Chen Riyu lay listlessly on the bed.
He fidgeted, his eyes anxiously darting around while sweat poured down his face.
Everything around him was unfamiliar.
Just an hour ago, after returning home from school and getting ready to play games, he suddenly felt dizzy and lost consciousness
Upon regaining consciousness, he found himself reclining on a luxurious bed. Above him hung an expensive chandelier, and through the window, the morning sun streamed in, signaling the start of a new day.
He was afraid to get up because at the entrance of the bedroom, an old man stood motionlessly with his eyes closed. However, the true source of fear was not simply his stillness; the man looked terrifying, possessing a physique so formidable that even the best bodybuilder in the world might feel compelled to cry.
His physique resembled that of the Hulk.
'What should I do?'
Chen Riyu took a deep breath, realizing that lying in bed wouldn't solve any problems.
"H-hello?" he greeted with a wry smile, and then he saw something that shocked him. "Huh?"
"Hey, why have my hands become so old!?" he exclaimed in shock, staring at the pair of aged hands.
Then he turned to the mirror beside the bed.
What greeted him was an old man with long white hair and a white beard, his face adorned with wrinkles. The old man would have appeared handsome if not for the visible signs of stress etched on his face.
"Did I get transmigrated? A prank?" he muttered, glancing one more time at the mirror and the old man at the door. "Or... maybe I escaped the matrix, and this is my real body?"
He couldn't help but get a chill at such an idea.
Suddenly, a wave of memories flooded into his mind.
He realized that he was standing in a dark space, surrounded by pictures of various people. As he looked around, he realized that these were memories of the old man whose body he currently inhabited. It was as if he were watching a movie, witnessing the life of the old man from infancy to adulthood.
It turned out this old man was the ancestor and founder of the Chen family of Azure Cloud City.
Coincidentally or not, his name was also the same as the old man's—Chen Riyu.
The old man standing at the door was his right-hand man, Sun Wei.
After processing all the memories, even though it was strange, he suddenly felt calm. He looked at Sun Wei from bottom to top.
Most of the people in Chen's family were evildoers. Actually, everyone in his family, including the servants and maids, was an evildoer.
From killing a man because he stood in the way to robbing a bank, and many more, he couldn't help but feel speechless. Chen Riyu sighed and shook his head.
Not only that, but the old man whose body he now possessed stole the wife of the Sect Master of Golden Mountain Sect and raped the daughter of the City Lord of Azure Cloud City.
'AHHH, Fuck! Let me die!' Chen Riyu was completely speechless. 'This is not the life I want! I just want to play games, damn!'
Chen Riyu threw himself on the bed in stress, his mind was blank; he was just a student after all, and expecting to deal with all these problems was not his forte.
At that moment, an anxious voice sounded behind the door.
"Master! Master! It's dire news. The city lord has surrounded the Chen family with his army! The young masters and young mistress have been captured!"
"What? Damnit?"
Chen Riyu couldn't help but curse.
This old bastard committed suicide, leaving a mess behind, and now people are coming to kill him.
'Damn, at least solve this problem first before killing yourself!'
He looked at his memories again, trying to find a way to solve this problem, and then he found one.
Cultivation!
In his memory, Chen Riyu was at the first stage of Core Formation, and the city lord was at the peak of the Foundation Building. He should not have been afraid, being stronger than the city lord. However, a curse by a powerful cultivator sealed his entire cultivation, rendering him powerless. This is why the old man took his own life, unable to bear the burden and not even letting his descendants or right-hand man know.
'Damn you, old bastard! Damn you, gods, or anyone who put me in this situation!'
"Master?! Master?! What should we do?"
The anxious voice came again; the old man at the door still stood motionlessly, as if he were a statue.
"Sun Wei, help them. I'll assist after recovering my strength," Chen Riyu said.
Sun Wei opened his eyes, revealing a fierce expression as if he were a demon that had come from hell. If he had not fused with the old man's memory, Chen Riyu might still be scared.
"But..." Contrary to his expression, Sun Wei's voice was respectful and soft, as if he were talking to a demon god.
"Just do it!"
"Alright!"
After seeing the fierce old man leave, Chen Riyu smiled and looked out the window. While they were busy fighting each other, he was going to make his escape.
He didn't care about them at all. Descendants? Who cared about them? They were all evil people who might devour him if he showed any weakness. Upon examining his memories and witnessing all the malevolent deeds committed by his family, he believed they deserved to face the consequences. Lastly, they were the descendants of the old man, not him, even though he inhabited the old man's body.
Just when Chen Riyu was about to escape, a voice sounded in his mind.
[The 'Family is Everything' system has been unlocked.]
"System?" Chen Riyu's eyes lit up.
He smiled. Besides gaming, he also enjoyed reading novels, and he was familiar with the concept of a system.
"System, what can you do?"
[The system can reward the host based on their family's actions that affect reputation, strength, or other factors. For example, if your family builds a shop, the host will be rewarded with Family Fortune. Conversely, if your family engages in malicious activities, the Family Fortune will decrease.]
[Family Fortune can be used to purchase a chest that rewards gun blueprints, and it can also be used for gacha.]
[Note: If the Family Fortune reduces to a negative value, the family will experience bad luck!]
"So doing good deeds will reward me while doing evil will not..."
In other words, Chen Riyu needed to turn the Chen family into good guys. He felt conflicted because he was just about to leave them, wanting to cut ties with them. However, he couldn't ignore the system. With his cultivation sealed, he was just a normal person.
He could receive the system if he was with his family, but without them, the system would be useless.
The system is the way.
"System, can you show me my status?"
[Bing! The system binding is successful!]
[Checking status...]
[Name: Chen Riyu]
[Age: 89]
[Cultivation: First Stage of Core Formation (Sealed)]
[Talent: Poor]
[Spouse: 5 (decease)]
[Descendant: 50]
[Family: Fortune: 0]
[Item: Newbie Gift Box (1)]
Chen Riyu was about to open his mouth when another series of information popped up.
[Your great-grandson has been killed, reducing Family Fortune by 100]
[Your granddaughter has been killed, reducing Family Fortune by 150]
[Your...]
...
[The Family Fortune reaches a negative value, the host and the family will suffer a bad luck!]
The notifications kept ringing in his head, almost making him dizzy.
As if this was not enough.
"Master! The city lord has killed Sun Wei. He said if you will not show yourself, he will reduce the Chen family to ashes."
"Family head! The Golden Mountain Sect is hunting our people outside, and they have also surrounded the family!"
"Father help us!"
Various anxious voices sounded from behind the door. No one dared to enter the family head's room because they were afraid of his temper, so they could only rush outside.
"What? So quickly?" Chen Riyu was surprised that Sun Wei had been killed swiftly. Besides, Sun Wei was the strongest person besides Chen Riyu, being in the 8th Stage of the Foundation Realm. He should have at least been able to buy some time.
Chen Riyu ignored the people outside and looked at the system. "I don't have time; it's do or die. Let me open the gift box first."
[Opening Newbie Gift Box!]
[Congratulations! You received Thunderstrike 5000!]
Then a shotgun materialized in his hands.
[Name: Thunderstrike 5000]
[Type: Shotgun]
[Fire Rate: 2 rounds per second]
[Damage: 1000]
[Magazine Capacity: 8 rounds]
[Effective Range: 30 meters]
[Special Features: Shockwave Blast - Once every 30 seconds, the Thunderstrike 5000 can unleash a shockwave blast that stuns enemies in a 5-meter radius for 3 seconds.]
"So powerful..." Chen Riyu suddenly felt invigorated as he grasped every part of the shotgun's body. He didn't know if this would be effective against cultivators.
However, since it was a gift from the system, it should at least inflict some damage.
Resting the shotgun on his shoulder, he walked to the door.
In the end, he chose to stay with the family—it was meaningless if he was alone. He was going to change his family slowly and also the world.
He suddenly shook his head. The old man's memories seemed to be slowly affecting him.