New Identity

"Young Master, we have rested for the night. Have you arranged our itinerary for today?"

Lu Mingchuan was startled by the voice outside the door.

He scrambled up, feeling completely at a loss.

Was that the Old Butler's voice just now? Since when did he sound so energetic?

Filled with confusion, Lu Mingchuan opened the door to see the Old Butler, who had everything prepared.

The Old Butler looked the same as before, yet he seemed far more vibrant.

Upon seeing Lu Mingchuan, he immediately began helping him change into the clothes he had prepared.

Lu Mingchuan felt quite strange wearing the outfit.

The entire garment was based in blue, with lightning patterns embroidered along the edges and a spirit beast extending from his back to his chest.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"

After examining it closely, Lu Mingchuan confirmed the identity of the spirit beast.

"System, pull up the Butler's panel."

Since the Old Butler came with his script, he was the only one who changed whenever the script changed, though his level of loyalty remained constant.

[Old Butler]

[Identity: Elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect]

[Spirit: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon]

[Spirit Power: Level 79]

After seeing the Old Butler's panel, Lu Mingchuan fell silent and quietly pulled up his own.

[Lu Mingchuan]

[Identity: Disciple of the faction at odds with the Sect Master.]

[Spirit: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.]

[Spirit Power: 0/47]

"System, why is my spirit power at zero?"

Lu Mingchuan checked it several times.

He had a spirit and a spirit power rank, yet it displayed a zero.

[Has the Host forgotten about your check-ins?]

"Check in for me," Lu Mingchuan commanded impatiently.

He hated riddles more than anything.

[Ding, check-in successful. Reward: two levels of spirit power, two points of stamina, two points of agility.]

Once the check-in was successful, Lu Mingchuan saw his spirit power panel begin to change.

[Spirit Power: 2/47]

Seeing this change, he understood immediately.

So, all the spirit power he had accumulated from previous check-ins was stored in the System, meant to be used whenever a script provided a spirit and spirit power.

Why didn't this damn System just say so?

What about my spirit rings? Do I have to install them like this too?

The System answered in advance.

[Script completion reward: B-rank, three ten-thousand-year spirit rings.]

This script even has completion rewards!?

Lu Mingchuan suspected that this damn System had given up due to his antics, which was why it hadn't told him about these good things.

No wonder the previous check-ins included spirit rings and spirits; they were meant for this very day.

Thinking of his current identity, he glanced at the script.

The identity on the panel was a hidden one.

His current role was a clansman sent out by the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect to protect his son.

And the Old Butler was the guard responsible for protecting him.

No wonder I want to ruin your son. Instead of letting a genius like him continue his cultivation, you send me out to protect him.

It's an act of mercy that I haven't ground Yu Xiaogang into dust.

But he was just an actor; there was no need to get so invested.

Ah... damn Young Sect Master, damn Yu Xiaogang... ah, my future has been completely ruined by a piece of trash like you.

Lu Mingchuan's inner scream startled the two people still at the Spirit Hall.

Tang Yuehua fought through her dark circles, the heavy drowsiness in her mind instantly wiped away by that shout.

However, since she was in Bibi Dong's room, she could only pinch her own thigh to stay awake.

Bibi Dong was even more startled.

She had been waiting for the changes Lu Mingchuan mentioned, never expecting that guy to drop such a bombshell the moment he spoke.

It came at the exact moment her focus was at its peak, causing her to jump in shock.

But upon seeing Tang Yuehua, she clutched her chest and said slowly, "Oh, it's you, Yuehua. You scared me; I thought some soul beast had gained sentience."

As soon as she said this, she was met with a resentful glare from Tang Yuehua.

You idiot, why do you think I'm in this state?

Bibi Dong offered a sheepish smile.

Tang Yuehua's domain was truly useful, especially when she was absorbing soul power; it was a sensation she had never experienced before.

It was like a purifier, causing the negative influences brought by her martial soul to dissipate within it.

"It's fine. From now on, just mention my name in Spirit City, and no one will dare to bully you."

Taking Tang Yuehua as a subordinate meant gaining both a cultivation purifier and the strongest external brain.

At the very least, she was someone Lu Mingchuan had certified as having a brain.

It was killing two birds with one stone.

Tang Yuehua looked at Bibi Dong, feeling as though the person in front of her was thinking about something unsavory.

But what kind of trouble was that brat Lu Mingchuan stirring up now?

[Haha, I've found proof that Tang Yuehua is an old woman.]

[My Old Butler became young and energetic after his soul power was boosted, while Tang Yuehua looks young on the outside but speaks like an old person.]

[Why could that be?]

Why? It's because I'm young and beautiful, what else could it be?

Tang Yuehua's composure was completely shattered by the voice in her head.

You can't talk about your dear Old Butler, so why are you shifting the topic to me?

Bibi Dong listened and shook her head inwardly.

She had yet to hear that guy Lu Mingchuan praise anyone.

He called her, Bibi Dong, brainless; he called Tang Yuehua old and obsessed with ethics; as for Yu Xiaogang, hiss... it seemed that guy hadn't said anything bad about Yu Xiaogang.

[Today, brother is Gangzi's bodyguard. Bibi Dong, bring it on.]

[You little chicken, you little chicken. Now, not only... no, she seems to have a little bit of a brain now.]

[I just want to laugh thinking about my role today.]

Bibi Dong and Tang Yuehua stood up with a tacit understanding.

They both knew very well that Lu Mingchuan loved to leave things half-said, and they certainly wouldn't figure it out on their own.

The only choice was to go out and catch up with today's plot.

But what puzzled Bibi Dong was that she had promised Yu Xiaogang to Cuihua for the day. It had only been half a day; would Cuihua be willing to let him go?

This was a private matter, and it wasn't really her place to ask.

She might as well go out and see just how impressive someone with a Luck Halo really was. How could they be harder to kill than a Title Douluo?

With the moves pulled over the last two days, any Title Douluo would be lucky to survive, let alone Yu Xiaogang, who had only suffered minor skin wounds.

At the manor.

Lu Mingchuan watched the Old Butler sneaking around.

"Butler, where are you going?"

The Old Butler's figure stiffened. He turned to look at Lu Mingchuan and drew a hand across his throat.

"Young Master, a decapitation strike."

"Who are you going to behead? Qian Daoliu or Qian Xunji? You don't have the strength for that."

Lu Mingchuan remembered that this identity didn't have the ability to change one's personality. How had the butler become so arrogant, daring to clamor in someone else's home base?

The Old Butler shook his head.

"Young Master, it's Yu Xiaogang. As long as he's gone, won't the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect be yours in the future?"

[Butler, you're rebellious enough, but... I like it.]