2 A new life

Once Li Jing finished analyzing his new memories, he had no doubt anymore. He really was in the world of his favorite web novel.

There was no difference at all. Even the original owner of his body existed in the web novel. But except the fact that he was talented in alchemy, there was no information about him. He was just a minor character that only appeared two or three times in the story and one of the few characters that didn't provoke the main character.

'Stupid author, you wrote details on many characters except the one in which I transmigrated… Does that mean that I'm doomed to be a minor character? I really hope not.' He thought.

Li Jing recognized that he was currently in the starting area, where the story took place at the beginning.

According to his new memories, today was the day of the Awakening Ceremony. That meant that the story just started. The day before, Teng Luo, the main character's cousin, killed Teng Fen, resulting in the transmigration of the soul of the hundreds of thousands of years old Teng Fen in this world.

'Even though I know the future and the location of some powerful treasures in this world thanks to the web novel, it's definitely not enough… How am I supposed to rival the main character? I don't want to be a stepping stone for him!' Li Jing thought.

He knew that the main character was ruthless and didn't hesitate to kill his rivals. If you weren't with him, you were against him. That was one of the reasons he liked this protagonist so much.

'Should I try to befriend him? Hmm… I'm not sure that's a good idea.'

For Li Jing, it was out of the question to let other people know about his true origin and his knowledge, it was far too dangerous. If he chose to befriend Teng Fen, he was not sure that he would be able to hide this information from him.

While Li Jing was thinking about what he should do, he suddenly heard someone knocking at his door.

The door opened without waiting for his answer, revealing a beautiful young girl dressed in a simple yellow dress.

Seeing Li Jing sitting on his bed, the young girl smiled.

"Good morning Young Master, did you sleep well? Are you excited? Today is a big day!" She asked.

Li Jing knew her thanks to the memories of the original owner of his body. This girl was Li Hua, she was fifteen years old. Li Hua was his personal maid, but because she served him since they were little kids, they were like brothers and sisters.

Although he was still a little disoriented by this whole transmigration situation, he decided to act like the previous Li Jing to avoid suspicion.

The previous Li Jing was someone intelligent and calm. However, he rarely spoke and was not very sociable. Because of this, he didn't have friends of his age in the clan although he was very respected and admired by both the young and the old generation. He liked sword training and studying alchemy. Most of his time was spent on these two activities.

"Good morning sister Hua. I'm fine, and yes, I'm very excited about today!" Li Jing said, smiling.

Today was the Awakening Ceremony day.

Every year, the royal family, as well as each clan and martial family of the kingdom, organized a special ceremony. Every kid who has reached the age of fourteen years old had to participate in the ceremony. Those who participated in the Awakening Ceremony discovered their talent and could start cultivating.

This year was very special because the heirs of the four Great Clans of the kingdom, as well as the daughter of the king, participated. Everyone in the kingdom anticipated this year's ceremony.

Li Jing was both excited and stressed about this event. After all, his talent in cultivation will determine either he will live his new life as a trash or if he will be able to reach the apex. He really didn't want to be a trash!

"Don't worry Young Master, I'm sure that your talent will be higher than everyone else's! Oh right, Master is waiting for you in his courtyard. I already prepared a bath and clean clothes for you." Said Li Hua, seeing that her Young Master seemed worried.

Hearing that his new father wanted to see him, Li Jing immediately stood up. He knew that his father in this world was even more strict than his mother in his previous life so he shouldn't let him wait for too long.

"Alright, lead the way." He said to Li Hua.

He followed her outside his bedroom. But before leaving it, he prayed one last time for his parents.

'Mom, Dad, please don't worry about me, I'm fine. I hope you both will not cry over my death too much and will live a long and happy life. I will never forget you.'

Since there was no going back to his old world and life, Li Jing could only accept this new life and move on.

As Li Jing followed Li Hua, he noticed that his 'new' house was really huge, at least five times bigger than his house in his previous world. Knowing that he was the only one living inside, he couldn't help but be amazed by how rich his clan was.

He arrived with Li Hua in front of the bathroom. Inside, Li Jing saw a large wooden bathtub filled with warm water.

He entered the bathroom, leaving Li Hua waiting for him outside. He then removed his clothes and examined his new body.

His skin was white and flawless. And, for a fourteen years old boy, he was very tall - almost six feet tall - and muscular. He was not surprised though, the original owner of his body trained hard in the martial art since he was six years old.

Li Jing immersed himself in the warm water of the bathtub. He knew that there were spiritual plants in his bath that helped the body to relax, it was so relaxing that he wanted to sleep. But, of course, he couldn't do that.

'Being the young master of a powerful clan is so good!'

In his previous life, his family was average, not poor but also not rich.

He enjoyed his bath a few more minutes before getting up. Then, he dressed in the clothes that were placed on a table near the bathtub.

He was now wearing a dark blue robe with black boots. He was surprised by how amazing the quality of the robe was, it was sturdy and comfortable at the same time. And, like every cloth in the Li clan, the name 'Li' was embroidered in gold just under the right shoulder.

Li Jing then looked intensely at his reflection in the bronze mirror next to him and sighed.

'I still can't believe that I really transmigrated. Will I be able to survive in this world? What if I have no talent for cultivation? I didn't even receive a cheat to help me!' He thought, anxious.

He stayed lost in his thoughts in front of the mirror for a few minutes before shaking his head and clenching his fists.

"No matter what happens, I will never give up. My dream finally became true, so I will work hard to reach the peak or die trying!" He exclaimed loudly.

"Y-Young Master, is everything fine?" Asked Li Hua from outside the bathroom with an anxious voice.

"Huh? Y-Yes, I'm fine. *Cough* I'm done, let's go to see my father." He said, embarrassed.

Li Jing left the bathroom and followed Li Hua outside his courtyard.

They traversed a large and beautiful garden that was filled with all kinds of spiritual flowers and arrived in front of the clan leader's courtyard. Li Jing's father courtyard was even bigger and more luxurious than his own's!

They entered the courtyard and walked to the main hall.

The main hall was a very large room decorated with many luxurious furniture, ancient pottery, sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on paper.

At the back of the room, Li Jing saw a middle-aged man sitting on an armchair that almost looked like a throne. He had long black hair and a short beard, his face was strong and well-defined, and his deep black eyes gave him a severe look. This middle-aged man was indeed the current leader of the Li clan, Li Bai.

Next to him was sitting an old man with long grey hair and a very long grey beard. Although he looked like a sympathetic old man, his aura gave off a feeling of wisdom and experience. Li Jing recognized him as his grandfather, the patriarch of the clan, Li Zhang. He didn't expect him to be here!

Both of them were really intimidating and Li Jing had no doubt that they could kill him with only one finger if they find out that he was not the original Li Jing. Thankfully, they were currently smiling at him.

Li Jing walked to them, leaving Li Hua behind, and greeted his father and grandfather.

"Good morning father, grandfather." He said, trying to act as natural as possible.