Luoyuan Village is Shang Yunyun's hometown. He attended primary school here, then middle school, and due to his excellent grades, he went to a school in the neighboring town for high school. Later, he was admitted directly to the Capital's Finance University, where he met Yan Yongqing.
Looking at his long-lost hometown, Shang Yunyun felt a bit melancholic. It was already past 9 PM when he got off the bus. Without wasting any time, he hurried back to his grandfather's house.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw his second and third uncles, along with other relatives and his younger siblings, all gathered for his grandfather's final moments. Shang Yunyun suddenly felt a wave of sadness and quickly walked into the inner room.
"Grandfather! It's me, Yunyun! Look at me! I'm back!" Shang Yunyun saw his grandfather, who had grown extremely weak. His face was ashen. Upon hearing Shang Yunyun's voice, his grandfather, Shang Quan, struggled to open his eyes and, with great effort, sat up as though he was experiencing a moment of vitality.
"Dad!" Shang Yunyun's father shouted loudly, and his voice brought the other children of Shang Quan into the room.
Shang Quan looked at his children and then spoke: "I have something to say! This concerns the fate of the Shang family! Eldest, record this, write a document! I want to pass the only piece of land I own to my eldest grandson, Shang Yunyun!"
Upon hearing these words, the other children's faces were expressionless. The land in question was saline-alkali land, barren and incapable of supporting any plant life. Furthermore, the family had to pay maintenance fees for the land every year. So, none of the children or grandchildren were interested in it. Now that the old man was giving it to Yunyun, they all silently supported the decision!
"Yes, Dad!" Shang Yunyun's father began recording and wrote the statement. After Shang Quan signed it, he fell unconscious again. With this fall, the grandfather and grandson were separated by death.
"Grandfather!"
"Dad!"
The house was filled with cries of grief.
The funeral arrangements for the old man were taken care of by Shang Yunyun's father and other relatives. The Shang family wasn't wealthy, with no substantial assets or property, so there was no dispute over inheritance. The only thing left was the useless piece of land, which was now passed to the eldest grandson. Everyone accepted the matter with calmness.
That night, Shang Yunyun dreamed of his grandfather.
"Yunyun, you are the purest bloodline of the Shang family. Your destiny is the most noble in the world. You must follow my method to activate the land! This is no joke! You must remember what I told you! After waking up, activate that land! Just prick your finger and let the blood of the Shang family fall onto it! After that, you will see that I didn't deceive you! Your grandfather and your father, along with your uncles, could never activate it, but you can! Your destiny is high enough! Yunyun, the revival of the Shang family is in your hands! Remember my words, and I will bless you!"
"Grandfather, where are you going? Where are you going?" Shang Yunyun cried out, waking up. But the words his grandfather spoke still echoed clearly in his mind.
Shang Yunyun got up, put on his shoes, and went directly to the saline-alkali land. This was his grandfather's last wish, and he couldn't disobey it. Holding a needle, he pricked his finger and let his blood fall onto the land!
At 2 AM, a sudden light appeared in Luoyuan Village, and the saline-alkali land Shang Yunyun stood on began to shine brightly. The light then turned into a beam that entered Shang Yunyun's mind!
It seemed like a powerful mental shock, and Shang Yunyun fainted!
"Ding! System successfully activated, binding to the pure bloodline of the Shang family. System binding in progress…"
When the sky brightened, Shang Yunyun was found by the neighbors from the village, lying on the saline-alkali land.
"Old Shang, your eldest son is lying on that useless saline-alkali land! You should go take a look!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Yunyun's father rushed out and found Shang Yunyun still asleep. After checking that his son was fine, he carried him back home.
When Shang Yunyun woke up, it was already past 10 AM. As soon as he opened his eyes, the events of last night flashed in his mind.
"What was that light?" Shang Yunyun muttered to himself.
"It was me, the system!"
"Who's talking!" Shang Yunyun jumped in shock, but he was the only one in the small room. His parents were busy with his grandfather's funeral, and there was no one else in the house.
"I'm in your mind, I'm the system! You know what a system is, don't you? This is the one your grandfather left for you!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Yunyun froze. As a fan of web novels, how could he not know what a system was? He had often fantasized about having a system and what kind of future he would have with it!
But he never imagined that today, he would actually have a system!
"System! System?? Ah!!!!!!!!!! It's the system!" Shang Yunyun shouted in excitement, then began crying. It seemed like he was crying to thank his grandfather, or perhaps for all the injustice and frustration he had experienced recently.
"Alright, stop crying, you big man! When I bound you yesterday, I scanned your memories. I know exactly what you've been through! In the future, you can take revenge on everyone with your own efforts!"
"Revenge…" Shang Yunyun fell silent. Did he really want to take revenge? Or perhaps, now that he had a system, was there any need to stoop to the level of those who had looked down on him, who had not valued him?
"System, you said you were left for me by my grandfather? What does that mean?"