Chapter 1

In the kingdom of Qingyuan, the capital city is Yujing.

Inside the mansion of the Duke of the State, in a luxuriously decorated bedroom, He Wuheng slowly woke up.

His dazed consciousness gradually returned, and with it came a splitting headache.

At the same time, he finally managed to open his heavy eyelids and take in his surroundings.

This was an elegantly decorated ancient room, and he was lying on an antique sandalwood carved bed.

When he raised his hands, he realized that they were somewhat thin and weak, not like an adult's body.

This left him in a daze, and after a moment of shock, he finally confirmed that this body was not his own!

Seeing the ancient clothing he was wearing and the long, black hair that fell to his shoulders, He Wuheng was filled with confusion.

"How did I end up like this?"

As soon as he thought of this question, he immediately felt a splitting headache, and a flood of unfamiliar yet familiar memories surged into his mind.

The sudden change hit him like a blow, causing stars to dance before his eyes, and he fell back onto the bed, drenched in sweat.

Many memories became clear in his mind, and his expression grew increasingly strange.

"The direct grandson of the Duke of the State of Qingyuan, He Wuheng?"

After a while, He Wuheng subconsciously muttered, his pale face showing disbelief, and he exclaimed in his heart, "Have I really traveled through time?"

He Wuheng now found himself in a completely unfamiliar world, similar to ancient China on Earth.

He was in the capital city of Qingyuan, Yujing, in the mansion of the Duke of the State.

His identity was extremely noble, being the eldest grandson of the Duke of the State, He Yaotian.

In Qingyuan, there were five prominent families.

These five families were the He family, the Duke of the State; the Murong family, the Chancellor; the Yang family, the Wang family, and the Wu family.

They were almost the pillars of Qingyuan, supporting the entire kingdom.

Everyone knew that these five families were the true aristocrats, with power and status second only to the royal family, the Mu family.

The head of the He family, He Yaotian, was the first general of Qingyuan, holding the title of Duke of the State.

He was the most powerful figure in the military, second only to the emperor in status and authority.

The heads of the other four families would step aside when they saw He Yaotian.

However, despite being born into such a powerful and prestigious family, He Wuheng was a very unpopular person.

To put it bluntly, he was a notorious playboy, despised by everyone in Yujing.

As a member of a prestigious family, He Wuheng did not use the corresponding resources and noble status to his advantage.

He did not focus on studying or martial arts but was proficient in eating, drinking, gambling, and womanizing. By the age of sixteen, he had done all the bad things one could do.

Not only was he foolish, often being manipulated and cheated out of countless family assets, but he was also unaware of it.

Moreover, He Wuheng was cowardly, acting arrogantly when doing bad things.

Once the other party came to demand accountability, he would hide like a turtle, and even use the power and status of the He family to bully others.

Over the years, because of He Wuheng, the prestigious He family had offended many people, and people behind their backs criticized and cursed them.

Although the common people with low status could not do much to the He family,

He Wuheng's bad deeds made him notorious, tarnishing the reputation of the He family, causing people in Yujing to gossip and curse him.

He Yaotian, a renowned and respected grand marshal and Duke of the State,

In the past, he would handle these matters, beating and scolding He Wuheng.

But over time, as the incidents increased, He Yaotian became disheartened, completely giving up on He Wuheng, and treated him as if he did not exist.

The He family, although seemingly powerful, was actually thinly populated.

He Yaotian had two sons, the eldest, He Weiguo, and the second, He Weimin, both martial geniuses.

However, the eldest son, He Weiguo, and his wife died in the extreme cold northern region of Gowu City while fighting for the country, fifteen years ago.

The second son, He Weimin, was ordered by the emperor to lead an army to Nanzhao on the night of his wedding.

After sixty days of fierce battles in Nanzhao, the severely injured and disabled He Weimin was carried back to the He family.

The two geniuses of the second generation of the He family, one dead and one disabled, led to the decline of the He family.

As for the third generation of the He family, only the two sons of He Weiguo and his wife remained, He Wuheng and He Wuwei.

In the entire He family, almost no one supported He Wuheng, the useless playboy.

Only his younger brother, He Wuwei, still remembered their brotherly bond and took good care of him.

Thinking about the background and despicable deeds of the previous He Wuheng, He Wuheng could not help but sigh.

"I never thought that just staying up all night playing games would lead to my sudden death and my arrival in this world. The original owner of this body is also named He Wuheng. Could this be fate?"

He was originally an ordinary otaku on Earth, like most otakus, his greatest hobby was playing games, reading novels, and watching romance action films.

In recent years, he was obsessed with an online game called "Blade Soul," where his equipment and level were among the best, and he was a formidable player in the game.

To obtain one of the four legendary divine blades, the Cold Moon Blade, he fought for three days and nights without rest, only to die suddenly.

When he woke up, he found himself in this world, transformed into the top playboy of Yujing.

Although such a穿越 (time travel) event was very mysterious, it was not too difficult for He Wuheng, who had read many online novels, to accept.

He just muttered to himself for a while without any extreme reactions.

Then, he recalled the various actions of the previous He Wuheng and felt a deep sense of regret.

"This kid is really the most spineless. As the grandson of the top military figure, he is so useless and brainless, tarnishing the term 'playboy.'"

"Damn, we ordinary guys can only fantasize about the life of a super second-generation official. Now that I can experience it firsthand, I must live a carefree and extravagant life as a top playboy, and not live a spineless life."

In his previous life, He Wuheng was an ordinary person with no background, no family history, and no money.

Therefore, he lived a very cautious and tiring life, always afraid of getting into trouble.

That was a world where even a slightly powerful person could bully ordinary people at will.

Now that he had come to Qingyuan and become a top playboy and a super second-generation official,

Was he going to continue living in fear?

"No! Absolutely not. Having a second chance in this new life, I will not live like I did in my previous life."

"I will live freely and passionately, being a domineering and arrogant playboy!"

"In the past, I could only drool over the beauties on the screen. In this life, I will do as I please, wielding power and lying with beautiful women!"

"Those goddess-level beauties that I could only fantasize about, I will have them all!"

He Wuheng sat on the edge of the bed, full of anticipation, imagining a wonderful future, as if he could already see countless beautiful women in his arms.

However, the cold sensation in his hand suddenly made him realize, and he instinctively looked down at his hand.

In his hand was a knife!

It was a three-foot-long, four-finger-wide knife, completely black and dull, looking very ordinary.

"Wow, what kind of hobby did the previous He Wuheng have? Even in a world where martial artists are respected, and everyone practices martial arts, he doesn't need to sleep with a knife, does he?"

"If he was really obsessed with martial arts, how could he be a third-level martial disciple, a complete waste?"

He Wuheng couldn't help but sneer, but the next moment, his eyes were fixed on the knife in his hand.

Because he suddenly felt that the knife was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

After carefully examining the knife for a while, He Wuheng's eyes suddenly widened, and he whispered in disbelief, "Holy crap, not only is it familiar, but this is my Blood-Drinking Blade!"

Speaking of the Blood-Drinking Blade, one must mention a sad story of He Wuheng.

He was obsessed with the online game "Blade Soul" for three years, to the point of neglecting sleep and meals.

Like every player of "Blade Soul," his greatest wish was to obtain one of the four legendary divine blades, such as the Dragon Sparrow, Dragon Tooth, or Cold Moon Blade.

Each divine blade had a unique special effect, such as the Dragon Sparrow's fire damage effect or the Dragon Tooth's poisoning and blinding effect, which were very powerful.

He Wuheng spent three months killing a boss to obtain his dream blade, but it turned out to be the Blood-Drinking Blade, not the Cold Moon Blade with its slowing and immobilizing effects.

Among the four divine blades, the Blood-Drinking Blade was considered the least useful.

Because its special effect was to double the experience gained from killing monsters, which was suitable for leveling up but not for combat. He Wuheng was almost in tears when he got it.

However, even though the Blood-Drinking Blade was considered the least useful, it was still one of the four divine blades.

So he used it, which led to his rapid leveling up, always keeping him at the top level in the game.

"How did this Blood-Drinking Blade, which was originally a game item, end up here? Could it have traveled through time with me?"

He Wuheng was filled with doubt, but after much thought, he could not come up with a reasonable explanation.

In the end, he could only attribute it to fate. If he could travel through time, why couldn't the Blood-Drinking Blade?

After examining the Blood-Drinking Blade for a long time and confirming that the black blade in his hand was indeed the Blood-Drinking Blade, He Wuheng gradually accepted this reality.

However, he still grumbled, "I'm so depressed. In other novels, the main character either becomes a genius or has a powerful cultivation technique. Why do I only have this broken blade?"

"I'm just a third-level martial disciple, with almost no fighting power. What can I do with this blade? Can it increase my experience in killing monsters? This is the real world, not the game 'Blade Soul'!"

As He Wuheng was grumbling, he suddenly heard a "ding" sound, and a light screen appeared in his mind, displaying a character attribute panel.

The sudden appearance of the light screen made his eyes widen and his body tremble. After seeing the information on the screen, he was stunned.

Character: He Wuheng

Level: 3

Experience: 0, 300 points needed to level up.

After a long while, the stunned He Wuheng finally came to his senses, his face showing a strange expression.

"Damn, is this Blood-Drinking Blade really going to make me level up by killing monsters?"