Chapter 1: Crossing Over

  Otaku Yueyang saw a figure flying over in the sky, he raised his neck and shouted loudly: "Wife, come out quickly to see God!", The figure flying with a sword above heard this and seemed to be about to fall down, Classmate Yueyang shouted again: "Brother, don't fly too fast, your pants zipper is not closed!"

  The person above fell down with his head first...

  Yueyang didn't even look at how badly the other person was hurt, and instead ran to pick up the glittering flying sword, shouting: "Master, the flying sword is a treasure, throwing it around will pollute the environment! What if it hits a child? Even if not, hitting flowers and grass isn't good either! I'll take care of it for you! What's this? A small乾坤bag? How can a wise and powerful immortal like Master wear a tattered cloth bag at your waist? I'll take care of it for you!"

  The old Taoist who fell from the sky almost spat blood. He, who had lived for thousands of years, had never encountered such a shameless scoundrel who dared to claim him as his master.

  "Master, I'm already at the age of marriage, but I still don't have a partner. Do you have any granddaughters? It doesn't matter if she's an older sister or a loli, I'm not picky!" YUE Yang classmate laughed loudly, finally, the angry old Taoist flew out with one foot and kicked his butt, shouting: "Get out, get out of here!"

  And so, Yueyang classmate crossed over...

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  "Ah, his eyes moved, he's awake, Little San is awake." Yu Yang hadn't even opened his eyes yet when he heard a silvery and clear childlike voice ringing in his ears.

  "Frost, don't be rude to your brother..." Then, a gentle and wise woman's voice with a hint of doting scolding was heard.

  Yue Yang opened his eyes to find the old Taoist gone, and instead saw a lively and lovely little girl with pigtails. The little girl was about six or seven years old, a delicate little loli, wearing a light green short jacket made of lotus leaf patterned fabric, revealing two white arms like lotus roots, her hair tied up in thin braids on either side of her head with red thread, hanging down long and straight. Her slender wrists were adorned with a single silver ring, from which hung three tiny silver bells the size of fingertips.

  The little girl stretched out her hand in an extremely mischievous manner, wanting to pinch Yueyang's nose.

  Her slender hand, like a white lily, stretched out, and the tinkling sound of a bell rang out, complementing her crisp laughter.

  Huh?

  Yue Yang was surprised, could this little girl be the old Taoist's precious granddaughter? A top-grade loli! He was just about to take action and tease her a bit when he saw a pair of slender arms reaching out from behind, gently grasping the mischievous little girl, scolding and slapping her plump little hand as punishment for being naughty, then embracing her fondly. The little girl wasn't afraid at all, thought it was fun, and burst into laughter, making cute faces at Yue Yang with an extremely playful air. Yue Yang's gaze followed, he looked carefully, and when he saw the woman behind the little girl, a wave of silent sighs rose in his heart.

  Good heavens, what an excellent wife...

  Sitting opposite Yue Yang was a young beautiful woman in her thirties.

  She has clear eyebrows and a beautiful face like the moon, with a pair of almond-shaped eyes as clear as a spring, her lips slightly curved, smiling with joy, quiet and gentle, with a softness like water.

  Her raven-black hair was combed back and coiled high, with only a single pale purple and black wooden cloud-patterned phoenix hairpin inserted on top. Simple yet elegant, without losing her dignity. As a whole, it made her look even more refined and pure, with an inner spirit that was both lively and subtle. Coupled with the sky-blue and white long skirt that swept the floor, as well as the snowy-white jade arm that wrapped around Little Orchid's head, it truly left Yueyang feeling deeply moved.

  If someone can marry such a woman, what more could he ask for!

  The beautiful woman saw that Yueyang had woken up, and she put away her smile. Her jade-like face revealed a painful and self-reproachful expression: "Third son, from now on, you are not allowed to be so reckless again. Who gave you the courage to think of jumping into the river? Fortunately, we were able to rescue you in time, otherwise...you would have made me...how could I have faced your sister? Your sister entrusted you to my care back then, and I became like a mother to you. Third son, over the years, I haven't even scolded you once, but this time you've made a mistake. If I don't let you remember today's lesson, I would be failing in my duty to your sister. Next month, when your father comes back, you can go and ask for a beating from him yourself!"

  The little girl scrunched up her cute nose and mimicked, "Go get a spanking, smack smack smack, beat you until your butt blooms!"

  Huh?

  Yue Yang was shocked and sweated profusely, how could he have thought of jumping into the river?

  Where is this? The old Taoist priest has kicked himself into which place, or did she recognize the wrong person?

  A strange thought flashed through his mind: what if there was someone who looked just like him, and they both fell into the river at the same time? Then this beautiful woman would pull him out, while that unlucky guy became fish food.

  At this thought, his forehead was suddenly covered in cold sweat.

  What a huge misunderstanding!

  The man who crossed over was afraid of opening his mouth and revealing his flaws, he didn't dare say it was a misunderstanding, nor did he dare ask where this place was.

  What if the other party finds out that I'm not her treasured third child, she might immediately turn against me and throw me back into the river, then it's all over.

  The beautiful woman saw that Yuke Yang's face was tense, with sweat beads on his forehead and a red flush on his cheeks, as if he were ashamed. Her heart suddenly felt happy, thinking that this child had repented. Her tone became softer: "San Er, you know your mistakes, which is good. Young people are not afraid of making mistakes, but they should be afraid of not correcting them. Fourth Niang has seen you grow up and knows that you're not someone who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong. It's just that the Snow family's daughter's withdrawal from the engagement forced you to become angry and impulsive, which led you to do something foolish. San Er, although Snow family's daughter is good, her heart is no longer with you. Even if she withdraws from the engagement, if a couple cannot share joys and hardships together, then it's better not to get married at all! Think about our Yuke family, one of the four great families. There are so many women in the world, can't we find a good daughter-in-law?"

  "Right..." YUE Yang decided to pretend to be the unlucky guy who drowned in the river, muddle through and slip away when he got a chance.

  "Third son, it's good that you think this way, Fourth daughter will also be at peace." The beautiful woman originally still wanted to spend a lot of effort to persuade him, but didn't expect that after this child had died once, he would suddenly understand, and in her heart she felt that the ancestors were indeed watching over them.

  After comforting him for a while, the beautiful woman instructed Yueyang to rest well.

  She let go of Xiaoyu's head and stood up, seemingly ready to leave the room.

  Yueyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had luckily fooled them and now needed to think of a way to slip away quickly. Otherwise, if the guy who jumped into the river hadn't drowned and came back, everything would be exposed.

  The beautiful woman pulled the little girl to the door, suddenly turned her head and asked: "Sān ér, give me a definite answer, are you really not going to do stupid things again? You're gentle on the outside but stubborn inside, I know that. Don't think about being foolish again after I leave... Are you really not going to do stupid things again?"

  "No, no way!" Yueshan shook his head like a rattle drum.

  How could I possibly kill myself? I still have to take revenge on Lao Daoshi!

  The beautiful woman looked at Yueyang's serious expression and felt a little comforted in her heart: "Fourth daughter believes you, Saner, don't do stupid things again. Your parents are gone, your fourth uncle has no children, I am unfortunate and have no blessing, Bing'er is miserable, Shuang'er is young, the continuation of your father's and fourth uncle's family depends on you now, remember this!"

  Yueyang was sweating profusely and thought to himself, "I'm not reliable, I'm not your third son. Your third son is probably long gone, fed to the fish and shrimp. This incense problem is going to be a big headache!"

  Of course, he didn't dare say it out loud, but just nodded in agreement.

  The little girl seemed to think it was dull in the house, and she suddenly darted out of the door with her beautiful hands, and ran far away.

  A beautiful woman called out twice, seeing that the little girl didn't listen, decided to go and chase her back. Before leaving the door, she seemed to be uneasy and said to Yueyang: "Third child, don't be discouraged, your fourth uncle was dull by nature, he only succeeded in contracting the treasure book in the last month before his 20th birthday, you still have three months left, right? So many years, you've all gritted your teeth and persevered, now it's not over yet, are you going to give up? The Yue family children have never had anyone who couldn't contract the treasure book, believe in Fourth Mother, you won't be an exception... I think, it's possible that your father and mother joined forces to seal this summoning treasure book, they didn't want you to succeed too early, didn't want you to be proud and complacent, so as to temper your will. Otherwise, with the talent you showed in your childhood, how could you not contract the treasure book? Believe in Fourth Mother, you have inherited the blood of your father and mother, you will definitely be an excellent person, you will succeed, don't lose heart, also don't be arrogant...

  Contract Treasure?

  What is Summoner's Compendium?

  Maybe that guy's bloodline is good, but I'm not him, I'm just an ordinary otaku.

  If I had to say what's good about myself, it would probably be that I'm especially skilled at playing games, particularly adult games from a certain island nation.

  Yue Yang didn't know what kind of treasure the contract was about, but after hearing the beautiful woman's words, he could now guess a bit. He estimated that the cup-like man who looked very similar to himself had jumped into the river and committed suicide because he was desperate in his heart.

  He was an orphan with no parents, then his contract to marry a treasure didn't work out and he was even dumped by his fiancée. Feeling that life was hopeless, he jumped into the river to end it all.

  What's even more bizarre is that he jumped into the river and killed himself, but what was fished out wasn't him, but rather someone who looked just like him... As a result, I brought this guy back to this room, while that poor devil of a man, who had been cursed for eighteen lifetimes, probably went on a free trip to the bottom of the sea.

  The only thing that puzzles Yuyang is why he ended up falling into the river?

  Could it be that he himself had let the old Taoist kick him into the river?

  Why did he want to kick himself into the river? This old guy shouldn't be thinking of rebirth in place of that poor guy, right?

  Yueyang's classmates thought about it and immediately sweated profusely on their foreheads.

  This joke is going too far...

  "Third son, you rest well first. Fourth daughter thought to herself that even if your contract with the treasure doesn't work out, you are still my third son and I will treat you as my own flesh and blood. Even if it means exhausting our family's wealth, we will find a way to make sure you have a good future. Your fourth uncle may not say much, but he thinks the same way. Third son, rest assured and take care of yourself. Who knows, maybe one day you'll suddenly understand and successfully contract with the treasure." The beautiful woman reminded Yueyang to rest well before turning around and leaving.

  Yueyang was deeply moved by what she said.

  Although she wasn't concerned about herself, but that guy was really good to her, suddenly felt that the stupid guy must have gone to jump into the river to commit suicide!

  What a great stepmother! How many can there be in this world?

  That scumbag didn't cherish it, instead he jumped into the river to kill himself for that boring fiancée of his. He deserved to drown! Yuyang's heart wasn't at peace, she wanted someone to care about her, but not yet!

  He watched the beautiful woman leave, and in his heart he secretly sighed, if only he were that kind of third son, what a good fourth daughter-in-law she would make, unfortunately he wasn't a tea-drinking man!

  After lying back in bed, his gaze inadvertently swept across the desk and was immediately drawn to a giant metal book.

  This book seems to be cast in bronze, with an ancient color, heavy and thick, far larger than ordinary books by two or three times, with mysterious and ancient patterns all over its body.

  Yue Yang took a look and suddenly felt an inexplicable strange feeling as if he was being drawn in by it invisibly.

  It was as if there was something silent, silently calling to him, the feeling was like having just installed a long-awaited game and couldn't wait to click on it with the mouse... Yue Yang subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to touch this strange metal book. Unexpectedly, as soon as his fingers made contact, the book flashed a dazzling golden light.

  The whole room was filled with golden light, covered in a layer of gold.

  And Yueyang, in this dazzling light, also involuntarily covered his eyes with one hand, almost unable to open them.

  In an instant, it seemed as if countless knowledge was crazily pouring into his mind, and it was that kind of unreasonable strong cramming. Before Yue Yang could react, he found that his brain had already been stuffed to the brim with countless knowledge, and the glowing bronze book still had a steady stream of knowledge flowing out.

  It's as if I suddenly understood countless things in my heart, but somehow it seems like I'm not quite getting it, unable to grasp a certain central point, and can't confirm what I've really figured out.

  Yue Yang is now in a state of contradiction, where he seems to understand but doesn't quite, seems to be clear but isn't, and seems to have gained insight but hasn't really.

  Something seems to have been awakened inside because of this mutation.

  There is a mysterious energy sleeping in the body, like life itself, stirring and emitting a heavenly cry that makes the soul of Yueyang tremble.

  Although he couldn't hear anything with his ears, Yueyang could clearly 'hear' in his heart that there was a mysterious energy calling him from within his body. However, he had no idea what it meant and could only vaguely feel the call of this mysterious energy, which was more melodious than any heavenly music he had ever heard, more alluring and captivating. The call was so beautiful that it made his soul tremble, like when he was a child and heard his mother's gentle voice calling him when he was ill, something that could not be described in words... At the same time, in the conscious world of his mind, Yueyang discovered a gleaming flying sword automatically rotating, its mystery beyond description.

  The flying sword seemed to have a nine-day fairy jade hand holding it, and she seemed to be singing and dancing lightly, freely roaming in the void.

  What's going on here?

  The golden light filling the room slowly dissipated in shock, finally condensing into a single point of light that only flickered between Yueyang's fingers and the metal giant book.

  After the mysterious energy call, it returned to silence, and that shining flying sword also gradually disappeared without a trace. Yue Yang's consciousness withdrew from his mind and returned to reality, he was surprised to find that his fingers were shining...

  Yue Yang was taken aback and withdrew his finger, and the golden light disappeared instantly.

  That bronze book, which looked incredibly heavy, miraculously floated up and automatically drifted in front of him. Now it gave Yueyang a feeling that was no longer a heavy metal book, but more like a part of his own body connected by blood vessels, as if it were an extension of his arm!

  At the door stood a beautiful woman with tears streaming down her face.

  She leaned against the door, excitedly using her hands to prop up her trembling body, she was weak and powerless at this moment, almost falling to the ground.

  Even though she saw everything in front of her, there was still an unbelievable surprise on her face, tears gushing out like a spring, flowing down, dripping and wetting her clothes.

  "Third son, you...you successfully contracted the summoning treasure? Is this real? Fourth daughter isn't dreaming, is she? Our ancestors are watching over us! This is truly the blessing of our ancestors! Sister, third son has contracted the treasure, did you see it from heaven? I said it early on, third son isn't a waste, he isn't! Thank you to the ancestors of the Yue family for their blessings, the granddaughter-in-law is thanking them on behalf of third son...”

  The beautiful woman suddenly knelt down on the ground, her emotions uncontrollable, heavily kowtowing and thanking her ancestors.

  Her clean forehead was suddenly knocked red and stained with black mud from the ground.

  But the beautiful woman didn't feel any pain at all and continued to knock and thank enthusiastically.

  Yue Yang hastily jumped up and rushed over to help the fourth daughter-in-law, although he was an imposter, but it also moved the beautiful woman a bit.

  At the door, little girl came back at some point, holding a big red pinwheel in her hand, tilting her small head: "Mom, why are you crying?"