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It was the usual story. Sudden death, there was nothing heroic about it. Then there was judgment, there was nothing especially good or bad about my life, but I still asked Guan-Yin to sent to place where I can bring some good. She was strangely specific saying that I won't get any cheats. Then she kissed my forehead and I woke up in my new body.

Good things: I was a scion rich and powerful family, fiance of city lord's only daughter, a student of a magic school in a fantasy world. Bad things: it's xianxia world, while I and my family are enemies of xianxia-protagonist, who also wants to steal my fiancee. Worse still: it's the world of 'Tales of Demons and Gods', which is xianxia fallout.

According to my new memories, today was the first day of classes in warrior apprentice class. It's the day the story begins, the day when Nie Li receives memories of his future self, the day when tricks aunt Xiu into a fullish bet and creates his own faction.

"Young master, wake up, breakfast will be ready in ten minutes" - I was distracted from planning by Xiao'Yue my personal maid. There are perks to being Shen Hong's son, but not enough to outweigh certain doom.

"Good morning, Yue'er, I'll be there!" - there was no point in brooding on empty stomach.

I did Shen Yue morning routine and came to the main room for breakfast. Xiao'Yue was a year younger than Shen Yue, bough from some commoner family as a child and trained as a servant of Sacred Family. Old me got her as a gift on his 11th birthday. For some reason, he thought of her as his little sister, meant to be spoiled from time to time, instead of a slave that she was. He was a surprisingly gentle person for a cultivator.

In comparison, Shen Fei, my new older brother was an utter dick and pedophile interested in little girls. He even had plans for Xiao'Yue, once she heard about it she ruined her own face and begged her 'big brother' to shave her head to avoid his attention. Brother Fei lost his interest, but my old self couldn't really focus on soul force cultivation for a few months and did physical training instead.

Breakfast with Yue has lifted my spirit and food sticks gave me an idea: a stick or maybe a stone would be a good counter for his chi-blocking. That is why I actually took a stick, a stone, an apple along with the rest of my stuff and a bento prepared by Yue'er. I've hugged her and left for Holy Orchid Institute (the best and only magic school in the glory city). I had around 45 minutes to get there and consider my options along the way.