This Life, My Name Is Lu Chen

This Life, My Name Is Lu Chen

Yu Ke carefully read through this string of information. Was it explaining the background?

Within the text, he seemed to glimpse a chaotic era where "the nation had fallen, yet its mountains and rivers remained."

[Birth location refreshed...]

[Huainan Prefecture, Shuiqu County, Lu Manor]

[Fortunately, your family was prosperous, and you never lacked food or clothing. The Lu Clan was renowned locally, and your father was accomplished in both letters and martial arts. He had once passed the metropolitan examination, but later, disgusted by the corruption of the court, he indignantly cast off his official cap and left.]

[You were the eldest son. Your father named you Lu Chen.]

[As you gradually grew up, when you were one year old, your mother gave you a younger brother, named Lu Yu.]

[When you were four, your maternal uncle visited Lu Manor, to the joy of the entire household. He was a Daoist who had received true registers and possessed extraordinary skills.]

[At the time, the fashion of seeking immortality and pursuing the Dao was widespread. Daoists held esteemed status, and coming and going from the homes of court officials and nobles was commonplace.]

[At your mother's earnest request, your maternal uncle accepted both you and your younger brother Lu Yu as disciples.]

[New identity pending unlock—reserve disciple of the Three Truths Sect.]

[Your childhood was generally pleasant. Your parents protected you brothers very well.]

[In those chaotic times, good tutors were hard to find. It was not until you were six that the family hired a teacher to teach you reading and writing. Your parents personally tutored your lessons as well. Your mother had been a young lady from a scholarly family, with a deep heritage of learning.]

[Through your own efforts, you studied tirelessly every day, diligent and hardworking.]

[Though young, under their influence, you naturally possessed an air as deep and still as an abyss. Paired with your talent, "Insight into People," your gaze was especially spirited. Your father praised you for having several traces of his own youthful bearing.]

[Your younger brother Lu Yu, however, was completely different. Mischievous and troublesome, he climbed onto roofs and tore off tiles. Whenever your father punished him and his palms were beaten bright red, he still looked utterly unconcerned.]

[Watching this scene, you secretly praised him in your heart: My brother is a true hero!]

[When you were six, your father arranged for you to begin learning martial arts. The first step was tempering your muscles and bones, strengthening your physique through medicinal baths. You studied especially earnestly, but your progress was comparatively slow.]

[Your father regretfully said that you lacked talent in martial arts.]

[In contrast, your younger brother Lu Yu displayed astonishing martial talent. Every move and stance he practiced was convincing, leaving others amazed.]

[When you were seven, your father saw that you brothers were gradually growing up and that his duty of continuing the family line had been fulfilled. His desire to achieve great deeds and establish merit grew ever stronger.]

[Thus, he gathered part of the family fortune, led several hundred household guards, and headed north with your maternal uncle.]

[Though heartbroken, your mother understood her husband's ambitions and did not stop him.]

[That night, seven-year-old Lu Yu packed a small bundle overnight, intending to head north and rush to his father's aid.]

[At this moment, you decided...]

1. Tell Mother.

2. Ignore it.

3. Go with him.

4. Intervene personally (0/3)

As the words shifted, Yu Ke understood that these four options were for him to choose from.

He had not expected Celestial Reincarnation to have something like this.

[Please note: every choice you make represents a fork in the road of life. Choose carefully.]

[Personal intervention may only be used three times per simulation. Use it cautiously.]

After only a brief hesitation, Yu Ke chose option 1: tell Mother.

He only had three chances to intervene personally. It looked precious, and there was no need to use one now.

Sorry, little brother, Yu Ke silently said in his heart.

Outside, chaos and warfare raged everywhere. Rebel armies and heroes who had taken to the hills to become bandits filled every region.

Lu Yu and Lu Chen were only seven or eight years old—still children. If they went, they would be "boxed the moment they landed."

[Lu Yu was reported to Mother by you and received a savage beating from her. His expression did not change. Watching from the side, you praised him in your heart: My brother, a true hero indeed.]

[When you were eight, your father returned alone. Not one of the several hundred household guards was to be seen. He had suffered a crushing defeat. Only your maternal uncle remained by his side.]

[After returning home, Father was dazed and listless all day, drowning his sorrows in drink. Mother's heart ached for him.]

[The following year, your maternal uncle bade farewell, saying that once you and Lu Yu came of age, he would return to guide you into the Daoist path.]

[In the autumn of your tenth year, a man came to the house, claiming to be Father's comrade-in-arms. He drank merrily with Father and spoke of successive great victories in the north.]

[Upon hearing this, a light unlike any before shone in Father's eyes. The next day, he prepared to bid farewell to the family and head north, but Mother stopped him.]

[With deep worry in her eyes, Mother said, the children would soon come of age and should have courtesy names. Since you were not here, decide on those names first.]

[Thus, your father gave you the courtesy name Shenzhou. When you were born, the North Wind Xuan Dynasty had happened to breach the capital, signifying that Shenzhou's land had sunk beneath the waves.]

[As for your younger brother, Father gave him the courtesy name "You'an," wishing that he could grow up safely and smoothly amid this turbulent age.]

[Father departed, and Mother grew ever more worried.]

[At this time, you saw Lu Yu acting furtively and decided to step forward to investigate.]

[Lu Yu packed his bundle overnight once more, preparing to go support Father. With your sharp eyes, you quietly discovered him.]

[Lu Yu even left you a letter. Its words stated with conviction: You ruined a future famed general of Great Qing—does your heart ache? Fortunately, now he was about to venture out and carve out a world of his own.]

[At the end of the letter, he wrote: Big Brother, have you heard of the great roc rising with the wind one day?]

[Thus, you decided...]

1. Tell Mother.

2. Quietly take the silver and provisions from his bundle.

3. Follow him.

4. Intervene personally. (0/3)

Viewing things through the eyes of someone from a later age, Yu Ke realized that Lu Yu had always been cherished and protected within the Lu Clan, knowing nothing of the cruelty of the outside world.

Lu Yu was still too young. Such an adventure was clearly unsuitable for him.

He could only choose between 1 and 2. Telling Mother could only stop him for a while.

After all, Lu Yu's legs were attached to his own feet. What about next time?

Yu Ke was now completely immersed in the simulation. He even stood and paced for a while before reaching a decision.

Yu Ke resolved to choose 2, quietly taking the silver and provisions from Lu Yu's bundle.

[Choice complete. Friendly reminder: the letter requires a reply.]

"There's even a setting like this!"

Yu Ke marveled at how well this game... no, Celestial Reincarnation had been designed.

Then he saw it!

A letter emerged from the void, and Yu Ke swiftly wrote a reply upon it.

Once he finished, the paper and pen vanished without a trace, leaving Yu Ke greatly astonished.

[You took Lu Yu's silver and provisions.]

[The next day, Lu Yu was filled with excitement and noticed nothing at all. He happily set off, feeling that even the wind smelled sweet today. He was free, but his stomach did not see it that way.]

[After walking three li, his stomach began to rumble. He had left in a hurry that morning without eating breakfast. Lu Yu opened his bundle and discovered that the silver and provisions had vanished without a trace. His startled eyes nearly fell to the ground.]

[That afternoon, Lu Yu dragged his exhausted body home and wolfed down three huge bowls of rice. Mother found it very strange. After Lu Yu stammered out an explanation, he returned to his room.]

[Back in his room, Lu Yu was still wondering which little thief had stolen his money when he saw an extra letter on the table—a reply to the one he had sent his elder brother.]

[It read: Have you heard of the great roc rising with the wind one day? It soared upward, spiraling three li.]

[After reading it, Lu Yu's mouth twitched. He lamented that all these years, he seemed to have lived beneath his elder brother's shadow.]

[Notice: one day in the human world, ten years within the cauldron. Today's simulation is complete. Please return tomorrow for another simulation.]

[Save duration: ten years.]

[Additional item: one letter from younger brother.]

[Obtaining an additional item allows you to claim a reward early: one set of Lu Chen's martial arts insights.]

[Please collect.]

Yu Ke gently picked up the letter in his hand and gave it a shake. Its texture was no different from ordinary, crudely made paper, and Lu Yu's crooked handwriting was still on it. He could not help smiling knowingly.

The great stone in Yu Ke's heart finally settled.

He truly could bring items from the world within the [Kun Void Cauldron] into the real world.

The other reward was Lu Chen's martial arts insights.

A youthful figure appeared in his mind. It was Lu Chen, fist drawn back at his waist. Though his movements appeared immature when he punched, every move was exceptionally precise.

Those insights merged into his body, making him feel as though he too had undergone four years of martial cultivation. They were not much help, but better than nothing.

Yu Ke clenched his fist tightly. Life now had something to look forward to, and this proved that the [Kun Void Cauldron] truly existed.

This cheat was real.

Yet after reincarnation, things seemed to lean toward everyday trifles, while true martial cultivation had yet to unfold.

He soon let it go.

After all, Lu Chen would soon come of age. Then he could enter the Daoist path. Perhaps that would be the true gateway through which he stepped into martial cultivation.

Yu Ke glanced at the sun. The simulation refreshed rather slowly.

Four great suns slowly descended, and the sun had reached the western hills.

At this moment!

The sect communication jade talisman at his waist trembled, signaling a new message!

"First quarter of the hour of the Dog, gather at the outer sect's Immortal Delicacy Residence. Zhou Liang."

It was a message from Zhou Liang, his predecessor's friend.

Immortal Delicacy Tower was a rather famous restaurant among the outer sect.

Zhou Liang was one of the Divine Firmament Sect's outer disciples and had entered the sect five years ago.

Zhou Liang's cultivation was likewise at the perfected stage of the Second Realm of the Heavenly Stairway, yet he had not rushed to Foundation Establishment.

Thinking of this!

Yu Ke became angry. Look at Zhou Liang—how self-aware he was.

His predecessor himself had not even known his own limits.

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