards mocked Fan Lang without restraint.

Everything the other Fan Lang had done was now pinned on the transmigrated Fan Lang. Their harsh words ignited his fury, making it burn fiercely in his chest.

Crack.

Fan Lang clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. He desperately wanted to beat the two men senseless.

Small impatience ruins great plans. Beating these two will disrupt my future plans. I should endure it for now. When the time is right, I'll come back and deal with them.

Fan Lang's reason prevailed, and he forced down his anger.

He memorized the faces of those two guards. Today's mockery would be repaid twofold someday!

Ignoring the two guards, Fan Lang entered the City Lord's Mansion.

The city lord of Wind Cloud City was like a local emperor. The residence he lived in covered an enormous area, with over a hundred courtyards of varying sizes. Entering it was like stepping into a maze.

Fan Lang passed through residence after residence and courtyard after courtyard. Another group approached from the opposite direction, meeting him head-on.

It was a group of charming young women, most of them maids from the City Lord's Mansion. Only one woman was an exception. All the maids surrounded her like stars around the moon.

She was not very old, yet she was exceptionally tall and slender. She wore a peach-red brocade gown and several pieces of jewelry, making her look dazzling and luxurious. Her features were delicate and refined, her skin fair and rosy, and her eyes were as beautiful as clear autumn water.

Luo! Hongyan!

Fan Lang recognized the noblewoman at a glance, and his heart skipped a beat.

He had taken over this body and inherited everything it had possessed, so Luo Hongyan was a special existence to him. He truly could not simply ignore her.

The two sides drew closer. Luo Hongyan, amid the crowd, looked straight ahead without paying Fan Lang any attention.

According to the rules of the City Lord's Mansion, someone of Fan Lang's status had to lower his head and step aside when he encountered Luo Hongyan. Fan Lang shifted his feet and moved to one side.

Surrounded by her many maids, Luo Hongyan passed by him. She could not even be bothered to spare Fan Lang another glance. She simply did not regard him as worth noticing!

That was only natural. Given Luo Hongyan's status, she was like a princess in Wind Cloud City, beneath only one person and above countless others. Why would she care about a servant in the manor?

When Fan Lang had confessed to her, Luo Hongyan had not even offered the slightest response. She had merely frowned faintly. She could not even be bothered to punish him; otherwise, with a single order, she could have had Fan Lang executed.

They lived beneath the same roof, yet they seemed to belong to two different worlds—one in the heavens, one on the ground.

Only after Luo Hongyan had gone far away did Fan Lang raise his head, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

The guards' mockery and Luo Hongyan's disregard had both wounded Fan Lang's pride.

"You all think I'm not worthy of Luo Hongyan, do you? I refuse to believe that! One day, I'll win Luo Hongyan over and make her my wife! No, my concubine!"

Fan Lang secretly made up his mind. He would not rest until he achieved his goal.

Player triggered the romance quest 'Young Lady's Heart'. Quest reward: 1 random 6-star card, 50000 Experience Points. Must be completed within 60 days.

"A quest triggered? This is great. Picking up girls comes with rewards! And the rewards are pretty good too!"

Fan Lang's eyes lit up. This was quite an unexpected delight.