"Young master, we've rested for the night. Have you made arrangements for today's itinerary?"
Lu Mingchuan was startled by the voice outside the door.
He scrambled out of bed, at a loss.
"Did that voice just come from Old Butler? Since when did he speak with so much energy?"
Puzzled, Lu Mingchuan opened the door and saw Old Butler, who had everything prepared.
Old Butler still looked the same as before, but he seemed much more vigorous.
As soon as he saw Lu Mingchuan, he helped him change into the clothes he had prepared.
Lu Mingchuan found the outfit strange.
It was mainly blue, with lightning patterns embroidered along the edges. On the back was a Soul Beast that stretched all the way to his chest.
"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"
After looking closely, Lu Mingchuan identified the Soul Beast.
"System, bring up the butler's status panel."
Old Butler was part of the script he'd been given, so whenever the script changed, only Old Butler changed along with it. The one thing that never changed was his loyalty.
[Old Butler] [Identity: Elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect] [Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon] [Soul Power: Level 79]
After seeing Old Butler's status panel, Lu Mingchuan fell silent and quietly brought up his own.
[Lu Mingchuan] [Identity: Clansman of a faction at odds with the Sect Master.] [Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.] [Soul Power: 0/Level 47]
"System, why is my Soul Power zero with this identity?"
Lu Mingchuan looked it over several times.
He had a Martial Soul and a Soul Power Level, but the panel showed a zero.
[Has the host forgotten to check in?]
"Check in for me." Lu Mingchuan ordered impatiently.
He hated people who spoke in riddles.
[Ding! Check-in successful. Reward: two levels of Soul Power, two points of stamina, and two points of agility.]
After the successful check-in,
Lu Mingchuan saw the Soul Power panel begin to change.
[Soul Power: 2/Level 47]
The change made him understand immediately.
So all the Soul Power he'd earned from previous check-ins had been stored in the system, ready to use when another script gave him Soul Power and a Martial Soul.
Why hadn't this damn system told him?
And what about his Soul Rings? Would he have to install those the same way?
The system answered before he could ask.
[Script completion reward: Grade B, three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.]
This script had completion rewards too!?
Lu Mingchuan wondered if his antics had made the damn system give up. It had kept all these good things to itself.
No wonder his earlier check-ins had given him Soul Rings and a Martial Soul. They'd been preparing him for this day.
Thinking about his current identity, he glanced at the script.
The identity on his panel was a hidden one.
He was a clansman of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, sent out by the Sect Master to protect his son.
Old Butler was his bodyguard.
No wonder he was supposed to mess with Yu Xiaogang. They'd stopped the young genius from cultivating properly and sent him out to protect the Sect Master's son instead.
Not grinding Yu Xiaogang's bones to dust would count as mercy.
But he was only playing a role. There was no need to get so invested.
[*Ah... damn that Young Sect Master, damn Yu Xiaogang... Ah, you useless trash have ruined my entire future!]
Lu Mingchuan's inner shout startled the two people still in Spirit Hall.
Tang Yuehua's heavy eyelids and overwhelming drowsiness were swept away by the shout.
But since she was in Bibi Dong's room, all she could do was pinch her thigh to stay awake.
Bibi Dong was even more startled.
She'd been waiting for the change Lu Mingchuan had mentioned. She hadn't expected him to make such a racket the moment he spoke.
The shout came just as Bibi Dong was most focused, making her jolt violently.
But when she saw Tang Yuehua, she clutched her chest and slowly said, "Oh, it's just you, Yuehua. I thought a Soul Beast had turned into a spirit. You scared me."
At her words,
Tang Yuehua gave her a reproachful look.
You idiot. Why do you think I'm like this?
Bibi Dong smiled awkwardly.
Tang Yuehua's domain really was useful, especially while she was absorbing Soul Power. She'd never experienced anything like it.
It was like a purifier, clearing away all the effects brought on by her Martial Soul.
"It's fine. When you're in Spirit City, just give them my name. No one will dare bully you."
By taking Tang Yuehua in as a minion, she'd gained both a cultivation purifier and the strongest external brain.
At least, she'd gained someone whom Lu Mingchuan had certified as having a brain.
Tang Yuehua looked at Bibi Dong and felt that the woman in front of her was up to something unpleasant.
But what was that brat Lu Mingchuan plotting now?
[Haha, I've found proof that Tang Yuehua's an old woman.]
[After my butler's improvement, his Soul Power made him look younger and more energetic. But Tang Yuehua looks young on the outside, while she talks like an old person.]
[So what's the reason?]
What reason? Because this old lady was young and beautiful. What else could it be?
The voice in her head finally broke through Tang Yuehua's composure.
He could say whatever he wanted about his dear old butler, but why drag her into it?
Listening to him, Bibi Dong shook her head to herself.
She'd never heard Lu Mingchuan praise anyone.
He'd said she, Bibi Dong, had no brains; said Tang Yuehua was old and liked messing around with taboo relationships; and when it came to Yu Xiaogang... Hmm, he didn't seem to have said anything bad about Yu Xiaogang.
[Today, I'm Gangzi's bodyguard. Bibi Dong, bring it on!]
[You little weakling, you little weakling! Now you're not just... No, she seems to have a bit of a brain now.]
[Just thinking about my role today makes me want to laugh.]
Bibi Dong and Tang Yuehua rose to their feet in perfect unison.
They both knew Lu Mingchuan loved to leave things half-said. They'd never get the full story from him.
Their only choice was to go out and pick up the story where it left off today.
But Bibi Dong was puzzled. She'd promised Cuihua a whole day with Yu Xiaogang, and not even half a day had passed. Would Cuihua really be willing to let him go?
That was someone else's private business, so she couldn't exactly ask.
Besides, she could go see just how powerful someone with a Luck Halo really was. Why was he even harder to kill than a Titled Douluo?
With the tricks they'd tried these past couple of days, any Titled Douluo would have to be incredibly lucky to survive. Yet Yu Xiaogang had only suffered a few superficial injuries.
At the manor,
Lu Mingchuan watched Old Butler sneak around.
"Butler, where are you going?"
Old Butler paused, turned to Lu Mingchuan, and drew a finger across his throat.
"Young master, a beheading operation."
"Who are you going to behead? Qian Daoliu or Qian Xunji? You're not strong enough for that."
Lu Mingchuan remembered that this identity wasn't supposed to change a person's personality. Why had the butler become so brazen? He was even daring to make threats in their own stronghold.
Old Butler shook his head.
"Young master, Yu Xiaogang. Once he's gone, won't the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect belong to you?"
[Butler, you're quite the rebel. But... I like it.]
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