Starting Out as the Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower, Invincible Divine Blade Bai Tianyu

Great Zhou, Lingnan Commandery, Qingcheng City.

In a garden-like estate, inside the main hall.

Su Chen stared at the several people standing before him, his expression dark.

Among them were elderly men and burly, middle-aged men.

A faint but formidable aura emanated from each of them.

It was clear that they were no weaklings.

"Young Lord, the Lord has passed away. Please succeed him as Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower in Lingnan."

An old man with a few white whiskers spoke up.

He wore a gray robe. Though his features were aged, his aura was vigorous.

He was the strongest among them.

He was also Ling Tianhe, the deputy master of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower, and was at the middle stage of the Innate Realm.

As for Su Chen, he was the only son of the former Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower, Su Mengbai.

The reason they wanted Su Chen to succeed as Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower was simple.

Not only was he the former Lord's son,

he was also a disciple of Mountain River Sect, one of the ten great sects in Lingnan Commandery of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If he didn't take over as Lord, who else was suitable?

But Su Chen had no desire to become Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower.

Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower was one of the five major powers in remote Qingcheng City, Lingnan Commandery.

His father, Su Mengbai, had been at Innate Peak Stage, yet he had died without warning a few days ago.

However you looked at it, there was more to the matter than met the eye.

If Su Chen took over as Lord, he would surely be in danger.

Of course, the main problem was that he was too weak.

He couldn't hold the position.

He'd be better off returning to Mountain River Sect. It was safe there.

He just needed to take something back with him.

The Su Chen standing here now was Su Chen—and yet, in a way, he wasn't.

Some time ago, Su Chen had returned from Mountain River Sect. He had barely made it home when he learned that his father had died.

His vision went black, and he breathed his last.

Su Chen, who had transmigrated from Earth, took over his consciousness.

Though he had taken over, he had only gained fragments of the other Su Chen's memories.

Among those memories,

he had returned to Qingcheng City to ask his father for help.

At Mountain River Sect, he had offended a peak elder's disciple. He had promised to pay that man a sum of money in exchange for being left alone.

That was why he had returned to Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower to ask his father for the money.

But now his father was dead, and Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower was under Deputy Tower Lord Ling Tianhe's control. There was no way he could get his hands on such a large sum.

If he returned to Mountain River Sect without the money, he'd be in for trouble.

But if he became Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower, he'd probably die even sooner.

And these people under him—did they really accept him as their Lord?

Of course not.

Even Deputy Tower Lord Ling Tianhe was surely against it.

Su Chen hadn't even reached the Innate Realm, while Ling Tianhe was at the mid stage and on the verge of reaching the late stage.

The gap in their strength was enormous.

Why would Ling Tianhe willingly let him become Lord?

"Young Lord, you are the Lord's son. You alone can inherit his position. Today, I ask you to take your place as Lord."

As Ling Tianhe spoke,

he stepped forward and grabbed Su Chen, setting him down in the Lord's seat.

Then he immediately knelt.

"Greetings, Lord!"

As he knelt, the others behind him quickly followed suit.

Su Chen was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected them to pull a stunt like this.

How could these people be so shameless?

Just then, a circular wheel appeared in Su Chen's sea of consciousness.

[Become the Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower to receive: the character Invincible Divine Blade Bai Tianyu, Ice Qilin Arm, 3 White Draw Cards.]

"What!"

Su Chen's heart jolted.

He hadn't expected his cheat to activate now.

Ever since he had transmigrated, he'd been waiting for his cheat to appear, but nothing had happened.

Now it had finally triggered, and he'd received rewards.

The character Invincible Divine Blade Bai Tianyu, and the Ice Qilin Arm.

Su Chen saw a wheel appear in his sea of consciousness. It was divided into five sections, colored white, blue, orange, purple, and gold.

The display on the white section showed 3.

Those must be the three White Draw Cards he'd just received. When his consciousness moved to the blue section, a message appeared in his mind: 10 White Draw Cards could be combined into 1 Blue Draw Card.

When his consciousness moved to the orange section, there was no information at all.

That section wasn't unlocked yet.

Then Su Chen checked the details on Invincible Divine Blade Bai Tianyu.

[Bai Tianyu] A character from [Border Town Prodigal], Lord of Divine Blade Hall. Strength: early Refining Soul Realm.

Seeing this information, Su Chen looked astonished.

Early Refining Soul Realm.

The sect master of Mountain River Sect, one of Lingnan Commandery's ten great powers, was only at the Refining Soul Realm. Su Chen didn't know what stage he had reached.

That made Bai Tianyu a formidable powerhouse in his own right.

With someone of that strength protecting him,

he could do whatever he wanted in Qingcheng City.

Su Chen felt a rush of delight. He summoned Bai Tianyu at once, ordering him to protect him from the shadows.

If any of them showed the slightest intent to kill, Bai Tianyu could finish them with a single slash.

Seeing Su Chen's astonished expression, Ling Tianhe, still kneeling below, let a trace of coldness flicker across his face.

Though Su Chen looked astonished, he still noticed Ling Tianhe's expression.

Once things settle down, I'll kill you.

That was what he thought.

Why hadn't Ling Tianhe made himself Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower?

The main reason was that he knew something about Su Mengbai's death.

That was precisely why he didn't dare become Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower himself.

He didn't want to die mysteriously like Su Mengbai.

After all, he was weaker than Su Mengbai had been.

After the bow,

Ling Tianhe rose to his feet.

"Everyone, it's a joyous occasion that the Young Lord has taken over today. We should spread the news."

"The Lord needs time to adjust, so let's leave him alone to have some peace and quiet."

Ling Tianhe spoke after standing.

"Lord, we'll take our leave. Please take some time to settle in."

Without waiting for Su Chen to give the order,

the group left the hall, leaving Su Chen alone.

"This..."

Su Chen watched Ling Tianhe and the others leave. First, he looked astonished, but then a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"They really do see me as a puppet and a shield, and they aren't even trying to hide it."

"Are they spreading the news of my succession so no one can claim they didn't hear about it?"

"They're probably hoping to test whether the person who attacked Su Mengbai will come after me."

"If that person doesn't make a move, you'll do it yourselves, won't you?"

Su Chen's heart turned cold.

He hadn't been able to do anything about them before, but now he had the character Invincible Divine Blade Bai Tianyu and the Ice Qilin Arm.

With power like this, killing you shouldn't be difficult.

[Trigger quest: Find out why the Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower died and help the previous host take revenge. Reward: 3 White Draw Cards.]

"Three White Draw Cards."

Su Chen narrowed his eyes as he read the quest scroll.

He already had three White Draw Cards. Once he got three more, he'd have six. If he triggered a few more quests later,

he should have no trouble gathering ten.

As for investigating the Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower's death,

he would investigate whether or not there was a quest.

The person who killed the Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower might come after him next, now that he'd taken over.

What was more, his enemy was hidden while he was exposed.

He didn't want to die mysteriously like the father he had never even met.

With that thought,

Su Chen rose from his seat.

He headed toward the rear courtyard.

He wanted to ask his cheap Second Madam what had really caused his father's death.

Su Chen's own mother had died when he was young, and Su Mengbai's wife was not his birth mother.

Su Chen had always called her Second Madam.

In the estate's rear courtyard,

inside a two-story pavilion,

a beautiful woman sat, sorrow written across her face. She had the air of someone who inspired pity at a glance.

She was the Second Madam Su Chen spoke of, Shangguan Ziyun.

"Su Chen has become Lord of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower?"

Shangguan Ziyun asked the maid beside her.

The events in the front hall had just happened, yet she already knew about them. Clearly, Shangguan Ziyun had been keeping a close eye on the situation there.

"Word just came from the front hall. Young Master Su has already been chosen as Lord by Deputy Tower Lord Ling and the others."

A young maid beside her answered.

"Deputy Tower Lord Ling is a real old fox. He wants Su Chen to be his scapegoat!"

"Have you found out what caused Su Mengbai's death?"

Shangguan Ziyun continued.

She hadn't called Su Mengbai "Lord" or "husband." Instead, she had addressed him by his name, which was strange.